Article
Chemistry, Physical
Mohan Reddy Pallavolu, Yedluri Anil Kumar, N. Ramesh Reddy, M. Dhananjaya, Bandar Ali Al-Asbahi, Adem Sreedhar, Sang W. Joo
Summary: The preparation of porous nitrogen-doped carbon nano-onions (N-CNO) using a pyrolysis technique has resulted in a material with high specific capacitance and excellent cycling stability, making it a potential candidate for electrode materials in supercapacitors.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Davide Marin, Michal Bartkowski, Slavko Kralj, Beatrice Rosetti, Paola D'Andrea, Simone Adorinni, Silvia Marchesan, Silvia Giordani
Summary: Nanocomposite hydrogels combining self-assembling tripeptide and carbon nano-onions were developed through covalent and non-covalent approaches. The tripeptide coated the nano-onions and extended their stability in aqueous dispersions. The materials showed high compatibility and could be loaded with CNOs at the highest level reported for nanocarbons. In vitro experiments demonstrated excellent cytocompatibility.
Review
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Jyoti Ahlawat, Shima Masoudi Asil, Gileydis Guillama Barroso, Md Nurunnabi, Mahesh Narayan
Summary: Carbon nano onions (CNOs) are carbonaceous nanostructures composed of multiple concentric shells of fullerenes, offering unique chemical and physical properties for various biomedical applications.
BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
M. Eugenia Perez-Ojeda, Edison Castro, Claudia Kroeckel, Matteo Andrea Lucherelli, Ursula Ludacka, Jani Kotakoski, Katharina Werbach, Herwig Peterlik, Manuel Melle-Franco, Julio C. Chacon-Torres, Frank Hauke, Luis Echegoyen, Andreas Hirsch, Gonzalo Abellan
Summary: In this study, covalently functionalized carbon nano-onions (CNOs) were synthesized using a reductive approach with unprecedented alkali-metal CNO intercalation compounds. The controlled intercalation process with potassium was investigated for the first time, revealing a Fano resonance in highly doped CNOs. The experimental results were further confirmed by electron energy loss spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and rationalized with DFT calculations. This work provides important insights into reductive CNO functionalization principles and potential applications.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Vivek Dhand, Mithilesh Yadav, Sang Hoon Kim, Kyong Yop Rhee
Summary: This review provides an update on the current and novel developments of carbon nano onions (CNOs) in recent years, including synthesis routes, growth mechanisms, purification methods, properties, applications, research trends, and market analysis.
Review
Energy & Fuels
Jeevan Jyoti, Tejendra Kumar Gupta, Bhanu Pratap Singh, Manjit Sandhu, Surya Kant Tripathi
Summary: This review article provides a comprehensive overview of the development and applications of three-dimensional graphene-carbon nanotube (3D-GCNTs) hybrid materials. The synthesis of GCNTs, bonding between CNTs and graphene, and potential applications in energy conversion and storage devices are thoroughly discussed.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Bhavana Joshi, Edmund Samuel, Yong-il Kim, Alexander L. Yarin, Mark T. Swihart, Sam S. Yoon
Summary: The electrostatic spray method is a promising nonvacuum technique for efficient deposition of thin films from solutions or dispersions, offering versatility in morphological engineering of nanostructured films. Current advances in electrostatic spraying can produce exceptional morphologies, notably useful in enhancing performance in electrochemical applications. Interesting morphologies of metal oxides and their composites produced by electrostatic spraying highlight enhanced energy conversion and storage performance.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2021)
Review
Energy & Fuels
Simran Kaur, Abhinand Krishnan, Sudip Chakraborty
Summary: The discovery of CNOs has attracted attention from the scientific community, and there is a lack of comprehensive reviews on the advances and challenges of their application in SCDs. This review summarizes the synthetic strategy, morphology, and electrochemical performance of CNOs based materials, as well as their application in SCDs. It also discusses the molecular mechanism of doped CNOs, the selection of dopants, and the advantages of DFT and molecular modeling techniques in CNOs electrode and electrolyte design.
JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Christian Bauer, Abdurrahman Bilican, Stephan Braxmeier, Gudrun Reichenauer, Anke Krueger
Summary: This study reports a green approach for producing thin film binder electrodes based on onion-like carbon for highly efficient and durable supercapacitors. The electrodes, manufactured by introducing a carbon nano-onion agglomeration step and using plant-based carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) as a binder, exhibit sustainable production and excellent performance.
Article
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Narsimha Mamidi, Ramiro Manuel Velasco Delgadillo, Aldo Gonzalez-Ortiz
Summary: Stimuli-responsive drug delivery strategies utilizing engineered polymeric nanocomposite fibers show promising potential for biomedical applications. These fibers exhibit thermosensitive drug release, enhanced mechanical strength, prolonged drug release, and improved cytotoxicity against human fibroblast cells, suggesting their potential in biomedical research.
MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Swapnil Mehta, Akhil Suresh, Yogendra Nayak, Reema Narayan, Usha Y. Nayak
Summary: Hybrid nanostructures are nanocomposites composed of at least two different materials, possessing interesting biological and physicochemical properties, and showing great potential in biomedical applications.
COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Kristians Cernevics, Martin Fuechsle, Matthew Broome, Mohammad Choucair, Oleg V. Yazyev
Summary: Carbon nano-onions, a type of nanomaterials, show potential as building blocks for spintronics and quantum information processing devices due to their long electron spin relaxation times at room temperature. However, understanding of the electronic and magnetic properties of these nanostructures is still lacking. In this study, we investigate the origin of the metallic-like behavior observed in disordered nano-onions. Using a density functional tight-binding approach, we develop realistic models of highly disordered nano-onions comprised of nanometer-scale graphitic flakes. We find that various factors such as flake size, edge structure, and substituent groups can cause in-gap metallic states, effectively closing the HOMO-LUMO gap.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Atif Saleem, Yuezhou Zhang, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Haris, Peng Li
Summary: Tailored mesoporous carbon nanostructures (TMCNs) with distinctive and tunable morphologies have attracted significant interest. This review provides an authoritative reference on the synthesis pathways, applications, challenges, and future research directions of TMCNs. The control of reaction parameters and selection of appropriate synthesis methods are crucial in obtaining mesoporous carbon materials with precise architectural designs. These materials have great potential applications in energy storage and conversion, catalysis, adsorption, and biomedicine.
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Duy Thanh Tran, Dinh Chuong Nguyen, Huu Tuan Le, Tolendra Kshetri, Van Hien Hoa, Thi Luu Luyen Doan, Nam Hoon Kim, Joong Hee Lee
Summary: The development of low-cost and effective catalysts is highly necessary in the field of electrochemical applications. Recently, single atom and sub-nano catalysts have emerged as excellent candidates due to their enriched active sites and unique electronic behavior. Stabilizing SACs and SNCs well dispersed on reasonable supports has been demonstrated as an advanced strategy to greatly improve catalytic efficiency and offers an opportunity to observe and study catalytic reactions at atomic scale.
PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zhenhui Jin, Fujunzhu Zhao, Yanlin Lei, Yi-Cheng Wang
Summary: Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) have gained popularity as potential mechanical-energy harvesters and self-powered sensors. The use of hydrogels in fabricating TENGs has been extensively studied due to their unique properties. This review comprehensively discusses the mechanisms, synthesis, functionalization, properties, and applications of hydrogel-based TENGs, as well as the challenges and benefits in biomechanical sensing and mechanical energy harvesting.
Article
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Esmail Sohouli, Amir Homayoun Keihan, Faezeh Shahdost-fard, Ebrahim Naghian, Marta E. Plonska-Brzezinska, Mehdi Rahimi-Nasrabadi, Farhad Ahmadi
MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Mohammad Amin Marsooli, Mehdi Rahimi Nasrabadi, Mandi Fasihi-Ramandi, Kourosh Adib, Saeid Pourmasoud, Farhad Ahmadi, Mohammad Eghbali, Ali Sobhani Nasab, Monika Tomczykowa, Marta E. Plonska-Brzezinska
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Esmail Sohouli, Faezeh Shahdost-Fard, Mehdi Rahimi-Nasrabadi, Marta E. Plonska-Brzezinska, Farhad Ahmadi
JOURNAL OF ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Piotr Olejnik, Marianna Gniadek, Luis Echegoyen, Marta E. Plonska-Brzezinska
Summary: In this study, glassy carbon electrodes modified with nanocomposites containing conductive polyaniline nanotubes and carbon nano-onions were used for the sensitive determination of daidzein by linear sweep voltammetry. The electrochemical behavior of daidzein was investigated in different buffer environments, showing direct electrooxidation at specific potentials.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Maryam Saleh Mohammadnia, Elnaz Marzi Khosrowshahi, Ebrahim Naghian, Amir Homayoun Keihan, Esmail Sohouli, Marta E. Plonska-Brzezinska, Ali Sobhani-Nasab, Mehdi Rahimi-Nasrabadi, Farhad Ahmadi
MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
(2020)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Adam Chyzy, Marta E. Plonska-Brzezinska
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Grzegorz S. Szymanski, Yuka Suzuki, Tomonori Ohba, Bogdan Sulikowski, Kinga Gora-Marek, Karolina A. Tarach, Stanislaw Koter, Piotr Kowalczyk, Anna Ilnicka, Monika Zieba, Luis Echegoyen, Artur P. Terzyk, Marta E. Plonska-Brzezinska
Summary: Defects in nanomaterials are considered as active sites that tune surface properties for catalysis. The study on boron-doped carbon nano-onions (B-CNOs) reveals a close relationship between their defective structures and catalytic properties affected by the experimental conditions such as mass ratio and process. The presence of different types of boron-Lewis sites on B-CNO surface contributes to their catalytic activity, as shown in SO2 oxidation and tert-butanol dehydration.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Electrochemistry
Esmail Sohouli, Masoumeh Ghalkhani, Tahereh Zargar, Yvonne Joseph, Mehdi Rahimi-Nasrabadi, Farhad Ahmadi, Marta E. Plonska-Brzezinska, Hermann Ehrlich
Summary: Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a common bacterial pathogen that causes infections. A sensitive aptasensor was developed using carbon nano-onions, gold nanoparticles, and modified carbon electrodes for rapid detection of S. aureus. The aptasensor showed good repeatability and stability.
ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Damian Pawelski, Alicja Walewska, Sylwia Ksiezak, Dariusz Sredzinski, Piotr Radziwon, Marcin Moniuszko, Ramesh Gandusekar, Andrzej Eljaszewicz, Ryszard Lazny, Krzysztof Brzezinski, Marta E. Plonska-Brzezinska
Summary: The study aims to synthesize monocarbonyl analogs of curcumin to improve its bioavailability, with ten new analogs successfully synthesized and tested for cytotoxicity and anti-inflammatory properties in vitro.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Adam Chyzy, Damian Pawelski, Vladyslav Vivcharenko, Agata Przekora, Michael Bratychak, Olena Astakhova, Joanna Breczko, Pawel Drozdzal, Marta E. Plonska-Brzezinska
Summary: This study utilized well-known oligomers to synthesize a three-dimensional hydrogel (HG) network. The hydrogel network exhibited non-cytotoxic and highly porous characteristics, making it a potential candidate for use in drug reservoirs for in vitro applications. The study also explored the immobilization of methylene blue as a model compound in the HG matrix and examined its release. The results demonstrated the potential of the [P(EMA)-co-(GMA)] and [P(EMA)-co-(GMA)]-Xyl oligomers for biomedical applications.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Anna Puckowska, Magdalena Gawel, Marlena Komorowska, Pawel Drozdzal, Aleksandra Arning, Damian Pawelski, Krzysztof Brzezinski, Marta E. Plonska-Brzezinska
Summary: Derivatives based on pyridine-2-6- and furan-2,5-dicarboxamide scaffolds have diverse chemical properties and biological activities, making them a significant research topic in supramolecular and coordination chemistry, as well as in the discovery of new pharmacologically-active compounds. This study aimed to synthesize a series of symmetrical pyridine-2-6- and furan-2,5-dicarboxamides through the condensation reaction of appropriate acyl chlorides and aromatic amides. Successful syntheses were confirmed using NMR spectroscopy. Crystal structures of seven compounds, including two pyridine and five furan derivatives, were determined, revealing their supramolecular features. Hirshfeld surface analysis provided insights into the distribution of intermolecular contacts within the dicarboxamide crystals.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Gabriela Siemiaszko, Agnieszka Hryniewicka, Joanna Breczko, Olivia Fernandez Delgado, Karolina H. Markiewicz, Luis Echegoyen, Marta E. Plonska-Brzezinska
Summary: The organization of specific pores in carbonaceous networks is crucial for efficient electrocatalytic processes. In this study, porous materials with well-defined pores were synthesized using polymer-templated methods. The incorporation of carbon nanostructures improved the organization of the polymer chains. The physicochemical properties of these porous materials were evaluated for use as supercapacitors.
ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Damian Pawelski, Olivia Fernandez Delgado, Agnieszka Z. Wilczewska, Jakub W. Strawa, Marta E. Plonska-Brzezinska
Summary: Carbon nanostructures provide an ideal platform for molecular catalysts, and the noncovalent immobilization of aryl boronic acid on carbon nano-onions' surface through pi-pi interaction is achieved in this study. The nanostructured carbon material acts as a catalyst for the direct amide coupling reaction under microwaved heating without a solvent. The high thermal stability and microwave absorption properties of carbon nano-onions contribute to the high catalytic yield of up to 94%. The straightforward recovery process and minimal mass losses make this synthesis method environmentally friendly.
ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Damian Pawelski, Marta E. Plonska-Brzezinska
Summary: This review focuses on materials containing defective carbon nanostructures (CNs) and those incorporated into larger systems, discussing their structural defects and how they modify the physical and chemical properties. The method of microwave irradiation is emphasized as a powerful tool for synthesizing and modifying carbon-based solid materials. The review highlights the role of microwave-assisted heating in creating defects in CNs and its implications in designing their properties and applications.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Gabriela Siemiaszko, Agnieszka Hryniewicka, Joanna Breczko, Krzysztof Brzezinski, Marta E. Plonska-Brzezinska
Summary: In this study, mesoporous carbon materials were synthesized from diblock star copolymers derived from polyacrylonitrile. The size of the pores was controlled by manipulating the length of the polymer blocks. Furthermore, the organization of polymers on the carbon nano-onion's surface resulted in materials with higher surface area and superior electrochemical performance.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)