{"title":"A Perspective on Lanthanide-Containing Nanocomposite Hydrogels: Current Research and Future Directions.","authors":"Yu-Ning An, Yi-Cheun Yeh","doi":"10.1021/acsmaterialsau.5c00125","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lanthanide-containing nanocomposite hydrogels represent a versatile class of functional materials with significant potential for applications in chemical sensing, biomedicine, and information security. Diverse chemical strategies and design methodologies have been employed to tailor their structure-property-function relationships. In this perspective, we provide an overview of recent advancements in lanthanide-containing nanocomposite hydrogels, systematically categorized into five material-centric approaches, including upconversion nanoparticles, metal-organic frameworks, nanoclays, hydroxyapatite, and carbon-based nanomaterials. We summarize key developments in their composition, interfacial chemistry, and applications while also evaluating current challenges and outlining future research directions to guide the continued evolution of these hydrogel systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":29798,"journal":{"name":"ACS Materials Au","volume":"5 6","pages":"906-919"},"PeriodicalIF":9.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12616435/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"ACS Materials Au","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialsau.5c00125","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/11/12 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Lanthanide-containing nanocomposite hydrogels represent a versatile class of functional materials with significant potential for applications in chemical sensing, biomedicine, and information security. Diverse chemical strategies and design methodologies have been employed to tailor their structure-property-function relationships. In this perspective, we provide an overview of recent advancements in lanthanide-containing nanocomposite hydrogels, systematically categorized into five material-centric approaches, including upconversion nanoparticles, metal-organic frameworks, nanoclays, hydroxyapatite, and carbon-based nanomaterials. We summarize key developments in their composition, interfacial chemistry, and applications while also evaluating current challenges and outlining future research directions to guide the continued evolution of these hydrogel systems.
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ACS Materials Au is an open access journal publishing letters articles reviews and perspectives describing high-quality research at the forefront of fundamental and applied research and at the interface between materials and other disciplines such as chemistry engineering and biology. Papers that showcase multidisciplinary and innovative materials research addressing global challenges are especially welcome. Areas of interest include but are not limited to:Design synthesis characterization and evaluation of forefront and emerging materialsUnderstanding structure property performance relationships and their underlying mechanismsDevelopment of materials for energy environmental biomedical electronic and catalytic applications