Fluorescent, Plasmonic, and Radiotherapeutic Properties of the Lu–Dendrimer-AuNP–Folate–Bombesin Nanoprobe Located Inside Cancer Cells by Héctor Mendoza-Nava PhD, Guillermina Ferro-Flores PhD, Flor de María Ramírez PhD, Blanca Ocampo-García PhD, Clara Santos-Cuevas PhD, Erika Azorín-Vega PhD, Nallely Jiménez-Mancilla PhD, Myrna Luna-Gutiérrez PhD, Keila Isaac-Olivé PhD

“…The aim of this research was to evaluate the fluorescent properties and the plasmonic–photothermal, therapeutic, and radiotherapeutic potential of 177 Lu–dendrimer conjugated to folate and bombesin with gold nanoparticles in the dendritic cavity ( 177 Lu–DenAuNP–folate–bombesin) when it is internalized in T47D breast cancer cells. …”
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Photocatalytic dye degradation using novel Polypyrrole-Tungsten Oxide hybrid nanocomposite system. by Nandini Iyer, Jayant Kher, Shekhar Bhame

“…The nanocomposites of PPy with a very low concentration of WO3 were prepared using 0.05 to 0.3 wt.%, of WO3 nanoparticles. The composites were characterized by using-ray Diffraction, FTIR and FESEM for phase identification, morphological studies. …”
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Investigating Feasibility of C. I. direct Yellow 50 dye Degradation and Detoxicification in Synthetic Aquatic Solution Effluent by UVA/TiO2 Nanophotocatalytic process using Daphnia... by Feizollah Dinarvand, Nematollah Jaafarzadeh, Mehdi Ahmadi Moghadam, Mohammad Bagher Miranzadeh, Nezam Mirzaei

“…This study was aimed at investigating feasibility of dye removal using UVA/TiO2 process.Materials and methods: This study was done in a batch reactor and the effects of initial dye concentrations, TiO2 nanoparticles dosage, time, pH and interference compounds on efficiency of dye degradation was investigated. …”
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Curing Temperature Effects on the Tensile Properties and Hardness of γ−Fe2O3 Reinforced PDMS Nanocomposites by Yvonne Konku-Asase, Abu Yaya, Kwabena Kan-Dapaah

“…In this study, mechanical properties of PDMS reinforced by different volume fractions (ϕmnp=0–2 vol. %) of γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles (NPs) were investigated and quantitative data presented for different curing temperatures (25, 100, and 150°C). …”
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Increased Anti-Proliferation Performance of NanoChitosan-Moringa Seeds Extract and Co-Treatment with Doxorubicin in Liver Cancer Cells by Hendra Susanto, Moch Sholeh, Agustina Tri Endharti, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Sa’diyatul Rizqie Amaliyah Firdaus, Adeodatus Yuda Handaya, Ahmad Taufiq

“…This study aims to evaluate the in vitro activity of Moringa seed NanoChitosan against Hep G2 liver cancer cells and Co-Treatment with Doxorubicin. Initially, nanoparticles were prepared by extracting Moringa seeds, formulating them into nano chitosan, and then characterizing the compounds and particle sizes. …”
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Metastatic brain tumors: from development to cutting‐edge treatment by Guilong Tanzhu, Liu Chen, Jiaoyang Ning, Wenxiang Xue, Ce Wang, Gang Xiao, Jie Yang, Rongrong Zhou

“…Moreover, preclinical agents often need to cross the blood–brain barrier to achieve high intracranial concentrations, including small‐molecule inhibitors, nanoparticles, and peptide drugs. Addressing BM is imperative.…”
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On-chip integrated plasmon-induced high-performance self-powered Pt/GaN ultraviolet photodetector by Tong Xu, Shulin Sha, Kai Tang, Xuefeng Fan, Jinguo Liu, Caixia Kan, Gangyi Zhu, Feifei Qin, Daning Shi, Mingming Jiang

“…Herein, we experimentally exhibited a monolithically integrated ultraviolet photodetector utilizing GaN microcylinder epitaxial structure on Si wafer, with its photoresponse properties plasmonically boosted using Pt nanoparticles via specific sizes. When illuminated upon ultraviolet light at 0 V bias, the Pt/GaN device exhibits significant photovoltaic performances, including a peak responsivity of 200.1 mA W−1, external quantum efficiency of 65%, and other figures-of-merit. …”
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Localized COUP‐TFII pDNA Delivery Modulates Stem/Progenitor Cell Differentiation to Enhance Endothelialization and Inhibit Calcification of Decellularized Allografts by Mengmeng Xing, Fei Wang, Ruowen Chu, He Wang, Yuyao Sun, Meng Qian, Huan Jiang, Adam C. Midgley, Guohao Dai, Qiang Zhao

“…Heparin‐polyethyleneimine nanoparticles (HEPI) are prepared as COUP‐TFII pDNA nanocarriers (COUP‐TFII@HPEI) and used to modify decellularized allografts, achieving long‐term and stable overexpression of COUP‐TFII. …”
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Physical, Chemical, and Antioxidant Characterization of Nano-Pomegranate Peel and Its Impact on Lipid Oxidation of Refrigerated Meat Ball by Alaa E. ElBeltagy, Mahmoud Elsayed, Sabry Khalil, Yasser F. M. Kishk, Abdel Fattah A. Abdel Fattah, Salman S. Alharthi

“…The physical (SEM, TEM, FTIR, and XRD) and chemical characteristics (phenolics, flavonoids, DPPH scavenging activity, FRAP, and reducing power) of nanoparticles were studied. The quality aspects of cold stored (5 ± 2°C) meatballs formulated with 0.5% (W/W) of nano-peel powder were evaluated. …”
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Cost‐Effective Synthesis of Fe5C2 Catalyst From Nanosized Zero‐Valent Iron to Achieve Efficient Photothermocatalytic CO Hydrogenation to Light Olefins by Yuqing Xu, Yuan Li, Ruizhe Li, Hua Xu, Shuxin Ouyang, Hong Yuan

“…Here, a cost‐effective and versatile method is proposed for the synthesis of Fe5C2 nanoparticles (NPs) with nanosized zero‐valent iron (abbreviated as NZVI, prepared by reducing iron salts or ball‐milling iron powder) instead of iron carbonyls, achieving a cost reduction of 76.8%. …”
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Impact of the nonlinear thermal radiation on the Arrhenius activation energy of tangent hyperbolic micropolar hybrid nanofluid flow across an extending surface by MD. Shamshuddin, Balasani Srinitha, S.O. Salawu, M. Sunder Ram

“…The hybrid nanofluid, a unique blend of silver (Ag), and alumina (Al2O3) nanoparticles in water significantly enhance the thermal properties of conventional fluids. …”
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Chronoamperometric Evaluation of the Antioxidantcapacity of Micellar Spice Extracts by G.K. Ziyatdinova, E.R. Ziganshina, Ph. Nguyen Cong, H.C. Budnikov

“…The oxidation potentials of micellar spice extracts on a glassy carbon electrode modified with cerium dioxide nanoparticles in the Brij®35 micellar medium in phosphate buffer solution have been found. …”
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Fabrication of Cu doped ZnO nanocrystals hybridised with Graphene oxide nanosheets as an efficient solar light driven photocatalyst for the degradation of Quinalphos pesticide in a... by S. Sibmah Stalin, E.K. Kirupa Vasam Jino

“…This present study involves the sonochemical and microwave synthesis of an efficient light harvesting nanocomposite photocatalyst, ZnO/GO embedded with copper nanoparticles. The synthesised nanocomposite was characterised by various spectroscopic methods like XRD, SEM, EDX, FT-IR, UV-DRS and fluorescence analysis. …”
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Labeling Human Melanoma Cells With SPIO by Daniel Spira MD, Rüdiger Bantleon PhD, Hartwig Wolburg PhD, Fritz Schick MD, PhD, Gerd Groezinger MD, Jakub Wiskirchen MD, Benjamin Wiesinger MD

“…Our findings raise the possibility that other Resovist-labeled cells may collect associated extracellular nanoparticles. The SPIO may be available to other iron-handling cells and not completely compartmentalized during the labeling procedure.…”
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Improving the thermal and hydrophobic properties of bamboo biocomposite as sustainable acoustic absorbers by Hassan Irvani, Hassan Asilian Mahabadi, Ali Khavanin, Ali Safari Variani

“…To achieve this goal, bamboo fibers were modified using stearic acid coatings and aluminum hydroxide nanoparticles. The results showed that the modification of fibers with stearic acid (STA) can improve the contact angle and hydrophobicity of bamboo fibers, so that for modified fibers with a concentration of 0.3 M, the contact angle was 143.8 degrees, placing the fibers in the superhydrophobic range.Additionally, the thermogravimetric results showed that aluminum hydroxide (ATH) loading increased the coal residue at 600 °C by 12%, indicating an improvement in hydrophobic properties and thermal stability. …”
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Synthesis, characterization, In silico, and In vitro studies of CuS–ZnO nanocomposite using mushroom extract by S. Anbazhagi, A. Murugesan, M. Paramanantham, K. Chinnaiah, Karthik Kannan, Nadezhda Palko, K. Gurushankar

“…The cytotoxicity analysis shows a CuS–ZnO Nanoparticles have more cytotoxic effect in U87 cell lines. …”
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A new strategy for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer: utilizing nanotechnology to regulate the tumor microenvironment by Zixuan Xiong, Yichun Huang, Shulong Cao, Xuqun Huang, Haiyuan Zhang

“…Despite the challenges posed by the TME in the treatment of AOC, the unique biological advantages of nanoparticles (NPs) make it possible to regulate the TME. …”
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Hierarchical CuO/ZnO Membranes for Environmental Applications under the Irradiation of Visible Light by Zhaoyang Liu, Hongwei Bai, Darren Delai Sun

“…Characterized by FESEM, TEM, XRD, XPS, and so forth, this CuO/ZnO naomaterial shows a special hierarchical nanostructure with CuO nanoparticles grown on ZnO nanorods. By assembling the hierarchical CuO/ZnO nanomaterials on a piece of commercial glassfiber membrane, a novel hierarchical CuO/ZnO membrane was fabricated. …”
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One-Step Synthesis of TiO2/Perlite Composites by Flame Spray Pyrolysis and Their Photocatalytic Behavior by M. Giannouri, Th. Kalampaliki, N. Todorova, T. Giannakopoulou, N. Boukos, D. Petrakis, T. Vaimakis, C. Trapalis

“…The XRD analysis revealed that biphased titania with different anatase-rutile ratio and particles size 20–40 nm was synthesized onto the perlite which according to microscopy results was covered by neck-connected TiO2 nanoparticles. The anatase-rutile interplay was also demonstrated by the Raman spectra where presence of Si-O-Ti vibrational modes was observed for some samples. …”
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Room-Temperature Polyol Synthesis of Ag/SiO2 Nanocomposite as a Catalyst for 4-Nitrophenol Reduction by Canh Minh Thang Nguyen, Vinh Tien Nguyen

“…We prepared silver nanoparticles (AgNP) embedded in SiO2 using a green polyol approach by conducting the synthesis at ambient temperature and pH. …”
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