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

• bioconstructs, and from functional nanostructured surfaces to smart materials and nanofluidics. In all these applications, it is important to consider the nanotoxicological and possible harmful impact of nanomaterials on living organisms [2]. In fact, the evaluation of the safety of a novel nanodevice is a

• such as nanomaterials applied in biotechnology; nanoparticles used in environmental science and technology; nanosensors used in biosystems; nanomedicine in the context of biochemical engineering; micro- and nanofluidics; micro- and nano-electromechanical systems; nanoscience and nanotoxicology

Application of nanoarchitectonics in moist-electric generation

• Jia-Cheng Feng and
• Hong Xia

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1185–1200, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.99

• -selective membrane (pore size diameter ≈ 58.7 nm). (f) Voc and Isc as functions of the time. Figure 9a–f were reproduced from [88], Zheng, S. et al., “Continuous Energy Harvesting from Ubiquitous Humidity Gradients using Liquid-Infused Nanofluidics”, Adv. Mater., with permission from John Wiley and Sons

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

• effective slip length. Finally, potential applications of nanofluidics with a tunable slip length are discussed and future directions related to slip boundary conditions for nanoscale flow systems are addressed. Keywords: boundary condition; interfacial properties; nanofluidics; slip length; unconventional

• potential applications in many areas of applied science and engineering [16][17][18][19][20][21]. In the field of nanofluidics, probing flow boundary conditions for nanoconfined liquids contributes to the deep understanding of the nature of nanohydrodynamics, which is the theoretical basis for the design

• applications of nanofluidics with tunable slip length are discussed. Finally, the conclusions are drawn and possible future directions about slip boundary conditions for nanoscale fluid flow are prospected. Review 1 Background 1.1 Definition of slip length and its microscopic expression As illustrated in

Effects of surface charge and boundary slip on time-periodic pressure-driven flow and electrokinetic energy conversion in a nanotube

• Mandula Buren,
• Yongjun Jian,
• Yingchun Zhao,
• Long Chang and
• Quansheng Liu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1628–1635, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.158

• show that the velocity amplitude and the electrokinetic energy conversion efficiency of the surface charge-dependent slip flow are reduced compared with those of the surface charge-independent slip flow. Keywords: electroviscous effect; energy conversion; nanofluidics; streaming potential; surface

Block copolymers for designing nanostructured porous coatings

• Roberto Nisticò

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2332–2344, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.218

• Roberto Nistico Department of Applied Science and Technology DISAT, Polytechnic of Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy 10.3762/bjnano.9.218 Abstract Highly ordered porous coatings find applications in many fields, such as nanotechnology, microfluidics and nanofluidics

• -assembly; Review Introduction Porous materials have received much attention because they can be successfully applied in many fields, such as nanotechnology, membrane separation, microfluidics and nanofluidics, sensing, catalysis, and biomedicine [1][2][3][4][5]. The manufacture of well-ordered devices at

• an immensely attractive (and multidisciplinary) field of research [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. In particular, nanoscopic-ordered porous architectures in the form of thin films have received great attention in the field of membrane science and micro/nanofluidics, due to the high selectivity

The nanofluidic confinement apparatus: studying confinement-dependent nanoparticle behavior and diffusion

• Stefan Fringes,
• Felix Holzner and
• Armin W. Knoll

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 301–310, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.30

• the motion of the particles along high-gap-distance paths. Keywords: Au nanospheres; confinement; nanofluidics; subdiffusion; Introduction A fundamental understanding of the motion of micrometer- and nanometer-scaled objects in nanofluidic confinement is important for many biological and technical

Robust nanobubble and nanodroplet segmentation in atomic force microscope images using the spherical Hough transform

• Yuliang Wang,
• Tongda Lu,
• Xiaolai Li,
• Shuai Ren and
• Shusheng Bi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2572–2582, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.257

• ameliorate oxygen mass transfer to living microorganisms [7], reduce drag force at solid–liquid interfaces in micro/nanofluidics [2][8][9], and enhance ultrasonic tumor imaging contrast [10]. Regarding NDs, they can be applied to fabricate nanolenses on solid surfaces to modify them for antireflection and

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

• flexibility and controllability offered by top-down nanofabrication techniques opens the door to the possibility of massive integration of these hollow 3D nano-objects on a chip for applications such as nanocontainers, nanoreactors, nanofluidics, nano-biosensors and photonic devices. Keywords: nanocages

Biomimetics inspired surfaces for drag reduction and oleophobicity/philicity

• Bharat Bhushan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 66–84, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.9

• superhydrophobic, self-cleaning, low adhesion, and drag reduction surfaces Drag reduction in fluid flow is of interest in various commercial applications. These include transportation vehicles and micro/nanofluidics based biosensor applications [3]. To reduce pressure drop and volume loss in micro/nanochannels

• used in micro/nanofluidics, it is desirable to minimize the drag force at the solid–liquid interface. A model surface for superhydrophobicity, self-cleaning and low adhesion is the leaves of water-repellent plants such as Nelumbo nucifera (lotus) [2][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. The leaf surface is very