Best Paper Award

Dear colleagues,

As the editor-in-chief of Nanomaterials, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Nanomaterials 2019 Best Paper Awards.
The awards have been granted to:

First Award—500 CHF:
Nanomaterials for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater
Yang, J.; Hou, B.; Wang, J.; Tian, B.; Bi, J.; Wang, N.; Li, X.; Huang, X.
Nanomaterials 2019, 9(3), 424; doi:10.3390/nano9030424

Injectable Alginate-Peptide Composite Hydrogel as a Scaffold for Bone Tissue Regeneration
Ghosh, M.; Halperin-Sternfeld, M.; Grinberg, I.; Adler-Abramovich, L.
Nanomaterials 2019, 9(4), 497; doi:10.3390/nano9040497

Second Award—300 CHF:
Carbon Dots and Graphene Quantum Dots in Electrochemical Biosensing
Campuzano, S.; Yáñez-Sedeño, P.; Pingarrón, J.M.
Nanomaterials 2019, 9(4), 634; doi:10.3390/nano9040634

A Smart Nanovector for Cancer Targeted Drug Delivery Based on Graphene Quantum Dots
Iannazzo, D.; Pistone, A.; Celesti, C.; Triolo, C.; Patané, S.; Giofré, S.V.; Romeo, R.; Ziccarelli, I.; Mancuso, R.; Gabriele, B.; Visalli, G.; Facciolà, A.; Di Pietro, A.
Nanomaterials 2019, 9(2), 282; doi:10.3390/nano9020282

Third Award—200 CHF:
Evolution of Wearable Devices with Real-Time Disease Monitoring for Personalized Healthcare
Guk, K.; Han, G.; Lim, J.; Jeong, K.; Kang, T.; Lim, E.-K.; Jung, J.
Nanomaterials 2019, 9(6), 813; doi:10.3390/nano9060813

An Ultra-High-Energy Density Supercapacitor; Fabrication Based on Thiolfunctionalized Graphene
Rani, J.R.; Thangavel, R.; Oh, S.-I.; Lee, Y.S.; Jang, J.-H.
Nanomaterials 2019, 9(2), 148; doi:10.3390/nano9020148

These winners (corresponding author) will each receive the bonus and a chance to publish a paper, free of charge, in Nanomaterials before 30 June 2022.

On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups of the above exceptional papers for their contributions to Nanomaterials, and thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with these awards.

Nanomaterials Editorial Office

 
Nanomaterials 2019 Best Paper Award
 

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Nanomaterials will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

14 pages, 5414 KiB  
Article
Effects of Solvent and Electrospinning Parameters on the Morphology and Piezoelectric Properties of PVDF Nanofibrous Membrane
by Jia-Yi Yin, Carlo Boaretti, Alessandra Lorenzetti, Alessandro Martucci, Martina Roso and Michele Modesti
Nanomaterials 2022, 12(6), 962; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12060962 - 14 Mar 2022
19 pages, 2853 KiB  
Article
Nanoparticles Surface Chemistry Influence on Protein Corona Composition and Inflammatory Responses
by Laura E. González-García, Melanie N. MacGregor, Rahul M. Visalakshan, Artur Lazarian, Alex A. Cavallaro, Svenja Morsbach, Agnieszka Mierczynska-Vasilev, Volker Mailänder, Katharina Landfester and Krasimir Vasilev
Nanomaterials 2022, 12(4), 682; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12040682 - 18 Feb 2022
17 pages, 5575 KiB  
Article
Ultrasonic-Assisted Synthesis of N-Doped, Multicolor Carbon Dots toward Fluorescent Inks, Fluorescence Sensors, and Logic Gate Operations
by Jiali Xu, Kai Cui, Tianyu Gong, Jinyang Zhang, Zhirou Zhai, Linrui Hou, Fakhr uz Zaman and Changzhou Yuan
Nanomaterials 2022, 12(3), 312; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12030312 - 18 Jan 2022
13 pages, 1705 KiB  
Review
Nanoplastics and Human Health: Hazard Identification and Biointerface
by Hanpeng Lai, Xing Liu and Man Qu
Nanomaterials 2022, 12(8), 1298; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12081298 - 11 Apr 2022
24 pages, 3088 KiB  
Review
Reactive Oxygen Species Formed by Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Physiological Media—A Review of Reactions of Importance to Nanotoxicity and Proposal for Categorization
by Amanda Kessler, Jonas Hedberg, Eva Blomberg and Inger Odnevall
Nanomaterials 2022, 12(11), 1922; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12111922 - 4 Jun 2022
73 pages, 10240 KiB  
Review
A Comprehensive Review of Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4)–Metal Oxide-Based Nanocomposites: Potential for Photocatalysis and Sensing
by Amirhossein Alaghmandfard and Khashayar Ghandi
Nanomaterials 2022, 12(2), 294; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12020294 - 17 Jan 2022

Award Committee

Dr. Yiping Zhao Chairman
Prof. Vincenzo Vaiano
University of Salerno
Prof. Julian Gonzalez
Dr. Candido Pirri
Politecnico di Torino

Winner

26 pages, 8784 KiB  
Article
Hypericum perforatum L.-Mediated Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Exhibiting Antioxidant and Anticancer Activities
by Abdalrahim Alahmad, Armin Feldhoff, Nadja C. Bigall, Pascal Rusch, Thomas Scheper and Johanna-Gabriela Walter
Nanomaterials 2021, 11(2), 487; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11020487 - 14 Feb 2021
22 pages, 2020 KiB  
Review
Impact of Microplastics and Nanoplastics on Human Health
by Maxine Swee-Li Yee, Ling-Wei Hii, Chin King Looi, Wei-Meng Lim, Shew-Fung Wong, Yih-Yih Kok, Boon-Keat Tan, Chiew-Yen Wong and Chee-Onn Leong
Nanomaterials 2021, 11(2), 496; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11020496 - 16 Feb 2021
14 pages, 3306 KiB  
Article
Nano-Hydroxyapatite Derived from Biogenic and Bioinspired Calcium Carbonates: Synthesis and In Vitro Bioactivity
by Francesca Cestari, Francesca Agostinacchio, Anna Galotta, Giovanni Chemello, Antonella Motta and Vincenzo M. Sglavo
Nanomaterials 2021, 11(2), 264; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11020264 - 20 Jan 2021
22 pages, 3602 KiB  
Review
Charge Transfer and Biocompatibility Aspects in Conducting Polymer-Based Enzymatic Biosensors and Biofuel Cells
by Simonas Ramanavicius and Arunas Ramanavicius
Nanomaterials 2021, 11(2), 371; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11020371 - 2 Feb 2021
15 pages, 3669 KiB  
Article
Highly Skin-Conformal Laser-Induced Graphene-Based Human Motion Monitoring Sensor
by Sung-Yeob Jeong, Jun-Uk Lee, Sung-Moo Hong, Chan-Woo Lee, Sung-Hwan Hwang, Su-Chan Cho and Bo-Sung Shin
Nanomaterials 2021, 11(4), 951; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11040951 - 8 Apr 2021
40 pages, 15359 KiB  
Review
Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) Process—Processing, Properties, and Applications
by Soumya Sikdar, Pramod V. Menezes, Raven Maccione, Timo Jacob and Pradeep L. Menezes
Nanomaterials 2021, 11(6), 1375; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11061375 - 22 May 2021
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