Hao Yuan, Isabelle Russier-Antoine, Christophe Moulin, Pierre-François Brevet, Željka Sanader Maršić, Martina Perić Bakulić, Xi Kang, Rodolphe Antoine and Manzhou Zhu
{"title":"Record-high hyperpolarizabilities in atomically precise single metal-doped silver nanoclusters†","authors":"Hao Yuan, Isabelle Russier-Antoine, Christophe Moulin, Pierre-François Brevet, Željka Sanader Maršić, Martina Perić Bakulić, Xi Kang, Rodolphe Antoine and Manzhou Zhu","doi":"10.1039/D4NH00454J","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4NH00454J","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Recent developments in optical imaging techniques, particularly multi-photon excitation microscopy that allows studies of biological interactions at a deep cellular level, have motivated intensive research in developing multi-photon absorption fluorophores. Biological tissues are optically transparent in the near-infrared region. Therefore, fluorophores that can absorb light in the near-infrared (NIR) region by multi-photon absorption are particularly useful in bio-imaging. For instance, photoluminescence from ligand-protected gold nanoclusters has drawn extensive research interest in the past decade due to their bright, non-blinking, stable emission and tunability from the blue to the NIR emission. In this work, using the control of single metal doping on silver nanoclusters (Ag<small><sub>25</sub></small> protected by thiolate SR = 2,4-dimethylbenzenethiol (DMBT) ligand), we aim to explore the effects of metal doping on the (photo)stability and nonlinear optical response of liganded nanoclusters. We study two-photon excited photoluminescence and the second harmonic response upon excitation in the NIR (780–950 nm) range. Particular emphasis is placed on the effect of metal doping on the second-order nonlinear optical scattering properties (first hyperpolarizability, <em>β</em>(2<em>ω</em>)) of Ag<small><sub>25</sub></small> nanoclusters. In addition, <em>β</em>(2<em>ω</em>) values are one order higher than the one reported for Au<small><sub>25</sub></small> nanoclusters and represent the largest values ever reported for ligand-protected nanoclusters. Such enhanced hyperpolarizability leads to a strong second harmonic response and renders them attractive targets in bioimaging.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" 2","pages":" 314-321"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142793933","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}
Yulong Wang, Qian Zhang, Cameron Nickle, Ziyu Zhang, Andrea Leoncini, Dong-Chen Qi, Alessandro Borrini, Yingmei Han, Enrique del Barco, Damien Thompson and Christian A. Nijhuis
{"title":"Molecular-scale in-operando reconfigurable electronic hardware†","authors":"Yulong Wang, Qian Zhang, Cameron Nickle, Ziyu Zhang, Andrea Leoncini, Dong-Chen Qi, Alessandro Borrini, Yingmei Han, Enrique del Barco, Damien Thompson and Christian A. Nijhuis","doi":"10.1039/D4NH00211C","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4NH00211C","url":null,"abstract":"<p >It is challenging to reconfigure devices at molecular length scales. Here we report molecular junctions based on molecular switches that toggle stably and reliably between multiple operations to reconfigure electronic devices at molecular length scales. Rather than static on/off switches that always revert to the same state, our voltage-driven molecular device dynamically switches between high and low conduction states during six consecutive proton-coupled electron transfer steps. By changing the applied voltage, different states are accessed resulting in <em>in operando</em> reconfigurable electronic functionalities of variable resistor, diode, memory, and NDR (negative differential conductance). The switching behavior is voltage driven but also has time-dependent features making it possible to access different memory states. This multi-functional switch represents molecular scale hardware operable in solid-state devices (in the form of electrode–monolayer–electrode junctions) that are interesting for areas of research where it is important to have access to time-dependent changes such as brain-inspired (or neuromorphic) electronics.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" 2","pages":" 349-358"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11623307/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142783409","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}
Seungjin Yu, N. Sanoj Rejinold, Goeun Choi and Jin-Ho Choy
{"title":"Revolutionizing healthcare: inorganic medicinal nanoarchitectonics for advanced theranostics","authors":"Seungjin Yu, N. Sanoj Rejinold, Goeun Choi and Jin-Ho Choy","doi":"10.1039/D4NH00497C","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4NH00497C","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Over the last two decades, advancements in nanomaterials and nanoscience have paved the path for the emergence of nano-medical convergence science, significantly impacting healthcare. In our review, we highlight how these advancements are applied in various biomedical technologies such as drug delivery systems, bio-imaging for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Recently, novel inorganic nanohybrid drugs have been developed, combining multifunctional inorganic nanomaterials with therapeutic agents (known as inorganic medicinal nanoarchitectonics). These innovative drugs are actively utilized in cutting-edge medical treatments, including targeted anti-cancer therapy, photo and radiation therapy, and immunotherapy. This review provides a detailed overview of the current development status of inorganic medicinal nanoarchitectonics and explores potential future directions in their advancements.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" 3","pages":" 460-483"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142793980","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}
Mario Mery, Claudio Gonzalez-Fuentes, Igor Stanković, Jorge M. Nuñez, Jorge E. Valdés, Myriam H. Aguirre and Carlos García
{"title":"Mechanism of oxygen reduction via chemical affinity in NiO/SiO2 interfaces irradiated with keV energy hydrogen and helium ions for heterostructure fabrication†","authors":"Mario Mery, Claudio Gonzalez-Fuentes, Igor Stanković, Jorge M. Nuñez, Jorge E. Valdés, Myriam H. Aguirre and Carlos García","doi":"10.1039/D4NH00460D","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4NH00460D","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Low-energy light ion beams are an essential resource in lithography for nanopatterning magnetic materials and interfaces due to their ability to modify the structure and properties of metamaterials. Here we create ferromagnetic/non-ferromagnetic heterostructures with a controlled layer thickness and nanometer-scale precision. For this, hydrogen ion (H<small><sup>+</sup></small>) irradiation is used to reduce the antiferromagnetic nickel oxide (NiO) layer into ferromagnetic Ni with lower fluence than in the case of helium ion (He<small><sup>+</sup></small>) irradiation. Our results indicate that H<small><sup>+</sup></small> chemical affinity with oxygen is the primary mechanism for efficient atom remotion, as opposed to He<small><sup>+</sup></small> irradiation, where the chemical affinity for oxygen is negligible.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" 3","pages":" 568-575"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142913305","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}
Tarak Nath Das, Aparna Ramesh, Arghya Ghosh, Sourav Moyra, Tapas Kumar Maji and Goutam Ghosh
{"title":"Peptide-based nanomaterials and their diverse applications","authors":"Tarak Nath Das, Aparna Ramesh, Arghya Ghosh, Sourav Moyra, Tapas Kumar Maji and Goutam Ghosh","doi":"10.1039/D4NH00371C","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4NH00371C","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The supramolecular self-assembly of peptides offers a promising avenue for both materials science and biological applications. Peptides have garnered significant attention in molecular self-assembly, forming diverse nanostructures with α-helix, β-sheet, and random coil conformations. These self-assembly processes are primarily driven by the amphiphilic nature of peptides and stabilized by non-covalent interactions, leading to complex nanoarchitectures responsive to environmental stimuli. While extensively studied in biomedical applications, including drug delivery and tissue engineering, their potential applications in the fields of piezoresponsive materials, conducting materials, catalysis and energy harvesting remain underexplored. This review comprehensively elucidates the diverse material characteristics and applications of self-assembled peptides. We discuss the multi-stimuli-responsiveness of peptide self-assemblies and their roles as energy harvesters, catalysts, liquid crystalline materials, glass materials and contributors to electrical conductivity. Additionally, we address the challenges and present future perspectives associated with peptide nanomaterials. This review aims to provide insights into the versatile applications of peptide self-assemblies while concisely summarizing their well-established biomedical roles that have previously been extensively reviewed by various research groups, including our group.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" 2","pages":" 279-313"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142764657","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}
{"title":"Nanoscale Horizons Emerging Investigator Series: Dr Mohammad Malakooti, University of Washington, USA","authors":"","doi":"10.1039/D4NH90077D","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4NH90077D","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Our Emerging Investigator Series features exceptional work by early-career nanoscience and nanotechnology researchers. Read Mohammad Malakooti’s Emerging Investigator Series article ‘Green synthesis of iron-doped graphene quantum dots: an efficient nanozyme for glucose sensing’ (https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NH00024B) and read more about him in the interview below.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" 2","pages":" 201-202"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142646129","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}
{"title":"Emerging 2D materials hardware for in-sensor computing","authors":"Yufei Shi, Ngoc Thanh Duong and Kah-Wee Ang","doi":"10.1039/D4NH00405A","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4NH00405A","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The advent of the novel in-sensor/near-sensor computing paradigm significantly eliminates the need for frequent data transfer between sensory terminals and processing units by integrating sensing and computing functions into a single device. This approach surpasses the traditional configuration of separate sensing and processing units, thereby greatly simplifying system complexity. Two-dimensional materials (2DMs) show immense promise for implementing in-sensor computing systems owing to their exceptional material properties and the flexibility they offer in designing innovative device architectures with heterostructures. This review highlights recent progress and advancements in 2DM-based in-sensor computing research, summarizing the unique physical mechanisms that can be leveraged in 2DM-based devices to achieve sensory responses and the essential biomimetic synaptic characteristics for computing functions. Additionally, the potential applications of 2DM-based in-sensor computing systems are discussed and categorized. This review concludes with a perspective on future development directions for 2DM-based in-sensor computing.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" 2","pages":" 205-229"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142646135","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}
Muhammad Daniyal Ghouri, Ayesha Tariq, Jabran Saleem, Abdul Muhaymin, Rong Cai and Chunying Chen
{"title":"Protein corona potentiates the recovery of nanoparticle-induced disrupted tight junctions in endothelial cells†","authors":"Muhammad Daniyal Ghouri, Ayesha Tariq, Jabran Saleem, Abdul Muhaymin, Rong Cai and Chunying Chen","doi":"10.1039/D4NH00178H","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4NH00178H","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Nanoparticle interactions with biological systems are intricate processes influenced by various factors, among which the formation of protein corona plays a pivotal role. This research investigates a novel aspect of nanoprotein corona–cell interactions, focusing on the impact of the protein corona on the recovery of disrupted tight junctions in endothelial cells. We demonstrate that the protein corona formed on the surface of star-shaped nanoparticles induces the aggregates of ZO-1, which is quite important for the barriers’ integrity. Our research emphasizes that the APOA1 pre-coating on the nanoparticles reduces the ZO-1 expression of endothelial cells offering a promising strategy for overcoming the bio barriers. These findings contribute to our understanding of the interplay between nanoparticles, protein corona, and endothelial cell junctions, offering insights for developing innovative therapeutic approaches targeting the blood–brain barrier integrity. Our study holds promise for the future of nanomedicine, nano drug delivery systems and development of strategies to mitigate potential adverse effects.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" 1","pages":" 179-189"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142612946","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}
Jea Min Cho, Seung Soo Kim, Tae Won Park, Dong Hoon Shin, Yeong Rok Kim, Hyung Jun Park, Dong Yun Kim, Soo Hyung Lee, Taegyun Park and Cheol Seong Hwang
{"title":"Concealable physical unclonable function generation and an in-memory encryption machine using vertical self-rectifying memristors†","authors":"Jea Min Cho, Seung Soo Kim, Tae Won Park, Dong Hoon Shin, Yeong Rok Kim, Hyung Jun Park, Dong Yun Kim, Soo Hyung Lee, Taegyun Park and Cheol Seong Hwang","doi":"10.1039/D4NH00420E","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4NH00420E","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The importance of hardware security increases significantly to protect the vast amounts of private data stored on edge devices. Physical unclonable functions (PUFs) are gaining prominence as hardware security primitives due to their ability to generate true random digital keys by exploiting the inherent randomness of the physical devices. Traditional approaches, however, require significant data movement between memory units and PUF generation circuits to perform encryption, presenting considerable energy efficiency and security challenges. This study introduces an innovative approach where PUF key generation and encryption are accomplished in the same vertically integrated resistive random access memory (V-RRAM), alleviating the data movement issue. The proposed V-RRAM encryption machine offers concealable PUFs, high area efficiency, and multi-thread data handling using parallel XOR logic operations. The encryption machine is compared with other machines, demonstrating the highest spatiotemporal cost-effectiveness.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" 1","pages":" 113-123"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142612943","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}
Angelo Musicò, Andrea Zendrini, Santiago Gimenez Reyes, Valentina Mangolini, Lucia Paolini, Miriam Romano, Andrea Papait, Antonietta Rosa Silini, Paolo Di Gianvincenzo, Arabella Neva, Marina Cretich, Ornella Parolini, Camillo Almici, Sergio E. Moya, Annalisa Radeghieri and Paolo Bergese
{"title":"Extracellular vesicles of different cellular origin feature distinct biomolecular corona dynamics†‡","authors":"Angelo Musicò, Andrea Zendrini, Santiago Gimenez Reyes, Valentina Mangolini, Lucia Paolini, Miriam Romano, Andrea Papait, Antonietta Rosa Silini, Paolo Di Gianvincenzo, Arabella Neva, Marina Cretich, Ornella Parolini, Camillo Almici, Sergio E. Moya, Annalisa Radeghieri and Paolo Bergese","doi":"10.1039/D4NH00320A","DOIUrl":"10.1039/D4NH00320A","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Initially observed on synthetic nanoparticles, the existence of biomolecular corona and its role in determining nanoparticle identity and function are now beginning to be acknowledged in biogenic nanoparticles, particularly in extracellular vesicles – membrane-enclosed nanoparticle shuttling proteins, nucleic acids, and metabolites which are released by cells for physiological and pathological communication – we developed a methodology based on fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to track biomolecular corona formation on extracellular vesicles derived from human red blood cells and amniotic membrane mesenchymal stromal cells when these vesicles are dispersed in human plasma. The methodology allows for tracking corona dynamics <em>in situ</em> under physiological conditions. Results evidence that the two extracellular vesicle populations feature distinct corona dynamics. These findings indicate that the dynamics of the biomolecular corona may ultimately be linked to the cellular origin of the extracellular vesicles, revealing an additional level of heterogeneity, and possibly of bionanoscale identity, that characterizes circulating extracellular vesicles.</p>","PeriodicalId":93,"journal":{"name":"Nanoscale Horizons","volume":" 1","pages":" 104-112"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/nh/d4nh00320a?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142666657","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}