Yearly Archives: 2020

The deposition of airborne nanosized matter onto surfaces could pose a potential risk in occupational and environmental scenarios. The incorporation of fluorescent labels into spherical 80-nm silica nanoparticles allowed their detection after LED light illumination. Full article here. NFP Research Area: nanomaterials-for-energy-environment-and-safety: nanosafety-safe-handling-of-nanomaterials

Emerging pollutants represent a new global problem for water quality. As these compounds get into the environment, they cause severe threats to aquatic environments and human health and are typically resistant to conventional wastewater treatments. Full article here. NFP Research Area: nanomaterials-for-energy-environment-and-safety: environmental-photocatalysis

Simple, versatile, and low-cost approach for the preparation of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)-active regions within a microfluidic channel 50 cm in length Full article here. NFP Research Area: nanomaterials-for-energy-environment-and-safety: molecular-recognition-detection-of-hazardous-compounds

Despite the continuous developments in the synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles, the uniformity of particle size distribution still represents a critical aspect. A fast and homogeneous nucleation is a key requirement to achieve a monodisperse particle size distribution and in this scenario, the application of alternative energy sources may constitute a winning strategy for the […]

We present the first successful synthesis of monodisperse carbon nanodots (CNDs) with tunable photoluminescence (PL) carried out by laser pyrolysis of two common volatile organic precursors such as toluene and pyridine. Full article here. NFP Research Area: nanomaterials-synthesis: continuous-laser-pyrolysis-reactors

Metal nanoclusters are becoming exciting candidates as highly efficient catalysts for heterogeneous processes in view of their extraordinary surface to volume ratio and the high concentration of uncoordinated atoms that contribute to enhanced catalytic activity. Full article here. NFP Research Area: nanomaterials-synthesis: continuous-microfluidic-synthesis