unDrift: A versatile software for fast offline SPM image drift correction

• Tobias Dickbreder,
• Franziska Sabath,
• Lukas Höltkemeier,
• Ralf Bechstein and
• Angelika Kühnle

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1225–1237, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.101

• conditions For the above presentation of the working principle of our software, we used AFM images with good atomic contrast and reasonable drift velocities. In experiments, however, it is not always possible to reach these desirable conditions, which is why we want to show that our software can also deal

• decrease. Hence, the relative contribution of thermal fluctuations to the drift velocity increases and the direction of the drift velocity becomes less stable. The trends observed in Figure 5d,e show us that our AFM instrument needs to equilibrate for about 800 s (15 min) to reach a moderate drift velocity

Fluorescent bioinspired albumin/polydopamine nanoparticles and their interactions with Escherichia coli cells

• Eloïse Equy,
• Jordana Hirtzel,
• Sophie Hellé,
• Béatrice Heurtault,
• Eric Mathieu,
• Morgane Rabineau,
• Vincent Ball and
• Lydie Ploux

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1208–1224, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.100

• into 1 mL of DMSO. 400 μL of this solution was added to the pristine BSA/PDA NPs solution to reach a FITC concentration of 4 × 10−4 M (3.3 × 10−6 mol, 3 equiv). The reaction was performed in the dark for 1 h and followed by a dialysis against 1 L of Milli-Q® water using a Spectra/Por® dialysis membrane

• ) were thus estimated to be 164 and 373 µM for FITC and RhBITC, respectively. The suspensions were all incubated at 37 °C for 24 h. Then, they were diluted in fresh liquid LB to reach a transmittance of 0.5 at 600 nm for suspensions without NPs, or a transmittance of 0.5 increased by the transmittance of

Determination of the radii of coated and uncoated silicon AFM sharp tips using a height calibration standard grating and a nonlinear regression function

• Perawat Boonpuek and
• Jonathan R. Felts

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1200–1207, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.99

• bright area means that the tip apex physically touched the grate’s curved surface of the corner edge. In contrast, the dark area represents inability of the tip to reach the bottom corner of the grating structure (a 20 nm SiO2 column [15]), because the tip cone angle is not parallel to the tip cone

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

• without additional substrate purifications. In the current study, we found the Au content to be further improved to reach about 50 atom % in the UHV setup without pretreatment of the substrate surface. With a pretreated surface, a gold content of 61 atom % was reached. Results and Discussion FEBID on SiO2

Elasticity, an often-overseen parameter in the development of nanoscale drug delivery systems

• Agnes-Valencia Weiss and
• Marc Schneider

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1149–1156, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.95

• followed by the release of the drug. Therefore, three major benefits are expected when tailoring those systems: to overcome barriers, which would hinder the drug to reach the side of action, to decrease side effects by less unspecific drug action in nontarget areas, and to lower the overall dose to be

• system when they reach the end of their lifetime [11][12]. Similar data were reported for nanoparticulate systems [13]. Other examples are viruses [14] and cancer cells which can adapt their mechanical properties multiple times during the process of metastasis formation [15]. Looking at these examples

• uptake for softer particles [30]. Cell uptake is often the first biological evaluation during the development phase besides toxicity and biocompatibility. However, after application, particles first need to reach the cells and overcome several other biological barriers. During uptake, other biological

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

• droplets (F42240, lead-free solder paste – class 5, CIF, France). The fused silica substrate was placed on a heating plate set to 270 °C, which required around 3 min to reach the melting temperature of the solder droplets (217 °C), as observed under an optical microscope. Upon cooling, 16 SMD resistors

A bifunctional superconducting cell as flux qubit and neuron

• Dmitrii S. Pashin,
• Pavel V. Pikunov,
• Marina V. Bastrakova,
• Andrey E. Schegolev,
• Nikolay V. Klenov and
• Igor I. Soloviev

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1116–1126, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.92

• perturbation theory to estimate the value of ε′(tLZ). In the moment of anticrossing, instantaneous energy levels E0 and E1 reach their extremum. Therefore, it is necessary to take into consideration the second order of perturbation theory for an analytical estimation of the convergence value: where V01(τLZ

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

• File 1) reveal that the SPV decay can be relatively well accounted by a single exponential law, with time-constant values fully consistent with the ones calculated from DHe-KPFM spectra. In addition, the pp-KPFM data show that only a few hundreds of nanoseconds are needed to reach an electrostatic

Experimental investigation of usage of POE lubricants with Al₂O₃, graphene or CNT nanoparticles in a refrigeration compressor

• Kayhan Dağıdır and
• Kemal Bilen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1041–1058, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.86

• temperature that the system will reach under operating conditions remains well above the lowest pour point temperature of the lubricant. The flash point temperature, which is another critical parameter for the safe operation of the system, was 264 °C. It is known that the maximum temperature that can be

A visible-light photodetector based on heterojunctions between CuO nanoparticles and ZnO nanorods

• Doan Nhat Giang,
• Nhat Minh Nguyen,
• Duc Anh Ngo,
• Thanh Trang Tran,
• Le Thai Duy,
• Cong Khanh Tran,
• Thi Thanh Van Tran,
• Phan Phuong Ha La and
• Vinh Quang Dang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1018–1027, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.84

• difficult to reach, which increases the required decay time [47]. To evaluate the photodetector performance, some essential parameters are considered. The responsivity (R) is used to determine the applicability of the visible-light photodetector. R, which is defined as the photocurrent divided by the

Low temperature atomic layer deposition of cobalt using dicobalt hexacarbonyl-1-heptyne as precursor

• Mathias Franz,
• Mahnaz Safian Jouzdani,
• Lysann Kaßner,
• Marcus Daniel,
• Frank Stahr and
• Stefan E. Schulz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 951–963, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.78

• time of 6 s has been chosen to reach the saturation state safely. The purging time after the precursor pulse also may affect the deposition rate. Insufficient purging may result in an increased deposition rate as the remaining precursor can directly react in the gas phase within the hydrogen plasma

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

• . Aiming to provide further information, the temperatures of the solutions were measured during the early stage of the volumetric experiments. According to Figure S13 (Supporting Information File 1), the required time to reach the final temperature increases sixfold from reference x1 to sample x20V

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

• by FDA, and there are only very few clinical trials in progress [10][124]. The failure of clinical trials can be attributed to the fact that upon penetration into the tumor vasculature, there are different barriers that have to be crossed to reach and enter into tumor cells [124]. In order to achieve

Green SPIONs as a novel highly selective treatment for leishmaniasis: an in vitro study against Leishmania amazonensis intracellular amastigotes

• Brunno R. F. Verçoza,
• Robson R. Bernardo,
• Luiz Augusto S. de Oliveira and
• Juliany C. F. Rodrigues

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 893–903, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.73

• possible to speculate that SPIONs use iron transport mechanisms to reach the parasitophorous vacuole and amastigote cytosol [21]. However, further studies need to be carried out to confirm this hypothesis and to elucidate the mechanisms of SPION uptake in promastigotes and amastigotes. We evaluated the

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

• planned to reach down to 50 eV, which would be correspondingly surface sensitive, in the near future. In the two above cases, contaminations in the experimental chamber play an important role during the sputtering processes. Typical contaminations are (in the order of frequency) water, nitrogen, carbon

Nanostructured lipid carriers containing benznidazole: physicochemical, biopharmaceutical and cellular in vitro studies

• Giuliana Muraca,
• María Esperanza Ruiz,
• Rocío C. Gambaro,
• Sebastián Scioli-Montoto,
• María Laura Sbaraglini,
• Gisel Padula,
• José Sebastián Cisneros,
• Cecilia Yamil Chain,
• Vera A. Álvarez,
• Cristián Huck-Iriart,
• Guillermo R. Castro,
• María Belén Piñero,
• Matias Ildebrando Marchetto,
• Catalina Alba Soto,
• Germán A. Islan and
• Alan Talevi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 804–818, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.66

• volume of distribution (Vd) of 0.56 L/kg, and reactive products of its metabolism [13]. Such Vd and low permeability values across biological barriers could result in difficulties for BNZ to reach intracellular amastigotes. The encapsulation of BNZ within nanoscale pharmaceutical carriers has been

Silver-based SERS substrates fabricated using a 3D printed microfluidic device

• Phommachith Sonexai,
• Minh Van Nguyen,
• Bui The Huy and
• Yong-Ill Lee

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 793–803, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.65

• particles. The electric field is enhanced, and the Raman enhancement factor (EF) can reach 106 [6]. The induced amplification of the local field by plasmonic coupling occurs in nanometer-scale regions around the metal particles, the so-called electromagnetic “hot spots”. The chemical mechanism suggests the

Silver nanoparticles loaded on lactose/alginate: in situ synthesis, catalytic degradation, and pH-dependent antibacterial activity

• Nguyen Thi Thanh Tu,
• T. Lan-Anh Vo,
• T. Thu-Trang Ho,
• Kim-Phuong T. Dang,
• Van-Dung Le,
• Phan Nhat Minh,
• Chi-Hien Dang,
• Vinh-Thien Tran,
• Van-Su Dang,
• Tran Thi Kim Chi,
• Hieu Vu-Quang,
• Radek Fajgar,
• Thi-Lan-Huong Nguyen,
• Van-Dat Doan and
• Thanh-Danh Nguyen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 781–792, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.64

• was ultrasonically treated for 30 min and left to reach equilibrium overnight. After purification, the resulting gel was freeze-dried at −80 °C for 24 h using an EYELA FDU-2110 (Japan) instrument. Next, an aqueous solution of AgNO3 (15 mL) with different concentrations in the range of 7.9–55.6 μg·mL−1

Cross-sectional Kelvin probe force microscopy on III–V epitaxial multilayer stacks: challenges and perspectives

• Mattia da Lisca,
• José Alvarez,
• James P. Connolly,
• Nicolas Vaissiere,
• Karim Mekhazni,
• Jean Decobert and
• Jean-Paul Kleider

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 725–737, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.59

• reach a higher doping level around 2.5 × 1019 cm−3. Before starting the KPFM analysis, the sample was cleaved, and a surface cleaning was carried out to expose a clean cross section. We performed a chemical treatment based on sequential ultrasonic baths of acetone, ethanol, and deionized water. The

• , immediately after the chemical cleaning step. The topography and the associated VCPD image are reported in Figure 2a and Figure 2b, respectively. Note that the origin (0;0) is identified as a point in the InP substrate. Moving along the positive direction of the y axis, one will reach the end of the sample

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

• was used whereas for water splitting natural sunlight was used [24][25][26]. These results are mentioned as scaling up photocatalytic systems to reach net zero emission goals and the next technology to produce green hydrogen energy [14]. Up-to-date trending topics on photocatalysts based on

A graphene quantum dots–glassy carbon electrode-based electrochemical sensor for monitoring malathion

• Sanju Tanwar,
• Aditi Sharma and
• Dhirendra Mathur

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 701–710, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.56

• semicircle with a resistance of about 12.71 kΩ. After modification with GQDs, the Rct value decreases to about 9.98 kΩ. It can be inferred that, as a result of an increase in conductivity, K3Fe(CN)6 can reach the electrode surface more easily. Cyclic voltammetry The redox electrochemical behavior of the bare

Humidity-dependent electrical performance of CuO nanowire networks studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

• Jelena Kosmaca,
• Juris Katkevics,
• Jana Andzane,
• Raitis Sondors,
• Liga Jasulaneca,
• Raimonds Meija,
• Kiryl Niherysh,
• Yelyzaveta Rublova and
• Donats Erts

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 683–691, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.54

• frequencies in comparison with the Bode plots taken for RH 50% (Figure 2c,d), indicating an increase of thickness of the water layer. Finally, the porous structure of the CuO nanowire bundles promotes capillary condensation of vapour, which can reach the substrate surface and enhance the conductivity through

Thermal transport in kinked nanowires through simulation

• Alexander N. Robillard,
• Graham W. Gibson and
• Ralf Meyer

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 586–602, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.49

• . These coloured curves correspond with the geometries of the equivalently coloured data points in the lower graph of Figure 2. Also highlighted are the points at which the curves reach 0 (i.e., the point at which the LoS is fully blocked). We see that classifying systems as having fully blocked (LoS ≤ 0

ZnO-decorated SiC@C hybrids with strong electromagnetic absorption

• Liqun Duan,
• Zhiqian Yang,
• Yilu Xia,
• Xiaoqing Dai,
• Jian’an Wu and
• Minqian Sun

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 565–573, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.47

• and −58.1 dB, while their EAB values are 6.48 GHz (11.48–17.96 GHz) and 7.04 GHz (10.96–18.00 GHz), respectively. However, the filler loads should be increased to higher levels of 35–50 wt %. In general, SCZ1 exhibits the best performance among the samples. Its highest values of RLmin and EAB reach

• locations for the deposition of Zn2+ by electrostatic interactions. SCZ1 exhibits the best EM absorption properties. Its values for RLmin and EAB reach −65.4 dB and 7 GHz (10.96–17.96 GHz), respectively, at a small sample thickness and 30 wt % filler load. The effective EM absorption is related to the

SERS performance of GaN/Ag substrates fabricated by Ag coating of GaN platforms

• Magdalena A. Zając,
• Bogusław Budner,
• Malwina Liszewska,
• Bartosz Bartosewicz,
• Łukasz Gutowski,
• Jan L. Weyher and
• Bartłomiej J. Jankiewicz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 552–564, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.46

• to the platform’s surface. The dimensions of these nanoparticles increase with the temperature of the GaN substrate up to 200 °C, and, consequently, their number decreases. The largest Ag nanoparticles reach a diameter of 150–170 nm in the case of the PLD_1_200 sample. An increase in temperature also