One Year of ACS Nanoscience Au

I t is hard to believe that a year has passed already since the first issue of ACS Nanoscience Au was published in December of 2021.In the six issues in Volume 2, which constitute the first full year, ACS Nanoscience Au has published 44 contributions, including 3 Editorials, 1 Perspective, 11 Reviews, and 29 Articles/Letters.In total, all of the content published thus far in ACS Nanoscience Au has been viewed more than 88,000 times!This large number of views is a testament to the journal's outstanding content, as well as its visibility and reach, which are maximized by its open access status.The published papers have been authored and accessed by researchers from around the world, highlighting the global impact and visibility of ACS Nanoscience Au.These papers also span the breadth of topics that define the field of nanoscience.To highlight the topical diversity and impact of the first year of ACS Nanoscience Au, the papers highlighted below are among the most accessed and cited so far.They represent a collection of Reviews and Perspectives in nanomedicine, nanoelectronics, active matter, environmental remediation, 1-D and 2-D materials, and energy, as well as Articles and Letters in nanoclusters, nanomedicine, nanoagriculture, nanowires, halide perovskites, SERS imaging, nanophotonics, DNA nanotechnology, and MXenes.Luciferase-Based Biosensors in the Era of the COVID-19 Pandemic (ACS Nanosci.Au 2021, 1, 15-37).Our very first published Review, by Taha Azad, Carolina Ilkow, John Bell, and co-workers, holds the current record for the highest number of article views in the journal.Viruses and proteins are inherently nanoscopic systems, and this Review highlights the development and use of biosensors to study virus biology, including SARS-CoV-2.Design of Over-1000 nm Near-Infrared Fluorescent Polymeric Micellar Nanoparticles by Matching the Solubility Parameter of the Core Polymer and Dye (ACS Nanosci.Au 2021, 1, 61-68).This Article by Masakazu Umezawa, Kohei Soga, and co-workers demonstrated a strategy for designing polymeric nanoparticles for biological imaging.They showed how near-infrared fluorescent probes could be accessed by matching the solubility parameters of a core polymer and a dye molecule.Gold Nanoparticle Smartphone Platform for Diagnosing Urinary Tract Infections (ACS Nanosci.Au 2022, 2, 324-332).The diagnosis of urinary tract infections is important in medicine.In this Article, Warren Chan and co-workers used a gold nanoparticle colorimetric approach to detect clinically relevant bacteria concentrations, finding it both inexpensive and fast.They then used this to develop a smartphone platform for detecting urinary tract infections.