The bright colours of noble metal particles have attracted considerable interest since
historical times, where they were used as decorative pigments in stained glass windows …

Advancement of materials along with their fascinating properties play increasingly important
role in facilitating the rapid progress in medicine. An excellent example is the recent …

Gold nanoparticle–polymer composites are versatile and diverse functional materials, with
applications in optical, electronic and sensing devices. This tutorial review focuses on the …

This paper reports for the first time on the reversible electrowetting of liquid droplets in air
and oil environments on superhydrophobic silicon nanowires (SiNWs). The silicon …

Nanomaterials with unique physical and chemical properties have attracted extensive
attention of scientific research and will play an increasingly important role in the future …

The hybrid chitosan cerium oxide nanoparticles were prepared for the first time by green
chemistry approach using plant leaf extract. The intense peak observed around 292 nm in …

As knowledge of the structure and function of nucleic acid molecules has increased,
sequence-specific DNA detection has gained increased importance. DNA biosensors based …

Sapphire, widely used in high-speed integrated-circuit chips, thin-film substrates, and
various electronic components, is regarded as one of the most difficult to cut materials owing …

Nanoparticles have gained immense interest as probable drug molecules against microbial
infections. Metal nanoparticles synthesized via exploring the reduction potential and …

Poly (vinylalcohol)(PVA) nanofibers containing gold nanoparticles have been simply
obtained by electrospinning a solution containing gold nanoparticles without the additional …