Controllable surface carrier type of metal oxide nanocrystals for multifunctional photocatalysis by Han Li, Yingchun Ding, Kaiyi Luo, Qiuping Zhang, Huan Yuan, Shuyan Xu, Ming Xu

“…The approach is based on the surface redox properties of custom-designed p-n hetero-structured hybrid nanoparticles (NPs) containing copper oxide, and wide-gap metal oxide semiconductors (MOSs). …”
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Modalities for Imaging of Prostate Cancer by A. H. Hou, D. Swanson, A. B. Barqawi

“…We also review several promising techniques on the horizon, including Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI, Diffuse-Weighted Imaging, Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles, and Radionuclide Scintigraphy.…”
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Facile colorimetric detection of As(V) in Rice with immobilized acid phosphatase on hollow metal-organic frameworks hybrid with peroxidase-like activity by Zhiyang Qin, Zhuolan Xu, Yixin Liu, Xinguang Qin, Gang Liu, Xinlin Wei, Haizhi Zhang

“…Metalloporphyrin and gold nanoparticles modified hollow zeolite imidazole framework-8 [Au/HZIF-8@TCPP(Fe)], named AuHT, was chosen here as ACP immobilizing carrier with peroxidase-like activity. …”
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Effects of Surface Modification of Nanodiamond Particles for Nucleation Enhancement during Its Film Growth by Microwave Plasma Jet Chemical Vapour Deposition Technique by Chii-Ruey Lin, Da-Hua Wei, Minh-Khoa BenDao, Hong-Ming Chang, Wei-En Chen, Jen-Ai Lee

“…The results of both Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and dynamic light scattering measurements demonstrated that plasma treated diamond nanoparticles possessed polar surface functional groups and attained high dispersion in methanol. …”
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Carbon Nanotubes: A Review on Structure and Their Interaction with Proteins by N. Saifuddin, A. Z. Raziah, A. R. Junizah

“…The high surface-to-volume ratio offered by nanoparticles resulted in the concentration of the immobilized entity being considerably higher than that afforded by other materials. …”
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Use of Dendrimers during the Synthesis of Pt-Ru Electrocatalysts for PEM Fuel Cells: Effects on the Physical and Electrochemical Properties by J. C. Calderón, L. Calvillo, M. J. Lázaro, E. Pastor

“…These changes are principally explained from the removal of organic residues remaining on the surface of the Pt-Ru nanoparticles after the synthesis procedure. After the activation of the catalysts by heating at 350°C, the real importance of the use of these encapsulating molecules and the effect of the generation of the dendrimer become visible. …”
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Thermal Management Approach to Stabilization of Disordered Active Sites for Sabatier Reaction by Delong Duan, Di Wu, Hongwei Shou, Chuansheng Hu, Canyu Hu, Min Zhou, Ran Long, Yingpu Bi, Yujie Xiong

“…Specifically, an efficient and stable catalytic system is developed by integrating urchin‐like Ru nanoparticles with disordered active sites (d‐RuNUs) and multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as heat transfer framework, which achieves a CH4 yield of 3.3 mol g−1 h−1 with nearly 100% selectivity in 12 h. …”
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Synthesis of Polydopamine Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide-Palladium Nanocomposite for Laccase Based Biosensor by Da-Wei Li, Lei Luo, Peng-Fei Lv, Qing-Qing Wang, Ke-Yu Lu, An-Fang Wei, Qu-Fu Wei

“…In this work, palladium nanoparticles (Pd) loaded reduced graphene oxide (rGO) hybrid (rGO-Pd) was synthesized through a facile method. …”
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Phase Composition, Surface Morphology, and Dielectric Properties of Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)–Cobalt Ferrite Composite Films Depending on Thickness by Pavel A. Vorontsov, Vitalii D. Salnikov, Valerii V. Savin, Stanislav A. Vorontsov, Alexander S. Omelyanchik, Petr V. Shvets, Larissa V. Panina, Petr A. Ershov, Valeria V. Rodionova

“…The composites were synthesized from PVDF with CFO nanoparticles using the Dr. Blade method to obtain film thicknesses ranging from 15 to 58 μm. …”
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Surface reaction mechanism and characteristics of 2-dimensional TiO2 and 0-dimensional Ag nanocomposites specialized for H2S gas sensing at room temperature by Un Yup Lee, Min Young Kim, Kyu Hyoung Lee, Sol Han, Seung Yong Lee, Ali Mirzaei, Sun-Woo Choi, Myung Sik Choi, Changhyun Jin, Jeong Yun Hwang

“…In this study, we provide the synthesis of pristine TiO2 nanosheets (NSs) via a simple flux method and their decoration with Ag nanoparticles (NPs) using a hydrothermal method for room-temperature H2S gas sensing. …”
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Neoantigen mRNA vaccines and A2A receptor antagonism: A strategy to enhance T cell immunity by Saber Imani, Parham Jabbarzadeh Kaboli, Ali Babaeizad, Mazaher Maghsoudloo

“…The review also discusses lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to co-deliver A2ARi and mRNA vaccines, optimizing their effectiveness. …”
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GaN Nanopowder synthesis via nitridation: Fabrication and characterization of GaN thin Films for UV detection applications by Mahdi Hajimazdarani, Peyman Yaghoubizadeh, Ali Jafari, Ali Kenarsari Moghadam, Mojtaba Hajimazdarani, Mohammad Javad Eshraghi

“…This study presents a novel method for synthesizing gallium nitride nanoparticles via nitridation and their subsequent deposition onto silicon substrates using electron beam evaporation for UV detection applications. …”
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Copper Sulfide Catalyzed Porous Fluorine-Doped Tin Oxide Counter Electrode for Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells with High Fill Factor by Satoshi Koyasu, Daiki Atarashi, Etsuo Sakai, Masahiro Miyauchi

“…A facile chemical synthesis was used to fabricate a composite counter electrode consisting of fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) powder and CuS nanoparticles. The introduction of a sputtered gold layer at the interface of the porous-FTO layer and underlying glass substrate also markedly reduced the resistance of the counter electrode. …”
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A Feasibility Study for Microwave Breast Cancer Detection Using Contrast-Agent-Loaded Bacterial Microbots by Yifan Chen, Panagiotis Kosmas, Sylvain Martel

“…Motivated by these useful properties, we suggest loading a nanoscale microwave contrast agent such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) or ferroelectric nanoparticles (FNPs) onto the MTB in order to modify the dielectric properties of tissues near the agent-loaded bacteria. …”
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Effect of colloidal particle size on physicochemical properties and aggregation behaviors of two alkaline soils by Y. Yan, X. Zhang, C. Xu, C. Xu, J. Liu, F. Hu, F. Hu, Z. Geng, Z. Geng

“…The present study revealed the size effects of two alkaline soil colloids on carbon content, clay minerals, surface properties and suspension stability, emphasizing that soil nanoparticles are prone to be more stably dispersed instead of being aggregated. …”
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TiO2/ZnS/CdS Nanocomposite for Hydrogen Evolution and Orange II Dye Degradation by Václav Štengl, Daniela Králová

“…Hydrogen evolution was observed in the presence of palladium and platinum nanoparticles deposited on TiO2/ZnS/CdS composites. The morphology was obtained by scanning electron microscopy, the nitrogen adsorption-desorption was used for determination of surface area (BET) and porosity. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Cerium Doped Titanium Catalyst for the Degradation of Nitrobenzene Using Visible Light by Padmini Ellappan, Lima Rose Miranda

“…Cerium doped catalyst was synthesized using Titanium isopropoxide as the Titanium source. The metal doped nanoparticles semiconductor catalyst was prepared by sol-sol method with the sol of Cerium. …”
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Tribological Characterization of Epoxy Hybrid Composites Reinforced with Al2O3 Nanofiller by K. Dilip Kumar, M. Shantharaja, M. D. Kiran, M. Rajesh, Nithin Kumar, Haiter Lenin

“…In the present research, epoxy matrix reinforced with nylon-6 fibers and glass fibers were prepared using the solution blend technique. Alumina nanoparticles are added as fillers to enhance the properties of epoxy hybrid composites. …”
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Experimental evaluation of nanoclay assisted water based EOR method by Hamid Mohammad Soleimani, Mohammad Taghi Sadeghi

“…Abstract Recently, one of the most applicable nanoparticles (NPs) is nanoclay that is especially used in drilling to enhance the rheology of the drilling fluids. …”
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Exposure of cerebellar granule cells to nanosilver: Oxidative stress parameters and the protective effect of exogenous glutathione by Lidia Struzynska, Beata Toczylowska, Beata Dabrowska-Bouta, Elzbieta Zieminska

“…In recent decades, the production of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) has shown exponential growth. They are widely used as high-potency antimicrobial agents in a range of medical and consumer products and increasingly in the agricultural sector as a component of plant protection nanoproducts. …”
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