Biomimetic science has attracted great interest in the fields of chemistry, biology, materials
science, and energy. Biomimetic mineralization is the process of synthesizing inorganic …

Organic/inorganic nanohybrids have attracted widespread interests due to their favorable
properties and promising applications in biomedical areas. Great efforts have been made to …

In ambient atmospheres, aluminum becomes rapidly coated with a compact 2–3 nm thick
oxide layer. This native oxide layer prevents the metal surface from further oxidation …

Self-assembled organic nanotubes made of single or multiple molecular components can be
classified into soft-matter nanotubes (SMNTs) by contrast with hard-matter nanotubes, such …

Diatoms are unicellular microalga found in soil and almost every aquatic environment
(marine and fresh water). Biogenic silica and diatoms are attractive for biotechnological and …

Metallo-oxide (MO)-based bioinorganic nanocomposites promise unique structures,
physicochemical properties, and novel biochemical functionalities, and within the past …

Nanomedicine, the use of nanotechnology for biomedical applications, has potential to
change the landscape of the diagnosis and therapy of many diseases. In the past several …

Encoded nano-structures/particles have been used for barcoding and are in great demand
for the simultaneous analysis of multiple targets. Due to their nanoscale dimension (s), nano …

Understanding the toxicity of silica nanoparticles (SiO2) on the cellular level is crucial for
rational design of these nanomaterials for biomedical applications. Herein, we explore the …

Nanotechnology offers tremendous potential for future biomedical technology. Due to their
unique characteristics including superparamagnetic or fluorescent properties, and small size …