Synthesis and Structural Investigation of Erbium-Doped ZnWO4 Nanocrystals by Forough Zunia, Morteza Raeisi, Sanaz Alamdari, Nooshin Heydarian Dehkordi

“…FE-SEM results revealed that the prepared nanoparticles have a spherical morphology with an average size of 140 nm. …”
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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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Opportunities and Future Perspective of Nanofertilizers and Controlled Release Nanofertilizers in Agriculture by Tahereh Raiesi Ardali, Leila Soleimanpour, Leila Mamani, Mostafa Chorom

“…Although the use of nanoparticles has many advantages, entering the global market requires more studies to investigate their comprehensive effects on the environment.…”
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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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Poly(Acrylic Acid)/TiO₂ Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Paper Artwork Cleaning and Protection by Sabina Botti, Francesca Bonfigli, Rosaria D’Amato, Jasmine Rodesi, Maria Gabriella Santonicola

“…Hydrogels allow for controlled water flow and photocatalytic TiO₂ nanoparticles enhance the hydrogel’s efficacy by enabling the removal of oxidation products and inactivating biological contaminants. …”
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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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Effect of Magnetic Field and Hybrid Nanofluid on Heat Transfer Through a Microchannel by Ali Salehin, Arash Mirabdolah Lavasani, Mohammad Nimafar, Gholamreza Salehi, Mohammad Vahabi

“…The research employs a hybrid nanofluid, with soybean oil as the base fluid and hybrid nanoparticles comprising 75% magnesium oxide and 25% aluminum dioxide, at a volume fraction of 1 to 4%. …”
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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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The effect of surface hydroxyl groups on the adsorption properties of nanocrystalline TiO2 films by Angela Šurca Vuk, Robi Ješe, Boris Orel, Goran Dražc

“…XRD and TEM analyses revealed the presence of anatase nanoparticles embedded in the amorphous phase. The presence of the latter was also confirmed by a broad high-frequency shoulder of the Ti-O stretching mode at 436 cm−1 that was found for films prepared with both kinds of surfactants. …”
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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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Influence of titanium and gold platelet morphology on heat transfer in biomagnetic third-grade hybrid nanofluid flow through a vertical channel by S. Suneetha, S.R.R. Reddy, Maduru Lakshmi Rupa, T. Mahesh Kumar, Mohammed Jameel, Taoufik Saidani, Lamia Abu El Maati, Dilsora Abduvalieva, M. Ijaz Khan

“…Gold and titanium nanoparticles, known for their extensive biomedical applications, are suspended in blood as the base fluid to form the hybrid nanofluid. …”
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