Dear colleagues,

As the editor-in-chief of Nanomaterials, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Nanomaterials 2019 Best Paper Awards.
The awards have been granted to:

First Award—500 CHF:
Nanomaterials for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater
Yang, J.; Hou, B.; Wang, J.; Tian, B.; Bi, J.; Wang, N.; Li, X.; Huang, X.
Nanomaterials 2019, 9(3), 424; doi:10.3390/nano9030424

Injectable Alginate-Peptide Composite Hydrogel as a Scaffold for Bone Tissue Regeneration
Ghosh, M.; Halperin-Sternfeld, M.; Grinberg, I.; Adler-Abramovich, L.
Nanomaterials 2019, 9(4), 497; doi:10.3390/nano9040497

Second Award—300 CHF:
Carbon Dots and Graphene Quantum Dots in Electrochemical Biosensing
Campuzano, S.; Yáñez-Sedeño, P.; Pingarrón, J.M.
Nanomaterials 2019, 9(4), 634; doi:10.3390/nano9040634

A Smart Nanovector for Cancer Targeted Drug Delivery Based on Graphene Quantum Dots
Iannazzo, D.; Pistone, A.; Celesti, C.; Triolo, C.; Patané, S.; Giofré, S.V.; Romeo, R.; Ziccarelli, I.; Mancuso, R.; Gabriele, B.; Visalli, G.; Facciolà, A.; Di Pietro, A.
Nanomaterials 2019, 9(2), 282; doi:10.3390/nano9020282

Third Award—200 CHF:
Evolution of Wearable Devices with Real-Time Disease Monitoring for Personalized Healthcare
Guk, K.; Han, G.; Lim, J.; Jeong, K.; Kang, T.; Lim, E.-K.; Jung, J.
Nanomaterials 2019, 9(6), 813; doi:10.3390/nano9060813

An Ultra-High-Energy Density Supercapacitor; Fabrication Based on Thiolfunctionalized Graphene
Rani, J.R.; Thangavel, R.; Oh, S.-I.; Lee, Y.S.; Jang, J.-H.
Nanomaterials 2019, 9(2), 148; doi:10.3390/nano9020148

These winners (corresponding author) will each receive the bonus and a chance to publish a paper, free of charge, in Nanomaterials before 30 June 2022.

On behalf of the assessment committee, I congratulate the winners on their accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups of the above exceptional papers for their contributions to Nanomaterials, and thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with these awards.

Nanomaterials Editorial Office