Two-dimensional material-based functional aerogels for treating hazards in environment: Synthesis, functional tailoring, applications, and sustainability analysis

Environmental pollution is a global problem that endangers human health and ecological balance. As a new type of nanomaterial, two-dimensional material (2DM)-based aerogel is one of the most promising candidates...

Challenges of layer-structured cathodes for sodium-ion batteries

As the most promising alternate for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) still face many issues that hinder their large-scale commercialization. Layered transition metal oxide cathodes have attracted widespread attention...

GaAs Nanowires on Si Nanopillars : Towards Large Scale, Phase-engineered Arrays.

Large-scale patterning for vapor-liquid-solid growth of III-V nanowires is a challenge given the required feature size for patterning (45 to 60nm holes). In fact, arrays are traditionally manufactured using electron-beam...

In-Situ Controlled and Conformal Coating of Polydimethylsiloxane Foams with Silver Nanoparticle Networks with Tunable Piezo-Resistive Properties

Nanoparticle (NP) polymer composites hold the promise to enable material functionalities that are difficult to achieve otherwise, yet hampered to date by the scarce control and tunability of the nanoparticle...

Versatile Memristor for Memory and Neuromorphic Computing

The memristor is a promising candidate to implement high-density memory and neuromorphic computing. Based on the retention time, memristors are classified into volatile and non-volatile types. However, a single memristor...

Biology-guided engineering of bioelectrical interfaces

This review provides an overview and recent advances of how biological systems guide the design, engineering, and implementation of bioelectrical interfaces for biomedical applications in nervous, cardiac, and microbial systems.

Applications of Liquid Metals in Nanotechnology

Post-transition liquid metals (LMs) offer new opportunities for accessing exciting dynamics for nanomaterials. As entities with free electrons and ions as well as fluidity, LM-based nanomaterials are fundamentally different from...

Stable graphene oxide hydrophobic photonic liquids

Graphene oxide photonic liquids in various hydrophobic media show highly tunable periodic structures with light reflections up to ∼1300 nm, and significantly enhanced stability at room temperature and during heating.

Innovative transdermal delivery of insulin using gelatin methacrylate-based Microneedle Patches in Mice and Mini-pigs

Painless and controlled on-demand drug delivery is the ultimate goal for the management of various chronic diseases, including diabetes. To achieve this purpose, microneedle patches are gaining increased attention. While...