Three-dimensional (3D) architectures are of interest in applications in electronics, catalysis devices, sensors and adsorption materials. However, it is still a challenge to fabricate 3D BN architectures by a simple method. Here, we report the direct synthesis of 3D BN architectures by a simple thermal treatment process. A 3D BN architecture consists of an interconnected flexible network of nan...

Structurally nanoengineered antimicrobial peptide polymers (SNAPPs) are an emerging class of antimicrobials against multidrug-resistant bacteria. Their encapsulation in particle carriers can improve their therapeutic efficacy by preventing degradation, reducing clearance, and enhancing intracellular delivery dosage to bacteria-infected host cells. Herein, two template-mediated strategies report...

There has always been a fascination with "impossible" compounds, ones that do not break any rules of chemical bonding or valence but whose structures are unstable and do not exist. This instability can usually be rationalized in terms of chemical or physical restrictions associated with valence electron shells, multiple bonding, oxidation states, catenation, and the inert pair effect. In the pu...

Background: Polysaccharides are renewable biodegradable natural materials and are accounted for to control the formation of hybrid silica nanocomposites by sol gel process. Methods: The synthesis of templated silica xerogel essentially includes two critical steps of hydrolysis and polycondensation reaction that are started by catalyst and silica precursor solution. Aside from this Saponificatio...

In-Situ Product Removal (ISPR) technologies are being developed at the Dutch National Organization for Applied Sciences (TNO) & Delft University of Technology (TUD) to increase the yield and productivity in fermentation processes. ISPR can in principle be achieved using Template Induced Crystallization (TIC). With TIC, templates are added to the solution as a specific surface upon which the sol...

Polymeric nanomaterials are deemed to unlock the potential of therapeutics and improve their efficiency, allow future advances in nanomedicine. Among these, sugar-based nanocapsules made synthetic or natural carbohydrate-based macromolecular chains have raised significant interest bio-applications. This review highlights physical or/and chemical techniques construct both water- oil-filled nanoc...