scholarly journals Device-quality, reconfigurable metamaterials from shape-directed nanocrystal assembly

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (35) ◽  
pp. 21052-21057 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjie Zhou ◽  
Zizhuo Liu ◽  
Ziyin Huang ◽  
Haixin Lin ◽  
Devleena Samanta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Area ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Large Surface Area ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Significant Challenge ◽  
Nanophotonic Devices ◽  
Synthetic Strategy ◽  
Anisotropic Nanoparticles ◽  
Nanocrystal Assembly

Anchoring nanoscale building blocks, regardless of their shape, into specific arrangements on surfaces presents a significant challenge for the fabrication of next-generation chip-based nanophotonic devices. Current methods to prepare nanocrystal arrays lack the precision, generalizability, and postsynthetic robustness required for the fabrication of device-quality, nanocrystal-based metamaterials [Q. Y. Lin et al. Nano Lett. 15, 4699–4703 (2015); V. Flauraud et al., Nat. Nanotechnol. 12, 73–80 (2017)]. To address this challenge, we have developed a synthetic strategy to precisely arrange any anisotropic colloidal nanoparticle onto a substrate using a shallow-template-assisted, DNA-mediated assembly approach. We show that anisotropic nanoparticles of virtually any shape can be anchored onto surfaces in any desired arrangement, with precise positional and orientational control. Importantly, the technique allows nanoparticles to be patterned over a large surface area, with interparticle distances as small as 4 nm, providing the opportunity to exploit light–matter interactions in an unprecedented manner. As a proof-of-concept, we have synthesized a nanocrystal-based, dynamically tunable metasurface (an anomalous reflector), demonstrating the potential of this nanoparticle-based metamaterial synthesis platform.

Functional Two-Dimensional Black Phosphorus Nanostructures towards Next-Generation Devices

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengke Wang ◽  
Jun Zhu ◽  
You Zi ◽  
Zheng-Guang Wu ◽  
Haiguo Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Area ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Black Phosphorus ◽  
Large Surface Area ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Next Generation

In recent years, two-dimensional (2D) black phosphorus (BP) has been widely applied in many fields, such as (opto)electronics, transistors, catalysis and biomedical applications due to its large surface area, tunable...

scholarly journals Finding the Sweet Spot of Photocatalysis – A Case Study using Bipyridine-based CTFs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Alves Fávaro ◽  
Daniel Ditz ◽  
Jin Yang ◽  
Ashta C. Ghosh ◽  
Chantal Lorentz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Specific Surface ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Specific Surface Area ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Co Catalyst ◽  
Synthetic Strategy ◽  
Precise Adjustment ◽  
Physicochemical Features

Covalent Triazine Frameworks (CTFs) are a class of Porous Organic Polymers which attracts continuously growing interest because of their outstanding chemical and physical properties. However, the control of extended porous organic frameworks’ structures at the molecular scale for a precise adjustment of their properties has hardly been achieved so far. Here, we present a series of bipyridine-based CTFs synthesized through polycondensation, in which the sequence of specific building blocks is well controlled. The reported synthetic strategy allows to tailor the physicochemical features of the CTF materials, including nitrogen content, apparent specific surface area and opto-electronic properties. Based on a comprehensive analytic investigation, we demonstrate a direct correlation of the CTF bipyridine content with the material features such as specific surface area, bandgap, charge separation and surface wettability with water. The entirety of those parameters dictates the catalytic activity as demonstrated for the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The material with the necessary balance between opto-electronic properties and highest hydrophilicity enables HER production rates of up to 7.2 mmol·h-1·g-1 under visible light irradiation and in the presence of a platinum co-catalyst.

A supramolecular strategy based on molecular dipole moments for high-quality covalent organic frameworks

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (51) ◽  
pp. 7986-7989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura M. Salonen ◽  
Dana D. Medina ◽  
Enrique Carbó-Argibay ◽  
Maarten G. Goesten ◽  
Luís Mafra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Area ◽  
Intermolecular Interactions ◽  
Dipole Moments ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Large Surface Area ◽  
Covalent Organic Frameworks ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Molecular Dipole ◽  
High Crystallinity ◽  
Strong Dipole

Attractive intermolecular interactions of building blocks with strong dipole moments result in a COF with high crystallinity and large surface area.

scholarly journals Polyglycerol-based hydrogels and nanogels: from synthesis to applications

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meena Kumari ◽  
Suchita Prasad ◽  
Ljiljana Fruk ◽  
Badri Parshad
Keyword(s):  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
High Water ◽  
Large Surface Area ◽  
High Water Content ◽  
Porous Network ◽  
And Chemical Properties

Hydrogels and nanogels have emerged as promising materials for biomedical applications owing to their large surface area and tunable mechanical and chemical properties. Their large surface area is well suited for bioconjugation, whilst the interior porous network can be utilized for the transport of valuable biomolecules. The use of biocompatible hydrophilic building blocks/linkers for the preparation of hydrogels and nanogels not only avoids undesired side effects within the biological system, but also retains high water content, thereby creating an environment which is very similar to extracellular matrix. Their tunable multivalency and hydrophilicity and excellent biocompatibility, together with ease of functionalization, makes polyglycerol macromonomers well suited for synthesizing cross-linked networks that can be used as extracellular matrix mimics. Here we provide an overview of the synthesis of polyglycerol-based hydrogels and nanogels for various biomedical applications.

Application of Nitrogen Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organocatalysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 09 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minita Ojha ◽  
R. K. Bansal
Keyword(s):  
Asymmetric Catalysis ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Heterocyclic Carbenes ◽  
Stetter Reaction ◽  
Metal Pollutants ◽  
Synthetic Strategy ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Benzoin Condensation ◽  
Nitrogen Heterocyclic

Background: During the last two decades, horizon of research in the field of Nitrogen Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHC) has widened remarkably. NHCs have emerged as ubiquitous species having applications in a broad range of fields, including organocatalysis and organometallic chemistry. The NHC-induced non-asymmetric catalysis has turned out to be a really fruitful area of research in recent years. Methods: By manipulating structural features and selecting appropriate substituent groups, it has been possible to control the kinetic and thermodynamic stability of a wide range of NHCs, which can be tolerant to a variety of functional groups and can be used under mild conditions. NHCs are produced by different methods, such as deprotonation of Nalkylhetrocyclic salt, transmetallation, decarboxylation and electrochemical reduction. Results: The NHCs have been used successfully as catalysts for a wide range of reactions making a large number of building blocks and other useful compounds accessible. Some of these reactions are: benzoin condensation, Stetter reaction, Michael reaction, esterification, activation of esters, activation of isocyanides, polymerization, different cycloaddition reactions, isomerization, etc. The present review includes all these examples published during the last 10 years, i.e. from 2010 till date. Conclusion: The NHCs have emerged as versatile and powerful organocatalysts in synthetic organic chemistry. They provide the synthetic strategy which does not burden the environment with metal pollutants and thus fit in the Green Chemistry.

scholarly journals Rugae-like FeP nanocrystal assembly on a carbon cloth: an exceptionally efficient and stable cathode for hydrogen evolution

Nanoscale ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (25) ◽  
pp. 10974-10981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiulin Yang ◽  
Ang-Yu Lu ◽  
Yihan Zhu ◽  
Shixiong Min ◽  
Mohamed Nejib Hedhili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Phase ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Hydrogen Generation ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
Catalytic Efficiency ◽  
Carbon Cloth ◽  
Nanocrystal Assembly

High surface area FeP nanosheets on a carbon cloth were prepared by gas phase phosphidation of electroplated FeOOH, which exhibit exceptionally high catalytic efficiency and stability for hydrogen generation.

Research on metallic chalcogen-functionalized monolayer-puckered V2CX2 (X = S, Se, and Te) as promising Li-ion battery anode materials

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunmei Tang ◽  
Xiaoxu Wang ◽  
Shengli Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Surface Area ◽  
Anode Materials ◽  
Large Surface Area ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Li Ion Batteries ◽  
Li Ion Battery ◽  
Li Ion ◽  
Battery Anode

Two-dimensional MXene nanomaterials are promising anode materials for Li-ion batteries (LIBs) due to their excellent conductivity, large surface area, and high Li capability.

scholarly journals Nickel-cobalt oxalate as efficient non-precious electrocatalyst for improved alkaline oxygen evolution reaction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venkataramanan Mahalingam ◽  
Sourav Ghosh ◽  
Rajkumar Jana ◽  
Sagar Ganguli ◽  
Harish Reddy Inta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Medium ◽  
Oxygen Evolution ◽  
Oxygen Evolution Reaction ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Synthetic Strategy ◽  
Nickel Cobalt ◽  
Cobalt Oxalate

The quest for developing next-generation non-precious electrocatalyst is getting aroused in recent times. Herein, we have designed and developed a low cost electrocatalyst by ligand-assisted synthetic strategy in aqueous medium....

scholarly journals Strategic use of nanotechnology in drug targeting and its consequences on human health: A focused review

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anand Maurya ◽  
Anurag Kumar Singh ◽  
Gaurav Mishra ◽  
Komal Kumari ◽  
Arati Rai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Medical Diagnosis ◽  
Drug Targeting ◽  
Pharmaceutical Market ◽  
Large Surface Area ◽  
Mass Ratio ◽  
Disease Therapy ◽  
Significant Interest ◽  
Medical Benefits

Since the development of first lipid-based nanocarrier system, about 15% of the present pharmaceutical market uses nanomedicines to achieve medical benefits. Nanotechnology is an advanced area to meliorate the delivery of compounds for improved medical diagnosis and curing disease. Nanomedicines are gaining significant interest due to the ultra small size and large surface area to mass ratio. In this review, we discuss the potential of nanotechnology in delivering of active moieties for the disease therapy including their toxicity evidences. This communication will help the formulation scientists in understanding and exploring the new aspects of nanotechnology in the field of nanomedicine.

scholarly journals Suitability of Bronchoscopic Biopsy Tissue Samples for Next-Generation Sequencing

Diagnostics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 391
Author(s):  
Shuji Murakami ◽  
Tomoyuki Yokose ◽  
Daiji Nemoto ◽  
Masaki Suzuki ◽  
Ryou Usui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Next Generation Sequencing ◽  
Success Rate ◽  
Rna Sequencing ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Endobronchial Ultrasound ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Endobronchial Ultrasonography ◽  
Tissue Surface ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Generation Sequencing

A sufficiently large tissue sample is required to perform next-generation sequencing (NGS) with a high success rate, but the majority of patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are diagnosed with small biopsy specimens. Biopsy samples were collected from 184 patients with bronchoscopically diagnosed NSCLC. The tissue surface area, tumor cell count, and tumor content rate of each biopsy sample were evaluated. The impact of the cut-off criteria for the tissue surface area (≥1 mm2) and tumor content rate (≥30%) on the success rate of the Oncomine Dx Target Test (ODxTT) was evaluated. The mean tissue surface area of the transbronchial biopsies was 1.23 ± 0.85 mm2 when small endobronchial ultrasonography with a guide sheath (EBUS-GS) was used, 2.16 ± 1.49 mm2 with large EBUS-GS, and 1.81 ± 0.75 mm2 with endobronchial biopsy (EBB). The proportion of samples with a tissue surface area of ≥1 mm2 was 48.8% for small EBUS-GS, 79.2% for large EBUS-GS, and 78.6% for EBB. Sixty-nine patients underwent ODxTT. The success rate of DNA sequencing was 84.1% and that of RNA sequencing was 92.7% over all patients. The success rate of DNA (RNA) sequencing was 57.1% (71.4%) for small EBUS-GS (n = 14), 93.4% (96.9%) for large EBUS-GS (n = 32), 62.5% (100%) for EBB (n = 8), and 100% (100%) for endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) (n = 15). Regardless of the device used, a tissue surface area of ≥ 1 mm2 is adequate for samples to be tested with NGS.

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