This review gives an overview of recent advances in the potential applications of
superhydrophobic materials. Such properties are characterized by extremely high water …

For more than 5000 years, organic–inorganic composite materials created by men via skill
and serendipity have been part of human culture and customs. The concept of “hybrid …

Sensitive and accurate test of blood glucose levels is necessary to monitor and prevent
diabetic complications. Herein, we developed a novel and sensitive non-enzymatic glucose …

Wireless sensors are devices in which sensing electronic transducers are spatially and
galvanically separated from their associated readout/display components. The main benefits …

Porous SnO2 nanospheres with high surface areas have been synthesized through a
solvothermal method in the absence of any templates. The structure and morphology of the …

Materials science will play a key role in the further development of emerging solutions for the
increasing problems of energy and environment. Materials found in nature have many …

Nature is a school for human beings. Learning from nature has long been a source of
bioinspiration for scientists and engineers. Multiscale structures are characteristic for …

Ultra-fast responding and recovering C2H5OH sensors were prepared using nanoscale
SnO2 hollow spheres with NiO-functionalized inner walls. The exceptional ultra-fast …

Inverse opal photonic crystal (IOPC) micro-structures as the optical materials with their
periodic and ordered arrays influence the propagation of light, which contribute to unique …

Metal oxides and polysaccharides in nature and in laboratories: limits and aims of the
review. Part 1: Different ways to associate metal oxides and polysaccharides. Part 2 …