Nanoarchitectonics to entrap living cells in silica-based systems: encapsulations with yolk–shell and sepiolite nanomaterials

• Celia Martín-Morales,
• Jorge Fernández-Méndez,
• Pilar Aranda and
• Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 522–534, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.43

• production of encapsulated S. cerevisiae in the formerly described silica-based nanoarchitectonics systems can be used as a way of testing the biocatalytic potential of these systems. Since this yeast species secretes ethanol naturally as a product of its native metabolism, ethanol production can be measured

The origin of black and white coloration of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)

• Manuela Rebora,
• Gianandrea Salerno,
• Silvana Piersanti,
• Alexander Kovalev and
• Stanislav N. Gorb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 496–508, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.41

• parts, but we mainly focused our attention on the hindlegs, because of their bright white stripes. Ae. albopictus or Asian tiger mosquito is an invasive species native to tropical and subtropical areas of Southeast Asia, nowadays established in all Mediterranean countries. It is recognised as one of the

Microneedle patches – the future of drug delivery and vaccination?

• Zahra Faraji Rad,
• Philip D. Prewett and
• Graham J. Davies

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 494–495, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.40

• blood for diagnostic tests. Other tests, such as blood glucose monitoring in diabetics [1], release blood by a pinprick from the capillaries immediately beneath the skin. Microneedles (MNs), typically less than 1 mm long, are a late 20th century development with significant promise for the above

• clinical use since the 17th century. The first bevelled metal hypodermic needles were introduced by Francis Reed in 1844, followed by the syringe and needle combination, due to Alexander Wood, in 1853. Needles for a single intravenous dose (IV push) or bolus normally use a fixed intravenous hollow needle

Molecular nanoarchitectonics: unification of nanotechnology and molecular/materials science

• Katsuhiko Ariga

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

• ], which can be considered a post-nanotechnology concept [46], can play this role. Just as Richard Feynman proposed nanotechnology in the 20th century [47][48], nanoarchitectonics was proposed by Masakazu Aono in the early 21st century [49][50]. Nanoarchitectonics is a methodology for creating functional

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

• (only 6% used 3D imaging, Figure 1a3) [19]. Furthermore, the subjective interpretation of results obtained by imaging techniques cannot be neglected [17]. Based on 50 studies regarding NP-mediated delivery of plasmid DNA to cells/tissues, only a small fraction reported systematic image quantification

Bismuth-based nanostructured photocatalysts for the remediation of antibiotics and organic dyes

• Akeem Adeyemi Oladipo and
• Faisal Suleiman Mustafa

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 291–321, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.26

• is brought on by a high concentration of antibiotics that enter aquatic systems and interact with native species [47][60][61][62]. For instance, it may start to alter the genetic makeup and structure of the microbial community [47]. Antibiotic-resistant microbes (algae, fungi, and bacteria) pose a

Nanotechnology – a robust tool for fighting the challenges of drug resistance in non-small cell lung cancer

• Filip Gorachinov,
• Fatima Mraiche,
• Diala Alhaj Moustafa,
• Ola Hishari,
• Yomna Ismail,
• Jensa Joseph,
• Maja Simonoska Crcarevska,
• Marija Glavas Dodov,
• Nikola Geskovski and
• Katerina Goracinova

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 240–261, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.23

• considerations in the engineering of tumor-homing nanoparticles will be discussed below with an emphasis on increased lung tumor tissue localization. Current approaches for overcoming biological barriers and improved drug targeting Looking back at almost half a century of research on drug targeting, experimental

Frontiers of nanoelectronics: intrinsic Josephson effect and prospects of superconducting spintronics

• Anatolie S. Sidorenko,
• Horst Hahn and
• Vladimir Krasnov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 79–82, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.9

• : artificial neural networks; functional nanostructures; intrinsic Josephson effect; nanoelectronics; spintronics; The twenty-first century is marked by an explosive growth in the flow of information, which is necessary to process, archive, and transmit data through communication systems. For that purpose

The influence of structure and local structural defects on the magnetic properties of cobalt nanofilms

• Alexander Vakhrushev,
• Aleksey Fedotov,
• Olesya Severyukhina and
• Anatolie Sidorenko

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 23–33, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.3

• considerable changes. In the graph of Figure 5, this time period is marked by the letter (a) and is shown in an enlarged form. The jumps in the spin temperature transformation at 0–3 ps correspond to an active rearrangement of the atomic spin directions, which were unstable in the initial state due to

From a free electron gas to confined states: A mixed island of PTCDA and copper phthalocyanine on Ag(111)

• Alfred J. Weymouth,
• Emily Roche and
• Franz J. Giessibl

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1572–1577, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.131

• at submonolayer coverage, it forms islands under which the native Shockley state of the Ag(111) surface can no longer be found. Previous work has shown that this state shifts upwards to form a new interface state starting at 0.6 V above the Fermi level, having properties of a two-dimensional electron

• [28]. Conclusion Both PTCDA and CuPc are archetypical molecules used to forward our understanding of acceptor–donor pairs on surfaces. In this letter, we presented an investigation of the PC phase with AFM, STM, dI/dV spectra, and dI/dV imaging, concentrating on the states above the Fermi level. From

In search of cytotoxic selectivity on cancer cells with biogenically synthesized Ag/AgCl nanoparticles

• Mitzi J. Ramírez-Hernández,
• Mario Valera-Zaragoza,
• Omar Viñas-Bravo,
• Ariana A. Huerta-Heredia,
• Miguel A. Peña-Rico,
• Erick A. Juarez-Arellano,
• David Paniagua-Vega,
• Eduardo Ramírez-Vargas and
• Saúl Sánchez-Valdes

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1505–1519, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.124

• letter number 56540 (Inorganic Crystal Structure Database, ICSD). This pattern corresponds to the crystallographic planes (111), (200), (220), (311), and (222) of the NaCl-type face-centered cubic crystal structure. According to the results, the pineapple peel extract (PPeel extract) is amorphous (i.e

Recent trends in Bi-based nanomaterials: challenges, fabrication, enhancement techniques, and environmental applications

• Vishal Dutta,
• Ankush Chauhan,
• Ritesh Verma,
• C. Gopalkrishnan and
• Van-Huy Nguyen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1316–1336, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.109

• in the CB of SC I and the holes in the VB of SC II to keep their optimum and original redox potentials (Figure 6a). This method of electron transmission resembles the letter Z. As a result, the structure of this heterojunction is referred to as the direct Z-scheme [43][101]. Fu et al. [102

Laser-processed antiadhesive bionic combs for handling nanofibers inspired by nanostructures on the legs of cribellate spiders

• Sebastian Lifka,
• Kristóf Harsányi,
• Erich Baumgartner,
• Lukas Pichler,
• Dariya Baiko,
• Karsten Wasmuth,
• Johannes Heitz,
• Marco Meyer,
• Anna-Christin Joel,
• Jörn Bonse and
• Werner Baumgartner

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1268–1283, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.105

• nanostructure on the calamistrum in fact reduces adhesion of native spider silk and that this reduced adhesion can be mimicked by artificially structured polymer foils [14]. In order to technically integrate these antiadhesive structures, the structures have to be adapted as typical technical nanofibers differ

Design of surface nanostructures for chirality sensing based on quartz crystal microbalance

• Yinglin Ma,
• Xiangyun Xiao and
• Qingmin Ji

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1201–1219, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.100

• cavity of native β-CD ranges from 0.60 to 0.65 nm and matches well with biphenyl or naphthalene groups, but not with methyl lactate, ethyl lactate, or 2-octanol. Conversely, β-CD with phenylcarbamate (Ph-β-CD) and 4-methoxyphenylcarbamate groups (MP-β-CD) possess smaller cavities and more rigid

Rapid fabrication of MgO@g-C₃N₄ heterojunctions for photocatalytic nitric oxide removal

• Minh-Thuan Pham,
• Duyen P. H. Tran,
• Xuan-Thanh Bui and
• Sheng-Jie You

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1141–1154, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.96

• oxide with wide bandgap (3.5–5 eV), high availability, non-toxicity, low cost, and native structural defects [18][19]. The large bandgap energy is the limitation of MgO, reducing the photocatalytic performance and applicability of MgO [20]. Various efforts have been made to enhance the absorption in the

• nm with an excitation wavelength (770 nm) in the visible range, which could be caused by the native structural defects in MgO [18]. 3% MgO@g-C3N4 shows intense fluorescence at 420 nm via excitation at 850 nm, due to the recombination of charge carriers. The photogenerated electrons from the valance

Biomimetic chitosan with biocomposite nanomaterials for bone tissue repair and regeneration

• Se-Kwon Kim,
• Sesha Subramanian Murugan,
• Pandurang Appana Dalavi,
• Sebanti Gupta,
• Sukumaran Anil,
• Gi Hun Seong and
• Jayachandran Venkatesan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1051–1067, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.92

• materials should be in the form of inorganic and organic composites. To mimic the inorganic portion, researchers have tried to utilize calcium phosphate materials due to their similarity to the native tissue. To mimic the organic portion of the bone, several materials including polymers, proteins, and

• nanofibrous structures imitating the native extracellular matrix. The potential use of this membrane for tissue engineering applications was demonstrated by using rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. The cell viability of the chitosan scaffolds with 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2% of graphene oxide content was

• promising applications in bone tissue engineering [55]. 3D printing chitosan material for bone tissue engineering The 3D printing is an emerging technique used in tissue engineering, in which biomaterials are 3D printed to mimic the native tissue architecture. In bone tissue engineering and regenerative

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

• phenomena of plant surfaces such as the splash behavior of liquids or the adhesion of insects under laboratory conditions [38][39]. In the past, long-chain hydrocarbons as well as native wax extract were recrytallized to mimic the native leaf structures and their associated properties [21][39][40][41][42

• the biological model. The artificial surfaces imitating the leaves should have the same chemical and wetting properties as leaf surfaces. To prove these criteria, the chemical composition of the native and transferred wax extracts, the morphology of native and recrystallized wax crystals and the

• wetting properties of native and artificial surfaces were analyzed. Such artificial surfaces allow for the study of biotic interactions, for example, pathogen interactions, but also non-biotic interactions such as the behavior of liquids and surfactants used in agricultural spraying applications. An

Bioselectivity of silk protein-based materials and their bio-inspired applications

• Hendrik Bargel,
• Vanessa T. Trossmann,
• Christoph Sommer and
• Thomas Scheibel

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 902–921, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.81

• interactions also include activation outside the cell (outside-in process) mediated by the cytosolic domains of the integrin α- and β-subunits. The recruitment of either leukocytes or platelets from the blood circulation are examples that require both signalling pathways [9]. Cells in their native tissue

• from the development of sophisticated synthetic polymer systems [26][27], protein-based and bioinspired materials have nowadays an enormous impact [28][29]. Biomaterials based on native collagen, keratin, elastin, silk, and their recombinant, engineered counterparts become increasingly popular in

• worldwide. Natural spider silk has the potential to be used for tissue engineering and biomedical applications. For instance, NIH 3T3 cells showed increased adhesion and proliferation on fabricated, sterilized wovens made of native, unmodified spider dragline silk fibres from Nephila clavipes over five days

DNA aptamer selection and construction of an aptasensor based on graphene FETs for Zika virus NS1 protein detection

• Nathalie B. F. Almeida,
• Thiago A. S. L. Sousa,
• Viviane C. F. Santos,
• Camila M. S. Lacerda,
• Thais G. Silva,
• Rafaella F. Q. Grenfell,
• Flavio Plentz and
• Antero S. R. Andrade

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 873–881, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.78

• HEK293 cells were purchased from The Native Antigen Company. Oligonucleotide library design The sequence of the 80mer library is described as follows: 5′-CTTCTGCCCGCCTCCTTCC-(39N)-GGAGACGAGATAGGCGGACACT-3′, where the central 39N represents random oligonucleotides based on equal incorporation of A, G, C

• the reduction of the number of cycles necessary for the selection of high-affinity aptamers. As the molecules remain in solution during the separation process, there is no steric hindrance for aptamers binding to the target [26]. In addition, the native conformation of the protein targets is retained

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

• areas with well-developed forestry and thick trees und conditions native to a forest, feeding on the sap that flows from the surface of the bark. During the day, they mostly rest in shady and humid environments such as soil and move more in the evening hours [58][59]. Compared with the other two beetles

Temperature and chemical effects on the interfacial energy between a Ga–In–Sn eutectic liquid alloy and nanoscopic asperities

• Yujin Han,
• Pierre-Marie Thebault,
• Corentin Audes,
• Xuelin Wang,
• Haiwoong Park,
• Jian-Zhong Jiang and
• Arnaud Caron

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 817–827, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.72

• work are unexpected and require a thorough discussion. In the following, we also discuss the effect of tip chemistry and oxide growth on the interfacial energy of Ga–In–Sn. The measurements presented here were performed in air. Thus, a thin native oxide layer, which may have grown upon heating, likely

• for 3 h, this general trend was preserved. Table 3 shows that after heating, the oxygen concentration at the surface of Ga–In–Sn eutectic liquid slightly decreased, that is, from 53.7 to 49.9 atom %. Moreover, the atomic fraction of gallium bound as native oxide increased from 23.2 to 27.0 atom

• %, while the atomic fractions of tin and indium bound as oxides (SnO or SnO2, and In2O3) did not significantly change. Given the atomic concentrations in Table 3, the native mixed surface oxide of the Ga–In–Sn eutectic liquid consists of GaO2–Sn2O3–In2O3 or (Ga0.8Sn0.14In0.06)O2. After heating, this

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

• /bjnano.13.71 Abstract Using cryo scanning electron microscopy, the surface micromorphology of vegetative (leaf blade and ligule) and generative (pedicel and outer glume) organs in Deschampsia antarctica, one of the only two flowering plants native to Antarctica, was examined. Whereas the pedicel and

• hierarchical structure of the wax coverage on both leaf surfaces is described in D. antarctica for the first time. Keywords: cryo-SEM; microstructure; plant; surface; wax projection; Introduction The Antarctic hair grass Deschampsia antarctica É. Desv. (Poaceae) is one of the only two flowering plants native

• flowering plant species native to Antarctica, the Antarctic pearlworts Colobanthus quitensis Kunth Bartl. (Caryophyllaceae), which is rather rare and mainly relays on an avoidance strategy (i.e., it grows near higher clumps of D. antarctica or in hollows between stones avoiding direct influence of

Direct measurement of surface photovoltage by AC bias Kelvin probe force microscopy

• Masato Miyazaki,
• Yasuhiro Sugawara and
• Yan Jun Li

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 712–720, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.63

• . The tip was cleaned by Ar+ sputtering (0.8 keV, 5 × 10−7 Torr, 5 min) to remove the contaminants and the native oxide layer. We used a rutile TiO2(110) sample to demonstrate the AC-KPFM. TiO2 is one of the promising photocatalytic materials [38][39][40] and has been widely studied using AFM and KPFM

Design and selection of peptides to block the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain by molecular docking

• Kendra Ramirez-Acosta,
• Ivan A. Rosales-Fuerte,
• J. Eduardo Perez-Sanchez,
• Alfredo Nuñez-Rivera,
• Josue Juarez and
• Ruben D. Cadena-Nava

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 699–711, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.62

• currently one of the most contagious viruses in existence and the cause of the worst pandemic in this century, COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 infection begins with the recognition of the cellular receptor angiotensin converting enzyme-2 by its spike glycoprotein receptor-binding domain (RBD). Thus, the use of small

Design and characterization of polymeric microneedles containing extracts of Brazilian green propolis

• Camila Felix Vecchi,
• Rafaela Said dos Santos,
• Jéssica Bassi da Silva and
• Marcos Luciano Bruschi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 503–516, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.42

• Apis mellifera L. bees, located inside a eucalyptus reserve, surrounded by native forest with predominance of Baccharis dracunculifolia (Asteraceae), in the northwest of Parana state. This research was registered in Brazil with SISGEN N° AC7A2F5. The different PRP extracts were prepared by turbo