Effect of radiation-induced vacancy saturation on the first-order phase transformation in nanoparticles: insights from a model

• Aram Shirinyan and
• Yuriy Bilogorodskyy

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1453–1472, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.117

• confirmed by calculations for iron particles under irradiation. Substances characterized by high vacancy migration energy, small diffusion coefficients of defects, and low temperatures of first-order phase transitions can serve as suitable candidates for radiation-induced phase transitions in nanosystems

• . Ceramic nanomaterials, which possess high vacancy migration energy, will have their behavior significantly influenced by radiation doses. In contrast, most metals exhibit small vacancy migration energy and demonstrate better resistance to irradiation, making them recommended candidates for nuclear

• cubic (bcc) Fe lattice it is about 1.5–2.0 eV; the energy of interstitial formation ranges from 2 to 4 eV. It is accepted that interstitials are mobile at room (low) temperature because of significantly less migration energies of 0.01–0.50 eV, whereas vacancies are mobile at very high temperatures

Introducing third-generation periodic table descriptors for nano-qRASTR modeling of zebrafish toxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles

• Supratik Kar and
• Siyun Yang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1142–1152, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.93

• ’ kinetics, migration, and transformation than in vitro cell culture assays [14]. Meanwhile, it is considered an equivalent model for investigating developmental toxicity and genotoxicity because around 85% of its genes are comparable to those found in humans [15]. The potential harm to human health posed by

Direct electron beam writing of silver using a β-diketonate precursor: first insights

• Katja Höflich,
• Krzysztof Maćkosz,
• Chinmai S. Jureddy,
• Aleksei Tsarapkin and
• Ivo Utke

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1117–1124, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.90

• energy for migration. The difference between planar and spot deposit is the thickness of the deposit itself. While the silicon substrate suppresses beam-induced heating because of its high thermal conductivity, the deposit itself is most probably a bad heat conductor [39]. Consequently, a temperature

Recent updates in applications of nanomedicine for the treatment of hepatic fibrosis

• Damai Ria Setyawati,
• Fransiska Christydira Sekaringtyas,
• Riyona Desvy Pratiwi,
• A’liyatur Rosyidah,
• Rohimmahtunnissa Azhar,
• Nunik Gustini,
• Gita Syahputra,
• Idah Rosidah,
• Etik Mardliyati,
• Tarwadi and
• Sjaikhurrizal El Muttaqien

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1105–1116, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.89

• effects of TiO2 NPs, with diameters around 20 and 200 nm, and SiO2 NPs on proliferation, fibrosis, adhesion, and migration of LX-2 cells as a model of HSC activation were studied. The results show that the internalization of both TiO2 NPs and SiO2 NPs suppressed classical outcomes of cellular fibrosis

Electrospun nanofibers: building blocks for the repair of bone tissue

• Tuğrul Mert Serim,
• Gülin Amasya,
• Tuğba Eren-Böncü,
• Ceyda Tuba Şengel-Türk and
• Ayşe Nurten Özdemir

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 941–953, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.77

• is, inflammatory, repair, and bone remodeling stages, are observed in bone healing or repair [26]. Bone damage is often accompanied by damage of both periosteum and surrounding soft tissue. In the first stage of healing, a hematoma is immediately formed by the migration of blood cells to the damaged

• , migration, and proliferation than other scaffolds, especially particulate forms [31][32]. (ii) Their large surface area per unit volume, adjustable high porosity, and superior flexibility and mechanical properties enable them to adhere to bone tissue more easily, to carry biofactors such as growth factors

Electron-induced ligand loss from iron tetracarbonyl methyl acrylate

• Hlib Lyshchuk,
• Atul Chaudhary,
• Thomas F. M. Luxford,
• Miloš Ranković,
• Jaroslav Kočišek,
• Juraj Fedor,
• Lisa McElwee-White and
• Pamir Nag

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 797–807, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.66

• , which is relatively strong. This mass may correspond to three different structures, all of them requiring considerable rearrangement during the dissociative ionization process. Formation of Fe(CO)OCH2+ requires migration of the methoxy group from the methyl acrylate ligand to the iron atom, formation of

Effect of repeating hydrothermal growth processes and rapid thermal annealing on CuO thin film properties

• Monika Ozga,
• Eunika Zielony,
• Aleksandra Wierzbicka,
• Anna Wolska,
• Marcin Klepka,
• Marek Godlewski,
• Bogdan J. Kowalski and
• Bartłomiej S. Witkowski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 743–754, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.62

• nanocrystallites are not as clearly distinguishable. Under the influence of temperature, atoms can diffuse along the boundaries between particular crystallites, which leads to their coalescence. Moreover, annealing of polycrystalline films can lead to grain boundary migration to reduce the surface energy of the

AFM-IR investigation of thin PECVD SiO_x films on a polypropylene substrate in the surface-sensitive mode

• Hendrik Müller,
• Hartmut Stadler,
• Teresa de los Arcos,
• Adrian Keller and
• Guido Grundmeier

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 603–611, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.51

• work was financially supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG) within the project “Functional PECVD coatings as migration barrier for the use of postconsumer recycled materials in food contact” (TRR 87 - T07 Project number 138690629).

A combined gas-phase dissociative ionization, dissociative electron attachment and deposition study on the potential FEBID precursor [Au(CH₃)₂Cl]₂

• Elif Bilgilisoy,
• Ali Kamali,
• Thomas Xaver Gentner,
• Gerd Ballmann,
• Sjoerd Harder,
• Hans-Peter Steinrück,
• Hubertus Marbach and
• Oddur Ingólfsson

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1178–1199, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.98

• leading to the neutral counterparts HCl, 2CH4, and C2H3. The threshold value for this reaction is 12.54 and 12.33 eV at the PBE0-TZVP and DLPNO-CCSD(T)-TZVP levels of theory, respectively. However, this reaction requires, in addition to new bond formations, the migration of three hydrogens between the

Curcumin-loaded albumin submicron particles with potential as a cancer therapy: an in vitro study

• Nittiya Suwannasom,
• Netsai Sriaksorn,
• Chutamas Thepmalee,
• Krissana Khoothiam,
• Ausanai Prapan,
• Hans Bäumler and
• Chonthida Thephinlap

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1127–1140, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.93

• and migration of C6 glioma cells in vitro [12]. Other nanoparticles that are being explored as CUR formulations for various applications include silk-based nanoparticles. These are an excellent candidate with longer plasma half-life and slower release rate, indicating high bioavailability [13]. The

Control of morphology and crystallinity of CNTs in flame synthesis with one-dimensional reaction zone

• Muhammad Hilmi Ibrahim,
• Norikhwan Hamzah,
• Mohd Zamri Mohd Yusop,
• Ni Luh Wulan Septiani and
• Mohd Fairus Mohd Yasin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 741–750, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.61

• temperatures and lower HAB values, the particles can combine, sinter, and increase in size either due to Ostwald ripening or particle migration and coalescence [26]. The agglomeration occurs because of the high temperature, creating conditions similar to annealing. At higher HAB values, where the temperature

Bismuth-based nanostructured photocatalysts for the remediation of antibiotics and organic dyes

• Akeem Adeyemi Oladipo and
• Faisal Suleiman Mustafa

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 291–321, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.26

• electrons are elevated by the hybridisation, which benefits the separation of photogenerated electron–hole pairs and the rate of charge carrier migration. Numerous visible-light photocatalysts based on bismuth have been used for the degradation of micropollutants because of their appropriate bandgap and non

• were degraded by 94.8% and 81.1% after 1 h, respectively. Another strategy for overcoming constraints such as low charge migration and the unpredictable direction of charge diffusion is the construction of a Schottky junction. A Schottky junction can be created at the interface between the

• facile solvothermal technique. An intrinsic electric field is created at the interface as a result of the active migration of electrons from BiVO4 to NiSe2. This improves the separation efficiency of the photogenerated carriers, and the interaction at the interface lowers the bandgap of BiVO4, which in

Recent progress in cancer cell membrane-based nanoparticles for biomedical applications

• Qixiong Lin,
• Yueyou Peng,
• Yanyan Wen,
• Xiaoqiong Li,
• Donglian Du,
• Weibin Dai,
• Wei Tian and
• Yanfeng Meng

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 262–279, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.24

• brain metastasis of some tumors, He et al. tried to apply the 4T1 breast cancer cell membrane to the treatment of ischemic stroke [26]. Expression of syndecan-1 on breast cancer cell membranes promotes migration across the BBB and increases adhesion to perivascular areas of the brain [50]. The

Nanotechnology – a robust tool for fighting the challenges of drug resistance in non-small cell lung cancer

• Filip Gorachinov,
• Fatima Mraiche,
• Diala Alhaj Moustafa,
• Ola Hishari,
• Yomna Ismail,
• Jensa Joseph,
• Maja Simonoska Crcarevska,
• Marija Glavas Dodov,
• Nikola Geskovski and
• Katerina Goracinova

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 240–261, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.23

• gastrointestinal tract and distributed in the body, they interact with EGFR signaling pathways of many normal cells influencing their proliferation, differentiation, migration, and apoptosis. This leads to side effects, including rash, erythema, diarrhea, gastrointestinal perforations, ocular lesions, and

Antimicrobial and mechanical properties of functionalized textile by nanoarchitectured photoinduced Ag@polymer coating

• Jessica Plé,
• Marine Dabert,
• Helene Lecoq,
• Sophie Hellé,
• Lydie Ploux and
• Lavinia Balan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 95–109, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.11

• is denser than in the case of PEG600DA diacrylate monomer, which ultimately limits not only the increase in particle size but also the migration/diffusion of silver ions and NPs towards the surface. This affects the final thickness of the top metal layer, the depth of the concentration gradient and

Photoelectrochemical water oxidation over TiO₂ nanotubes modified with MoS₂ and g-C₃N₄

• Phuong Hoang Nguyen,
• Thi Minh Cao,
• Tho Truong Nguyen,
• Hien Duy Tong and
• Viet Van Pham

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1541–1550, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.127

• material. The Mott–Schottky plots of TNAs, g-C3N4, and MoS2 samples yield Efb (or CBM) values of 0.14, −0.38, and −0.032 V vs RHE, respectively. It can be found that the Efb values of g-C3N4 and MoS2 are significantly more negative than that of TNAs, which can facilitate the migration of electrons from g

• incorporation of TNAs with MoS2 and g-C3N4 are all of type II. Type-II heterostructures promote the migration of h+ and e− under visible-light irradiation. Electrons can move from the conduction band (CB) of MoS2 or g-C3N4 to the CB of TNAs in MoS2/TNAs or g-C3N4/TNAs, respectively. In contrast, holes will

Recent trends in Bi-based nanomaterials: challenges, fabrication, enhancement techniques, and environmental applications

• Vishal Dutta,
• Ankush Chauhan,
• Ritesh Verma,
• C. Gopalkrishnan and
• Van-Huy Nguyen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1316–1336, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.109

• migration [95][96]. Photoinduced holes in n-type semiconductors are transported to p-type semiconductors by an electric field at the interface, whereas photoinduced electrons from p-type semiconductors are transported to n-type semiconductors (Figure 5b). Using simple and cost-effective experimental

• increased photocatalytic efficiency was the formation of heterojunctions together with the loading of quantum dots, which enhanced the light-harvesting efficiency and promoted the separation and migration of photogenerated carriers. The fabricated composites followed the S-scheme charge transfer mechanism

Biomimetic chitosan with biocomposite nanomaterials for bone tissue repair and regeneration

• Se-Kwon Kim,
• Sesha Subramanian Murugan,
• Pandurang Appana Dalavi,
• Sebanti Gupta,
• Sukumaran Anil,
• Gi Hun Seong and
• Jayachandran Venkatesan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1051–1067, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.92

• adhesion and migration of mesenchymal stem cells confirmed by cell adhesion and morphology studies. The cell differentiation activity of 3D-printed scaffolds was confirmed by the alkaline phosphatase activity assay on the 14th day [127]. Liu et al. (2020) has used 3D printing and electrospinning for the

Spindle-like MIL101(Fe) decorated with Bi₂O₃ nanoparticles for enhanced degradation of chlortetracycline under visible-light irradiation

• Chen-chen Hao,
• Fang-yan Chen,
• Kun Bian,
• Yu-bin Tang and
• Wei-long Shi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1038–1050, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.91

• nanoparticles and tridimensional MIL101(Fe). This 0D/3D heterojunction is conducive to fast separation and migration of the photoproduced electron–hole pairs due to more contact areas between Bi2O3 and MIL101(Fe) and shorter transfer distances of photoinduced charge carriers [8], which results in enhanced

• -prepared catalysts. The k value of BOM-20 (0.01348 min−1) is the largest, which is 5.9 and 4.3 times higher than that of Bi2O3 (0.00226 min−1) and MIL101(Fe) (0.00309 min−1), respectively. The enhanced photocatalytic activity is attributed to the effective separation and migration of the photoinduced

Bioselectivity of silk protein-based materials and their bio-inspired applications

• Hendrik Bargel,
• Vanessa T. Trossmann,
• Christoph Sommer and
• Thomas Scheibel

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 902–921, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.81

• embryonic differentiation, cell morphology, cell migration, and thrombosis [19]. The function of fibronectin as a cell-binding molecule involves its recognition by integrins through short peptide motifs, among them the prominent Arg–Gly–Asp (RGD) and Leu–Asp–Val–Pro (LDVP) sequences [19]. 1.2 Applications

Hierarchical Bi₂WO₆/TiO₂-nanotube composites derived from natural cellulose for visible-light photocatalytic treatment of pollutants

• Zehao Lin,
• Zhan Yang and
• Jianguo Huang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 745–762, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.66

• nanotubes result in optimum migration efficiencies of photogenerated electrons and holes, which leads to the optimal photocatalytic reduction activity. Similarly, as shown in Supporting Information File 1, Figure S4a, all Bi2WO6/TiO2-NT nanocomposites have larger adsorption capacities toward RhB than those

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

• migration rate, atoms at higher potential energy sites will migrate to the stable site and finally develop into a perfect crystallite. For example, the atomic arrangement within the brookite crystallite in Figure 6c becomes more ordered than that calcinated at a lower temperature, and the size of the

• enhance the photocatalytic activity [33][34]. However, the high temperature can improve the atomic migration rate which makes the atomic arrangement more ordered. In other words, the high temperature relaxes the lattice distortion and smoothen the incomplete structure while weakening the photocatalytic

Effects of substrate stiffness on the viscoelasticity and migration of prostate cancer cells examined by atomic force microscopy

• Xiaoqiong Tang,
• Yan Zhang,
• Jiangbing Mao,
• Yuhua Wang,
• Zhenghong Zhang,
• Zhengchao Wang and
• Hongqin Yang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 560–569, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.47

• unclear how mechanical properties regulate the cellular response to the environmental matrix. In this study, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and laser confocal imaging were used to qualitatively evaluate the relationship between substrate stiffness and migration of prostate cancer (PCa) cells. Cells

• . Analysis of AFM force–distance curves indicated that the elasticity of the cells cultured on 35 kPa substrates increased while the viscosity decreased. Wound-healing experiments showed that PCa cells cultured on 35 kPa substrates have higher migration potential. These phenomena suggested that the

• mechanical properties may be correlated with the migration of PCa cells. After actin depolymerisation, the elasticity of the PCa cells decreased while the viscosity increased, and the migration ability was correspondingly decreased. In conclusion, this study clearly demonstrated the relationship between

Micro- and nanotechnology in biomedical engineering for cartilage tissue regeneration in osteoarthritis

• Zahra Nabizadeh,
• Mahmoud Nasrollahzadeh,
• Hamed Daemi,
• Mohamadreza Baghaban Eslaminejad,
• Ali Akbar Shabani,
• Mehdi Dadashpour,
• Majid Mirmohammadkhani and
• Davood Nasrabadi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 363–389, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.31

• , osteogenic, and chondrogenic potentials of the hMSCs [124]. However, the migration of SWCNTs through the cell wall to the nucleus was detected using fluorescence-labeled CNTs. In line with these results, the long term exposure of chondrocytes to COOH- and PEG-functionalized SWCNTs in 2D cultures, 3D pellet

• Biological cues in cartilage TE Natural ECM provides a desirable microenvironment containing biologically important motifs (Table 2) for cell attachment, spread, migration, proliferation, and differentiation [149]. This microenvironment is inevitably disregarded during the in vitro cell culture and expansion

• microcarriers could be developed into microtissues enabling MSC differentiation, which could subsequently be used for in vivo cartilage repair. In addition, ECM derived from MSCs was used to coat polystyrene plastic tissue culture surfaces and led to dramatically increased MSC proliferation, migration, and

Engineered titania nanomaterials in advanced clinical applications

• Padmavati Sahare,
• Paulina Govea Alvarez,
• Juan Manual Sanchez Yanez,
• Gabriel Luna-Bárcenas,
• Samik Chakraborty,
• Sujay Paul and
• Miriam Estevez

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 201–218, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.15

• significantly increases early HGF adhesion, migration, and ECM secretion [74]. The aforementioned studies suggest that nanostructured titania offers additional benefits for the successful and long-term retention of the implants. Titania nanomaterials as antimicrobial agents The treatment of bacterial infections