Chitin and chitosan based nanocomposite scaffolds have been widely used for bone tissue
engineering. These chitin and chitosan based scaffolds were reinforced with …

Silica nanoparticles (Si-NPs) are widely explored in biomedical applications due to their
high surface area, excellent biocompatibility, and tunable pore size. The silica surface can …

Silica nanostructures find applications in drug delivery, catalysis, and composites, however,
understanding of the surface chemistry, aqueous interfaces, and biomolecule recognition …

The tremendous interest in nanoscale structures such as quantum dots (zero-dimension)
and wires (quasi-one-dimension) stems from their size-dependent properties. One …

Amorphous silica is an inorganic material that is central for many nanotechnology
appplications, such as nanoelectronics, microfluidics, and nanopore sensors. To use …

Natural and man-made materials often rely on functional interfaces between inorganic and
organic compounds. Examples include skeletal tissues and biominerals, drug delivery …

Silica nanostructures are biologically available and find wide applications for drug delivery,
catalysts, separation processes, and composites. However, specific adsorption of …

We review the growing role of computational techniques in modelling the structures and
properties of nano-particulate oxides and sulphides. We describe the main methods …

The movement of the construction industry towards sustainable development has drawn
attention to the revision of concrete. In addition to reducing pollution, the use of nano …

Bottom-up and top-down derived nanoparticle structures refined by accurate ab initio
calculations are used to investigate the size dependent emergence of crystallinity in titania …