Fabrication of Silver Interdigitated Electrode by a Stamp Method by Kan-Sen Chou, Chia-Hsuan Lee

“…A small amount of silver ink was first dripped into an IDE-patterned sponge of a stamp and then one could stamp out the desired IDE pattern made of nanosized silver colloids on a glass substrate, which was subsequently sintered at 280°C for 10 minutes to obtain the final silver IDE. …”
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Interconnected TiO2 Nanowire Networks for PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cell Applications by Fan Xu, Jaime Benavides, Xin Ma, Sylvain G. Cloutier

“…We present a simple method for the fabrication of an interconnected porous TiO2 nanostructured film via dip coating in a colloidal suspension of ultrathin TiO2 nanowires followed by high-temperature annealing. …”
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Development of Chitosan Nanoparticles as a Stable Drug Delivery System for Protein/siRNA by Haliza Katas, Maria Abdul Ghafoor Raja, Kai Leong Lam

“…The aim of this study is to determine the modulation of preparative parameters on the physical characteristics and colloidal stability of CS NPs. CS NPs were fabricated by ionic interaction with dextran sulphate (DS) prior to determination of their storage stability. …”
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The Role of Membranes in Modern Winemaking: From Clarification to Dealcoholization by Carolina E. Demaman Oro, Bruna M. Saorin Puton, Luciana D. Venquiaruto, Rogério Marcos Dallago, Giordana Demaman Arend, Marcus V. Tres

“…., polyethersulfone or PVDF), effectively remove suspended solids and colloids, resulting in a clearer wine without the need for chemical agents. …”
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Production of Toxic Volatile Trimethylbismuth by the Intestinal Microbiota of Mice by Britta Huber, Philip Dammann, Christine Krüger, Petra Kirsch, Beatrix Bialek, Roland A. Diaz-Bone, Reinhard Hensel

“…To document the indispensible role of the intestinal microbiota in methylating metals and metalloids to volatile derivatives under in vivo conditions, we compared the methylation capability of conventionally raised (CONV) and germ-free (GF) B6-mice fed with chow containing colloidal bismuth subcitrate (CBS) as the starting material for the formation of volatile methylated metal(loid)s. …”
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The Effect of Nanoparticle Reinforcement on Shear-Thickening Fluid by Tibebu Merde Zelelew, Addisu Negash Ali, Geta Kidanemariam, Getnet Ayele Kebede, Ermias Gebrekidan Koricho

“…We explore various STF types, including colloidal suspensions and polymer-based systems, and investigate the underlying shear-thickening mechanisms such as order-disorder, hydrocluster, and contact rheology theories. …”
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Influence of Aggregate and Asphalt Type on the Bond Strength between Asphalt and Aggregates and Its Self-Healing Properties by Xinli Gan, Wenli Zhang, Jie Li, Hui Tang, Peiyuan Zhong

“…Third, the asphalt was extracted into aromatic, saturated, colloidal, and asphaltene by an asphalt component separation test, and the bond strength between each asphalt component and aggregate was tested. …”
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Preparation and Properties of PTFE-PMMA Core-Shell Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites by Diego Antonioli, Michele Laus, Giampaolo Zuccheri, Valerj Kapeliouchko, Maria Cristina Righetti, Luca Boarino, Katia Sparnacci

“…Particles in the 80–240 nm range can be prepared with uniformity indexes suited to build 2D and 3D colloidal crystals. These core-shell particles were employed to prepare nanocomposites with different compositions, through an annealing procedure at a temperature higher than the glass transition temperature of the shell forming polymer. …”
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A Novel Photosynthesis of Carboxymethyl Starch-Stabilized Silver Nanoparticles by M. A. El-Sheikh

“…The synthesis process was assessed by UV-vis spectra and TEM of AgNPs colloidal solution. The highest absorbance was obtained using CMS, PI and AgNO3 concentrations of 10 g/L, 1 g/L, and 1 g/L, respectively; 40°C; 60 min; pH 7; and a material : liquor ratio 1 : 20. …”
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Modeling Dendrimers Charge Interaction in Solution: Relevance in Biosystems by Domenico Lombardo

“…Due to their easily controllable properties dendrimers can be considered at the crossroad between traditional colloids, associating polymers, and biological systems and represent then an interesting new technological approach and a suitable model system of molecular organization in biochemistry and related fields.…”
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Impact of prebiotic fibre on the attributes of probiotic ice cream by Yisell Diez-Libreros, Lilia Marcela Grisales-Cataño, Juan Sebastián Ramírez-Navas

“… Ice cream is a complex colloidal food system due to its components. Its complexity makes it an interesting vehicle for bioactive ingredients. …”
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Structural Characterisation of Asphaltenes during Residue Hydrotreatment with Light Cycle Oil as an Additive by Yong-Jun Liu, Zhi-Feng Li

“…The findings imply that LCO added to AR during hydrotreating improves the degree of aromatic substitution, the total hydrogen/carbon atomic ratio per average molecule, the distance between aromatic sheets and aliphatic chains, and so forth, by modifying the colloidal nature and microstructure of asphaltene: this is beneficial for the further hydroprocessing of AR. …”
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SERS-Based Local Field Enhancement in Biosensing Applications by Yangdong Xie, Jiling Xu, Danyang Shao, Yuxin Liu, Xuzhou Qu, Songtao Hu, Biao Dong

“…This report delves into the advancements of the three latest types of SERS substrates: colloidal, chip-based, and tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. …”
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The effect of FeSO4, nanoscale silver and { Mo72Fe30} cluster on the oxidation of ethylene glycol by H2O2 by S.Yu.. Menshikov, A.N. Malyshev, V.S. Kurmacheva, S.A. Fedorov, M.O. Tonkushina, A.A. Ostroushko

“…The polyoxometalate {Mo72Fe30} was synthesized by a well-known and widely used in practice two-step method. The colloidal silver solution was obtained using a technique based on the Turkevich method. …”
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Phenol Using Immobilized TiO2 Nanotube Photocatalysts by Chung Leng Wong, Yong Nian Tan, Abdul Rahman Mohamed

“…The highest rate of photocatalytic activity was observed when the ratios of TiO2 nanotubes: silica gel: colloidal silica were 3 : 2 : 20. The optimal air flow rate for phenol degradation was 0.3 L/min while pH 3 was optimal for the reaction medium. …”
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Gd3+-Doped Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications by A. P. Budnyk, T. A. Lastovina, A. L. Bugaev, V. A. Polyakov, K. S. Vetlitsyna-Novikova, M. A. Sirota, K. G. Abdulvakhidov, A. G. Fedorenko, E. O. Podlesnaya, A. V. Soldatov

“…The magnetic hyperthermia test was performed on 1 and 2 mg/ml aqueous colloidal solutions of MNPs and demonstrated their ability to rise the temperature by 3°C during a 20–30 min run. …”
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Nose to brain strategy coupled to nano vesicular system for natural products delivery: Focus on synaptic plasticity in Alzheimer's disease by Nunzia Maisto, Dalila Mango

“…The combination of nano vesicular systems, as colloidal systems, and nose to brain (NtB) delivery depicts a new nanotechnological strategy to overtake this limit and to develop new treatment approaches for brain diseases, including the use of natural molecules in combination therapy for AD. …”
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Enhancement of ketoconazole dissolution rate by the liquisolid technique by Molaei Mir-Ali, Osouli-Bostanabad Karim, Adibkia Khosro, Shokri Javad, Asnaashari Solmaz, Javadzadeh Yousef

“…Microcrystalline cellulose, colloidal silica, PEG400 and polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) were employed as a carrier, coating substance, nonvolatile solvent and additive in the KCZ liquisolid compact formulation, respectively. …”
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Ligand-tuning copper in coordination polymers for efficient electrochemical C–C coupling by Yu Yang, Cheng Zhang, Chengyi Zhang, Yaohui Shi, Jun Li, Bernt Johannessen, Yongxiang Liang, Shuzhen Zhang, Qiang Song, Haowei Zhang, Jialei Huang, Jingwen Ke, Lei Zhang, Qingqing Song, Jianrong Zeng, Ying Zhang, Zhigang Geng, Pu-Sheng Wang, Ziyun Wang, Jie Zeng, Fengwang Li

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Development of a Controlled Release of Salicylic Acid Loaded Stearic Acid-Oleic Acid Nanoparticles in Cream for Topical Delivery by J. O. Woo, M. Misran, P. F. Lee, L. P. Tan

“…Lipid nanoparticles are colloidal carrier systems that have extensively been investigated for controlled drug delivery, cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications. …”
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