Emerging 2D pnictogens for biomedical applications

Two-dimensional(2D) materials composed of single pnictogen element, namely, 2D pnictogens(e.g.,black phosphorus, arsenene, antimonene and bismuthine), have recently showed remarkable potential for biomedical applications, especially after the rapid development of black phosphorus. With unique optical and electronic properties, 2D pnictogens are considered as promising nanoagents for biosensors, diagnosis and therapy. In this review, after brief introduction of the structure, properties, synthesi...     

有序介孔材料在生物医药领域中的应用

本文简述了有序介孔材料的特性，详细介绍了其在生物医药领域中的应用研究，如用于酶的固定化、生物传感器、药物的包埋和控释、生物活性材料、生物分子的吸附和分离等，阐述了不同类型的有序介孔材料在这些应用中的性能以及为适用于该领域应用进行的材料开发和结构修饰，最后对材料的改进和应用前景进行了展望。     

二维半导体材料与器件——从传统二维光电材料到石墨炔

近年来,二维半导体材料由于其独特的材料结构和电子输运特性得到了科学界的广泛关注,被应用于光电器件、催化和生物传感器等领域。本文系统概述了传统二维材料以及新兴二维材料石墨炔的发现和发展历程。重点聚焦在二维材料在光探测器领域中的应用,探讨了不同二维材料体系及器件结构对光探测器性能的影响;并详细介绍了新兴二维材料——石墨炔,及其合成和应用。展望了传统二维材料及石墨炔在光电转换器件应用中所面临的机遇和挑战。     

Functionalized carbon nanotubes and nanofibers for biosensing applications

This review summarizes recent advances in electrochemical biosensors based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and carbon nanofibers (CNFs) with an emphasis on applications of CNTs. CNTs and CNFs have unique electric, electrocatalytic and mechanical properties, which make them efficient materials for developing electrochemical biosensors.We discuss functionalizing CNTs for biosensors. We review electrochemical biosensors based on CNTs and their various applications (e.g., measurement of small biological molecules and environmental pollutants, detection of DNA, and immunosensing of disease biomarkers). Moreover, we outline the development of electrochemical biosensors based on CNFs and their applications. Finally, we discuss some future applications of CNTs.     

二维半导体材料与器件——从传统二维光电材料到石墨炔

近年来,二维半导体材料由于其独特的材料结构和电子输运特性得到了科学界的广泛关注,被应用于光电器件、催化和生物传感器等领域。本文系统概述了传统二维材料以及新兴二维材料石墨炔的发现和发展历程。重点聚焦在二维材料在光探测器领域中的应用,探讨了不同二维材料体系及器件结构对光探测器性能的影响;并详细介绍了新兴二维材料——石墨炔,及其合成和应用。展望了传统二维材料及石墨炔在光电转换器件的应用中所面临的机遇和挑战。     

基于层状双金属氢氧化物的电化学生物传感器研究进展

层状双金属氢氧化物（LDHs）具有开放的二维平面结构和良好的生物相容性,是非常适合于将生物酶固定在电极表面用于生物传感器的主体材料。本文介绍了酶在LDHs材料上的固定方法,综述了近年来基于这类二维层状材料的各种电化学生物传感器的研究进展,讨论了不同类型生物传感器的设计原理和电子传递机理,并对LDHs在电化学生物传感领域...     

Amperometric biosensors based on electrosynthesised polymeric films

The most significant goals achieved in the course of the last decade in the design of amperometric biosensors based on redox enzymes entrapped in electrosynthesised polymeric films are reviewed. Particular emphasis is devoted to non-conducting polymers with built-in permselectivity that revealed very promising materials for designing fast-response and interference-free, H2O2 detecting, amperometric biosensors. The role of surface analytical techniques to provide structural information allowing a better understanding of polymers properties and their relationship with the ultimate performance of the final device is also outlined. The most relevant applications of amperometric biosensors based on electropolymerised films to real samples analysis are also reviewed and some possible future trends highlighted.     

Assembly of one dimensional inorganic nanostructures into functional 2D and 3D architectures. Synthesis, arrangement and functionality

This review will focus on the synthesis, arrangement, structural assembly, for current and future applications, of 1D nanomaterials (tubes, wires, rods) in 2D and 3D ordered arrangements. The ability to synthesize and arrange one dimensional nanomaterials into ordered 2D or 3D micro or macro sized structures is of utmost importance in developing new devices and applications of these materials. Micro and macro sized architectures based on such 1D nanomaterials (e.g. tubes, wires, rods) provide a platform to integrate nanostructures at a larger and thus manageable scale into high performance electronic devices like field effect transistors, as chemo- and biosensors, catalysts, or in energy material applications. Carbon based, metal oxide and metal based 1D arranged materials as well as hybrid or composite 1D materials of the latter provide a broad materials platform, offering a perspective for new entries into fascinating structures and future applications of such assembled architectures. These architectures allow bridging the gap between 1D nanostructures and the micro and macro world and are the basis for an assembly of 1D materials into higher hierarchy domains. This critical review is intended to provide an interesting starting point to view the current state of the art and show perspectives for future developments in this field. The emphasis is on selected nanomaterials and the possibilities for building three dimensional arrays starting from one dimensional building blocks. Carbon nanotubes, metal oxide nanotubes and nanowires (e.g. ZnO, TiO(2), V(2)O(5), Cu(2)O, NiO, Fe(2)O(3)), silicon and germanium nanowires, and group III-V or II-VI based 1D semiconductor nanostructures like GaS and GaN, pure metals as well as 1D hybrid materials and their higher organized architectures (foremost in 3D) will be focussed. These materials have been the most intensively studied within the last 5-10 years with respect to nano-micro integration aspects and their functional and application oriented properties. The critical review should be interesting for a broader scientific community (chemists, physicists, material scientists) interested in synthetic and functional material aspects of 1D materials as well as their integration into next higher organized architectures.     

Recent Progress in the Development of Conducting Polymer‐Based Nanocomposites for Electrochemical Biosensors Applications: A Mini‐Review

Among various immobilizing materials, conductive polymer‐based nanocomposites have been widely applied to fabricate the biosensors, because of their outstanding properties such as excellent electrocatalytic activity, high conductivity, and strong adsorptive ability compared to conventional conductive polymers. Electrochemical biosensors have played a significant role in delivering the diagnostic information and therapy monitoring in a rapid, simple, and low cost portable device. This paper reviews the recent developments in conductive polymer‐based nanocomposites and their applications in electrochemical biosensors. The article starts with a general and concise comparison between the properties of conducting polymers and conducting polymer nanocomposites. Next, the current applications of conductive polymer‐based nanocomposites of some important conducting polymers such as PANI, PPy, and PEDOT in enzymatic and nonenzymatic electrochemical biosensors are overviewed. This review article covers an 8‐year period beginning in 2010.     

Strain of 2D materials via substrate engineering

Two-dimensional(2D) materials have received extensive attention in the fields of electronics, optoelectronics, and magnetic devices attributed to their unique electronic structures and physical properties. The application of strain is a simple and effective strategy to change the lattice structure of 2D materials thus modulating their physical properties, which further facilitate their applications in carrier mobility transistor, magnetic sensor, single-photon emitter etc. In this short review, ...     

Bandgap-Engineered Germanene Nanosheets as an Efficient Photodynamic Agent for Cancer Therapy

Two-dimensional (2D) monoelemental materials (Xenes) show considerable potential in bioapplications owing to their unique 2D physicochemical features and the favored biosafety resulting from their monoelemental composition. However, the narrow band gaps of Xenes prevent their broad applications in biosensors, bioimaging and phototherapeutics. In this study, it is demonstrated that 2D germanene terminated with −H via surface chemical engineering, shows a much broadened direct band gap of 1.65 eV, which enables the material to be used as a novel inorganic photosensitizer for the photodynamic therapy of singlet oxygen. Through theoretical analysis and in vitro studies, H-germanene nanosheets demonstrate a substantially enlarged band gap and favorable biodegradability, demonstrating a substantial cancer treatment capacity. This study demonstrates the feasibility of constructing novel therapeutic photodynamic agents by surface covalent engineering for catalytic tumor therapy.     

Wafer-scale periodic nanohole arrays templated from two-dimensional nonclose-packed colloidal crystals

This communication reports a simple yet versatile nonlithographic approach for fabricating wafer-scale periodic nanohole arrays from a large variety of functional materials, including metals, semiconductors, and dielectrics. Spin-coated two-dimensional (2D) nonclose-packed colloidal crystals are used as first-generation shadow masks during physical vapor deposition to produce isolated nanohole arrays. These regular nanoholes can then be used as second-generation etching masks to create submicrometer void arrays in the substrates underneath. Complex patterns with micrometer-scale resolution can be made by standard microfabrication techniques for potential device applications. These 2D-ordered nanohole arrays may find important technological applications ranging from subwavelength optics to interferometric biosensors.     

Bioelectrochemical application of some PQQ-dependent enzymes.

This paper focuses on the use of PQQ-dependent enzymes (PQQ enzymes) in amperometrical biosensors and gives emphasis on their innovative designs and applications. The study covers some aspects in the evolution of biosensors based on PQQ enzymes. Main attention is focused on the electrochemical properties of PQQ enzymes as very promising materials for the formation of electrochemical biosensors. Immobilization approaches and redox mediators recently used in PQQ enzymes based biosensors are reviewed. The acceptance of polypyrrole as a very promising immobilization matrix for some PQQ enzymes is discussed.     

A review on two-dimensional (2D) and 2D-3D multidimensional perovskite solar cells: Perovskites structures,stability, and photovoltaic performances

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) fabricated with two-dimensional (2D) halide and 2D-3D mixed-halide materials are remarkable for their optoelectronic properties. The 2D perovskite structures are extremely stable but show limited charge transport and large bandgap for solar cell applications. To overcome these challenges, multidimensional 2D-3D perovskite materials are used to maintain simultaneously, a long-term stability, and high performance. In this review, we discuss the recent progress and the advantages of 2D and 2D-3D perovskite materials as absorber for solar cell applications. First, we discuss the structure and the unique properties of 2D and multidimensional 2D-3D perovskites materials. Second, the stability of 2D and 2D-3D mixed perovskites and the perspects of PSCs are hashed out.     

Two-dimensional materials toward Terahertz optoelectronic device applications

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have become a worldwide hot topic due to their fascinating properties, including high carrier mobility, tunable bandgap, ultra-broadband optical absorption and response. The versatility of 2D materials enable it hold great potential to achieve high performance Terahertz (THz) optoelectronic devices. However, the THz radiation, range from infrared to microwave, known as the THz gap, much less investigated than that of other electromagnetic wave. Motivated by this lack of knowledge, we reviewed the recent advances of research into 2D materials based THz optoelectronic devices. Firstly, we introduced the background and motivation of this review. Then, the suitable 2D material candidates are exhibited, followed by a comprehensive review of their applications in THz generation devices, modulator, THz shielding, and photodetectors. Finally, the challenges and further development directions are concluded. We believe that some milestone investigations of 2D materials based THz optoelectronic devices will emerge soon, which will bring about great industrial revelations in 2D materials-based nanodevice commercialization.     

基于3d元素掺杂的石墨二炔分子传感材料性能调控

二维碳材料因其独特的性质成为凝聚态物理、纳米电子学、生物医药等领域的前沿研究热点。石墨二炔具有天然的半导体特性及独特的大孔网状结构,在纳米电子器件和生物传感方面比石墨烯更具优势。本文使用第一性原理计算研究了单层石墨二炔的纳米带电子输运性质和及石墨二炔对小分子的吸附。我们考虑用掺杂3d金属原子的方法来增强对分子的吸附力。选择在石墨二炔表面吸附能较大的钪(Sc)、钛(Ti)原子,确定石墨二炔表面Sc、Ti单原子在室温下的稳定性,研究了Sc、Ti掺杂石墨二炔用于分子检测的潜在可能。从能带、载流子浓度等方面全面探讨了Sc、Ti掺杂石墨二炔对甲醛分子(HCHO)的响应。又进一步研究了石墨二炔与氨基酸分子间相互作用,发现色散力在相互作用中占主导地位。研究了吸附氨基酸对石墨二炔电子输运的影响,探讨石墨二炔在生物传感方面的潜在应用。     

Oxidized Carbon Nitrides: Water‐Dispersible,Atomically Thin Carbon Nitride‐Based Nanodots and Their Performances as Bioimaging Probes

Three‐dimensional (3D) carbon nitride (C₃N₄)‐based materials show excellent performance in a wide range of applications because of their suitable band structures. To realize the great promise of two‐dimensional (2D) allotropes of various 3D materials, it is highly important to develop routes for the production of 2D C₃N₄ materials, which are one‐atom thick, in order to understand their intrinsic properties and identify their possible applications. In this work, water‐dispersible, atomically thin, and small carbon nitride nanodots were produced using the chemical oxidation of graphitic C₃N₄. Various analyses, including X‐ray diffraction, X‐ray photoelectron, Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy, and combustion‐based elemental analysis, and thermogravimetric analysis, confirmed the production of 3D oxidized C₃N₄ materials. The 2D C₃N₄ nanodots were successfully exfoliated as individual single layers; their lateral dimension was several tens of nanometers. They showed strong photoluminescence in the visible region as well as excellent performances as cell‐imaging probes in an in vitro study using confocal fluorescence microscopy.     

Emerging Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Cancer Therapy

Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials have drawn tremendous attention due to their unique physicochemical properties and promising applications in the fields of electronics, energy storage, and catalysis. Recently, the biomedicine community has gradually started to recognize the great potential of these nanostructured materials for biomedical applications – in particular those related to cancer therapy. In this review, we provide a brief overview of a few representative 2D nanomaterials, discuss their preparation strategies and physicochemical properties, and highlight their applications in cancer nanomedicine. We expect that this review will shed some light on the new opportunities associated with 2D nanomaterials for biomedical research.     

Amperometric biosensors based on electrosynthesised polymeric films

The most significant goals achieved in the course of the last decade in the design of amperometric biosensors based on redox enzymes entrapped in electrosynthesised polymeric films are reviewed. Particular emphasis is devoted to non-conducting polymers with built-in permselectivity that revealed very promising materials for designing fast-response and interference-free, H₂O₂ detecting, amperometric biosensors. The role of surface analytical techniques to provide structural information allowing a better understanding of polymers properties and their relationship with the ultimate performance of the final device is also outlined. The most relevant applications of amperometric biosensors based on electropolymerised films to real samples analysis are also reviewed and some possible future trends highlighted. Received: 12 November 1999 / Revised: 10 January 2000 / Accepted: 16 January 2000     

Two-dimensional alloyed transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets: Synthesis and applications

Two-dimensional(2D) transition metal dichalcogenide(TMD) nanosheets have attracted considerable attention owing to their diverse properties and great potential in a wide range of applications. In order to further tune their properties and then broaden their application domain, large efforts have been devoted into engineering the structures of 2D TMD nanosheets at atomic scale, especially the alloying technology.Alloying different 2D TMD nanosheets into 2D alloys not only offers the opportunities...