siRNA therapeutics for effective management of rheumatoid arthritis by Vishakha R. Chakole, Tathagata Dutta, Priyankar Sen

“…All these disadvantages engender the need for new therapy. siRNA delivery carriers like liposomes, polymeric nanoparticles, and siRNA polymer bio-conjugates are proving to be particularly effective with less toxicity compared to the traditional treatments. …”
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Analysis of a Two-Phase MHD Free Convection Generalized Water–Ethylene Glycol (50 : 50) Dusty Brinkman-Type Nanofluid Pass through Microchannel by Dolat Khan, Musawa Yahya Almusawa, Waleed Hamali, M. Ali Akbar

“…It is found that compared to the traditional one, the fractional dusty nanofluid model displays more realistic characteristics. The addition of nanoparticles in water–ethylene glycol (50 : 50) dusty nanofluid enhances the rate of heat transfer up to 41.04478% by increasing their volume fractional.…”
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Physicochemical Study of Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Supported Palygorskite Clay Mineral by Lahcen Bouna, Benaissa Rhouta, Francis Maury

“…This study deals with the influence of physicochemical parameters, namely, the photocatalyst loading, dye concentration, and pH of polluted solutions, on the degradation efficiency of Orange G (OG) solutions containing TiO2 nanoparticles supported on palygorskite clay mineral (TiO2-Pal). …”
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Lipid Horizons: Recent Advances and Future Prospects in LBDDS for Oral Administration of Antihypertensive Agents by null Preeti, Sharda Sambhakar, Rohit Malik, Saurabh Bhatia, Ahmed Al Harrasi, Renu Saharan, Geeta Aggarwal, Suresh Kumar, Renu Sehrawat, Chanchal Rani

“…Various LBDDSs verified to be an efficacious mechanism for monitoring hypertension systems are SEDDS (self-nano emulsifying drug delivery), nanoemulsion, microemulsions, vesicular systems (transferosomes and liposomes), and solid lipid nanoparticles. LBDDSs overcome the shortcomings that are associated with antihypertensive agents because around fifty percent of the antihypertensive agents experience a few drawbacks including short half-life because of hepatic first-pass metabolism, poor aqueous solubility, low permeation rate, and undesirable side effects. …”
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Ultra-small curcumin-ruthenium coordination polymer nanodots prevent renal ischemia-reperfusion injury and the progression to chronic kidney disease by Xian Liu, Qin Yu, Hai-Bo Mao, Jing-Bo Hu, Wei-Hua Liu

“…To enhance the dispersibility of these nanoparticles in water, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) was used as a growth aid, resulting in highly stable nanodots with sizes smaller than 10 nm. …”
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A bird’s-eye view of the biological mechanism and machine learning prediction approaches for cell-penetrating peptides by Maduravani Ramasundaram, Honglae Sohn, Thirumurthy Madhavan

“…Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are highly effective at passing through eukaryotic membranes with various cargo molecules, like drugs, proteins, nucleic acids, and nanoparticles, without causing significant harm. Creating drug delivery systems with CPP is associated with cancer, genetic disorders, and diabetes due to their unique chemical properties. …”
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Use of Eggshells as Bone Grafts around Commercially Pure Titanium Implant Screws Coated with Nano Calcium Sulfate by Dher Riyadh Kadhim, Thekra Ismael Hamad, Abdalbseet A. Fatalla

“…A total of uncoated 20 screws constituted the control group, and the remaining 60 screws coated with nano calcium sulfate nanoparticles were used as the experimental groups as follows: 20 screws coated with nano calcium sulfate were used alone in the tibiae without gaps around them, 20 screws coated with nano calcium sulfate were used with the gaps made around them and filled with eggshell powder as the bone graft material, and 20 screws coated with nano calcium sulfate were used with the gaps made around them left unfilled. …”
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Heat transport efficiency in rheology of radiated casson material due to porous shrinking cylinder by Muhammad Yasir, N. Ameer Ahammad, Aisha M. Alqahtani, Yahia Said

“…It is therefore a promising development for the augmentation of thermal power energy to use thermal radiation, heat source/sink, and nanoparticles in a heat-carrying dynamics of non-Newtonian fluids. …”
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Exploring the Enhanced Optical and Antibacterial Properties of Ag-Doped CdWO4 Nanopowders: Synthesis, Characterization, and Multifaceted Applications by Nooshin Heydarian Dehkordi, Morteza Raeisi, Sanaz Alamdari

“…In this research, CdWO4 (CWO) and Ag-doped CWO (Ag: CWO) nanopowders were synthesized using the easy, quick, and cost-effective co-precipitation method, considering the wide application of tungstate compounds in optoelectronics, the optical capabilities of noble metal nanoparticles (NPs), and the problems of the crystal growth process. …”
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Tackling Microbial Resistance and Emerging Pathogens with Next-Generation Antibiotics by Kar Jing Chong, Huang Feng, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Masita Arip, Omotayo Fatokun, Lazuardi Mochamad, Chin Tat Ng, Sasikala Chinnapan, Malarvili Selvaraja

“…Furthermore, we explore the conjugation of nanoparticles with antibiotics, which demonstrated synergistic effects and positive outcomes on different bacterial resistance. …”
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Promotion Effect of CaO Modification on Mesoporous Al2O3-Supported Ni Catalysts for CO2 Methanation by Wen Yang, Yanyan Feng, Wei Chu

“…TPR and XRD results indicated that CaO can effectively restrain the growth of NiO nanoparticles, improve the dispersion of NiO, and weaken the interaction between NiO and Al2O3. …”
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Preparation of Chloro Penta Amine Cobalt(III) Chloride and Study of Its Influence on the Structural and Some Optical Properties of Polyvinyl Acetate by Nada K. Abbas, Majeed Ali Habeeb, Alaa J. Kadham Algidsawi

“…The obtained results indicated the formation of orthorhombic [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2 nanoparticles of ≈28.75 nm size. Polymeric films based on polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) doped with chloro penta amine cobalt(III) cloride [Co(NH3)5Cl]Cl2 in different weight percent ratios were prepared using the solvent cast technique. …”
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Viral and Nonviral Engineering of Natural Killer Cells as Emerging Adoptive Cancer Immunotherapies by Sandro Matosevic

“…Though viral vectors have achieved the highest gene transfer efficiencies with NK cells, nonviral vectors and gene transfer approaches—electroporation, lipofection, nanoparticles, and trogocytosis—are emerging. And while the use of NK cell lines has achieved improved gene transfer efficiencies particularly with viral vectors, challenges with primary NK cells remain. …”
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A thermo-magnetohydrodynamic particle-fluid suspension moves peristaltically through a porous medium by N.M. Hafez, A.M. Abd-Alla, S.R. Mahmoud

“…The preparation of nanofluid involves the suspension of copper oxide nanoparticles in blood, with blood serving as the base fluid in this instance. …”
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Supramolecular Assembly and Reversible Transition and of Chitosan Fluorescent Micelles by Noncovalent Modulation by An Liu, Hong Song, Puyou Jia, Ying Lin, Qingping Song, Jiangang Gao

“…Herein, we report the fabrication of supramolecular nanoparticles based on water-soluble chitosan (WCS) and 1,1′,1″,1″′-(ethene-1,1,2,2-tetrayl)tetrakis(benzene-4,1-diyl) tetrakis(azanediyl)tetraacetic acid (TPE-(N-COOH)4), which is capable of reversible transition between polyion complexes (PICs) and hydrogen bonding complexes (HBCs) with tunable aggregation-induced emission driven by pH value. …”
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Encapsulation of Vecuronium and Rocuronium by Sugammadex Investigated by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy by Adriana Kenđel, Ivo Piantanida, Snežana Miljanić

“…Aiming toward a novel, noninvasive technique, with a real-time potential application in the monitoring of the complexation of steroidal neuromuscular blocker drugs Vecuronium (<b>Vec</b>) and Rocuronium (<b>Roc</b>) with sugammadex (<b>SDX</b>, medication for the reversal of neuromuscular blockade induced by <b>Vec</b> or <b>Roc</b> in general anesthesia), we developed proof-of-principle methodology based on surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). Silver nanoparticles prepared by the reduction of silver ions with hydroxylamine hydrochloride were used as SERS-active substrates, additionally aggregated with calcium nitrate as needed. …”
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Development of Newly Formulated Nanoalumina-/Alkasite-Based Restorative Material by Reham M. Abdallah, Neven S. Aref

“…This study assessed the effect of incorporating alumina nanoparticles (Al2O3 NPa) to the recently introduced alkasite-based restorative material (Cention N) on its mechanical properties and surface topographical features. …”
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Integration of silver nanostructures in wireless sensor networks for enhanced biochemical sensing by M. Sahaya Sheela, S. Kumarganesh, Binay Kumar Pandey, Mesfin Esayas Lelisho

“…Abstract Integrating noble metal nanostructures, specifically silver nanoparticles, into sensor designs has proven to enhance sensor performance across key metrics, including response time, stability, and sensitivity. …”
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Antigen Delivery Platforms for Next-Generation Coronavirus Vaccines by Aziz A. Chentoufi, Jeffrey B. Ulmer, Lbachir BenMohamed

“…This review will (1) present the current state of antigen delivery platforms involving a multifaceted approach, including bioinformatics, molecular and structural biology, immunology, and advanced computational methods; (2) discuss the challenges facing the development of safe and effective antigen delivery platforms; and (3) highlight the potential of nucleoside-modified mRNA encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles (LNP) as the platform that is well suited to the needs of a next-generation pan-CoV vaccine, such as the ability to induce broad-based immunity and amenable to large-scale manufacturing to safely provide durable protective immunity against current and future Coronavirus threats.…”
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Fluorescence molecular imaging-guided photodynamic therapy for early breast cancer in the prone position: Feasibility evaluation with Monte Carlo simulations by Yugo Minegishi, Yasutomo Nomura

“…In the PDT simulation, Upconversion nanoparticles-Quantum dots-Rose bengal (UCQR) which was a PDT agent with upconversion capabilities was used. …”
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