Nanomaterials | Title Story Articles from the First Half of 2025

We are pleased to present the following list of title story articles from the first half of 2025, which will feature on the homepage of Nanomaterials (ISSN: 2079-4991). These papers outline recent advances in nanomaterials, covering topics such as nanostructures for biomarker detection, photocatalysts for environmental cleanup, sensors, energy storage materials, and biomedical applications, including cancer therapy. We would like to invite you to explore this selection of high-quality papers, which may be of interest to you.


“Inverted Pyramid Nanostructures Coupled with a Sandwich Immunoassay for SERS Biomarker Detection” by Wen-Huei Chang, Shao-Quan Zhang, Zi-Yi Yang and Chun-Hung Lin Nanomaterials 2025, 15(1), 64; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15010064 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/1/64	“Tin(IV)Porphyrin-Based Porous Coordination Polymers as Efficient Visible Light Photocatalyst for Wastewater Remediation” by Nirmal Kumar Shee and Hee-Joon Kim Nanomaterials 2025, 15(1), 59; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15010059 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/1/59

“New Strategy for Microbial Corrosion Protection: Photocatalytic Antimicrobial Quantum Dots” by Shijia Liu, Dapeng Wu, Jie Zheng, Baochen Han, Jian Qi, Fanchun Meng, Jianhui Li and Dan Liu Nanomaterials 2025, 15(1), 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15010002 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/1/2	“Aerosol Delivery of Hesperetin-Loaded Nanoparticles and Immunotherapy Increases Survival in a Murine Lung Cancer Model” by Sayeda Yasmin-Karim, Geraud Richards, Amanda Fam, Alina-Marissa Ogurek, Srinivas Sridhar and G. Mike Makrigiorgos Nanomaterials 2025, 15(8), 586; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15080586 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/8/586

“Resultant Incidence Angle: A Unique Criterion for Controlling the Inclined Columnar Nanostructure of Metallic Films” by Aurélien Besnard, Hamidreza Gerami, Marina Raschetti and Nicolas Martin Nanomaterials 2025, 15(8), 620; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15080620 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/8/620	“Thickness and Wavelength Optimizations of a High-Performance SPR Sensor Employing a Silver Layer and Black Phosphorus in Principal Directions” by Jakub Chylek, Dalibor Ciprian and Petr Hlubina Nanomaterials 2025, 15(11), 790; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15110790 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/11/790

“Photostability of Perovskite Solar Cells: Challenges and Strategies” by Ruohan Liu, Runnan Yu and Zhan’ao Tan Nanomaterials 2025, 15(11), 786; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15110786 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/11/786	“Stripe-Patterned Al/PDMS Triboelectric Nanogenerator for a High-Sensitive Pressure Sensor and a Novel Two-Digit Switch with Surface-Edge Enhanced Charge Transfer Behavior” by Chung-Yu Yu, Chia-Chun Hsu, Chin-An Ku and Chen-Kuei Chung Nanomaterials 2025, 15(10), 760; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15100760 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/10/760

“Towards Thin Calcium Metal Anodes—An Essential Component for High-Energy-Density Calcium Batteries” by Christoph Kiesl, Reinhard Böck, Holger Kaßner, Joachim Häcker, Marco Kögel, Timo Sörgel and Şeniz Sörgel Nanomaterials 2025, 15(6), 454; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15060454 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/6/454	“Moth-Eye-Inspired Antireflective Structures in Hybrid Polymers: Depth-Variable Etching Techniques, Optical Performance, Thermal Stability, and Hydrophobicity” by Lukas Werner, Zhaolu Diao, Joachim P. Spatz, Marcus Abend, Steffen Resche, Nico Hagen, Richard Busch and Robert Brunner Nanomaterials 2025, 15(7), 490; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15070490 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/7/490