Nature Nanotechnology
An interdisciplinary journal that publishes papers of the highest quality and significance in all areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Safe engineering of therapeutic cells with photothermal nanofibers
Photothermal nanofibers were developed comprised of light-sensitive iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) embedded in electrospun nanofibers. We demonstrated that embryonic stem cells and human T cells, transfected with such nanofibers are in excellent health and retain their therapeutic functionality.
Chemistry in plasmonic nanocavities
While trying to experimentally uncover what is the physical mechanism that governs plasmon-mediated chemistry, its energy-dependent nature was revealed.
The identification of handedness for single carbon nanotubes becomes possible by scientists from Peking University in China
In the past three decades, various optical spectroscopic techniques have been demonstrated to identify the chiral indices (n, m) of carbon nanotubes unequivocally even at the single-tube level. However, the accurate characterization of the handedness via optical spectroscopy has been unrealizable for single nanotubes. Here, we developed the Rayleigh scattering circular dichroism to fulfil the dream of complete structure identification of both chiral indices and handedness for single nanotubes.
Environmental dimensions of the protein corona
Our understanding of how biomolecules redirect the fate and impact of nanomaterials in the environment is rapidly advancing. We present the emerging work, along with our perspective on next steps in eco-corona studies.