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The Combination of Chiral Assembly and Chiral Template Effects Boosts Circularly Polarized Luminescence of Perovskite Nanocrystals Open

Mateusz Pawlak, Julia Abramowicz, Nadesh Fiuza Maneiro, Piotr Roszkowski, Da Wang , et al. · 2025

Perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) exhibiting circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) represent a promising class of materials for display and light communication technologies, owing to their emission covering the entire visible range with nea…

M3Scope a 3D multimode multiplane microscope for imaging nanoscale dynamics in soft matter Open

Roger Bresoli Obach, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán, Johan Hofkens · 2025

Fast, volumetric imaging that integrates multiple imaging modalities is essential for probing dynamic, heterogeneous soft and biological matter. Here, we present the M3Scope, a simple yet versatile multiplane microscope that extends widefi…

Time‐Efficient Electron Tomography for a Quantitative Description of Chiral Nanorods Open

Valentina Girelli Consolaro, Marta Zarzuela‐Amor, Robin Girod, Kyle Van Gordon, Dakota van Aerden , et al. · 2025

Electron tomography (ET) is an outstanding technique to access information about nanoparticles whose properties are critically dependent on their 3D shape and structure. A particularly relevant application of ET concerns plasmonic chiral n…

Seeded Growth of Large Gold Nanorods Modulated by Halide-Mediated Kinetics Open

Luis M. Liz‐Marzán, Francisco Bevilacqua · 2025

We report a robust and versatile method to overgrow pentatwinned gold nanorods using a combination of cetyltrimehylammonium chloride (CTAC) and bromide (CTAB), thereby expanding current protocols to the production of larger nanorod dimensi…

dECM-Supported Printing of Plasmonic Pillars for SERS Monitoring of Chemotherapy in 3D Tumor Models Open

Lara Troncoso-Afonso, Paula Vázquez‐Aristizabal, Gail A. Vinnacombe‐Willson, Yolany M. Henríquez-Banegas, Patricia González‐Callejo , et al. · 2025

The development of antitumoral drugs is limited by the absence of in vitro platforms that simultaneously offer biological relevance, spatial complexity and analytical sensitivity to evaluate cellular responses. To overcome these cha…

Machine Learning Integrated Near-Infrared Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Accurate Strain-Level Virus Identification Open

Na Zhang, Ziyang Wang, Xingjun Wang, Gabriel A. Vázquez-Lizardi, P. Varela , et al. · 2025

Strain-level identification of viruses is critical for effective public health responses to potential outbreaks, yet current diagnostic methods often lack the necessary speed or sensitivity. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) offer…

Curvature‐Directed Patch Formation on Gold Nanocubes by Thermally Induced Polymer Redistribution Open

Jaedeok Lee, Ignacio Pérez‐Juste, Jorge Pérez‐Juste, Isabel Pastoriza‐Santos, Semi Kim , et al. · 2025

Patchy nanoparticles (NPs) enable directional interactions and dynamic structural transformations, yet controlling polymeric patch formation with high spatial precision remains a significant challenge. Here, a thermally driven approach is …

Tunable Plasmonic Circular Dichroism of Hierarchical Chiral Assemblies Open

Jaime Gabriel Trazo, Andrés Serrano Freijeiro, Mikhail Mychinko, Nika Kutalia, Marianne Impéror‐Clerc , et al. · 2025

Plasmonic circular dichroism (PCD) is a powerful approach for enhancing chiroptical effects at the nanoscale with promising applications such as optical information processing, sensing, and catalysis. However, a key challenge remains in ac…

Penta-twinned gold nanoparticles under pressure: a comprehensive study Open

Camino Martín-Sáncheza, Ana Sánchez‐Iglesias, José A. Barreda-Argüeso, J. P. Itié, Paul Chauvigne , et al. · 2025

We report on the high-pressure optical and mechanical properties of penta-twinned gold nanoparticles (PT-AuNPs) of different geometries: decahedra, rods and bipyramids. Our results show that, unlike single-crystal (SC-AuNPs), PT-AuNPs pres…

Influence of the Gap Distance and Morphology on the Plasmon Modes of Gold Nanocube Dimers Open

Jesús Barrio, Ramón Manzorro, Ana Sánchez‐Iglesias, David Rodríguez‐San‐Miguel, Marc Coronado‐Puchau , et al. · 2025

Plasmonic metallic nanostructures have gained significant attention due to their ability to confine light at the nanoscale. In this study, the influence of minor morphological variations by truncation of different planes on the plasmonic r…

Plasmonic‐Hydrogel Hybrid Biomaterials Via In Situ Seeded Growth Open

Gail A. Vinnacombe‐Willson, Manuel Núñez‐Martínez, Ada Herrero‐Ruiz, Francisco Bevilacqua, Raquel Pazos , et al. · 2025

The combination of hydrogels and functional plasmonic metal nanoparticles affords the development of unique hybrid systems, such as actuators, biosensors, and drug delivery systems, among others. Being typically prepared in colloidal suspe…

Plasmonic‐Hydrogel Hybrid Biomaterials Via In Situ Seeded Growth Open

Gail A. Vinnacombe‐Willson, Manuel Núñez‐Martínez, Ada Herrero‐Ruiz, Francisco Bevilacqua, Raquel Pazos , et al. · 2025

The combination of hydrogels and functional plasmonic metal nanoparticles affords the development of unique hybrid systems, such as actuators, biosensors, and drug delivery systems, among others. Being typically prepared in colloidal suspe…

Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Biomedical Applications: Recent Advances and Future Challenges Open

Li Lin, Ramón A. Álvarez‐Puebla, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán, Matt Trau, Jing Wang , et al. · 2025

The year 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the discovery of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). Over recent years, SERS has experienced rapid development and became a critical tool in biomedicine with its unparalleled sensitivity …

Watching tetrahedral intercalation in transition metal hydroxides <i>in situ</i> Open

Luis M. Liz‐Marzán · 2025

Distinct structural interactions of polyadenine and polythymine on gold nanoparticles: from single strands to duplexes Open

Manuel Núñez‐Martínez, Jinyi Dong, Isabel Garcı́a, Nathalie Claes, Sara Bals , et al. · 2025

The secondary structure of ssDNA on gold nanoparticles was determined by means of optical spectroscopic and advanced electron microscopy in a liquid environment.

Origin of the rich polymorphism of gold in penta-twinned nanoparticles Open

Camino Martín-Sánchez, Ana Sánchez‐Iglesias, José A. Barreda-Argüeso, J. P. Itié, Paul Chauvigne , et al. · 2024

We report on the crystallographic structure of penta-twinned gold nanoparticles. Although gold typically exhibits a face-centered cubic (fcc) lattice, other phases have been reported in some nanoscale systems. We show that the crystallogra…

The 2024 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience: Nanomedicine Open

Natalie Artzi, Jillian M. Buriak, Warren C. W. Chan, Chunying Chen, Mark C. Hersam , et al. · 2024

Robust consistent single quantum dot strong coupling in plasmonic nanocavities Open

Shu Hu, Junyang Huang, Rakesh Arul, Ana Sánchez‐Iglesias, Yuling Xiong , et al. · 2024

Quantitative 3D structural analysis of small colloidal assemblies under native conditions by liquid-cell fast electron tomography Open

Daniel Arenas Esteban, Da Wang, Ajinkya Kadu, Noa Olluyn, Ana Sánchez‐Iglesias , et al. · 2024

Best Practices for Using Microscopy Data in Manuscripts: From Pretty Pictures to Scientific Evidence Open

Sara Bals, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán, Wolfgang J. Parak, Katherine A. Willets, Huolin L. Xin · 2024

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEEditorialNEXTBest Practices for Using Microscopy Data in Manuscripts: From Pretty Pictures to Scientific EvidenceSara Bals*Sara BalsEMAT, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium*Emai…

Fifty Years of Surface-Enhanced Spectroscopy Open

Luis M. Liz‐Marzán, Katherine A. Willets, Xiaodong Chen · 2024

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEEditorialNEXTFifty Years of Surface-Enhanced SpectroscopyLuis M. Liz-MarzánLuis M. Liz-MarzánMore by Luis M. Liz-Marzánhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6647-1353, Katherine A. WilletsKatherine A. WilletsMore by Kath…

Quantification of chirality from electron tomography data Open

Robin Girod, Mikhail Mychinko, Kyle Van Gordon, Bing Ni, Francisco Bevilacqua , et al. · 2024

Single-crystal and pentatwinned nanorods reverse the handedness of chiral plasmonic nanocrystals: An electron tomography study Open

Robin Girod, Kyle Van Gordon, Bing Ni, Mikhail Mychinko, Francisco Bevilacqua , et al. · 2024

Using secondary electron electron beam induced current for characterization of nanoparticle morphologies Open

Evgenii Vlasov, Wouter Heyvaert, Robin Girod, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán, Johan Verbeeck , et al. · 2024

Capturing the diffusion of individual atoms in 3D: Heat-induced alloying in Au@Ag nanoparticles Open

Mikhail Mychinko, Ajinkya Kadu, Annick De Backer, Ana Sánchez Iglesias, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán , et al. · 2024

Atom-counting for heterogeneous nanostructures using multimodal STEM Open

Annick De Backer, Zezhong Zhang, Ana Sánchez‐Iglesias, Luis M. Liz‐Marzán, Peter D. Nellist , et al. · 2024

Unraveling the True 3D Structure of Colloidal Assemblies by Liquid Cell Electron Tomography Open

Daniel Arenas Esteban, Da Wang, Ajinkya Kadu, Noa Olluyn, Ana Sánchez Iglesias , et al. · 2024

Chiral Seeded Growth of Gold Nanorods Into Fourfold Twisted Nanoparticles with Plasmonic Optical Activity Open

Bing Ni, Mikhail Mychinko, Sergio Gómez‐Graña, Jordi Morales‐Vidal, Manuel Obelleiro‐Liz , et al. · 2023

Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2208299 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202208299 After publication of the original article, an inconsistency was identified by the authors, regarding the use of definitions of handedness and circularly polarized light (CPL), emplo…

SERS analysis of cancer cell-secreted purines reveals a unique paracrine crosstalk in MTAP-deficient tumors Open

Pablo S. Valera, Javier Plou, Isabel Garcı́a, Cristina Viera, Ana M. Aransay , et al. · 2023

Dataset of the paper: Valera, PS; Plou, J; García, I; Astobiza, I; Viera, C; M. Aransay, A; Martin, JE; Sasselli, IR; Carracedo, A; Liz-Marzán, LM. SERS analysis of cancer cell-secreted purines reveals a unique paracrine crosstalk in MTAP-…

SERS analysis of cancer cell-secreted purines reveals a unique paracrine crosstalk in MTAP-deficient tumors Open

Pablo S. Valera, Javier Plou, Isabel Garcı́a, Cristina Viera, Ana M. Aransay , et al. · 2023

Dataset of the paper: Valera, PS; Plou, J; García, I; Astobiza, I; Viera, C; M. Aransay, A; Martin, JE; Sasselli, IR; Carracedo, A; Liz-Marzán, LM. SERS analysis of cancer cell-secreted purines reveals a unique paracrine crosstalk in MTAP-…

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