Breaching Biological Barriers: Protein Translocation Domains as Tools for Molecular Imaging and Therapy by Benjamin L. Franc, Stefanie J. Mandl, Zurab Siprashvili, Paul Wender, Christopher H. Contag

“…Cells have been labeled in culture using magnetic nanoparticles derivatized with a PTD and monitored in vivo to assess trafficking patterns relative to cells expressing a target antigen. …”
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Mixed Convection Squeezing Flow of Nanofluids in a Rotating Channel with Thermal Radiation by Wankui Bu, Hui Xu, Ilyas Khan, Sheikh Irfan Ullah Khan, Anwar Zeb

“…Water and ethylene glycol are the base fluids along with gamma-alumina nanoparticles. The coupled nonlinear system of PDEs is transformed into a system of ODEs with the support of some appropriate resemblance alterations. …”
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Photoresponsive Cellulose Nanocrystals by Dimitris S Argyropoulos, Hasan Sadeghifar, Ilari Filpponen

“…In this communication a method for the creation of fluorescent cellulose nanoparticles using click chemistry and subsequent photodimerization of the installed side‐ chains is demonstrated. …”
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Numerical Analysis of Nanofluids in Differentially Heated Enclosure Undergoing Orthogonal Rotation by H. Saleh, I. Hashim

“…It is found that the angular locations of the local maximums heat transfer were sensitive to rotational speeds and nanoparticles concentration. The global quantity of heat transfer rate increases about 1.5%, 1.1%, 0.8%, and 0.6% by increasing 1% ϕ of the nanoparticles Ag, Cu, Al2O3, and TiO2, respectively, for the considered rotational speeds.…”
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Synthesis of Pure Micro- and Nanopyrite and Their Application for As (III) Removal from Aqueous Solution by Guobao Chen, Zhangfu Zhu, Yong Qin

“…The findings show that the addition of pyrite nanoparticles to the solution provided highest As (III) removal efficiency of 88.53%. 1 gL−1 pyrite nanoparticles can reduce the concentration of arsenite in the waste water from an initial As content of 30 mgL−1 to 3.4 mgL−1 at pH 11. …”
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Cobalt titanate nanocatalyst for enhanced photodegradation of atrazine: kinetics, degradation efficiency, and mechanistic analysis by Jeremiah Suleiman Nuhu, Femi Emmanuel Awe, Rajni Garg, Rishav Garg, Nnabuk Okon Eddy, Hazratullah Paktin

“…Abstract In this study, cobalt titanate nanoparticles (CoTiO₃ NPs) were synthesized and applied as a photocatalyst to degrade atrazine. …”
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Smart Zinc-Based Coatings with Chitosan–Alginate Nanocontainers Loaded with ZnO and Caffeine for Corrosion Protection of Mild Steel by Kamelia Kamburova, Nelly Boshkova, Tsetska Radeva, Nikolai Boshkov

“…The objective of the present investigation is to propose the preparation procedure of chitosan–alginate (CHI/ALG) nanocontainers loaded with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles or combining ZnO nanoparticles with corrosion inhibitor caffeine (CAF), both suitable for incorporation into the matrix of ordinary zinc coatings on mild steel substrates. …”
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The Synthesis of Magnetic Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite for the Removal of Reactive Orange 12 Dye by Norah Salem Alsaiari, Abdelfattah Amari, Khadijah Mohammedsaleh Katubi, Fatimah Mohammed Alzahrani, Faouzi Ben Rebah, Mohamed A. Tahoon

“…The addition of N-GO to CaFe2O4 nanoparticles enhanced the BET surface area from 24 to 52.93 m2/g as resulted from the N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm. …”
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Synthesis of novel magnesium ferrite Schiff base chitosan nanocomposite for efficient removal of pb(II) ions from aqueous media by Nada S. Al-Kadhi, Ehab A. Abdelrahman, Fowzia S. Alamro, Reem K. Shah, Fawaz A. Saad, Khalil ur Rehman

“…The synthesis involved integrating MgFe2O4 nanoparticles with modified chitosan through a Schiff base formed by the reaction between terephthalaldehyde and aminopyrazine. …”
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Mode of action of silver-based perovskite against Gram-negative bacteria by Fereshteh Fani, Cyrus Talebpour, Philippe Leprohon, Hossein Salimnia, Houshang Alamdari, Marc Ouellette

“…Here, we investigated thoroughly the mode of action of AgNbO3 nanoparticles against Escherichia coli. Our data suggest that AgNbO3 nanoparticles have dual effects on the cell and that both are required for its lethal action.…”
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A Comparative Review: Biological Safety and Sustainability of Metal Nanomaterials Without and with Machine Learning Assistance by Na Xiao, Yonghui Li, Peiyan Sun, Peihua Zhu, Hongyan Wang, Yin Wu, Mingyu Bai, Ansheng Li, Wuyi Ming

“…However, nanomaterials have been identified as potentially toxic, with the toxicity of metal nanoparticles posing significant risks to both human health and the environment. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer Enhancement in a Rectangular Heated Pipe for Turbulent Nanofluid by Hooman Yarmand, Samira Gharehkhani, Salim Newaz Kazi, Emad Sadeghinezhad, Mohammad Reza Safaei

“…Four different types of nanoparticles Al2O3, ZnO, CuO, and SiO2 at different volume fractions of nanofluids in the range of 1% to 5% are considered in the present investigation. …”
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AuCu@Pt Nanoalloys for Catalytic Application in Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol by Sadia Mehmood, Naveed Kausar Janjua, Farhat Saira, Hicham Fenniri

“…The results strongly support the proposal that catalysis by nanoparticles is taking place efficiently on the surface of NSs. …”
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Analysis of nanofluid flow and heat transfer inside a channel with smoothed particle hydrodynamics by Ali Azad, Ali Akbar Abbasian Arani, Ali Arefmanesh, Rahim Shamsoddini

“…To accurately assess the effectiveness of nanoparticles on heat transfer between the flow and channel walls, smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) is employed to model the fluid flow (water) and nanoparticles (CuO) ranging from 0 to 5 % within the flow. …”
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Metal/Semiconductor and Transparent Conductor/Semiconductor Heterojunctions in High Efficient Photoelectric Devices: Progress and Features by M. Melvin David Kumar, Ju-Hyung Yun, Joondong Kim

“…This review is following a recent shift toward the engineering of TCO layers and structured Si substrates, incorporating metal nanoparticles for the development of next-generation photoelectric devices. …”
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Intravitreal Devices for the Treatment of Vitreous Inflammation by John B. Christoforidis, Susie Chang, Angela Jiang, Jillian Wang, Colleen M. Cebulla

“…Finally, recently developed investigational particulate drug delivery systems in the form of liposomes, microspheres, and nanoparticles are examined.…”
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Effects of Surfactants on the Stability of Nickel Ferrite/Water Nanofluid by Riyadi Adnan Mahmudi, Akhmad Yusuf, Inge Magdalena Sutjahja

“…Different concentrations for each surfactant were tested by adjusting the nanoparticles-to-surfactant ratio. The suspension stability was evaluated through visual observation, Zeta potential measurements, and thermal conductivity analysis. …”
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Metal-organic cage crosslinked nanocomposites with enhanced high-temperature capacitive energy storage performance by Shuo Zhao, Weifeng Peng, Le Zhou, Shuqi Dai, Weibin Ren, Erxiang Xu, Yao Xiao, Mufeng Zhang, Mingjun Huang, Yang Shen, Ce-Wen Nan

“…Incorporating inorganic nanoparticles into polymers is an effective approach to improving their dielectric properties. …”
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An examination of the enhanced photocatalytic performance of PEO coatings applied on Mg alloys: A review by Arash Fattah-alhosseini, Stevan Stojadinović, Razieh Chaharmahali, Andrey Gnedenkov

“…However, the use of photocatalytic nanoparticles in real-world applications faces several challenges, including a tendency to clump together and issues with separating and reclaiming them. …”
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Photochemistry Aspects of the Laser Pyrolysis Addressing the Preparation of Oxide Semiconductor Photocatalysts by R. Alexandrescu, I. Morjan, F. Dumitrache, M. Scarisoreanu, I. Soare, C. Fleaca, R. Birjega, E. Popovici, L. Gavrila, G. Prodan, V. Ciupina, G. Filoti, V. Kuncser, L. Vekas

“…The laser pyrolysis is a powerful and a versatile tool for the gas-phase synthesis of nanoparticles. In this paper, some fundamental and applicative characteristics of this technique are outlined and recent results obtained in the preparation of gamma iron oxide (γ-Fe2O3) and titania (TiO2) semiconductor nanostructures are illustrated. …”
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