Organically modified silicas (ormosils) are unique materials due to their combined properties achieved from organics and inorganics. Ormosils contain at least one non-hydrolysable organic groups which results in a decrease ...

BODIPY dyes have been addressed in many applications due to highly important features. These unique properties can be summarized as high photostability, high extinction coefficient, easy functionality, etc. Thus, tremendous ...

Advances in understanding of cell-matrix interactions and the regulation of cellular behaviors through nanobiotechnological tools have presented new perspectives for regenerative medicine. Peptide amphiphiles have been ...

Nervous system consists of a dense network of cells and their connections and exhibits a high level of complexity. This complexity arises from the high variety of cell types with very specific functions, the high number ...

An optoelectronic nose for the analysis of alcohols (ethanol and methanol) in chemically complex environments is reported. The cross-responsive sensing unit of the optoelectronic nose is an array of three distinct hollow ...

Digital lighting and bio-imaging are two emerging crucial research fields. Nanotechnology stands in the center of these applications by providing nano-scale particles possessing large surface-to-volume ratios, high effciency, ...

Interdisciplinary work at the interface of biology and materials science is important for finding cures to complex diseases. Achievements in materials science allow us to control materials at nanoscale and design them ...

Mimicking the biological structures is one of the main goals of the natural sciences, because processes are well-organized in nature despite its amazing complexity. On account of this, releasing metal ions at molecular ...

Biological formation of inorganic material occurs in most organisms in nature. Various biomolecules such as polypeptides, lipids and metabolites are responsible for biomineralization in cells and tissues. Biological synthesis ...

In this thesis we employ state-of-the-art first-principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) to investigate the effects of static charging on two-dimensional (2D) honeycomb nanostructures. Free standing, ...