Supramolecular hydration structure of graphene-based hydrogels: density functional theory, green chemistry and interface application

• Hon Nhien Le,
• Duy Khanh Nguyen,
• Minh Triet Dang,
• Huyen Trinh Nguyen,
• Thi Bang Tam Dao,
• Trung Do Nguyen,
• Chi Nhan Ha Thuc and
• Van Hieu Le

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 806–822, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.61

• plays an important role in the stability and functionality of nanoscale structures. Van der Waals forces are supramolecular intermolecular interactions that govern the agglomeration of nanomaterials. Carbon nanostructures with π-conjugated systems (fullerene, carbon nanotube, and graphene) have π–π

Polyurethane/silk fibroin-based electrospun membranes for wound healing and skin substitute applications

• Iqra Zainab,
• Zohra Naseem,
• Syeda Rubab Batool,
• Muhammad Waqas,
• Ahsan Nazir and
• Muhammad Anwaar Nazeer

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 591–612, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.46

• the body [67]. Yildiz et al. used polycaprolactone (PCL)/SF to develop nanofibers as an improved skin substitute for treating chronic wounds or burns. The addition of SF increased tensile strength and Young’s modulus through intermolecular interactions. Results showed that the PCL/SF nanofibers had

Recent advances in photothermal nanomaterials for ophthalmic applications

• Jiayuan Zhuang,
• Linhui Jia,
• Chenghao Li,
• Rui Yang,
• Jiapeng Wang,
• Wen-an Wang,
• Heng Zhou and
• Xiangxia Luo

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 195–215, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.16

• molecule dyes can be modulated by intramolecular rotation or intermolecular interactions [63]. By using nanocarrier encapsulation and self-assembly strategies, the water solubility and stability of organic small molecule dyes can be improved, and photobleaching can be reduced [64]. Materials that undergo

Realizing active targeting in cancer nanomedicine with ultrasmall nanoparticles

• André F. Lima,
• Giselle Z. Justo and
• Alioscka A. Sousa

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1208–1226, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.98

• underlying surface coat and undesired intermolecular interactions on the ligand shell. In this regard, computer simulations emerge as a powerful tool for optimizing the size and composition of usNPs designed for receptor targeting. For example, Häkkinen and colleagues designed a series of 1.7 nm AuNCs

• because of conformational changes or intermolecular interactions within the capping layer. Another intriguing aspect is understanding how the apparent binding affinity varies with the number of attached ligands. On one hand, attaching multiple ligands on a single usNP may enhance binding affinity through

Functional fibrillar interfaces: Biological hair as inspiration across scales

• Guillermo J. Amador,
• Brett Klaassen van Oorschot,
• Caiying Liao,
• Jianing Wu and
• Da Wei

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 664–677, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.55

• present [57], or intermolecular interactions, when no adhesive fluid is present [58]. In addition to adhesive forces that enable inverted climbing, the hairs can also generate friction forces whenever the animals climb on vertical surfaces [59]. For geckos, these adhesive hairs are referred to as setae

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

• . Furthermore, the electrostatic and intermolecular interactions of aptamer–TMB increased the substrate affinity of NPLs. As a result, the catalytic efficacy of Ag/Pt NPL was improved, resulting in a deeper blue signal (Figure 2a, Figure 2b) [32][33]. The zeta potentials of Ag/Pt NPLs, aptamer-NPLs, aptamer

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

• ][2][3]. The methods of synthesising hydrogels are divided into two basic groups, including physical and chemical cross-linking. Physical cross-linking methods, which are mainly related to the synthesis of natural hydrogels, include changes in intermolecular interactions (e.g., hydrophobic

Exploring internal structures and properties of terpolymer fibers via real-space characterizations

• Michael R. Roenbeck and
• Kenneth E. Strawhecker

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 1004–1017, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.83

• nanoscale fibrils we observe. Despite the randomly sequenced terpolymer chemistry, nanoscale fibrils still clearly form in Technora®. The branched network likely results from local variations in the strength of intermolecular interactions. For example, misalignment between adjacent molecules (e.g., due to

• molecular “bends” within DPE molecules) or weak intermolecular interactions (e.g., due to distributions in monomers capable of intermolecular hydrogen bonding) may make it energetically favorable for sets of molecules to branch apart at different junctures rather than to remain together within a fibril

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

• the molecular arrangement and orientation. Among the non-covalent interactions, dispersion interactions that derive from alkyl chain units are believed to be weak. However, alkyl chains play an important role in the adsorption onto substrates, as well as in the in-plane intermolecular interactions. In

• synthesis of molecular building blocks have enabled the construction of well-organized nanoarchitectures with various dimensions [8][9][10][11]. These characteristic structural formations are governed by self-assembly processes via non-covalent intermolecular interactions, such as hydrogen bonding, metal

• extensively studied for revealing the supramolecular interactions in the formation of self-assembled monolayers [29][30][31][32][33][34]. Several intermolecular interactions take place at the solid/liquid interface that should be taken into account for the controlled molecular organization in two dimensions

Metal-organic framework-based nanomaterials as opto-electrochemical sensors for the detection of antibiotics and hormones: A review

• Akeem Adeyemi Oladipo,
• Saba Derakhshan Oskouei and
• Mustafa Gazi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 631–673, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.52

Biocatalytic synthesis and ordered self-assembly of silica nanoparticles via a silica-binding peptide

• Mustafa Gungormus

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 280–290, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.25

• challenge is the difficulty in manipulating nanoparticles due to size-related constraints. The self-assembly of nanoparticles is mainly governed through intermolecular interactions [9]. The high nanoparticle/volume fractions required for large-scale applications may result in electrostatic repulsion or

• molecular crowding-like effects, preventing efficient assembly of the particles. Therefore, tailoring intermolecular interactions between nanoparticles by modifying the particle surfaces or through external influences such as temperature, pH value, templates, and magnetic or flow fields, is important to

Single-step extraction of small-diameter single-walled carbon nanotubes in the presence of riboflavin

• Polina M. Kalachikova,
• Anastasia E. Goldt,
• Eldar M. Khabushev,
• Timofei V. Eremin,
• Timofei S. Zatsepin,
• Elena D. Obraztsova,
• Konstantin V. Larionov,
• Liubov Yu. Antipina,
• Pavel B. Sorokin and
• Albert G. Nasibulin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1564–1571, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.130

• flavin adenine dinucleotide [16]. The presence of π-conjugated isoalloxazine in riboflavin drives binding to SWCNTs, and the hydrophilic ribityl chain allows for the solubilization of SWCNTs in aqueous media. The planar isoalloxazine structure, accompanied by intermolecular interactions with nanotubes

• intermolecular interactions negligible. The geometry of the structures was optimized until residual forces became less than 0.04 eV/Å. Grimme interatomic interaction was taken into account to describe the van der Waals-type of bonding [36]. The real-space mesh cutoff was set to 175 Ry, while calculations were

Design of surface nanostructures for chirality sensing based on quartz crystal microbalance

• Yinglin Ma,
• Xiangyun Xiao and
• Qingmin Ji

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1201–1219, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.100

• enantiomer. As the intermolecular interactions with the analyte also play a role in chiral recognition, the group also studied the influence of pH values. The highest recognition efficiency was shown at pH 10 since basic conditions may promote the formation of stronger hydrogen bonding between the carboxyl

Optimizing PMMA solutions to suppress contamination in the transfer of CVD graphene for batch production

• Chun-Da Liao,
• Andrea Capasso,
• Tiago Queirós,
• Telma Domingues,
• Fatima Cerqueira,
• Nicoleta Nicoara,
• Jérôme Borme,
• Paulo Freitas and
• Pedro Alpuim

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 796–806, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.70

• inert atmosphere or vacuum) were proposed [20], enabling depolymerization by breaking the molecular backbone bonds of PMMA [19][22][23]. Similarly, UV radiation can break the ester groups of PMMA, thus weakening the intermolecular interactions with graphene [24]. PMMA with higher AMW is harder to

Design and selection of peptides to block the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain by molecular docking

• Kendra Ramirez-Acosta,
• Ivan A. Rosales-Fuerte,
• J. Eduardo Perez-Sanchez,
• Alfredo Nuñez-Rivera,
• Josue Juarez and
• Ruben D. Cadena-Nava

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 699–711, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.62

• . This suggests that the intermolecular interactions (hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions) in the APD peptide–RBD complexes are favored. The secondary structure of the APDs changes and adopts a proper conformation to bind to the RBD protein. An analysis of the secondary structure for free and

Effects of drug concentration and PLGA addition on the properties of electrospun ampicillin trihydrate-loaded PLA nanofibers

• Tuğba Eren Böncü and
• Nurten Ozdemir

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 245–254, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.19

• intramolecular and intermolecular interactions that affect the physical properties of the electrospinning solution, thus leading to differences in the drug release properties of the electrospun nanofibers [2][24]. iii) PLGA is more hydrophilic compared to PLA [11]. iv) The increase in the molecular weight

• have thicker diameters due to the higher viscosity of PLGA/PLA solutions, ii) the difference in structure and hydrophobicity of PLGA causes differences in the intermolecular interactions of the electrospinning solution. The increase in the amount of drug caused an increase in the nanofiber diameter and

A comprehensive review on electrospun nanohybrid membranes for wastewater treatment

• Senuri Kumarage,
• Imalka Munaweera and
• Nilwala Kottegoda

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 137–159, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.10

• physisorption, only a reversible physical bond due to electrostatic interactions or intermolecular interactions forms between adsorbate and the adsorbent. An ideal adsorption membrane should exhibit both high adsorption capacity and a high adsorption rate. ENH membranes have been widely used as adsorption

Identifying diverse metal oxide nanomaterials with lethal effects on embryonic zebrafish using machine learning

• Richard Liam Marchese Robinson,
• Haralambos Sarimveis,
• Philip Doganis,
• Xiaodong Jia,
• Marianna Kotzabasaki,
• Christiana Gousiadou,
• Stacey Lynn Harper and
• Terry Wilkins

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1297–1325, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.97

• characteristics related to intermolecular interactions, which could affect agglomeration or uptake by cells, and reactivity, which could trigger toxicity. (Dummy values, lower than the minimum of observed values, were inserted where the corresponding coating was absent, in keeping with recommended practice [45

Self-assembly of amino acids toward functional biomaterials

• Huan Ren,
• Lifang Wu,
• Lina Tan,
• Yanni Bao,
• Yuchen Ma,
• Yong Jin and
• Qianli Zou

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1140–1150, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.85

• biomaterials; intermolecular interactions; self-assembly; Review Introduction Biomaterials play a crucial role in the treatment of diseases and health care and have been widely used in prostheses and drug delivery devices [1]. Clinical applications of biomaterials include the use of metals, ceramics, and

Molecular assemblies on surfaces: towards physical and electronic decoupling of organic molecules

• Sabine Maier and
• Meike Stöhr

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 950–956, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.71

• feature heterogeneous adsorption sites, which can lead to the anchoring of organic molecules having specific functional groups. Hence, the interplay of the potential energy landscape of the substrate and the intermolecular interactions steers the self-assembly in such systems. Xiang et al. [90] studied

Nanoporous and nonporous conjugated donor–acceptor polymer semiconductors for photocatalytic hydrogen production

• Zhao-Qi Sheng,
• Yu-Qin Xing,
• Yan Chen,
• Guang Zhang,
• Shi-Yong Liu and
• Long Chen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 607–623, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.50

• the para carbon atom of the BT unit strengthens the intermolecular interactions and thus enhances the charge transfer effect among the polymer chains. This is due to the interaction between two p orbitals from the meta carbon atom on one molecule and a N atom on the other. In addition, a methoxy group

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

• expressed by the κ parameter (see Equation 4) as a function of the distance from the Ag surface for different variants of intermolecular interactions: black squares −Eb = Ew; red circles −Eb = 26 kJ/mol, Ew = 29.3 kJ/mol (Eb = 0.89Ew); blue triangles −Eb = 22.9 kJ/mol, Ew = 30.4 kJ/mol (Eb = 0.75Ew); purple

Interface interaction of transition metal phthalocyanines with strontium titanate (100)

• Reimer Karstens,
• Thomas Chassé and
• Heiko Peisert

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 485–496, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.39

• arrangement of the molecules on the STO(100) surface due to the different size of the molecules and/or different intermolecular interactions. A strong repulsion is expected for CoPcF16 with its negatively charged outer fluorine atoms. Further, for CoPcF16, adsorption sites might be triggered by the observed C

TiO_x/Pt₃Ti(111) surface-directed formation of electronically responsive supramolecular assemblies of tungsten oxide clusters

• Marco Moors,
• Yun An,
• Agnieszka Kuc and
• Kirill Yu. Monakhov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 203–212, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.16

• at elevated temperatures, which allows for an energy contact by agglomeration due to strong intermolecular interactions. After annealing the sample at 900 K, the formation of larger islands is observed. The thickness of these islands is always approx. 0.6 nm, which indicates the formation of a WO3

The influence of an interfacial hBN layer on the fluorescence of an organic molecule

• Christine Brülke,
• Oliver Bauer and
• Moritz M. Sokolowski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1663–1684, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.149

• ) (1,301.2 cm−1) and the monolayer on Cu(111) (1,312.9 cm−1). Actually, it is rather close to the value seen on Cu(111) within 3 cm−1 (see Table 1). This may indicate that intermolecular interactions between adjacent layers in a multilayer also have a significant impact on the vibrational properties and

• intermolecular interactions and a modification in the interfacial bonding in the ordered domains of the RT state, which form upon annealing at room temperature. We propose that, in particular, the effect of intermolecular interactions is also relevant for the monolayer of PTCDA on hBN/Cu(111), whereas on Cu(111

• ) concomitant changes in the interfacial bonding may play a role, too. The increased temperature induces the formation of ordered domains (observed in LEED). The intermolecular interactions in the domains then cause a change in the structure and charge distribution within the molecule. This in turn increases