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

• Katsuhiko Ariga

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• 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

• at the nanoscale level while including various materials chemistry fields, as initiated by nanotechnology. This concept is defined as nanoarchitectonics (Figure 1) [1][2]. Nanoarchitectonics can also be considered a post-nanotechnology concept [3]. Nanotechnology was proposed by Richard Feynman in

• nanotechnology, which pioneered the science at that length scale. Such methodologies were also touched upon in the bottom-up fabrication of materials using supramolecular chemistry and other methods [7][8]. Nanoarchitectonics encompasses these methods and integrates them into a broader field of research

Humidity-dependent electrical performance of CuO nanowire networks studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

• Jelena Kosmaca,
• Juris Katkevics,
• Jana Andzane,
• Raitis Sondors,
• Liga Jasulaneca,
• Raimonds Meija,
• Kiryl Niherysh,
• Yelyzaveta Rublova and
• Donats Erts

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 683–691, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.54

• Jelena Kosmaca Juris Katkevics Jana Andzane Raitis Sondors Liga Jasulaneca Raimonds Meija Kiryl Niherysh Yelyzaveta Rublova Donats Erts Institute of Chemical Physics, University of Latvia, 19 Raina Blvd., LV-1586, Riga, Latvia Faculty of Chemistry, University of Latvia, 19 Raina Blvd., LV-1586

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

• Akeem Adeyemi Oladipo Saba Derakhshan Oskouei Mustafa Gazi Polymeric Materials Research Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Arts and Science, Eastern Mediterranean University, TR North Cyprus, Famagusta, via Mersin 10, Türkiye 10.3762/bjnano.14.52 Abstract Increasing trace levels of

• surface chemistry, enabling nanosensors to achieve extremely low detection limits. Numerous nanomaterials shown in Figure 3 have different functionalities, including high conductivity, good catalytic activity, and optical and plasmonic properties, making them attractive candidates for opto-electrochemical

• transition metals with unpaired electrons is often not strong. But MOFs containing transition-metal ions devoid of unpaired electrons, particularly those with d10 configurations, can produce remarkable linker-based luminescence [85][86][87]. Linker-based luminescence: In MOF chemistry, a variety of organic

Suspension feeding in Copepoda (Crustacea) – a numerical model of setae acting in concert

• Alexander E. Filippov,
• Wencke Krings and
• Stanislav N. Gorb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 603–615, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.50

• microscope [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]. In this context, setae morphology and mesh size of the filtering structure and the surface chemistry and forces (e.g., van der Waals forces) of feeding structures and particles are of high importance, especially when the particles are of smaller diameter

• setae and particles, which depends on setae morphology, mesh size of the filtering structure, and the surface chemistry and forces of feeding structures and particles [14][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36], has been observed previously under binocular microscopes [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28

SERS performance of GaN/Ag substrates fabricated by Ag coating of GaN platforms

• Magdalena A. Zając,
• Bogusław Budner,
• Malwina Liszewska,
• Bartosz Bartosewicz,
• Łukasz Gutowski,
• Jan L. Weyher and
• Bartłomiej J. Jankiewicz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 552–564, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.46

• Magdalena A. Zajac Boguslaw Budner Malwina Liszewska Bartosz Bartosewicz Lukasz Gutowski Jan L. Weyher Bartlomiej J. Jankiewicz Institute of High-Pressure Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland Faculty of Advanced Technologies and Chemistry, Military

Nanoarchitectonics to entrap living cells in silica-based systems: encapsulations with yolk–shell and sepiolite nanomaterials

• Celia Martín-Morales,
• Jorge Fernández-Méndez,
• Pilar Aranda and
• Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 522–534, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.43

• microorganisms indicate strong limitations to an effective encapsulation. Hence, we explored the use of silica gel-based systems considering the good results previously published on the encapsulation of microorganisms using silica-based chemistry [1][2]. Thus, silica gels with low sodium content were prepared by

• protocol combining self-assembly of silica nanoparticles and sol–gel chemistry has been developed here. It allows one to fine-tune the nanoarchitecture, leading to novel silica-based biohybrid systems that are able to retain the biological activity of the encapsulated cells while providing protection from

On the use of Raman spectroscopy to characterize mass-produced graphene nanoplatelets

• Keith R. Paton,
• Konstantinos Despotelis,
• Naresh Kumar,
• Piers Turner and
• Andrew J. Pollard

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 509–521, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.42

• Keith R. Paton Konstantinos Despotelis Naresh Kumar Piers Turner Andrew J. Pollard National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, TW11 0LW, UK Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK 10.3762/bjnano

Mixed oxides with corundum-type structure obtained from recycling can seals as paint pigments: color stability

• Dienifer F. L. Horsth,
• Julia de O. Primo,
• Nayara Balaba,
• Fauze J. Anaissi and
• Carla Bittencourt

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 467–477, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.37

• Dienifer F. L. Horsth Julia de O. Primo Nayara Balaba Fauze J. Anaissi Carla Bittencourt Chimie des Interactions Plasma-Surface (ChIPS), Research Institute for Materials Science and Engineering, University of Mons, 7000 Mons, Belgium Chemistry Departament, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste

Conjugated photothermal materials and structure design for solar steam generation

• Chia-Yang Lin and
• Tsuyoshi Michinobu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 454–466, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.36

• irradiance (AM1.5) with the fractions of each wavelength region. (b) Schematic illustration of photothermal conversion processes for solar steam generation. Figure 2 was adapted with permission of The Royal Society of Chemistry from [23] (“Solar absorber material and system designs for photothermal water

• with the average temperatures of the sidewall surfaces under solar spectral irradiance (AM1.5G). Figure 11 was adapted with permission of The Royal Society of Chemistry from [49] (“Stackable nickel–cobalt@polydopamine nanosheet based photothermal sponges for highly efficient solar steam generation” by

• generation“, © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2018, by Q. Chen et al., distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0). This content is not subject to CC BY 4.0. Funding We thank the financial supports from

Molecular nanoarchitectonics: unification of nanotechnology and molecular/materials science

• Katsuhiko Ariga

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• are introduced, and future prospects of nanoarchitectonics are discussed. The fusion of basic science and the application of practical functional materials will complete materials chemistry for everything. Keywords: local probe chemistry; materials chemistry; nanoarchitectonics; nanotechnology; on

• properties. The development of functional materials is an important key to solving various problems in human society. Functional materials have been created together with developments of well-established science such as organic chemistry [4][5][6], inorganic chemistry [7][8][9], polymer chemistry [10][11][12

• ], 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

Plasmonic nanotechnology for photothermal applications – an evaluation

• A. R. Indhu,
• L. Keerthana and
• Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 380–419, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.33

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

• Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai, 602105, India Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, 43500, Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang

• -assembly; wet chemical reduction; The widespread use of nanotechnology has reached almost every sector in our daily lives and amazed the world by offering various potential applications in these sectors. The uprising wave of nanotechnology and its application are now prominent in the fields of chemistry

Quercetin- and caffeic acid-functionalized chitosan-capped colloidal silver nanoparticles: one-pot synthesis, characterization, and anticancer and antibacterial activities

• Akif Hakan Kurt,
• Elif Berna Olutas,
• Fatma Avcioglu,
• Hamza Karakuş,
• Mehmet Ali Sungur,
• Cansu Kara Oztabag and
• Muhammet Yıldırım

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 362–376, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.31

• Akif Hakan Kurt Elif Berna Olutas Fatma Avcioglu Hamza Karakus Mehmet Ali Sungur Cansu Kara Oztabag Muhammet Yildirim Department of Medicinal Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, 14030 Bolu, Türkiye Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Bolu Abant

Polymer nanoparticles from low-energy nanoemulsions for biomedical applications

• Santiago Grijalvo and
• Carlos Rodriguez-Abreu

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• by TEM) were surface-decorated with carbosilane cationic dendrons via carbodiimide chemistry [54] for conjugation with antisense oligonucleotides (ASO). The conjugated nanoparticles with a hydrodynamic diameter between 80 and 160 nm (depending on dendron generation) showed high colloidal stability

• wt % PLGA in ethyl acetate/ethanol) (O) system were functionalized with a cell-penetrating peptide (Tat) using carbodiimide chemistry [57]. The hydrodynamic diameter ranged from 48 to 65 nm depending on the Tat fraction. The functionalized nanoparticles showed dose-dependent cytotoxicity on Hela and

• permission of The Royal Society of Chemistry from [58] (“Electrolytes as a tuning parameter to control nanoemulsion and nanoparticle size” by C. Fornaguera et al., RSC Advances, vol.6, issue 63, © 2016); permission conveyed through Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. This content is not subject to CC BY 4.0

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

• Akeem Adeyemi Oladipo Faisal Suleiman Mustafa Polymeric Materials Research Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Arts and Science, Eastern Mediterranean University, TR North Cyprus, Famagusta, via Mersin 10, Turkey 10.3762/bjnano.14.26 Abstract A serious threat to human health and the

• dimensions of less than 100 nm, where one of the phases has different properties due to differences in chemistry and structure. Following the formation of the nanocomposite, its properties are often enhanced and significantly different from those of the components. Fascinatingly, nanocomposite photocatalysts

Biocatalytic synthesis and ordered self-assembly of silica nanoparticles via a silica-binding peptide

• Mustafa Gungormus

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• synthesis and assembly of SiO2 nanoparticles into gels or opal-like ordered structures. Experimental Synthesis of the peptide The SiBP was commercially synthesized (Genscript, NJ, USA) at <98% purity via 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (F-moc) chemistry methods. The amino acid sequence and physicochemical

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

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• can be subsequently modified using thiolene chemistry to introduce positive charges [−NH2 (cysteamine, ENT)], negative charges [−COOH (3-mercaptopropionic acid, ECT)], and active targeting ligands [thiogalactose residues (EGT)] for fine-tuning the charges in the shell in different biological

Cyclodextrins as eminent constituents in nanoarchitectonics for drug delivery systems

• Makoto Komiyama

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 218–232, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.21

• inclusion complexes with β-CyD. Figure 2 was reproduced from [50] (“Supramolecular hydrogels constructed by red-light-responsive host–guest interactions for photo-controlled protein release in deep tissue“ by D. Wang et al., © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015, distributed under the terms of the Creative

• form. Figure 3b was used with permission of The Royal Society of Chemistry from [53] (“Light-responsive arylazopyrazole-based hydrogels: their applications as shape-memory materials, self-healing matrices and controlled drug release systems” by G. Davidson-Rozenfeld et al., Polym. Chem., vol. 10, issue

• , azobenzene isomerizes from the trans form to the cis form, decomposing the composite to release the siRNA cargo. Figure 4 was adapted with permission of The Royal Society of Chemistry from [66] (“Highly efficient photocontrolled targeted delivery of siRNA by a cyclodextrin-based supramolecular nanoassembly

A novel approach to pulsed laser deposition of platinum catalyst on carbon particles for use in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

• Bogusław Budner,
• Wojciech Tokarz,
• Sławomir Dyjak,
• Andrzej Czerwiński,
• Bartosz Bartosewicz and
• Bartłomiej Jankiewicz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 190–204, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.19

• Boguslaw Budner Wojciech Tokarz Slawomir Dyjak Andrzej Czerwinski Bartosz Bartosewicz Bartlomiej Jankiewicz Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 2 Kaliskiego Str., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland Łukasiewicz Research Network - Mościcki Industrial Chemistry Research Institute

• (ICRI), 8 Rydygiera Str., 01-793 Warsaw, Poland Institute of Chemistry, Military University of Technology, 2 Kaliskiego Str., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, 1 Pasteura Str., 02-093 Warsaw, Poland 10.3762/bjnano.14.19 Abstract The research undertaken aimed to develop

• Chemistry Research Institute (ICRI) in Warsaw. In the first stage, the efficiency of electrochemical oxygen reduction was measured using the rotating disc-ring electrode (RRDE) technique. The measurements were conducted in a four-electrode electrochemical cell using a RRDE (Pine Instruments, United States

Structural, optical, and bioimaging characterization of carbon quantum dots solvothermally synthesized from o-phenylenediamine

• Zoran M. Marković,
• Milica D. Budimir,
• Martin Danko,
• Dušan D. Milivojević,
• Pavel Kubat,
• Danica Z. Zmejkoski,
• Vladimir B. Pavlović,
• Marija M. Mojsin,
• Milena J. Stevanović and
• Biljana M. Todorović Marković

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 165–174, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.17

• Belgrade, Serbia Polymer Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 84 541 Bratislava, Slovakia J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Dolejškova 3, 182 23, Praha 8, Czech Republic Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6

• different effectiveness on bacteria and tested cells (adenocarcinomic human alveolar basal epithelial cells-A549 and mouse embryonic fibroblast cell line-NIH/3T3) [18]. By comparing the results of these two investigations, we concluded that the surface chemistry of the encapsulated CQDs in polymer

Combining physical vapor deposition structuration with dealloying for the creation of a highly efficient SERS platform

• Adrien Chauvin,
• Walter Puglisi,
• Damien Thiry,
• Cristina Satriano,
• Rony Snyders and
• Carla Bittencourt

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 83–94, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.10

• Adrien Chauvin Walter Puglisi Damien Thiry Cristina Satriano Rony Snyders Carla Bittencourt Plasma-Surface Interaction Chemistry, University of Mons, 23 Place du Parc, 7000 Mons, Belgium Chemistry of Surfaces, Interfaces and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Sciences, Université libre de Bruxelles, 50

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

• Bin Liu Etienne Duguet Serge Ravaine Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, CRPP, UMR 5031, 33600 Pessac, France School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, P. R. China Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, ICMCB, UMR 5026, 33600 Pessac, France 10.3762/bjnano.14.6 Abstract

Gap-directed chemical lift-off lithographic nanoarchitectonics for arbitrary sub-micrometer patterning

• Chang-Ming Wang,
• Hong-Sheng Chan,
• Chia-Li Liao,
• Che-Wei Chang and
• Wei-Ssu Liao

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• Chang-Ming Wang Hong-Sheng Chan Chia-Li Liao Che-Wei Chang Wei-Ssu Liao Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan 10.3762/bjnano.14.4 Abstract We introduce a unique soft lithographic operation that exploits stamp roof collapse-induced gaps to selectively remove an

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

• Mykhailo Nahorniak Pamela Pasetto Jean-Marc Greneche Volodymyr Samaryk Sandy Auguste Anthony Rousseau Nataliya Nosova Serhii Varvarenko Organic Chemistry department, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Bandera street 12, 79013, Lviv, Ukraine Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Academy

• of a given amount of a higher acid (OA or UA) in 1-octadecene. Supporting Information Supporting Information File 44: Additional figures. Acknowledgements Dr. Małgorzata Świętek (Institute of macromolecular chemistry CAS, Prague, Czech Republic) is gratefully acknowledged for the language revision

Electrical and optical enhancement of ITO/Mo bilayer thin films via laser annealing

• Abdelbaki Hacini,
• Ahmad Hadi Ali,
• Nurul Nadia Adnan and
• Nafarizal Nayan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1589–1595, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.133

• Abdelbaki Hacini Ahmad Hadi Ali Nurul Nadia Adnan Nafarizal Nayan Laser and Semiconductor Technology Research Group, COR PDSR, Department of Physics and Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Pagoh Educational Hub, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 84600 Pagoh, Johor, Malaysia