Optimizing PMMA solutions to suppress contamination in the transfer of CVD graphene for batch production

• Chun-Da Liao,
• Andrea Capasso,
• Tiago Queirós,
• Telma Domingues,
• Fatima Cerqueira,
• Nicoleta Nicoara,
• Jérôme Borme,
• Paulo Freitas and
• Pedro Alpuim

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 796–806, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.70

• Chun-Da Liao Andrea Capasso Tiago Queiros Telma Domingues Fatima Cerqueira Nicoleta Nicoara Jerome Borme Paulo Freitas Pedro Alpuim International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Braga 4715-330, Portugal Centro de Física das Universidades do Minho e Porto (CF-UM-UP), Universidade do Minho, Braga

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

• themselves [4][13][14][15][16][17][18]. Therefore, novel strategies are highly needed. Nanoarchitectonics is a concept that overlaps greatly with molecular engineering and nanotechnology [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. The assembly of micrometer-sized, nanometer-sized and/or molecular building blocks

Experimental and theoretical study of field-dependent spin splitting at ferromagnetic insulator–superconductor interfaces

• Peter Machon,
• Michael J. Wolf,
• Detlef Beckmann and
• Wolfgang Belzig

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 682–688, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.60

• Peter Machon Michael J. Wolf Detlef Beckmann Wolfgang Belzig Department of Physics, University of Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany present address: Institute for Technical Physics, Karlsruhe

Approaching microwave photon sensitivity with Al Josephson junctions

• Andrey L. Pankratov,
• Anna V. Gordeeva,
• Leonid S. Revin,
• Dmitry A. Ladeynov,
• Anton A. Yablokov and
• Leonid S. Kuzmin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 582–589, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.50

• curves are obtained with the formula in Equation 2. Acknowledgements The samples were fabricated in the Chalmers Nanotechnology Center. The measurements were performed using the facilities of the Laboratory of Superconducting Nanoelectronics of NNSTU. The SEM image of the sample was obtained using the

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

• least in part, disappointing and frustrating results for patients with osteoarthritis. Recent progress in the design and fabrication of tissue-engineered microscale/nanoscale platforms, which arises from the convergence of stem cell research and nanotechnology methods, has shown promising results in the

• administration of new and efficient options for treating osteochondral lesions. This paper presents an overview of the recent advances in osteochondral tissue engineering resulting from the application of micro- and nanotechnology approaches in the structure of biomaterials, including biological and microscale

• /nanoscale topographical cues, microspheres, nanoparticles, nanofibers, and nanotubes. Keywords: biological cues; cartilage regeneration; micro/nanotopographical cues; nanotechnology; osteoarthritis; regenerative medicine; Review 1 Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) is a widespread degenerative disease of

Alcohol-perturbed self-assembly of the tobacco mosaic virus coat protein

• Ismael Abu-Baker and
• Amy Szuchmacher Blum

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 355–362, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.30

• ; Introduction Bottom-up fabrication of nanomaterials with precise control over the spatial arrangement of components is of great interest in nanotechnology [1][2]. A promising approach to this issue is the use of templates based on self-assembling biological materials, such as nucleic acids and proteins [3][4

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

• Engineering and Sciences, Campus Queretaro, Av. Epigmenio Gonzalez, No. 500 Fracc. San Pablo, CP 76130 Querétaro, Mexico 10.3762/bjnano.13.15 Abstract Significant advancement in the field of nanotechnology has raised the possibility of applying potent engineered biocompatible nanomaterials within biological

• providing new and innovative medical solutions. About 1300 nanomaterials are currently available worldwide, with TiO2 being the second most abundantly used material in our day-to-day life. Advancement in nanotechnology has resulted in the fabrication of different forms of TiO2 nanostructures, such as

• minimize the risk of device-related infections, implants are usually coated with TiO2 nanotubes, which under UV irradiation, generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), resulting in the disinfection ability [13]. One of the most vital contributions of nanotechnology is the development of novel modes of drug

Thermal oxidation process on Si(113)-(3 × 2) investigated using high-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy

• Hiroya Tanaka,
• Shinya Ohno,
• Kazushi Miki and
• Masatoshi Tanaka

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 172–181, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.12

• . Funding This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI (25286016 to M. Tanaka,17H02777 to K. Miki) and the NIMS Nanofabrication Platform in the Nanotechnology Platform Project from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT).

A comprehensive review on electrospun nanohybrid membranes for wastewater treatment

• Senuri Kumarage,
• Imalka Munaweera and
• Nilwala Kottegoda

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 137–159, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.10

• discussed. Finally, an outlook on the future research pathways to fill the gaps existing in water remediation have been suggested. Keywords: electrospinning; environmental remediation; membrane technologies; nanohybrids; water purification; Review 1 Introduction Nanotechnology is a technique that exploits

• the unique properties of matter at dimensions between 1 and 100 nm. Since the discovery of nanotechnology, it has evolved continuously and now has become a technology that is indispensable in diverse disciplines. Among many techniques such as sintering, stretching, track etching, template leaching

A photonic crystal material for the online detection of nonpolar hydrocarbon vapors

• Evgenii S. Bolshakov,
• Aleksander V. Ivanov,
• Andrei A. Kozlov,
• Anton S. Aksenov,
• Elena V. Isanbaeva,
• Sergei E. Kushnir,
• Aleksei D. Yapryntsev,
• Aleksander E. Baranchikov and
• Yury A. Zolotov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 127–136, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.9

• nanotechnology allows us to create conceptually new test systems for chemical analyses and to develop sensitive and compact sensors for various types of substances. However, at present, there are very few commercially available compact sensors for the determination of toxic and carcinogenic substances, such as

Identifying diverse metal oxide nanomaterials with lethal effects on embryonic zebrafish using machine learning

• Richard Liam Marchese Robinson,
• Haralambos Sarimveis,
• Philip Doganis,
• Xiaodong Jia,
• Marianna Kotzabasaki,
• Christiana Gousiadou,
• Stacey Lynn Harper and
• Terry Wilkins

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1297–1325, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.97

• delivery vehicles), diagnostic tools and medical devices, is a key application area [2][3]. However, as well as recognising the benefits associated with nanotechnology, it is also important to address potential negative impacts upon human health and the environment. Nanosafety concerns are reflected in

Plasmon-enhanced photoluminescence from TiO₂ and TeO₂ thin films doped by Eu³⁺ for optoelectronic applications

• Marcin Łapiński,
• Jakub Czubek,
• Katarzyna Drozdowska,
• Anna Synak,
• Wojciech Sadowski and
• Barbara Kościelska

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1271–1278, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.94

• Marcin Lapinski Jakub Czubek Katarzyna Drozdowska Anna Synak Wojciech Sadowski Barbara Koscielska Institute of Nanotechnology and Materials Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Advanced Materials Center, Gabriela Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland Faculty of Electronics

• was conducted at 200 °C. The second kind of dielectric layer was TiO2. It was prepared by radio frequency (RF) reactive magnetron sputtering using an Omicron Nanotechnology four targets sputter system. A Ti target (99.9%) was sputtered in an argon–oxygen atmosphere (Ar/O2 flow ratio: 5 sccm:30 sccm

• spectroscopy (XPS). Measurement was performed using Omicron Nanotechnology equipment at room temperature and under ultrahigh vacuum conditions, at a pressure below 1.1 × 10−6 Pa. A Mg Kα X-ray source was operated at 15 kV and 300 W. XPS analysis were performed using CASA XPS software package with Shirley

Enhancement of the piezoelectric coefficient in PVDF-TrFe/CoFe₂O₄ nanocomposites through DC magnetic poling

• Marco Fortunato,
• Alessio Tamburrano,
• Maria Paola Bracciale,
• Maria Laura Santarelli and
• Maria Sabrina Sarto

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1262–1270, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.93

• Marco Fortunato Alessio Tamburrano Maria Paola Bracciale Maria Laura Santarelli Maria Sabrina Sarto Nanotechnology Research Center Applied to Engineering (CNIS), Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy Department of Astronautical, Electrical and Energy Engineering, Sapienza University of

A review on slip boundary conditions at the nanoscale: recent development and applications

• Ruifei Wang,
• Jin Chai,
• Bobo Luo,
• Xiong Liu,
• Jianting Zhang,
• Min Wu,
• Mingdan Wei and
• Zhuanyue Ma

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1237–1251, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.91

• ]. 3 Applications of nanofluidics with tunable slip length 3.1 Drag reduction Reducing drag is of great significance in many areas related to nanotechnology, such as nanotribology [117], nanomedicine [118], and electrokinetics [119] due to the low energy dissipation. For instance, it has been reported

• related to nanotechnology, such as ion separation and drug discovery, should be investigated and developed. Schematic representation of the definition of slip lengths: (a) no-slip, (b) true slip length, (c) apparent slip length, and (d) effective slip length. Figures 1a–c were redrawn from [49] and Figure

Self-assembly of amino acids toward functional biomaterials

• Huan Ren,
• Lifang Wu,
• Lina Tan,
• Yanni Bao,
• Yuchen Ma,
• Yong Jin and
• Qianli Zou

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1140–1150, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.85

• inherent disadvantages of PS, such as hydrophobicity and easy aggregation under physiological conditions, reduce its therapeutic efficiency [77]. Using nanotechnology to encapsulate PS in nanoparticles can effectively solve this problem, improve the bioavailability of PS, and achieve targeted delivery of

• interaction to construct a co-delivery system. Conclusion The self-assembly of biomolecules is based on the noncovalent interaction and the bottom-up combination of ordered 3D structures. Nanotechnology is the driving force of self-assembly, and it has made great contributions to the field of biology and

pH-driven enhancement of anti-tubercular drug loading on iron oxide nanoparticles for drug delivery in macrophages

• Karishma Berta Cotta,
• Sarika Mehra and
• Rajdip Bandyopadhyaya

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1127–1139, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.84

• Karishma Berta Cotta Sarika Mehra Rajdip Bandyopadhyaya Centre for Research in Nanotechnology and Science, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra – 400076, India Chemical Engineering Department, IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra – 400076, India 10.3762/bjnano.12.84 Abstract Nanoparticle

Use of nanosystems to improve the anticancer effects of curcumin

• Andrea M. Araya-Sibaja,
• Norma J. Salazar-López,
• Krissia Wilhelm Romero,
• José R. Vega-Baudrit,
• J. Abraham Domínguez-Avila,
• Carlos A. Velázquez Contreras,
• Ramón E. Robles-Zepeda,
• Mirtha Navarro-Hoyos and
• Gustavo A. González-Aguilar

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1047–1062, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.78

• due to different rates of absorption and metabolism, thus, better responses may be achieved [18][39]. Curcumin nanosystems in cancer therapy Nanotechnology can improve the effects of conventional chemotherapeutic agents by reducing multidrug resistance, personalizing cancer treatment, decreasing

• nanosystems where significant anticancer effects have been reported. Acknowledgements The authors thank FEES-CONARE (115-B9-670), the National Laboratory of Nanotechnology (LANOTEC), the University of Costa Rica (UCR), the National Technical University (UTN), and the Center for Food Research and Development

Progress and innovation of nanostructured sulfur cathodes and metal-free anodes for room-temperature Na–S batteries

• Marina Tabuyo-Martínez,
• Bernd Wicklein and
• Pilar Aranda

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 995–1020, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.75

Uniform arrays of gold nanoelectrodes with tuneable recess depth

• Elena O. Gordeeva,
• Ilya V. Roslyakov,
• Alexey P. Leontiev,
• Alexey A. Klimenko and
• Kirill S. Napolskii

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 957–964, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.72

• Elena O. Gordeeva Ilya V. Roslyakov Alexey P. Leontiev Alexey A. Klimenko Kirill S. Napolskii Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow 199991, Russia Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry RAS, Leninsky av., Moscow 119991, Russia Institute of Nanotechnology of

The role of deep eutectic solvents and carrageenan in synthesizing biocompatible anisotropic metal nanoparticles

• Nabojit Das,
• Akash Kumar and
• Raja Gopal Rayavarapu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 924–938, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.69

• applicability of DESs and carrageenan in nanotechnology, a histogram with the number of publications (Scopus-indexed journals) for the past five years in shown in Figure 1. This shows the emerging potential of these novel materials for nanobiotechnology research. The histogram shows an upward trend regarding

• application. The following section of the review focuses on DESs and carrageenan, a class of emerging green solvents and a carbohydrate polymer for synthesizing safe plasmonic nanomaterials. Deep eutectic solvents in nanotechnology The preparation of DESs involves mixing solid organic precursors with high

• of nanotechnology. The use carrageenan in nanomaterial synthesis and application has been tabulated in Table 3 [32][110][111][112][113][114][115]. Carrageenan has been complexed with chitosan in a recent study, forming a composite for wound healing dressing. Silver nanoparticles, widely known for

Modification of a SERS-active Ag surface to promote adsorption of charged analytes: effect of Cu²⁺ ions

• Bahdan V. Ranishenka,
• Andrei Yu. Panarin,
• Irina A. Chelnokova,
• Sergei N. Terekhov,
• Peter Mojzes and
• Vadim V. Shmanai

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 902–912, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.67

• of metallic NP arrays with controllable parameters such as size, shape, interparticle distance, and ordering degree [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12], with a focus on plasmonic structures with a high density of “hot spots”. Due to the progress in nanotechnology, a large number of highly sensitive SERS

Comprehensive review on ultrasound-responsive theranostic nanomaterials: mechanisms, structures and medical applications

• Sepand Tehrani Fateh,
• Lida Moradi,
• Elmira Kohan,
• Michael R. Hamblin and
• Amin Shiralizadeh Dezfuli

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 808–862, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.64

• , Tehran, Iran 10.3762/bjnano.12.64 Abstract The field of theranostics has been rapidly growing in recent years and nanotechnology has played a major role in this growth. Nanomaterials can be constructed to respond to a variety of different stimuli which can be internal (enzyme activity, redox potential

• be improved by employing a nanotechnology-based hyperthermia approach [147]. The schematic illustration of this mechanism is presented in Figure 2. Free radical species generation Free radical molecules, such as ROS, NO, HO•, can be generated after the US irradiation interacts with specific

Silver nanoparticles induce the cardiomyogenic differentiation of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells via telomere length extension

• Khosro Adibkia,
• Ali Ehsani,
• Asma Jodaei,
• Ezzatollah Fathi,
• Raheleh Farahzadi and
• Mohammad Barzegar-Jalali

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 786–797, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.62

• Khosro Adibkia Ali Ehsani Asma Jodaei Ezzatollah Fathi Raheleh Farahzadi Mohammad Barzegar-Jalali Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

• Analysis Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran 10.3762/bjnano.12.62 Abstract Finding new strategies for the treatment of heart failures using stem cells has attracted a lot of attention. Meanwhile, nanotechnology-based approaches to regenerative medicine hypothesize a

• possible combination of stem cells and nanotechnology in the treatment of diseases. This study aims to investigate the in vitro effect of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) on the cardiomyogenic differentiation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) through detection of cardiac markers. For

Recent progress in actuation technologies of micro/nanorobots

• Ke Xu and
• Bing Liu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 756–765, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.59

• of micro/nanorobots and to achieve optimal control. Third, the study of fabrication and new materials of micro/nanorobots. With the continuous development of nanotechnology, more and more new materials and new technologies have emerged [51][52]. In order to make good use of micro/nanorobots in

Recent progress in magnetic applications for micro- and nanorobots

• Ke Xu,
• Shuang Xu and
• Fanan Wei

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 744–755, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.58

• Micro- and nanorobots (MNRs) present challenges and prospects in the field of nanotechnology. MNRs have been a major direction of technological development and will be widely used in many fields such as biomedicine, electronic technology and sensing, and environmental remediation [1][2][3][4]. Therefore

• will promote the applications of MNRs in nanotechnology. This article focuses on recent progress in magnetic applications of MNRs. This article is organized as follows: After the description of magnetic materials adopted in MNRs, magnetoelectric concepts used in MNRs and structures of magnetic drives