Recent advances in photothermal nanomaterials for ophthalmic applications

• Jiayuan Zhuang,
• Linhui Jia,
• Chenghao Li,
• Rui Yang,
• Jiapeng Wang,
• Wen-an Wang,
• Heng Zhou and
• Xiangxia Luo

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 195–215, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.16

• efficient process with photothermal conversion nearing 100% efficiency (see below in Figure 2a) [45][46][47]. The specific absorption wavelength of these metals is closely linked to their extinction cross section and particle size and shape, which are greatly influenced by the chemical capping agents and

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

• of their outstanding gas adsorption capabilities [30][45]. The topic of MOF-based gas separation and CO2 capture has been extensively addressed in comprehensive reviews [26][46][47][48][49]. A succinct account of MOF development for CO2 capture is proposed in the next paragraphs to better understand

TiO₂ immobilized on 2D mordenite: effect of hydrolysis conditions on structural, textural, and optical characteristics of the nanocomposites

• Marina G. Shelyapina,
• Rosario Isidro Yocupicio-Gaxiola,
• Gleb A. Valkovsky and
• Vitalii Petranovskii

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 128–140, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.12

• ][46]. Hydrolysis in 70% ethanol solution results in higher Eg values, about 3.27 eV, which are typical for anatase nanoparticles [45]. It should be noticed that according to a number of studies, the bandgap width in TiO2/zeolite composites depends both on the topology of the zeolite framework [47] and

Nanocarriers and macrophage interaction: from a potential hurdle to an alternative therapeutic strategy

• Naths Grazia Sukubo,
• Paolo Bigini and
• Annalisa Morelli

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 97–118, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.10

• demonstrated by Ji and colleagues in a mouse model of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced fibrosis, where they inhibited the proliferation of fibroblasts [46]. An alternative to depletion is the inhibition of KCs through chloroquine, an antimalaria agent that inhibits macrophage-specific endocytosis, or

• liver fibrosis and HCC [92][93]. NCs co-loaded with clodronate and nintedanib have reduced fibrosis by depleting or inhibiting KCs, thus decreasing pro-fibrogenic activity [46]. These targeted approaches enhance precision, minimize off-target effects, and improve treatment efficacy. Scavenger receptors

Instance maps as an organising concept for complex experimental workflows as demonstrated for (nano)material safety research

• Benjamin Punz,
• Maja Brajnik,
• Joh Dokler,
• Jaleesia D. Amos,
• Litty Johnson,
• Katie Reilly,
• Anastasios G. Papadiamantis,
• Amaia Green Etxabe,
• Lee Walker,
• Diego S. T. Martinez,
• Steffi Friedrichs,
• Klaus M. Weltring,
• Nazende Günday-Türeli,
• Claus Svendsen,
• Christine Ogilvie Hendren,
• Mark R. Wiesner,
• Martin Himly,
• Iseult Lynch and
• Thomas E. Exner

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 57–77, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.7

• immunologically active in different ways but are overall considered to be safe [46]. In some studies, the impact of material surface (nanotopography) and functional modifications on API binding (molecular initiating event according to the “adverse outcome pathway” concept [47]) were investigated. In other studies

Theoretical study of the electronic and optical properties of a composite formed by the zeolite NaA and a magnetite cluster

• Joel Antúnez-García,
• Roberto Núñez-González,
• Vitalii Petranovskii,
• H’Linh Hmok,
• Armando Reyes-Serrato,
• Fabian N. Murrieta-Rico,
• Mufei Xiao and
• Jonathan Zamora

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 44–53, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.5

• nanoparticles, sodium Linde A Type (LTA) zeolite, also known as NaA zeolite, stands out for its remarkable capacity and selectivity to capture various types of metals commonly found as contaminants in drinking water. These metals include Ca, K, Mg, Mn, Co, Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd, Cs, and Sr [42][43][44][45][46

A nanocarrier containing carboxylic and histamine groups with dual action: acetylcholine hydrolysis and antidote atropine delivery

• Elina E. Mansurova,
• Andrey A. Maslennikov,
• Anna P. Lyubina,
• Alexandra D. Voloshina,
• Irek R. Nizameev,
• Marsil K. Kadirov,
• Anzhela A. Mikhailova,
• Polina V. Mikshina,
• Albina Y. Ziganshina and
• Igor S. Antipin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 11–24, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.2

• , 134, 126, 124, 120, 108, 61, 46, 41, 39, 34, 30, 18; IR (KBr, cm−1): 3500–3000, 2938, 1608, 1476; Anal. calcd for C64H88Cl4N12O12: C, 56.55; H, 6.53; Cl, 10.43; N, 12.37; found: C, 56.48; H, 6.78; Cl, 10.20; N, 11.89. Synthesis of CA-RA 1. To a solution of 7 g (9.7 mmol) of RA in 100 mL of acetone

Orientation-dependent photonic bandgaps in gold-dust weevil scales and their titania bioreplicates

• Norma Salvadores Farran,
• Limin Wang,
• Primoz Pirih and
• Bodo D. Wilts

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 1–10, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.1

• [40], 1.50–1.95 [41] and hybrid organotitania (1.75–2.05 [42], 1.55–1.65 [43]). This is lower than the tabulated values of titania prepared by, for example, layer deposition (2.10 [44], 2.40 [45], see also [46][47]), but higher than that of pure silica replicas (1.50 [18]). This is not unexpected as

Mechanistic insights into endosomal escape by sodium oleate-modified liposomes

• Ebrahim Sadaqa,
• Satrialdi,
• Fransiska Kurniawan and
• Diky Mudhakir

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1667–1685, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.131

Fabrication of hafnium-based nanoparticles and nanostructures using picosecond laser ablation

• Abhishek Das,
• Mangababu Akkanaboina,
• Jagannath Rathod,
• R. Sai Prasad Goud,
• Kanaka Ravi Kumar,
• Raghu C. Reddy,
• Ratheesh Ravendran,
• Katia Vutova,
• S. V. S. Nageswara Rao and
• Venugopal Rao Soma

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1639–1653, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.129

• grow to form crystals [43][44][45]. These crystals coalesce to form a polycrystalline structure [43][46]. As the vapour rushes out as a jet, these polycrystals assemble [43][47] linearly to form nanofibres. The formation of these nanofibres seems to depend upon laser parameters such as pulse duration

• ][47][48], leading to the formation of nanoparticles [43]. Some of these nuclei with abundant hafnium oxide molecules around grow like crystals [45][48]. The agglomeration [47] of such crystals leads to the observed polycrystalline state in the NPs [43][46]. The formation of the observed amorphous NPs

Biomimetic nanocarriers: integrating natural functions for advanced therapeutic applications

• Hugo Felix Perini,
• Beatriz Sodré Matos,
• Carlo José Freire de Oliveira and
• Marcos Vinicius da Silva

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1619–1626, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.127

• electrostatic attraction, leading to spontaneous synthesis [46][47][48]. The process depends on electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions, where modulation of the carrier charge determines the strength of interaction and conjugation efficiency with the membrane vesicle [49][50]. A common technique for merging

Natural nanofibers embedded in the seed mucilage envelope: composite hydrogels with specific adhesive and frictional properties

• Agnieszka Kreitschitz and
• Stanislav N. Gorb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1603–1618, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.126

• typical part of plant cells, and its basic chemical composition includes cellulose, hemicelluloses, and pectic polysaccharides [44][45][46][47]. Cellulose is a linear polymer composed of β-1,4-linked ᴅ-glucose [47]. The cellulose chains are held together by intramolecular hydrogen bonds, forming cellulose

Liver-targeting iron oxide nanoparticles and their complexes with plant extracts for biocompatibility

• Shushanik A. Kazaryan,
• Seda A. Oganian,
• Gayane S. Vardanyan,
• Anatolie S. Sidorenko and
• Ashkhen A. Hovhannisyan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1593–1602, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.125

• , lysosomes, the Golgi apparatus, and the endoplasmic reticulum [44][45]. Wu and colleagues found that Fe3O4 NPs up to 5 nm in size can penetrate cells and initiate the Fenton reaction, resulting in the formation of genotoxic •OH radicals [20]. Moreover, iron overload in cells can lead to ferroptosis [46][47

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles derived from algae and their larvicidal properties to control Aedes aegypti

• Matheus Alves Siqueira de Assunção,
• Douglas Dourado,
• Daiane Rodrigues dos Santos,
• Gabriel Bezerra Faierstein,
• Mara Elga Medeiros Braga,
• Severino Alves Junior,
• Rosângela Maria Rodrigues Barbosa,
• Herminio José Cipriano de Sousa and
• Fábio Rocha Formiga

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1566–1575, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.123

• ][43][44][45][46]. These bioactive compounds associated with metallic nanoparticles increase the specific delivery of drugs to the target and, thus, reduce the required amount of active compounds [47]. In addition, the control of particle size and morphology is essential for applications in

The round-robin approach applied to nanoinformatics: consensus prediction of nanomaterials zeta potential

• Dimitra-Danai Varsou,
• Arkaprava Banerjee,
• Joyita Roy,
• Kunal Roy,
• Giannis Savvas,
• Haralambos Sarimveis,
• Ewelina Wyrzykowska,
• Mateusz Balicki,
• Tomasz Puzyn,
• Georgia Melagraki,
• Iseult Lynch and
• Antreas Afantitis

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1536–1553, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.121

• -across and QSPR, has been recently introduced and applied to the prediction of NM cytotoxicity [44], power conversion efficiency of organic dyes in dye-sensitized solar cells [45][46], detonation heat for nitrogen containing compounds [47], and to the prediction of surface area of perovskite materials

Electrochemical nanostructured CuBTC/FeBTC MOF composite sensor for enrofloxacin detection

• Thi Kim Ngan Nguyen,
• Tien Dat Doan,
• Huy Hieu Luu,
• Hoang Anh Nguyen,
• Thi Thu Ha Vu,
• Quang Hai Tran,
• Ha Tran Nguyen,
• Thanh Binh Dang,
• Thi Hai Yen Pham and
• Mai Ha Hoang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1522–1535, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.120

• curve at the lowest concentration range from 0.005 to 0.100 µM, a detection limit for ENR of 3 nM was calculated through the formula LOD = 3σ/b, where σ is the standard deviation of blank signals, and b is the slope of the regression line. The LOD is quite comparable to those in previous studies [16][46

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

• , which require efficient analysis techniques to uncover meaningful patterns and relationships. Digital technologies provide advanced algorithms and tools to process and interpret these data, enabling researchers to extract quantitative and qualitative information [3][11][46][47]. The integration of data

Polymer lipid hybrid nanoparticles for phytochemical delivery: challenges, progress, and future prospects

• Iqra Rahat,
• Pooja Yadav,
• Aditi Singhal,
• Mohammad Fareed,
• Jaganathan Raja Purushothaman,
• Mohammed Aslam,
• Raju Balaji,
• Sonali Patil-Shinde and
• Md. Rizwanullah

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1473–1497, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.118

• within the hybrid system. During the development of LPHNPs, different physicochemical characteristics such as size, loading capacity, charge, solubility, release, and colloidal stability can be modulated by modification in the polymer/lipid ratio [45][46][47]. Monolithic PLHNPs Monolithic PLHNPs are the

Effect of radiation-induced vacancy saturation on the first-order phase transformation in nanoparticles: insights from a model

• Aram Shirinyan and
• Yuriy Bilogorodskyy

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1453–1472, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.117

• Aram Shirinyan Yuriy Bilogorodskyy “Laboratory of composite materials for nuclear-hydrogen energy”, Department of nuclear-physical research, Institute of Applied Physics of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Sumy), room 606, building 3, Nauki avenue, 46, 03028, Kyiv - 28, Ukraine 10.3762

• occur, the nucleation energy barrier must be surpassed. Referring to classic textbooks [46], one can formulate the nucleation energy criterion for phase formation as follows: If the value of ΔG* is very high (greater than approximately 50kBT), then the phase transition is suppressed. Therefore, it is

Strain-induced bandgap engineering in 2D ψ-graphene materials: a first-principles study

• Kamal Kumar,
• Nora H. de Leeuw,
• Jost Adam and
• Abhishek Kumar Mishra

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1440–1452, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.116

• calculations are based on the density functional theory (DFT) as implemented in Quantum Espresso [46]. Our computations employed the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) and Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof exchange–correlation functionals [47]. The crystal structure of pristine and hydrogenated ψ-graphene has the

Ion-induced surface reactions and deposition from Pt(CO)₂Cl₂ and Pt(CO)₂Br₂

• Mohammed K. Abdel-Rahman,
• Patrick M. Eckhert,
• Atul Chaudhary,
• Johnathon M. Johnson,
• Jo-Chi Yu,
• Lisa McElwee-White and
• D. Howard Fairbrother

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1427–1439, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.115

• ), dissociative ionization (DI), neutral dissociation (ND), and dipolar dissociation (DD) [44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52]. One of the most important factors that govern deposit purity is the identity of ligands present in the precursor. The coordination sphere of ligands is addressed by precursor design [5

Lithium niobate on insulator: an emerging nanophotonic crystal for optimized light control

• Midhun Murali,
• Amit Banerjee and
• Tanmoy Basu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1415–1426, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.114

• layer to absorb four times more near-infrared light [43]. Flip-chip micro light-emitting diodes (micro-LEDs) are a revolutionary technology with the potential to create next-generation HDR displays due to their tiny size, exceptional brightness, wide color gamut, and energy efficiency [44][45][46

• and efficiency of the device [44]. Chen et al. explored a novel DBR design, the wide reflected angle DBR (WRA-DBR), specifically aimed at overcoming the limitations of conventional double-stack DBRs used in flip-chip micro-LEDs and further enhancing the light extraction capabilities [46] . The

• % for light incident at a normal angle within the 400 to 700 nm wavelength range [46]. Shaaban et al. focus on the theoretical investigation of green light (at a wavelength of 550 nm) emission of microcavity inorganic/organic light-emitting devices based on Zn (Te, Se) [47]. Incorporating DBR as a

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

• ) [45][46]. Anatomy of the nasal cavity: a brief introduction The nose has a complex anatomical structure and is responsible for the olfactory and respiratory actions of the human body. The nasal cavity comprises the vestibule, as well as olfactory and respiratory regions [47]. The nasal vestibule is

Various CVD-grown ZnO nanostructures for nanodevices and interdisciplinary applications

• The-Long Phan,
• Le Viet Cuong,
• Vu Dinh Lam and
• Ngoc Toan Dang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1390–1399, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.112

• , respectively. Meanwhile, their thickness is less than 50 nm. Apart from these sheets, we have also collected images of sheets glued with long nanorods that grew along the sheet width, named S2 in Figure 5c. Such two-dimensional structures of ZnO are different from those prepared by hydrothermal process [46

• ], radio-frequency magnetron sputtering [47], pulsed laser ablation [48], and electrodeposition methods [49]. They have many application potentials in dye-sensitized solar cells [46], self-powered energy-harvesting devices [47], photocatalysts [48], and turbid lenses [50]. It has been suggested that the

• combs, there is also a sword-like nanocrystal, see Figure 6c. It is the comb ribbon formed before the teeth are constituted and developed. Combs reported by research groups have various morphologies and sizes, remarkably depending on fabrication conditions [46][52][53][54][55][56][57]. They are highly

A biomimetic approach towards a universal slippery liquid infused surface coating

• Ryan A. Faase,
• Madeleine H. Hummel,
• AnneMarie V. Hasbrook,
• Andrew P. Carpenter and
• Joe E. Baio

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1376–1389, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.111

• in the bulk. A final mode was assigned to the CF3 asymmetric stretching at 1370 cm−1 [46]. Observed changes across the SFG spectra collected with different polarization combinations provide information about the orientation of molecular bonds at the interface [26][27]. Here, by collecting SFG spectra