Determining by Raman spectroscopy the average thickness and N-layer-specific surface coverages of MoS₂ thin films with domains much smaller than the laser spot size

• Felipe Wasem Klein,
• Jean-Roch Huntzinger,
• Vincent Astié,
• Damien Voiry,
• Romain Parret,
• Houssine Makhlouf,
• Sandrine Juillaguet,
• Jean-Manuel Decams,
• Sylvie Contreras,
• Périne Landois,
• Ahmed-Azmi Zahab,
• Jean-Louis Sauvajol and
• Matthieu Paillet

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 279–296, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.26

Vinorelbine-loaded multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles as anticancer drug delivery systems: synthesis, characterization, and in vitro release study

• Zeynep Özcan and
• Afife Binnaz Hazar Yoruç

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 256–269, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.24

• amounts: 100, 200, and 400 mg; dopamine hydrochloride/Fe3O4 ratios: 1:1, 2:1, and 4:1) and stirred at room temperature for 15 h at 1000 rpm. Following this stage, the obtained PDA-coated Fe3O4 NPs were separated from the solution using a magnet. Subsequently, unreacted material was removed by washing

• -polyethylene glycol was added to the prepared mixture to homogenize the solution. Subsequently, 0.2 mL of ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH, 28–30%,) was added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 70 min [37]. SH-PEG-modified PDA/Fe3O4 NPs were separated from the solution using a magnet, and unreacted

Design, fabrication, and characterization of kinetic-inductive force sensors for scanning probe applications

• August K. Roos,
• Ermes Scarano,
• Elisabet K. Arvidsson,
• Erik Holmgren and
• David B. Haviland

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 242–255, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.23

• , gravitational waves acting on a 40 kg mirror in LIGO [3], or atomic-scale tip–surface forces acting on a 40 pg cantilever in an atomic force microscope (AFM). For AFM cantilevers operating at room temperature close to their fundamental resonant frequency in the kilohertz-to-megahertz range, optical

• was verified both at room temperature and in a cryogenic environment. Thus, the deposited material is suitably conductive for STM and various electrostatic AFM techniques that require applying a low-frequency voltage to the tip. Mechanical mode Our chips were the same size as an AFM cantilever chip

• 60 chips from one wafer, detecting the thermal fluctuations at room temperature under ambient conditions and fitting them to a Lorentzian lineshape. We found that ωm decreases with the increasing radial distance D from the center of the wafer, as shown in Figure 7, probably because of non-uniform

Ion beam processing of DNA origami nanostructures

• Leo Sala,
• Agnes Zerolová,
• Violaine Vizcaino,
• Alain Mery,
• Alicja Domaracka,
• Hermann Rothard,
• Philippe Boduch,
• Dominik Pinkas and
• Jaroslav Kocišek

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 207–214, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.20

• heat and accumulated charges). The samples were irradiated facing the beam inside a vacuum chamber (10−8 mbar) at room temperature. The projectile flux was deduced from the current measured continuously during irradiation on the four slits used to limit and define the irradiation field. Before

Nanocarrier systems loaded with IR780, iron oxide nanoparticles and chlorambucil for cancer theragnostics

• Phuong-Thao Dang-Luong,
• Hong-Phuc Nguyen,
• Loc Le-Tuan,
• Xuan-Thang Cao,
• Vy Tran-Anh and
• Hieu Vu Quang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 180–189, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.17

• and allowed to evaporate overnight in a dark area at room temperature. In the next day, the nanoparticles were centrifuged at 12,000 rpm for 30 min, then resuspended in 600 µL of distilled water. The nanoparticles were then separated into three 200 μL suspension tubes. Then, 2 mg of F127-folate or 2

Modification of graphene oxide and its effect on properties of natural rubber/graphene oxide nanocomposites

• Nghiem Thi Thuong,
• Le Dinh Quang,
• Vu Quoc Cuong,
• Cao Hong Ha,
• Nguyen Ba Lam and
• Seiichi Kawahara

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 168–179, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.16

• , 200 g of DPNR (DRC 20%, SDS 0.2%), and with the same amount of TEPA/TBHPO as in the preparation of DPNR/GO-VTES. Characterizations X-ray diffraction patterns of graphite and GO were acquired by using a Panalytical X'Pert Pro X-ray diffractometer. The measurements were performed at room temperature

• gravimetric analysis (TGA) of the samples was performed on a TA Q500 instrument. The temperature was increased at a heating rate of 10 °C /min from room temperature to 900 °C in air atmosphere. The morphology of the DPNR/GO-VTES was observed with field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) performed

• with HITACHI S-4800. The measurement was performed at room temperature. The tensile properties of the composite samples were measured with a Tokyo Instron 5300 (Japan). The graft copolymer films (thickness of 1 mm) were cut in a dumbbell shape described in JIS K6251. Tensile measurements were done at

CdSe/ZnS quantum dots as a booster in the active layer of distributed ternary organic photovoltaics

• Gabriela Lewińska,
• Piotr Jeleń,
• Zofia Kucia,
• Maciej Sitarz,
• Łukasz Walczak,
• Bartłomiej Szafraniak,
• Jerzy Sanetra and
• Konstanty W. Marszalek

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 144–156, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.14

• determined in a wide frequency range from 10−1 to 106 Hz at room temperature. The amplitude of the alternating current signal was set to 0.1 V. The ZView software was used to analyze the recorded impedance spectra. Results and Discussion UV–vis spectroscopy The pure quantum dots exhibit absorption in the

Assessing phytotoxicity and tolerance levels of ZnO nanoparticles on Raphanus sativus: implications for widespread adoptions

• Pathirannahalage Sahan Samuditha,
• Nadeesh Madusanka Adassooriya and
• Nazeera Salim

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 115–125, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.11

• in the dark. It was then centrifuged at 3500 rpm at 4 °C and 1 mL of the supernatant was mixed with 2 mL of Salkowski reagent and incubated in the dark at room temperature for 30 min. Then, the absorbance was measured at 530 nm [19][59]. The effect of ZnO NPs on carbohydrates, plant pigments, and

Development and characterization of potential larvicidal nanoemulsions against Aedes aegypti

• Jonatas L. Duarte,
• Leonardo Delello Di Filippo,
• Anna Eliza Maciel de Faria Mota Oliveira,
• Rafael Miguel Sábio,
• Gabriel Davi Marena,
• Tais Maria Bauab,
• Cristiane Duque,
• Vincent Corbel and
• Marlus Chorilli

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 104–114, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.10

• range of 10.0–16.7, and the rHLB was the one in which the formulation had the best colloidal stability (Table S1, Supporting Information File 1). Characterization of the nanoemulsions Visual appearance The formulations obtained were maintained at room temperature and evaluated visually 24 h and 7, 14

• . The samples were diluted (1:1000 v/v) in ultrapure water. The NEs were injected into the sample chamber with sterile syringes until the liquid extended to the tip of the injector. The measurements were performed in triplicate at room temperature (25 °C) and the data were represented as mean ± standard

• for the experiment, and the samples were administered (10 µL/larva) on the left side of the last proleg using a 10 µL Hamilton syringe. The larvae were then kept in the dark at room temperature and observed after 24, 48, and 72 h to evaluate their behavior, including physical aspects such as color

New application of bimetallic Ag/Pt nanoplates in a colorimetric biosensor for specific detection of E. coli in water

• Azam Bagheri Pebdeni,
• Mohammad N. AL-Baiati and
• Morteza Hosseini

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 95–103, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.9

• room temperature using a Zetasizer Nano-ZS90 Malvern. The elementary compositions of the samples were determined using EDS on a Tescan energy-dispersive spectrometer. The ImageJ software was used to determine the gray intensity of the blue color of the paper-based microfluidic device. Synthesis of Ag

• (10–108 CFU·mL−1) were combined with the aptamer-Ag/Pt NPL solution and gently shaken at room temperature. The peroxidase activity of NPLs in the presence of TMB and H2O2 was evaluated using a UV–vis spectrophotometer after the incubation period was shortened. Analysis in real samples Tap water and

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

• NF sample) and incubated at room temperature for 10 min two times. The stripping buffer was removed from the nanofibers, and the NFs were washed with PBS (adding and incubating for 10 min two times). The two stripping buffer steps were repeated and three 5 min PBS wash steps took place after them

• /mL) against ricin was incubated for 1 h at room temperature. Then, biotin-labelled ricin (1 µL 1 mg/mL in blocking buffer) was immunocaptured by the anchored antibodies over 1 h of incubation. Biotin-ricin was added to both NF and microplate immunocapture systems at different times: day 0

• (immediately after antibody anchoring; it is considered the reference value) and 7 days, 30 days, and 90 days after antibody anchoring, bringing the immunocapture systems to room temperature only covered by aluminum foil. Washing steps were carried out between each step above in order to remove non-linked

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

• /PLA, and BBR NPs/PLA were fabricated through the electrospinning of the aforementioned prepared solutions. After the solutions were cooled down to room temperature, they were transferred to a 5 mL syringe with a 22-gauge stainless-steel needle. The needle was linked to a high-voltage power supply

• Multi-function shaker at room temperature with constant agitation at 40 rpm. At each time interval, 2 mL of each solution was withdrawn, the UV–vis absorbance at 421 nm was measured, and then the amount of BBR release based on the standard calibration curve was calculated. The percentage of released BBR

Curcumin-loaded nanostructured systems for treatment of leishmaniasis: a review

• Douglas Dourado,
• Thayse Silva Medeiros,
• Éverton do Nascimento Alencar,
• Edijane Matos Sales and
• Fábio Rocha Formiga

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 37–50, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.4

• following the Ambisome® path. Nanostructured lipid carriers Nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) are lipid-based formulations with a solid matrix at room temperature that differ from solid lipid nanoparticles when it comes to their matrix organizational level. Nanostructured lipid carriers offer advantages

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

• measured in the current bias mode with a readout scheme based on AD745 low-noise JFET operational amplifiers working at room temperature of 300 K. The estimated NEP for this measurement setup is about 5 × 10−16 W/√Hz with further improvement down to 1 × 10−16 W/√Hz in the voltage bias mode [24]. Discussion

TEM sample preparation of lithographically patterned permalloy nanostructures on silicon nitride membranes

• Joshua Williams,
• Michael I. Faley,
• Joseph Vimal Vas,
• Peng-Han Lu and
• Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1–12, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.1

• magnetron sputtering through the resist aperture. We used DC magnetron sputtering in a pure Ar environment at a pressure of 1 Pa to deposit Py at room temperature. The effective permalloy target had a diameter of 8 mm. The sputtered material almost forms a parallel beam when it approaches the substrate at a

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

• ]. Hence, many processes relevant at room temperature or elevated temperatures are impossible to study in a cryogenic environment. The same applies to SPM studies at the solid–liquid interface. For these measurements, the effect of thermal drift needs to be compensated. A variety of different strategies

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

• . Compared to the quantum yields of FITC, RhBITC, and DAPI bound to DNA, which are in the range of 40–90% at room temperature [31][32][34], Ox-BSA/PDA NPs reveal low emission efficiency. However, even if the quantum yield of Ox-BSA/PDA NPs is low, it is significantly higher than the quantum yield of non

• am Harz, Germany) for 48 h to provide lyophilized foam, which was stored at room temperature and protected from light before use. Fluorescent BSA/polydopamine nanoparticles Fluorescent BSA/PDA nanoparticles with a BSA/DA ratio of 10 were synthesized by using two different ways: (i) by oxidation of

• 2 mL of H2O2 solution (30 wt %) were stirred at room temperature in the dark for 24 h. Residual H2O2 was removed from the reaction medium by dialyzing about 8 mL of the suspension against 1 L Milli-Q® water using a Spectra/Por® dialysis membrane with a molecular weight cut-off at 8–10 kDa. 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

• calibration grating Linewidth scanning in contact mode using each of the selected tips with an applied constant normal load of 0.01 nN perpendicular to the calibration grating was carried out at room temperature and 40% humidity. The scanning frequency of the tips was 0.03 Hz. The tips were moved from right

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

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

• , 150 °C for 15 min, 170 °C for 1 h, and 195 °C for 1 h. Afterwards, the sample was allowed to cool down to room temperature (RT), and then the PDMS was peeled off (Figure 1A(iv)). To form the “reinforced” SU-8 nanohole mold, a nanohole template was first formed on the positive photoresist AZ1518, which

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

• elasticity of nanomaterials. Even though the exact temperature of the particles is not known, it is assumed to be equal to the surrounding temperature after a sufficient equilibration time. Many studies are performed at room temperature or at 25 °C instead of at the temperature in which biologic studies are

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

• solution produced by reverse engineering, and make quality control more challenging [19]. Additionally, the degummed silk tends to aggregate when stored for long periods in an aqueous solution, typically for weeks at room temperature and for months at 4 °C [20]. Amongst various carriers, albumin seems to

• mixed with 20 mL of 0.25 M Na2CO3 under constant vigorous stirring for 30 s at room temperature (RT). HSA solution (0.1%) was subsequently added to the mixture under stirring for 5 min to avoid particle aggregation. The obtained particle suspension was separated by centrifugation (6,000g for 3 min

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

• ) illumination. An SPV image can eventually be recalculated as the difference between both sets of data [1]. The inherent drawback of this dual-pass method is that the source images used for the SPV calculation may feature misalignments, which is especially unavoidable at room temperature (RT) due to thermal

• kHz (demodulation at the second eigenmode) for its heterodyne counterpart. Dual-Heterodyne Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy: Implementation Non-contact AFM (nc-AFM) and KPFM experiments are performed with a VT-beam AFM system (Scienta-Omicron) at room temperature (RT) under ultra-high vacuum (UHV

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

• XRD and compared with previous studies [23][24] in the literature. The XRD patterns of the Al2O3 nanoparticle samples were recorded in the range 2θ (15°–75°) at room temperature. The XRD pattern of γ-Al2O3 is shown in Figure 3. The diffraction pattern of γ-Al2O3 shows strong peaks at angle (2θ) of

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

• h at room temperature under stirring. After another washing in aqua dest. the MnCO3 matrix was dissolved using 0.25 M EDTA. After 30 min incubation time, 0.2 mg/mL NaBH4 in 0.1 M NaOH was added to prevent oxidation of Hb to met-Hb. Incubation for another 30 min followed. After triplicate washing in

• NaOH) was added to the particle sample (final concentration: 12.5 mg/mL), mixed, and incubated at room temperature for 15 min while stirring. After centrifugation (20,000g; 10 min) the supernatant was taken off and, immediately, the absorbance at a wavelength of 574 nm was determined photometrically in

• , and CD204, or all of them, were blocked by specific antibodies (CD14-block+HbMP-prefed-30′, CD33-block+HbMP-prefed-30′, CD163-block+HbMP-prefed-30′, CD204-block+HbMP-prefed-30′, and CD14-33-163-204-block+HbMP-prefed-30′). After an incubation period of 30 min protected from light and at room