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pH-Triggered self-assembly and hydrogelation of cyclic peptide nanotubes confined in water micro-droplets

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, 3,391-396
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH00009C, Communication
Alejandro Mendez-Ardoy, Juan R. Granja, Javier Montenegro
The controlled one-dimensional supramolecular polymerization of synthetic building blocks in confined spaces constitutes a key challenge to simplify the understanding of the fundamental physical principles behind the behavior of more complex encapsulated polymer networks.
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None of us is the same as all of us: resolving the heterogeneity of extracellular vesicles using single-vesicle, nanoscale characterization with resonance enhanced atomic force microscope infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR)

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, 3,430-438
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH00048D, Communication
Sally Yunsun Kim, Dipesh Khanal, Priyanka Tharkar, Bill Kalionis, Wojciech Chrzanowski
An innovative high-resolution nano-bio-spectroscopy approach to identify nanoscale differences in the structural composition of individual stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles.
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Visible light active nanofibrous membrane for antibacterial wound dressing

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, 3,439-446
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH00021B, Communication
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Shuai Jiang, Beatriz Chiyin Ma, Wei Huang, Anke Kaltbeitzel, Gonul Kizisavas, Daniel Crespy, Kai A. I. Zhang, Katharina Landfester
Hydrogel nanofibrous membranes that show visible light-induced disinfection are developed for wound dressing application.
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Correction: Reassessment of long circulation via monitoring of integral polymeric nanoparticles justifies a more accurate understanding

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, 3,448-448
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH90013B, Correction
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Haisheng He, Sifan Jiang, Yunchang Xie, Yi Lu, Jianping Qi, Xiaochun Dong, Weili Zhao, Zongning Yin, Wei Wu
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Activating Basal Plane in NiFe Layered Double Hydroxide for Efficient and Durable Oxygen Evolution Reaction

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH00121A, Communication
Daojin Zhou, Zhao Cai, Yin Jia, Xuya Xiong, Qixian Xie, Shiyuan Wang, Ying Zhang, Wen Liu, Haohong Duan, Xiaoming Sun
Foregin metal ions with reducing ability were doped into NiFe layered double hydroxides (NiFe-LDHs) to active basal plane in NiFe-LDHs for oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Mn2+-doped NiFe-LDH array electrode yields...
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High Temperature Driven Inter-valley Carrier Transfer and Significant Fluorescence Enhancement in Multilayer WS2

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH00123E, Communication
Heyu Chen, Yuanzheng Li, Weizhen Liu, Haiyang Xu, Guochun Yang, Jia Shi, Qiushi Feng, Tong Yu, Xinfeng Liu, Yichun Liu
It is quite necessary to understand and control the essential carrier dynamic behaviors of two-dimensional WS2, which is regarded as a very promising material for integrated nanoelectronic and optoelectronic devices....
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Separating and enhancing the green and red emissions of NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+ by sandwiching them into photonic crystals with different bandgaps

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH00136G, Communication
Baoqi Liu, Zhipeng Meng, Suli Wu, Yue Wu, Shufen Zhang
Rational controlling the multiple emissions output and achieving single-band and strong luminescence of Ln3+ doped upconversion nanoparticles is highly desirable for their applications in sensor and display fields. Here, we...
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Au3Cu Tetrapod Nanocrystals: Highly Efficient and Metabolizable Multimodality Imaging-Guided NIR-II Photothermal Agents

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH00135A, Communication
Zhiyi Wang, Yanmin Ju, Shiyan Tong, Hongchen Zhang, Jian Lin, Baodui Wang, Yanglong Hou
Gold and gold-based alloy nanocrystals (NCs) have been widely used in the field of photothermal therapy (PTT). However, the synthesis of multimodal nano-agents with precise and efficient PTT in the...
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A tumor treatment strategy based on biodegradable BSA@ZIF-8 for simultaneously ablating tumors and inhibiting infection

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH00113H, Communication
Qiong Wu, Mei Li, Longfei Tan, Jie Yu, Zengzhen Chen, Liuhui Su, Xiangling Ren, Changhui Fu, Jun Ren, Laifeng Li, Feng Cao, Ping Liang, Yu Zhang, Xianwei Meng
Biodegradable BSA@ZIF-8 can treat cancer by tumor microwave ablation, while simultaneously inhibiting bacteria and resisting infection.
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Novel Properties and Applications of Carbon Nano-dots

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH00106E, Review Article
Lian Xiao, Handong Sun
In recent decade, carbon dots have drawn intensive attention in its own right and triggered substantial investigation. Carbon dots manifest superior merits including excellent bio-compatibility for both in vitro and...
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High Curie-Temperature Intrinsic Ferromagnetism and Hole Doping-Induced Half-Metallicity in Two-Dimensional Scandium Chlorine Monolayer

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH00101D, Communication
Bing Wang, Qisheng Wu, Yehui Zhang, Yilv Guo, Xiwen Zhang, Qionghua Zhou, Shuai Dong, Jinlan Wang
Two-dimensional (2D) ferromagnetic materials provide new platforms for spintronic applications, but most of the reported 2D magnetic orderings can only be maintained at low temperature. The search for high Curie...
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Site-Specific Surface Tailoring for Metal Ion Selectivity via Under-coordinated Structure Engineering

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH00094H, Communication
Li Yu, Gong Zhang, Chunlei Liu, Huachun Lan, Huijuan Liu, Jiuhui Qu
Coordinatively unsaturated atoms play an important role in structural and electronic tuning, while their effects on surface site tailoring for selective adsorption have not been well explored. We show a...
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Enhanced moisture stability of metal halide perovskite solar cells based on sulfur-oleylamine surface modification

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH00163D, Communication
Yu Hou, Zi Ren Zhou, Tianyu Wen, Hongwei Qiao, Ze Qing Lin, Bing Ge, Huagui Yang
As one of the most promising light-harvesting materials, perovskite has drawn tremendous attention for its unique advantages such as high efficiency, low cost and facile fabrication compared with other photovoltaic...
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A location- and sharpness-specific tactile electronic skin based on staircase-like nanowire patches

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH00125A, Communication
Shu Gong, Yan Wang, Lim Wei Yap, Yunzhi Ling, Yunmeng Zhao, Dashen Dong, Qianqian Shi, Yiyi Liu, Hemayet Uddin, Wenlong Cheng
A new stretchable tactile electronic skin sensor that could sense touch, location and sharpness is presented.
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Doping Engineering and Functionalization of Two Dimensional Metal Chalcogenides

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH00150B, Review Article
Peng Luo, Fuwei Zhuge, Qingfu Zhang, Yuqian Chen, Liang Lv, Yu Huang, Huiqiao Li, Tianyou Zhai
Two-dimensional (2D) layered metal chalcogenides (MXs) have the wealthy potential in achieving flexible transistors, optoelectronics, sensing and memories beyond the state-of-art technology. To pursue an ultimate performance, precisely controlled doping...
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NIR-light activated upconversion semiconductor photocatalysts

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH00154E, Review Article
Qingyong Tian, Weijing Yao, Wei Wu, Changzhong Jiang
Reclaiming of near infrared (NIR) light in the abundant and environmental-friendly solar spectrum is particularly significative to enhance the utilization rate of cleanest energy on the earth. Appreciate to the...
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Single glucose molecule transport process revealed by force tracing and molecular dynamics simulations

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, 3,517-524
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH00056E, Communication
Yangang Pan, Yuebin Zhang, Pianchou Gongpan, Qingrong Zhang, Siteng Huang, Bin Wang, Bingqian Xu, Yuping Shan, Wenyong Xiong, Guohui Li, Hongda Wang
Single-molecule glucose transport was illuminated using both experimental and theoretical methods.
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Realizing the nanoscale quantitative thermal mapping of scanning thermal microscopy by resilient tip–surface contact resistance models

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, 3,505-516
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH00043C, Communication
Yifan Li, Nitin Mehra, Tuo Ji, Jiahua Zhu
Quantitative assessment of thermal properties by scanning thermal microscopy (SThM) is a demanded technology, but still not yet available due to the presence of unpredictable thermal contact resistance (TCR) at the tip/substrate interface.
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NMR spectroscopy: a potent tool for studying monolayer-protected metal nanoclusters

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, 3,457-463
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH00058A, Review Article
G. Salassa, T. Bürgi
NMR spectroscopy is a powerful tool to study the structure, dynamics and interactions of monolayer protected metal clusters.
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Review on nanoscale Bi-based photocatalysts

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Nanoscale Horiz., 2018, 3,464-504
DOI: 10.1039/C8NH00062J, Review Article
Rongan He, Difa Xu, Bei Cheng, Jiaguo Yu, Wingkei Ho
Recent studies on nanoscale Bi-based photocatalysts including component adjustment, morphology control, heterojunction construction and surface modification are reviewed.
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