Table 2.
Recently established applications of NAA-based structures.
| Application | Reported Utility | Refs |
|---|---|---|
| Photonic structures | Reviews on photonic structures | [34,46,186] |
| Principles of photonic crystals | [187,188,189] | |
| Fabry-Perót interferometer | [190] | |
| Gradient-index filters | [191] | |
| Distributed Bragg reflectors | [192] | |
| Optical bandpass filters | [193] | |
| Human protein heavy ions real-time interaction monitoring | [194] | |
| Tailoring of optical properties with pulse anodization | [149] | |
| Design of phase shift defect in effective refractive index | [195] | |
| Hybrid distributed DBRs and apodized GIF photonic structure | [196] | |
| Characterization of thermotropic ferroelectric liquid crystals confined in the NAA | [197,198,199] | |
| Glass transition of discotic liquid crystals in one-dimensional fluid | [200] | |
| Adjustable optical anisotropy by self-assembly of liquid crystals confined in porous structure | [201] | |
| Sensors | NAA template-assisted fabrication of chromium substrate for SERS detection of heavy ions in aqueous solutions | [202] |
| Au NPs array on NAA for SERS detection of hemoglobin | [203] | |
| Controlled fabrication of periodic plasmonic dimer arrays for SERS | [204] | |
| Graphene-NAA composite for SERS sensing | [205] | |
| Label-free optical sensor based on interferometric reflectance spectroscopy for TNF-α detection | [206] | |
| NAA-based interferometer for copper sensing | [207] | |
| [208] | ||
| Rhodamine B release triggered by Staphylococcus aureus detection | [209] | |
| Determination of Pb2+ with DNAzyme | [210] | |
| Reflectance spectroscopy based biosensor for determination of trypsin | [211] | |
| Salmonella sensing through DNA sequence recognition | [212] | |
| Reusable, molecular gated-NAA for detection of Mycoplasma fermentans |
[97] | |
| Molecular gated-NAA for detection of Candida albicans | [213] | |
| Molecular gated-NAA for sensitive detection of cocaine | [26] | |
| Adjustable sensor based on the metallic resistor suspended on NAA membrane | [214] | |
| Templates | Reviews of NAA template-assisted fabrication | [47,215] |
| Fabrication of 2D Au nanodot arrays with tailorable geometric features for photocatalysis enhancement | [216] | |
| Nanostructured surface for photocatalysis | [217] | |
| Fabrication of Bi NWs for microelectronics | [218] | |
| Perowskite NWs with a tunable emission wavelength | [219] | |
| Electrodes for the electrochemical denitrification | [220] | |
| Metal-free coating for the broadband infrared absorption | [221] | |
| Polymer-brush structure confined in the NAA | [222] | |
| Segment Au-Ag nanowires for SERS detection | [223] | |
| Fabrication of Ni antidot arrays for spinotronic applications | [224] | |
| Review on NAA-derived electrochemical energy storage devices | [10] | |
| Co magnetic NWs | [225] | |
| Fe-Pd NWs for magnetic/catalytic spinoelectronics | [226] | |
| Ca2FeIn Hensler alloy NWs for spintronics application | [227] | |
| Review on NAA-molded stimuli-responsive polymer structures | [228] | |
| Membranes for filtering and separation | Tailor-engineering of narrow pore NAA membranes | [229] |
| Growing covalent organic frameworks on porous substrates for molecule-sieving membranes with pores tunable from ultra- to nanofiltration | [230] | |
| Mechanical properties of NAA membranes | [231,232] | |
| Photocatalytic membrane for water disinfection | [233] | |
| Steric-based removal of Coliform bacteria | [234] | |
| Removal of Cu2+ and Cd2+ with pH controlled permeability | [235] | |
| Removal of As from aqueous media | [236] | |
| Switchable hydrophobicity of the membrane for selective oil/water emulsion separation | [237] | |
| Efficient separation of hydrocarbons | [238] | |
| Gas dehumidification method with selective water vapor-permeable membrane | [239] | |
| Selective rejection of polar molecules | [240] | |
| The electric eel inspired structure for energy conversion | [241] | |
| Biological monitoring and cell culture | Reviews on NAA-based biosensors | [12,45] |
| Biomimetic nanochannels for enhanced biomolecule response | [242] | |
| Modulation of osteo-immune response of macrophages | [243] | |
| Structure with three-phase interface for gas exposure as a lung airway model | [244] | |
| NAA-based substrate for in situ monitoring of hormonal release from human cell culture | [245] | |
| Osteogenic differentiation induced with NAA morphology | [246] | |
| Pore size-dependent growth of N2a cells | [247] | |
| Control of cell adhesion with functional coating of collagen and fibronectin | [248] | |
| Drug delivery | Impact of NAA pore geometry on DOX sustained-release profile | [175] |
| pH sensitive NAA platform for sustained drug release | [43] | |
| Bone ex vivo evaluation of drug release from NAA surface-modified aluminum wire implants | [249] | |
| Proof-of-concept cancer therapy with nanotube-based drug delivery system targeting autophagic and endoplasmic reticulum stress | [162] | |
| In vivo nanotubes nanotoxicity study on murine model | [163] | |
| Drug delivery perspectives of NAA-derived materials review | [48] | |
| Functional layer for composites | Enhanced wear resistance through multiphase lubrication mechanism | [250] |
| Tartaric-sulfuric acid NAA as “green” alternative for chromic-NAA protective layers | [80] | |
| NAA coating for reduction of thermal resistance and junction temperature | [251] | |
| Daytime passive radiative cooling layer | [252] | |
| Lubricant infused structure with self-healing properties and enhanced corrosion resistance | [253] | |
| NAA casing to reduce Ni corrosion in brine | [254] |