Silicon nanoparticles are converted into multimetallic silicide by using molten salts as liquid reaction media under dynamic vacuum. They deliver highly efficient electrocatalysts for alkaline water oxidation.

Upconversion nanocrystals with small size and strong fluorescent signals own great potential in applications such as biomolecule-labeling, in vivo tracking and molecular imaging. Herein we reported that NaYbF4: 25%Gd, 2%Tm upconversion nanocrystals with small size and strong fluorescent signals were controllably synthesized by oleic acid (OA)/ ionic liquid (IL) two-phase system for targeted flu...

The catalytic activity of metal nanocrystals is mainly tuned through the control of their shapes and sizes. However, the shapes and sizes of many metal nanocrystals are difficult to control and therefore their catalytic activity is hard to tune. Here, we demonstrate another approach, using differently charged surfactants, for tuning the catalytic activity of metal nanocrystals. Au and Pd nanocr...

High-energy X-ray Bragg coherent diffraction imaging (BCDI) is a well established synchrotron-based technique used to quantitatively reconstruct the three-dimensional morphology and strain distribution in nanocrystals. The BCDI technique has become a powerful analytical tool for quantitative investigations of nanocrystals, nanotubes, nanorods and more recently biological systems. BCDI has howev...

Nanocrystals of the native starches isolated from lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus) and jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis) were prepared by mild acid hydrolysis. The shapes and granular sizes of the native starches were obtained by a scanning electron microscope. Platelets that existed as aggregates rather than discrete molecules were observed from the transmission electron micrographs of the nanocry...

Complex oxide nanocrystals with a spinel structure show their remarkable optical, electronic, mechanical, thermal, and magnetic properties. In this study, we present a simple yet versatile strategy to grow selfassembled epitaxial CoFe2O4 nanocrystals with well-controlled size (less than 10 nm) and single orientation. CoFe2O4 nanocrystals were fabricated via phase separation in a BiFeO3–CoF2O4 u...

INTRODUCTION SNX-2112 is a promising anticancer agent but has poor solubility in both water and oil. In the study reported here, we aimed to develop a nanocrystal formulation for SNX-2112 and to determine the pharmacokinetic behaviors of the prepared nanocrystals. METHODS Nanocrystals of SNX-2112 were prepared using the wet-media milling technique and characterized by particle size, different...

Synthesis of lanthanide-doped upconversion nanocrystals (LDUNs) with controlled morphology and luminescence has long been desired in order to fulfill various application requirements. In this work, we have investigated the effect of the NaF : Ln(3+) molar ratio, in the range of 1 to 20, on the morphology, crystal structure, and upconversion properties of NaxScF(3+x):Yb/Er nanocrystals that are ...

Nanocrystals are carrier-free solid drug particles that are sized in the nanometer range and have crystalline characteristics. Due to high drug loading (as high as 100%) - free of organic solvents or solubilizing chemicals - nanocrystals have become attractive in the field of drug delivery for cancer treatment. Top-down and bottom-up approaches have been developed for preparing anticancer nanoc...