Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and its copolymers are key polymers, displaying properties such as flexibility and electroactive responses, including piezoelectricity, pyroelectricity, and ferroelectricity. In the past several years, they have been...
The understanding and control of protein crystallization are crucial in structural biology, drug development, and biomaterial design. This study introduces a unified framework for modeling and comparing crystallization kinetics using selected growth...
An ultra-thin hybrid film of amphiphilic iridium(III) complexes and synthetic saponite was manipulated by means of the modified Langmuir-Blodgett method. In the film deposited onto a quartz substrate, the external mixed molecular layer of amphiphilic...
Serial femtosecond crystallography (SFX) with X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) has revolutionized classical X-ray diffraction experiments by utilizing ultra-short, intense, and coherent X-ray pulses. However, the SFX approach still requires thousan...
This research delves into the early nucleation stages of phycocyanin, a protein pivotal for its fluorescent properties and crystalline stability and holding considerable potential for biotechnological applications. The paper contrasts traditional cry...
Tyrosinase-based biosensors containing a phthalocyanine as electron mediator have been prepared by two different methods. In the first approach, the enzyme and the electron mediator have been immobilized in carbon paste electrodes. In the second meth...
In this work, a Tungsten disulfide (WS2) reflective saturable absorber (SA) fabricated using the Langmuir–Blodgett technique was used in a solid state Nd:YVO4 laser operating at 1.34 µm. A Q-switched laser was constructed. The shortest pu...
Miniaturized gas sensors and biosensors based on nanostructured sensing elements have attracted considerable interest because these nanostructured materials can be used to significantly improve sensor sensitivity and the response time. We report here...
Most previous studies relating to surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) signal enhancement were focused on the interaction between the light and the substrate in the x-y axis. 3D SERS substrates reported in the most of previous papers could cont...
The Fe(III) complexes of branched asymmetric dendrimers were obtained by a one-step reaction as the second-generation architectures. Mesomorphic behavior was found for complexes with PF6− and BF4− counter-ions. To obtain knowledge about t...
In recent decades, many research efforts have been dedicated to finding highly sensitive devices for fast and reliable identification and quantification of an expanding range of analytes. As a result, there has been an increased number of publication...
This paper describes the optimal implementation of three newly conceived sensors for both health and environmental applications, utilizing a wide range of detection methods and complex nanocomposites. The first one is inorganic and based on matrices...
Several applications for nanotechnology necessitate the assembly of nanomaterials over large areas with precise orientation and density. Some techniques, such as Langmuir–Blodgett, contact printing, electric field directed assembly, and flow-as...
The enhancement of electrical and optical properties in transparent conducting electrodes has attracted significant interest for their application in flexible electronic devices. Herein, a method for the fabrication of transparent conducting films is...
Multi-emissive compounds have attracted significant attention from the research community owing to the wide array of potential application areas. However, to move towards application, such systems should be readily immobilized by solution-based metho...
The synthesis of four amphiphilic organometallic complexes with the general formula RC = M(CO)5NH(CH2)15CH3, where R is a ferrocenyl 2(a-b) or a phenyl 4(a-b) group as a donor moiety and a Fischer carbene of chromium (0) or tungsten (0) as an accepto...
Two-dimensional (2D) materials as saturable absorbers (SAs) have attracted intense interest for applications in pulsed laser generation because of their distinguishing optical properties. However, the existing methods of preparing SAs were insufficie...
In this study, a composite film was developed for the electrochemical sensing of tryptophan (Trp). Porous reduced graphene oxide (PrGO) was utilized as the electron transfer layer, and a C-undecylcalix[4]resorcinarene Langmuir–Blodgett (CUCR-LB...
In this work, the sensor properties of multilayered Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films of tetra-tert-butylphthalocyaninate zinc (tBuZnPc) were studied using an acoustoelectronic method. The morphology and optical properties of the fabricated films were cha...
Amphotericin B (AmB) is an antifungal drug that rarely develops resistance. It has an affinity with the cholesterol on mammalian cell membranes, disrupting the structure and function of the membranes, which are also affected by potassium ions. Howeve...
Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) have diverse applications due to their tunable porosity, large surface area, and diverse chemical functionalities. Among them, one of the most researched MOFs is MIL-101(Cr), which, in addition, is very stable in...
The reverse osmosis water treatment process is prone to fouling issues, prompting the exploration of various membrane modification techniques to address this challenge. The primary objective of this study was to develop a precise method for modifying...
Graphene has become a material of choice for an increasing number of scientific and industrial applications. It has been used for gas sensing due to its favorable properties, such as a large specific surface area, as well as the sensitivity of its el...
In this work, a sensitive coating based on Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) films containing monolayers of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DPPE) with an immobilized glucose oxidase (GOx) enzyme was created. The immobilization of the enz...
The design and preparation of functional bolaamphiphile-based composite films are of key importance for application in a wide variety of fields. This study demonstrates a new approach to constructing composite films by the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) meth...
Hydroxyapatite (HAP) is a well-established material in biomedical applications, especially for bone tissue regeneration, dental implants, and drug delivery systems. Recent research emphasizes enhancing the biocompatibility and osteoconductivity of or...
This research presents a novel method for the fabrication of mercapto reduced graphene oxide (m-RGO) Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) films without the need for specialized equipment. The conventional LB technique offers precise control over the depositi...
The films of vinylidene fluoride and trifluoroethylene (P(VDF-TrFE)) are widely used in piezoelectric tactile sensors, vibration energy harvesters, optical frequency conversion materials and organic photo-voltaic devices because of high electroactive...
The Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) method is a well-known deposition technique for the fabrication of ordered monolayer and multilayer thin films of nanomaterials onto different substrates that plays a critical role in the development of functional devices f...
Polymer-based CO2 selective membranes offer an energy efficient method to separate CO2 from flue gas. ‘Top-down’ polyelectrolytes represent a particularly interesting class of polymer materials based on their vast synthetic flexibility, t...
Thin-film n-n nanoheterostructures of SnO2/TiO2, highly sensitive to NO2, were obtained in a two-step process: (i) magnetron sputtering, MS followed by (ii) Langmuir-Blodgett, L–B, technique. Thick (200 nm) SnO2 base layers were deposited by MS...
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are pollutants of concern due to their long-term persistence in the environment and human health effects. Among them, perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) is very ubiquitous and dangerous for healt...