Theranostic potential of self-luminescent branched polyethyleneimine-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles

• Rouhollah Khodadust,
• Ozlem Unal and
• Havva Yagci Acar

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 82–95, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.6

• sodium; superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles; Introduction Luminescent materials are of great interest in biotechnology and medicine since they can be utilized in sensors, labelling, and imaging [1][2][3][4][5]. Luminescent proteins, luminescent synthetic polymers, and quantum dots are the most

Two dynamic modes to streamline challenging atomic force microscopy measurements

• Alexei G. Temiryazev,
• Andrey V. Krayev and
• Marina P. Temiryazeva

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1226–1236, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.90

• ; Introduction More than 30 years have passed since the introduction of atomic force microscopy (AFM) [1]. This technique has established itself as an indispensable tool for characterization not only in physics and chemistry, but also in related fields of research including medicine, biology, and materials

Use of nanosystems to improve the anticancer effects of curcumin

• Andrea M. Araya-Sibaja,
• Norma J. Salazar-López,
• Krissia Wilhelm Romero,
• José R. Vega-Baudrit,
• J. Abraham Domínguez-Avila,
• Carlos A. Velázquez Contreras,
• Ramón E. Robles-Zepeda,
• Mirtha Navarro-Hoyos and
• Gustavo A. González-Aguilar

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1047–1062, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.78

• administration is required and for regenerative medicine [9][10], although new applications are constantly being developed. Some of the main advantages of nanosized drug administration include an improved pharmacokinetic profile, higher selectivity towards tumor cells, and increased cellular and organelle

The role of convolutional neural networks in scanning probe microscopy: a review

• Ido Azuri,
• Irit Rosenhek-Goldian,
• Neta Regev-Rudzki,
• Georg Fantner and
• Sidney R. Cohen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 878–901, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.66

• , chemistry, physics, medicine, vehicle industries, security, and food industries [36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67]. The utility of CNNs in image classification lies in the fact that it uses algorithms that are

• medicine, spectroscopy, archeology, transportation, food, and security [76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86][87]. CNNs in classification: architecture and components An example of a CNN model and its components is given at the bottom of Figure 3. The different components are explained below. Input

Comprehensive review on ultrasound-responsive theranostic nanomaterials: mechanisms, structures and medical applications

• Sepand Tehrani Fateh,
• Lida Moradi,
• Elmira Kohan,
• Michael R. Hamblin and
• Amin Shiralizadeh Dezfuli

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 808–862, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.64

• Sepand Tehrani Fateh Lida Moradi Elmira Kohan Michael R. Hamblin Amin Shiralizadeh Dezfuli School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Tissue Engineering and Applied Cell Sciences, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of

• Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Science, University of Kurdistan, Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Science, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein 2028, South Africa Physiology Research Center, Faculty of medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences

• significant advantages of stimuli-responsive DDS is the precise spatial and temporal control of drug release in response to the application of exogenous or endogenous stimuli, including US [3]. Ultrasound is traditionally used in diagnostic medicine but now it is finding a place in drug delivery in

Silver nanoparticles induce the cardiomyogenic differentiation of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells via telomere length extension

• Khosro Adibkia,
• Ali Ehsani,
• Asma Jodaei,
• Ezzatollah Fathi,
• Raheleh Farahzadi and
• Mohammad Barzegar-Jalali

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 786–797, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.62

• , Tabriz, Iran Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran Hematology and Oncology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Pharmaceutical

• Analysis Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran 10.3762/bjnano.12.62 Abstract Finding new strategies for the treatment of heart failures using stem cells has attracted a lot of attention. Meanwhile, nanotechnology-based approaches to regenerative medicine hypothesize a

• recently gained much attention in cell therapy regarding the repair of damaged heart tissue [3]. In regenerative medicine, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) and cardiac progenitor cells play a remarkable role in the regeneration of the myocardium [4]. Experimental studies related to the role of

Recent progress in actuation technologies of micro/nanorobots

• Ke Xu and
• Bing Liu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 756–765, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.59

• with biomedicine can solve problems that cannot be solved by traditional medicine, and is expected to bring up a new medical revolution [13]. Therefore, scientists continue to explore and study micro/nanorobotics technology. However, due to the small size of micro/nanorobots, they are difficult to

• under environmental perception, thereby solving the problem of integrated operation of microrobots in a closed living environment. This application in minimally invasive medicine, soft robotics, and smart materials has attracted more and more attention. Electric field actuation External electric fields

• ultrasonic actuation mechanism. By generating an acoustic radiation force in a standing wave to capture and move particles, it was possible to realize drug particle/cell manipulation and micro/nanorobot actuation in clinical biology and medicine. An ultrasonic transducer and an electric linear platform were

Recent progress in magnetic applications for micro- and nanorobots

• Ke Xu,
• Shuang Xu and
• Fanan Wei

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 744–755, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.58

• field of medicine. Zhang et al. [32] used polymer-conjugated magnetic nanoparticles as a MNR to effectively carry nucleic acids in vitro. Their team developed a polyethylenimine-conjugated magnetic nanomaterial. While exhibiting long-term stability, this material can realize redox-activated and magnet

Nanogenerator-based self-powered sensors for data collection

• Yicheng Shao,
• Maoliang Shen,
• Yuankai Zhou,
• Xin Cui,
• Lijie Li and
• Yan Zhang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 680–693, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.54

• direction of future medicine. Zhang et al. [31] developed a self-powered implantable blood glucose meter based on the piezo-enzymatic-reaction coupling effect of GOx@ZnO (GOx: glucose oxidase) nanowires. By collecting the mechanical energy generated by human movement, the output voltage provided information

Fate and transformation of silver nanoparticles in different biological conditions

• Barbara Pem,
• Marija Ćurlin,
• Darija Domazet Jurašin,
• Valerije Vrček,
• Rinea Barbir,
• Vedran Micek,
• Raluca M. Fratila,
• Jesus M. de la Fuente and
• Ivana Vinković Vrček

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 665–679, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.53

• Barbara Pem Marija Curlin Darija Domazet Jurasin Valerije Vrcek Rinea Barbir Vedran Micek Raluca M. Fratila Jesus M. de la Fuente Ivana Vinkovic Vrcek Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Ksaverska cesta 2, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Šalata

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

• effect weaker [20]. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are gaining more and more popularity in various applications, such as electronics [22], photonics [23], and medicine [24]. Silver nanocolloids are also commonly used as an enhancing substrate in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) [25][26]. Since the

A review on nanostructured silver as a basic ingredient in medicine: physicochemical parameters and characterization

• Gabriel M. Misirli,
• Kishore Sridharan and
• Shirley M. P. Abrantes

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 440–461, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.36

• employed as a broad-spectrum antiviral agent. There are records that date back more than 3,500 years BC referring to its medicinal use in prehistoric Egypt, traditional Chinese medicine, and in the Indian Ayurveda (1000 BC). Aristotle, considered as the father of methodical science and inventor of logic

Intracranial recording in patients with aphasia using nanomaterial-based flexible electronics: promises and challenges

• Qingchun Wang and
• Wai Ting Siok

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 330–342, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.27

• ; T. Rings; K. Lehnertz, “Impact of type of intracranial EEG sensors on link strengths of evolving functional brain networks”, article no. 074003, published 13 July 2018, https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6579/aace94; © Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine. Reproduced with permission of IOP

Characterization, bio-uptake and toxicity of polymer-coated silver nanoparticles and their interaction with human peripheral blood mononuclear cells

• Sahar Pourhoseini,
• Reilly T. Enos,
• Angela E. Murphy,
• Bo Cai and
• Jamie R. Lead

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 282–294, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.23

• Sahar Pourhoseini Reilly T. Enos Angela E. Murphy Bo Cai Jamie R. Lead Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29209, United

• frequently used NPs in commercial products in health and medicine [7][8][9] due to their antibacterial and antiviral properties [10][11]. In fact, the use of AgNPs in commercially available products is anticipated to double in the next five years [12]. AgNPs have the potential to prevent bacterial

Differences in surface chemistry of iron oxide nanoparticles result in different routes of internalization

• Barbora Svitkova,
• Vlasta Zavisova,
• Veronika Nemethova,
• Martina Koneracka,
• Miroslava Kretova,
• Filip Razga,
• Monika Ursinyova and
• Alena Gabelova

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 270–281, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.22

• Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 47, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Spitalska 24, 813 72 Bratislava, Slovakia Selecta Biotech SE, Istrijska 20, 841 07 Bratislava, Slovakia Slovak Medical University, Limbova 12, 833 03 Bratislava, Slovakia 10.3762/bjnano

A review on the biological effects of nanomaterials on silkworm (Bombyx mori)

• Sandra Senyo Fometu,
• Guohua Wu,
• Lin Ma and
• Joan Shine Davids

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 190–202, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.15

• sectors including medicine, cosmetics, and agriculture. The application of nanotechnology in sericulture not only improves the survival rate of the silkworm, promotes the growth and development of silkworm, but also improves the quality of silk fiber. Despite the positive contributions of nanomaterials

• properties which are applied in various fields of science, such as agriculture, cosmetic, food, medicine, and pharmaceutical sectors [1][2][3][4]. Despite the positive contributions of nanomaterials, which include the manufacturing of self-cleaning windows, sunscreen, and thickening agents [5][6], the safety

• that experiments that involve the use of animal models are performed within an ethical framework [9][10]. Nanotechnology is a relatively new scientific area which enabled significant developments in the fields of agriculture, cosmetics, food, and medicine [11][12][13][14][15]. Among other positive

Imaging of SARS-CoV-2 infected Vero E6 cells by helium ion microscopy

• Natalie Frese,
• Patrick Schmerer,
• Martin Wortmann,
• Matthias Schürmann,
• Matthias König,
• Michael Westphal,
• Friedemann Weber,
• Holger Sudhoff and
• Armin Gölzhäuser

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 172–179, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.13

• Veterinary Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany Faculty of Engineering and Mathematics, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, Bielefeld, Germany University Clinic for Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical Faculty OWL at Bielefeld University, Germany 10.3762/bjnano.12.13 Abstract

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

• but not limited to renewable energy, electronics, biosensors, wastewater treatment, medicine, and clinical equipment. The properties of silver nanostructures, such as size, size distribution, and morphology, are strongly dependent on synthesis process conditions such as the process type, equipment

Bio-imaging with the helium-ion microscope: A review

• Matthias Schmidt,
• James M. Byrne and
• Ilari J. Maasilta

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1–23, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.1

• HIM in the field of medicine came in 2011 when Bazou et al. used the HIM to study tumor cells [9][10] and Arey et al. studied the interaction of nanoparticles with alveolar epithelial cells [11]. In the following two years, reports on HIM imaging of the nanostructures on butterfly scales by Boden et

Functional nanostructures for electronics, spintronics and sensors

• Anatolie S. Sidorenko

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1704–1706, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.152

• ; Nanotechnology and functional nanostructures, exciting trends of the 21st century, are topics that have penetrated and influenced nearly all areas of human activity: from microelectronics to biology, from aerospace to medicine, from agriculture to novel materials engineering. One of the areas of nanoscience and

Cardiomyocyte uptake mechanism of a hydroxyapatite nanoparticle mediated gene delivery system

• Hiroaki Komuro,
• Masahiro Yamazoe,
• Kosuke Nozaki,
• Akiko Nagai and
• Tetsuo Sasano

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1685–1692, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.150

• Hiroaki Komuro Masahiro Yamazoe Kosuke Nozaki Akiko Nagai Tetsuo Sasano Department of Cardiovascular Physiology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and

Selective detection of complex gas mixtures using point contacts: concept, method and tools

• Alexander P. Pospelov,
• Victor I. Belan,
• Dmytro O. Harbuz,
• Volodymyr L. Vakula,
• Lyudmila V. Kamarchuk,
• Yuliya V. Volkova and
• Gennadii V. Kamarchuk

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1631–1643, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.146

• breath test. The present study indicates some necessary prerequisites for the design of fast detection methods using differential sensor analysis in real time, which can be implemented in various areas of science and technology, among which medicine is one of the most important. Keywords: breath profile

• modern analysis tools creates a robust and fast detection method in which the real-time differential sensor analysis can be widely applied in various areas of science and technology, especially medicine. (a) Spectrum of the electron–phonon interaction in indium obtained using Yanson point contacts. V2 is

Detecting stable adsorbates of (1S)-camphor on Cu(111) with Bayesian optimization

• Jari Järvi,
• Patrick Rinke and
• Milica Todorović

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1577–1589, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.140

• technologies are increasingly based on advanced functional materials, which are often blends of organic and inorganic components. For example, in search for renewable energy solutions, hybrid perovskites are currently the best candidate to replace silicon in our solar cells [1]. In medicine, hybrid materials

Electrokinetic characterization of synthetic protein nanoparticles

• Daniel F. Quevedo,
• Cody J. Lentz,
• Adriana Coll de Peña,
• Yazmin Hernandez,
• Nahal Habibi,
• Rikako Miki,
• Joerg Lahann and
• Blanca H. Lapizco-Encinas

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1556–1567, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.138

• Microscale Bioseparations Laboratory and Biomedical Engineering Department, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY, USA Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor MI, USA 10.3762/bjnano.11.138 Abstract The application of nanoparticle in medicine is promising for the

Antimicrobial metal-based nanoparticles: a review on their synthesis, types and antimicrobial action

• Matías Guerrero Correa,
• Fernanda B. Martínez,
• Cristian Patiño Vidal,
• Camilo Streitt,
• Juan Escrig and
• Carol Lopez de Dicastillo

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1450–1469, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.129

• , this method requires expensive equipment and, therefore, it is more commonly used in medical analysis and clinical medicine. With the techniques mentioned earlier, it is possible to determine significant differences between a wide variety of antimicrobial compounds against common food pathogens in a