{"title":"Front Cover: Lignin-Based Sustainable Nanophotocatalysts for the Removal of Common Pollutants from Wastewater (ChemNanoMat 9/2025)","authors":"Ravneet Kaur, Seema Kirar, Yeddula Nikhileshwar Reddy, Jayeeta Bhaumik","doi":"10.1002/cnma.70044","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cnma.70044","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A one-pot, economical, and environmentally friendly approach was designed for synthesizing ZnO-TiO<sub>2</sub> nanocomposites using lignin. The effectiveness of a lignin-based ZnO-TiO<sub>2</sub> nanophotocatalyst in <b>light-assisted bacterial dye removal</b> was examined. The Research Article by Jayeeta Bhaumik and co-workers shows the potential of a lignin-based ZnO-TiO<sub>2</sub> nanophotocatalyst as a cost-effective biomaterial for the scalable removal of microbes and dye contaminants from wastewater.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":54339,"journal":{"name":"ChemNanoMat","volume":"11 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://aces.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cnma.70044","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145101577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Barium Strontium Titanate-Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites: Characterization of Electrical, Mechanical, and Biological Properties for Enhanced Bone Regeneration","authors":"Raziye Hayati, Fatemeh Khosravizadeh, Lobat Tayebi","doi":"10.1002/cnma.202500169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cnma.202500169","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Electrets and piezoelectric materials hold immense promise for enhancing bone regeneration strategies. Barium titanate and its solid solutions hold significant potential for bone regeneration strategies. However, addressing the challenges related to biocompatibility, optimization, and manufacturing is essential before the possible clinical applications. This study focuses on barium strontium titanate (BST)-hydroxyapatite (HA) scaffolds as a potential bone growth enhancer. Ba<sub>0.5</sub>Sr<sub>0.5</sub>TiO<sub>3</sub> is prepared by mixing the barium titanate and strontium titanate commercial nano powders and HA is synthesized using the sol–gel method, and BST-xHA composite samples are fabricated using conventional solid-state method. The samples are sintered at 1200–1300 °C, and the phase structure, microstructure, density, and electrical and mechanical properties are evaluated. Biological assessments, including MTT tests, are conducted. The electrical properties of composite samples improve, and the one with 20 wt% HA shows the highest amount of fracture toughness. Importantly, MTT assay results confirm the nontoxic nature of the BST-HA composite samples with the best OD value in BST-40 HA composite sample, making it a promising candidate for bone regeneration applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":54339,"journal":{"name":"ChemNanoMat","volume":"11 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145196262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemNanoMatPub Date : 2025-08-29DOI: 10.1002/cnma.202500051
Shabnam Khan, Rodynah A. Alabdulhadi, Lolwah Tawfiq Alfuhaid, Aasif Helal
{"title":"Potential of Metal–Organic Frameworks and Carbonic Anhydrase in CO2 Mineralization: Enzyme Immobilization and Biomimicry","authors":"Shabnam Khan, Rodynah A. Alabdulhadi, Lolwah Tawfiq Alfuhaid, Aasif Helal","doi":"10.1002/cnma.202500051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cnma.202500051","url":null,"abstract":"<p>To help achieve carbon neutrality, carbonic anhydrase (CA) enzymes are used to speed up CO<sub>2</sub> capture, conversion, and utilization by catalyzing the CO<sub>2</sub> hydration and ultimately mineralization. Despite a decade of intensive research, issues with CA-related technologies persist because of the high costs, highly restricted catalytic conditions, and inadequate stability associated with CA. In order to address these issues with enzymes for real-world uses, biomimicry has become a viable method for creating highly effective biomimetic catalysts by imitating specific key features of enzymes. Regarding these biomimetic catalysts, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) emerge as effective materials with tunable pore structures and functional groups which endow them to match certain enzymatic features, including structural features, active sites, microenvironments, assistant sites, and/or catalytic properties of enzymes. Herein, the review presents recent advances in the field of CO<sub>2</sub> hydration using CA-immobilized MOFs and biomimicking MOFs for the CO<sub>2</sub> SEQUESTration in the form of mineral carbonate.</p>","PeriodicalId":54339,"journal":{"name":"ChemNanoMat","volume":"11 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145197141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Front Cover: Preparation and Characterization of 5,5′-Bis(4′-Cyanobiphenyl-4-Yl)-2,2′-Bithiophene Nanocrystals Using an Ionic Liquid (ChemNanoMat 8/2025)","authors":"Andi Marwanti Panre, Hitoshi Mizuno, Tomomi Jinjyo, Hiroyuki Katsuki","doi":"10.1002/cnma.70034","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cnma.70034","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A novel method to fabricate <b>BP2T-CN nanocrystals</b> using an ionic liquid to control size and prevent aggregation was developed. The resulting nanocrystals exhibited size-dependent photoluminescence and absorption properties, with enhanced photoluminescence quantum yield at smaller sizes due to effective surface passivation. More information can be found in the Research Article by Hitoshi Mizuno and co-workers.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":54339,"journal":{"name":"ChemNanoMat","volume":"11 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://aces.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/cnma.70034","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144905363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Role of Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone and Ethylene Glycol in the Synthesis of Submicrometer Copper Particles","authors":"Ruihan Lu, Zhenguo Liu, Yuanzheng Shen, Hao Zhang, Fawang He, Penghan Wang, Keliang Zhao, Haiyan Yan","doi":"10.1002/cnma.202500278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cnma.202500278","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Although copper nanoparticles exhibit exceptional advantages such as high electrical conductivity, sintering properties, and antibacterial activity, they face challenges including stringent storage requirements, difficulty in direct application, the need for precise surface modification, and high production costs. To address these issues, this study employs a simple and green one-step synthesis method to prepare highly stable and well-dispersed spherical submicrometer copper particles with an average size of ≈140 nm. In this article, nontoxic polyvinylpyrrolidone and ethylene glycol (EG) act as reducing agents, while polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) also serves as a capping agent and sodium hydroxide functions as a pH regulator. Utilizing the multifunctional properties of these materials, the method reduces the variety of additives required, simplifies the synthesis process, and lowers production costs. Finally, the mechanism of the one-step synthesis of submicrometer copper particles is discussed, which primarily relies on the reduction of copper ions by PVP and EG under alkaline conditions to form spherical submicrometer copper particles.</p>","PeriodicalId":54339,"journal":{"name":"ChemNanoMat","volume":"11 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145197344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemNanoMatPub Date : 2025-07-30DOI: 10.1002/cnma.202500150
Lan Lin, Guangyin Fan
{"title":"Water-Soluble Salt-Template-Assisted Fabrication of Co4N@C for Efficient Tetracycline Destruction via Peroxymonosulfate Activation","authors":"Lan Lin, Guangyin Fan","doi":"10.1002/cnma.202500150","DOIUrl":"10.1002/cnma.202500150","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The facile synthesis of functional materials containing Co<sub>4</sub>N centers presents a significant challenge, particularly in achieving effective integration of Co<sub>4</sub>N nanoparticles with porous carbons. In this study, Co<sub>4</sub>N nanoparticles anchored on porous carbon are fabricated using a water-soluble Na<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> template through urea-assisted pyrolysis, with precise control of the calcination temperature for the Co@C precursor. The resulting Co<sub>4</sub>N@C composite, featuring Co<sub>4</sub>N nanoparticles as the primary active centers, exhibits high performance in peroxymonosulfate activation for tetracycline (TC) degradation, achieving a degradation rate exceeding 90% within 15 min. The magnetic properties of Co<sub>4</sub>N@C facilitate its easy separation from the reaction medium, and the recovered catalyst demonstrates only a slight decline in removal efficiency observed over five consecutive cycles. Quenching and electron paramagnetic resonance tests reveal that the degradation pathways involve both free radicals and nonfree radicals, with the electron transfer mechanism predominantly occurring in the nonradical pathway. Three degradation pathways are proposed based on the documentation of intermediate products from TC decomposition. The toxicity assessment of these intermediates and the original TC indicates a reduction in phytotoxicity of the degraded TC solution using the Co<sub>4</sub>N@C/PNS system.</p>","PeriodicalId":54339,"journal":{"name":"ChemNanoMat","volume":"11 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145102376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemNanoMatPub Date : 2025-07-28DOI: 10.1002/cnma.202500210
Huong-Vy Thuy Ngo, Sy Van Vu, Quang Duy Nguyen, Thanh-Nhu Nguyen Huynh, Phuong-Thao Do, Tien Nu Hoang Lo, In Park, Van-Nam Dao, Van-Dung Le, Khuong Quoc Vo
{"title":"Controlled Synthesis of Hyperbranched Gold Nanostars Using Gallic Acid and Triton X-100 to Develop SERS Nanosubstrates","authors":"Huong-Vy Thuy Ngo, Sy Van Vu, Quang Duy Nguyen, Thanh-Nhu Nguyen Huynh, Phuong-Thao Do, Tien Nu Hoang Lo, In Park, Van-Nam Dao, Van-Dung Le, Khuong Quoc Vo","doi":"10.1002/cnma.202500210","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cnma.202500210","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Hyperbranched gold nanostars (<i>h-</i>AuNSs) with highly generated electromagnetic fields (EMF) are consistently favored and researched in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates. This unique morphology enables a broader detection range for various analyte molecules through the local surface plasmon resonance effect, spanning from the visible to the near-infrared region. However, synthesizing gold nanostars (AuNSs) necessitates strict control over reaction conditions, along with specific reducing and structure-directing agents, which often results only in the formation of star-like structures with short branches. This research introduces an alternative approach to traditional reducing agents and surfactants, such as ascorbic acid and cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide. It details a modified seed-mediated method for efficiently synthesizing AuNSs with a very small core (≈25 ± 5 nm) and elongated branches (<i>h-</i>AuNSs) with a length growth of ≈115 ± 8 nm, employing gallic acid as the reducing agent and Triton X-100 as the surfactant. This method produce high-quality, reproducible long-branch AuNSs for SERS substrates for detecting trace organic dye, crystal violet, detection limits of 11.76 ppm and quantification limits of 35.65 ppm. Moreover, the prepared <i>h-</i>AuNSs shows excellent reproducibility with only 4.58% variability across 20 points at 40 ppm. These novel nanomaterials could enable many applications in SERS.</p>","PeriodicalId":54339,"journal":{"name":"ChemNanoMat","volume":"11 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145197097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preparation of Cu@Ni-P Composite Powders with Core-Shell Structure and their High-Temperature Resistant Properties","authors":"Yuqiao Wu, Yiyong Wang, Hui Jin, Zhipeng Liang, Jidong Li, Zhe Ning","doi":"10.1002/cnma.202500264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cnma.202500264","url":null,"abstract":"<p>First, dendritic copper powder with an average particle size of 9.941 μm is prepared from laboratory electroplating waste containing copper through the electrodeposition method. Subsequently, core-shell structured Cu@Ni-P composite powders are synthesized using the electroless plating method, focusing on investigating the effects of various factors on the properties of the composite powders. A variety of characterization techniques, including X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, are employed to conduct an in-depth analysis of the micromorphology and properties of the composite powders. The research results indicate that the composite powders prepared under conditions of 10% dispersant content, 40% nickel content, pH 5, a temperature controlled at 85 °C, and ultrasonic power of 300 W exhibit excellent oxidation resistance, with an initial oxidation temperature of ≈450 °C, significantly superior to that of pure copper powder. Additionally, the prepared composite powder maintains excellent electrical conductivity even at a high temperature of 350 °C.</p>","PeriodicalId":54339,"journal":{"name":"ChemNanoMat","volume":"11 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145196949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Smartphone-Integrated Ultra-Sensitive Colorimetric Detection of Cysteine Using Palladium Nanozyme","authors":"Yashtika Raj Singh, Akanksha Deshwal, Priti Singh, Prashant Mishra, Ravi Mani Tripathi","doi":"10.1002/cnma.202500130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cnma.202500130","url":null,"abstract":"<p>L-cysteine plays a vital role in protein synthesis and regulates the metabolism of phospholipids. However, the deficiency of L-cysteine within the body is associated with severe diseases like cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, and Alzheimer's. Conventional L-cysteine detection methods inherit limitations in accuracy and cost. In this research, a highly sensitive and specific colorimetric assay is developed using biogenic palladium nanoparticles (PdNPs). The biogenic PdNPs exhibite peroxidase mimetic activity, which oxidizes 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>). The catalytic activity is determined by Michaelis–Menten and Lineweaver–Burk plots, yielding a <i>K</i><sub>m</sub> of 3.65 × 10<sup>−5</sup> <span>m</span>, <i>V</i><sub>max</sub> of 9.71 × 10<sup>−7</sup> M s<sup>−1</sup>, and <i>k</i><sub>cat</sub> of 2.37 × 10<sup>−4</sup> s<sup>−1</sup>, with a catalytic efficiency (<i>k</i><sub>cat</sub>/<i>K</i><sub>m</sub>) of 6.493 M<sup>−1</sup> s<sup>−1</sup>. The colorimetric assay exhibits a low limit of detection of 0.12 μM and a limit of quantification of 0.36 μM. Smartphone-based analysis enhances the method's efficiency for precise detection of L-cysteine. A smartphone-based method successfully detects L-cysteine in real samples, showing high precision and excellent recovery rates ranging from 99.41% to 106.65%. This developed technique overcomes the limitations of traditional methods, exhibiting strong potential for rapid and specific L-cysteine detection in future biosensing applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":54339,"journal":{"name":"ChemNanoMat","volume":"11 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145196953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ChemNanoMatPub Date : 2025-07-21DOI: 10.1002/cnma.202500158
Debashis Panda, Arpan Acharya
{"title":"Nanoscale Electronic Nociceptor using ZnO/TiOx Bilayer Memristor on a Flexible Substrate","authors":"Debashis Panda, Arpan Acharya","doi":"10.1002/cnma.202500158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/cnma.202500158","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Nociceptive behaviors of binary zinc oxide and titanium oxide sandwiched memristor are observed on a flexible transparent substrate. The ITO/ZnO/TiO<sub>x</sub>/ITO/PEN device probes threshold behavior by applying beyond 0.9 V pulse amplitude along with an 1 ms pulse width. However, the nociceptor crossed the tolerance by applying a higher pulse width than 1 ms by maintaining the same 0.9 V pulse amplitude. The relaxation properties of the memristor-based nociceptor are also confirmed by measuring the device after a prolonged time of more than 10 ms prior to the noxious stimulation. The allodynia and hyperalgesia behavior of the nociceptor is validated from the resistance response with different injury voltages. The low-cost binary oxide sandwiched memristor-based flexible nociceptor can be the best alternative for humanoid robotic applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":54339,"journal":{"name":"ChemNanoMat","volume":"11 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145196972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}