Recent advances in functional nanomaterials for light–triggered cancer therapy

10.1016/j.nantod.2018.02.010

2018-03-13

Photo–triggered therapeutic modalities for cancer have attracted enormous attention in recent years due to the easily focused and tuned properties of irradiation light that enable the localized treatment with non–invasive, direct and accurate characteristics....

Recent progress on the photocatalysis of carbon dots: Classification, mechanism and applications

10.1016/j.nantod.2018.02.008

2018-03-12

With the rapid development of science and technology, environmental pollution and energy shortage become more and more prominent. To solve these problems, photocatalytic technology is regarded as one of the most efficient methods, allowing for both pollutant ...

Colloidal aggregation: From screening nuisance to formulation nuance

10.1016/j.nantod.2018.02.011

2018-03-10

It is well known that small molecule colloidal aggregation is a leading cause of false positives in early drug discovery. Colloid-formers are diverse and well represented among corporate and academic screening decks, and even among approved drugs. Less apprec...

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide hybrid materials for energy applications

10.1016/j.nantod.2018.02.007

2018-03-07

Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (2D TMDs) possess a rich set of extraordinary structural, chemical, electrical, and optical properties unattainable with any traditional materials. A large number of these properties are particularly suitable f...

Guiding Rules for Selecting a Nanothermometer

10.1016/j.nantod.2018.02.012

2018-03-07

Temperature is a basic parameter influencing the behavior of systems in physics, chemistry and biology. From living cells to microcircuits, a wide range of cases require thermometry techniques that can be applied to reduced areas, offering sub-micrometric res...

Carbon nanomaterials for advanced lithium sulfur batteries

10.1016/j.nantod.2018.02.006

2018-03-07

Taking advantage of a high theoretical energy density of 2567 Wh kg-1, lithium sulfur batteries (LSBs) have been considered promising candidates for next-generation energy storage systems. Nevertheless, challenging issues involving both sulfur cathode and lit...

Constructing and controlling of highly dispersed metallic sites for catalysis

10.1016/j.nantod.2018.02.013

2018-03-02

It is well established that the high dispersion of active catalyst is vital to determine the performance in heterogeneous catalysis after decades of research on nanomaterials. Since the minimum scale for catalytic species is the single-atom metal with isolate...

Graphene/Semiconductor Hybrid Heterostructures for Optoelectronic Device Applications

10.1016/j.nantod.2018.02.009

2018-02-28

As one of the most appealing two-dimensional materials, graphene (Gr) has attracted tremendous research interest in optoelectronic device applications for its plenty of exceptional electrical and optical properties. The emergence of Gr/semiconductor hybrid he...

Advances in nanotechnology for cancer biomarkers

10.1016/j.nantod.2017.12.008

2018-02-17

Cancer biomarkers with high selectivity, specificity and reproducibility play essential role in diagnosis, prognosis and prediction of treatment efficacy in cancer patients. However, the current biomarker assays used in clinics could be improved due to low se...

Reassessment of nanomaterials immunotoxicity

10.1016/j.nantod.2018.01.002

2018-02-13

Biomarkers (e.g. cytokines) that are commonly measured to assess the immunomodulatory effects of nano- or micro-particulates may be adsorbed on their surfaces and/or absorbed within internal regions, thereby, generating an inaccurately low measure of immunoto...