Effect of Osmotic Pressure on Migration Behavior of nZnO in GCLs by Ping Yang, Tao Jiang, Youlong Zhang, Zhicheng Li

“…The migration of zinc oxide nanoparticles (nZnO) in geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) under different osmotic pressures was conducted using a self-developed geosynthetic clay liner osmometer. …”
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Preparation of Mesoporous SnO2 by Electrostatic Self-Assembly by Yang Jing, Wang Yan, Xu Xiaowen

“…We report a simple and scalable strategy to synthesize mesoporous SnO2 with tin dioxide nanoparticles of 5-6 nm crystalline walls and 3-4 nm pore diameter with the assistance of Mo7O246- as templating agent at room temperature. …”
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Synthesis, Spectral Characterization, and Antibacterial and Antifungal Studies of PANI/V2O5 Nanocomposites by Chakradhar Sridhar, Nagesh Gunvanthrao Yernale, M. V. N. Ambika Prasad

“…The present study deals with the synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) nanoparticles and their antibacterial and antifungal activity on Staphylococcus aureus and Aspergillus niger, respectively, by agar diffusion method. …”
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Polymer nanocomposites in diabetes management: advances in biosensors and drug delivery systems by Aniruddha Sen

“…Abstract This review focuses on the latest advancements in polymer nanocomposites and their important role in the treatment of diabetes, namely in the fields of biosensors and drug delivery systems. Integrating nanoparticles into polymers has resulted in the development of glucose biosensors that exhibit increased sensitivity and selectivity, hence improving the accuracy of blood glucose monitoring. …”
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Developments in Platinum-Group Metals as Dual Antibacterial and Anticancer Agents by Ayodele T. Odularu, Peter A. Ajibade, Johannes Z. Mbese, Opeoluwa O. Oyedeji

“…Sandwich and half-sandwich PGM coordination compounds and their metal nanoparticles give improved results for biological activities by enhancing efficient delivery of both antibacterial and anticancer drugs, as well as luminescent bioimaging (biomarkers) for biological identifications.…”
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Synthesis of Core-Shell @@ Microspheres and Their Application as Recyclable Photocatalysts by Zhenghua Wang, Ling Shen, Shiyu Zhu

“…The Fe3O4@SiO2@TiO2 microspheres possess both ferromagnetic and photocatalytic properties. The TiO2 nanoparticles on the surfaces of microspheres can degrade organic dyes under the illumination of UV light. …”
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Recent Advances in the Valorization of Biodiesel By-Product Glycerol to Solketal by Supongsenla Ao, Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum

“…Furthermore, magnetic nanoparticles-derived catalysts along with sulfonated functionalized catalyzed, zeolites, resins, enzymatic, etc. have proved their efficiency in solketal production. …”
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Structural Characterization of Ferrihydrite/Hematite Nanocomposites and Their Arsenic Adsorption Properties by Nicolaza Pariona, Karla I. Camacho-Aguilar, Rodolfo Ramos-González, Arturo I. Martinez, Martin Herrera-Trejo

“…Transmission electron microscopy observations showed that the NCs consist of clusters of strongly aggregated nanoparticles (NPs) similarly to a “plum pudding”, where hematite NPs “raisins” are surrounded by ferrihydrite “pudding”. …”
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Current Studies into the Genotoxic Effects of Nanomaterials by Cheng-Teng Ng, Jasmine J. Li, Boon-Huat Bay, Lin-Yue Lanry Yung

“…However, while the lists of known toxic effects of nanomaterials and nanoparticles (NPs) continue to grow, there is still a vast gap in our knowledge about the genotoxicity of NMs. …”
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Environmental and Wastewater Treatment Applications of Stimulus-Responsive Hydrogels by Anita Ioana Visan, Irina Negut

“…The incorporation of nanoparticles and bio-based polymers further improves their structural integrity and pollutant removal efficiency. …”
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An Experimental Study of Photocatalytic Degradation of Congo Red Using Polymer Nanocomposite Films by Mashael Nasser Alshabanat, Murefah M. AL-Anazy

“…Eco-friendly polymer nanocomposite films were synthesized using biodegradable polymers of chitosan and polyvinyl alcohol as polymeric matrices and carbon black nanoparticles as the reinforcement. These films were applied to study their applicability to industrial wastewater purification as a photocatalyst for degradation of Congo red as a target pollutant and to study the effect of the polymeric matrix types of the films on their performance as a semiconductor photocatalyst. …”
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Local System Matrix Compression for Efficient Reconstruction in Magnetic Particle Imaging by T. Knopp, A. Weber

“…Magnetic particle imaging (MPI) is a quantitative method for determining the spatial distribution of magnetic nanoparticles, which can be used as tracers for cardiovascular imaging. …”
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CaCO3–Polymer Nanocomposite Prepared with Supercritical CO2 by Hiroaki Wakayama

“…Laser Raman spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy showed that this process produced a nanocomposite containing highly dispersed CaCO3 (aragonite) nanoparticles. The flexural strength of the nanocomposite was larger than the flexural strengths of limestone and CaCO3 produced by hydrothermal hot pressing. …”
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ENHANCED PROPERTIES AND MULTIFACETED APPLICATIONS OF POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE (PMMA) IN MODERN MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY by Alexandru Burcea, Andreea-Mariana Bănățeanu, Cristian-Viorel Poalelungi, Alexandru Burcea, Norina Forna, Cristian Niky Cumpătă

“…Innovations include the integration of nanoparticles to improve mechanical properties and reduce bacterial colonization, as well as the development of novel composites that exhibit increased durability and enhanced cellular interactions. …”
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Speciation and Pre-Concentration of Selenium with Nano-ZnO as Absorbent in Environmental Samples by Ting Huang

“…In this study, zinc oxide nanoparticles (nano-ZnO) were used as adsorbent for the separation and pre-concentration of selenium(IV) from aqueous solution. …”
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Nano-Pd/Chitosan Composite: An Extremely Effective Catalyst to the Synthesis of Pyrazolyl Analogues through Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reactions in an Aqueous Medium by M. Senthilkumar, P. Manisankar, R. Pandimurugan, P. A. Vivekanand, Govindasami Periyasami, S. Harikumar, Perumal Karthikeyan, Mostafizur Rahaman, Santosh Khanal

“…The reactivity of the nano-Pd catalyst was highly enhanced by incorporating palladium nanoparticles with a biopolymer chitosan matrix. The synthesized nano-Pd/chitosan catalyst was studied thoroughly for its structure, morphology, and other fundamental aspects such as the size and shape by various techniques including XRD, FESEM, and EDAX analyses. …”
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Optimal Evaluation of the Rheological Parameters for STF Dampers in Semi-Rigid Joints of Steel Structures Using Response Surface Method by Ruby Freya, R. Senthil

“…The proposed damper consists of the shear thickening fluid (STF) with the combination of nano-silica and PEG (400) sonicated to achieve colloidal dispersion of nanoparticles. Series of cyclic loading were imposed on the frames equipped with STF dampers to assess their impacts on T-steel frames. …”
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Stagnation Point Flow of Nanofluid over a Moving Plate with Convective Boundary Condition and Magnetohydrodynamics by Fazle Mabood, Nopparat Pochai, Stanford Shateyi

“…A theoretical investigation is carried out to examine the effects of volume fraction of nanoparticles, suction/injection, and convective heat and mass transfer parameters on MHD stagnation point flow of water-based nanofluids (Cu and Ag). …”
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Alumina and Hafnia ALD Layers for a Niobium-Doped Titanium Oxide Photoanode by Naji Al Dahoudi, Qifeng Zhang, Guozhong Cao

“…Niobium-doped titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles were used as a photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Copolymeric Resveratrol Conjugates by Yan-Jing Ng, Heather A. E. Benson, David H. Brown, Yan Chen

“…Novel polymeric methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(ε-caprolactone) (mPEG-PCL) RSV conjugates with varying PCL chain lengths have been synthesised and formulated into micelles and/or nanoparticles for preliminary in vitro stability studies. …”
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