Colloidal few layered graphene–tannic acid preserves the biocompatibility of periodontal ligament cells

• Teissir Ben Ammar,
• Naji Kharouf,
• Dominique Vautier,
• Housseinou Ba,
• Nivedita Sudheer,
• Philippe Lavalle and
• Vincent Ball

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 664–677, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.51

• with approval from French Ministry of Higher Education and Research (CODECOH DC-2021-4812). PDL cells were isolated from premolars extracted from healthy donors (n = 4, age range 20–30 years) attending private surgery for orthodontic reasons. Information about the research project was provided to

Aprepitant-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles: a novel approach to enhance oral bioavailability

• Mazhar Hussain,
• Muhammad Farooq,
• Muhammad Asad Saeed,
• Muhammad Ijaz,
• Sherjeel Adnan,
• Zeeshan Masood,
• Muhammad Waqas,
• Wafa Ishaq and
• Nabeela Ameer

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 652–663, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.50

• Lahore, Pakistan). The Institutional Research Ethical Committee (IREC) at University of Lahore approved the study protocol, Lahore vide no. IREC-2021-50. Rabbits were permitted to water and fasted for 12 h before treatment. The rabbits were divided into three distinct treatment groups (n = 3), APT and

Nanoscale capacitance spectroscopy based on multifrequency electrostatic force microscopy

• Pascal N. Rohrbeck,
• Lukas D. Cavar,
• Franjo Weber,
• Peter G. Reichel,
• Mara Niebling and
• Stefan A. L. Weber

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 637–651, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.49

• . Acknowledgements This work is based on the preliminary results previously reported in the Bachelor Thesis in Physics named “Tip–sample capacitance in electrostatic force microscopy” by Peter Gregor Reichel (2021, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz). We acknowledge Dr. Pravash Bista giving helpful ideas in the

A formulation containing Cymbopogon flexuosus essential oil: improvement of biochemical parameters and oxidative stress in diabetic rats

• Ailton Santos Sena-Júnior,
• Cleverton Nascimento Santana Andrade,
• Pedro Henrique Macedo Moura,
• Jocsã Hémany Cândido dos Santos,
• Cauãn Torres Trancoso,
• Eloia Emanuelly Dias Silva,
• Deise Maria Rego Rodrigues Silva,
• Ênio Pereira Telles,
• Luiz André Santos Silva,
• Isabella Lima Dantas Teles,
• Sara Fernanda Mota de Almeida,
• Daniel Alves de Souza,
• Jileno Ferreira Santos,
• Felipe José Aidar Martins,
• Ana Mara de Oliveira e Silva,
• Sandra Lauton-Santos,
• Guilherme Rodolfo Souza de Araujo,
• Cristiane Bani Correa,
• Rogéria De Souza Nunes,
• Lysandro Pinto Borges and
• Ana Amélia Moreira Lira

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 617–636, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.48

Nanomaterials in targeting amyloid-β oligomers: current advances and future directions for Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and therapy

• Shiwani Randhawa,
• Trilok Chand Saini,
• Manik Bathla,
• Rahul Bhardwaj,
• Rubina Dhiman and
• Amitabha Acharya

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 561–580, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.44

Retrieval of B1 phase from high-pressure B2 phase for CdO nanoparticles by electronic excitations in Cd_xZn_1−xO composite thin films

• Arkaprava Das,
• Marcin Zając and
• Carla Bittencourt

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 551–560, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.43

• developed under the provision of the Polish Ministry and Higher Education project “Support for research and development with the use of research infrastructure of the National Synchrotron Radiation Centre SOLARIS" under contract No. 1/SOL/2021/2. We acknowledge the SOLARIS Centre for providing access to the

Synthetic-polymer-assisted antisense oligonucleotide delivery: targeted approaches for precision disease treatment

• Ana Cubillo Alvarez,
• Dylan Maguire and
• Ruairí P. Brannigan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 435–463, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.34

Pulsed laser in liquid grafting of gold nanoparticle–carbon support composites

• Madeleine K. Wilsey,
• Teona Taseska,
• Qishen Lyu,
• Connor P. Cox and
• Astrid M. Müller

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 349–361, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.26

• Supporting Information File 1, Figure S1. The illustration of the laser beam in Figure 1 was adapted from [1] (© 2021 R. C. Forsythe et al., published by ACS, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0). SEM images of

• hydrophilic carbon fiber paper (A) and pulsed laser-grafted gold nanoparticle–carbon fiber paper composites (B) with EDX maps showing carbon and gold. Schematic of the processes during pulsed laser in liquid grafting. The illustration of the laser beam in Figure 3 was adapted from [1] (© 2021 R. C. Forsythe

Emerging strategies in the sustainable removal of antibiotics using semiconductor-based photocatalysts

• Yunus Ahmed,
• Keya Rani Dutta,
• Parul Akhtar,
• Md. Arif Hossen,
• Md. Jahangir Alam,
• Obaid A. Alharbi,
• Hamad AlMohamadi and
• Abdul Wahab Mohammad

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 264–285, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.21

Clays enhanced with niobium: potential in wastewater treatment and reuse as pigment with antibacterial activity

• Silvia Jaerger,
• Patricia Appelt,
• Mario Antônio Alves da Cunha,
• Fabián Ccahuana Ayma,
• Ricardo Schneider,
• Carla Bittencourt and
• Fauze Jacó Anaissi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 141–154, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.13

• materials that had the addition of methylene blue, highlighting the influence of the dye on the assay outcomes. According to Thesnaar (2021) [28], many studies have demonstrated that methylene blue, either alone or in combination with other compounds, possesses antibacterial activity; however, the precise

Comparison of organic and inorganic hole transport layers in double perovskite material-based solar cell

• Deepika K and
• Arjun Singh

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 119–127, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.11

• , the double perovskite layer is sandwiched between the CTLs. In 2021, Kumar et al., reported a PCE of 9.68% for a La2NiMnO6 (LNMO)-based device structure after the bandgap had been optimized using the SCAPS-1D software [12]. In 2022, Porwal et al. reported a PCE of 23.64% with Cs2SnI6 as double

Biomimetic nanocarriers: integrating natural functions for advanced therapeutic applications

• Hugo Felix Perini,
• Beatriz Sodré Matos,
• Carlo José Freire de Oliveira and
• Marcos Vinicius da Silva

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1619–1626, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.127

• activity of polylactic glycolic acid (PLGA) nanoparticles coated with membranes, Zhang et al. (2021) tested nanoparticles loaded with gambogic acid and coated with red-blood-cell-derived membranes in colorectal cancer cells. They demonstrated a reduction in phagocytosis, increasing the circulation time of

• antiviral treatments. Tan et al. (2021) employed lopinavir (LPV), an antiviral drug, in polymeric nanoparticles coated with macrophage membranes (PLGA-LPV@M). This biomimetic nanocarrier demonstrated the ability to inherit the antigenic profile of macrophages, enabling the absorption of pro-inflammatory

Ultrablack color in velvet ant cuticle

• Vinicius Marques Lopez,
• Wencke Krings,
• Juliana Reis Machado,
• Stanislav Gorb and
• Rhainer Guillermo-Ferreira

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1554–1565, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.122

• ants, as well as to determine which other Hymenopteran species exhibit this fascinating color trait. Examples of ultrablack colors in animals within their natural habitats. (A) Peacock spider (Maratus tasmanicus, Araneae: Salticidae) (© 2021 Henning Kallies), (B) bird-of-paradise (Lophorina niedda

Lithium niobate on insulator: an emerging nanophotonic crystal for optimized light control

• Midhun Murali,
• Amit Banerjee and
• Tanmoy Basu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1415–1426, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.114

• from TCG CREST. This research is partially supported by the Device Development Programme (DST/TDT/DDP-38/2021), by the Department of Science Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Nanotechnological approaches for efficient N2B delivery: from small-molecule drugs to biopharmaceuticals

• Selin Akpinar Adscheid,
• Akif E. Türeli,
• Nazende Günday-Türeli and
• Marc Schneider

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1400–1414, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.113

• treating multiple sclerosis (MS), Ocrevus, based on the CD20-targeting mAb ocrelizumab, is projected to have the highest growth in sales by 2025 [136]. Moreover, aducanumab, a mAb IgG1, was approved for treating Alzheimer’s disease in 2021 [137]. Even though there are successful examples, using the full

Dual-functionalized architecture enables stable and tumor cell-specific SiO₂NPs in complex biological fluids

• Iris Renata Sousa Ribeiro,
• Raquel Frenedoso da Silva,
• Romênia Ramos Domingues,
• Adriana Franco Paes Leme and
• Mateus Borba Cardoso

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1238–1252, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.100

• , duration of 60 s, and repetition count of 1. Proteome Data Analysis: Raw data was processed using MaxQuant v1.5.8 22 and protein identification was performed against the UniProt Human Protein Database (97,511 protein sequences, released in 2021) and the Bos taurus Database (6,404 protein sequences

• animal. The procedures were approved by the Ethics Committee on Animal Use (protocol 5725-1/2021) and conducted in accordance with the Ethical Principles for Research with Animals, established by the Brazilian College of Animal Experimentation (COBEA). The detailed experimental procedure is described in

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

• functionalized to bind to target receptors without interference from nonspecific protein interactions. Figure 2A, 2C, and 2D were adapted from [58]. (“Biomolecular interactions of ultrasmall metallic nanoparticles and nanoclusters“, © 2021 Alioscka A. Sousa et al., published by the Royal Society of Chemistry

• et al., “Chemokine Receptor 2 Targeted Gold Nanocluster Imaging Triple Negative Breast Cancer with Positron Emission Tomography”, Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, with permission from John Wiley and Sons. Copyright © 2021 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. Germany. This content

Recent updates in applications of nanomedicine for the treatment of hepatic fibrosis

• Damai Ria Setyawati,
• Fransiska Christydira Sekaringtyas,
• Riyona Desvy Pratiwi,
• A’liyatur Rosyidah,
• Rohimmahtunnissa Azhar,
• Nunik Gustini,
• Gita Syahputra,
• Idah Rosidah,
• Etik Mardliyati,
• Tarwadi and
• Sjaikhurrizal El Muttaqien

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1105–1116, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.89

• on its surface. Figure 3 was reprinted from [57], Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, vol. 66, by Y. Thant et al., “TPGS conjugated pro-liposomal nanodrug delivery system potentiate the antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity of Myricetin“, article no. 102808, Copyright (2021), with

Unveiling the potential of alginate-based nanomaterials in sensing technology and smart delivery applications

• Shakhzodjon Uzokboev,
• Khojimukhammad Akhmadbekov,
• Ra’no Nuritdinova,
• Salah M. Tawfik and
• Yong-Ill Lee

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1077–1104, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.88

Entry of nanoparticles into cells and tissues: status and challenges

• Kirsten Sandvig,
• Tore Geir Iversen and
• Tore Skotland

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 1017–1029, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.83

• (green); nuclei were stained with DAPI (blue). Inhibitors used to study endocytosis. Imaging modalities and contrast agents used in the clinic. Funding The authors of the present article have been supported by the Norwegian Cancer Society, the Research Council of Norway, and the EEA Grants 2014-2021

• under project contract no. 37/2021. Conflict of Interest No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Beyond biomimicry – next generation applications of bioinspired adhesives from microfluidics to composites

• Dan Sameoto

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 965–976, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.79

• winter 2021 and presented at the Adhesion Society Virtual conference that year. Adhesive manufacturing, 3D printing, and demonstration was carried out by Dan Sameoto. Supporting Information File 2: Multimaterial biomimetic adhesive demonstration. Acknowledgements The graphical abstract is © The Adhesion

When nanomedicines meet tropical diseases

• Eder Lilia Romero,
• Katrien Van Bocxlaer and
• Fabio Rocha Formiga

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 830–832, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.69

• ; Chagas disease; leishmaniasis; nanomedicine; nanotechnology; neglected tropical diseases; schistosomiasis; In May 2021, the World Health Assembly from the World Health Organization (WHO) decided to officially recognize January 30th as the World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day. This initiative was done

Intermixing of MoS₂ and WS₂ photocatalysts toward methylene blue photodegradation

• Maryam Al Qaydi,
• Nitul S. Rajput,
• Michael Lejeune,
• Abdellatif Bouchalkha,
• Mimoun El Marssi,
• Steevy Cordette,
• Chaouki Kasmi and
• Mustapha Jouiad

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 817–829, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.68

• the Technology Innovation Institute (TII), UAE. Grant number TII/DERC/2091/2020 (Ref. UPJV-2021-DR-83). Acknowledgements The authors are thankful to Dr. A. Medelin and Nanoport, Eindhoven, and ThermoFisher Scientific for support on STEM-EDS analysis.

Laser synthesis of nanoparticles in organic solvents – products, reactions, and perspectives

• Theo Fromme,
• Sven Reichenberger,
• Katharine M. Tibbetts and
• Stephan Barcikowski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 638–663, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.54

Radiofrequency enhances drug release from responsive nanoflowers for hepatocellular carcinoma therapy

• Yanyan Wen,
• Ningning Song,
• Yueyou Peng,
• Weiwei Wu,
• Qixiong Lin,
• Minjie Cui,
• Rongrong Li,
• Qiufeng Yu,
• Sixue Wu,
• Yongkang Liang,
• Wei Tian and
• Yanfeng Meng

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 569–579, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.49

• + concentrations were determined using an ICP‒MS, and the changes in concentration were plotted. The process was repeated three times for each sample. The data were subsequently inserted into Origin 2021, and the plotted curves showed the in vitro release of CUR and Mn2+ from the CUR-Fe@MnO2 NFs. To verify the Mn2