Insights into the electronic and atomic structures of cerium oxide-based ultrathin films and nanostructures using high-brilliance light sources

• Paola Luches and
• Federico Boscherini

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 860–871, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.65

• written in the framework of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) funded project “Ultrafast Dynamics in Materials for Energy Conversion (U-DYNAMEC)” under the program 2023 Italy – Germany Science and Technology Cooperation. Funding Financial support from the Italian

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) funded project “Ultrafast Dynamics in Materials for Energy Conversion (U-DYNAMEC)” under the program 2023 Italy – Germany Science and Technology Cooperation is acknowledged.

Synthesis and magnetic transitions of rare-earth-free Fe–Mn–Ni–Si-based compositionally complex alloys at bulk and nanoscale

• Shabbir Tahir,
• Tatiana Smoliarova,
• Carlos Doñate-Buendía,
• Michael Farle,
• Natalia Shkodich and
• Bilal Gökce

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 823–836, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.62

• and GO 2566/14-1. Carlos Doñate Buendia thanks Generalitat Valenciana for funding of the project CIDEIG/2023/08 within Gen-T programme. Conflict of Interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Morphology and properties of pyrite nanoparticles obtained by pulsed laser ablation in liquid and thin films for photodetection

• Akshana Parameswaran Sreekala,
• Bindu Krishnan,
• Rene Fabian Cienfuegos Pelaes,
• David Avellaneda Avellaneda,
• Josué Amílcar Aguilar-Martínez and
• Sadasivan Shaji

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 785–805, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.60

Thickness dependent oxidation in CrCl₃: a scanning X-ray photoemission and Kelvin probe microscopies study

• Shafaq Kazim,
• Rahul Parmar,
• Maryam Azizinia,
• Matteo Amati,
• Muhammad Rauf,
• Andrea Di Cicco,
• Seyed Javid Rezvani,
• Dario Mastrippolito,
• Luca Ottaviano,
• Tomasz Klimczuk,
• Luca Gregoratti and
• Roberto Gunnella

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 749–761, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.58

• thicker flakes, which show alteration patterns similar to those observed in bulk-cleaved samples (Kazim, S.; Mastrippolito, D.; Moras, P.; Jugovac, M.; Klimczuk, T.; Ali, M.; Ottaviano, L.; Gunnella, R. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.2023, 25, 3806–3814. doi:10.1039/D2CP04586A). This preliminary study

• meetings 2021 and at the IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (NMDC) in 2023 through poster and oral presentations, respectively. Furthermore, we refer to the abstract published as part of the conference proceedings (doi:10.1109/NMDC57951.2023.10344256). Funding This work has been funded by

Synthesis of a multicomponent cellulose-based adsorbent for tetracycline removal from aquaculture water

• Uyen Bao Tran,
• Ngoc Thanh Vo-Tran,
• Khai The Truong,
• Dat Anh Nguyen,
• Quang Nhat Tran,
• Huu-Quang Nguyen,
• Jaebeom Lee and
• Hai Son Truong-Lam

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 728–739, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.56

• funded by the Korea government (MSIT) number RS-2023-00219710 and RS-2024-00333541. This research is funded by the University of Science, VNU-HCM, under grant number T2024-112.

Zeolite materials with Ni and Co: synthesis and catalytic potential in the selective hydrogenation of citral

• Inocente Rodríguez-Iznaga,
• Yailen Costa Marrero,
• Tania Farias Piñeira,
• Céline Fontaine,
• Lexane Paget,
• Beatriz Concepción Rosabal,
• Arbelio Penton Madrigal,
• Vitalii Petranovskii and
• Gwendoline Lafaye

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 520–529, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.40

• -Iznaga acknowledges support from Programa de Estancias de Investigación (PREI)-2023 de la DGAPA, UNAM, México. The zeolite structure images in the Graphical Abstract were adapted from https://europe.iza-structure.org/IZA-SC/framework_main_image.php?ID=101 (© 2017 Structure Commission of the International

Synthetic-polymer-assisted antisense oligonucleotide delivery: targeted approaches for precision disease treatment

• Ana Cubillo Alvarez,
• Dylan Maguire and
• Ruairí P. Brannigan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 435–463, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.34

Quantification of lead through rod-shaped silver-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles using an electrochemical approach

• Ravinder Lamba,
• Gaurav Bhanjana,
• Neeraj Dilbaghi,
• Vivek Gupta and
• Sandeep Kumar

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 422–434, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.33

• . (2025) https://BioRender.com/g83x775. Afterwards it was adapted with PowerPoint. This content is not subject to CC BY 4.0. Funding The authors thank the MoE, Government of India, for a research grant vide letter No. SPARC/2019-2020/P2065/SL, dated 28-07-2023. Mr. Ravinder Lamba is thankful to UGC, Govt

• . of India for providing SRF vide letter number 1399/(CSIR-UGC NET JUNE 2019) dated 16 December 2019. Dr. Gaurav Bhanjana is thankful to CSIR, Govt. of India for providing CSIR-SRA (No. B-12998 dated 31 March 2023). Sandeep Kumar thanks the Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University) for

Biomimetics and bioinspired surfaces: from nature to theory and applications

• Rhainer Guillermo Ferreira,
• Thies H. Büscher,
• Manuela Rebora,
• Poramate Manoonpong,
• Zhendong Dai and
• Stanislav N. Gorb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 418–421, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.32

• . Bioinspired nanotechnology plays a crucial role by harnessing nanoscale properties and processes to create highly effective surfaces and interfaces at various scales. In May 2023, the Beilstein Nanotechnology Symposium “Functional Micro- and Nanostructured Surfaces: from Biology to Biomimetics” gathered

Size control of nanoparticles synthesized by pulsed laser ablation in liquids using donut-shaped beams

• Abdel Rahman Altakroury,
• Oleksandr Gatsa,
• Farbod Riahi,
• Zongwen Fu,
• Miroslava Flimelová,
• Andrei Samokhvalov,
• Stephan Barcikowski,
• Carlos Doñate-Buendía,
• Alexander V. Bulgakov and
• Bilal Gökce

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 407–417, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.31

• Generalitat Valenciana for funding the project CIDEIG/2023/08 within the Gen-T programme. Bilal Gökce additionally acknowledges funding from the DFG, project GO 2566/10-1 (445127149). Oleksandr Gatsa and Alexander V. Bulgakov acknowledge support from the Czech Science Foundation (GAČR), project 22-38449L, and

Synthesis and the impact of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles on the viability and activity of rhizobacteria

• Bedah Rupaedah,
• Indrika Novella,
• Atiek Rostika Noviyanti,
• Diana Rakhmawaty Eddy,
• Anna Safarrida,
• Abdul Hapid,
• Zhafira Amila Haqqa,
• Suryana Suryana,
• Irwan Kurnia and
• Fathiyah Inayatirrahmi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 216–228, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.17

• rhizobacteria. Acknowledgements This research received funding through RP ORNM BRIN (National Research and Innovation Agency) 2024 under contract number B-1484/III.10/TK.01.00/2/2024 and also RIIM Batch 4 2024 under contract number 37/II.7/HK/2023. The research was also supported by the facilities and

• , University of Indonesia. Funding This research received funding through RP ORNM BRIN (National Research and Innovation Agency) 2024 under contract number B-1484/III.10/TK.01.00/2/2024 and also RIIM Batch 4 2024 under contract number 37/II.7/HK/2023.

A review of metal-organic frameworks and polymers in mixed matrix membranes for CO₂ capture

• Charlotte Skjold Qvist Christensen,
• Nicholas Hansen,
• Mahboubeh Motadayen,
• Nina Lock,
• Martin Lahn Henriksen and
• Jonathan Quinson

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 155–186, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.14

Comparison of organic and inorganic hole transport layers in double perovskite material-based solar cell

• Deepika K and
• Arjun Singh

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 119–127, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.11

• 2009 to 26.1% in 2023 [5][6]. PSCs consist of an absorber layer sandwiched between charge transport layers (CTLs), that is, the hole transport layer (HTL) and the electron transport layer (ETL). Light generates excitons, which further dissociate into electrons and holes. The electrons and holes are

• perovskite layer calculated via SCAPS-1D [13]. In 2023, Alla et al. simulated, using SCAPS-1D, a Cs2CuSbX6-based DPSCs with an efficiency exceeding 29% [14]. In 2023, Singh et al. optimized a lead-free DPSC with La2NiMnO6 as absorber layer, Cu2O as HTL, and ZnOS as an ETL. They obtained an efficiency of

• and shunt resistance, interfacial defect density, and various metal electrodes were studied. An efficiency of 18.89% with VOC = 0.7919 V, JSC = 27.89 mA/cm2, and FF = 85.52% was reported for the device structure FTO/WS2/La2NiMnO6/Cu2O/Au [15][16]. In 2023, the highest optimized efficiency of 24.08

Integrating high-performance computing, machine learning, data management workflows, and infrastructures for multiscale simulations and nanomaterials technologies

• Fabio Le Piane,
• Mario Vozza,
• Matteo Baldoni and
• Francesco Mercuri

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1498–1521, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.119

Nanotechnological approaches for efficient N2B delivery: from small-molecule drugs to biopharmaceuticals

• Selin Akpinar Adscheid,
• Akif E. Türeli,
• Nazende Günday-Türeli and
• Marc Schneider

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1400–1414, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.113

• cells are joined by tight junctions to form a barrier for metabolic functions. The barrier is surrounded by a basal membrane, pericytes, and astrocytes. Figure 1 was redrawn from [14] and created in BioRender. Akpinar, S. (2023) https://BioRender.com/c51s574. This content is not subject to CC BY 4.0

• . Advantages and limitations of N2B delivery. Figure 2 was created in BioRender. Akpinar, S. (2023) https://BioRender.com/t58u758. This content is not subject to CC BY 4.0. The anatomy of the nasal cavity and the suggested direct and indirect transport mechanisms for N2B delivery. The direct transport of the

• drugs can be within the olfactory epithelium or the trigeminal nerve. Figure 3 was redrawn from [59] as well as [60] and created in BioRender. Akpinar, S. (2023) https://BioRender.com/h18x614. This content is not subject to CC BY 4.0. Different potential nanocarriers for N2B delivery: SLNs, polymeric

Green synthesis of carbon dot structures from Rheum Ribes and Schottky diode fabrication

• Muhammed Taha Durmus and
• Ebru Bozkurt

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1369–1375, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.110

• Fatma Yıldırım for I–V measurements. Funding This work was supported by Research Fund of the Ataturk University, Project Number: FYL-2023-11842.

Interaction of graphene oxide with tannic acid: computational modeling and toxicity mitigation in C. elegans

• Romana Petry,
• James M. de Almeida,
• Francine Côa,
• Felipe Crasto de Lima,
• Diego Stéfani T. Martinez and
• Adalberto Fazzio

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1297–1311, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.105

• /02317-2), Brazilian national institutes (INCT-Materials Informatics, INCT-Nanocarbono, INCT-Inomat and INCT-NanoAgro) and CompSafeNano-Brazil Project – Nanoinformatics approaches for safety and regulation of nanomaterials (CNPq Proc. No. 443735/2023-9). Conflict of Interest There are no conflicts to

Functional morphology of cleaning devices in the damselfly Ischnura elegans (Odonata, Coenagrionidae)

• Silvana Piersanti,
• Gianandrea Salerno,
• Wencke Krings,
• Stanislav Gorb and
• Manuela Rebora

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1260–1272, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.102

• Ischnura elegans males and females were collected in the field at Centro Ittiogenico del Trasimeno - Sant’Arcangelo (Perugia, Umbria region, Italy), in spring and summer 2023–2024. They were maintained for 2–3 days in a controlled climate chamber (14:10 light–dark rhythm, at a temperature of 25 ± 1 °C and

Realizing active targeting in cancer nanomedicine with ultrasmall nanoparticles

• André F. Lima,
• Giselle Z. Justo and
• Alioscka A. Sousa

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1208–1226, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.98

• , distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 3.0 Unported License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). This content is not subject to CC-BY 4.0. Figure 2B was adapted from [59]. (© 2023 André F. Lima and Alioscka A. Sousa, published by MDPI, distributed under

AI-assisted models to predict chemotherapy drugs modified with C₆₀ fullerene derivatives

• Jonathan-Siu-Loong Robles-Hernández,
• Dora Iliana Medina,
• Katerin Aguirre-Hurtado,
• Marlene Bosquez,
• Roberto Salcedo and
• Alan Miralrio

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1170–1188, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.95

• . In the United States, 300,590 cases of breast cancer had been estimated for the year 2023, with a total of 43,700 deaths [6]. Latin America has over 210,000 new cases and around 60,000 deaths yearly [7]. For the year 2020, it was estimated that about 2.3 million breast cancer cases were diagnosed in

Photocatalytic methane oxidation over a TiO₂/SiNWs p–n junction catalyst at room temperature

• Qui Thanh Hoai Ta,
• Luan Minh Nguyen,
• Ngoc Hoi Nguyen,
• Phan Khanh Thinh Nguyen and
• Dai Hai Nguyen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1132–1141, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.92

• ://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). Both structures were combined using the Vesta software (Momma, K.; Izumi, F. J. Appl. Crystallogr. 2011, 44, 1272–1276). Funding Ta Thanh Hoai Qui was funded by the Postdoctoral Scholarship Programme of Vingroup Innovation Foundation (VINIF), code VINIF.2023.STS.62. Competing

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

• macromolecular drugs and higher retention. Figure 1 was reproduced from [7] (© 2023 P. Shi et al., published by BMC, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). Schematic illustration of (a) passive and (b) active

Unveiling the potential of alginate-based nanomaterials in sensing technology and smart delivery applications

• Shakhzodjon Uzokboev,
• Khojimukhammad Akhmadbekov,
• Ra’no Nuritdinova,
• Salah M. Tawfik and
• Yong-Ill Lee

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1077–1104, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.88

Effect of wavelength and liquid on formation of Ag, Au, Ag/Au nanoparticles via picosecond laser ablation and SERS-based detection of DMMP

• Sree Satya Bharati Moram,
• Chandu Byram and
• Venugopal Rao Soma

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1054–1069, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.86

• discussions and comments. Funding SSBM acknowledges the SERB, India, for the NPDF funding (PDF/2023/000958/PMS). VRS acknowledges IoE-UoH through a project funded by the Institute of Eminence (#UOH/IOE/RC1/RC1-20-016). VRS also acknowledges the financial support from DRDO, India [#ERIP/ER/1501138/M/01/319/D(R

The effect of age on the attachment ability of stick insects (Phasmatodea)

• Marie Grote,
• Stanislav N. Gorb and
• Thies H. Büscher

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 867–883, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.72

• Hennemann, 2023 and elucidate the age effects on the material and microstructure of the attachment apparatus. Attachment performance (adhesion and friction forces) on substrates with different roughnesses was compared between two different age groups, and the change of attachment performance was monitored

• stiffness of the cuticle of these organs and the internal pressure are important for the functionality and likely susceptible to decay during ageing [42][43]. We investigated the change in attachment ability and tarsal morphology in the species Sungaya aeta Hennemann, 2023 (Heteropterygidae). Members of

• the morphology of the tarsus and the attachment pads differ between younger and older animals? Materials and Methods 1 Animals and experimental conditions Two groups of 15 adult females per group of Sungaya aeta Hennemann, 2023 (Phasmatodea: Heteropterygidae, Figure 1) were selected from laboratory