Functional nanocrystal as effective contrast agents for dual-mode imaging: Live-cell sonoluminescence and contrast-enhanced echography by V. Vighetto, E. Pascucci, N.M. Percivalle, A. Troia, K.M. Meiburger, M.R.P. van den Broek, T. Segers, V. Cauda

“…A prolonged over time and bright imaging effect is observed when adopting the developed nanoparticles. Furthermore, their nanometric size and potential targeting with biomolecules would allow ease extravasation and tissue or even cell penetration, achieving enhanced-contrast imaging. …”
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Exploring Mosquito Excreta as an Alternative Sample Type for Improving Arbovirus Surveillance in Australia by Tess R. Malcolm, Melissa J. Klein, Karolina Petkovic, Ina Smith, Kim R. Blasdell

“…Detectability was improved by pooling up to 20 DENV2-infected mosquitoes and collecting excreta into liquid substrate, followed by virus concentration using magnetic nanoparticles. Virus concentration improves quantification accuracy in comparison to unconcentrated samples and increases the amount of material available for detection, expanding detection capabilities to techniques with higher limits of detection. …”
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Unsteady Radiative Maxwell Fluid Flow over an Expanding Sheet with Sodium Alginate Water-Based Copper-Graphene Oxide Hybrid Nanomaterial: An Application to Solar Aircraft by S. Chandrasekaran, M. Satyanarayana Gupta, Sanju Jangid, K. Loganathan, B. Deepa, Dinesh Kumar Chaudhary

“…Maxwell fluid stream with two nanoparticles is going towards a trough with a parabolic form and is situated within the solar aircraft wing to investigate the phenomena of heat transfer rate. …”
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Room-Temperature Polyol Synthesis of Ag/SiO2 Nanocomposite as a Catalyst for 4-Nitrophenol Reduction by Canh Minh Thang Nguyen, Vinh Tien Nguyen

“…We prepared silver nanoparticles (AgNP) embedded in SiO2 using a green polyol approach by conducting the synthesis at ambient temperature and pH. …”
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Biodegradable and Stimuli-Responsive Nanomaterials for Targeted Drug Delivery in Autoimmune Diseases by Nargish Parvin, Sang Woo Joo, Tapas K. Mandal

“…This review provides a comprehensive analysis of state-of-the-art biodegradable nanocarriers such as polymeric nanoparticles, liposomes, and hydrogels engineered for targeted delivery in autoimmune therapies. …”
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Experimental Characterization, Computational Investigation, and Structure-propertyeactivity Relationship Studies of Nickel Ferrite Nanostructures by Ali Ben Ahmed

“…These analyses confirmed the formation of single-phase nickel ferrite nanoparticles in the range 8e14 nm. The principal quantum chemical descriptors have been analyzed and discussed. …”
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A Suitable Polysulfide Electrolyte for CdSe Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells by H. K. Jun, M. A. Careem, A. K. Arof

“…Inclusion of small amount of TiO2 nanoparticles into the electrolyte helps to stabilize the polysulfide electrolyte and thereby improve the stability of the CdSe QDSSC. …”
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The Role of Polyphenols in Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Their Antioxidant Properties to Scavenge Reactive Oxygen Species and Free Radicals by Muhammad Junaid Rao, Bingsong Zheng

“…We discussed how various abiotic stresses, including heat and chilling stress, drought, salinity, light stress, UV radiation, nanoparticles stress, chemical stress, and heavy metal toxicity, modulate phenylpropanoid metabolism and trigger the accumulation of specific polyphenolic compounds. …”
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Aloe Vera Extract-Mediated CuO NPs as Catalysts for the Synthesis of 4-Hydroxy-3-Methoxybenzaldehyde-Connected Piperidine Derivatives and Their Antibacterial Activity by Ponnusamy Packialakshmi, Perumal Gobinath, Anis Ahamed, Hissah Abdulrahman Alodaini, Ashraf Atef Hatamleh, Mohamed Taha Yassin, Akbar Idhayadhulla, Radhakrishnan Surendrakumar

“…Using a green chemistry strategy using copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) as a catalyst, a unique one-pot synthesis of Schiff base vanillin-linked piperidine derivatives (2, 2a-2j) may be generated, with a potential yield in a short reaction time. …”
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Spermine Significantly Increases the Transfection Efficiency of Cationic Polymeric Gene Vectors by Yue Lv, Jiaoqin Xue, Pengfei Cui, Lin Qiu

“…Mechanistic inquiries studies also disclosed that spermine augments the endosomal escape capability of PEI carriers without altering pathways involved in the cellular uptake of gene nanoparticles, thereby facilitating heightened gene expression. …”
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High-performance triboelectric nanogenerators based on Ag-doped ZnO loaded electrospun PVDF nanofiber mats for energy harvesting and healthcare monitoring by Hema Malini Venkatesan, Anand Prabu Arun

“…Abstract This study investigates the potential of zinc oxide (ZnO) and Ag-doped zinc oxide (Ag-ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) (1, 3 and 5 wt%) electrospun into poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) based triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) to harness electrical energy from ambient mechanical vibrations. …”
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Structural and Mössbauer Spectral Studies of Nanosized Aluminum Doped Manganese Zinc Ferrites by R. L. Dhiman, S. P. Taneja, V. R. Reddy

“…Nanoparticles of aluminum-substituted manganese zinc ferrites, Mn1.05Zn0.05AlxFe1.9−xO4 with 0.4≤x≤1.0 were synthesized by solid-state reaction route and characterized by XRD, TEM, and Mössbauer spectroscopy measurements. …”
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Curing Temperature Effects on the Tensile Properties and Hardness of γ−Fe2O3 Reinforced PDMS Nanocomposites by Yvonne Konku-Asase, Abu Yaya, Kwabena Kan-Dapaah

“…In this study, mechanical properties of PDMS reinforced by different volume fractions (ϕmnp=0–2 vol. %) of γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles (NPs) were investigated and quantitative data presented for different curing temperatures (25, 100, and 150°C). …”
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Physical, Chemical, and Antioxidant Characterization of Nano-Pomegranate Peel and Its Impact on Lipid Oxidation of Refrigerated Meat Ball by Alaa E. ElBeltagy, Mahmoud Elsayed, Sabry Khalil, Yasser F. M. Kishk, Abdel Fattah A. Abdel Fattah, Salman S. Alharthi

“…The physical (SEM, TEM, FTIR, and XRD) and chemical characteristics (phenolics, flavonoids, DPPH scavenging activity, FRAP, and reducing power) of nanoparticles were studied. The quality aspects of cold stored (5 ± 2°C) meatballs formulated with 0.5% (W/W) of nano-peel powder were evaluated. …”
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Renewable energy and the role of molten salts and carbon by Fray D.

“…Silicon and tin have much higher capacities and the use of these materials, encapsulated in carbon nanotubes and nanoparticles will be described. This paper will review these interesting developments and demonstrate that a combination of carbon and molten salts can offer novel ways of storing energy and converting carbon dioxide into useful products.…”
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Hierarchical CuO/ZnO Membranes for Environmental Applications under the Irradiation of Visible Light by Zhaoyang Liu, Hongwei Bai, Darren Delai Sun

“…Characterized by FESEM, TEM, XRD, XPS, and so forth, this CuO/ZnO naomaterial shows a special hierarchical nanostructure with CuO nanoparticles grown on ZnO nanorods. By assembling the hierarchical CuO/ZnO nanomaterials on a piece of commercial glassfiber membrane, a novel hierarchical CuO/ZnO membrane was fabricated. …”
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Tongue squamous cell carcinoma-targeting Au-HN-1 nanosystem for CT imaging and photothermal therapy by Ming Hao, Xingchen Li, Xinxin Zhang, Boqiang Tao, He Shi, Jianing Wu, Yuyang Li, Xiang Li, Shuangji Li, Han Wu, Jingcheng Xiang, Dongxu Wang, Weiwei Liu, Guoqing Wang

“…The current treatment modalities for TSCC frequently suffer from a lack of specificity and efficacy. Nanoparticles with diagnostic and photothermal therapeutic properties may offer a new approach for the targeted therapy of TSCC. …”
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In Vitro Investigation of Novel Peptide Hydrogels for Enamel Remineralization by Codruta Sarosi, Alexandrina Muntean, Stanca Cuc, Ioan Petean, Sonia Balint, Marioara Moldovan, Aurel George Mohan

“…These findings were corroborated by SEM and AFM images, which revealed elongated hydroxyapatite (HAP) nanoparticles integrated into the demineralized structures. …”
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Implications of entropy generation in bioconvective flow on Maxwell nanofluid past a Riga plate with Cattaneo--Christov model by K. Loganathan, Prasun Choudhary, S. Eswaramoorthi, K. Senthilvadivu, N. Thamaraikannan, Reema Jain

“…The fluid contains nanoparticles and gyrostatic microorganisms. It examines how these components influence the flow's thermal and mass transfer properties. …”
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Silymarin: a promising modulator of apoptosis and survival signaling in cancer by Ujjawal Sharma, Praveen Kumar Sahni, Bunty Sharma, Madhu Gupta, Damandeep Kaur, Darin Mansor Mathkor, Shafiul Haque, Sabiha Khatoon, Hardeep Singh Tuli, Astha Mishra, Faraz Ahmad

“…As efficient carriers, liposomes, polymeric micelles, lipid- and metal-based nanoparticles, increase the solubility and distribution of silymarin in target tissues. …”
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