Nanomaterials | Notable Papers in Q1 of 2026

We are pleased to share a selection of papers published in Nanomaterials (ISSN: 2079-4991) in Q1 2026 that have attracted high readership to date. This collection is based on objective article view data and highlights topics that have drawn attention from readers across different areas of nanomaterials research. The selected articles cover a broad range of subjects, including materials synthesis, surface and interface engineering, sensing, energy storage, photonic devices, environmental applications, and biomedical nanomaterials.

1. “Identifying Key Factors Affecting mRNA-Lipid Nanoparticles Drug Product Formulation Stability”
by Alireza Nomani, Aishwarya Saraswat, Heather Brown, Jimmy Chun-Tien Kuo, Huu Thuy Trang Duong, Jikang Wu, Yu Zhang, Yue Fu, Youmi Moon, Shafiq Wahidi et al.
Nanomaterials 2026, 16(4), 268; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano16040268

2. “Advances in Porous Silicon Materials for Sensing, Energy Storage, and Microelectronics”
by Yujie Wang and Donghua Wang
Nanomaterials 2026, 16(4), 257; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano16040257

3. “Sustainable Carbon Nanomaterials from Biomass Precursors: Green Synthesis Strategies and Environmental Applications”
by Ernesto Almaraz-Vega, Aislinn Itzel Morales-Vargas, Guillermo Gómez Delgado, Laura Castellanos-Arteaga, Ofelia Iñiguez Gómez and Claudia Cecilia Flores Salcedo
Nanomaterials 2026, 16(1), 75; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano16010075

4. “Compact, Energy-Efficient, High-Speed Electro-Optic Microring Modulator Based on Graphene-TMD 2D Materials”
by Jair A. de Carvalho, Daniel M. Neves, Vinicius V. Peruzzi, Anderson L. Sanches, Antonio Jurado-Navas, Thiago Raddo, Shyqyri Haxha and Jose C. Nascimento
Nanomaterials 2026, 16(3), 167; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano16030167

5. “Scanning-Based Dynamic Mask Projection for Ultrafast Laser Ablation of Thin Films”
by Jonas Amann, Markus Kircher, Andreas Otto, Balint Istvan Hajas, Alexander Kirnbauer, Justas Baltrukonis and Roland Fürbacher
Nanomaterials 2026, 16(4), 262; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano16040262

6. “Nanomaterial-Enabled Modulation of Tumor-Associated Macrophages and Dendritic Cells to Enhance Cancer Immunotherapy”
by Anbu Mozhi Thamizhchelvan, Kory Wells, Jacob Pham, Ashan Galhena and Woojin Kim
Nanomaterials 2026, 16(3), 172; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano16030172

7. “Innovative Trinuclear Copper(I)-Based Metal–Organic Framework: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application in Laser-Induced Graphene Supercapacitors”
by Hiba Toumia, Yu Kyoung Ryu, Habiba Zrida, Alicia De Andrés, María Belén Gómez-Mancebo, Natalia Brea Núñez, Fernando Borlaf, Ayoub Haj Said and Javier Martinez
Nanomaterials 2026, 16(3), 155; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano16030155

8. “Miniaturized High-Speed FBG Interrogator Based on a Photonic AWG Chip”
by Yunjing Jiao, Kun Yao, Qijing Lin, Jiaqi Du, Yueqi Zhao, Kaichen Ye, Bin Sun and Zhuangde Jiang
Nanomaterials 2026, 16(2), 89; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano16020089

9. “Core–Shell Plasmonic Nanocomposites with Synergistic Photothermal and Photochemical Activity for Biomedical Applications”
by Anca Roibu, Florina Silvia Iliescu, Ana-Maria Zamfirescu, Elena Radu, Laura-Elena Andrei, Amarachi Rosemary Osi, Georgeta-Luminița Gheorghiu, Cornel Cobianu and Ciprian Iliescu
Nanomaterials 2026, 16(3), 174; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano16030174

10. “Recent Advances and Challenges of Textile-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Smart Healthcare and Sports Applications”
by Lijun Chen, Jie Wu, Ke Xu, Yuanyuan Zhang and Chaoyu Chen
Nanomaterials 2026, 16(2), 141; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano16020141