NanoscalePub Date : 2025-07-02DOI: 10.1039/d5nr01542a
Jingjing Wang, Towseef I Ahmad, William Lee, Benjamen P Reed, Yashoda Abeykoon, Khaled Parvez, Zixing Peng, Andrew J Pollard, Aliaksandr Baidak, Jordan Knapp, Cinzia Casiraghi
{"title":"Effect of γ-irradiation on hexagonal boron nitride membranes and printed films.","authors":"Jingjing Wang, Towseef I Ahmad, William Lee, Benjamen P Reed, Yashoda Abeykoon, Khaled Parvez, Zixing Peng, Andrew J Pollard, Aliaksandr Baidak, Jordan Knapp, Cinzia Casiraghi","doi":"10.1039/d5nr01542a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nr01542a","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Liquid phase exfoliation (LPE) enables cost-effective and scalable production of two-dimensional (2D) materials that are suitable for fabrication of protection films and barrier coatings, through simple and low-cost techniques. Amongst 2D materials, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is very attractive for these applications due to its exceptional thermal and chemical stability. However, use of hBN coatings and films in environments such as reactor inspection, spent nuclear fuel handling, reprocessing facilities, or spacecraft components, which often involve elevated temperatures and/or the presence of reactive chemical species, require the protective coatings to retain their chemical, mechanical, or thermal performance under prolonged radiation exposure. In this study, we investigate the radiation tolerance to γ-rays of printed hBN films fabricated by inkjet printing and membranes produced by vacuum filtration, up to a total absorbed dose of 1500 kGy in different atmospheric conditions. Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) reveal no significant structural differences in the samples up to the maximum absorbed dose, indicating excellent radiation tolerance under the conditions tested. Additionally, we did not observe structural changes in the irradiated hBN films even after prolonged exposure to air for two months. The exceptional radiation tolerance and environmental stability of the printed hBN films and membrane make them attractive as protective coatings or insulating layers in various advanced technologies for the nuclear and aerospace sectors, where long-term material stability to γ-rays is crucial.</p>","PeriodicalId":92,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144551466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanoscalePub Date : 2025-07-02DOI: 10.1039/d5nr01530h
Zhiyu Xia, Hao-Liang Peng, Yong You, Lu Zhang, Qiu-Ying Deng, Lei Zhou, Silin Chen, Xin-Yi Guo, Jingxing Guo, Dong-Bing Cheng
{"title":"Research Progress of Norcantharidin Nanodrugs for Tumor Treatment","authors":"Zhiyu Xia, Hao-Liang Peng, Yong You, Lu Zhang, Qiu-Ying Deng, Lei Zhou, Silin Chen, Xin-Yi Guo, Jingxing Guo, Dong-Bing Cheng","doi":"10.1039/d5nr01530h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nr01530h","url":null,"abstract":"Globally, cancer remains the main cause of death, and although a range of therapeutic options are available, conventional approaches often encounter significant limitations. Norcantharidin (NCTD), a small molecule with a wide range of biological properties, holds great promise in the field of antitumor therapy, but its poor solubility and short half-life limit its clinical application. However, combining drug nanotechnology with the anti-tumor effect of NCTD can significantly improve its bioavailability as well as stability and targeting. This article reviews the main preparation methods of NCTD-based nanodrugs and their application progress in tumor therapy, including prodrug modification, encapsulation delivery, immunotherapy, combination therapy, and derivative expansion. Through in-depth study of related literature, it is found that NCTD nanodrugs have great research potential and broad clinical application prospects. With the continuous development of nanotechnology and biomedicine, the clinical application potential of such drugs will be further studied and discussed, and this exploration is expected to generate new strategies and methods for tumor treatment.","PeriodicalId":92,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144533998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanoscalePub Date : 2025-07-02DOI: 10.1039/d5nr01662b
Dusica Maysinger,Issan Zhang,Hao Yuan,Vlasta Bonačić-Koutecký,Željka Sanader Maršić,Rodolphe Antoine
{"title":"Luminescent insulin-Au(III) conjugate retains insulin biological properties in human microglia.","authors":"Dusica Maysinger,Issan Zhang,Hao Yuan,Vlasta Bonačić-Koutecký,Željka Sanader Maršić,Rodolphe Antoine","doi":"10.1039/d5nr01662b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nr01662b","url":null,"abstract":"The aims of this study were to establish if insulin conjugated with auric gold Au(III) can be visualized in living cells expressing insulin receptors, and if key steps in insulin signaling are undisturbed. Au(III) is coordinated with three tyrosines of insulin and is strongly stabilized by coordination with these tyrosines into a metal-ion coordinated insulin template. We combined theoretical and experimental approaches, including computational analyses, immunocytochemistry and functional assays to analyze the cellular effects of this construct. Results in this study show that the insulin-Au(III) conjugate does not impair several steps in insulin signaling and downstream metabolic functions in lysosomes and lipid droplets. Namely, the signaling kinases protein kinase B (Akt1) and mitogen-activated protein kinases (ERK1/2) are phosphorylated to a comparable extent as with unmodified insulin. Immunocytochemistry also shows a comparable decrease in nuclear transcription factor EB (TFEB), an essential regulator of lysosomal biogenesis. Fluorescence co-labelling of lysosomes with LysoTracker and lipid droplets with BODIPY 493/503 shows normal organellar morphology and slightly enhanced lipid droplet content. The luminescent properties of insulin-Au(III) could serve to combine biochemical and imaging studies in human cells beyond microglia.","PeriodicalId":92,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144533446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanoscalePub Date : 2025-07-02DOI: 10.1039/d5nr00948k
Laurence W. Fitzpatrick, Laura Woythe, Ziqiang Huang, Timo Zimmermann, Lorenzo Albertazzi, Sebastian Schnorrenberg
{"title":"MINFLUX: µs and nm precision 3D tracking of dynamic lipid mobility on nanoparticles","authors":"Laurence W. Fitzpatrick, Laura Woythe, Ziqiang Huang, Timo Zimmermann, Lorenzo Albertazzi, Sebastian Schnorrenberg","doi":"10.1039/d5nr00948k","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nr00948k","url":null,"abstract":"MINFLUX microscopy opened unique opportunities to investigate complex molecular systems at a single molecule level with µs temporal and nm spatial resolutions in 3D. Here, we demonstrate its use for the characterization of nanomaterials, providing a framework for MINFLUX imaging and data analysis tailored to understanding the complex dynamics of nanosized Silica-Supported Lipid Bilayers (SSLBs).","PeriodicalId":92,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144533997","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanoscalePub Date : 2025-07-02DOI: 10.1039/d5nr01383f
Stefania Baronio, Michela De Col, Asha Yadav, Basant Roondhe, Valentine Mischke, Olga Resel, Davide Bidoggia, Alessandro Namar, Nikolay Vinogradov, Mattia Scardamaglia, S. Manuel Valvidares, Pierluigi Gargiani, Mirko Cinchetti, Giovanni Zamborlini, Paolo Giannozzi, Erik Vesselli
{"title":"Single atom coordination in a manganese-cobalt bi-metallic framework on graphene: geometric and electronic structures","authors":"Stefania Baronio, Michela De Col, Asha Yadav, Basant Roondhe, Valentine Mischke, Olga Resel, Davide Bidoggia, Alessandro Namar, Nikolay Vinogradov, Mattia Scardamaglia, S. Manuel Valvidares, Pierluigi Gargiani, Mirko Cinchetti, Giovanni Zamborlini, Paolo Giannozzi, Erik Vesselli","doi":"10.1039/d5nr01383f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nr01383f","url":null,"abstract":"Manganese tetra-pyridyl-porphyrins are found to self-organize in an ordered monolayer on graphene. Moreover, post deposition of cobalt ad-atoms steers the geometric reordering of the layer, yielding the formation of a self-assembled bimetallic network, where both Mn and Co are tetra-coordinated with nitrogen. While manganese shifts from Mn(II) towards the +2/+3 oxidation state range, depending on the local Co concentration and not reaching a full Mn(III) configuration, pyridinic cobalt is stabilized in the rarer +1 oxidation state. The actual geometric and electronic structures of the framework are defined by lateral interactions, dominating over the weaker network-graphene bonding.","PeriodicalId":92,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144534001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanoscalePub Date : 2025-07-02DOI: 10.1039/d5nr00301f
K Ciesiołkiewicz,J Kopaczek,R Kudrawiec
{"title":"Thermotransmittance spectroscopy of layered crystals using lab on fiber.","authors":"K Ciesiołkiewicz,J Kopaczek,R Kudrawiec","doi":"10.1039/d5nr00301f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nr00301f","url":null,"abstract":"Transition metal dichalcogenides are extensively studied for their unique optical properties, with emission and reflectance techniques commonly used to probe optical transitions. In this context, a thermotransmittance technique is introduced as a novel method to investigate the transmission and absorption properties of thin TMDC crystals transferred onto the core of multimode optical fibers. Using transmission and photomodulated transmission techniques, significant changes in the amount of transmitted light, reaching almost 60%, were detected. These changes, evoked by laser heating and subsequent heat accumulation, correspond to excitonic transitions. The obtained results indicate significant red shifts and changes in absorption coefficients around optical transitions, highlighting the materials' sensitivity to temperature variations. As the laser illumination of the sample causes either an energy shift of optical transition or a change in the amount of transmitted light, these findings demonstrate that the TMDC-coated optical fibers could be utilized as light modulators or temperature sensors.","PeriodicalId":92,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale","volume":"39 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144533445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanoscalePub Date : 2025-07-02DOI: 10.1039/d5nr00781j
Jing Huang, Yiting Zhuo, Mingdi Yang, Weiyi Wang, Qunxiang Li
{"title":"Robust spin-filtering and current-switching in a photochromic Fe(II) spin-crossover complex","authors":"Jing Huang, Yiting Zhuo, Mingdi Yang, Weiyi Wang, Qunxiang Li","doi":"10.1039/d5nr00781j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nr00781j","url":null,"abstract":"Transition metal spin-crossover (SCO) complexes with magnetic bistability show great promise as spin-switches for molecule-based devices. Using first-principles calculations combined with the non-equilibrium Green's function technique, we explore the spin-resolved electronic and transport properties of photochromic Fe(II) SCO complexes in the high-spin state with the open-ring (HS-O) isomer and in the low-spin state with the closed-ring (LS-C) isomer, since the photocyclization and photocycloreversion between the HS-O and LS-C isomers can been reversibly realized under light radiation with different wavelengths at room temperature in previous experiments. Our results clearly reveal that the examined Fe(II) SCO complexes with photochromic diarylethene-based ligands in the HS-O isomer is lower than that of the LS-C isomer of 0.59 eV. A nearly-perfect spin-filtering effect are observed in the proposed molecular junction in the HS-O isomer, in which the Fe(II) SCO complexes are sandwiched between two Au(111) electrodes. The current is carried predominantly by the spin-down electrons within the considered bias voltages, while the spin-up electrons are largely inhibited due to localized molecular orbitals near the Fermi level. At the same time, we also observe an obvious current-switching effect between the HS-O and LS-C isomers, since the current through the molecular devices in the HS-O isomer (acting as ON state) is significantly larger than that of in the LS-C isomer (OFF state). These findings highlight the great potential for this kind of photo-driven SCO complexes in future molecular spintronics.","PeriodicalId":92,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale","volume":"87 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144533996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanoscalePub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1039/d5nr01013f
Jeff Schulpen, Saravana Basuvalingam, Marcel A. Verheijen, Ageeth A. Bol
{"title":"Conformality limits of 2D WS2 on 3D nanostructures","authors":"Jeff Schulpen, Saravana Basuvalingam, Marcel A. Verheijen, Ageeth A. Bol","doi":"10.1039/d5nr01013f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nr01013f","url":null,"abstract":"3D nanostructures are a vital part of various applications envisaged for two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (2D TMDs), such as nanoelectronics and catalysis. However, achieving conformal deposition of 2D TMD films on 3D nanostructures is challenging due to the requirement for bending the basal planes of the 2D TMDs. Here, the limits of conformality of 2D WS<small><sub>2</sub></small> deposited by atomic layer deposition on SiO<small><sub>2</sub></small> 3D nanostructures are investigated through cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy imaging. A minimum radius of curvature of 4 nm is identified above which basal plane conformality is almost always observed, while for smaller radii conformality is only observed in approximately half of the cases. We show that the observed tipping point agrees with the balance between the adhesion and stiffness forces, which allows for the estimation of the critical radius of curvature for other 2D TMDs and substrates. These results provide guidelines for the design of 3D nanostructured devices and substrates on which conformality of 2D materials is desired.","PeriodicalId":92,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144533999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanoscalePub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1039/d5nr01970b
Dong Wen, Xu Zhou, Qianqian Fan, Can Cui, Kang Fang, Ling Ding, Xiao ai Ye, Shihao Zheng, Zhaokun Jiang, Yanke Zhou, Daqiang Zhao, Gui-Gen Wang
{"title":"Ultrathin MXene Conductive Films with Percolation-Driven Electron Transport and Thickness-Dependent Microwave Absorption/Shielding Dual Functionality","authors":"Dong Wen, Xu Zhou, Qianqian Fan, Can Cui, Kang Fang, Ling Ding, Xiao ai Ye, Shihao Zheng, Zhaokun Jiang, Yanke Zhou, Daqiang Zhao, Gui-Gen Wang","doi":"10.1039/d5nr01970b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nr01970b","url":null,"abstract":"The microwave interaction of ultrathin Ti<small><sub>3</sub></small>C<small><sub>2</sub></small>T<em><small><sub>x</sub></small></em> MXene films is governed by their nanosheet network-modulated conductivity. By integrating a transfer matrix model with the Drude model, this study reveals the dielectric response mechanisms of MXene films under microwave radiation, driven by nanosheet coverage (c) and thickness (t). For monolayer films, coverage-dependent conductivity transitions delineate two distinct regimes: (i) a discontinuous percolation regime (c<80%) dominated by intra-flake electron transport (ε<small><sup>i</sup></small>/ε<small><sub>r</sub></small><1), resulting in high microwave transparency, and (ii) a metallic-like conduction regime (c>80%) where synergistic intra-/inter-flake hopping (ε<small><sub>i/</sub></small>ε<small><sub>r</sub></small>>1) enhances interfacial polarization and ohmic loss, enabling 27% maximum microwave absorption at a high sheet conductivity of ~0.001 S (c=93%). For multilayer continuous films, thickness dictates dual transport dynamics: sub-6.6 nm films exhibit surface/interface scattering-limited bulk conductivity (σ~3000 S·cm<small><sup>-1</sup></small>, τ>6 ps), while thicker films (t>6.6 nm) transition to bulk-like metallic conduction (σ∼13000 S·cm<small><sup>-1</sup></small>, τ<6 ps), achieving concurrent 48% microwave absorption at 6.6 nm and 19 dB shielding at 24 nm. The percolation-governed conductivity scaling and thickness-modulated electron transport establish design principles for optimizing MXene-based ultrathin electromagnetic functional materials in microwave absorption, shielding, and flexible sensing applications, bridging nanoscale structural engineering with macroscopic functionality.","PeriodicalId":92,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144521502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NanoscalePub Date : 2025-07-01DOI: 10.1039/d5nr00800j
ANAMIKA SHARMA, Venkata Ramanaiah Dantham
{"title":"Investigation on Thyroglobulin and Myoglobin using graphene-enhanced Raman spectroscopy as a tool","authors":"ANAMIKA SHARMA, Venkata Ramanaiah Dantham","doi":"10.1039/d5nr00800j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5nr00800j","url":null,"abstract":"Herein, for the first time, we report the experimental investigation on Thyroglobulin (Tg) and Myoglobin (Mb) using graphene-enhanced Raman spectroscopy as a tool. The Tg is the protein precursor of thyroid hormones, while the Mb can be used as an early cardiac protein biomarker. In the beginning, the absorption properties of Tg and Mb are investigated with the help of a UV-visible spectrophotometer. Later, the Tg and Mb are dispersed over two different glass substrates by drop-casting of 10 µl of protein solutions of concentration 1 µM and recorded their conventional Raman scattering (CRS) spectra. However, none of the vibrational modes are significant in their CRS spectra. Therefore, the graphene-enhanced Raman scattering (GERS) spectra of Tg and Mb are recorded with a high signal-to-noise ratio. The number and intensity of the vibrational modes in the GERS spectra are found to strongly depend upon the probed location. Finally, the assignment of all the observed vibrational modes is performed.","PeriodicalId":92,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale","volume":"92 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144521450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}