The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
Improving nanoparticle cellular uptake
A group at the University of Adelaide have developed an intracellular GSH-responsive drug delivery system with enhanced cellular uptake capability.
The Missing Dimension of Nanotoxicology
Nanotoxicology results differ depending on the dimensionality of the platform used. While 2D cell cultures are standard, they may not tell the right story.
Nanoporous materials for reproducible SERS
Researchers have designed and fabricated a new class of SERS substrate based on three-dimensional nanoporous materials.
Applying microscale superhydrophobicity to cooling solutions
A technique has been developed to fabricate hierarchical micro- and nano-structures on copper substrates, for heat transfer applications.
New processing methods for flexible perovskite solar cells
Newly published research describes the development and combination of low temperature deposition and processing techniques for perovskite devices.
"Swiss roll" nanostructures for optical frequency chiral metamaterials
Researchers have combined self-assembled colloid monolayers and the dynamic shadowing growth technique to fabricate arrays of Swiss roll nanostructures.
Light-sensitive polymers for controlled gene silencing
New research describes the use of polymers that can bind siRNAs into nanoscale assemblies that do not disassemble until they are irradiated with UV light.
Controlling cell gene expression with hydrogels
Researchers have developed a hydrogel system containing a spatial gradient of siRNA and studied its effects on encapsulated cells.
Bioinspired magnetic nanoparticles
A group seeks to reproduce the nanoparticle-synthesizing ability of magnetotactic bacteria.