Effectiveness of Nanosilica on Enhancing the Mechanical and Microstructure Properties of Kenaf/Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy-Based Nanocomposites by Muruganantham Ponnusamy, L. Natrayan, S. Kaliappan, G. Velmurugan, Subash Thanappan

“…With an ultrasonic frequency of 15 kHz and an 850 W power capacity, the effects of nanosilica particle inclusion on the tensile, flexural, and impact properties of woven fiber-reinforced kenaf/carbon fiber/epoxy hybrid composites were explored experimentally. The nanoparticles were dispersed uniformly in the epoxy using an ultrasonic probe. …”
Get full text

MS-1 by Sofia M. Pereira PhD, Steve R. Williams PhD, Patricia Murray PhD, Arthur Taylor PhD

“…Bacterial genes involved in the biomineralization of magnetic nanoparticles in magnetotactic bacteria have recently been proposed as reporters for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). …”
Get full text

A Comprehensive Review of the Strategies to Reduce Retinoid-Induced Skin Irritation in Topical Formulation by Angga Cipta Narsa, Cecep Suhandi, Janifa Afidika, Salsabil Ghaliya, Khaled M. Elamin, Nasrul Wathoni

“…The findings obtained indicate that the following methods can be used to lessen retinoid-induced irritation in topical formulations: developing drug delivery systems in the formulation, such as encapsulating retinoids, transforming retinoids into nanoparticles, forming complexes (e.g., with cyclodextrin), and binding retinoids with carriers (e.g., polymers, NLC, SLN), adding ingredients with anti-irritation activity, skin barrier improvement, and increased skin hydration to retinoid formulations (e.g., combinations of glucosamine, trehalose, ectoine, sucralfate, omega-9, and 4-t-butylcyclohexanol, addition of ethanolic bark extract of Alstonia scholaris R. …”
Get full text

Characterizations of Physico-chemical properties for non-kekulean benzenoid hydrocarbon using m-polynomial by Muhammad Kamran, Aamir Khan, Zeeshan Anwar, Aiman Ishtiaq, Anns Uzair, Shanzay Khan, Sawaira Saeed, Sajid Ali, Saara Fatima, Ajwa Faisal, Baqir Hussain, Misbah Rasheed, Saba Mehmood

“…In the last few decades, nanomaterials have found widespread application in a variety of industries, including electronics, building, food processing, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and aviation. These nanoparticles could enhance medical therapy, diagnostics, and preventive methods. …”
Get full text

Facile Synthesis of Micron-Sized Hollow Silver Spheres as Substrates for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering by Lixin Xia, Jiarui Xia, Ran Wei, Ying Sui, Zhipeng Sun, Xuehua Song, Peng Song, Lini Yang

“…This synthetic process represents a promising method for preparing various hollow metal nanoparticles.…”
Get full text

Highly Stable and Active Pt/Nb-TiO2 Carbon-Free Electrocatalyst for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells by Shuhui Sun, Gaixia Zhang, Xueliang Sun, Mei Cai, Martin Ruthkosky

“…Mesoporous Nb-TiO2 hollow spheres were synthesized by the sol-gel method using polystyrene (PS) sphere templates. Pt nanoparticles (NPs) were then deposited onto mesoporous Nb-TiO2 hollow spheres via a simple wet-chemical route in aqueous solution, without the need for surfactants or potentiostats. …”
Get full text

Application of Ultrasound to Selectively Localize Nanodroplets for Targeted Imaging and Therapy by Paul A. Dayton, Shukui Zhao, Susannah H. Bloch, Pat Schumann, Kim Penrose, Terry O. Matsunaga, Reena Zutshi, Alexander Doinikov, Katherine W. Ferrara

“…Theory and experiments are combined to demonstrate the displacement of perfluorocarbon nanoparticles in the direction of US propagation, where a traveling US wave with a peak pressure on the order of megapascals and frequency in the megahertz range produces a particle translational velocity that is proportional to acoustic intensity and increases with increasing center frequency. …”
Get full text

Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Anatase TiO2 Nanorods Prepared by Hydrothermal Method by Ming-Jer Jeng, Yi-Lun Wung, Liann-Be Chang, Lee Chow

“…The dye-sensitized solar cells fabricated with TiO2 nanorods exhibited a higher solar efficiency than those fabricated with commercial TiO2 nanoparticles directly. Further, triple-layer structures of TiO2 thin films with different particle sizes were investigated to improve the solar efficiency.…”
Get full text

Mechanism of modified mRNA structure in COVID-19 vaccines for inducing neutralizing antibodies by Sabighoh Zanjabila, Beti Ernawati Dewi

“…Structural modifications, such as replacing uridine with 1-methylpseudouridine (1mψ), enhance translation efficiency and help the mRNA evade immune detection. Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) serve as an effective delivery system. …”
Get full text

Effect of Silanol Groups on the Acidic and Catalytic Properties of Alkylsulphoacidic Silicas and SiO/Nafion Nanocomposites by Sergei A. Alekseev, V.N. Zaitsev, A.N. Alekseev, Yu.N. Kochkin, J. Evans

“…However, end-capping had a negligible effect on the catalytic properties of SiO2/Nafion, probably because the catalytic reaction occurred inside the Nafion polymer nanoparticles.…”
Get full text

Influence of Nano-SiO2 on the Consistency, Setting Time, Early-Age Strength, and Shrinkage of Composite Cement Pastes by Yu Chen, Yi-fan Deng, Meng-qiang Li

“…The study outlined the raw materials and mix proportions to prepare composite cement pastes with the addition of silica-based micro- and nanoparticles. The effects of amorphous nano-SiO2 on the early-age properties, including the consistency, setting time, early-age strength, and chemical and autogenous shrinkages, were investigated. …”
Get full text

Systematic study of drug distribution profiles of different nanocarriers in the skin layers: a more accurate and targeted delivery by Manuela Gonçalves, Kelly Cristine Zatta, Adriana Raffin Pohlmann, Silvia Stanisçuaski Guterres

“…In vitro release experiments combined with in vitro percutaneous penetration/permeation data demonstrated that the localization of the substance in the nanoparticles (determined by Log D) is crucial for understanding their diffusion behavior. …”
Get full text

Anodized CuO Nanoflakes for the Antibacterial and Antifungal Applications by Niharika MP, B. Manmadha Rao

“…While much of the work has been on nanoparticles, the studies on film-based CuO are still very few. …”
Get full text

The Role of pH in PEG-b-PAAc Modification of Gadolinium Oxide Nanostructures for Biomedical Applications by Eva Hemmer, Nallusamy Venkatachalam, Hiroshi Hyodo, Kohei Soga

“…Upconversion and near-infrared emitting Gd2O3:Er3+,Yb3+ nanostructured phosphors (nanoparticles and nanorods) for applications in bioimaging have been synthesized by precipitation methods and hydrothermal treatment. …”
Get full text

Effect of Nanodiamonds on Friction Reduction Performance in Presence of Organic and Inorganic Friction Modifiers by A. K. Piya, L. Yang, N. Emami, A. Morina

“…In this sense, it is of particular interest to investigate whether a synergistic tribological performance could be achieved by combining two or more friction modifier additives with nanoparticles. This study conducts a comprehensive investigation into the tribological characteristics of lubricant formulations enriched with nanodiamonds (NDs), combined with organic (Glycerol Monooleate, GMO) and inorganic (molybdenum dithiocarbamate, MoDTC) friction modifiers and a low-concentration anti-wear additive (Zinc dialkyl dithio-phosphate, ZDDP). …”
Get full text

Experimental investigation on cooling tower performance with Al2O3, ZnO and Ti2O3 based nanofluids by Habibur Rahman, Altab Hossain, Mohammad Ali

“….% of stable Al oxide (Al2O3), Zn oxide (ZnO), and Ti oxide (Ti2O3) nanoparticles of 80, 35, and 70 nm diameter were considered. …”
Get full text

Lubricating Performance of Lanzhou Lily Crude Extract as Natural Additive by Min Xie, Chenghua Lai, Juanjuan Chen, Feng Cao, Ying Ma

“…Due to environmental concerns and multifunctional requirements, natural additives are a promising alternative to traditional enhancers like metal nanoparticles. Lanzhou lily crude extract (LLCE) was investigated as an additive in PEG400 base oil. …”
Get full text

Photocatalytic decomposition of fatty stains by TiO2 thin films by Juan Peris Vicente, Thierry Gacoin, Philippe Barboux, Jean-Pierre Boilot, Mauricette Rondet, Léthicia Guéneau

“…Anatase TiO2 nanoparticles have been prepared as aqueous colloidal solutions by a conventional sol-gel process. …”
Get full text

A Review of Removal of Pollutants from Water/Wastewater Using Different Types of Nanomaterials by M. T. Amin, A. A. Alazba, U. Manzoor

“…The aim of the present study is to review the possible applications of the nanoparticles/fibers for the removal of pollutants from water/wastewater. …”
Get full text

Numerical study of enhanced nanofluid heat transfer in an open cavity with heated obstacles using LBM by Makaoui Abdelilah, Lahmer El Bachir, Benhamou Jaouad, Moussaoui Mohammed Amine, Mezrhab Ahmed

“…Furthermore, an increase in the volume fraction of nanoparticles results in enhanced heat transfer, with improvements of 16.5% for the vertical configuration and 17.5% for the horizontal configuration at a nanoparticle concentration of 5%. …”
Get full text