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Call For Papers: Advanced Functional Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications

21 Jun 2021

Call For Papers: Advanced Functional Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications

Guest edited by Nguyễn T. K. Thanh, Chenjie Xu, Yu Shrike Zhang and Sylvie Begin

We are delighted to announce a call for papers for our latest online themed collection in Nanoscale on “Advanced Functional Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications” that is being guest edited by Professor Nguyễn T. K. Thanh (University College London, UK), Professor Chenjie Xu (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Professor Yu Shrike Zhang (Harvard Medical School, USA) and Professor Sylvie Begin (University of Strasbourg, France).

Scope

Optical, electrical and magnetic properties of nanoparticles for biomedical applications.
Rational design and synthesis of nanomaterials for transdermal drug delivery and biosensing.
Rational design and synthesis of nanomaterials for regenerative medicine.
Nanomaterials and their composites for biofabrication.

Deadline for Submission: 1^st August 2021

Although promotion of the collection is scheduled for late 2021, articles will be published online as soon as they’re accepted and they will appear in normal journal issues.

Authors are welcome to submit original research in the form of a Communication article or Full Paper. There is also the opportunity to write a review article, in the form of a Review or Minireview, and if you would be interested in this please let us know beforehand by emailing the journal inbox at nanoscale-rsc@rsc.org.

Manuscripts should be submitted via the Royal Society of Chemistry’s online submission service available at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/nr. Please add a “note to the editor” in the submission form when you submit your manuscript to say that this is a submission for the themed collection. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of the collection.

All submissions will be subject to rigorous peer review to meet the usual high standards of Nanoscale.

If you have any questions about the journal or the collection, then Edward Gardner, the Development Editor for Nanoscale, would be happy to answer them. You can contact him at the email address given above.

With best wishes,

Professor Nguyễn T. K. Thanh

University College London, UK

Professor Chenjie Xu

City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Professor Yu Shrike Zhang

Harvard Medical School, USA

Professor Sylvie Begin

University of Strasbourg, France

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Themed collection: Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage

11 Jun 2021

Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage

Guest edited by Wee-Jun Ong, Markus Antonietti and Nanfeng Zheng

Associate Professor Wee-Jun Ong (Xiamen University, Malaysia), Professor Markus Antonietti (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany) and Professor Nanfeng Zheng (Xiamen University, China)

We are delighted to introduce a new themed online collection on the application of nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage. This collection focuses on the use of advanced strategies such as rational size/facet control, structural/defect engineering, atomic modification, and construction of nanohybrids that can regulate the geometric and/or electronic property of the active sites to improve the performance of nanomaterials toward energy conversion and storage.

Read the collection here

Here is a selection of articles from this collection. All articles are free to access until the end of July 2021.

Recent advances in engineering active sites for photocatalytic CO2 reduction

Yanan Bo, Chao Gao and Yujie Xiong

Nanoscale, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02596H

Inducing rapid polysulfide transformation through enhanced interfacial electronic interaction for lithium–sulfur batteries

Chao Shen, Kun Zhang, You You, Hui Wang, Ruiqi Ning, Yaqin Qi, Nan Li, Cuimin Ding, Keyu Xie and Bingqing Wei

Nanoscale, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02429E

The role of carbon dots – derived underlayer in hematite photoanodes

Qian Guo, Hui Luo, Jifang Zhang, Qiushi Ruan, Arun Prakash Periasamy, Yuanxing Fang, Zailai Xie, Xuanhua Li, Xinchen Wang, Junwang Tang, Joe Briscoe, Magdalena Titirici and Ana Belen Jorge

Nanoscale, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR06139E

Tubular assemblies of N-doped carbon nanotubes loaded with NiFe alloy nanoparticles as efficient bifunctional catalysts for rechargeable zinc-air batteries

Xiaoying Xie, Lu Shang, Run Shi, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Jiaqi Zhao and Tierui Zhang

Nanoscale, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02486D

We hope you enjoy reading this collection.

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Nanoscale 2021 Emerging Investigators

07 May 2021

A collection highlighting 2021’s rising stars of nanoscience and nanotechnology research

Nanoscale is proud to present our inaugural Emerging Investigators themed collection. The collection recognises the rising stars of nanoscience and nanotechnology by gathering some of the very best work from researchers in the early stages of their independent careers. Each contributor was recommended by experts in their fields for carrying out work with the potential to influence future directions in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Congratulations to all the featured researchers on their important work so far in the field.

Read the collection

Meet the scientists

We hope you enjoy reading these articles.

Best wishes,

Dr Michaela Mühlberg

Executive Editor, Nanoscale

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Editor’s Choice: Recent breakthroughs in nanobiotechnology

23 Apr 2021

Recent breakthroughs in nanobiotechnology

A collection of articles selected by Yves Dufrêne

Professor Yves Dufrêne, UCLouvain, Belgium, an Associate Editor for Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances, presents an online article collection featuring his highlights of the latest research published in these journals on nanobiotechnology.

Professor Yves Dufrêne

“Nanobiotechnology is an exciting, rapidly evolving research field, which is predicted to have a dramatic impact on human activities, whether scientific, economical or societal. Nanomedicine, the medical application of nanotechnology, offers new opportunities to fight a range of diseases, including cancers and microbial infections. Progress in nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine strongly relies on the development of advanced tools and approaches for probing and manipulating biosystems, from single molecules to cells and tissues.

Proceeding from fundamental studies to medical applications, this collection of research and review articles published in Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances provides a snapshot of recent progress made in the nanobio field, covering the development of innovative methodologies, nanotechniques and nanomaterials, such as biosensors, nanoscale and single-molecule characterization techniques, nanoparticles, drug encapsulation, biomedical nanomaterials, and micro- and nanopatterning, as well as the application of these new developments to DNA, proteins, microbes, cells, and to the design of novel therapies against cancer, bacteria and viruses.”

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We hope you enjoy reading these articles.

Best wishes,

Professor Yves Dufrêne

UCLouvain, Belgium

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Editor’s Choice: Thermoelectric nanostructures

16 Apr 2021

Thermoelectric nanostructures

A collection of articles selected by Jin Zou

Professor Jin Zou, University of Queensland, Australia and Associate Editor for Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances, presents an online article collection featuring his highlights of the latest research published in the journals on thermoelectric nanostructures.

Professor Jin Zou “The development of thermoelectric materials has been considered as a key sustainable solution in dealing with the global energy dilemma by harvesting electricity from waste heat. Nanostructuring is a critical approach to enhance thermoelectric properties and coupled with other strategies, the development of thermoelectric nanostructures has been an active research discipline in exploring high-performance energy materials.

In this online collection, we have selected an array of thermoelectric nanomaterials related research articles and reviews recently published in Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances, providing informative examples on the design and realization of thermoelectric materials with improved performance through theoretical modelling and/or experiments. In these articles, rich strategies have been demonstrated or proposed to enhance thermoelectric performance. Detailed correlations between observed properties with determined structural and chemical characteristics of thermoelectric materials allow the fundamental understanding of the nature of these materials, which, we hope, may inspire our readers in our wider nanocommunity.”

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We hope you enjoy reading these articles.

Best wishes,

Professor Jin Zou

University of Queensland, Australia

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Themed collection: Advances in plasmonics and its applications

08 Apr 2021

Advances in plasmonics and its applications

Guest edited by Xing Yi Ling, Ramón Álvarez-Puebla and Jian-Feng Li

Professor Xing Yi Ling, Professor Ramón Álvarez-Puebla and Professor Jian-Feng Li We are delighted to introduce a new themed online collection on the recent advances in plasmonics. This collection is dedicated to the integration of experimental and in silico studies for the advances in plasmonics and for innovative development of efficient plasmonic-based applications in a variety of different fields.

Read the collection here

Here is a selection of articles from this collection. All articles are free to access until the end of May 2021.^*

Self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles into 2D arrays at water–oil interfaces: rational construction of stable SERS substrates with accessible enhancing surfaces and tailored plasmonic response

Ziwei Ye, Chunchun Li, Qinglu Chen, Yikai Xu and Steven E. J. Bell

Nanoscale, 2021, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR08803J

Electrochemical coating of different conductive polymers on diverse plasmonic metal nanocrystals

Wenzheng Lu, Tsz Him Chow, Yao Lu and Jianfang Wang

Nanoscale, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR05715K

Addressing molecular optomechanical effects in nanocavity-enhanced Raman scattering beyond the single plasmonic mode

Yuan Zhang, Ruben Esteban, Roberto A. Boto, Mattin Urbieta, Xabier Arrieta, ChongXin Shan, Shuzhou Li, Jeremy J. Baumberg and Javier Aizpurua

Nanoscale, 2021, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR06649D

Microporous silica membranes promote plasmonic nanoparticle stability for SERS detection of uranyl

Hoa T. Phan, Shenghao Geng and Amanda J. Haes

Nanoscale, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR06296K

We hope you enjoy reading this collection.

* Free access to articles via your free Royal Society of Chemistry publishing personal account

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Editor’s Choice: Single-atom and nanocluster catalysis

17 Mar 2021

Single-atom and nanocluster catalysis

A collection of articles selected by Manzhou Zhu

Professor Manzhou Zhu, Anhui University, China and Associate Editor for Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances, presents an online article collection featuring his highlights of the latest research published in the journals on single-atom and nanocluster catalysis.

Professor Manzhou Zhu

“Owing to their atomically precise structures and highly specific surface areas, continuing research on single-atom and nanocluster-based catalysts has been performed. This online themed collection focuses on single-atom and nanocluster catalysis, which is of major significance in elucidating the catalytic mechanisms as well as investigating new types of high-efficiency catalysts. We hope that the readers find this themed collection informative and useful.”

Read the collection

We hope you enjoy reading these articles.

Best wishes,

Professor Manzhou Zhu

Anhui University, China

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Dr Dong Qin joins the Associate Editor team

26 Oct 2020

Dr Dong Qin joins the Associate Editor team

Welcome to Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances!

We are delighted to welcome Dr Dong Qin, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, as a new Associate Editor working across Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances.

What attracted you to pursue a career in nanoscience and how did you get to where you are now?

After my PhD study on the fundamental work of gas phase spectroscopy, I was very fortunate to have an opportunity to work on soft lithography as a postdoctoral fellow with Professor George M. Whitesides at Harvard University back in 1997. I am in debt to George who brought me to this fascinating world of nanoscale science where I enjoyed the research in the field of nanostructures and nanomaterials with a solid training as a physical chemist. I had been doing independent work in building the research infrastructure for nanoscale science and engineering from 1997-2011, during which I witness the progress of the field. When I finally returned back to academia in 2012, I decided to start my own research in the field of nanoscale nanomaterials, metal nanocrystals, with my keen focus on the optical properties for the development of in situ methodology to characterize the catalytically significant interface by fingerprinting spectroscopy. It has been a rewarding journey at Georgia Tech as I renowned my passion in both nanoscale science and spectroscopy.

What is the most exciting research paper that you have read recently?

Single atom catalysis! Questions remain on the ability to probe single atom and we are part of the efforts to address this challenge at the moment.

What is your biggest passion outside of science?

Free-lance writing!

What career would you have chosen if you had not taken this career path?

An educator – I have enormous passion in teaching! Students in my classes will not only learn knowledge but also my positive attitude toward life in broad.

Why should young people study chemistry?

Chemistry introduces the smallest building blocks, atoms, which are essential in building structure-property relationship of materials in our daily life!

Please join us in welcoming Dr Qin to Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances!

Best wishes,

Dr Charlotte Marshall Dr Ania Rulka

Managing Editor, Nanoscale Executive Editor, Nanoscale Advances

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Nanoscale journal family articles featured in the Chemistry World ‘Holy Grails’ series

02 Oct 2020

Nanoscale journal family articles featured in the Chemistry World ‘Holy Grails’ series

Chemistry World has been exploring the ‘holy grails’ of chemistry, set out almost a quarter of a century ago in Accounts of Chemical Research, as part of a special issue.

For each ‘holy grail’ researchers working in the fields today have offered their insights into where these areas of research have gone since the publication of the original articles in 1995.

Ten relevant publications are highlighted as further reading for each ‘holy grail’, and we wanted to share with you the papers highlighted from the Nanoscale family of journals. Also, don’t forget to click through to each Chemistry World ‘holy grail’ article to read more about the progress of each topic over the last 25 years.

Manipulation of matter at the atomic level

X Zeng et al, Nanoscale tailoring of supramolecular crystals via an oriented external electric field, Nanoscale, 2020,12, 15072 (DOI: 10.1039/d0nr01946a)

R J P Román et al, Tunneling-current-induced local excitonic luminescence in p-doped WSe₂ monolayers, Nanoscale, 2020,12, 13460 (DOI: 10.1039/d0nr03400b)

M R Tchalala et al, Tip-induced oxidation of silicene nano-ribbons, Nanoscale Adv., 2020, 2, 2309 (DOI: 10.1039/d0na00332h)

Room temperature superconductors

X Yang et al, Observation of short-range Yu-Shiba-Rusinov states with threefold symmetry in layered superconductor 2H-NbSe₂, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 8174 (DOI: 10.1039/d0nr01383h)

Quantum control

U Kumar et al, Single plasmon spatial and spectral sorting on a crystalline two-dimensional plasmonic platform, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 13414 (DOI: 10.1039/d0nr02066d)

Artificial enzymes: catalysis by design

F Wang et al, A mesoporous encapsulated nanozyme for decontaminating two kinds of wastewater and avoiding secondary pollution, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 14465 (DOI: 10.1039/d0nr03217d)

Congratulations to the authors of the papers highlighted in the series.

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Themed collection: Spectroscopy and scattering for chemistry

14 Sep 2020

Spectroscopy and scattering for chemistry

New possibilities and challenges with large scale facilities

Guest edited by Kirsten M. Ø. Jensen, Serena DeBeer and Dorota Koziej

We are delighted to introduce a new themed online collection featuring new studies taking advantage of in situ synchrotron and neutron techniques. The wide variety of methods and approaches to data analysis applied illustrates the many options synchrotron and neutron methods now provide to chemists.

Read the collection here.

Here are a selection of articles from this collection. All articles are free to access until the end of November 2020.^*

Applications of pair distribution function analyses to the emerging field of non-ideal metal–organic framework materials

Celia Castillo-Blas, José María Moreno, Ignacio Romero-Muñiz and Ana E. Platero-Prats

Nanoscale, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR01673J

Selective magnetometry of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles in liquids

Juliusz Kuciakowski, Angelika Kmita, Dorota Lachowicz, Magdalena Wytrwal-Sarna, Krzysztof Pitala, Sara Lafuerza, Dorota Koziej, Amélie Juhin and Marcin Sikora

Nanoscale, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR02866E

Surface softening in palladium nanoparticles: effects of a capping agent on vibrational properties

Luca Rebuffi, Binayak Mukherjee, Stefano Siboni, Allison P. Young, Benjamin P. Williams, Chia-Kuang Tsung and Paolo Scardi

Nanoscale, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00182A

We hope you enjoy reading this collection.

* Free access to articles via your free Royal Society of Chemistry publishing personal account

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Archive for the ‘Nanoscale’ Category

Call For Papers: Advanced Functional Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications

Guest edited by Nguyễn T. K. Thanh, Chenjie Xu, Yu Shrike Zhang and Sylvie Begin

Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage

Guest edited by Wee-Jun Ong, Markus Antonietti and Nanfeng Zheng

A collection highlighting 2021’s rising stars of nanoscience and nanotechnology research

Recent breakthroughs in nanobiotechnology

A collection of articles selected by Yves Dufrêne

Thermoelectric nanostructures

A collection of articles selected by Jin Zou

Advances in plasmonics and its applications

Guest edited by Xing Yi Ling, Ramón Álvarez-Puebla and Jian-Feng Li

Single-atom and nanocluster catalysis

A collection of articles selected by Manzhou Zhu

Dr Dong Qin joins the Associate Editor team

Welcome to Nanoscale and Nanoscale Advances!

Nanoscale journal family articles featured in the Chemistry World ‘Holy Grails’ series

Spectroscopy and scattering for chemistry

Guest edited by Kirsten M. Ø. Jensen, Serena DeBeer and Dorota Koziej

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