A top-down approach for fabricating three-dimensional closed hollow nanostructures with permeable thin metal walls

• Carlos Angulo Barrios and
• Víctor Canalejas-Tejero

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1231–1237, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.124

• Carlos Angulo Barrios Victor Canalejas-Tejero Instituto de Sistemas Optoelectrónicos y Microtecnología (ISOM), ETSI Telecomunicación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, Madrid 28040, Spain Department of Photonics and Bioengineering (TFB), ETSI Telecomunicación

Recombinant DNA technology and click chemistry: a powerful combination for generating a hybrid elastin-like-statherin hydrogel to control calcium phosphate mineralization

• Mohamed Hamed Misbah,
• Mercedes Santos,
• Luis Quintanilla,
• Christina Günter,
• Matilde Alonso,
• Andreas Taubert and
• José Carlos Rodríguez-Cabello

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 772–783, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.80

• , D-14476 Potsdam, Germany Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, D-14476 Potsdam, Germany 10.3762/bjnano.8.80 Abstract Understanding the mechanisms responsible for generating different phases and morphologies of calcium phosphate by elastin-like recombinamers is supreme for bioengineering of

Impact of surface wettability on S-layer recrystallization: a real-time characterization by QCM-D

• Jagoba Iturri,
• Ana C. Vianna,
• Alberto Moreno-Cencerrado,
• Dietmar Pum,
• Uwe B. Sleytr and
• José Luis Toca-Herrera

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 91–98, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.10

• protein employed in this work, the SbpA from Lysinibacillus sphaericus CCM2177, presents a square (p4) lattice symmetry with a reported spacing of around 13 nm and base angle of 90° in its natural environment [4]. From the point of view of bioengineering, it is highly interesting that isolated S-layer

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of self-assembled thiol monolayers and supported lipid membranes on thin anodic porous alumina

• Marco Salerno,
• Amirreza Shayganpour,
• Barbara Salis and
• Silvia Dante

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 74–81, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.8

• Marco Salerno Amirreza Shayganpour Barbara Salis Silvia Dante Department of Nanophysics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, via Morego 30, I-16163 Genova, Italy Department of Bioengineering and Robotics, University of Genova, viale Causa 13, I-16145 Genova, Italy 10.3762/bjnano.8.8 Abstract Thin

Fabrication and characterization of novel multilayered structures by stereocomplexion of poly(D-lactic acid)/poly(L-lactic acid) and self-assembly of polyelectrolytes

• Elena Dellacasa,
• Li Zhao,
• Gesheng Yang,
• Laura Pastorino and
• Gleb B. Sukhorukov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 81–90, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.10

• Elena Dellacasa Li Zhao Gesheng Yang Laura Pastorino Gleb B. Sukhorukov Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering, University of Genova, Via all’ Opera Pia 13, 16145 Genova, Italy School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile

Nanostructured surfaces by supramolecular self-assembly of linear oligosilsesquioxanes with biocompatible side groups

• Maria Nowacka,
• Anna Kowalewska and
• Tomasz Makowski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 2377–2387, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.244

• made of small molecule self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) [3][14][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] and self-assembled polymer monolayers (PSAMs) [12][31][32][33] are thus promising candidates for such purpose-tailored bioengineering tools. The structure of the SAMs and PSAMs strongly depends on the

• derivatives of N-acetylcysteine (NAC), cysteine hydrochloride (Cys-HCl) and glutathione (GSH). Such self-assembled PSAMs based on polysilsesquioxane materials are attractive for surface nanopatterning and bioengineering, including preparation of surfaces rich in organic groups typical of the extracellular

• surface. The presented, simple approach for the preparation of hydrophilic, nanopatterned surfaces rich in organic polar groups can be especially useful in bioengineering. AFM height and phase images and the corresponding surface profiles of P1, P2, P3 and P4, dip-coated on bare mica. P1, P3 and P4: 0.045

Temperature-dependent breakdown of hydrogen peroxide-treated ZnO and TiO₂ nanoparticle agglomerates

• Sinan Sabuncu and
• Mustafa Çulha

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1897–1903, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.193

• Sinan Sabuncu Mustafa Culha Genetics and Bioengineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Yeditepe University, Istanbul 34755, Turkey 10.3762/bjnano.6.193 Abstract Metal oxide nanoparticles (MONPs) are used in a variety of applications including drug formulations, paint, sensors and biomedical

Predicting cytotoxicity of PAMAM dendrimers using molecular descriptors

• David E. Jones,
• Hamidreza Ghandehari and
• Julio C. Facelli

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 1886–1896, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.192

• David E. Jones Hamidreza Ghandehari Julio C. Facelli Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA Department of Bioengineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Utah

Synthesis of boron nitride nanotubes and their applications

• Saban Kalay,
• Zehra Yilmaz,
• Ozlem Sen,
• Melis Emanet,
• Emine Kazanc and
• Mustafa Çulha

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2015, 6, 84–102, doi:10.3762/bjnano.6.9

• Saban Kalay Zehra Yilmaz Ozlem Sen Melis Emanet Emine Kazanc Mustafa Culha Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Yeditepe University, Atasehir, 34755 Istanbul, Turkey 10.3762/bjnano.6.9 Abstract Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) have been increasingly investigated for use in a wide range of

Hydrophobic interaction governs unspecific adhesion of staphylococci: a single cell force spectroscopy study

• Nicolas Thewes,
• Peter Loskill,
• Philipp Jung,
• Henrik Peisker,
• Markus Bischoff,
• Mathias Herrmann and
• Karin Jacobs

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1501–1512, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.163

• Nicolas Thewes Peter Loskill Philipp Jung Henrik Peisker Markus Bischoff Mathias Herrmann Karin Jacobs Experimental Physics, Campus E2 9, Saarland University, D-66123 Saarbrücken, Germany Present address: Dept. of Bioengineering and California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3

Highly NO₂ sensitive caesium doped graphene oxide conductometric sensors

• Carlo Piloto,
• Marco Notarianni,
• Mahnaz Shafiei,
• Elena Taran,
• Dilini Galpaya,
• Cheng Yan and
• Nunzio Motta

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1073–1081, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.120

• Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Australian National Fabrication Facility - QLD Node, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia 10.3762/bjnano.5.120 Abstract Here we report on the synthesis of caesium doped graphene oxide (GO-Cs) and its application to the development of a novel NO2 gas sensor. The GO

Morphological characterization of fullerene–androsterone conjugates

• Alberto Ruiz,
• Margarita Suárez,
• Nazario Martin,
• Fernando Albericio and
• Hortensia Rodríguez

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 374–379, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.43

• Madrid, Spain Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Barcelona Science Park, Baldiri Reixac 10, 08028-Barcelona, Spain Centre on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, PCB, 08028-Barcelona, Spain Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Barcelona, 08028-Barcelona, Spain School of Chemistry

Synthesis of boron nitride nanotubes from unprocessed colemanite

• Saban Kalay,
• Zehra Yilmaz and
• Mustafa Çulha

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2013, 4, 843–851, doi:10.3762/bjnano.4.95

• Saban Kalay Zehra Yilmaz Mustafa Culha Department of Genetics and Bioengineering, Yeditepe University, Atasehir, 34755 Istanbul, Turkey 10.3762/bjnano.4.95 Abstract Colemanite (Ca2B6O11·5H2O) is a natural and new precursor material for the synthesis of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs). BNNTs have

Focused electron beam induced deposition: A perspective

• Michael Huth,
• Fabrizio Porrati,
• Christian Schwalb,
• Marcel Winhold,
• Roland Sachser,
• Maja Dukic,
• Jonathan Adams and
• Georg Fantner

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2012, 3, 597–619, doi:10.3762/bjnano.3.70

• Michael Huth Fabrizio Porrati Christian Schwalb Marcel Winhold Roland Sachser Maja Dukic Jonathan Adams Georg Fantner Physikalisches Institut, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1, Goethe-Universität, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Institute of Bioengineering, EPFL, STI IBI-STI LBNI, BM 3109 (Bâtiment BM