Effect of repeating hydrothermal growth processes and rapid thermal annealing on CuO thin film properties

• Monika Ozga,
• Eunika Zielony,
• Aleksandra Wierzbicka,
• Anna Wolska,
• Marcin Klepka,
• Marek Godlewski,
• Bogdan J. Kowalski and
• Bartłomiej S. Witkowski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 743–754, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.62

• acknowledge Adrian Gruszecki for his help in the Raman spectroscopy measurements. The results discussed in this paper were partially presented in M. Ozga’s doctoral thesis “Copper(II) oxide films obtained by hydrothermal method – growth technology, characterization and potential applications in electronics

Sidewall angle tuning in focused electron beam-induced processing

• Sangeetha Hari,
• Willem F. van Dorp,
• Johannes J. L. Mulders,
• Piet H. F. Trompenaars,
• Pieter Kruit and
• Cornelis W. Hagen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 447–456, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.40

• : Additional experimental data. Acknowledgements Considerable parts of this paper originate from Hari, S., ‘High resolution resist-free lithography in the SEM’, doctoral thesis (chapter 6), Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, 2017. Funding This work is supported by NanoNextNL, a micro- and

Insect attachment on waxy plant surfaces: the effect of pad contamination by different waxes

• Elena V. Gorb and
• Stanislav N. Gorb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 385–395, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.35

• oleracea L. (Brassicaceae), Chelidonium majus L. (Papaveraceae), Chenopodium album L. (Chenopodiaceae), Iris germanica L. (Iridaceae), Lactuca serriola Torner (Asteraceae), and Trifolium montanum L. (Fabaceae). Young stems (A. negundo) or leaves (all other species) of these plants bearing 3D epicuticular

• , experiments with all waxy plant surfaces (d.f. = 44) and (2) data obtained from five test insects on each plant surface separately (d.f. = 4). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) micrographs of waxy plant surfaces in the young stem of Acer negundo (a) and adaxial (upper) leaf sides of Aloe vera (b), Aquilegia

On the mechanism of piezoresistance in nanocrystalline graphite

• Sandeep Kumar,
• Simone Dehm and
• Ralph Krupke

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 376–384, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.34

• properties, a mechanism for piezoresistance in NCG is proposed. The work included here is a part of the PhD thesis completed by the first author S. Kumar [23]. Results and Discussion The two-point bending fixture, which was constructed to impart external strain and simultaneously perform sheet resistance

Ultrasensitive and ultrastretchable metal crack strain sensor based on helical polydimethylsiloxane

• Shangbi Chen,
• Dewen Liu,
• Weiwei Chen,
• Huajiang Chen,
• Jiawei Li and
• Jinfang Wang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 270–278, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.25

• polydimethylsiloxane. Supporting Information Supporting Information File 16: Additional experimental data. Funding This work was financially supported by the Nursing Young Talent Project of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (No. JDHLRC-202304).

Assessing phytotoxicity and tolerance levels of ZnO nanoparticles on Raphanus sativus: implications for widespread adoptions

• Pathirannahalage Sahan Samuditha,
• Nadeesh Madusanka Adassooriya and
• Nazeera Salim

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 115–125, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.11

• content Leaf samples (300 mg of young leaves) were obtained, freeze-dried at −80 °C, and crushed using a chilled mortar and pestle. Then, they were mixed with 5 mL of 80% (v/v) methanol containing 100 mg/L of ascorbic acid as an antioxidant [58]. The mixture was stirred for 10 min and incubated for 48 h

Development and characterization of potential larvicidal nanoemulsions against Aedes aegypti

• Jonatas L. Duarte,
• Leonardo Delello Di Filippo,
• Anna Eliza Maciel de Faria Mota Oliveira,
• Rafael Miguel Sábio,
• Gabriel Davi Marena,
• Tais Maria Bauab,
• Cristiane Duque,
• Vincent Corbel and
• Marlus Chorilli

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 104–114, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.10

• ]. Preliminary larvicidal assay The protocol involved exposing III–IV-instar larvae to terpenes and terpene-based nanoemulsions; the mortality was recorded after 24 h. The laboratory-susceptible reference strain (Bora) from French Polynesia was utilized. The experimental protocol adhered to WHO guidelines with

Nanotechnological approaches in the treatment of schistosomiasis: an overview

• Lucas Carvalho,
• Michelle Sarcinelli and
• Beatriz Patrício

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 13–25, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.2

• makes PZQ ineffective against young forms of Schistosoma mansoni, leading to concerns about the emergence of resistant strains. Indeed, reports of resistance have been documented worldwide, prompting research for alternative treatments or new approaches to improve the characteristics of PZQ [7

• (Pilocarpus microphyllus), which has known activity against adult, young, and egg forms of Schistosoma mansoni [57]. Since this is an apolar molecule with poor solubility, the author proposed a nanosystem using liposomes to make this molecule more useful in schistosomiasis therapy. The results showed that

• usually more susceptible to drug action than males. However, in this work, the death of females was only possible in a high concentration of the nanoformulation (100 µg/mL). Every dosage tested was also effective against young forms (esquistosomules) [60]. El-Menyawy et al. [61] used thymoquinone, a

Spatial variations of conductivity of self-assembled monolayers of dodecanethiol on Au/mica and Au/Si substrates

• Julian Skolaut,
• Jędrzej Tepper,
• Federica Galli,
• Wulf Wulfhekel and
• Jan M. van Ruitenbeek

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1169–1177, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.97

• . The work was done during the PhD thesis of SJ within Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Grant No. GE 2989/2-1. The Karlsruhe House of Young Scientists (KHYS) supplied additional funds for the stay of SJ at Leiden University.

• Supporting Information File 4: Additional figures. Acknowledgements SJ thanks Lukas Gerhard for discussions on the presentation of the data. SJ thanks Norman Blümel for helpful discussions during the stay at Leiden University. Parts of this article are based on the results reported in the doctoral thesis: J

Hierarchically patterned polyurethane microgrooves featuring nanopillars or nanoholes for neurite elongation and alignment

• Lester Uy Vinzons,
• Guo-Chung Dong and
• Shu-Ping Lin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1157–1168, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.96

• . Acknowledgements Lester U. Vinzons carried out his thesis research under the auspices of the Doctoral Program in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, National Chung Hsing University and National Health Research Institutes. The authors would like to thank Dr. Jiann-Yeu Chen and Hung-Yan Lin of the NCHU i

A multi-resistance wide-range calibration sample for conductive probe atomic force microscopy measurements

• François Piquemal,
• Khaled Kaja,
• Pascal Chrétien,
• José Morán-Meza,
• Frédéric Houzé,
• Christian Ulysse and
• Abdelmounaim Harouri

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1141–1148, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.94

• DVM for the upper resistance range between 1 GΩ and 100 GΩ. The DVM and the current amplifier were calibrated at the French National Metrology Institute (LNE) following the highest standards in metrology (see Supporting Information File 1, section S1). Table 1 compares the nominal resistance values

Dual-heterodyne Kelvin probe force microscopy

• Benjamin Grévin,
• Fatima Husainy,
• Dmitry Aldakov and
• Cyril Aumaître

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1068–1084, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.88

Spatial mapping of photovoltage and light-induced displacement of on-chip coupled piezo/photodiodes by Kelvin probe force microscopy under modulated illumination

• Zeinab Eftekhari,
• Nasim Rezaei,
• Hidde Stokkel,
• Jian-Yao Zheng,
• Andrea Cerreta,
• Ilka Hermes,
• Minh Nguyen,
• Guus Rijnders and
• Rebecca Saive

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1059–1067, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.87

• stays nearly constant regardless of the scanned position, and is comparable with the open-circuit voltage (VOC) of the photodiode (270 mV, measured by a multimeter). By inspecting the displacement and photovoltage color maps it is possible to confirm that the drum-like displacement of the device is due

Ultralow-energy amorphization of contaminated silicon samples investigated by molecular dynamics

• Grégoire R. N. Defoort-Levkov,
• Alan Bahm and
• Patrick Philipp

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 834–849, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.68

• clean silicon sample. (c) Logarithmic plot comparing the sputter yields from (a) and (b). Supporting Information Supporting Information File 64: Additional simulation data. Acknowledgements We want to acknowledge and thank Dr. Chad Rue, Dr. Richard J. Young from Thermo Fisher Scientific and Dr. Tom

A wearable nanoscale heart sound sensor based on P(VDF-TrFE)/ZnO/GR and its application in cardiac disease detection

• Yi Luo,
• Jian Liu,
• Jiachang Zhang,
• Yu Xiao,
• Ying Wu and
• Zhidong Zhao

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 819–833, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.67

• auscultation is considered one of the most effective methods for diagnosing CVDs. Cardiac auscultation usually requires the aid of a stethoscope. In 1816, the French physician Laennec invented the stethoscope, which was gradually improved to form the current acoustic stethoscope [3]. A traditional acoustic

In situ magnesiothermic reduction synthesis of a Ge@C composite for high-performance lithium-ion batterie anodes

• Ha Tran Huu,
• Ngoc Phi Nguyen,
• Vuong Hoang Ngo,
• Huy Hoang Luc,
• Minh Kha Le,
• Minh Thu Nguyen,
• My Loan Phung Le,
• Hye Rim Kim,
• In Young Kim,
• Sung Jin Kim,
• Van Man Tran and
• Vien Vo

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 751–761, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.62

• Ha Tran Huu Ngoc Phi Nguyen Vuong Hoang Ngo Huy Hoang Luc Minh Kha Le Minh Thu Nguyen My Loan Phung Le Hye Rim Kim In Young Kim Sung Jin Kim Van Man Tran Vien Vo Faculty of Natural Science, Quy Nhon University, 170 An Duong Vuong, Quy Nhon, Binh Dinh, 55000, Vietnam Faculty of Physics, Hanoi

Evaluation of electrosynthesized reduced graphene oxide–Ni/Fe/Co-based (oxy)hydroxide catalysts towards the oxygen evolution reaction

• Karolina Cysewska,
• Marcin Łapiński,
• Marcin Zając,
• Jakub Karczewski,
• Piotr Jasiński and
• Sebastian Molin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 420–433, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.34

• the Minister of Science and Higher Education for outstanding young scientists. Funding This work was supported by the “Nanocrystalline ceramic materials for efficient electrochemical energy conversion” project carried out within the First TEAM program of the Foundation for Polish Science (grant

Batch preparation of nanofibers containing nanoparticles by an electrospinning device with multiple air inlets

• Dong Wei,
• Chengwei Ye,
• Adnan Ahmed and
• Lan Xu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 141–150, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.15

• experiments were performed at 25 °C and 60% relative humidity. The following MEAI parameters were used. The receiving distance was 18 cm, the speed of the receiving drum was 300 r/min, the air flow rates were 0, 50, 100, and 150 m3/h, and the spinning voltages were 40, 50, and 60 kV. Measurement and

• excessive air flow, a large number of bubbles were generated on the solution surface, and many droplets appeared on the receiving drum, which greatly affected the spinning effect. When the air flow rate was 100 m3/h (Figure 2b), there were still many bubbles on the solution surface and some droplets on the

• receiving drum, illustrating that the air flow was still too large. When the air flow rate was 50 m3/h (Figure 2c), the whole solution surface became convex, and no obvious droplets appeared between the nanofibers on the receiving drum. When there was no air flow (0 m3/h) (Figure 2d), the number of jets

Supramolecular assembly of pentamidine and polymeric cyclodextrin bimetallic core–shell nanoarchitectures

• Alexandru-Milentie Hada,
• Nina Burduja,
• Marco Abbate,
• Claudio Stagno,
• Guy Caljon,
• Louis Maes,
• Nicola Micale,
• Massimiliano Cordaro,
• Angela Scala,
• Antonino Mazzaglia and
• Anna Piperno

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1361–1369, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.112

• ), YOUNG INVESTIGATOR TRAINING PROGRAM 2019 for A.M.H fellowship, and PON “Ricerca e Innovazione” 2014-2020, Azione IV.5 “Dottorati e contratti di ricerca su tematiche Innovazione and green” for the fellowships of N.B., M.A., C.S.

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

• furnace; Collembola; gas/liquid interfaces; interfacial effects; persistant air layers; pits; Salvinia molesta; surfaces; tuyère failure; water transport in plants; xylem; Young–Laplace equation; Introduction and Motivation The basic concept of biomimetics is the derivation of technical applications from

• ), Frottana (Großschönau), Rivers and Tides Boatbuilding (Elsenfeld), funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). Masters thesis generated from the project: Michael Münster, 2014, “Bionik wasserabweisender Oberflächen (Biomimetics of superhydrophobic surfaces)”, University of

• Alloys, a manufacturer of tuyères), Institute of Botany of the Technical University of Dresden, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) B. Existence of a gas/liquid interface and the Young–Laplace equation General case If the forces acting across an gas/liquid

Influence of water contamination on the sputtering of silicon with low-energy argon ions investigated by molecular dynamics simulations

• Grégoire R. N. Defoort-Levkov,
• Alan Bahm and
• Patrick Philipp

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 986–1003, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.86

• and grouping details, reaction products, and ReaxFF potential. Acknowledgements Dr. Chad Rue, Dr. Richard J. Young from Thermo Fisher Scientific and Dr. Tom Wirtz from Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology are acknowledged and thanked for all the fruitful discussions and their comments

Design of a biomimetic, small-scale artificial leaf surface for the study of environmental interactions

• Miriam Anna Huth,
• Axel Huth,
• Lukas Schreiber and
• Kerstin Koch

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 944–957, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.83

• by several reviews [27][29][30][31]. Wetting states Young was the first to formulate a description of the wetting state in 1805. According to Young's equation, the CA depends on the three interfacial tensions liquid–solid, liquid–gas, and solid–gas [32]. He describes an ideal static CA on a

Micro-structures, nanomechanical properties and flight performance of three beetles with different folding ratios

• Jiyu Sun,
• Pengpeng Li,
• Yongwei Yan,
• Fa Song,
• Nuo Xu and
• Zhijun Zhang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 845–856, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.75

• and have a strong flying ability. P. brevitarsis also has a strong migratory ability, moves quickly, and generally flies approximately 50 m [54][55][56]. A. chinensis lives mostly inside trunks of trees or in small closed forests, feeding on young leaves and bark [57]. T. dichotomus often lives in

Ideal Kerker scattering by homogeneous spheres: the role of gain or loss

• Qingdong Yang,
• Weijin Chen,
• Yuntian Chen and
• Wei Liu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 828–835, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.73

• with fixed Re(m) = 1.275. Acknowledgements W. L. thanks Dr. Jorge Olmos-Trigo for his comments on this work. Funding The following sources of funding are acknowledged: National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11874026, and 11874426), and the Outstanding Young Researcher Scheme of

Hierachical epicuticular wax coverage on leaves of Deschampsia antarctica as a possible adaptation to severe environmental conditions

• Elena V. Gorb,
• Iryna A. Kozeretska and
• Stanislav N. Gorb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 807–816, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.71

• , planted into a small plastic flower pot filled with topical soil, and transported to the laboratory. The surfaces of the following organs were examined (Figure 1): (i) vegetative organs, namely the inner (adaxial) and outer (abaxial) sides of the leaf blade in mature and young leaves as well as the

• the abaxial side, fine thread-like extensions on the margins of the platelets are better seen and the projections seem to be slightly inclined relative to the underlying surface (Figure 2e); these peculiarities are even more expressed in young leaves. On some micrographs, when platelets were removed