Enhancing mechanical properties of chitosan/PVA electrospun nanofibers: a comprehensive review

• Nur Areisman Mohd Salleh,
• Amalina Muhammad Afifi,
• Fathiah Mohamed Zuki and
• Hanna Sofia SalehHudin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 286–307, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.22

• Viscoelasticity is another property relevant to nanofibers, which combines both elastic and viscous responses to deformation. Viscoelastic properties, including storage modulus and loss modulus, can be tested using dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) or dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA). This technique

Mn-doped ZnO nanopowders prepared by sol–gel and microwave-assisted sol–gel methods and their photocatalytic properties

• Cristina Maria Vlăduț,
• Crina Anastasescu,
• Silviu Preda,
• Oana Catalina Mocioiu,
• Simona Petrescu,
• Jeanina Pandele-Cusu,
• Dana Culita,
• Veronica Bratan,
• Ioan Balint and
• Maria Zaharescu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1283–1296, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.104

• thermal analysis The thermal behavior of the resulting materials was investigated by TG/DTG/DTA. It was shown that the thermal decomposition of the gels is not essentially influenced by the method of preparation. The thermo-gravimetric curves for the as-prepared Mn-doped ZnO powders are presented in

• thermal effects, as well as their assignments are summarized in Table 1. Microwaves intensify the sol–gel reactions but do not modify the formed molecular species, as has been shown for other oxide systems [14]. Thermally treated samples Based on the results obtained by thermal analysis, the as-prepared

• /min. Characterization Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR) were recorded with a Nicolet 6700 apparatus in the range of 400–4000 cm−1. The resolution was 4 cm−1. The powders were pressed in KBr pellets, and the spectra were recorded in absorbance mode. Differential thermal analysis (DTA) and

Enhanced catalytic reduction through in situ synthesized gold nanoparticles embedded in glucosamine/alginate nanocomposites

• Chi-Hien Dang,
• Le-Kim-Thuy Nguyen,
• Minh-Trong Tran,
• Van-Dung Le,
• Nguyen Minh Ty,
• T. Ngoc Han Pham,
• Hieu Vu-Quang,
• Tran Thi Kim Chi,
• Tran Thi Huong Giang,
• Nguyen Thi Thanh Tu and
• Thanh-Danh Nguyen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1227–1237, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.99

• ) using a nanoPartica Horiba SZ-100 instrument. Thermal analysis through thermogravimetry (TGA) was performed using a LabSys evo S60/58988 Thermoanalyzer (Setaram, France). The oven-dried powder of both blank nanocomposite GluN/Alg and synthesized composite AuNPs@GluN/Alg underwent heating from 30 to 800

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

• scanning calorimetry analysis Thermal analysis of BNZ, myristyl myristate, poloxamer 188, and NLC-BNZ was performed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC Q2000, TA Instruments, New Castle, DE, USA) under an inert atmosphere of dry nitrogen (50 mL·min−1). A standard aluminum pan containing approximately

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

• morphology of the nanocomposites was investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) with a JEOL JEM-1400 instrument. Thermal analysis, including thermogravimetry analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), was conducted using a LabSys Evo 1600 thermal analyzer (SETARAM, France

The microstrain-accompanied structural phase transition from h-MoO₃ to α-MoO₃ investigated by in situ X-ray diffraction

• Zeqian Zhang,
• Honglong Shi,
• Boxiang Zhuang,
• Minting Luo and
• Zhenfei Hu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 692–700, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.55

• 355 °C is related to the release of the water molecules intercalated in the octahedra tunnel, which is consistent with the thermal analysis [23][27]. When increasing the temperature above 400 °C, the relation between lattice parameters and temperature evidently deviates from linearity. The parameter a

Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles toward highly efficient photocatalysis and antibacterial application

• Vo Thi Thu Nhu,
• Nguyen Duy Dat,
• Le-Minh Tam and
• Nguyen Hoang Phuong

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1108–1119, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.94

• microscopy (HR-TEM) on a JEOL JEM-2100. The thermal decomposition of zinc resinate to form ZnO NPs were studied by thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) curves using thermal gravimetric analysis (DSC131, LABSYS TG/DSC1600, TMv), by heating up to 1000 °C at a heating rate

A 3D-polyphenylalanine network inside porous alumina: Synthesis and characterization of an inorganic–organic composite membrane

• Jonathan Stott and
• Jörg J. Schneider

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 938–951, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.78

• thermogravimetric measurements of different polyphenylalanine functionalized ALOX-membranes. The thermal analysis in oxygen atmosphere showed a first decay step after 310 °C and a second decay step after 490 °C. The total value of the relative mass loss was determined by simply subtracting 100% minus the mass (in

Poly(1-vinylimidazole) polyplexes as novel therapeutic gene carriers for lung cancer therapy

• Gayathri Kandasamy,
• Elena N. Danilovtseva,
• Vadim V. Annenkov and
• Uma Maheswari Krishnan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 354–369, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.26

• efficiency of the formed complexes in A549 lung cancer cells. The polyplex formed was found to exhibit 66% complexation efficiency. The complexation was confirmed by gel retardation assays, FTIR and thermal analysis. The blank PVI polymer was not toxic to cells. The polyplex was found to exhibit excellent

pH-Controlled fluorescence switching in water-dispersed polymer brushes grafted to modified boron nitride nanotubes for cellular imaging

• Saban Kalay,
• Yurij Stetsyshyn,
• Volodymyr Donchak,
• Khrystyna Harhay,
• Ostap Lishchynskyi,
• Halyna Ohar,
• Yuriy Panchenko,
• Stanislav Voronov and
• Mustafa Çulha

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2428–2439, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.233

• BNNTs were dried and stored as a powder. Characterization of BNNTs Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) TGA analysis was performed using a Perkin Elmer Pyris 1 TGA instrument with Thermal Analysis Gas Station and Pyris Version 11.1.1.0497 software. The samples were analyzed under N2 gas flow, which was

Design of a nanostructured mucoadhesive system containing curcumin for buccal application: from physicochemical to biological aspects

• Sabrina Barbosa de Souza Ferreira,
• Gustavo Braga,
• Évelin Lemos Oliveira,
• Jéssica Bassi da Silva,
• Hélen Cássia Rosseto,
• Lidiane Vizioli de Castro Hoshino,
• Mauro Luciano Baesso,
• Wilker Caetano,
• Craig Murdoch,
• Helen Elizabeth Colley and
• Marcos Luciano Bruschi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2304–2328, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.222

• properties of CUR in order to evaluate if the spectra obtained from the thermal analysis were influenced by the end time of the sample preparation. The time required for CUR incorporation into the polymeric micelles was also determined. Moreover, this analysis allows for the understanding of diffusion and

Synthesis of highly active ETS-10-based titanosilicate for heterogeneously catalyzed transesterification of triglycerides

• Muhammad A. Zaheer,
• David Poppitz,
• Khavar Feyzullayeva,
• Marianne Wenzel,
• Jörg Matysik,
• Radomir Ljupkovic,
• Aleksandra Zarubica,
• Alexander A. Karavaev,
• Andreas Pöppl,
• Roger Gläser and
• Muslim Dvoyashkin

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2039–2061, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.200

• (PFG) NMR, state of the Ti atoms before and after the treatment of titanosilicates by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and thermal stability of the crystals by differential thermal analysis (DTA). Results and Discussion Structure characterization of an as-synthesized ETS-10 titanosilicate Figure 2

High-temperature resistive gas sensors based on ZnO/SiC nanocomposites

• Vadim B. Platonov,
• Marina N. Rumyantseva,
• Alexander S. Frolov,
• Alexey D. Yapryntsev and
• Alexander M. Gaskov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1537–1547, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.151

• oxide, ZnO, were prepared separately by electrospinning of polymer solutions followed by heat treatment in order to remove the polymer and crystallize the semiconductor material. The annealing conditions for polymer decomposition were determined by thermal analysis. Fabrication of nanocrystalline SiC

Alloyed Pt₃M (M = Co, Ni) nanoparticles supported on S- and N-doped carbon nanotubes for the oxygen reduction reaction

• Stéphane Louisia,
• Yohann R. J. Thomas,
• Pierre Lecante,
• Marie Heitzmann,
• M. Rosa Axet,
• Pierre-André Jacques and
• Philippe Serp

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1251–1269, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.125

• ) and thermal analysis under air (thermobalance Perkin Elmer Diamond TG). The textural characterization (BET surface area, SBET) of the material was evaluated by N2 adsorption–desorption analysis at −196 °C using a Quantachrome autosorb device. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was performed on a

Concurrent nanoscale surface etching and SnO₂ loading of carbon fibers for vanadium ion redox enhancement

• Jun Maruyama,
• Shohei Maruyama,
• Tomoko Fukuhara,
• Toru Nagaoka and
• Kei Hanafusa

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 985–992, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.99

• manufacturer or determined in advance by thermogravimetry and a differential thermal analysis using an SSC/5200 thermal analyzer (Seiko Instruments). Concurrent surface etching and SnO2 loading For depositing the Sn-containing carbonaceous thin films (CSnPc), eight pieces of TGP (1 cm2) and 10 mg of SnPc were

Towards rare-earth-free white light-emitting diode devices based on the combination of dicyanomethylene and pyranine as organic dyes supported on zinc single-layered hydroxide

• Jeff L. Nyalosaso,
• Rachod Boonsin,
• Pierre Vialat,
• Damien Boyer,
• Geneviève Chadeyron,
• Rachid Mahiou and
• Fabrice Leroux

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 760–770, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.75

• the 2° < 2θ < 70° range with a scanning speed (2θ) of 0.03°/min. Thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA) experiments were carried out on a SETARAME TG-DTA92 thermogravimetric analyser. The dried Zn-SLH sample was heated in air (25 mL/min) from 25 to 800 °C at a rate of 5 °C/min

New micro/mesoporous nanocomposite material from low-cost sources for the efficient removal of aromatic and pathogenic pollutants from water

• Emmanuel I. Unuabonah,
• Robert Nöske,
• Jens Weber,
• Christina Günter and
• Andreas Taubert

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 119–131, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.11

• nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy suggest the formation of several new bonds in the materials upon reaction of the precursors, thus confirming the formation of a new hybrid material. Thermogravimetric analysis/differential thermal analysis and elemental analysis confirm the presence of carbonaceous

• referenced to a 0.5 M aqueous solution of aluminum nitrate. 13C and 29Si signals were referenced to tetramethylsilane (TMS). Other analysis Thermogravimetric /differential thermal analysis was performed on a Netzsch STA 449F3 from 25 to 1000 °C at 5 °C/min under N2. The point of zero charge (pHpzc) analysis

• , the samples made at 750 °C and higher also contain plate-like or fiber-like features. Thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis Figure 7 shows representative thermogravimetric analysis/differential thermal analysis (TGA/DTA) data obtained from measurements in nitrogen. Consistent with the

Co-intercalated layered double hydroxides as thermal and photo-oxidation stabilizers for polypropylene

• Qian Zhang,
• Qiyu Gu,
• Fabrice Leroux,
• Pinggui Tang,
• Dianqing Li and
• Yongjun Feng

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2980–2988, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.277

• diffractometer with a wavelength of 0.154 nm at 40 kV and 30 mA in a 2θ range of 3–70° at 10°·min−1. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectra were recorded on a Bruker Vector 22 infrared spectrophotometer with KBr pellets (sample/KBr of 1:100 by weight) or thin films. Thermogravimetry and differential thermal

• analysis (TG-DTA) was performed on a PCT-IA instrument in the range of 25 to 700 °C at 5 °C·min−1 under flowing air. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images were taken with a Zeiss scanning electron microscope by dropping dilute ethanol suspension at room temperature. Elemental analysis for metal

Sulfur-, nitrogen- and platinum-doped titania thin films with high catalytic efficiency under visible-light illumination

• Boštjan Žener,
• Lev Matoh,
• Giorgio Carraro,
• Bojan Miljević and
• Romana Cerc Korošec

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1629–1640, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.155

• determined by XPS measurements. The platinum in sample S3_N0.5+0.015 M Pt was added as the final layer in the form of chloroplatinic acid by dip-coating. The last number describes molar concentrations of the deposited solution. Thermal analysis The purpose of thermal analysis measurements (TGA-DSC-MS) was to

• determine the crystallization temperature of different xerogel samples and the course of their thermal decomposition. The thermal decomposition of the amorphous xerogels, followed by the complementary techniques of thermal analysis of different samples are shown in Figure 1. The thermal decomposition of

P3HT:PCBM blend films phase diagram on the base of variable-temperature spectroscopic ellipsometry

• Barbara Hajduk,
• Henryk Bednarski,
• Bożena Jarząbek,
• Henryk Janeczek and
• Paweł Nitschke

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1108–1115, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.102

• . They also related the value of the optimum annealing temperature for a given sample to their content of PCBM. What is important, these results were confirmed using two different experimental methods that allow for the determination of Tg. Namely, dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) and

• good agreement with that reported by Hopkinson et al. [47] obtained by dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. Conclusion In this work we have presented an in-depth study of the influence of the composition of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT):[6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) blend films on

A review of carbon-based and non-carbon-based catalyst supports for the selective catalytic reduction of nitric oxide

• Shahreen Binti Izwan Anthonysamy,
• Syahidah Binti Afandi,
• Mehrnoush Khavarian and
• Abdul Rahman Bin Mohamed

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 740–761, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.68

• chemisorption The behaviour of the SCR-NH3 catalyst deposition is typically characterised by: temperature-programmed surface reaction (TPSR) mass spectroscopy (MS) differential thermal analysis (DTA) thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) temperature-programmed hydrogenation (TPH) temperature-programmed oxidation

Photocatalytic and adsorption properties of TiO₂-pillared montmorillonite obtained by hydrothermally activated intercalation of titanium polyhydroxo complexes

• Mikhail F. Butman,
• Nikolay L. Ovchinnikov,
• Nikita S. Karasev,
• Nataliya E. Kochkina,
• Alexander V. Agafonov and
• Alexandr V. Vinogradov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 364–378, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.36

• titanium dioxide. The results of a synchronous (thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)) thermal analysis of the samples are shown in Figure 4. As seen in Figure 4, the MM, Ti-MM and Ti-MMH samples yield similar thermogravimetric curves, in which the loss of mass for

• temperature using a Fourier transform IR spectrophotometer 360 Avatar ESP in the wavenumber range 400 to 4000 cm−1 with a resolution of 2 cm−1 and averaging over 64 scans. A synchronous thermal analysis was performed using a NETZSCH STA 449F3 Jupiter (Netzsch, Germany) at a sample heating rate of 5 K/min

One-step chemical vapor deposition synthesis and supercapacitor performance of nitrogen-doped porous carbon–carbon nanotube hybrids

• Egor V. Lobiak,
• Lyubov G. Bulusheva,
• Ekaterina O. Fedorovskaya,
• Yury V. Shubin,
• Pavel E. Plyusnin,
• Pierre Lonchambon,
• Boris V. Senkovskiy,
• Zinfer R. Ismagilov,
• Emmanuel Flahaut and
• Alexander V. Okotrub

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2669–2679, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.267

• flushed with N2 for 30 min. The MgO support and all accessible (not carbon-coated) metals were eliminated from the products using an overnight treatment by a diluted aqueous hydrochloric acid solution. A general synthesis scheme is proposed in Figure 1. Instrumental methods The simultaneous thermal

• analysis of the synthesized samples was carried out on a STA 449 F1 Jupiter® thermal analyzer (NETZSCH) in an O2 (10 mL/min)/Ar (40 mL/min) atmosphere. The sample weight was about 10 mg and the heating rate was 10 °C/min. Nitrogen adsorption experiments were conducted at 77 K on an ASAP 2400 (Micromeritics

Laser-assisted fabrication of gold nanoparticle-composed structures embedded in borosilicate glass

• Nikolay Nedyalkov,
• Mihaela Koleva,
• Nadya Stankova,
• Rosen Nikov,
• Mitsuhiro Terakawa,
• Yasutaka Nakajima,
• Lyubomir Aleksandrov and
• Reni Iordanova

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2454–2463, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.244

• prepared were determined by differential thermal analysis (DTA) (Setaram, Labsys Evo 1600) at a heating rate of 10 °C/min (±1 K) in air. The glass structure after the laser processing and thermal annealing was investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) (JEOL JEM 2100). The EMCAT/EMFIT computer

In situ controlled rapid growth of novel high activity TiB₂/(TiB₂–TiN) hierarchical/heterostructured nanocomposites

• Jilin Wang,
• Hejie Liao,
• Yuchun Ji,
• Fei Long,
• Yunle Gu,
• Zhengguang Zou,
• Weimin Wang and
• Zhengyi Fu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2116–2125, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.211

• /heterostructured nanocomposites, thermogravimetric and differential scanning calorimetry analyzer (TG-DSC) thermal analysis comparison experiments have been employed in flowing air. Figure 6a–c shows the TG-DSC results of three representative samples (#1 commercial high purity TiB2 powders with an average particle