Themed collection 2023 Nanoscale HOT Article Collection

In this minireview, the preparation methods and catalytic mechanisms of MOFs-based nanozymes were mainly described. Furthermore, the applications of MOFs-based nanozymes in the colorimetric sensing platform of heavy metal ions were demonstrated.

Biomolecule adsorption onto nanoparticles can be exploited to discover biomarkers and diagnostics, to understand the prognosis during the treatment process, and to enhance the abscopal effect after radio- or phototherapy for effective therapeutics.

A minireview of reconfigurable scaffolds for adaptive tissue regeneration.

Schematic representation of the effect of nucleases on the stability of a DNA structure, which is shown to break along the edges. This article reviews the uptake of DNA nanostructures into mammalian cells for therapeutic interventions.

This mini-review highlights the design and synthesis of peptoid-based nanomaterials for pathogen-related healthcare applications.

As a lab-on-soft biochip providing accurate and timely biomarker information, wearable biosensors can satisfy the increasing demand for intelligent e-health services, active disease diagnosis/therapy, and huge bioinformation data.

Prussian blue nanozymes: unlocking new horizons in catalysis and biomedicine – a comprehensive review of the progress, addressing challenges, and exploring limitless opportunities.

This review discusses the current status of micro/nanorobotic applications by focusing on preclinical studies conducted with animal models.

We discuss the lifetimes of perovskite devices from the perspective of corrosion science. Benefiting from a series of anti-corrosion strategies (passivation, surface coating etc.) used in corrosion science, the stability of the devices is remarkably enhanced.

This review presents the physical properties of halide perovskites, two types of halide perovskite-based synaptic devices including two-terminal memristors and three-terminal transistors and existing applications of halide perovskite-based synapses.

This review summarized recent advances in various 2D nanomaterials with emphasis on the relevant mechanism of photothermal catalysis, discussing the synthesis methods and photothermal applications in the environmental and energy fields.

The composition, design, and application of nanozymes.

Polyacrylamide-co-polymethyl acrylate (PAMMA) additive promotes Li₃N-rich solid electrolyte interface film formation to protect Li-metal anode. Stable cycling performance of Li-O₂ cell is achieved.

Metal-coordination bonds can rupture cooperatively when loaded in shear. However, the rupture force reaches a maximum, due to a critical number of bonds that rupture cooperatively.

The molecular-scale interfacial defects and hence the micromechanism of the oriented attachment growth of ZIF crystals were revealed by low-dose Cs-corrected HRTEM.

Using vertically stacked monolayer-MoS₂/GaN-film heterostructures as a model system, we examine the piezoelectricity-modulated carrier recombination dynamics.

Time-resolved scanning transmission electron microscopy reveals a support-facet-dependence in the dimensionality of small Pt nanoparticles supported on CeO₂(111) and CeO₂(100).

This study reports on the design and synthesis of a highly transparent fluorinated silicone resin with low surface energy, and its application in the preparation of superhydrophobic coatings with remarkable self-cleaning and robust performance.

The sensory bidirectional LIF neuron model are more suitable for spike neural network.

We have designed a highly efficient bismuth nanocluster supported on nitrogen-doped porous carbon as a nanozyme (Bi-NC) for cancer therapy. At the same time, Bi-NC shows good photothermal conversion performance to generate heat for strengthening the therapy.

Hollow NiFeO(OH) nanospheres were adopted as an anode catalyst to oxidize Boc piperidine methanol to Boc piperidine carboxyaldehyde through an electrocatalytic reaction, which realized the green production of value-added chemicals at the anode.

In situ growth of CNTs was catalyzed by iron nanoparticles embedded on nitrogen doped carbon nanosheets, leading to efficient electrocatalysis with prohibited mass-loss during synthesis of a catalyst material.

A Ce-MOF@PDA composite material with both iron-eliminating and antioxidant properties was developed.

A covalent netting strategy via covalent binding between iron difluorides and the netting carbon is proposed to overcome the dissolution of metal fluoride conversion cathodes and accelerate electronic and ionic transport for high-energy batteries.

Using a simple and low-cost solution approach, the catalyst derived from Co-ZIFs was fabricated inner porous carbon foam pyrolyzed by melamine foam for the growth of CNTs. The assembled supercapacitor can exhibit high electrochemical performance.

We report the coexistence of Au SAs and Au NPs on NiAl-LDH (Au_1+n-NiAl-LDH) with the Au NPs (∼5 nm) surrounded by abundant Au SAs. For BAOR, the Au NPs can offer adsorption sites for BA and the Au SAs can promote the dehydrogenation process.

We develop a simple thermal shrinkage strategy to construct multi-heteroatom-doped polymeric carbon nitride (K, P, O-CN_x), which not only improves the charge separation efficiency, but also improves the adsorption/activation capacity of O₂.

The Er³⁺/Tm³⁺ cooperated core together with Ce³⁺/Yb³⁺ co-doped shell endows LDNPs with ultrabright NIR-II emission, which could be used to “light” plants for observing the uptake and transport of nanoparticles in vivo.

ZnMnFe₂O₄–PEG–FA nanoenzymes are used for synergistic tumour cell ablation via the integration of PTT, POD-like nanozyme-catalyzed therapy and PAI/MRI multi-modality diagnosis in situ.

Hall scattering factors of Sc₂CF₂, Sc₂CO₂ and Sc₂C(OH)₂ are calculated using Rode's iterative approach by solving the Boltzmann transport equation.

Lithium-metal batteries (LMBs) are expected to serve as next-generation energy storage systems due to their high theoretical energy density.

Based on the synergetic integration of poly(ionic liquid)s and photonic structures, a photonic microsphere platform was developed for visually demonstrating and predicting ion effect of the Hofmeister Series in a robust and accurate fashion.

A facile method of complete transfer of AgNW networks was developed to fabricate high-performance stretchable AgNW patterns on PDMS using water-soluble carboxylated cellulose nanofibers as a sacrificial adhesion-manipulating layer.

Radiofrequency (RF) energy harvesting is receiving increased attention in today's digital era due to its potential to replace or improve the longevity of energy storage devices in low-power IoT devices.

Tungsten needle nano-cold-cathode excited by low-intensity photo-electric co-excitation exhibits structure-modulated electron emission properties and high performance with clear electron emission patterns, narrow energy spread and high brightness.

A systematic comparison of three catalysts with peroxidase and peroxidase-like activities revealed the trend of activity, stability and the effect of buffer and pH for the oxidation of TMB.

The interplay between PD and QLED units is revealed by regulating the thickness of the PbS layer and illumination intensity.

Metal–organic framework (MOF)-derived metal oxide semiconductors have recently received extensive attention in gas sensing applications due to their high porosity and three-dimensional architecture.

The PdSP metallene was synthesized by a facile one-step solvothermal method and employed as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for ethanol-assisted energy-saving H₂ production.

Thermoelectric technology holds great promise as a green and sustainable energy solution, generating electric power directly from waste heat.

Due to be aded fibers, near-field electrospinning self-assembly can directly form 3D micropillar arrays in arbitrary patterns.

Rh single-atom nanozymes are designed to mimic the active sites of ascorbate peroxidase, based on which electrochemical sensors have been developed for efficient ascorbic acid detection.

We propose an active Au–Zn nanomotor driven by water and discovered an interesting adaptive interaction mode of diffusiophoretic Au–Zn nanomotors with passive condensate particles in different environments.

We use synthesis, electrochemistry, and DFT calculations to show the presence or absence of Cl⁻ modulates binding of PVP to (100) facets, leading to the formation of nanocubes with Cl⁻, or truncated octahedra without it.

A directed electron transport system promotes the separation of photogenerated carriers, increases the electron density of the active sites, and improves the photocatalytic activity of hydrogen evolution.

A CaO₂ peroxide reservoir in polyether sulfone and poly(vinylidene fluoride) polymer beads enables the haloperoxidase reaction of Bi_0.2Ce_0.8O_1.9 enzyme mimics without external addition of H₂O₂.

Various supramolecular nanoassemblies were constructed by amphiphilic β-cyclodextrin-pillar[5]arene molecules through modifying the molecular structures of the linker units and the formation of the host–guest molecules.

Ansamitocin P-3 (AP-3) is a promising anticancer agent.

Alloyed Pd-main group metal (e.g. Bi, Sn, Pb) ultrathin nanowires are realized, showing significantly enhanced catalytic performance towards the oxygen reduction reaction by p–d hybridization.

The figure exhibited the material structure and formulated the corrosion path and the corrosion prevention mechanism.

Cisplatin-loaded porous hollow copper iron oxide nanoparticles (PHCuFeNPs/Pt) synthesized via galvanic reaction can effectively kill tumors by synergizing chemodynamic-photothermal-chemotherapy.

[Au₁₂Ag₆₀(S-c-C₆H₁₁)₃₁Br₉(Dppp)₆]Br₂ has provided a breakthrough in icosahedral assemblies, i.e., achieving a twelve-mer assembly, helping to elucidate the fusion growth of M₁₃-based assembled nanoclusters and their geometric/electronic structure correlations.

A high-performance and flexible Zn-ion hybrid MSC with Ti₃C₂T_x–DMSO cathodes and a redox-active electrolyte was fabricated by a facile spray coating approach, and it can be used as a stable power source to drive a Ti₃C₂T_x based pressure sensor.

A 2D VB₁₂ monolayer holds great promise for highly efficient spintronic and catalytic applications.

The development of graphitic carbon materials as anodes of sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) is greatly restricted by their inherent low specific capacity.

Combining quantum electrodynamics with density functional theory, we model electronic excitation and sputtering by beam electrons in two-dimensional materials. Electronic excitations can drastically increase the sputtering rates in these materials.

A terahertz (THz) metasensor based on the coupling of electric and toroidal dipoles achieves rapid, non-destructive, label-free identification and highly sensitive quantitative detection for the two most common pathogenic bacteria.

The application of B-TiO₂-NAF provided a stable 3-D D/A interface and resulted in reduced electron trap density (n_trap), decreased carrier recombination resistance (R_s) and reduced nonradiative recombination.

Here we present a mechanistic study of optically induced single-molecule capture and release processes in an interelectrode nanogap. Using unsupervised machine learning, the capture and release kinetics and free-energy profiles have been revealed.

A novel biomineralization-inspired sandwich dentin desensitization strategy combining immediate and long-term occluding effects was mediated using a multifunctional yolk–shell nanocomposite.