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View article: All‐Optical Electric Field Sensing with Nanodiamond‐Doped Polymer Thin Films
All‐Optical Electric Field Sensing with Nanodiamond‐Doped Polymer Thin Films Open
The nitrogen‐vacancy (NV) center is a photoluminescent defect in diamond that exists in different charge states, NV ‐ and NV 0 , that are sensitive to the NV's nanoscale environment. Here, all‐optical voltage sensing with NV centers in flu…
View article: Laser‐Patterned Diamond Electrodes for Adhesion and Proliferation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Laser‐Patterned Diamond Electrodes for Adhesion and Proliferation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Open
The ability to form diamond electrodes on insulating polycrystalline diamond substrates using single‐step laser patterning and the use of these electrodes as a substrate that supports the adhesion and proliferation of human mesenchymal ste…
View article: The $N_2V$ color center: a ubiquitous visible and near-infrared-II quantum emitter in nitrogen-doped diamond
The $N_2V$ color center: a ubiquitous visible and near-infrared-II quantum emitter in nitrogen-doped diamond Open
Photoluminescent defects in diamond, like the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) color center, are at the forefront of emerging optical quantum technologies. Most emit in the visible and near-infrared spectral region below 1000 nm (NIR-I), limiting the…
View article: Laser patterned diamond electrodes for adhesion and proliferation of human mesenchymal stem cells
Laser patterned diamond electrodes for adhesion and proliferation of human mesenchymal stem cells Open
The ability to form diamond electrodes on insulating polycrystalline diamond substrates using single-step laser patterning, and the use of the electrodes as a substrate that supports the adhesion and proliferation of human mesenchymal stem…
View article: Effect of Milk Protein–Polyphenol Conjugate on the Regulation of GLP-1 Hormone
Effect of Milk Protein–Polyphenol Conjugate on the Regulation of GLP-1 Hormone Open
Modern functional foods are designed to provide health benefits beyond basic nutrition. They are enriched with bioactive ingredients like probiotics, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. These foods support overall health, enhance immune …
View article: Understanding the effect of phytochemical coated silver nanoparticles on mammalian cells and the protein interactions with the surface corona of these nanoparticles.
Understanding the effect of phytochemical coated silver nanoparticles on mammalian cells and the protein interactions with the surface corona of these nanoparticles. Open
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are currently the most common nanomaterial in commercial products; however, there is insufficient evidence on the long term toxicity of AgNPs on mammalian cells. There is also no information on the extent to wh…
View article: Quantum Sensing and Light Guiding with Fluorescent Nanodiamond‐Doped PVA Fibers
Quantum Sensing and Light Guiding with Fluorescent Nanodiamond‐Doped PVA Fibers Open
Fluorescent nanodiamonds (FNDs) containing quantum defects enable the optical measurement of electromagnetic fields and temperature and are among the most developed nanoscale quantum sensors today. Yet, for many applications in biomedicine…
View article: Insights into Chemical Interactions and Related Toxicities of Deep Eutectic Solvents with Mammalian Cells Observed Using Synchrotron Macro–ATR–FTIR Microspectroscopy
Insights into Chemical Interactions and Related Toxicities of Deep Eutectic Solvents with Mammalian Cells Observed Using Synchrotron Macro–ATR–FTIR Microspectroscopy Open
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) and ionic liquids (ILs) are highly tailorable solvents that have shown a lot of promise for a variety of applications including cryopreservation, drug delivery, and protein stabilisation. However, to date, the…
View article: Impact of nucleic acid encapsulated MOF crystal phase on protein corona formation
Impact of nucleic acid encapsulated MOF crystal phase on protein corona formation Open
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are extensively studied materials for delivering a wide range of therapeutic entities including nucleic acids. Protein corona from serum may change biological identity and properties of these therapeutic bio…
View article: Silk Fibroin Coated Magnesium Oxide Nanospheres: A Biocompatible and Biodegradable Tool for Noninvasive Bioimaging Applications
Silk Fibroin Coated Magnesium Oxide Nanospheres: A Biocompatible and Biodegradable Tool for Noninvasive Bioimaging Applications Open
Fluorescent nanoparticles (NPs) have been increasingly studied as contrast agents for better understanding of biological processes at the cellular and molecular level. However, their use as bioimaging tools is strongly dependent on their o…
View article: Outside Front Cover: (Biotechnology Journal 3/2021)
Outside Front Cover: (Biotechnology Journal 3/2021) Open
The cover image is based on the Research Article Multimodal Imaging and Soft X-Ray Tomography of Fluorescent Nanodiamonds in Cancer Cells by Philipp Reineck et al., https://doi.org/10.1002/biot.202000289.
View article: Electrospun Nanodiamond–Silk Fibroin Membranes: A Multifunctional Platform for Biosensing and Wound-Healing Applications
Electrospun Nanodiamond–Silk Fibroin Membranes: A Multifunctional Platform for Biosensing and Wound-Healing Applications Open
Next generation wound care technology capable of diagnosing wound parameters, promoting healthy cell growth and reducing pathogenic infections noninvasively will provide patients with an improved standard of care and an accelerated wound r…
View article: Micron scale thermometry using lanthanide doped tellurite glass
Micron scale thermometry using lanthanide doped tellurite glass Open
Nanoscale thermometry of biological systems offers new insights into cell metabolism at a sub-cellular scale. Currently, there is no way in which we can achieve high resolution temperature sensing on these systems without the use of foreig…
View article: Biocompatible and Biodegradable Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles with In Vitro Photostable Near-Infrared Emission: Short-Term Fluorescent Markers
Biocompatible and Biodegradable Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles with In Vitro Photostable Near-Infrared Emission: Short-Term Fluorescent Markers Open
Imaging of biological matter by using fluorescent nanoparticles (NPs) is becoming a widespread method for in vitro imaging. However, currently there is no fluorescent NP that satisfies all necessary criteria for short-term in vivo imaging:…
View article: Intrinsic fluorescence from cellulose nanofibers and nanoparticles at cell friendly wavelengths
Intrinsic fluorescence from cellulose nanofibers and nanoparticles at cell friendly wavelengths Open
Nanocellulose has emerged as a promising material for many biomedical applications. Depending on the source of the nanocellulose and the chemical treatment, the resulting optical properties can vary significantly. In particular, autofluore…
View article: The Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) to Three Freshwater Invertebrates With Different Life Strategies: Hydra vulgaris, Daphnia carinata, and Paratya australiensis
The Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) to Three Freshwater Invertebrates With Different Life Strategies: Hydra vulgaris, Daphnia carinata, and Paratya australiensis Open
The toxicity of manufactured nanoparticles varies greatly depending on the test species in consideration and estimates of toxicity may also be confounded by test media in which the organisms are cultured. For a more comprehensive toxicity …
View article: A comparative study of the effect of submicron porous and smooth ultrafine‐grained Ti‐20Mo surfaces on osteoblast responses
A comparative study of the effect of submicron porous and smooth ultrafine‐grained Ti‐20Mo surfaces on osteoblast responses Open
The surface of an orthopaedic implant plays a crucial role in determining the adsorption of proteins and cell functions. A detailed comparative study has been made of the in vitro osteoblast responses to coarse‐grained (grain size: 500 μm)…
View article: Phytochemicals as Dynamic Surface Ligands To Control Nanoparticle–Protein Interactions
Phytochemicals as Dynamic Surface Ligands To Control Nanoparticle–Protein Interactions Open
The rapid formation of the protein corona on to the nanoparticle (NP) surface is the key that confers biological identity to NPs and subsequently dictates their fate both in vitro and in vivo. Despite significant efforts, the inability to …
View article: Room-temperature single-photon emission from zinc oxide nanoparticle defects and their <i>in vitro</i> photostable intrinsic fluorescence
Room-temperature single-photon emission from zinc oxide nanoparticle defects and their <i>in vitro</i> photostable intrinsic fluorescence Open
Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a promising semiconductor that is suitable for bioimaging applications due to its intrinsic defect fluorescence. However, ZnO generally suffers from poor photostability. We report room-temperature single-photon emission…
View article: CCDC 1058882: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 1058882: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: CCDC 1058881: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 1058881: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …