Themed collection Celebrating nanoscience in Italy

Nanotechnology has a great potential to revolutionize the landscape of medicine, but an inadequate understanding of the nanomaterial–biological (nano–bio) interface hampers its ultimate clinical translation.

NIR-SERS and the concomitant tailoring of the detection setup, as well as the tuning of shape, material, and architecture of the enhancing substrates, allow for bioanalytical studies, including cell and through-tissue measurements.

A novel multi-line platinum-based catalytic device for the colorimetric measurement of antioxidant species in food and saliva matrices.

Colloidal solutions of perovskite nanocrystals with good optical and emissive properties are synthesized in ambient conditions, without ligands and in green solvents.

Haralick's texture analysis of the biomaterials was used to assess and predict the cell behaviour on a nanomaterial surface.

Metal–insulator–metal (MIM) diodes are very interesting in many different applications exploiting environment-friendly renewable energy solutions.

This study demonstrates the potential of copper nanotechnology for the topical treatment of burn injuries and opens new horizons in oncological dermatology.

A new carboxylation of graphene oxide is possible using succinic anhydride, exploiting an unexampled reactivity of epoxide groups. The carboxyl-enriched GO can then be chemically reduced obtaining an unprecedented water-dispersible RGO material.

We propose a method to deliver nanoparticle-coupled dsRNA to tomato flower buds to silence endogenous genes.

A route for the rational design of engineered graphene-based nanostructures is proposed. The designed structures feature enormously enhanced electric fields in their proximity.