Hyperthermic intracavitary nanoaerosol therapy (HINAT) as an improved approach for pressurised intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC): Technical description, experimental validation and first proof of concept

• Daniel Göhler,
• Stephan Große,
• Alexander Bellendorf,
• Thomas Albert Falkenstein,
• Mehdi Ouaissi,
• Jürgen Zieren,
• Michael Stintz and
• Urs Giger-Pabst

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2729–2740, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.272

• performance of the LAU (injection nozzle diameter of 0.5 mm) based on compressed air showed that the volumetric aerosol flow rate as well as the liquid mass flow rate increase linearly with increasing system pressure for aqueous solutions. At a liquid temperate of 20 °C, the LAU provides a volumetric aerosol

The role of ligands in coinage-metal nanoparticles for electronics

• Ioannis Kanelidis and
• Tobias Kraus

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2625–2639, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.263

• particles and the aliphatic chains stabilize the particles sterically; steric repulsion was strong enough only for chains above twelve carbon atoms to prevent rapid coalescence of the nanoparticles [28]. Karg et al. prepared gold nanoparticles in aqueous solutions and transferred them to chloroform and

Photobleaching of YOYO-1 in super-resolution single DNA fluorescence imaging

• Joseph R. Pyle and
• Jixin Chen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2296–2306, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.229

• intercalating dye YOYO-1. YOYO-1 is very dim in aqueous solutions and is bright when intercalated into the DNA molecule. Thus, stochastic binding and photobleaching of YOYO-1 molecules enable PAINT imaging (Figure 1). While high laser power is desired for higher resolution and fast photobleaching of the bound

Self-assembly of chiral fluorescent nanoparticles based on water-soluble L-tryptophan derivatives of p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene

• Pavel L. Padnya,
• Irina A. Khripunova,
• Olga A. Mostovaya,
• Timur A. Mukhametzyanov,
• Vladimir G. Evtugyn,
• Vyacheslav V. Vorobev,
• Yuri N. Osin and
• Ivan I. Stoikov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1825–1835, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.184

• in 1,3-alternate conformation, both individual nanometer-scale particles and large aggregates as well as branched structures consisting of these particles were detected. Apparently, micellar-type structures are formed in aqueous solutions of the amphiphilic macrocycles 8 and 10 in cone conformation

• formation of supramolecular associates. SEM images of self-associates based on thiacalix[4]arene: А) compound 8, B) compound 9, C) compound 10, D) compound 11 in water (1 × 10−4 М). Scale bar 1 µm. A) Fluorescence spectra of compounds 8–11 in water (1 × 10−5 М), B) UV spectra of aqueous solutions of

Synthesis and functionalization of NaGdF₄:Yb,Er@NaGdF₄ core–shell nanoparticles for possible application as multimodal contrast agents

• Dovile Baziulyte-Paulaviciene,
• Vitalijus Karabanovas,
• Marius Stasys,
• Greta Jarockyte,
• Vilius Poderys,
• Simas Sakirzanovas and
• Ricardas Rotomskis

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1815–1824, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.183

• transferred to aqueous solutions after surface modification with the surfactant Tween 80. The core–shell UCNPs presented enhanced upconversion intensity and MR signal intensity, which indicates that these nanoparticles could be applied as an efficient dual optical, MRI contrast agent. Moreover, an in vitro

• MR imaging and T1-weighted contrast enhancement. A series of aqueous solutions of UCNPs were placed in an array of 2.0 mL Eppendorf tubes with the order of UCNP concentrations and deionized water (0 mg/mL) was used as the reference. The parameters for T1-weighted MR imaging sequence was set as

• (MR) signal intensity (SI) plot of core (red dots) and core–shell (black squares) UCNPs of different concentrations of aqueous solutions. Water SI is marked as a dashed line as a reference; Inset: T1-weighted MR in vitro images of core and core–shell UCNPs at different concentrations of aqueous

Evaluation of preparation methods for suspended nano-objects on substrates for dimensional measurements by atomic force microscopy

• Petra Fiala,
• Daniel Göhler,
• Benno Wessely,
• Michael Stintz,
• Giovanni Mattia Lazzerini and
• Andrew Yacoot

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1774–1785, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.179

• measurements. Different suspensions of nano-objects (with varying material, size and shape) stabilized in aqueous solutions were prepared therefore on different flat substrates. The drop-drying method was found to be the most suitable one for the analysed suspensions, because it does not require expensive

Synthesis and catalytic application of magnetic Co–Cu nanowires

• Lijuan Sun,
• Xiaoyu Li,
• Zhiqiang Xu,
• Kenan Xie and
• Li Liao

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1769–1773, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.178

• ). H3NBH3 was supplied from Aladdin (Shanghai, China). Deionized water was used in all aqueous solutions. The following reactions took place between two parallel neodymium magnets (60 × 30 × 10 mm3) separated 150 mm apart. The magnetic intensity inside the reaction solution was approximately 40 mT as

Two-dimensional carbon-based nanocomposites for photocatalytic energy generation and environmental remediation applications

• Suneel Kumar,
• Ashish Kumar,
• Ashish Bahuguna,
• Vipul Sharma and
• Venkata Krishnan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1571–1600, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.159

• hydroxyl groups on its surface, which make GO hydrophilic. Thus GO is easily dispersible in water and hence it has more exposed area in aqueous solutions and effectively catalyses the water splitting reaction. In addition, the band gap of GO can be tuned with its degree of reduction. The variation of the

A biofunctionalizable ink platform composed of catechol-modified chitosan and reduced graphene oxide/platinum nanocomposite

• Peter Sobolewski,
• Agata Goszczyńska,
• Małgorzata Aleksandrzak,
• Karolina Urbaś,
• Joanna Derkowska,
• Agnieszka Bartoszewska,
• Jacek Podolski,
• Ewa Mijowska and
• Mirosława El Fray

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1508–1514, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.151

• . While graphene oxide can be readily dispersed in aqueous solutions, graphene and rGO require appropriate organic solvents [11]. N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) is perhaps the ideal solvent for the exfoliation of graphite and graphene. However, the aggressive nature of this solvent led us to choose ethylene

Calcium fluoride based multifunctional nanoparticles for multimodal imaging

• Marion Straßer,
• Joachim H. X. Schrauth,
• Sofia Dembski,
• Daniel Haddad,
• Bernd Ahrens,
• Stefan Schweizer,
• Bastian Christ,
• Alevtina Cubukova,
• Marco Metzger,
• Heike Walles,
• Peter M. Jakob and
• Gerhard Sextl

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1484–1493, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.148

• Malvern Instruments. The DLS measurement was carried out in aqueous solutions. X-ray diffraction measurements were carried out on a Phillips PW 1730/10 employing Cu Kα radiation. The composition of the NPs was determined by ICP-OES using a Varian Wista Pro spectrometer. The crystallinity of the powder

ZnO nanoparticles sensitized by CuInZn_xS_2+x quantum dots as highly efficient solar light driven photocatalysts

• Florian Donat,
• Serge Corbel,
• Halima Alem,
• Steve Pontvianne,
• Lavinia Balan,
• Ghouti Medjahdi and
• Raphaël Schneider

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1080–1093, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.110

• -equilibrated and N2-purged aqueous solutions. Supporting Information File 68: Additional figures. Acknowledgements This work is supported by the Agence Nationale pour la Recherche (ANR CD2I 2013, project PRUMOS). The authors thank Dr. Khalid Ferji (LCPM, Université de Lorraine) for the zeta potential

Recombinant DNA technology and click chemistry: a powerful combination for generating a hybrid elastin-like-statherin hydrogel to control calcium phosphate mineralization

• Mohamed Hamed Misbah,
• Mercedes Santos,
• Luis Quintanilla,
• Christina Günter,
• Matilde Alonso,
• Andreas Taubert and
• José Carlos Rodríguez-Cabello

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 772–783, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.80

• precursor phases [54], or in ethylene glycol [55]. Two studies using aqueous solutions also reported the formation of β-TCP. CP nanoparticles prepared in the presence of Aliquat 336 also seem to consist of β-TCP, at least partly [56]. Poly(acrylic acid) hydrogels immersed in a phosphate solution were also

Dispersion of single-wall carbon nanotubes with supramolecular Congo red – properties of the complexes and mechanism of the interaction

• Anna Jagusiak,
• Barbara Piekarska,
• Tomasz Pańczyk,
• Małgorzata Jemioła-Rzemińska,
• Elżbieta Bielańska,
• Barbara Stopa,
• Grzegorz Zemanek,
• Janina Rybarska,
• Irena Roterman and
• Leszek Konieczny

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 636–648, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.68

• in aqueous media and creates complexes in which the supramolecular character of CR is retained. Congo red presents unique properties as it forms ribbon-like supramolecular assemblies which are quite stable in aqueous solutions but simultaneously show some plasticity [35], important not only for

α-((4-Cyanobenzoyl)oxy)-ω-methyl poly(ethylene glycol): a new stabilizer for silver nanoparticles

• Jana Lutze,
• Miguel A. Bañares,
• Marcos Pita,
• Andrea Haase,
• Andreas Luch and
• Andreas Taubert

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 627–635, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.67

• , E) GPC data of CBAmPEG. NMR and IR bands are listed in the Experimental section. TEM images of A) citrate@SNPs and B) CBAmPEG@SNPs. C) Raman spectra of aqueous solutions or suspensions of CBAmPEG, CBAmPEG@SNPs, and citrate@SNPs. A detailed assignment of the Raman bands is given in the Experimental

Uptake of the proteins HTRA1 and HTRA2 by cells mediated by calcium phosphate nanoparticles

• Olga Rotan,
• Katharina N. Severin,
• Simon Pöpsel,
• Alexander Peetsch,
• Melisa Merdanovic,
• Michael Ehrmann and
• Matthias Epple

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 381–393, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.40

• described in the following, according to synthetic procedures described previously [7][46]. Aqueous solutions of calcium nitrate (6.25 mM; Merck p.a.) and diammonium hydrogen phosphate (3.74 mM; Merck p.a.) were rapidly mixed by pumping them into a glass vessel with a peristaltic pump. The pH of both

Association of aescin with β- and γ-cyclodextrins studied by DFT calculations and spectroscopic methods

• Ana I. Ramos,
• Pedro D. Vaz,
• Susana S. Braga and
• Artur M. S. Silva

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 348–357, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.37

• variation method In the evaluation of the interaction of cyclodextrin with a guest molecule in aqueous solution, one first needs to investigate the stoichiometry [26]. For this, the continuous variation method (Job plot) [27] was employed. This assay consists in mixing aqueous solutions of host and guest in

• solution, most likely the 2:1 γ-CD/aescin species. Apparent association constant The samples used for the calculation of the apparent association constant (Kapp) comprised aqueous solutions with a fixed concentration of cyclodextrin and variable concentrations of aescin (in excess from five to ten folds

Nanoscale isoindigo-carriers: self-assembly and tunable properties

• Tatiana N. Pashirova,
• Andrei V. Bogdanov,
• Lenar I. Musin,
• Julia K. Voronina,
• Irek R. Nizameev,
• Marsil K. Kadirov,
• Vladimir F. Mironov,
• Lucia Ya. Zakharova,
• Shamil K. Latypov and
• Oleg G. Sinyashin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 313–324, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.34

• large aggregates of 500 to 700 nm in size. We failed to prepare nanoparticles for high homologues 1g and 3 through the nanoprecipitation technique. It is known that size and morphology of aggregates in aqueous solutions are markedly determined by hydrophilic-lipophilic balance. This is probably due to

Photocatalysis applications of some hybrid polymeric composites incorporating TiO₂ nanoparticles and their combinations with SiO₂/Fe₂O₃

• Andreea Laura Chibac,
• Tinca Buruiana,
• Violeta Melinte and
• Emil C. Buruiana

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 272–286, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.30

• degrading hydroxybenzene derivatives under UV and visible light, was investigated using hybrid films in aqueous solutions. The motivation for this selection is that the phenolic compounds play a major role among the various organic pollutants that cause environmental hazard, being a part of the widely used

• is completely removed from the aqueous solutions. The lack of photocatalytic activity of S1 (with TiO2) and S2 (TiO2/SiO2) hybrid films under visible light may be related to the absorption of TiO2 NPs in the UV region. On the other hand, the presence of Fe3+ cation extends the UV–vis absorption of

• In a manner analogous to [59], the photocatalytic activity of the synthesized hybrid films was evaluated following the degradation of phenol, hydroquinone or dopamine in aqueous solutions under ambient conditions and UV–visible irradiation. A piece of each composite film (1 g) was added into 50 mL of

Performance of colloidal CdS sensitized solar cells with ZnO nanorods/nanoparticles

• Anurag Roy,
• Partha Pratim Das,
• Mukta Tathavadekar,
• Sumita Das and
• Parukuttyamma Sujatha Devi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 210–221, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.23

• synthesized using a BSA-mediated process under sonication. Aqueous solutions of 0.1 M Cd(NO3)2·4H2O and 1.25 × 10−6 M (BSA) were sonicated (ultrasonic probe, Rivotek, 30 kHz, 250 W) for 45 min followed by immediate dropwise addition of 0.1 M Na2S until the pH of the resultant solution reached ≈4. The

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of self-assembled thiol monolayers and supported lipid membranes on thin anodic porous alumina

• Marco Salerno,
• Amirreza Shayganpour,
• Barbara Salis and
• Silvia Dante

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 74–81, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.8

• , to let the sulfur of the –SH group bind covalently to the Au surface (chemisorption). The substrates were then gently washed with their aqueous solutions and dried under nitrogen flow. All the lipids were dissolved in chloroform/methanol 2:1 vol/vol, dried under a gentle nitrogen flux in a test tube

A dioxaborine cyanine dye as a photoluminescence probe for sensing carbon nanotubes

• Mohammed Al Araimi,
• Petro Lutsyk,
• Anatoly Verbitsky,
• Yuri Piryatinski,
• Mykola Shandura and
• Aleksey Rozhin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1991–1999, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.190

• coded in red colour, whereas low intensities are coded in blue colour. The concentration of DOB-719 in panel (b) is 0.001 mg/mL. Absorption spectra in (a) the visible and (b) the NIR range for dispersions of SWNT (1), aqueous solutions of neat DOB-719 (2), as-prepared mixtures of DOB-719 with SWNT (3

• ), and (8,4), respectively. The RET from the dye to the SWNT at λEX = 735 nm is indicated in panels b–d. PLE maps of aqueous solutions for (a) the as-prepared and (b) aged neat DOB-719 as well as (c) the as-prepared and (d) aged mixtures of DOB-719 with SWNTs in water. High PL intensities are coded in

Organoclay hybrid materials as precursors of porous ZnO/silica-clay heterostructures for photocatalytic applications

• Marwa Akkari,
• Pilar Aranda,
• Abdessalem Ben Haj Amara and
• Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1971–1982, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.188

• ± 0.5 °C inside the reactor controlled by a thermostatic bath. This temperature below room temperature was chosen to minimize water evaporation. Batch tests were performed using aqueous solutions of MB and ibuprofen. To a volume of 100 mL containing a 3·10−5 mol·L−1 MB water solution, were added 20 mg

Evolution of the graphite surface in phosphoric acid: an AFM and Raman study

• Rossella Yivlialin,
• Luigi Brambilla,
• Gianlorenzo Bussetti,
• Matteo Tommasini,
• Andrea Li Bassi,
• Carlo Spartaco Casari,
• Matteo Passoni,
• Franco Ciccacci,
• Lamberto Duò and
• Chiara Castiglioni

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1878–1884, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.180

• spectroscopy investigation. Keywords: atomic force microscopy (AFM); electrochemical atomic force microscopy (EC-AFM); electrochemical delamination of graphite; graphene; phosphoric acid; Raman spectroscopy; Introduction Sulfuric (H2SO4), perchloric (HClO4) and phosphoric (H3PO4) acid in aqueous solutions

3D printing of mineral–polymer bone substitutes based on sodium alginate and calcium phosphate

• Aleksey A. Egorov,
• Alexander Yu. Fedotov,
• Anton V. Mironov,
• Vladimir S. Komlev,
• Vladimir K. Popov and
• Yury V. Zobkov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1794–1799, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.172

• Discussion 3D printing is a powerful tool for the production of custom-designed and complex bone substitutes [2][3]. In our work, the fabrication of 3D composite structures was performed using a binary system based on aqueous solutions of sodium alginate containing PO43− groups. A calcium chloride aqueous

• binary system based on aqueous solutions of sodium alginate. The polymer slurry of sodium alginate (CAS number 9005-38-3) with concentrations of 0.25, 1.0 and 2.0 wt % was prepared in distilled water in presence of glutamic acid (C5H9NO4) (CAS number 56-86-0) with concentrations of 0.25, 1.0 and 2.0 wt

Role of RGO support and irradiation source on the photocatalytic activity of CdS–ZnO semiconductor nanostructures

• Suneel Kumar,
• Rahul Sharma,
• Vipul Sharma,
• Gurunarayanan Harith,
• Vaidyanathan Sivakumar and
• Venkata Krishnan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1684–1697, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.161

• [11], ozonization [12] and adsorption [13], as these methods are unable to remove the contaminants completely. Some recent studies have reported ZnO as a better photocatalytic material in the degradation of organic dyes in aqueous solutions, because of high charge carrier mobility and significantly