A Butyrylcholinesterase Camera Biosensor Tested for Carbofuran and Paraoxon Assay by Miroslav Pohanka, Jitka Zakova

“…In this paper, a colorimetric biosensor is constructed using 3D-printed multiwell pads treated with indoxylacetate as a chromogenic substrate and gold nanoparticles with the immobilized enzyme butyrylcholinesterase. …”
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Investigation on Friction Stir Weldability Characteristics of AA7075-T651 and AA6061-T6 Based Nanocomposites by M. Madhusudan, S. P. Shanmuganatan, Kurse Shridhar, Jacob John, R. Krishnamurthy, Bashyam Sasikumar

“…The findings concluded that the reinforced samples welded using a cylindrical tool and double-pass strategy showcased homogenous distribution of nanoparticles with grain refinement, thereby exhibiting improved strength and hardness.…”
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Highly Stable and Active Pt/Nb-TiO2 Carbon-Free Electrocatalyst for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells by Shuhui Sun, Gaixia Zhang, Xueliang Sun, Mei Cai, Martin Ruthkosky

“…Mesoporous Nb-TiO2 hollow spheres were synthesized by the sol-gel method using polystyrene (PS) sphere templates. Pt nanoparticles (NPs) were then deposited onto mesoporous Nb-TiO2 hollow spheres via a simple wet-chemical route in aqueous solution, without the need for surfactants or potentiostats. …”
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Biodegradable Food Packaging Materials and Prospects of the Fourth Industrial Revolution for Tomato Fruit and Product Handling by S. M. Chisenga, G. N. Tolesa, T. S. Workneh

“…Biodegradable films can be degraded in soil by microbial enzymatic actions and bioassimilation. Nanoparticles are incorporated into blended films to improve the performance of packaging materials. …”
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Biphasic Equilibrium Dialysis of Poly(N-Isopropyl Acrylamide) Nanogels Synthesized at Decreased Temperatures for Targeted Delivery of Thermosensitive Bioactives by Witold Musial, Jiri Michálek, Janusz Pluta, Anna Jaromin, Magdalena Pietka-Ottlik, Martin Pradny

“…Hydrogel nanoparticles, referred to also as nanogels, are of special interest for medical and pharmaceutical applications. …”
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Application of Ultrasound to Selectively Localize Nanodroplets for Targeted Imaging and Therapy by Paul A. Dayton, Shukui Zhao, Susannah H. Bloch, Pat Schumann, Kim Penrose, Terry O. Matsunaga, Reena Zutshi, Alexander Doinikov, Katherine W. Ferrara

“…Theory and experiments are combined to demonstrate the displacement of perfluorocarbon nanoparticles in the direction of US propagation, where a traveling US wave with a peak pressure on the order of megapascals and frequency in the megahertz range produces a particle translational velocity that is proportional to acoustic intensity and increases with increasing center frequency. …”
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A Photocatalytic Active Adsorbent for Gas Cleaning in a Fixed Bed Reactor by Peter Pucher, Rabah Azouani, Andrei Kanaev, Gernot Krammer

“…A novel sol-gel process with rapid micro mixing is used to coat a porous silica substrate with TiO2-based nanoparticles. The resulting material posses a high adsorption capacity and a photocatalytic activity under UV-A illumination (PCAA = photocatalytic active adsorbent). …”
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Zinc Oxide Phytonanoparticles’ Effects on Yield and Mineral Contents in Fruits of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L. cv. Cherry) under Field Conditions by Federico Antonio Gutiérrez-Miceli, María Ángela Oliva-Llaven, María Celina Luján-Hidalgo, María Concepción Velázquez-Gamboa, Daniel González-Mendoza, Yazmin Sánchez-Roque

“…The morphometric parameters were evaluated before and after the application of the nanoparticles. The minerals’ content of fruits was done 95 days after planting. …”
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The role of manganese in CoMnOx catalysts for selective long-chain hydrocarbon production via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis by Hao Chen, Zan Lian, Xiao Zhao, Jiawei Wan, Priscilla F. Pieters, Judit Oliver-Meseguer, Ji Yang, Elzbieta Pach, Sophie Carenco, Laureline Treps, Nikos Liakakos, Yu Shan, Virginia Altoe, Ed Wong, Zengqing Zhuo, Feipeng Yang, Ji Su, Jinghua Guo, Monika Blum, Saul H. Lapidus, Adrian Hunt, Iradwikanari Waluyo, Hirohito Ogasawara, Haimei Zheng, Peidong Yang, Alexis T. Bell, Núria López, Miquel Salmeron

“…Here we present an experimental and theoretical study using model catalysts consisting of crystalline CoMnOx nanoparticles and thin films, where Co and Mn are mixed at the sub-nm scale. …”
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MHD Williamson Nanofluid Flow over a Stretching Sheet through a Porous Medium under Effects of Joule Heating, Nonlinear Thermal Radiation, Heat Generation/Absorption, and Chemical... by J. Bouslimi, M. Omri, R. A. Mohamed, K. H. Mahmoud, S. M. Abo-Dahab, M. S. Soliman

“…Moreover, the effect of the resulting physical parameters on the distributions of velocity, temperature, and concentration of nanoparticles has been studied by using graphical forms with an interest in providing physical meanings to each parameter. …”
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Novel cisplatin-magnetoliposome complex shows enhanced antitumor activity via Hyperthermia by M. Carmen Jiménez-López, Ana Carolina Moreno-Maldonado, Natividad Martín-Morales, Francisco O’Valle, M. Ricardo Ibarra, Gerardo F. Goya, Ignacio J. Molina

“…We have developed a new, magnetically responsive nanocarrier, consisting of liposomes loaded with magnetic nanoparticles and cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II) (CDDP), commonly known as Cisplatin. …”
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Synergetic monitoring of pressure and temperature stimulations in multisensory electronic skin based on time decoupling effect by Zhiyi Gao, Ye Zhang, Zhenyu Hu, Dongdong Zhang, Shengbin Li, Huiyun Xiao, Ziyin Xiang, Dan Xu, Haifeng Zhang, Yuanzhao Wu, Yiwei Liu, Jie Shang, Runwei Li

“…Herein, we propose a flexible multisensory E‐skin by developing a highly homogeneous dispersion of BaTiO3 nanoparticles in polydimethylsiloxane dielectric layer. …”
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One-step solvothermal preparation of Fe-doped Ni0.85Se/NF: An efficient catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction by Longqi Zhu, Runze Wang, Chen Wang, Shuhan Yang, Haizhen Liu, Bo Xing, Honghui Cheng, Kuikui Wang

“…Fe-doped Ni0.85Se/NF (Fe-Ni0.85Se/NF) nanoparticles were prepared at 80 °C via Fe2+ etching method. …”
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Artificial Intelligence Technique of Synthesis and Characterizations for Measurement of Optical Particles in Medical Devices by Walid Theib Mohammad, Sherin Hassan Mabrouk, Rania Mohammed Abd Elgawad Mostafa, Mohammad Bani Younis, Ahmad Maher Al Sayeh, Mona Abdelmoneim Abdelmabood Ebrahim, Samar Zuhair Alshawwa, Heba Abdelazezm Hassan Ismail, Manal Mahrous Abdalhamed Mohamed, Sara Wans Alshmmry, Malik Bader Alazzam, Md Kawser Ahmed

“…We used a number of instrumentation methods to investigate the naked CdS nanoparticles, including XRD, SEM-EDX, UV-Vis spectroscopy, TEM, XPS, and PL spectroscopy, among others. …”
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Non-Invasive Point-of-Care Detection of Methamphetamine and Cocaine via Aptamer-Based Lateral Flow Test by Bilge Erkocyigit, Ezgi Man, Ece Efecan, Ozge Ozufuklar, Deniz Devecioglu, Basak Bagci, Ebru Aldemir, Hakan Coskunol, Serap Evran, Emine Guler Celik

“…In the design strategy of an LFA test, the use of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) with strong optical properties has been combined with the advantages of selecting aptamers under in vitro conditions, making it a highly specific and stable recognition probe for the detection of small molecules in saliva. …”
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Insights into the Enhancement Mechanisms of Molten Salt Nanofluids by Xiong Yaxuan, Wang Huixiang, Wang Zhenyu, Wu Yuting, Xu Qian, Wang Gang, Li Chuan, Ding Yulong, Ma Chongfang

“…To explore the enhancement mechanisms, this work prepared carbonate salt nanofluids with binary carbonate as base salt and 20 nm SiO2 and 20 nm MgO nanoparticles as additives by the commonly used aqueous solution method. …”
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Observation of Body‐Centered‐Cubic Cu Nanocluster with Partial Cu(0) Character by Pu Gao, Jing Du, Weijie Hong, Mingzai Wu, Yan Feng, Yanjun Ding, Manzhou Zhu

“…The structure of nanoparticles is a key determinant of their material properties. …”
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Chitosan-Based Coating with Antimicrobial Agents: Preparation, Property, Mechanism, and Application Effectiveness on Fruits and Vegetables by Yage Xing, Qinglian Xu, Xingchen Li, Cunkun Chen, Li Ma, Shaohua Li, Zhenming Che, Hongbin Lin

“…The methods to prepare the chitosan-based coating with antimicrobial agents, such as essential oils, acid, and nanoparticles, were developed by other researchers. Meanwhile, the application of chitosan-based coating is mainly due to its antimicrobial activity and other functional properties, which were investigated, introduced, and analyzed in this review. …”
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Zincophilic CuO as electron sponge to facilitate dendrite-free zinc-based flow battery by Jin Seong Cha, Sanghyeon Park, Noh-Uk Seo, Yun-Chan Kang, Chan-Woo Lee, Jung Hoon Yang

“…Herein, we reveal that zinc electrodeposition behaviors dramatically improved through the introduction of highly zincophilic copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs). Strong electronic redistribution between Zn and CuO explains the high Zn affinity on CuO, with negligible nucleation overpotential. …”
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Non-linear enhancement of ultrafast X-ray diffraction through transient resonances by Stephan Kuschel, Phay J. Ho, Andre Al Haddad, Felix F. Zimmermann, Leonie Flueckiger, Matthew R. Ware, Joseph Duris, James P. MacArthur, Alberto Lutman, Ming-Fu Lin, Xiang Li, Kazutaka Nakahara, Jeff W. Aldrich, Peter Walter, Linda Young, Christoph Bostedt, Agostino Marinelli, Tais Gorkhover

“…We compared snapshots from individual  ≈ 100 nm Xe nanoparticles as a function of pulse duration and incoming X-ray fluence. …”
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