Vinorelbine-loaded multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles as anticancer drug delivery systems: synthesis, characterization, and in vitro release study

• Zeynep Özcan and
• Afife Binnaz Hazar Yoruç

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 256–269, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.24

• is not subject to CC BY 4.0 license. Funding This work was supported by the Yildiz Technical University Scientific Research Project Coordination Unit (YTÜ-BAP, Project number: FDK-2021-4609). Zeynep (Kaya) Özcan received financial support from 100/2000 The Council of Higher Education (Yök) Doctorate

Properties of tin oxide films grown by atomic layer deposition from tin tetraiodide and ozone

• Kristjan Kalam,
• Peeter Ritslaid,
• Tanel Käämbre,
• Aile Tamm and
• Kaupo Kukli

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1085–1092, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.89

• hybridised with ligand Sn 5s states, while the three consecutive peaks at approximately 536.3, 537.7, and 539.6 eV correspond to states hybridised with Sn 5p states [37][38]. In the SnO2 rutile structure, the latter states are non-degenerate because of non-equidistant ligands for the axes of the coordination

Upscaling the urea method synthesis of CoAl layered double hydroxides

• Camilo Jaramillo-Hernández,
• Víctor Oestreicher,
• Martín Mizrahi and
• Gonzalo Abellán

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 927–938, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.76

• demonstrated to be a powerful technique for layered hydroxide characterization, especially in the case of earth-abundant 3d cations where this technique can provide information about coordination environments and oxidation states [50]. The spectrum of reference x1 depicts a main signal at 525 nm containing

• all paths used in the fits were calculated using the FEFF9 code [78]. The k range was set from 2.3 to 12.1 Å−1. The passive reduction factor S02 values were restrained to 0.8. This value was obtained from fitting a standard foil of metallic Co and constraining the coordination numbers to the

Two-dimensional molecular networks at the solid/liquid interface and the role of alkyl chains in their building blocks

• Suyi Liu,
• Yasuo Norikane and
• Yoshihiro Kikkawa

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 872–892, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.72

• coordination, halogen bonding, and dispersion forces [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is an important tool for the direct visualization of molecular arrangements, especially for two-dimensional (2D) networks. STM observations have been performed on atomically

• resolution. (ii) Post-reaction is available by external stimuli such as the addition of metal ions for metal coordination, light irradiation for photoreaction, and post-blending of other molecules. (iii) The dynamic process of the 2D structural change (caused by the external stimuli) can be followed in situ

• , halogen bonding, and metal coordination, are often exploited for the formation of 2D structures. However, dispersion forces originating from the alkyl chains also play an important role in the adsorption onto the substrate, as well as in the in-plane intermolecular interactions at the solid/liquid

Carboxylic acids and light interact to affect nanoceria stability and dissolution in acidic aqueous environments

• Matthew L. Hancock,
• Eric A. Grulke and
• Robert A. Yokel

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 762–780, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.63

• formation of cerium coordination complexes on the ceria nanoparticle surface that inhibit agglomeration. Key functional groups of carboxylic acids that prevented nanoceria agglomeration were identified. A long carbon chain backbone containing a carboxylic acid group geminal to a hydroxy group in addition to

Nanoarchitectonics for advanced applications in energy, environment and biology: Method for everything in materials science

• Katsuhiko Ariga

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 738–740, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.60

• creation quickly progressed because of the introduction and development of various scientific fields, which mainly developed in the last century. Organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, polymer chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, coordination chemistry, and various materials science fields have enabled

• also discuss coordination-assembled myricetin nanoarchitectonics [32], nanoarchitectonics for membranes with enhanced gas separation capabilities [33], nanoarchitectonics of the cathode of Li–O2 batteries [34], nanoarchitectonics in moist-electric generation [35], nanoarchitectonics for drug delivery

The microstrain-accompanied structural phase transition from h-MoO₃ to α-MoO₃ investigated by in situ X-ray diffraction

• Zeqian Zhang,
• Honglong Shi,
• Boxiang Zhuang,
• Minting Luo and
• Zhenfei Hu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 692–700, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.55

• micrometres. The anomalous increase of the microstrain during the h-MoO3→α-MoO3 transition is determined by the local atomic coordination environments in the h-MoO3 structure, which is discussed in detail in Section “The structural phase transition from h-MoO3 to α-MoO3”. Figure S1 in Supporting Information

Metal-organic framework-based nanomaterials as opto-electrochemical sensors for the detection of antibiotics and hormones: A review

• Akeem Adeyemi Oladipo,
• Saba Derakhshan Oskouei and
• Mustafa Gazi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 631–673, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.52

• to 120.6%. Zhou et al. [47] developed two- and three-dimensional Zn-MOFs with bis-ligand coordination for sensing fluorescent antibiotics (e.g., cefixime, lactams, chloramphenicol, or sulfonamides). The MOFs were found to be efficient, selective, and sensitive toward the antibiotics by their

• clusters and organic ligands (i.e., “linkers” or “struts”) through coordination bonding [30][67][76][77][78]. The development of the first MOF and covalent organic framework (COF) is credited to Omar Yaghi of Berkeley University of California. In particular, Yaghi reported in 1995 on the synthesis and

• reported by various other researchers since then. MOFs are also referred to as “coordination polymers”. Secondary building units (SBU), which determine the final topology and hence the properties of the MOF framework, are coordination complexes generated between the donor atoms of the ligands and the metal

Molecular nanoarchitectonics: unification of nanotechnology and molecular/materials science

• Katsuhiko Ariga

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 434–453, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.35

• ], supramolecular chemistry [13][14][15], coordination chemistry [16][17][18], other materials chemistry [19][20][21], and bio-related chemistry [22][23][24]. Accordingly, it has become clear that precise control of structures is necessary to improve functionality [25][26]. With the development of nanotechnology

• ]. Bottom-up synthesis of materials using molecular and ionic units, which is widely used in supramolecular chemistry and coordination chemistry, is now being elucidated by nanotechnology under observation of actual materials. Thus, the contribution of nanotechnology to the creation of materials cannot be

• materials systems using nanoscale units such as atoms, molecules, and nanomaterials. Nanoarchitectonics also integrates nanotechnology with other research fields such as organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, polymer chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, coordination chemistry, materials science

New trends in nanobiotechnology

• Pau-Loke Show,
• Kit Wayne Chew,
• Wee-Jun Ong,
• Sunita Varjani and
• Joon Ching Juan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 377–379, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.32

• properties associated with the process and yielded products are highlighted. The self-assembly methods in focus included single amino acid self-assembly, functional amino acid self-assembly, amino acid and metal ion coordination self-assembly, and amino acid regulatory functional molecule self-assembly. Many

Solvent-induced assembly of mono- and divalent silica nanoparticles

• Bin Liu,
• Etienne Duguet and
• Serge Ravaine

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 52–60, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.6

• with two patches functionalized with metal-coordination-based recognition units [20], and by co-assembly of block copolymer micelles and hard nanoparticles [21]. Particles with two patches located at opposite poles have been assembled into a Kagome lattice by hydrophobic interactions [22], into chains

Two-step single-reactor synthesis of oleic acid- or undecylenic acid-stabilized magnetic nanoparticles by thermal decomposition

• Mykhailo Nahorniak,
• Pamela Pasetto,
• Jean-Marc Greneche,
• Volodymyr Samaryk,
• Sandy Auguste,
• Anthony Rousseau,
• Nataliya Nosova and
• Serhii Varvarenko

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 11–22, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.2

• –) (∆ = COasym − COsym) in the region 1300–1650 cm−1 can be used to determine the carboxylate coordination mode. For ∆ > 200 cm−1, a monodentate ligand is expected, whereas for ∆ < 110 cm−1, a bidentate ligand is expected. For a bridging ligand, ∆ is between 110 and 200 cm−1 [31]. Spectra of the complexes (see

• 200 > ∆ > 110 allow us to assume that the substitution of ligands in iron acetylacetonate of the formed oleate complex leads to the bridging type of coordination with some features of the bidentate type. Using this assumption for the undecylate complex, the difference is ∆ = 1600 − 1436 = 164 cm−1 and

• ∆ = 1552 − 1436 = 116 cm−1 or ∆ = 1600 − 1415 = 185 cm−1 and ∆ = 1552 − 1415 = 137 cm−1. The calculated values confirm the bridging coordination in this complex. According to IR data at the beginning of the second stage of NPM synthesis (thermolysis at higher temperatures), the reaction mixture consists of

Frequency-dependent nanomechanical profiling for medical diagnosis

• Santiago D. Solares and
• Alexander X. Cartagena-Rivera

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1483–1489, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.122

• careful coordination to ensure that the various teams synergistically communicate with one another. Nevertheless, we believe that such efforts are worthwhile for improving medical diagnosis and follow-up, and for augmenting overall scientific medical knowledge, and encourage researchers and funding

Structural studies and selected physical investigations of LiCoO₂ obtained by combustion synthesis

• Monika Michalska,
• Paweł Ławniczak,
• Tomasz Strachowski,
• Adam Ostrowski and
• Waldemar Bednarski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1473–1482, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.121

• components of the g-tensor (Figure 8) show that the distortion of the coordination environment of Ni3+ ions (both axial and non-axial) decreases with the temperature at which the samples were prepared. There may be two reasons for the existence of two types of nickel complexes in the spectrum. The first

Role of titanium and organic precursors in molecular layer deposition of “titanicone” hybrid materials

• Arbresha Muriqi and
• Michael Nolan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1240–1255, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.103

• molecular mobility is significantly higher than in any corresponding crystalline form and there is a lower coordination number for atoms in the surface which gives rise to enhanced chemical reactivity of the amorphous surface. These results show that the choice of the surface can have a major impact on the

• leaves the surface covered with three Cl ligands, TiO2–TiCl3. During the second ligand loss reaction TiCl4 forms a second new Ti–O bond with the surface and a second HCl molecule is released. After this reaction the surface is left covered with two Cl ligands, TiO2–TiCl2. The coordination number of Ti in

• (DMA)4 is bonded to three surface oxygens and to one DMA ligand that can exchange with one organic molecule during the organic precursor pulse. The coordination number of Ti of the Ti(DMA)4 molecule is four and remains unchanged during the ligand loss reactions. The ligand loss reaction mechanism of Ti

Design of surface nanostructures for chirality sensing based on quartz crystal microbalance

• Yinglin Ma,
• Xiangyun Xiao and
• Qingmin Ji

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1201–1219, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.100

• based on noncovalent interactions, including hydrogen bonding, metal coordination, van der Waals forces, π–π interaction, and electrostatic interaction. Moreover, the structural “fitting” effect may also have distinct adsorption behaviors for enantiomers. Therefore, the design of effective chiral

• . synthesized serine derivatives based on homochiral coordination polymers (HCPs) of (ʟ)/(ᴅ)-SA-Cd and used them as enantioselective sensors toward guest enantiomers [37]. According to QCM measurements, the enantioselective factor values for lactic acid, menthol, valinol, and ʟ-phenylethylamine (PEA) were 1.72

• clusters and organic ligands via coordination bonds [89][90][91][92]. The variety of combinations between metal ions and organic linkers or structural motifs allows for tunable pore size/shape and adjustable surface functionality [93][94]. These structural characteristics make MOFs one of the most ideal

Rapid fabrication of MgO@g-C₃N₄ heterojunctions for photocatalytic nitric oxide removal

• Minh-Thuan Pham,
• Duyen P. H. Tran,
• Xuan-Thanh Bui and
• Sheng-Jie You

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1141–1154, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.96

• , and O KLL levels are observed at 46, 304, 555, and 978 eV, respectively [58][59]. The HR-XPS of the C 1s level are shown in Figure 8b. The peak at 283 eV was assigned to the C–C coordination in MgO, and the peak at 287 eV was assigned to N–C=N bonds of g-C3N4. The latter peak only appears in g-C3N4

Recent advances in green carbon dots (2015–2022): synthesis, metal ion sensing, and biological applications

• Aisha Kanwal,
• Naheed Bibi,
• Sajjad Hyder,
• Arif Muhammad,
• Hao Ren,
• Jiangtao Liu and
• Zhongli Lei

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1068–1107, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.93

Theoretical investigations of oxygen vacancy effects in nickel-doped zirconia from ab initio XANES spectroscopy at the oxygen K-edge

• Dick Hartmann Douma,
• Lodvert Tchibota Poaty,
• Alessio Lamperti,
• Stéphane Kenmoe,
• Abdulrafiu Tunde Raji,
• Alberto Debernardi and
• Bernard M’Passi-Mabiala

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 975–985, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.85

• electric dipolar selection rule Δl = ±1, and also to the stereochemical arrangement of neighbors around the absorbing atom. By tuning the incident photon energy to the X-ray edge energy of the target atom, it is possible to determine the coordination environment, bonding characteristics, as well as spin

• contribution to the pre-edge peak is mainly due to its 3dxy, 3dzx, and 3dzy spin-down orbitals, as well as its 3dzy spin-up orbitals, as shown by the PDOS in Figure 4a. Ni1 with Ni4+ oxidation state and 3d6 orbital configuration has a tetrahedral coordination, which suggests that it is in low spin-polarization

• S1. The nickel Ni1 contribution to the pre-edge peak is mainly due to and orbitals of spin-down electrons as shown in Figure 4e. Again, such an orbital configuration can not explain the oxidation state +4 for a nickel atom in octahedral coordination according to ligand field theory. However, this

Temperature and chemical effects on the interfacial energy between a Ga–In–Sn eutectic liquid alloy and nanoscopic asperities

• Yujin Han,
• Pierre-Marie Thebault,
• Corentin Audes,
• Xuelin Wang,
• Haiwoong Park,
• Jian-Zhong Jiang and
• Arnaud Caron

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 817–827, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.72

• entropy at higher temperatures. This entropy increase can be rationalized by decreasing the coordination number at a liquid surface at higher temperatures. However, a few exceptions have been observed to take positive values. For pure silver, a positive temperature sensitivity has been observed in the

Recent advances in nanoarchitectures of monocrystalline coordination polymers through confined assembly

• Lingling Xia,
• Qinyue Wang and
• Ming Hu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 763–777, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.67

• Lingling Xia Qinyue Wang Ming Hu Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics and Advanced Instrument (MOE), School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China 10.3762/bjnano.13.67 Abstract Various kinds of monocrystalline coordination polymers are

• available thanks to the rapid development of related synthetic strategies. The intrinsic properties of coordination polymers have been carefully investigated on the basis of the available monocrystalline samples. Regarding the great potential of coordination polymers in various fields, it becomes important

• to tailor the properties of coordination polymers to meet practical requirements, which sometimes cannot be achieved through molecular/crystal engineering. Nanoarchitectonics offer unique opportunities to manipulate the properties of materials through integration of the monocrystalline building

Sodium doping in brookite TiO₂ enhances its photocatalytic activity

• Boxiang Zhuang,
• Honglong Shi,
• Honglei Zhang and
• Zeqian Zhang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 599–609, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.52

• distribution function (PDF) from the ring-like electron diffraction pattern, as shown in Figure 5b. The typical features of the PDF curve are: (1) the first peak at ≈1.9 Å is the shortest Ti/Na–O bond and the measured coordination number approaches six, indicating the existence of Ti/Na–O6 octahedra in the

Revealing local structural properties of an atomically thin MoSe₂ surface using optical microscopy

• Lin Pan,
• Peng Miao,
• Anke Horneber,
• Alfred J. Meixner,
• Pierre-Michel Adam and
• Dai Zhang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 572–581, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.49

• can link to a sulfur atom of MoS2 via axial coordination [37]. Considering the excitation polarization-dependent SERS enhancement in our experiments, we attribute the higher SERS enhancement factor with azimuthal polarization to the first-layer effect, where the charge transfer between the first layer

Correction: Coordination-assembled myricetin nanoarchitectonics for sustainably scavenging free radicals

• Xiaoyan Ma,
• Haoning Gong,
• Kenji Ogino,
• Xuehai Yan and
• Ruirui Xing

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 570–571, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.48

Design and characterization of polymeric microneedles containing extracts of Brazilian green propolis

• Camila Felix Vecchi,
• Rafaela Said dos Santos,
• Jéssica Bassi da Silva and
• Marcos Luciano Bruschi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 503–516, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.42

• File 48: Additional figures and tables. Funding The authors are thankful to the Brazilian funding agencies CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior/Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel; Finance Code 001), CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa/National