Exploring disorder correlations in superconducting systems: spectroscopic insights and matrix element effects

• Vyacheslav D. Neverov,
• Alexander E. Lukyanov,
• Andrey V. Krasavin,
• Alexei Vagov,
• Boris G. Lvov and
• Mihail D. Croitoru

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 199–206, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.19

• (Equation 3) modifies the effective potential that acts on electrons in the disordered system. This modification plays a pivotal role when dealing with strong disorder and cannot be disregarded, unlike in the case of weak disorder [5][58]. Disorder model To describe spatially correlated structural disorder

CdSe/ZnS quantum dots as a booster in the active layer of distributed ternary organic photovoltaics

• Gabriela Lewińska,
• Piotr Jeleń,
• Zofia Kucia,
• Maciej Sitarz,
• Łukasz Walczak,
• Bartłomiej Szafraniak,
• Jerzy Sanetra and
• Konstanty W. Marszalek

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 144–156, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.14

• level. The energy gap was obtained from the Tauc diagram [57]. The levels correspond to a mixture of the levels obtained for pure CdSe and ZnS [58]. To evaluate the potential applicability of ternary mixtures, the volume heterojunctions of ITO/PEDOT:PSS/active layer/aluminum and ITO/active layer

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

• The experiment used larvae of the G. mellonella species, as described by Allegra et al. and Marena et al. with modifications [54][58]. A minimum of ten larvae per group (n = 10) were used, which were fed and raised at 25 °C until they weighed more than 0.2 mg. Larvae between 0.2 and 0.3 mg were used

Influence of conductive carbon and MnCo₂O₄ on morphological and electrical properties of hydrogels for electrochemical energy conversion

• Sylwia Pawłowska,
• Karolina Cysewska,
• Yasamin Ziai,
• Jakub Karczewski,
• Piotr Jasiński and
• Sebastian Molin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 57–70, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.6

• particles dispersed inside the structure of the hydrogel (75–90 mV/dec) (Figure 5c). Depending on the potential applied and the process condition, the water oxidation could be a one to four electron transfer process [57][58]. Tafel slope values in the range of 75–90 mV·dec−1 represent a possible mixed

Curcumin-loaded nanostructured systems for treatment of leishmaniasis: a review

• Douglas Dourado,
• Thayse Silva Medeiros,
• Éverton do Nascimento Alencar,
• Edijane Matos Sales and
• Fábio Rocha Formiga

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 37–50, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.4

• physicochemical properties of the systems, and by the release and targeting features of the loaded nanosystems, rather than by the drug properties themselves [58][59][60][61][62]. The intracellular amastigote form of Leishmania spp. allocates in macrophage phagolysosomes from infected individuals [63]. However

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

• an encouraging prognosis for the development of future products [56]. Curcumin is a naturally yellow pigment obtained from the rhizomes of Curcuma longa. In the literature, many articles explore anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiviral, anti-infectious, and antitumoral properties of curcumin [58

• . Despite that, the combination could not reduce egg count more than that with PZQ alone. Nonetheless, the author affirms in the presentation of their results that the combination is more effective than the use of PZQ alone in this aspect [59]. Luz et al. [58] showed that curcumin encapsulated by polymeric

• nanoparticles could kill 100% of adult worms in vitro at a concentration of100 µM. Lower concentrations reduced motility and caused tegumental alterations and couple separation [58]. However, curcumin has low bioavailability and poor water solubility. Thus, Aly et al. [60] tried to increase its solubility and

A combined gas-phase dissociative ionization, dissociative electron attachment and deposition study on the potential FEBID precursor [Au(CH₃)₂Cl]₂

• Elif Bilgilisoy,
• Ali Kamali,
• Thomas Xaver Gentner,
• Gerd Ballmann,
• Sjoerd Harder,
• Hans-Peter Steinrück,
• Hubertus Marbach and
• Oddur Ingólfsson

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1178–1199, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.98

• , and studies on the gold(I) precursors AuXL (L = P(NMe2)3, PMe3, CNMe, CNt-Bu, P(OCH2CF3)3; X = Cl, Br, I) [52], and on Ru(CO)4I2 [31], Ru(η3-C3H5)(CO)3X (X = Cl, Br) [48][53][54], Pt(NH3)2Cl2 [55][56], and Pt(CO)2X2 (X = Cl, Br) [57][58][59][60][61] have been reported. These include post-deposition

• and through reductive halogen removal using atomic hydrogen [58]. In an early study by Spencer et al. [57], 0.7 nm layers of Pt(CO)2Cl2 were exposed to 500 eV electrons and desorbing ligands were monitored by mass spectrometry, while the development of the deposit was monitored using XPS. It was found

• post-deposition purification study where two approaches were taken: prolonged electron exposure and reductive halogen removal using atomic hydrogen [58]. While atomic hydrogen was found to effectively remove the halogen, prolonged electron exposure was only found to have significant influence at the

Curcumin-loaded albumin submicron particles with potential as a cancer therapy: an in vitro study

• Nittiya Suwannasom,
• Netsai Sriaksorn,
• Chutamas Thepmalee,
• Krissana Khoothiam,
• Ausanai Prapan,
• Hans Bäumler and
• Chonthida Thephinlap

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1127–1140, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.93

• % (Huh-7, Figure 6B) and 58% to 32% (MCF-7, Figure 6D). The CUR-HSA-MPs showed lower cytotoxicity than free CUR at the same drug concentrations. This could be explained by its drug delivery process, which is a common feature of polymer anticancer drugs. Enhanced and sustained release of CUR is attributed

• prepared CUR-HSA-MPs (8%) was suspended in 9 mL of either a mixture of 50% ethanol in PBS at pH 7, or PBS at pH 7.4, or RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) and 1% PenStrep as release medium [57][58]. The solution was continuously stirred at 200 rpm at 37 °C in the dark. Aliquots

Nanoarchitectonics of photothermal materials to enhance the sensitivity of lateral flow assays

• Elangovan Sarathkumar,
• Rajasekharan S. Anjana and
• Ramapurath S. Jayasree

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 988–1003, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.82

• higher cross-sectional area. The PCE of the gold nanoshells can be increased by either increasing the core-to-shell radius ratio or by increasing their aspect ratio [58][59]. In a theoretical study, the size-dependent optical properties of three different nanomaterials, including gold nanospheres, gold

Upscaling the urea method synthesis of CoAl layered double hydroxides

• Camilo Jaramillo-Hernández,
• Víctor Oestreicher,
• Martín Mizrahi and
• Gonzalo Abellán

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 927–938, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.76

• [30][45][56][57][58]. This has been observed in different large-scale approaches, where different phases besides hydroxides have been observed at high concentrations [59][60]. In order to provide a comprehensive understanding of the electronic and structural features resulting from the scale-up

Antibody-conjugated nanoparticles for target-specific drug delivery of chemotherapeutics

• Mamta Kumari,
• Amitabha Acharya and
• Praveen Thaggikuppe Krishnamurthy

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 912–926, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.75

• byproducts. Click chemistry involves a copper-catalyzed cycloaddition between an organic azide and a terminal alkyne to form a stable 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole ring (Figure 4c) [58][59]. Azides and alkynes are inert towards most functional groups and biomolecules. Hence, the NPs are functionalized

Two-dimensional molecular networks at the solid/liquid interface and the role of alkyl chains in their building blocks

• Suyi Liu,
• Yasuo Norikane and
• Yoshihiro Kikkawa

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 872–892, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.72

• functionalized group have been reported to exhibit distorted adsorption on HOPG in some cases [44][58][59][60][61]. This review mainly focuses on the alkyl chain effects on the HOPG surface. However, it is important to note that the kinds of substrate have influence on the 2D molecular self-assemblies. 2D

• , thus disabling STM observation [58]. Dispersion-corrected DFT calculations offered quantitative information on the interactions between n-perfluoroalkanes and circumcoronene (HOPG model) [47]. Compared to the n-alkyl chains, several disadvantages of the n-perfluoroalkyl chains can be suggested for the

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

• microoptic fabrication, grayscale lithography offers a solution to mitigate the staircase effect. Grayscale lithography is a novel approach in photolithography for 2.5D patterning (x,y,z) with ultrasmooth surfaces that exhibits improved shape accuracy [57][58]. In 2019, Nanoscribe GmbH & Co launched the

Carboxylic acids and light interact to affect nanoceria stability and dissolution in acidic aqueous environments

• Matthew L. Hancock,
• Eric A. Grulke and
• Robert A. Yokel

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 762–780, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.63

• completed for each sample, and the average result of each run was analyzed and recorded. All samples were evaluated using the multimodal setting. Nanoceria, 1 mg, was dispersed in 2 mL (500 µg/mL) of 0.11 M iso-osmotic aqueous media at pH 4.5 representative of acidic soil and lysosomes [57][58]. Throughout

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

• ][58]. In the first anodic process, the peaks at 0.30 and 0.56 V vs Li/Li+ correspond to the dealloying reaction of LixGe alloys. This multistep delithiation correlates to the stepwise alloying observed by the splitting of cathodic peaks in the following cycles. Compared to the signals in the first

Nanomaterials for photocatalysis and applications in environmental remediation and renewable energy

• Viet Van Pham and
• Wee-Jun Ong

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 722–724, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.58

Metal-organic framework-based nanomaterials as opto-electrochemical sensors for the detection of antibiotics and hormones: A review

• Akeem Adeyemi Oladipo,
• Saba Derakhshan Oskouei and
• Mustafa Gazi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 631–673, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.52

• -dependent changes in luminescence intensity along with sizable modifications in the excitation and emission spectra. Electrochemical sensors Recent years have seen a significant increase in the use of electrochemical sensors [1][7][9][28][29][30][31][32][33][55][56][57][58][59][60] that use nanostructured

Titania nanoparticles for photocatalytic degradation of ethanol under simulated solar light

• Evghenii Goncearenco,
• Iuliana P. Morjan,
• Claudiu Teodor Fleaca,
• Florian Dumitrache,
• Elena Dutu,
• Monica Scarisoreanu,
• Valentin Serban Teodorescu,
• Alexandra Sandulescu,
• Crina Anastasescu and
• Ioan Balint

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 616–630, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.51

• direct and indirect transitions, which are related to the crystal structure. To distinguish these two types of transition, it is common to use the Tauc plot [55][56][57][58], where the absorbance coefficient is multiplied with the photon energy and plotted as an exponential function of the photon energy

• . The value of the exponent depends on the transition type. For indirect transitions it is 0.5 (Figure 6a), for direct transitions it is 2 (Figure 6b) [55][56]. We presume that in our samples no forbidden transitions occur. The absorbance coefficient was calculated using the following equation [58][59

Suspension feeding in Copepoda (Crustacea) – a numerical model of setae acting in concert

• Alexander E. Filippov,
• Wencke Krings and
• Stanislav N. Gorb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 603–615, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.50

• these tips are also rather soft and flexible, similar to attachment hairs in insects showing high adhesion at the tips [58]; for in-depth reviews, see [59][60][61]. In contrast, the tips of the long setae did not emit blue signals. The simulation presented here takes into account the actual physical

Carbon nanotube-cellulose ink for rapid solvent identification

• Tiago Amarante,
• Thiago H. R. Cunha,
• Claudio Laudares,
• Ana P. M. Barboza,
• Ana Carolina dos Santos,
• Cíntia L. Pereira,
• Vinicius Ornelas,
• Bernardo R. A. Neves,
• André S. Ferlauto and
• Rodrigo G. Lacerda

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 535–543, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.44

• length was purchased from Maine University (3.0 wt % aqueous gel) [58]. Further characterizations and information about the MFC can be found in [58]. Functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with hydroxy and carboxyl groups (–OH and –COOH), outer diameter between 20 and 50 nm and an average

Conjugated photothermal materials and structure design for solar steam generation

• Chia-Yang Lin and
• Tsuyoshi Michinobu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 454–466, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.36

• supplies water to this photothermal film. The film is slightly lifted in order to reduce heat dissipation from the bulk water. This is also beneficial for SSG through the thermal energy generated by the PTM. Porous 3D structures Porous materials, such as sponges [45][49][58][59], foams [31][34][38][49][50

• ][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63], and aerogels [64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73], are also used as substrates for SSG devices. As the hydrophilic surface of porous structures is the key to efficient water transport through capillary forces, it is reasonable to combine them with

Molecular nanoarchitectonics: unification of nanotechnology and molecular/materials science

• Katsuhiko Ariga

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 434–453, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.35

• nanoarchitectonics show that it is widely applied in academic fields such as materials synthesis [57][58][59], structural control [60][61][62][63], physical phenomena [64][65][66], and basic biochemistry [67][68][69], as well as in applied fields such as catalysis [70][71][72], sensors [73][74][75], devices [76][77

Plasmonic nanotechnology for photothermal applications – an evaluation

• A. R. Indhu,
• L. Keerthana and
• Gnanaprakash Dharmalingam

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 380–419, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.33

• absorbance for particles larger than 40 nm. Even by accounting only for the dipole mode in such particles, depending on the order to which ψj and ξj are expanded, the shift as well as the changes to the peak broadening can be captured. For example, expanding the function to the order of x2 yields [58]: This

Quercetin- and caffeic acid-functionalized chitosan-capped colloidal silver nanoparticles: one-pot synthesis, characterization, and anticancer and antibacterial activities

• Akif Hakan Kurt,
• Elif Berna Olutas,
• Fatma Avcioglu,
• Hamza Karakuş,
• Mehmet Ali Sungur,
• Cansu Kara Oztabag and
• Muhammet Yıldırım

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 362–376, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.31

• cell lines (MCF-7 and HepG2) [57][58]. Materials and Methods Chemicals Chitosan (medium molecular weight: 190,000–310,000 Da based on viscosity; 75–85% deacetylated; viscosity: 200–800 cP, that is 1 wt % in 1% acetic acid at 25 °C), sodium borohydride (NaBH4, ≥98.0%), caffeic acid (≥98.0%), and

• prepared and exhibited good and dose-dependent cytotoxicity against MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines [58]. When adding Ch/Q- and Ch/CA-Ag NPs to ARPE-19 cells, the viability values were also lower than those of the control group, especially for caffeic acid Ag NPs (Figure 6b and Figure 6d). When Ch/Q-Ag NPs