Perspective articles - Share your opinion

Perspective articles are landmark references and add scholarly value by exploring a particular standpoint on a field or by presenting a theme in an innovative and/or alternative way. They communicate expert opinions on particularly interesting subjects which are within the scope of the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology.

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We invite you to read below the selection of Perspective articles published in the diamond-open-access Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology:

Elasticity, an often-overseen parameter in the development of nanoscale drug delivery systems
Agnes-Valencia Weiss and Marc Schneider
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1149–1156. doi: 10.3762/bjnano.14.95

Industrial perspectives for personalized microneedles
Remmi Danae Baker-Sediako, Benjamin Richter, Matthias Blaicher, Michael Thiel
and Martin Hermatschweiler
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 857–864. doi: 10.3762/bjnano.14.70

Straight roads into nowhere – obvious and not-so-obvious biological models for ferrophobic surfaces
Wilfried Konrad, Christoph Neinhuis and Anita Roth-Nebelsick
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1345–1360. doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.111

Frequency-dependent nanomechanical profiling for medical diagnosis
Santiago D. Solares and Alexander X. Cartagena-Rivera
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1483–1489. doi: 10.3762/bjnano.13.122

The steep road to nonviral nanomedicines: Frequent challenges and culprits in designing nanoparticles for gene therapy
Yao Yao, Yeongun Ko, Grant Grasman, Jeffery E. Raymond and Joerg Lahann
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 351–361. doi: 10.3762/bjnano.14.30

Thanks to the authors for publishing their unique viewpoints in the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. We are also grateful to the dedicated referees and editors involved.

Other examples of relevant themes for Perspective articles are:

• Constructive critical discussions about controversial topics within a discipline or field of research
• Insights regarding the future of a given research area, or the introduction or suggestion of a new field
• Societal, environmental and/or economic impacts of an applied field
• Topics related to education and science culture
• The reporting of significant scientific achievements in the light of historical background