Inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus α-Hemolysin Production Using Nanocurcumin Capped Au@ZnO Nanocomposite by Majid S. Jabir, Taha M. Rashid, Uday M. Nayef, Salim Albukhaty, Faizah A. AlMalki, Jawaher Albaqami, Amal A. AlYamani, Zainab J. Taqi, Ghassan M. Sulaiman

“…Nanoparticles of gold with zinc oxide (Au@ZnO NPs) were prepared by laser ablation and then capped with curcumin nanoparticles (Cur-Au@ZnO NPs). …”
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Heat transfer in a 3D cubic shell heat exchanger with rotating tubes and turbulent flow by Athraa Hameed Turki, Ali Khaleel Kareem, Ali M. Mohsen

“…Water based nanofluids using Al₂O₃, SiO₂, ZnO, and CuO nanoparticles (diameters from 20 nm to 80 nm) were utilized under turbulent flow with concentrations ranging from 0 % to 2 %. …”
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Development and Evaluation of Amlodipine-Polymer Nanocomposites Using Response Surface Methodology by Zain Alabden Ghanim Ahmed, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Ibrahim Abdel Aziz Ibrahim, Mike Kh. Haddad, Dalia Khalil Ali, Anwar Mahmoud Hussein, Ahmad Adnan Abu Sharar

“…Introduction. Polymer nanoparticles are a key tool to deliver drugs to specific sites and to increase drug bioavailability. …”
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Gold–Ceria SBA-15-Supported Catalyst for CO Preferential Oxidation: Surface and Reactivity Studies by Álvaro Reyes-Carmona, Aldo Talon, Elisa Moretti, Maurizio Lenarda, Antonio Jiménez-López, Enrique Rodríguez-Castellón

“…The size of the gold nanoparticles is directly related to the CO conversion rate and to the selectivity towards CO 2 exhibiting a strong temperature dependence. …”
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Dust Explosion Characteristics of Agglomerated 35 nm and 100 nm Aluminum Particles by Hong-Chun Wu, Hsin-Jung Ou, Deng-Jr Peng, Hsiao-Chi Hsiao, Chung-Yun Gau, Tung-Sheng Shih

“…In the experiment, nanoparticles of 35 nm Al and 100 nm Al powders, respectively, formed particles with average sizes of 161 nm and 167 nm in agglomeration. …”
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Fabrication of Ag:TiO2 Nanocomposite Thin Films by Sol-Gel Followed by Electron Beam Physical Vapour Deposition Technique by Manish Kumar, Krishna Kumar Parashar, Sushil Kumar Tandi, Tanuj Kumar, D. C. Agarwal, Abhishek Pathak

“…Microstructural study reveals that Ag nanoparticles are embedded in TiO2 matrix consisting of mixed phases of anatase and rutile. …”
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Properties and Microstructures of Sn-Bi-X Lead-Free Solders by Fan Yang, Liang Zhang, Zhi-quan Liu, Su-juan Zhong, Jia Ma, Li Bao

“…So the alloying is considered as an effective way to improve the properties of Sn-Bi solders with the addition of elements (Al, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ag, In, Sb, and rare earth) and nanoparticles. In this paper, the development of Sn-Bi lead-free solders bearing elements and nanoparticles was reviewed. …”
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Current Uses of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) in the Dental Field: A Comprehensive Review by Maria Justina Roxana Virlan, Daniela Miricescu, Alexandra Totan, Maria Greabu, Cristiana Tanase, Cristina M. Sabliov, Constantin Caruntu, Bogdan Calenic

“…Specifically PLGA materials are also developed for the dental field in the form of scaffolds, films, membranes, microparticles, or nanoparticles. PLGA membranes have been studied with promising results, either alone or combined with other materials in bone healing procedures. …”
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Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Coated with Conducting Polyaniline Nanocomposites for Quasi-Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Ashraful Islam, M. D. Akhtaruzzaman, Liyuan Han, Abdurahman Al-Ahmari

“…The MWNT-PAni nanoparticles exploited as the extended electron transfer materials, which can reduce charge diffusion length and serve simultaneously as catalyst for the electrochemical reduction of I3-. …”
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Evaluation of New Film Based on Chitosan/Gold Nanocomposites on Antibacterial Property and Wound-Healing Efficacy by Kai Wang, Haosheng Wang, Su Pan, Chuan Fu, YuXin Chang, Hongru Li, Xiaoyu Yang, Zhiping Qi

“…Thus, the purpose of this study is to prepare CS/AuNPs film by adding gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) to modify chitosan. Through transmission electron microscopy, we found that the presence of CS can effectively prevent the agglomeration of nanoparticles. …”
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Ion-beam modification of composite based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes and tin dioxide by P. M. Korusenko

“…It is shown that irradiation of the composite leads to a change in the chemical state of nanoparticles of tin oxide, their redistribution and fixation on the surface of MWNTs. …”
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Numerical investigation of heat transfer and pressure drop of water-nanofluid flow in a three-dimensional wavy mini-tube by Mohammad Rahimi Baghbadorani, Omid Ali Akbari

“…Also, comparison of two different nanoparticles shows that Al2O3 nanoparticles have better performance in comparison with TiO2 nanoparticles. …”
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Immunotherapies to Nano-Immunotherapies: Advances in Immune Targeting in Bladder Cancer by Beatriz Ramos, Dakota Rogers

“…Recent advances include the use of gold nanoparticles, TLR agonist-loaded nanoparticles, and exosome-based delivery systems to boost immune responses. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Magnetized Lanthanum (III)-Based Metal-Organic Framework for the Organic Dye Removal from Water by Fatimah Mohammed Alzahrani, Norah Salem Alsaiari, Khadijah Mohammedsaleh Katubi, Abdelfattah Amari, Mohamed A. Tahoon

“…A hybrid composite based on metal-organic framework (MOF) was chemically fabricated by embedding the magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles within amino-functionalized porous La-MOF (MOF/NH2) to produce a highly efficient and reusable composite of MOF/NH2/Fe3O4. …”
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Evaluation of Amine Functionalized Thermal Power Plant Solid Waste for Industrial Wastewater Remediation by Ali Y. Kozbek, Kubilay Şahin, Ertuğrul Sarı, Esra Bedir, Fatma G. Yüce, Senem Çitoğlu, Hatice Duran

“…Micro/nanoparticles generated after the combustion of coal/lignite in the thermal power plants were modified with amino groups of (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane (APTES). …”
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A thin film optoelectronic photodetector of spherical and linear resonators via one-pot synthesis of Bi(III) oxide/polypyrrole nanocomposite by Fatemah H. Alkallas, Mohamed Rabia, Fedor V. Kusmartsev, Amira Ben Gouider Trabelsi

“…The nanocomposite consists of spherical Bi2O3 nanoparticles embedded in a Ppy matrix, forming a porous structure with a high surface area. …”
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Platinum surface complexes as precursors for H–O recombination catalysts by Olesya B Volovenko, Olga A Zaporozhets, Vladyslav V Lisnyak, Olga Yu Boldyrieva

“…Such nanoparticles functioning at the moderate temperature regime have demonstrated a reasonable catalytic activity for the hydrogen and oxygen recombination, and an excellent stability over 35 cycles of the reaction.…”
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Investigating Methylene Blue Removal from Aqueous Solution by Cysteine-Functionalized Mesoporous Silica by Abeer M. Beagan

“…The adsorbent nanoparticles were characterised by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), FTIR, BET, and TGA. …”
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Strategic enhancement of joint strength in dissimilar Al/Mg alloys: a workable approach for aerospace application by S. Suresh, Elango Natarajan, Kalaimani Markandan, S. Sudhagar, Gnanasambandam Anbuchezhiyan, R. Elayaraja

“…This study explores the role of silicon carbide (SiC) nanoparticles in enhancing the friction stir spot welding (FSSW) of dissimilar alloys AA6061 and AZ31B. …”
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Electrochemical Detection of Iron in a Lixiviant Solution of Polluted Soil Using a Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode by D. I. Anguiano, M. G. García, C. Ruíz, J. Torres, I. Alonso-Lemus, L. Alvarez-Contreras, Y. Verde-Gómez, E. Bustos

“…This paper presents preliminary results on the modification of glassy carbon electrodes with Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes with or without Polyaniline and Pt nanoparticles as electrocatalytic materials for metallic pollutants detection. …”
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