Wedge‐Like Microstructure of Al2O3/i‐Ti3C2Tx Electrode with “Nano‐Pumping” Effect for Boosting Ion Diffusion and Electrochemical Defluoridation by Junce Wang, Jinfeng Chen, Ningning Liu, Jingjing Lei, Hong‐Wen Gao, Fei Yu, Fanghui Pan, Jie Ma

“…As evidenced by simulation calculations, Al2O3 nanoparticles not only shorten the migration distance of electrons/hydrated ions in interlayers but also contribute a lower adsorption energy barrier, bringing excellent capture kinetics and stability. …”
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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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Sequential Release HydroLipo System for STING Gene Epigenetic Reprogramming and Immune Activation in Glioblastoma by Hao Yu, Wenjing Liu, Kaikai Ding, Jiangjie Wu, Cheng Wang, Siyuan Wang, Lingyun Wu, Qiuying Tang, Xin Yin, Kan Jiang, Danfang Yan, Xu Wang, Si Chen, Senxiang Yan

“…To overcome this clinical limitation, a Sequential Release HydroLipo System (SRHLS) is developed, in which hydrogels and nanoparticles are combined for controlled drug release. …”
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A ROS-responsive hydrogel encapsulated with matrix metalloproteinase-13 siRNA nanocarriers to attenuate osteoarthritis progression by Qiuyang Wang, Kai Feng, Guangsheng Wan, Wei Liao, Jing Jin, Peng Wang, Xiaolian Sun, Weijun Wang, Qing Jiang

“…In this study, matrix metalloproteinase-13 siRNA (siMMP-13) was incorporated onto polyethylenimine (PEI)-polyethylene glycol (PEG) modified Fe3O4 nanoparticles, forming a nucleic acid nanocarrier termed si-Fe NPs. …”
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Harnessing Non-Antibiotic Strategies to Counter Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Pathogens with Special Reference to Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Coatings by Shyam Kumar Mishra, Tanzina Akter, Umme Laila Urmi, George Enninful, Manjulatha Sara, Jiawei Shen, Dittu Suresh, Liangjun Zheng, Elias Shiferaw Mekonen, Binod Rayamajhee, Francesco M. Labricciosa, Massimo Sartelli, Mark Willcox

“…Previous studies have not comprehensively discussed the advantages and limitations of various strategies, including bacteriophage therapy, probiotics, immunotherapies, photodynamic therapy, essential oils, nanoparticles and antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) within a single review. …”
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Blue-LED assisted Photodegradation kinetics of rhodamine-6G dye, enhanced anticancer activity and cleavage of plasmids using Au-ZnO nanocomposite by Pilavadi Thangamuniyandi, Devan Umapathy, Loganathan Nagarajan, Antony Joseph Velanganni Arockiam

“…The plasmonic metal doping on the UV-active metal oxide nanoparticle turns the resultant plasmonic metal-metal oxide (PMMO) into visible light active and upon exogenous illumination the photogenerated energetic charge carriers and the in situ generated reactive oxygen species (ROS, e.g. …”
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Photo-Fenton Degradation of RB5 Dye in Aqueous Solution Using Fe Supported on Mexican Natural Zeolite by José Domenzain-Gonzalez, José J. Castro-Arellano, Luis A. Galicia-Luna, Luis Lartundo-Rojas

“…These samples were also characterized by the following techniques: X-ray diffraction (XRD) to determine crystalline phases of mineral, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) to observe the elemental composition of the material where the main element was Fe as Fe2p, Mössbauer to establish the phases in the material which were magnetite (Fe3O4), fayalite, and chlorite, Raman to corroborate that magnetite clusters in natural material were presented, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) by which magnetite nanoparticles were observe on zeolite surface. Afterwards, the catalytic degradation of RB5 dye was performed by photo-Fenton process using a 2.2 W lamp as a radiation source. …”
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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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Recent development of micro-nano carriers for oral antineoplastic drug delivery by Hongzheng Li, Xiang Chen, Shangrui Rao, Minyu Zhou, Jianhua Lu, Danna Liang, Bingzi Zhu, Letian Meng, Ji Lin, Xiaoya Ding, Qingfei Zhang, Danhong Hu

“…Then, the development of micro-nano drug carriers based on various biomedical components, such as micelles, dendrimers, hydrogels, liposomes, inorganic nanoparticles, etc. were introduced. Finally, the current dilemma and the potential of oral drug delivery for clinical treatment were discussed. …”
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Optimal nanofluid selection for photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems in adverse climatic conditions by Miqdam T. Chaichan, Hussein A. Kazem, Maytham T. Mahdi, Ali H.A. Al-Waeli, Anees A. Khadom, K. Sopian

“…In this practical study, an attempt is made to find a method for selecting the best nanofluid from a large number of these fluids. The various nanoparticles were chosen based on their availability in local markets and subjected to numerous studies including nanofluids. …”
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Mitochondria-targeted photothermal-chemodynamic therapy enhances checkpoint blockade immunotherapy on colon cancer by Benchao Zheng, Hongbo Wang, Shiyi Zhai, Jiangsheng Li, Kuangda Lu

“…Herein, we constructed a multifunctional nanoplatform that enables mitochondria-targeted photothermal-chemodynamic combination therapy by conjugating indocyanine green-thiol (ICG-SH) and mercaptoethyl-triphenylphosphonium (TPP-SH) onto polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP)-coated gold-copper nanoparticles (AIT). Upon near-infrared light (NIR) irradiation, AIT ablates cancer cells and amplifies the effect of chemodynamic therapy (CDT), thereby inducing apoptosis in the tumor. …”
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Ion recognition enables fast Mg–Cl bond dissociation kinetics and better Mg plating/stripping reversibility by Jiacheng Yang, Jinlei Zhang, Kun Zhang, Jing Liu, Zhenfang Zhou, Zhenjiang Li, Guicun Li, Guanglei Cui, Zhonghua Zhang

“…As a proof-of-concept prototype, the N/O-doped cobalt nanoparticles embedded in carbonaceous polyhedrons has been synthesized via facile high temperature annealing of zeolitic imidazolate framework-67 (ZIF-67). …”
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The thermal-flow performance of water-Al2O3 nanofluid flow in an elliptical duct heat exchanger equipped with two rotating twisted tapes by Hassan Wathiq Ayoob, Ihab Omar, Wed khalid Ghanim, Mohammad N. Fares, Mohammad Ali Fazilati, Soheil Salahshour, Sh Esmaeili

“…As a novel study case, the rotated tapes beside the water-Al2O3 NF of was used; and sensitivity analysis was performed to reveal the effect of the volume fraction of nanoparticles (ϕ), tapes rotational speed and Re number on the Nu number, pumping power and figure of merit (FOM). …”
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Photothermal performance of nanofluids: An experimental study on direct absorption solar energy conversion using graphene oxide and its binary composites for water purification by Abdul Sattar, Bai Bofeng, M. Adeel Munir, Muhammad Farooq, S. Bilal, M. Imran Khan, Noreen Sher Akbar, Mohammed Ilyas Khan, Mohammad Rehan, Fahid Riaz

“…Such results suggest that the direct adsorption of GO-based nanoparticles to support solar energy conversion may have various promising applications such as clean water production where there is abundant solar energy potential.…”
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Green synthesis of titanium dioxide photocatalyst using Lactobacillus bulgaricus for processing palm oil mill effluent by L. Agustina, M. Romli, P. Suryadarma, S. Suprihatin

“…The produced photocatalyst with a nanoparticle size range of 1-100 nanometer was further characterized using scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray and X-ray diffraction. …”
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The role of manganese in CoMnOx catalysts for selective long-chain hydrocarbon production via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis by Hao Chen, Zan Lian, Xiao Zhao, Jiawei Wan, Priscilla F. Pieters, Judit Oliver-Meseguer, Ji Yang, Elzbieta Pach, Sophie Carenco, Laureline Treps, Nikos Liakakos, Yu Shan, Virginia Altoe, Ed Wong, Zengqing Zhuo, Feipeng Yang, Ji Su, Jinghua Guo, Monika Blum, Saul H. Lapidus, Adrian Hunt, Iradwikanari Waluyo, Hirohito Ogasawara, Haimei Zheng, Peidong Yang, Alexis T. Bell, Núria López, Miquel Salmeron

“…Here we present an experimental and theoretical study using model catalysts consisting of crystalline CoMnOx nanoparticles and thin films, where Co and Mn are mixed at the sub-nm scale. …”
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Porosity and Joule heating effects in chemically reactive peristaltically driven motion of Alumina-Ethylene glycol-Water nanofluid by S. Farooq, S. Ravikumar, S. Khalid, Hala H. Abd El-Gawad, Khalid Abdulkhaliq M. Alharbi

“…In addition, due to nanoparticles immense industrial and engineering (i.e., nuclear, chemical, mechanical and medical) processes likely during heat exchange in heat exchangers, in boiling and cooling of devices, micro-electromechanical devices, in cooling of automobile engine, in arrays of laser diode, in various medicines and surgeries performed through laser technology attain much attention by the researchers. …”
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Non Linear Thermal Radiation Analysis of Electromagnetic Chemically Reacting Ternary Nanofluid Flow over a Bilinear Stretching Surface by Shobha V, Hasan Mulki, Baskar P, S. Suresh Kumar Raju, Saleh Mahmoud, Mostafa Abdrabboh, S.V.K. Varma

“…Water serves as the base fluid, with nanoparticles of silver (Ag), molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂), and copper (Cu) incorporated to enhance thermal conductivity. …”
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Exposure to nano-polystyrene during pregnancy leads to Alzheimer's disease-related pathological changes in adult offspring by Fengxu Wang, Jin Wang, Na Luo, Yonghua Luo, Zhengnan Gao, Ye Cui, Mengna Jiang, Zhaoping Shen, Jing Xiao, Peng Xue, Xiaoke Wang, Shali Yu, Qiyun Wu, Xinyuan Zhao

“…Throughout the research, we assessed the AD pathology in adult offspring of mice prenatal 80 nm polystyrene nanoparticles (PS-NPs) exposure. In contrast with the control group, prenatal PS-NPs exposure obviously decreased brain tissue weight and the organ coefficient (brain weight/body weight) in adult male mice, but it only led to changes in the low-dose group of female mice. …”
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Synthesis of Mg-, Al- and Mg/Al-date palm fronds modified biochars: characterization and investigations on phosphorus adsorption characteristics by Jellali, Salah, Hadroug, Samar, Al-Wardy, Malik, Hamdi, Helmi,  Al-Sabahi, Jamal, Bekri, Imene, Al-Raeesi, Ahmed, Hamdi, Wissem,  Jeguirim, Mejdi

“…Characterization results revealed that the synthesized biochars exhibited high loads deposition of Mg- and/or Al-based nanoparticles. The DPF-Mg/Al-B showed the most interesting physicochemical properties. …”
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