A Suitable Polysulfide Electrolyte for CdSe Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells by H. K. Jun, M. A. Careem, A. K. Arof

“…Inclusion of small amount of TiO2 nanoparticles into the electrolyte helps to stabilize the polysulfide electrolyte and thereby improve the stability of the CdSe QDSSC. …”
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Plasma-polymerized fluorocarbon Ag–Cu nanocomposites: Nanostructure optimization for superior SERS sensitivity by Joonhyuk Lee, Sung Hyun Kim, Seok-Kyun Son, Sang-Jin Lee

“…This paper proposes a method to finely control the distribution of Ag and Cu nanoparticles within a plasma–polymer–fluorocarbon (PPFC) thin film by adjusting the sputtering power density to improve SERS performance. …”
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Aloe Vera Extract-Mediated CuO NPs as Catalysts for the Synthesis of 4-Hydroxy-3-Methoxybenzaldehyde-Connected Piperidine Derivatives and Their Antibacterial Activity by Ponnusamy Packialakshmi, Perumal Gobinath, Anis Ahamed, Hissah Abdulrahman Alodaini, Ashraf Atef Hatamleh, Mohamed Taha Yassin, Akbar Idhayadhulla, Radhakrishnan Surendrakumar

“…Using a green chemistry strategy using copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) as a catalyst, a unique one-pot synthesis of Schiff base vanillin-linked piperidine derivatives (2, 2a-2j) may be generated, with a potential yield in a short reaction time. …”
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Synthesis and Thermal Adsorption Characteristics of Silver-Based Hybrid Nanocomposites for Automotive Friction Material Application by R. Venkatesh, P. Sakthivel, M. Vivekanandan, C. Ramesh Kannan, J. Phani Krishna, S. Dhanabalan, T. Thirugnanasambandham, Manaye Majora

“…The present research is to develop silver-based hybrid nanocomposites containing alumina (Al2O3) and silicon carbide (SiC) nanoparticles of 50 nm mixing with the ratio of 0 wt% Al2O3/0 wt% SiC, 5 wt% Al2O3/0 wt% SiC, and 5 wt% Al2O3/5 wt% SiC via the semisolid vacuum stir-cast technique. …”
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Enhancing flame resistance properties and water resistance of rigid polyurethane foam using microencapsulation by Gang Tang, Zedong Gong, Mengru Liu, Yanbei Hou, Kang Tao, Kang Dai, Shihua Zhang

“…Additionally, iron oxide nanoparticles (Nano-Fe2O3) are used to modify the flame retardant surface post-microencapsulation (named as SiPAPP@Fe2O3) to further suppress smoke release. …”
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Aggregation‐induced circularly polarized luminescence and delayed fluorescence enabled by activating high‐level reverse intersystem crossing by Ke Wang, Xinwen Ou, Xiaofei Niu, Zhenghao Wang, Fengyan Song, Xiaobin Dong, Wu‐jie Guo, Hui‐Qing Peng, Zujin Zhao, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Jianwei Sun, Hongkai Wu, Shu‐Yan Yu, Fei Li, Ben Zhong Tang

“…In addition, CPL “on–off” switching is further achieved in nanoparticles by acid–base stimulus, showing its potential as an acid–base responsive material.…”
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Regulating microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of laser direct energy deposited Al0.5Mn0.5CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy by annealing heat treatment by Zhaoyang Liu, Tiannan Mai, Jiawei Liu, Tao Zou

“…The corrosion resistance is significantly improved by 2-hour annealing, and then deteriorates due to the severe passive film destruction of the FCC matrix by gradually coarsened B2 nanoparticles and the stability and compactness reduction of passive films by the coarsening of σ phases and formation of high-valence metal cations. …”
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A novel fluorescence sensor for milk clotting enzyme chymosin using peptide as substrate and covalent organic framework nanosheet as fluorescence quencher by Xiaokang Lu, Tianle Qi, Linjiang Guo, Lin Xiao, Hanbin Xu, Guobao Ning, Hui Zhao, Canpeng Li

“…Firstly, covalent organic frameworks (COF) were synthesized and exfoliated to 2-dimensional COF nanosheets (COF NS) by ultrasound treatment. Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) were loaded with COF NS to prepare AuNPs/COF NS (Au@COF NS). …”
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Plant growth-promoting bacteria and nanomaterials synergism to enhance Lolium perenne growth and phytoremediation in cadmium-contaminated soil by Asifa Farooqi, Ejaz ul Haq, Anders Johansen, Lea Ellegaard-Jensen, Mazhar Iqbal, Sohail Yousaf, Maximilian Lackner

“…Innovative integrated approaches of nanoparticles (NP) and plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) can accelerate plant growth and remediation of cadmium (Cd) contaminated soil. …”
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Hypoxia-tropic delivery of nanozymes targeting transferrin receptor 1 for nasopharyngeal carcinoma radiotherapy sensitization by Ruofei Zhang, Yanfang Shen, Xiaoying Zhou, Jianru Li, Hanqing Zhao, Zixia Zhang, Jun Zhao, Hongjun Jin, Shuanshuan Guo, Hui Ding, Guohui Nie, Zhe Zhang, Ying Wang, Xiyun Yan, Kelong Fan

“…Based on these findings, we design a hypoxia-targeted nanozyme by loading platinum nanoparticles into ferritin. This nanozyme exhibits enhanced catalase-like activity and effectively alleviates tumor hypoxia in NPC xenografts. …”
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Separation and Determination of Paraquat and Diquat in Human Plasma and Urine by Magnetic Dispersive Solid Phase Extraction Coupled with High-Performance Liquid Chromatography by Ou Sha, Bowen Cui, Xiaobing Chen, Hua Liu, Jiawei Yao, Yuqing Zhu

“…In this paper, CoFe2O4@SiO2 magnetic nanoparticles were used as the adsorbent for the magnetic dispersive solid phase extraction of paraquat and diquat, and these two analytes were found to be eluted directly from the adsorbent by NaOH solution. …”
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Highly Tunable, Nanomaterial‐Functionalized Structural Templating of Intracellular Protein Structures Within Biological Species by Dae‐Hyeon Song, Chang Woo Song, Seunghee H. Cho, Tae Yoon Kwon, Hoeyun Jung, Ki Hyun Park, Jiyun Kim, Junyoung Seo, Jaeyoung Yoo, Minjoon Kim, Gyu Rac Lee, Jisung Hwang, Hyuck Mo Lee, Jonghwa Shin, Jennifer H. Shin, Yeon Sik Jung, Jae‐Byum Chang

“…CamBio enables the formation of dense nanogap hot spots among metal nanoparticles, templated by diverse fibrous proteins comprising densely repeated monomers. …”
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Facile SERS screening of melamine in bovine milk with 2D printed AgNPs/glass fabric filter paper as the flexible substrate by Shiyao Wang, Yanan Zhao, Xiao Wei, Yisheng Chen

“…A hand-held Raman spectrometer was used in conjunction with a substrate composed of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) that was 2D printed onto glass fiber (GF) filter paper. …”
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Liquid–Solid Triboelectric Nanogenerator‐Based DNA Barcode Detection Biosensor for Species Identification by Wenlong Ma, Jiawei Li, Xiaolin Qu, Shao‘e Sun, Yanan Zhou, Yitong Liu, Peng Wang, Zhongli Sha

“…Through sequentially combining capture probe, targeted DNA barcode, and signal probe with Au nanoparticles (NPs), the surface charge density of friction layer of TENG decreases under the effect of AuNPs, verified by the density functional theory (DFT) method. …”
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A cryo-shocked M2 macrophages based treatment strategy promoting repair of spinal cord injury via immunomodulation and axonal regeneration effects by Ermei Lu, Kecheng Zhou, Jiansen Miao, Yanlin Zhu, Jiyao Tang, Siting Du, Yanzhen Feng, Linyuan Jiang, Tianyao Jiang, Ting Huang, Ping Li, Xinjun Miao, Qi Han, Jian Xiao

“…To tackle these issues, we developed an innovative biomimetic drug delivery system using liquid nitrogen-treated M2 macrophages (LNT M2) which internalized paclitaxel (PTX) nanoparticles beforehand. These were incorporated into a gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) scaffold, creating a multifunctional, injectable treatment for single-dose administration. …”
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Plasmonic metal nanostructures as performance enhancers in emerging solar cells: A review by Abdul Subhan, Abdel-Hamid. I. Mourad

“…The categories of emerging solar cells focused herein include perovskite, dye-sensitized, and quantum dots, investigating the role of size and morphology of metal nanoparticles in boosting power conversion efficiency. …”
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Phytochemicals in Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment: A Comprehensive Review by Adil Farooq Wali, Jayachithra Ramakrishna Pillai, Sirajunisa Talath, Pooja Shivappa, Sathvik Belagodu Sridhar, Mohamed El-Tanani, Imran Rashid Rangraze, Omnia Ibrahim Mohamed, Nowar Nizar Al Ani

“…Regarding mechanisms, the widest attention is paid to Complementary and synergistic strategies are discussed which indicate that it would be realistic to alter the dosage and delivery systems of liposomes, nanoparticles, nanoemulsions, and films to enhance efficacy. …”
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Endothermic and exothermic reactions and stagnation point nanofluid flow over a porous stretched surface with a revised Buongiorno model by R.P. Ashrith, K.V. Nagaraja, P. Nimmy, Pinank Patel, Ankur Kulshreshta, J.K. Madhukesh, Chander Prakash

“…Advancements in advanced nanotechnology have significantly enhanced the thermal implications of nanoparticles, given their increasing importance in engineering and thermal extrusion systems.Understanding the behavior of biological systems, improvement in industrial processes, and technological development, as well as understanding activation energy in endothermic/exothermic reactions, is crucial nowadays. …”
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A Proteomics Analysis to Evaluate Cytotoxicity in NRK-52E Cells Caused by Unmodified Nano-Fe3O4 by Yi-Reng Lin, Chao-Jen Kuo, Hugo You-Hsien Lin, Chin-Jen Wu, Shih-Shin Liang

“…We synthesized unmodified Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) with particles size from 10 nm to 100 nm. …”
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Surface functionalized mesoporous polydopamine nanocomposites for killing tumor cells through collaborative chemo/photothermal/chemodynamic treatment by Yi Ouyang, Yan Chen, Ting Xu, Yihao Sun, Sheng Zhao, Chunmei Chen, Yixin Tan, Liang He, Hui Liu

“…This study aims to develop an effective collaborative strategy based on functionalized mesoporous polydopamine (MPDA) nanocomposites for killing tumor cells. Methods: MPDA nanoparticles were synthesized and functionalized with camptothecin (CPT) payload and manganese dioxide (MnO2) coating to construct MPDA-CPT-MnO2 nanocomposites. …”
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