Themed collection Celebrating nanoscience in Spain
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Epitaxial growth of crystal phase quantum dots in III–V semiconductor nanowires
This review summarizes the epitaxial growth of crystal phase quantum dots in nanowires in terms of basic concepts, control of the crystal phase in the axial direction, shell growth in the radial direction and optical and electronic properties.
Nanoscale Adv., 2023,5, 1890-1909
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NA00956K
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Antibacterial lignin-based nanoparticles and their use in composite materials
This review highlights the versatility of antibacterial LigNPs, their multiple functionalities, and their compatibility with a variety of materials, demonstrating their enormous potential in food packaging and biomedical applications.
Nanoscale Adv., 2022,4, 4447-4469
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NA00423B
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Unravelling the role of individual components in pBAE/polynucleotide polyplexes in the synthesis of tailored carriers for specific applications: on the road to rational formulations
Our study of pBAE polyplexes unveil their insight distribution and peptide-dependent properties. This analysis makes the gap from bench to bedside closer due to the possibility to select the most appropriate oligopeptide combination depending on the application.
Nanoscale Adv., 2023,5, 1611-1623
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NA00800A
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Copper(I) as a reducing agent for the synthesis of bimetallic PtCu catalytic nanoparticles
This work investigates the potential utilization of Cu(I) as a reducing agent for the transformation of the platinum salt K2PtCl4, resulting in the production of stable nanoparticles.
Nanoscale Adv., 2023,5, 4415-4423
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NA00158J
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Lanthanide doped nanoparticles for reliable and precise luminescence nanothermometry in the third biological window
The use of luminescent nanoparticles working in the third biological window opens the possibility of reliable and accurate sub-tissue thermal sensing.
Nanoscale Adv., 2023,5, 3664-3670
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NA00941B
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Generation and control of localized terahertz fields in photoemitted electron plasmas
We develop a comprehensive microscopic theory to predictably describe the spatiotemporal dynamics of laser-pulse-induced plasmas, which we apply to investigate the spatial, temporal, and spectral characteristics of the plasma-generated THz fields.
Nanoscale Adv., 2023,5, 3634-3645
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NA00168G
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Magnetic order and magnetic anisotropy in two-dimensional ilmenenes
Iron ilmenene is a new two-dimensional material that has recently been exfoliated from the naturally occurring iron titanate found in ilmenite ore, a material that is abundant on the earth's surface.
Nanoscale Adv., 2023,5, 2813-2819
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NA00134B
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Multivalent effect of peptide functionalized polymeric nanoparticles towards selective prostate cancer targeting
Multivalent nanoparticles facilitate simultaneous interaction of weak surface ligands with multiple target receptors resulting in higher avidity and enhanced cell selectivity.
Nanoscale Adv., 2023,5, 1378-1385
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NA00601D
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Spectrally stable thermal emitters enabled by material-based high-impedance surfaces
Radiative thermal engineering with subwavelength metallic bodies is a key element for heat and energy management applications, communication and sensing.
Nanoscale Adv., 2023,5, 650-658
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NA00633B
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Temperature-induced formation of Pd nanoparticles in heterogeneous nanobiohybrids: application in C–H activation catalysis
Effect of temperature on the synthesis of enzyme–PdNP hybrids for highly efficient C–H activation catalysts.
Nanoscale Adv., 2023,5, 513-521
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2NA00742H
About this collection
To showcase some of the great research in Spain, this collection collates some of the most popular advances in nanoscience published in Nanoscale Advances in the last couple of years. Papers have been selected partly based on the number of citations and Altmetric scores.