Relationship between corrosion and nanoscale friction on a metallic glass

• Haoran Ma and
• Roland Bennewitz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 236–244, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.18

• films form on most metal surfaces and act as a barrier to the corrosive environment, thus impeding further corrosion. The corrosion properties of MGs, for example, the ability to passivate and to remain in the passive state in corrosive aqueous solutions, have been addressed in many studies using

• corrosion conditions. Recently, we investigated nanoscale friction on a Zr63Ni22Ti15 (ZrNiTi) MG in phosphate buffer after electrochemical polarization [21]. Our results demonstrated a new method to investigate in situ the structure of surface oxide films grown upon polarization in aqueous solutions using

A comprehensive review on electrospun nanohybrid membranes for wastewater treatment

• Senuri Kumarage,
• Imalka Munaweera and
• Nilwala Kottegoda

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 137–159, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.10

• membrane to remove Pb2+ and Cu2+ ions from aqueous solutions by electrospinning PVP and 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (TMPTMS) infused with cerium oxide [62]. Also, they have modified the PVP/CeO2/TMPTMS nanofibers with a surfactant (Pluronic123) to obtain smaller fiber diameters and greater pore volume

Impact of GaAs(100) surface preparation on EQE of AZO/Al₂O₃/p-GaAs photovoltaic structures

• Piotr Caban,
• Rafał Pietruszka,
• Jarosław Kaszewski,
• Monika Ożga,
• Bartłomiej S. Witkowski,
• Krzysztof Kopalko,
• Piotr Kuźmiuk,
• Katarzyna Gwóźdź,
• Ewa Płaczek-Popko,
• Krystyna Lawniczak-Jablonska and
• Marek Godlewski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 578–592, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.48

• aqueous solutions are used with the addition of an oxidizer – usually hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Such an etchant is able to turn GaAs into oxide and dissolve the created oxides “at the same time”. The popular etchants are H2SO4/H2O2/H2O, NH4OH/H2O2/H2O, and citric acid (CA)-based etchants – CA/H2O2/H2O [17

• surface preparation up to the last step in which the presence/lack of final passivation classifies the sample as belonging to the group A or B, respectively. The detailed preparation steps are also presented in Figure 1. All the aqueous solutions used in the experiments were prepared with deionized water

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of water in aqueous dispersions of silver nanoparticles

• Paulina Filipczak,
• Krzysztof Hałagan,
• Jacek Ulański and
• Marcin Kozanecki

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 497–506, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.40

• discovery of the SERS effect in 1974 [27], most of the research is focused on biomolecules and medical applications [28][29]. The SERS effect of water has been studied since 1980. There are reports on the SERS effect of water in aqueous solutions of electrolytes placed between metal electrodes (Ag, Au, Cu

A review on the green and sustainable synthesis of silver nanoparticles and one-dimensional silver nanostructures

• Sina Kaabipour and
• Shohreh Hemmati

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 102–136, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.9

• for blood purification and to inhibit heart palpitations [44]. Silver was used in forms of aqueous solutions, coins, and plates for aseptic and antibacterial applications, as well as in food and dairy preservation up until the 19th century, as it was agreed that food and dairy products kept in silver

Effect of different silica coatings on the toxicity of upconversion nanoparticles on RAW 264.7 macrophage cells

• Cynthia Kembuan,
• Helena Oliveira and
• Christina Graf

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 35–48, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.3

• 10 mL of a solution containing ultrapure water and aqua regia (water/aqua regia = 4:1 v/v) and measured via ICP-OES for determining the concentration of the Er3+, Yb3+, and Y3+ ions (Supporting Information File 1). Aqueous solutions containing 1.0 ± 0.1 and 2.0 ± 0.1 ppm of Er3+, Yb3+, or Y3

Atomic layer deposited films of Al₂O₃ on fluorine-doped tin oxide electrodes: stability and barrier properties

• Hana Krýsová,
• Michael Neumann-Spallart,
• Hana Tarábková,
• Pavel Janda,
• Ladislav Kavan and
• Josef Krýsa

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 24–34, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.2

• , F:SnO2 on glass). The resistance to dissolution in aqueous solutions of various pH values was tested as well as the blocking capability of electron transport as criteria for the presence or change of Al2O3 on the surface. Experimental K3[Fe(CN)6], K4[Fe(CN)6], KCl, NaOH, and H2SO4 were of analytical

Nanocasting synthesis of BiFeO₃ nanoparticles with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity

• Thomas Cadenbach,
• Maria J. Benitez,
• A. Lucia Morales,
• Cesar Costa Vera,
• Luis Lascano,
• Francisco Quiroz,
• Alexis Debut and
• Karla Vizuete

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1822–1833, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.164

• heating. In addition, the presence of Bi3+ in acidic aqueous solutions leads to the formation of polynuclear cationic species. Once a thermal treatment at 500 °C is applied, those clusters decompose into α- and β-Bi2O3 by-products, which are not observed when an intermediate heating step is carried out

Magnetic-field-assisted synthesis of anisotropic iron oxide particles: Effect of pH

• Andrey V. Shibaev,
• Petr V. Shvets,
• Darya E. Kessel,
• Roman A. Kamyshinsky,
• Anton S. Orekhov,
• Sergey S. Abramchuk,
• Alexei R. Khokhlov and
• Olga E. Philippova

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1230–1241, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.107

• , aqueous solutions containing the synthesized nanoparticles were sonicated for 30 min (15 min of pure sonication time, consisting of 5 s pulses followed by 5 s of rest) at a Sonics VCX 500 ultrasonicator (Newtown, CT, USA) in order to break the nanoparticle agglomerates. Transmission electron microscopy

Photothermally active nanoparticles as a promising tool for eliminating bacteria and biofilms

• Mykola Borzenkov,
• Piersandro Pallavicini,
• Angelo Taglietti,
• Laura D’Alfonso,
• Maddalena Collini and
• Giuseppe Chirico

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1134–1146, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.98

• nanomaterial used, for example, aqueous solutions, self-assembled monolayers or polymeric nanocomposites [33]. In the case of plasmonic nanoparticles, the plasmonic properties (i.e., the maximum position of the absorption band and the band shape) are strongly affected by the conditions under which the

Electrochemical nanostructuring of (111) oriented GaAs crystals: from porous structures to nanowires

• Elena I. Monaico,
• Eduard V. Monaico,
• Veaceslav V. Ursaki,
• Shashank Honnali,
• Vitalie Postolache,
• Karin Leistner,
• Kornelius Nielsch and
• Ion M. Tiginyanu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 966–975, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.81

• porous semiconductors although the anodization in environmentally friendly electrolytes, including aqueous solutions of NaCl, has attracted increasing attention during the last decade [5][18][19][20][21]. In this paper, we report on the electrochemical porosification of GaAs(111) wafers in neutral NaCl

A 3D-polyphenylalanine network inside porous alumina: Synthesis and characterization of an inorganic–organic composite membrane

• Jonathan Stott and
• Jörg J. Schneider

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 938–951, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.78

• chose phenylalanine as an aromatic and hydrophobic amino acid to achieve a good interaction with slightly water-soluble compounds (e.g. chloroanilic acid) in aqueous solutions. Due the lack of amino groups in the side chain of phenylalanine, no further protection groups are needed for NCA-synthesis and

Silver-decorated gel-shell nanobeads: physicochemical characterization and evaluation of antibacterial properties

• Marta Bartel,
• Katarzyna Markowska,
• Marcin Strawski,
• Krystyna Wolska and
• Maciej Mazur

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 620–630, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.49

• (reagent grade, Chempur), buffer solutions (consisting of NaOH, H3PO4, H3BO3, CH3COOH) pH 3–10 (POCh), 0.1% crystal violet solution (Aldrich). Aqueous solutions were prepared using high-purity water (Milli-Q Plus). For antibacterial tests, 96-well polystyrene microtiter plates (Greiner bio-one) and 40 mm

Soybean-derived blue photoluminescent carbon dots

• Shanshan Wang,
• Wei Sun,
• Dong-sheng Yang and
• Fuqian Yang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 606–619, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.48

• the aqueous solutions of both the HTC-CDs and LA-CDs-10% is light-yellow under white light and blue under UV light irradiation of 365 nm. However, there is no difference in color for the aqueous suspension of the annealed-CDs under white light and 365 nm excitation. The UV–vis spectra of the HTC-CDs

• CDs in aqueous solutions. In addition, there are –N=C=N, N=C=O stretching vibrations represented by the weak bonds at 2156 and 2023 cm−1 for the HTC-CDs and 2155 and 2063 cm−1 for the LA-CDs-10% [45]. The C–H stretching vibrations are at 2931 and 2875 cm−1, respectively [7]. The stretching bonds of

Preparation and in vivo evaluation of glyco-gold nanoparticles carrying synthetic mycobacterial hexaarabinofuranoside

• Gennady L. Burygin,
• Polina I. Abronina,
• Nikita M. Podvalnyy,
• Sergey A. Staroverov,
• Leonid O. Kononov and
• Lev A. Dykman

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 480–493, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.39

• ). To prepare glyco-GNPs, the “gold number” (minimal amount of carbohydrate antigen that protects the sol against aggregation induced by NaCl) for the glycoside solutions was first determined. To this end, 20 μL of aqueous solutions of Ara6 glycoside 1 or 2 (initial concentration 1 mg·mL−1) was titrated

• glycosides 1 and 2, respectively; see Figure 1). Spectra of (1) the solution of the starting GNPs prepared in water, (2) a mixture of solutions of GNPs (pH 9.7) and aqueous solutions containing 100 μg·mL−1 of Ara6 glycosides 1 (A) and 2 (B) (these mixtures were used for immunization; 0.9% NaCl was

Nanoparticles based on the zwitterionic pillar[5]arene and Ag⁺: synthesis, self-assembly and cytotoxicity in the human lung cancer cell line A549

• Dmitriy N. Shurpik,
• Denis A. Sevastyanov,
• Pavel V. Zelenikhin,
• Pavel L. Padnya,
• Vladimir G. Evtugyn,
• Yuriy N. Osin and
• Ivan I. Stoikov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 421–431, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.33

• sulfobetaine fragments to produce nanoparticles without Ag–Ag bonds leads to the formation of a limited number of particle forms [28]. Macrocycle molecules do not swell and have a greater degree of freedom in aqueous solutions while zwitterionic fragments prevent their aggregation. The lack of aggregation and

Poly(1-vinylimidazole) polyplexes as novel therapeutic gene carriers for lung cancer therapy

• Gayathri Kandasamy,
• Elena N. Danilovtseva,
• Vadim V. Annenkov and
• Uma Maheswari Krishnan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 354–369, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.26

• -free water. The pH value was maintained at 7.0. A siRNA stock solution (10 µM) was prepared using RNAse-free water. For complexation, the aqueous solutions of PVI and siRNA were mixed at different ratios (v/v). The resultant mixtures were vortexed followed by incubation for 30 min at room temperature

An advanced structural characterization of templated meso-macroporous carbon monoliths by small- and wide-angle scattering techniques

• Felix M. Badaczewski,
• Marc O. Loeh,
• Torben Pfaff,
• Dirk Wallacher,
• Daniel Clemens and
• Bernd M. Smarsly

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 310–322, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.23

• impregnated with a liquid or dissolved carbon precursor, and thus the carbonization of the precursors takes place within the pores. Template removal is typically performed with concentrated aqueous solutions of NaOH or HF. The hierarchical pore system and the bimodal distribution of pore sizes provide a high

Understanding nanoparticle flow with a new in vitro experimental and computational approach using hydrogel channels

• Armel Boutchuen,
• Dell Zimmerman,
• Abdollah Arabshahi,
• John Melnyczuk and
• Soubantika Palchoudhury

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 296–309, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.22

• , the EGDMA cross-linker was added at an amount of 3 mol % HEMA to six different aqueous solutions of HEMA (38.4 mmol, 5 g) prepared using different quantities of DI water (1–1.5 mL). The HEMA/EGDMA solutions were first mixed well via sonication (Branson 1800, Fisher) at room temperature for one hour

High-performance asymmetric supercapacitor made of NiMoO₄ nanorods@Co₃O₄ on a cellulose-based carbon aerogel

• Meixia Wang,
• Jing Zhang,
• Xibin Yi,
• Benxue Liu,
• Xinfu Zhao and
• Xiaochan Liu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 240–251, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.18

• without further processing. In all experiments deionized water was used. Synthesis of MC based CA CA was produced from MC as follows. MC was immersed in 7% NaOH/12% urea aqueous solutions precooled at −12 °C, in which the MC content was 5.0 wt %. Subsequently, the resulting mixture was kept under vigorous

Phase inversion-based nanoemulsions of medium chain triglyceride as potential drug delivery system for parenteral applications

• Eike Folker Busmann,
• Dailén García Martínez,
• Henrike Lucas and
• Karsten Mäder

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 213–224, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.16

• compared to the nonisotonic nanoemulsions produced in aqueous solutions of 1.75 wt % and 5 wt % NaCl concentration, as shown in Figure 4. Nanoemulsions with particles of 16–175 nm in diameter were formed with narrow PDI distributions of 0.02–0.25, as illustrated in Figure 4a and Figure 4b. All

• to Ph. Eur. 2.2.35) was fitted linearly, and the experimentally determined osmolality of the aqueous solutions of Kolliphor HS 15 with different concentration were fitted with a polynomial function of 4th degree using the program Origin 2018G both with the intersection of the y-axis fixed at 0

The different ways to chitosan/hyaluronic acid nanoparticles: templated vs direct complexation. Influence of particle preparation on morphology, cell uptake and silencing efficiency

• Arianna Gennari,
• Julio M. Rios de la Rosa,
• Erwin Hohn,
• Maria Pelliccia,
• Enrique Lallana,
• Roberto Donno,
• Annalisa Tirella and
• Nicola Tirelli

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2594–2608, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.250

• the nanoparticles and on their in vitro performance as carriers. Although both processes are characterized by a simple add–mix procedure of aqueous solutions, the absence of purification (dialysis) steps in the direct complexation method is particularly appealing. Besides the shorter time of

Design of a nanostructured mucoadhesive system containing curcumin for buccal application: from physicochemical to biological aspects

• Sabrina Barbosa de Souza Ferreira,
• Gustavo Braga,
• Évelin Lemos Oliveira,
• Jéssica Bassi da Silva,
• Hélen Cássia Rosseto,
• Lidiane Vizioli de Castro Hoshino,
• Mauro Luciano Baesso,
• Wilker Caetano,
• Craig Murdoch,
• Helen Elizabeth Colley and
• Marcos Luciano Bruschi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2304–2328, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.222

• formation of phenylate anions and high production of CUR radicals, since this polyphenol has demonstrated high lipophilicity (log P 3.29) and low solubility in aqueous solutions and under alkaline conditions (pH > 7) [30][31][42]. These physicochemical characteristics hinder the bioavailability and

Use of data processing for rapid detection of the prostate-specific antigen biomarker using immunomagnetic sandwich-type sensors

• Camila A. Proença,
• Tayane A. Freitas,
• Thaísa A. Baldo,
• Elsa M. Materón,
• Flávio M. Shimizu,
• Gabriella R. Ferreira,
• Frederico L. F. Soares,
• Ronaldo C. Faria and
• Osvaldo N. Oliveira Jr.

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2171–2181, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.210

• chloride hexahydrate (FeCl3·6H2O) with ≥98% purity was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. Hydrochloric acid (HCl, 36.5–38.0% w/w) and NaCl with 99% purity were acquired from Labsynth (São Paulo, Brazil). Sodium citrate (Na3C6H5O7) with 99.8% purity was purchased from J.T Baker Chemical Company. All aqueous

• solutions were prepared with ultrapure water (18 MΩ·cm at 25 °C) obtained from a Milli-Q Direct-0.3 (Millipore) purification system. Fabrication of sandwich-type electrochemical immunosensors The multi-channel screen-printed array of electrodes was fabricated according to the procedures established by Faria

Incorporation of doxorubicin in different polymer nanoparticles and their anticancer activity

• Sebastian Pieper,
• Hannah Onafuye,
• Dennis Mulac,
• Jindrich Cinatl Jr.,
• Mark N. Wass,
• Martin Michaelis and
• Klaus Langer

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2062–2072, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.201

• , respectively) (Figure 4). Different amounts of doxorubicin did not change the loading efficiency at pH 7. Using aqueous solutions instead of methanol, we increased the doxorubicin amount during preparation to 5 mg and 7.5 mg per 50 mg PLGA. While 5 mg resulted in an increase of the drug load to 52.5 ± 0.4 µg