Study of the reusability and stability of nylon nanofibres as an antibody immobilisation surface

• Inés Peraile,
• Matilde Gil-García,
• Laura González-López,
• Nushin A. Dabbagh-Escalante,
• Juan C. Cabria-Ramos and
• Paloma Lorenzo-Lozano

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 83–94, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.8

• Ines Peraile Matilde Gil-Garcia Laura Gonzalez-Lopez Nushin A. Dabbagh-Escalante Juan C. Cabria-Ramos Paloma Lorenzo-Lozano Biological Defence Area, Department of NBC Defence Systems and Energetic Materials, National Institute for Aerospace Technology “Esteban Terradas” (INTA)-Campus La Marañosa

Berberine-loaded polylactic acid nanofiber scaffold as a drug delivery system: The relationship between chemical characteristics, drug-release behavior, and antibacterial efficiency

• Le Thi Le,
• Hue Thi Nguyen,
• Liem Thanh Nguyen,
• Huy Quang Tran and
• Thuy Thi Thu Nguyen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 71–82, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.7

• Le Thi Le Hue Thi Nguyen Liem Thanh Nguyen Huy Quang Tran Thuy Thi Thu Nguyen Phenikaa University Nano Institute (PHENA), Phenikaa University, Hanoi 12116, Vietnam School of Material Science and Technology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi 11600, Vietnam Faculty of Biomedical

• Program of Basic Science in the Fields of Chemistry, Life Sciences, Earth Sciences, and Marine Sciences, Vietnam Ministry of Science and Technology, under Grant ĐTĐL.CN-111/21.

Influence of conductive carbon and MnCo₂O₄ on morphological and electrical properties of hydrogels for electrochemical energy conversion

• Sylwia Pawłowska,
• Karolina Cysewska,
• Yasamin Ziai,
• Jakub Karczewski,
• Piotr Jasiński and
• Sebastian Molin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 57–70, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.6

• Sylwia Pawlowska Karolina Cysewska Yasamin Ziai Jakub Karczewski Piotr Jasinski Sebastian Molin Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, and Advanced Materials Center, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza St. 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland Institute of Fundamental

• Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawińskiego St. 5B, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, and Advanced Materials Center, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza St. 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland 10.3762/bjnano.15.6 Abstract In this work, a strategy for one

• , polypyrrole, and poly(ethylenedioxythiophene) [29][30][31], allows for the formation of conductive hydrogels. Conducting hydrogels possess properties of both conductive polymers and hydrogels, which makes them attractive functional materials for many applications in several fields of science and technology

Measurements of dichroic bow-tie antenna arrays with integrated cold-electron bolometers using YBCO oscillators

• Leonid S. Revin,
• Dmitry A. Pimanov,
• Alexander V. Chiginev,
• Anton V. Blagodatkin,
• Viktor O. Zbrozhek,
• Andrey V. Samartsev,
• Anastasia N. Orlova,
• Dmitry V. Masterov,
• Alexey E. Parafin,
• Victoria Yu. Safonova,
• Anna V. Gordeeva,
• Andrey L. Pankratov,
• Leonid S. Kuzmin,
• Anatolie S. Sidorenko,
• Silvia Masi and
• Paolo de Bernardis

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 26–36, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.3

• - MC2, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Gothenburg, Sweden D. Ghitu Institute of Electronic Engineering and Nanotechnologies of Technical University of Moldova, MD-2028 Chisinau, Republic of Moldova Dipartimento di Fisica, Università La Sapienza, I-00185 Roma, Italy 10.3762/bjnano.15.3 Abstract

• Technology (Sweden). The samples were deposited both at Chalmers University and, using the preforms, at our laboratory at Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University (NNSTU). The sample quality was analyzed using the diagnostic equipment of the Collective Use Center of the Institute for Physics of

• Microstructures of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IPM RAS), with subsequent measurements of the samples in the sorption 3He refrigerator of our laboratory. The 210/240 GHz receiving system is fabricated using a two-layer technology (two lithography steps). During the first photolithography step, a layer of

Nanotechnological approaches in the treatment of schistosomiasis: an overview

• Lucas Carvalho,
• Michelle Sarcinelli and
• Beatriz Patrício

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 13–25, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.2

• Lucas Carvalho Michelle Sarcinelli Beatriz Patricio Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, FIOCRUZ, Avenida Brasil, 4365, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Post-Graduate Program in Industrial Pharmaceutical Technology, Farmanguinhos, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil Pharmaceutical and

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

• force microscopy; calibration; drift correction; image correlation functions; periodic structures; scanning probe microscopy; Introduction In science and technology, scanning probe microscopy (SPM) techniques are widely used to study the structure and properties of surfaces and interfaces from the

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

• Perawat Boonpuek Jonathan R. Felts School of Manufacturing Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, 111 University Avenue, Muang, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory, J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, College

• Nanomanufacturing Laboratory, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA for experimental support and finally data analysis tools from the School of Manufacturing Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology (SUT), Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Funding This project is funded by Texas A&M

• Engineering Experiment Station Office, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA regarding experimental facility and material purchase. Costs of data analysis are supported by School of Manufacturing Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

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

• fabrication of functional gold nanostructures for application in plasmonic and detector technology, we conducted a comprehensive study on [Au(CH3)2Cl]2 as a potential precursor for such depositions. Fundamental electron-induced dissociation processes were studied under single collision conditions, and the

Spatial variations of conductivity of self-assembled monolayers of dodecanethiol on Au/mica and Au/Si substrates

• Julian Skolaut,
• Jędrzej Tepper,
• Federica Galli,
• Wulf Wulfhekel and
• Jan M. van Ruitenbeek

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1169–1177, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.97

• Julian Skolaut Jedrzej Tepper Federica Galli Wulf Wulfhekel Jan M. van Ruitenbeek Institute for Quantum Materials and Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany Huygens-Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratorium, Leiden University

• , Niels Bohrweg 2, 2333 CA Leiden, Netherlands Physikalisches Institut, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Wolfgang-Gaede-Straße 1, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany 10.3762/bjnano.14.97 Abstract Determining the conductivity of molecular layers is a crucial step in advancing towards applications in molecular

• . A. Skolaut, ”Molecular Motor Based on Single Chiral Tripodal Molecules Studied with STM”, Doctoral Dissertation, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT Scientific Publishing, 2023. Funding This work was partly funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), grant 680.92.18.01

Hierarchically patterned polyurethane microgrooves featuring nanopillars or nanoholes for neurite elongation and alignment

• Lester Uy Vinzons,
• Guo-Chung Dong and
• Shu-Ping Lin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1157–1168, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.96

• -Center for Advanced Science and Technology for their assistance in AFM, Dr. Ying-Ping Huang of the NCHU Graduate Institute of Biotechnology for her help in confocal microscopy, and Hung-Ming Chen for his assistance in the PC12 proliferation experiments. Lester U. Vinzons was a recipient of the National

• Chung Hsing University Scholarship Pilot Program to Cultivate Outstanding Doctoral Students. Funding This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan under Contract No. MOST 111-2628-E-005-005-MY3.

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

• Agnes-Valencia Weiss Marc Schneider Department of Pharmacy, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Saarland University, Campus C4 1, Saarbruecken, Germany 10.3762/bjnano.14.95 Abstract Nanoparticles have shown an enormous potential as drug delivery systems in the lab. However

• nanoparticles [13] and microfluidic setups for particles that are large enough to be imaged by light microscopy techniques [19]. As AFM is currently the only technology capable to measure mechanical properties of single nanoparticles, we will concentrate on this technique. Atomic force microscopy currently

Curcumin-loaded albumin submicron particles with potential as a cancer therapy: an in vitro study

• Nittiya Suwannasom,
• Netsai Sriaksorn,
• Chutamas Thepmalee,
• Krissana Khoothiam,
• Ausanai Prapan,
• Hans Bäumler and
• Chonthida Thephinlap

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1127–1140, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.93

• Nittiya Suwannasom Netsai Sriaksorn Chutamas Thepmalee Krissana Khoothiam Ausanai Prapan Hans Baumler Chonthida Thephinlap Division of Biochemistry, School of Medical Sciences, University of Phayao 56000, Thailand Department of Radiological Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Naresuan

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

• Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia Moscow Technical University of Communication and Informatics (MTUCI), 111024 Moscow, Russia Faculty of Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia National University of Science and Technology MISIS, 119049 Moscow

Density functional theory study of Au-fcc/Ge and Au-hcp/Ge interfaces

• Olga Sikora,
• Małgorzata Sternik,
• Benedykt R. Jany,
• Franciszek Krok,
• Przemysław Piekarz and
• Andrzej M. Oleś

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1093–1105, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.90

• Olga Sikora Malgorzata Sternik Benedykt R. Jany Franciszek Krok Przemyslaw Piekarz Andrzej M. Oles Faculty of Materials Engineering and Physics, Cracow University of Technology, Podchorążych 1, PL-30084 Kraków, Poland Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, W. E. Radzikowskiego

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

• were measured at 25 °C and shown in Figure 12. The measurement results were compatible with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) data [37] at 25 °C. Results of compressor electrical power measurements Compressors are devices used to compress any fluid that has a gas phase, and that

Recognition mechanisms of hemoglobin particles by monocytes – CD163 may just be one

• Jonathan-Gabriel Nimz,
• Pichayut Rerkshanandana,
• Chiraphat Kloypan,
• Ulrich Kalus,
• Saranya Chaiwaree,
• Axel Pruß,
• Radostina Georgieva,
• Yu Xiong and
• Hans Bäumler

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1028–1040, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.85

• , School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Phayao, Phayao 56000, Thailand Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Department of Medical Physics, Biophysics and Radiology, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, Stara Zagora

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

• 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 Vinh Quang Dang Faculty of Materials Science and Technology, University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam Vietnam National University (VNU-HCM), Ho Chi Minh City

Nanoarchitectonics of photothermal materials to enhance the sensitivity of lateral flow assays

• Elangovan Sarathkumar,
• Rajasekharan S. Anjana and
• Ramapurath S. Jayasree

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 988–1003, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.82

• Elangovan Sarathkumar Rajasekharan S. Anjana Ramapurath S. Jayasree Division of Biophotonics and Imaging, Biomedical Technology Wing, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram-695012, Kerala, India 10.3762/bjnano.14.82 Abstract Lateral flow

• financial support provided by the Science and Equity, Empowerment and Development (SEED) Division, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India through the project SEED/SCSP/2019/117. ARS acknowledges Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, for the INSPIRE fellowship

Metal-organic framework-based nanomaterials for CO₂ storage: A review

• Ha Huu Do,
• Iqra Rabani and
• Hai Bang Truong

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 964–970, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.79

• , Science and Technology Advanced Institute, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Faculty of Applied Technology, School of Technology, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10.3762/bjnano.14.79 Abstract The increasing recognition of the impact of CO2 emissions as a global concern

• problem involves increased government funding for the maintenance of existing renewable energy sources and the development of new green energies [2][3]. However, the widespread implementation of these solutions is hindered by the challenges posed by nascent technology [4][5]. Another feasible approach to

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

• Mathias Franz Mahnaz Safian Jouzdani Lysann Kassner Marcus Daniel Frank Stahr Stefan E. Schulz Fraunhofer-Institute for Electronic Nano Systems ENAS, Technologie-Campus 3, 09126 Chemnitz, Germany Chemnitz University of Technology, Straße der Nationen 62, 09111 Chemnitz, Germany scia Systems GmbH

• resistance to electromigration and lowers the tendency to undergo diffusion, giving a higher stability in environments involving both elevated temperature and high current densities [1][3]. In current technology nodes with device dimensions below 10 nm, electron scattering becomes the dominant factor in

• Microelectronics of Chemnitz University of Technology, and FAP Forschungs- und Applikationslabor Plasmatechnik GmbH. The reactor is a single-wafer reactor for 200 mm wafers and consists of an inner and an outer reactor with a typical base pressure of 3 × 10−6 mbar. A simplified schematic sketch is shown in Figure

Prediction of cytotoxicity of heavy metals adsorbed on nano-TiO₂ with periodic table descriptors using machine learning approaches

• Joyita Roy,
• Souvik Pore and
• Kunal Roy

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 939–950, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.77

• Joyita Roy Souvik Pore Kunal Roy Drug Theoretics and Cheminformatics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032, India 10.3762/bjnano.14.77 Abstract Nanoparticles with their unique features have attracted researchers over the past decades. Heavy

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

• Mamta Kumari Amitabha Acharya Praveen Thaggikuppe Krishnamurthy Department of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Ooty, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur (H.P.) 176061

• applications against various types of cancer. Funding The authors would like thank the director of CSIR-IHBT for infrastructure facilities. PTK would like to thank the Department of Science and Technology-Fund for Improvement of Science and Technology Infrastructure in Universities and Higher Educational

Ni, Co, Zn, and Cu metal-organic framework-based nanomaterials for electrochemical reduction of CO₂: A review

• Ha Huu Do and
• Hai Bang Truong

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 904–911, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.74

• Ha Huu Do Hai Bang Truong VKTech Research Center, NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam Optical Materials Research Group, Science and Technology Advanced Institute, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Faculty of Applied Technology, School

• of Technology, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 10.3762/bjnano.14.74 Abstract The combustion of fossil fuels has resulted in the amplification of the greenhouse effect, primarily through the release of a substantial quantity of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The imperative pursuit

Two-dimensional molecular networks at the solid/liquid interface and the role of alkyl chains in their building blocks

• Suyi Liu,
• Yasuo Norikane and
• Yoshihiro Kikkawa

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 872–892, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.72

• Suyi Liu Yasuo Norikane Yoshihiro Kikkawa Graduate School of Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8571, Japan National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba Central 5, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan Faculty of Pure and

Biomimetics on the micro- and nanoscale – The 25th anniversary of the lotus effect

• Matthias Mail,
• Kerstin Koch,
• Thomas Speck,
• William M. Megill and
• Stanislav N. Gorb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 850–856, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.69

• Matthias Mail Kerstin Koch Thomas Speck William M. Megill Stanislav N. Gorb Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany Faculty of Life Sciences, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, D

• Research Center, Stefan-Meier-Strasse 21, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany Centre for Biomimetic and Natural Technologies, Faculty of Technology and Bionics, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Marie-Curie-Str. 1, D-47533 Kleve, Germany Department of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Institute of