The Potential Application of Nanocarriers in Delivering Topical Antioxidants by Zulfan Zazuli, Rika Hartati, Cornelia Rosasepti Rowa, Sukmadjaja Asyarie, Satrialdi

“…This review focuses on utilizing several nanocarrier systems, including nanoemulsions, liposomes, solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs), nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs), and polymeric nanoparticles, for transporting antioxidants into the skin. …”
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Nano-shaping of chiral photons by Sunaba Yuji, Ide Masaki, Takei Ryo, Sakai Kyosuke, Pin Christophe, Sasaki Keiji

“…Here, we demonstrate the possibility of forming single-nanometer-scale, highly intense fields of optical vortices using designed plasmonic nanostructures. The orbital and spin angular momenta provided by a Laguerre–Gaussian beam are selectively transferred to the localized plasmons of a metal multimer structure and then confined into a nanogap. …”
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Evaluation of stability and in vitro wound healing potential of melatonin loaded (lipid enriched) chitosan based microspheres by Romić Marieta Duvnjak, Sušac Anja, Lovrić Jasmina, Cetina-Čižmek Biserka, Filipović-Grčić Jelena, Hafner Anita

“…The hybrid system contained nanostructured lipid carrier incorporated in the chitosan matrix, in order to modify melatonin release and alter physicochemical characteristics of the delivery system. …”
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Cu-32.02% Zn-2.30% Pb alloy surface superhydrophobicity induced by an arachidate layer by Aniedi E. Nyong, Godwin J. Udoh, Joachim J. Awaka-Ama, Joshua F. Effiong, Ifiok Ekwere, Clement Obadimu, Pradeep Rohatgi

“…These products existed in various nanostructural forms on the copper alloy surface. The average contact angles of water measured after the chemical modification step were 153.73 ± 7.35 and 144.94 ± 0.78 for the samples modified in 0.005 M arachidic acid for 6 and 12 hours, respectively.…”
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Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity Study of the Ternary (Poly Anthranilic acid- Graphene Oxide- Zinc Oxide) Nanocomposite by Abdulwahhab H. Majeed

“…The analyses revealed that GO consisted of nanostructures in sheet form, ZnO consisted of rod-shaped structures with dimensions varying between 39 and 63 nm, and the polymer appeared in regular, sphere-like shapes with different diameters. …”
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Hybrid Carbon Fibers/Carbon Nanotubes Structures for Next Generation Polymeric Composites by M. Al-Haik, C. C. Luhrs, M. M. Reda Taha, A. K. Roy, L. Dai, J. Phillips, S. Doorn

“…Electrochemical deposition of iron using pulse voltametry is compared to DC magnetron iron sputtering. Carbon nanostructures growth was performed using a thermal CVD system. …”
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Determination of Iodate in Food, Environmental, and Biological Samples after Solid-Phase Extraction with Ni-Al-Zr Ternary Layered Double Hydroxide as a Nanosorbent by Hossein Abdolmohammad-Zadeh, Keyvan Tavarid, Zeynab Talleb

“…Nanostructured nickel-aluminum-zirconium ternary layered double hydroxide was successfully applied as a solid-phase extraction sorbent for the separation and pre-concentration of trace levels of iodate in food, environmental and biological samples. …”
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Interconnected TiO2 Nanowire Networks for PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cell Applications by Fan Xu, Jaime Benavides, Xin Ma, Sylvain G. Cloutier

“…We present a simple method for the fabrication of an interconnected porous TiO2 nanostructured film via dip coating in a colloidal suspension of ultrathin TiO2 nanowires followed by high-temperature annealing. …”
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Optimization of Photonic Nanocrystals for Invisibility Using Artificial Intelligence by Z. Dorrani

“…ResNet can assist designers in selecting suitable materials and determining the optimal dimensions and arrangements of photonic nanostructured crystals for invisibility by extracting complex and nonlinear features from input data. …”
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Photochemistry Aspects of the Laser Pyrolysis Addressing the Preparation of Oxide Semiconductor Photocatalysts by R. Alexandrescu, I. Morjan, F. Dumitrache, M. Scarisoreanu, I. Soare, C. Fleaca, R. Birjega, E. Popovici, L. Gavrila, G. Prodan, V. Ciupina, G. Filoti, V. Kuncser, L. Vekas

“…In this paper, some fundamental and applicative characteristics of this technique are outlined and recent results obtained in the preparation of gamma iron oxide (γ-Fe2O3) and titania (TiO2) semiconductor nanostructures are illustrated. Nanosized iron oxide particles (4 to 9 nm diameter values) have been directly synthesized by the laser-induced pyrolysis of a mixture containing iron pentacarbonyl/air (as oxidizer)/ethylene (as sensitizer). …”
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Surface Plasmon Resonance-Based Biodetection Systems: Principles, Progress and Applications—A Comprehensive Review by Muhammad A. Butt

“…Recent advancements in SPR technology, including enhancements in sensor chip materials, integration with nanostructures, and coupling with complementary detection techniques, are discussed to showcase their role in improving analytical performance. …”
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Enhancing magnetic and electrochemical properties of cobalt modified ZnS nanoparticles: A facile synthesis approach by Pawan Kumar Pathak, Devendra Kumar, Santosh J. Uke, Amit Kumar Singh, Manika Chaudhary, Neha V. Brahmankar, Subodh Kumar Sharma, Beer Pal Singh, Ashwani Kumar

“…The Co doping-dependent structural, morphological, magnetic, optical, and electrochemical properties of the ZnS nanostructures were systematically explored. The analysis of magnetic properties revealed that the ferromagnetic ZnS nanoparticles exhibited superparamagnetic behaviour, showing an increased magnetization with higher Co doping content. …”
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Modeling Dendrimers Charge Interaction in Solution: Relevance in Biosystems by Domenico Lombardo

“…The ability to be designed for specific applications makes dendrimers unprecedented components to control the structural organization of matter during the bottom-up synthesis of functional nanostructures. For their applications in the field of biotechnology the determination of dendrimer structural properties as well as the investigation of the specific interaction with guest components are needed. …”
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Mechanochemical synthesis of bismuth ferrite by Marinković-Stanojevića Z., Mančić L., Srećković T., Stojanović B.

“…III45007: Zero- to Three-Dimensional Nanostructures for Application in Electronics and Renewable Energy Sources: Synthesis, Characterization and Processing…”
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Carbon Nanofoam by Pulsed Electric Arc Discharges by David Saucedo-Jimenez, Isaac Medina-Sanchez, Carlos Couder Castañeda

“…After the synthesis was made, the resulting products were deposited on the electrodes, proving that our method can synthesize different carbon nanostructures easily and at low cost.…”
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Insights into the Enhancement Mechanisms of Molten Salt Nanofluids by Xiong Yaxuan, Wang Huixiang, Wang Zhenyu, Wu Yuting, Xu Qian, Wang Gang, Li Chuan, Ding Yulong, Ma Chongfang

“…In addition, different nanostructures were observed in SiO2-based and MgO-based molten salt nanofluids, respectively. …”
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Effects of Surface Modification of Nanodiamond Particles for Nucleation Enhancement during Its Film Growth by Microwave Plasma Jet Chemical Vapour Deposition Technique by Chii-Ruey Lin, Da-Hua Wei, Minh-Khoa BenDao, Hong-Ming Chang, Wei-En Chen, Jen-Ai Lee

“…The seedings of the substrate with a suspension of nanodiamond particles (NDPs) were widely used as nucleation seeds to enhance the growth of nanostructured diamond films. The formation of agglomerates in the suspension of NDPs, however, may have adverse impact on the initial growth period. …”
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The Potential Application of Green-Synthesized Metal Nanoparticles in Dentistry: A Comprehensive Review by Mohsen Yazdanian, Pouya Rostamzadeh, Mahdi Rahbar, Mostafa Alam, Kamyar Abbasi, Elahe Tahmasebi, Hamid Tebyaniyan, Reza Ranjbar, Alexander Seifalian, Alireza Yazdanian

“…Green production of MNPs such as Ag, Au, and Fe nanoparticles enhanced by plant extracts has been proven to be beneficial in managing numerous orodental disorders, even outperforming traditional materials. Nanostructures are utilized in dental advances and diagnostics. …”
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Integrating molecular photoswitch memory with nanoscale optoelectronics for neuromorphic computing by David Alcer, Nelia Zaiats, Thomas K. Jensen, Abbey M. Philip, Evripidis Gkanias, Nils Ceberg, Abhijit Das, Vidar Flodgren, Stanley Heinze, Magnus T. Borgström, Barbara Webb, Bo W. Laursen, Anders Mikkelsen

“…However, a combination of specialized nanostructures is needed to implement all neuro-biological functionality. …”
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Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Hierarchical Macro-Mesoporous Anatase by ZrO2 Incorporation by M. L. García-Benjume, M. I. Espitia-Cabrera, M. E. Contreras-García

“…In order to increase the ways for reagent and product diffusion in the material, a sol-gel hydrothermal synthesis route using Tween-20 as a directing agent to obtain a hierarchical macro-mesoporous structure is proposed. Nanostructured macro-mesoporous TiO2/ZrO2 photocatalyst with 0, 10, 20, 30, and 100% mol of ZrO2 were obtained and calcined at different temperatures. …”
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