Nano ConvergencePub Date : 2023-06-19DOI: 10.1177/13548565231184706
Andrew J. Wilson
{"title":"Book review: Understanding Collegiate Esports: A Practitioner’s Guide to Developing Community and Competition","authors":"Andrew J. Wilson","doi":"10.1177/13548565231184706","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13548565231184706","url":null,"abstract":", and","PeriodicalId":712,"journal":{"name":"Nano Convergence","volume":"115 1","pages":"1409 - 1411"},"PeriodicalIF":11.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76247901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano ConvergencePub Date : 2023-06-19DOI: 10.1186/s40580-023-00377-3
Byullee Park, Donghyeon Oh, Jeesu Kim, Chulhong Kim
{"title":"Functional photoacoustic imaging: from nano- and micro- to macro-scale","authors":"Byullee Park, Donghyeon Oh, Jeesu Kim, Chulhong Kim","doi":"10.1186/s40580-023-00377-3","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40580-023-00377-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Functional photoacoustic imaging is a promising biological imaging technique that offers such unique benefits as scalable resolution and imaging depth, as well as the ability to provide functional information. At nanoscale, photoacoustic imaging has provided super-resolution images of the surface light absorption characteristics of materials and of single organelles in cells. At the microscopic and macroscopic scales. photoacoustic imaging techniques have precisely measured and quantified various physiological parameters, such as oxygen saturation, vessel morphology, blood flow, and the metabolic rate of oxygen, in both human and animal subjects. This comprehensive review provides an overview of functional photoacoustic imaging across multiple scales, from nano to macro, and highlights recent advances in technology developments and applications. Finally, the review surveys the future prospects of functional photoacoustic imaging in the biomedical field.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":712,"journal":{"name":"Nano Convergence","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://nanoconvergencejournal.springeropen.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s40580-023-00377-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4759289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano ConvergencePub Date : 2023-06-16DOI: 10.1186/s40580-023-00371-9
Hyemin Lee, Seok Beom Kang, Sangwook Lee, Kai Zhu, Dong Hoe Kim
{"title":"Progress and outlook of Sn–Pb mixed perovskite solar cells","authors":"Hyemin Lee, Seok Beom Kang, Sangwook Lee, Kai Zhu, Dong Hoe Kim","doi":"10.1186/s40580-023-00371-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40580-023-00371-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites have revolutionized solar cell research owing to their excellent material properties. Most previous research has been done on Pb-based perovskites. Recently, efforts to discover a Pb-free or Pb-less perovskite material with an ideal bandgap ranging 1.1–1.3 eV have led researchers to investigate Sn–Pb mixed perovskites. Sn–Pb mixed perovskites have a bandgap of ~ 1.25 eV, which is suitable for high-efficiency single-junction and perovskite/perovskite tandem solar cells. Moreover, the Pb content of Sn–Pb mixed perovskites is 50–60% lower than that of Pb-based perovskites, partially mitigating the Pb toxicity issue. However, incorporating Sn<sup>2+</sup> into the crystal structure also causes various drawbacks, such as inhomogeneous thin film morphologies, easy oxidation of Sn<sup>2+</sup>, and more vulnerable surface properties. Researchers have made substantial progress in addressing these challenges through improvements in compositional design, structural optimization, precursor design, and surface treatments. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the progress in Sn–Pb mixed perovskite solar cells. Furthermore, we analyze the key variables and trends as well as provide an outlook for future directions in the research on Sn–Pb mixed perovskites.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3>\u0000 <figure><div><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></div></figure>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":712,"journal":{"name":"Nano Convergence","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://nanoconvergencejournal.springeropen.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s40580-023-00371-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4653434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano ConvergencePub Date : 2023-06-12DOI: 10.1186/s40580-023-00375-5
Nayoon Kwon, Jaehee Lee, Min Jae Ko, Young Yun Kim, Jangwon Seo
{"title":"Recent progress of eco-friendly manufacturing process of efficient perovskite solar cells","authors":"Nayoon Kwon, Jaehee Lee, Min Jae Ko, Young Yun Kim, Jangwon Seo","doi":"10.1186/s40580-023-00375-5","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40580-023-00375-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have the potential to produce solar energy at a low cost, with flexibility, and high power conversion efficiency (PCE). However, there are still challenges to be addressed before mass production of PSCs, such as prevention from degradation under external stresses and the uniform, large-area formation of all layers. Among them, the most challenging aspect of mass production of PSCs is creating a high-quality perovskite layer using environmentally sustainable processes that are compatible with industry standards. In this review, we briefly introduce the recent progresses upon eco-friendly perovskite solutions/antisolvents and film formation processes. The eco-friendly production methods are categorized into two: (1) employing environmentally friendly solvents for perovskite precursor ink/solution, and (2) replacing harmful, volatile antisolvents or even limiting their use during the perovskite film formation process. General considerations and criteria for each category are provided, and detailed examples are presented, specifically focused on the works have done since 2021. In addition, the importance of controlling the crystallization behavior of the perovskite layer is highlighted to develop antisolvent-free perovskite formation methods.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3>\u0000 <figure><div><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></div></figure>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":712,"journal":{"name":"Nano Convergence","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://nanoconvergencejournal.springeropen.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s40580-023-00375-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4499392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano ConvergencePub Date : 2023-06-09DOI: 10.1186/s40580-023-00376-4
Minhee Ku, Jaemoon Yang
{"title":"Intracellular lipophilic network transformation induced by protease-specific endocytosis of fluorescent Au nanoclusters","authors":"Minhee Ku, Jaemoon Yang","doi":"10.1186/s40580-023-00376-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40580-023-00376-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The understanding of the endocytosis process of internalized nanomedicines through membrane biomarker is essential for the development of molecular-specific nanomedicines. In various recent reports, the metalloproteases have been identified as important markers during the metastasis of cancer cells. In particular, MT1-MMP has provoked concern due to its protease activity in the degradation of the extracellular matrix adjacent to tumors. Thus, in the current work, we have applied fluorescent Au nanoclusters which present strong resistance to chemical quenching to the investigation of MT1-MMP-mediated endocytosis. We synthesized protein-based Au nanocluster (PAuNC) and MT1-MMP-specific peptide was conjugated with PAuNC (pPAuNC) for monitoring protease-mediated endocytosis. The fluorescence capacity of pPAuNC was investigated and MT1-MMP-mediated intracellular uptake of pPAuNC was subsequently confirmed by a co-localization analysis using confocal microscopy and molecular competition test. Furthermore, we confirmed a change in the intracellular lipophilic network after an endocytosis event of pPAuNC. The identical lipophilic network change did not occur with the endocytosis of bare PAuNC. By classification of the branched network between the lipophilic organelles at the nanoscale, the image-based analysis of cell organelle networking allowed the evaluation of nanoparticle internalization and impaired cellular components after intracellular accumulation at a single-cell level. Our analyses suggest a methodology to achieve a better understanding of the mechanism by which nanoparticles enter cells.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":712,"journal":{"name":"Nano Convergence","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://nanoconvergencejournal.springeropen.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s40580-023-00376-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4389735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano ConvergencePub Date : 2023-06-09DOI: 10.1177/13548565231182608
Debora C Lopez, Natália Cortez, Carlos Jáuregui, Marcelo Freire
{"title":"Platformed listening in podcasting: An approach from material and scales potentials","authors":"Debora C Lopez, Natália Cortez, Carlos Jáuregui, Marcelo Freire","doi":"10.1177/13548565231182608","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13548565231182608","url":null,"abstract":"This article proposes to investigate delineations of the audience in podcasting in streaming media ecology. To meet this objective, we highlight the scales between contents, circulation, and consumption of podcasts in platformization contexts. We observe these relationships from an intersectional approach that involves spaces between codes, contents and software to understand the dynamics of interrelationships between contents and its flows which are associated with the emergence of varied audiences, derived from listening practices, characterized by binge listening; fidelity strategies; hybrid recommendation practices, playlists and cross-device consumption in multiplatform architecture.","PeriodicalId":712,"journal":{"name":"Nano Convergence","volume":"62 1","pages":"836 - 853"},"PeriodicalIF":11.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81444590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano ConvergencePub Date : 2023-06-03DOI: 10.1177/13548565231178913
Onurcan Güden, Kerem Rızvanoğlu
{"title":"The category is #gaymer: A multi-method approach for understanding the queer player experience","authors":"Onurcan Güden, Kerem Rızvanoğlu","doi":"10.1177/13548565231178913","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13548565231178913","url":null,"abstract":"Research on games from a queer perspective presents a multidisciplinary field open to discussion with various dimensions. According to some studies, although virtual worlds are designed as heteronormative, they are inherently queer. This multi-method research evaluates the player experience of 15 LGBTIQ + players from Turkey within World of Warcraft (WoW). This study mainly explores participants’ behaviors, attitudes, and engagement in-game grounded on an analysis framework that consists of eight constructs in three consequent stages. Further, while investigating how game mechanics and narrative affect their player experience, we also question whether there is a possibility for a queer-play. Findings indicated that WoW is considered limiting regarding game mechanics with a gender binary restriction. Nevertheless, participants reported that there are always queergaming possibilities with the possible queer connections in-game.","PeriodicalId":712,"journal":{"name":"Nano Convergence","volume":"35 1","pages":"1308 - 1329"},"PeriodicalIF":11.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81468983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano ConvergencePub Date : 2023-06-01DOI: 10.1177/13548565231178005
Emily van der Nagel, J. Hutchinson, C. Abidin, B. Kaye
{"title":"Black summer on TikTok and ABC news: Shaping cultural identity during an Australian bushfire crisis","authors":"Emily van der Nagel, J. Hutchinson, C. Abidin, B. Kaye","doi":"10.1177/13548565231178005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13548565231178005","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates the role of two intermediaries, a mainstream media outlet and a popular digital media platform, to shape cultural identity through a case study of the 2019-2020 Australian bushfire crisis (colloquially known as the ‘Black Summer’). Theoretically framed by networked publics, this study explores the vernacular creativity of social media users and mainstream media coverage during the Black Summer bushfire crisis. Findings draw on a thematic analysis of 100 news articles published between September 2019 and January 2020 by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) randomly selected from a larger corpus of bushfire coverage (n = 1269) and 120 TikTok videos posted between November 2019 and January 2021 that included prominent hashtags associated with the bushfires. Findings from news coverage highlight the ways in which the ABC framed the role of social media to connect with wider audiences while preserving their values as a public service media outlet. Findings from TikTok videos illustrate the role of ‘templates’ that encourage user participation and vernacular creativity on the platform. Comparing coverage of the bushfires on the ABC and TikTok revealed a shared set of striking visual elements used to shape cultural identity, communicate information, and make sense of a significant public crisis. This article offers directions for future research to explore the relationships and tensions between digital content creators and journalists and their capacity to create and contest cultural identities and imaginaries.","PeriodicalId":712,"journal":{"name":"Nano Convergence","volume":"108 1","pages":"962 - 979"},"PeriodicalIF":11.7,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76272666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nano ConvergencePub Date : 2023-05-27DOI: 10.1186/s40580-023-00370-w
Younseong Song, Nahyun Park, Da Ae Jo, Jueun Kim, Dongeun Yong, Jayeon Song, Yoo Min Park, Seok Jae Lee, Yong Tae Kim, Sung Gap Im, Bong Gill Choi, Taejoon Kang, Kyoung G. Lee
{"title":"Polyaniline-based 3D network structure promotes entrapment and detection of drug-resistant bacteria","authors":"Younseong Song, Nahyun Park, Da Ae Jo, Jueun Kim, Dongeun Yong, Jayeon Song, Yoo Min Park, Seok Jae Lee, Yong Tae Kim, Sung Gap Im, Bong Gill Choi, Taejoon Kang, Kyoung G. Lee","doi":"10.1186/s40580-023-00370-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40580-023-00370-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Sensitive and accurate capture, enrichment, and identification of drug-resistant bacteria on human skin are important for early-stage diagnosis and treatment of patients. Herein, we constructed a three-dimensional hierarchically structured polyaniline nanoweb (3D HPN) to capture, enrich, and detect drug-resistant bacteria on-site by rubbing infected skins. These unique hierarchical nanostructures enhance bacteria capture efficiency and help severely deform the surface of the bacteria entrapped on them. Therefore, 3D HPN significantly contributes to the effective and reliable recovery of drug-resistant bacteria from the infected skin and the prevention of potential secondary infection. The recovered bacteria were successfully identified by subsequent real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis after the lysis process. The molecular analysis results based on a real-time PCR exhibit excellent sensitivity to detecting target bacteria of concentrations ranging from 10<sup>2</sup> to 10<sup>7</sup> CFU/mL without any fluorescent signal interruption. To confirm the field applicability of 3D HPN, it was tested with a drug-resistant model consisting of micropig skin similar to human skin and <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> (KPC-CRE). The results show that the detection sensitivity of this assay is 10<sup>2</sup> CFU/mL. Therefore, 3D HPN can be extended to on-site pathogen detection systems, along with rapid molecular diagnostics through a simple method, to recover KPC-CRE from the skin.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3>\u0000 <figure><div><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></div></figure>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":712,"journal":{"name":"Nano Convergence","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://nanoconvergencejournal.springeropen.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s40580-023-00370-w","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5052519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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":"Recent advancements of metalenses for functional imaging","authors":"Dongmin Jeon, Kilsoo Shin, Seong-Won Moon, Junsuk Rho","doi":"10.1186/s40580-023-00372-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40580-023-00372-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Metasurfaces can modulate light with periodically arranged subwavelength scatterers, and they can generate arbitrary wavefronts. Therefore, they can be used to realize various optical components. In particular, metasurfaces can be used to realize lenses, so-called metalenses. In the last decade, metalenses have been actively studied and developed. In this review, we firstly introduce the fundamental principles of metalenses in terms of materials, phase modulation method, and design method. Based on these principles, the functionalities and the applications can consequently be realized. Metalenses have a much larger number of degrees of freedom compared with that of existing refractive or diffractive lenses. Thus, they afford functionalities such as tunability, high numerical aperture, and aberration correction. Metalenses with these functionalities can be applied in various optical systems such as imaging systems and spectrometers. Finally, we discuss the future applications of metalenses.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3>\u0000 <figure><div><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></div></figure>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":712,"journal":{"name":"Nano Convergence","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://nanoconvergencejournal.springeropen.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s40580-023-00372-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"5295978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}