RSC – Nanoscale Horiz. latest articles- G-quadruplex-driven molecular disassembly and type I-to-type II photophysical conversion of a heavy-atom-free photosensitizer for site-specific oxidative damage June 17, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NH00237K, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Karolina Saczuk, Maria V. Cottini, Marta Dudek, Leszek M. Mazur, Dario Puchán Sánchez, Lucía López-Pacios, Ahmad Kassem, Katarzyna Matczyszyn, Juan J. Nogueira, Cyrille Monnereau, Lara Martínez-Fernández, Jan Jamroskovic, Clément Cabanetos, Marco DeianaA disaggregation-induced emission-active […]Karolina Saczuk
- Confined nanoarchitectonics for nano-reactors: in-situ characterization and tracking systems at the nanoscale June 15, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NH00252D, Review ArticleNa Kong, Katsuhiko ArigaNanoscale confinement environments, such as surface-confined interfaces, porous nanostructures, nanopores, and hollow nanoparticles, are increasingly recognized as powerful platforms for controlling and enhancing chemical reactions. Confinement at the nanoscale significantly...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryNa Kong
- Pore Structure Engineering via Hard-Template Synthesis: Unlocking High Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity and Stability of Fe-N@C Electrocatalysts June 15, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NH00300H, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Giulia Gianola, Mirtha Lourenço, Luca Basile, Tiago Morais, Luis Mafra, Candido Fabrizio Pirri, Stefania Specchia, Juqin ZengDeveloping efficient and durable iron-nitrogen-carbon (Fe-N@C) electrocatalysts with optimal pore architecture is crucial for advancing the oxygen reduction […]Giulia Gianola
- DNA-triggered activation of aptamer-neutralized enzyme for in situ formation of injectable hydrogel June 15, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NH00314H, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Connie Wen, Yixun Wang, Kyungsene Lee, Xuelin Wang, Yong WangAn injectable hydrogel system was developed by using a bispecific aptamer-neutralized enzyme and a triggering DNA.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use […]Connie Wen
- Non-Saturated Nucleic Acid Probes with a Broad Dynamic Range June 13, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NH00218D, CommunicationXinmiao Kang, Yu Liu, Zuhao Shen, Dandan Tian, Shihui Wang, Xin SuMolecular probes are essential for analytical detection but encounter major limitations, such as a limited dynamic range, the need for probe concentrations to exceed target concentrations, and restricted reusability. These...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal […]Xinmiao Kang
- Co0.6Fe0.4O-Co1.4Fe1.6O4 Core-Shell Nanoparticles with Colossal Exchange Bias June 12, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NH00118H, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Samyog Adhikari, Roger D Johnson, Pascal Manuel, Leonardo Lari, Le Duc Tung, Vlado Lazarov, Nguyen Thi Kim ThanhThe exchange bias (EB) effect is widely utilized in spintronics with 2D materials like thin films. Exploring […]Samyog Adhikari
- Nanoscale Horizons 2024 Outstanding Paper Award June 11, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NH90025E, EditorialRecognizing some of the outstanding work published in Nanoscale Horizons in 2024, as well as the authors behind those articles. Discover our winners and their outstanding articles below.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]
- Toxicity of Nanoplastics: Machine Learning Combined with Meta-Analysis June 10, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5NH00024F, CommunicationZhaoxiang Li, Yuanyi Zhang, Yueyue ChenNanoplastics (NPs) are widespread in ecosystems and their biohazards are of increasing concern. The hazards of NPs to aquatic and terrestrial plants and aquatic animals have been extensively studied, whereas...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryZhaoxiang Li
- Strong electric field enhancement near an amorphous silicon metasurface with non-vertical symmetry June 10, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NH00225G, CommunicationZi-Jian Qu, Wen-Juan Shi, Zhao-Lu Wang, Cong-Fu Zhang, Hong-Jun LiuThe electric field and normalized intensity enhancement of a hybrid MD mode in a metasurface.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of […]Zi-Jian Qu
- Tattoo electrodes in bioelectronics: a pathway to next-generation wearable systems June 9, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NH00175G, Review ArticleJinwoo Lee, Seung Hwan KoThis review provides an overview of recent progress in tattoo electrodes, emphasizing fabrication techniques and material selection, and explores their broad range of applications in wearable bioelectronic systems.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content […]Jinwoo Lee
- Outstanding Reviewers for Nanoscale Horizons in 2024 June 9, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NH90028J, EditorialWe would like to take this opportunity to highlight the Outstanding Reviewers for Nanoscale Horizons in 2024, as selected by the editorial team for their significant contribution to the journal.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS […]
- Conductance of metal superatom-based molecular wires influenced by nanoscale effects June 9, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NH00180C, CommunicationFamin Yu, Wei Feng, Baiqiang Liu, Rui-Qin Zhang, Zhigang WangThe conductivity of nanoscale molecular wires assembled from metal superatoms exhibits an increase with length.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of […]Famin Yu
- Hyperconjugated linker design in giant dimeric donors enabled superior short-circuit current in organic solar cells June 6, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NH00223K, CommunicationCaixuan Wang, Mengying Wu, Dan Deng, Ruixiang Fang, Jianqi Zhang, Ruimin Zhou, Zhixiang WeiConstructing dimeric donors through hyperconjugation effects to synergistically enhance the efficiency and stability of organic solar cells.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS […]Caixuan Wang
- Nucleic acid-based chiral nanostructures and their biomedical applications June 5, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NH00140D, Review ArticleShuhui Yu, Yiming Xie, Yunfei Jiao, Na Li, Baoquan DingThe chiral geometries of nucleic acids and emerging biomedical applications of nucleic acid-based chiral nanostructures are summarized in this review.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS […]Shuhui Yu
- Salt-bridge mediated cooperativity and mechanical stabilization of tandem spectrin repeats June 2, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NH00112A, CommunicationYanzhong Wang, Yuhang Zhang, Miao Yu, Peng Xiu, Yanwei Jia, Hu Chen, Shimin Le, Jin Qian, Jie YanLinker mediated salt bridges lead to cooperativity and stabilization of tandem spectrin repeats, which is a potentially conserved molecular mechanism governing the mechanical responses of SRs in spectrin superfamily proteins.To cite this […]Yanzhong Wang
- Nanoparticle characterisation via 2D classification using single particle averaging June 1, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NH00094G, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Iain Harley, Anke Kaltbeitzel, Francesca Mazzotta, Kaloian Koynov, Sarah S. Lembke, Thao P. Doan-Nguyen, Katharina Landfester, Ingo LieberwirthA versatile method for image-based determination of a particle size distribution, based on a 2D classification approach.To […]Iain Harley
- A nanoscale quality control framework for assessing FFPE DNA integrity in cancer research June 1, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NH00176E, CommunicationZixuan Huang, Yunpei Si, Yi Zhang, Zicheng Huang, Xuehao Xiu, Yunshan Wang, YuDong Wang, Chunhai Fan, Ping SongFormalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples are widely used in cancer research and clinical diagnostics for preserving tissue morphology and enabling long-term storage.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI […]Zixuan Huang
- Overview and SWOT analysis of nano-ferroptosis therapy for cancers May 30, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NH00170F, Review ArticleQian Chen, Junli Zhu, Junhuang Jiang, Zhengwei HuangThis review employs SWOT analysis to assess the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of nano-ferroptosis therapy, thereby identifying strategies that can inform ongoing basic research, application development, and clinical trials.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI […]Qian Chen
- Toward next-generation smart medical care wearables: where microfluidics meet microneedles May 29, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NH00060B, Review ArticleXin Li, Shuoshuo Wan, Tamim Suza Pronay, Xuejiao Yang, Bingbing Gao, Chwee Teck LimThe integration of microneedles (MNs) with microfluidic platforms has emerged as a transformative approach for developing next-generation smart wearable devices aimed at precise drug delivery and real-time physiological monitoring.To cite this article before page numbers […]Xin Li
- Probing the spin spiral in Fe chains on Ir(001) using magnetic exchange force microscopy May 27, 2025Nanoscale Horiz., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5NH00162E, CommunicationYuuki Adachi, Yuuki Yasui, Atsushi Iiyama, Wataru Kurahashi, Rihito Nagase, Yoshiaki SugimotoWe demonstrate that magnetic exchange force microscopy enables the readout of the spin texture in a finite one-dimensional Fe chain via ferromagnetic coupling between the Fe chain and the Fe tip.To cite this article before page numbers are […]Yuuki Adachi
- G-quadruplex-driven molecular disassembly and type I-to-type II photophysical conversion of a heavy-atom-free photosensitizer for site-specific oxidative damage June 17, 2025
