Electron microscopy studies of soft nanomaterials

Z Lyu, L Yao, W Chen, FC Kalutantirige… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This review highlights recent efforts on applying electron microscopy (EM) to soft (including
biological) nanomaterials. We will show how developments of both the hardware and …

Current understanding of biological identity at the nanoscale and future prospects

KA Dawson, Y Yan - Nature nanotechnology, 2021 - nature.com
Nanoscale objects are processed by living organisms using highly evolved and
sophisticated endogenous cellular networks, specifically designed to manage objects of this …

Environmental safety of nanotechnologies: The eco-design of manufactured nanomaterials for environmental remediation

I Corsi, I Venditti, F Trotta, C Punta - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanosafety is paramount considering the risks associated with manufactured nanomaterials
(MNMs) whose implications could outweigh their advantages for environmental applications …

Chiral self-assembly of cellulose nanocrystals is driven by crystallite bundles

TG Parton, RM Parker, GT van de Kerkhof… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The transfer of chirality across length-scales is an intriguing and universal natural
phenomenon. However, connecting the properties of individual building blocks to the …

Anti-inflammatory potential of platinum nanozymes: mechanisms and perspectives

G Bardi, L Boselli, PP Pompa - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Inflammation is a complex process of the body in response to pathogen infections or
dysregulated metabolism, involving the recruitment and activation of immune system …

AutoDetect-mNP: an unsupervised machine learning algorithm for automated analysis of transmission electron microscope images of metal nanoparticles

X Wang, J Li, HD Ha, JC Dahl, JC Ondry… - Jacs Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
The synthesis quality of artificial inorganic nanocrystals is most often assessed by
transmission electron microscopy (TEM) for which high-throughput advances have …

Microfluidic synthesis of nanomaterials for biomedical applications

Y Huang, C Liu, Q Feng, J Sun - Nanoscale Horizons, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The field of nanomaterials has progressed dramatically over the past decades with important
contributions to the biomedical area. The physicochemical properties of nanomaterials, such …

A decade of the liposome-protein corona: Lessons learned and future breakthroughs in theranostics

E Quagliarini, L Digiacomo, S Renzi, D Pozzi… - Nano Today, 2022 - Elsevier
A decade has passed since the concept of the protein corona, as originally termed by
Dawson and coworkers in 2007, was extended to liposomes. Although the protein binding to …

Sources of variability in nanoparticle uptake by cells

C Åberg, V Piattelli, D Montizaan, A Salvati - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding how nano-sized objects are taken up by cells is important for applications
within medicine (nanomedicine), as well as to avoid unforeseen hazard due to …

Incorporation of molecular nanoparticles inside proteins: The trojan horse approach in theranostics

M Di Giosia, F Zerbetto, M Calvaresi - Accounts of Materials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Molecular nanoparticles, MNPs, characterized by well-defined chemical
formulas, structures, and sizes can interact with a variety of proteins. Fullerenes, carboranes …