Top Research Papers on Nanotechnology

The global climate change and rapid population increase are raising challenges for food security, and it demands efficient crop improvement methods that ensure superior quality and quantity of the crops. The advancements in nanotechnology can be explored to enhance sustainable crop improvement. Recently, nanotechnology has made massive revolutions in solving various problems faced by the human population, including the agriculture, environment and food sectors. In agriculture, nanotechnology has implications on every stage of farming, including seed germination, growth, harvest, processing, st...

It is argued that nanotechnology can accelerate the progress toward the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals both directly through technological solutions and through special interdisciplinary skills in communication and tackling difficult challenges.

An overview of the nascent field of dissipative DNA nanotechnology, which aims at developing life-like systems by combining programmable nucleic-acid reactions with energy-dissipating processes, is provided.

Novel nanotechnology-based research in the process of clinical transformation could continue to expand the horizon of nanoscale technologies in the diagnosis and therapy of CADs in the foreseeable future.

A panoply of nanoscience and nanotechnology approaches show how these disciplines can help the medical, technical, and scientific communities to fight the pandemic, highlighting the development of nanomaterials for detection, sanitation, therapies, and vaccines.

The Handbook of Polymer and Ceramic Nanotechnology details advances and potentials of current and future applications. Discusses key challenges.

This Review offers a comprehensive survey of the advanced nanotechnological solutions for managing infections, and a detailed presentation has been made as to how these strategies may improve biofilm control and prevent infections.

The advancements in nanoparticles (NPs) may be lighting the sustainable and eco-friendly path to accelerate the removal of toxic compounds from contaminated soils. Many efforts have been made to increase the efficiency of phytoremediation, such as the inclusion of chemical additives, the application of rhizobacteria, genetic engineering, etc. In this context, the integration of nanotechnology with bioremediation has introduced new dimensions for revamping the remediation methods. Hence, advanced remediation approaches combine nanotechnological and biological remediation methods in which the na...

Nanotechnology-based strategies that have been explored in the broad area of angiogenesis, including Lipid-based, carbon-based and polymeric nanoparticles, and a wide range of inorganic and metallic nanoparticles are covered in detail.

This review summary summarizes the recent findings regarding innovative nanotechnology in crop production, which could help to respond to agricultural challenges.

This review discusses the underlying mechanisms of nanotoxicity and provides an overview on in vitro characterizations and cytotoxicity assays, as well as in vivo studies that emphasize blood circulation and the in vivo fate of nanomaterials.

The authors highlight newer promising treatment approaches like nanotraps, nanorobots, nanobubbles, nanofibers, nanodiamonds, nanovaccines, and mathematical modeling for the future.

This Primer aims to outline a modular approach to developing biomaterials and nanotechnology for mRNA vaccines, with a focus on particle design, formulation evaluation and therapeutic applications, and delve into the underlying mechanisms of nanoparticle-facilitated mRNA protection, cellular uptake, endosomal escape and immune stimulation.

A critical and comprehensive review discussing the impact of exploiting nanomaterials in advanced cosmetic formulations, emphasizing the beneficial effects of their extensive use in next-generation products despite a persisting prejudice around the application of nanotechnology in cosmetics.

The various types of nanoparticles used in cancer diagnosis and treatment, such as metallic, magnetic, polymeric, metal oxide, quantum dots, graphene, fullerene, liposomes, carbon nanotubes, and dendrimers, have potential applications in cancer treatment and diagnosis.

Ferroelectric domain walls have emerged as a new type of interface in which the dynamic characteristics of ferroelectricity introduce the element of spatial mobility, allowing real-time adjustment of position, density and orientation of the walls. Because of electronic confinement, and of their distinct symmetry and chemical environment, the spatially mobile domain walls offer a wide range of functional electric and magnetic properties, representing excellent 2D components for the development of more agile next-generation nanotechnology. In this Review, we discuss how the field of domain-wall ...

Nanotechnology, contrary to its name, has massively revolutionized industries around the world. This paper predominantly deals with data regarding the applications of nanotechnology in the modernization of several industries. A comprehensive research strategy is adopted to incorporate the latest data driven from major science platforms. Resultantly, a broad-spectrum overview is presented which comprises the diverse applications of nanotechnology in modern industries. This study reveals that nanotechnology is not limited to research labs or small-scale manufacturing units of nanomedicine, but i...

The conceptual innovations, methods, and practical applications of nanomaterial‐mediated genetic transformation summarized herein will be beneficial for promoting plant genetic engineering in modern agriculture.

This review analyzes the state of the art of different nanomaterials such as metal, carbon, polymer, and silica employed for water, soil, and air remediation.

The leather industry holds a significant place in the global economy, yet the scarcity of raw hides and skins, growing ethical concern, competitive leather substitutes and regulation of manufacturing processes with adverse environmental effects restrict the expansion of the leather industry. These issues may be partly solved by nanotechnology to add innovative products and to treat tannery effluents. This article reviews research gaps of conventional leather manufacturing processes including curing, tanning, and effluent treatment using nanotannage, photocatalysts and filtration. Nanomaterials...

This review focuses on the most recently developed nanotechnology-based therapeutic agents and evaluates the efficacy of each treatment in in vivo diabetic models of chronic wound healing.

The different classes of nanotechnology-based cosmetics and the nanomaterials used for their formulation are discussed, followed by outlining the categories of nanocosmetics and the scope of their utility pertaining to skin, hair, nail, lip, and/or dental care and protection thereof.

A number of nanoscale drug delivery systems, including nanoparticles, liposomes, nano micelles, branched dendrimers, nanocapsules, and nanostructured lipid formulations for the targeted therapy of ovarian cancer are reviewed to overcome the drawbacks of conventional delivery.

This review provides insights into the current clinical and pre-clinical nanotechnological applications for cancer drug therapy, diagnostics, imaging, and radiation therapy.

This concise but focused review summarizes the important classes of nanoparticles that have been actively used in improving the ability to image diseased tissues and have contributed to develop technologies that has led to early detection and diagnosis of diseases.

The potential applications of nanotechnology-based treatments for infectious diseases are outlined, with a specific focus on the progress and challenges in developing nanomedicines against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.

This review puts together and briefly summarizes some of the major breakthroughs in nanomedicine, the science birthed by fusing the fields of nanotechnology, chemistry and medicine into one for the sole purpose of improved drug delivery to the brain.

Abstract Over the past few decades, DNA nanotechnology engenders a vast variety of programmable nanostructures utilizing Watson–Crick base pairing. Due to their precise engineering, unprecedented programmability, and intrinsic biocompatibility, DNA nanostructures cannot only interact with small molecules, nucleic acids, proteins, viruses, and cancer cells, but also can serve as nanocarriers to deliver different therapeutic agents. Such addressability innate to DNA nanostructures enables their use in various fields of biomedical applications such as biosensors and cancer therapy. This review is...

This review highlights the multipronged aspects of nanomedicine and how nanotechnology is proving beneficial for the health industry and there is a need to minimize the health, environmental, and ethical concerns linked to nanotechnology.

In this review, the advantages, types, methods of preparation, characterization methods and some of the applications of nano-systems will be conferred.

In this mini review, efforts are made to discuss the various aspects of industrial effluent bioremediation through microbial nanotechnology integration and the use of enzymes with nanotechnology has produced higher activity and reusability of enzymes.

This study aims to systematically review the research progress of nanotechnology in DR treatment and finds that nanotechnology has been increasingly applied in the medical field, leading to new ideas for DR treatment.

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the primary cause of various skin diseases, necessitating the need for UV protection. Topical sunscreens are the most commonly used method to achieve this. However, traditional sunscreen formulations have limitations that hinder their widespread use. Thanks to advancements in nanotechnology, new nanotechnology-based sunscreens have been developed, addressing these limitations. The review explores different nanosystems utilized in sunscreen formulations, including polymeric nanoparticles, liposomes, nanostructure lipid carriers, solid lipid nanoparticles, nanoemuls...

Abstract The food industry will be impacted by the acceleration of nanotechnology, its creative applications and constant advancements. Nanostructured materials are utilized to encapsulate food components, packaging and nanosensors. These materials make the compound more soluble, bioavailable and increase its delivery speed, while also keeping the active components safe throughout production and storage. The review outlines the effects of nanotechnology on food systems and describes the outcomes of antimicrobial nanostructural materials on bacteria. It also highlights the characteristics of fo...

Recent as well as ongoing nanotechnology-based therapeutic and prophylactic strategies to fight against this pandemic are discussed, outlining the key areas for nanoscientists to step in.

Abstract Nanotechnology is the new frontier in the transformation of conventional agriculture and food sector into an emerging form for development of food industry. Innovations in nanofood, nanosensors, nanopackaging, nanofertilizers, and nanopesticides are the major recent advancements of nanoscience and technology. Nanoscience‐based technology has a vibrant impact on food quality, food safety, and food packaging aspects including nanofood drug delivery, nanonutraceuticals, and functional food. Application of nanotechnology facilitates food preservation, nutrition enhancement, and safe deliv...

This review analyzes these frontrunners in the vaccine development space and delves into their posted results while highlighting the role of the nanotechnologies applied by all the vaccine developers.

Different methods used for the synthesis of nanoparticles are reviewed, specially focusing on the green synthesis methods owing to its non-toxic nature towards the environment, which highlights their antibacterial application mainly in the food sector in the form of food-nanosensors, food-packaging, and food-additives.

The latest developments in nanotechnology drug delivery strategies in the lungs in recent years are reviewed and the clinical application value of nanomedicine in the drug delivery strategy pertaining to the lung is studied.

In this review, nanotechnological tools for skin cancer will be summarized and discussed, and the use of NPs to deliver chemotherapeutics, immune and vaccine molecules and nucleic acids will be reviewed and discussed.