Themed collection Recent Review Articles

We discuss how the amorphicity of cement reaction products can enable a scientifically-guided strategy to design and realize novel cements.

Alterations in the tumor microenvironment not only modulate cancer cell progression and invasiveness but also affect the viscoelastic properties of immune cells therein.

The development of excellent non-volatile storage and computing devices based on two-dimensional layered materials is necessary for overcoming the memory bottleneck of the traditional von-Neumann structure-based devices.

2D-Ms such as graphene, C₃N₄, and MXene have attracted significant attention due to their excellent physico-chemical properties, thereby extensively used in numerous applications including biocidal agents.

Conventional biomaterials suffer from mechanical stresses and biochemical degradation, compromising performance and structural integrity.

This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current trends, advantages, challenges, and future directions in the field of bionanocomposites for skin tissue repair and regeneration.

Aligned nanofibers are presented and explained as a promising approach, including how, why and what steps to take to improve the performance of fuel cells using this approach.

This paper reviews the development history of electrodes and common types, addressing the biocompatibility and electrochemical performance issues and their advances and future development directions.

This review explores the development of thermoelectric materials for space applications, specifically in radioisotope thermoelectric generators. It details the selection criteria for these materials and methods to enhance their performance.

The study on carbon dot fluorescence sensors for glutathione in human serum samples, the sensors classified CD fluorescent probes into three categories: single emission probes of CDs, ratiometric sensing probes of CDs, and visual detection of CDs.

Graphical abstract illustrates how ionic liquids protect metal surface from corrosion, highlights the factors affecting efficacy and associated chemical reactions with and without ionic liquids, highlighting their role in preventing rust formation.

This review focuses on updates regarding a broad spectrum of fabrication advances and applications in the field of prodrug-based nanotechnologies in multiple cancer therapeutic strategies in response to the tumor microenvironment.

The choice of an adequate synthesis method is a fundamental step to obtain complex oxides photoelectrodes for efficient photoelectrochemical production of solar fuels.

Bending response images of an IPMC actuator under the same DC voltage and recovery process diagram after removing the voltage.

The review discusses advancements in amyloid fibril-based materials and their applications in healthcare, sensing, and the environment. These biomaterials are sustainable and greener alternatives to conventional synthetic materials.

Peptide nanofibers have exhibited a remarkable ability to enhance immune response induction. Herein, we explore the peptide nanofibers' transformative potential, providing a comprehensive examination of their application in vaccine development.

This comprehensive review paper provides an insightful exploration of the burgeoning field of 2D nanostructures and their development as telemedicine platforms for futuristic smart healthcare systems.

We thoroughly discussed the practical applications of vPOPs in environmental remediation, encompassing various tasks such as removing organic/inorganic pollutants, adsorbing iodine/toxic gases, storing and converting energy etc.

This review highlights recent breakthroughs in biomaterial-based strategies for modulating neuroinflammation in central nervous system injury and disease, including nanoparticles, hydrogels, neural probe coatings, and implantable scaffolds.

This paper presents a comprehensive overview of the current landscape of self-powered photodetectors, emphasizing the emerging role of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) as promising materials for addressing their growing need in this field.

Potential application of hydrogels for local delivery of therapeutics for tumor metastasis.

Selenium (Se) is a paramount micronutrient, indispensable for the holistic health of humans, animals, and microorganisms.

Sustainability is a priority of researchers in designing and manufacturing biosensing devices in current research activities. Paper-based multifunctional biosensors are widely developed for different applications to realize a sustainable future.

Hydrogels are biomaterials with porous structures, which have the characteristics of slow-release and mimic ECM. Hydrogel-encapsulated stem cells or exosomes can gradually release therapeutic elements and enhance liver regeneration in liver injuries.

Osteoimmunity is an interactive schema by which organisms maintain bone homeostasis.

Metal–organic frameworks for the separation of multicomponent petroleum-based platform compounds based on AST (adsorptive separation technology).

Melanins have complex structures, difficult-to-characterize properties, and poorly understood biological functions. Electrochemical methods are revealing how melanin's redox-state molecular-switching is coupled to its electron-transfer activities.

Carrier materials for biodegradable microsphere injections and their application in cancer.

This review highlights several advantages and improvement strategies for carbon nitride as a visible light-active photocatalyst and graphene derivatives as a supporting material for the photocatalytic degradation of emerging water pollutants.

This review presents three nature-inspired anti-corrosion strategies, discusses the challenges associated with them, and provides an overview of their research advancements in recent years.

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) continue to pique the interest of researchers as sensors for sustainable development.

Due to the excellent properties, 2D transition metal layered materials have been thoroughly investigated for anti-corrosion. This article briefly reviews the structures and synthetic methods of 2D transition metal layered materials, and their recent applications in metal corrosion prevention.

The development of sensitive and reliable saliva based biosensing technologies in the form of smart dentures holds the potential to revolutionize physical and cognitive stress research.

Efficiency and stability are the two most important factors in commercially scalable solar cells.

IR to visible light conversion via upconversion.

This review sheds light on the novel nanomaterials required for rapid and clear diagnosis of tuberculosis, and compiles and discusses their limitations and future prospects.

An extensive review of IPMC-like devices that use impedance spectroscopy as characterization. The proposed model considers the structure of the polymer and aims to be a unique model that can model a device in any humidity and counterion condition.

Borophene is an allotropic form of boron that exists in different dimensional forms from zero-dimensional (0D) to three-dimensional (3D) and has excellent properties including high tensile strength, thermal and electrical conductivity, high capacitance, metallic nature, etc.

The latest advancements in the biomedical applications of GDENs are discussed, including their structures, components, isolation methods, current challenges, and future perspectives.

Emphasizing mixed polymer brush synthesis techniques, morphologies, and their impact on protein interactions. These brushes are crucial in drug delivery, wound repair scaffolds, and biomedical fields by altering protein interactions.

The review paper highlights the latest advancements in employing 2D MXenes for self-powered gas sensing applications, discussing their fundamental sensing mechanisms and evaluating their performance parameters.

Through electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, one secret of eumelanin was unlocked revealing its intricate paramagnetic signature.

This review provides an overview of the functionalities of hydrogel-based dressings and their role in promoting wound healing.

The graphical abstract represents the nanomaterial-based sensing approach for the detection of aminoglycosides (AMGs) antibiotics.

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have gained significant attention in various fields, as they play a vital role in energy storage and conversion.

Titanium nitride (TiN), a key transition metal nitride (TMN), stands out for its remarkable features, finding diverse applications in modern technologies.

Hierarchical and porous structures, composed of diverse nanostructures are synthesized through hydrothermal and solvothermal growth processes of Co₃O₄ on various substrates, offer promising avenues for improving energy storage technologies.

The bioengineering of phages to display ligands leads to specific targeting, reduced toxicity, enhanced cellular uptake of an incorporated drug/gene and, ultimately, increased therapeutic efficacy.

Graphical representation of the overview of lung and oral cancer from detection to medical treatment.

Cancer is a highly complex disease that affects lives and causes millions of deaths worldwide.

Porous nanomaterials (PNMs) refer to materials that have a porous structure on the nanoscale, characterized by a network of interconnected pores or voids.

Applications of integrated wearable sensors for the monitoring of human vital signs and clinically relevant biomarkers.

This study focuses on potential applications of two-dimensional (2D) materials in renewable energy research.