Visible Discrimination of Broadband Infrared Light by Dye-Enhanced Upconversion in Lanthanide-Doped Nanocrystals by Charles G. Dupuy, Thomas L. Allen, George M. Williams, David Schut

“…By pairing different optical antenna dyes to specific nanoparticle compositions, unique visible emission is associated with different bands of infrared excitation. …”
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Advances in Spiky Antibacterial Materials: From Bioinspired Design to Application by Zijun Zhang, Limei Qian, Nan Zhang, Xinyue Wang, Yunshen Fu, Guanbin Gao, Taolei Sun

“…This review provides an overview of the natural spike antibacterial structure and mechanism, introduces surface coatings and micro/nanoparticle materials featuring spike structures inspired by nature, explores microneedle arrays based on spike antibacterial properties, and showcases applications of these innovative antibacterial materials. …”
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New insight on the role of banana plant (Musa acuminata Cavendish) template in low-temperature synthesis of hydroxyapatite by Ferli Septi Irwansyah, Alfi Ikhlasul Amal, Eko Prabowo Hadisantoso, Atiek Rostika Noviyanti, Diana Rakhmawaty Eddy, Risdiana Risdiana

“…Green template-based synthesis offers an eco-friendly approach to control nanoparticle morphology and agglomeration. The phytochemicals of banana plant parts are promising green templates for HA synthesis. …”
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Numerical analysis of the effect of opposite baffles on the heat transfer enhancement of non-newtonian Nano fluid through a backward facing step by Kourosh Javaherdeh, Mehdi Moslemi, Motahare Mahmoodnezhad

“…Besides, the impact of geometric parameters such as horizontal distance between baffles to the edge of the stairs and its numbers, like Reynolds number, nanoparticle volume fraction, and the non-Newtonian fluid behavior on the flow field and heat transfer have been examined. …”
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Experimental Analysis and Improvements of a Visible Spectrophotometer for Detection of Nano Materials by Pamula Rajakumari, Polaiah Bojja, Smitha Chowdary Ch, Sunkara Teena Mrudula, Krishnam Raju Putta, Amsalu Gosuadigo

“…To conclude this inquiry, a nanoparticle scatter spectrometer was devised and built artificially. …”
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Anticorrosion Nanocrystalline Beta Zeolite Thin Film for Advanced Applications by Maha Saud M. Al-subaie, Aisha Mahmood A. Al-Turkustani, Rosilda Selvin, Saedah Rwede Al-Mhayawi

“…The anticorrosion behavior of the synthesized nanoparticle coatings on steel alloys was investigated by electrochemical measurements (DC polarization) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in NaCl and acid and alkaline media under identical experimental conditions. …”
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Rapid and Quantitative Determination of S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine in the Fermentation Process by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering by Hairui Ren, Zhaoyang Chen, Xin Zhang, Yongmei Zhao, Zheng Wang, Zhenglong Wu, Haijun Xu

“…Concentrations of S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine (SAM) in aqueous solution and fermentation liquids were quantitatively determined by surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and verified by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). The Ag nanoparticle/silicon nanowire array substrate was fabricated and employed as an active SERS substrate to indirectly measure the SAM concentration. …”
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Non-Drug and Non-Invasive Therapeutic Options in Alzheimer’s Disease by Alina Simona Șovrea, Adina Bianca Boșca, Eleonora Dronca, Anne-Marie Constantin, Andreea Crintea, Rada Suflețel, Roxana Adelina Ștefan, Paul Andrei Ștefan, Mădălin Mihai Onofrei, Christoph Tschall, Carmen-Bianca Crivii

“…Adipose-derived stem Cells (ADSCs), gene therapy, and many other alternative methods (diet, sleep pattern, physical exercise, nanoparticle delivery) are also new potential treatments since multimodal approaches represent the modern trend in this disorder research therapies.…”
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Design and Fabrication of a PDMS-Based Manual Micro-Valve System for Microfluidic Applications by Tu N. Le, Van-Anh Nguyen, Giang L. Bach, Lam D. Tran, Ha H. Cao

“…In this study, a manual micro-valve system (dimension: w × h: 1000 × 50 μm with 8-integrated channel valves was designed for controlling up to 8 different flows of agents (including magnetic nanoparticle flow) injected into the mixture zone of the microfluidics. …”
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Synthesis of MnO2 Microfiber with Secondary Nanostructure by Cotton Template by Huan-qin Wang, Ming-bo Zheng, Jin-hua Chen, Guang-bin Ji, Jie-ming Cao

“…With increasing the concentration of KMnO4, the secondary nanostructure of MnO2 microfibers had a transformation from nanorod to nanoparticle. The results of N2 adsorption-desorption analysis indicated that MnO2 microfibers had BET surface area of about 25 m2/g. …”
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Programmable Analog Circuits with Neuromorphic Nanostructured Platinum Films by Stefano Radice, Filippo Profumo, Francesca Borghi, Andrea Falqui, Paolo Milani

“…Abstract Self‐assembled nanoparticle or nanowire networks have recently come under the spotlight as systems able to emulate brain‐like data processing performances by exploiting the memristive character and the wiring of the junctions connecting the nanostructured network building blocks. …”
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Particle Formation by Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Expansion Process by Sujuan Pan, Junbo Zhou, Haiting Li, Can Quan

“…Supercritical fluid extraction and expansion (SFEE) patented technology combines the advantages of both supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and rapid expansion of supercritical solution (RESS) with on-line coupling, which makes the nanoparticle formation feasible directly from matrix such as Chinese herbal medicine. …”
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Finite Element Method Solution of Boundary Layer Flow of Powell-Eyring Nanofluid over a Nonlinear Stretching Surface by Wubshet Ibrahim, Gosa Gadisa

“…The impacts of pertinent governing parameters like Brownian diffusion, thermophoresis, mixed convection, heat generation or absorption, chemical reaction rate, Deborah numbers, Prandtl number, magnetic field parameter, Lewis number, nonlinear stretching sheet, and Eyring-Powell fluid parameters on velocity field, temperature, and nanoparticle concentration are given in both figures and tabular form. …”
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Spatially controlled multicellular differentiation of stem cells using triple factor-releasing metal–organic framework-coated nanoline arrays by Yeon-Woo Cho, Min-Ji Kang, Joon-Ha Park, Yun-Sik Eom, Tae-Hyung Kim

“…Here, we report on functionally aligned nanoparticle-trapped nanopattern arrays for spatially controlled, precise mesenchymal stem cell differentiation on a single substrate. …”
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A tunable multi-resonance 2D V-groove metasurface by Zhengqing Qi, Yipin Chen, Tianjing Zhao, Peng Chen, Huizhen Yang

“…Theoretically, the EF of SERS can reach up to 5.12 × 1011, surpassing that of traditional nanoparticle antennas. The proposed 2D plasmonic substrate serves as an exceptional platform for multi-resonance SERS applications.…”
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Nanostructures for Enhanced Light Absorption in Solar Energy Devices by Gustav Edman Jonsson, Hans Fredriksson, Raja Sellappan, Dinko Chakarov

“…These include enhanced optical absorption of composite photocatalytically active TiO2/graphitic carbon films, systems with enhanced surface plasmon resonance, field-enhanced absorption in nanofabricated carbon structures with geometrical optical resonances and excitation of waveguiding modes in supported nanoparticle assembles. The case of Ag particles plasmon-mediated chemistry of NO on graphite surface is highlighted to illustrate the principle of plasmon-electron coupling in adsorbate systems.…”
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Effect of the size of nucleic acid delivery systems on their fate in cancer treatment by Mengyun Ye, Junni Gong, Wang Chen, Xiaoxuan Liu, Dandan Zhu

“…The physicochemical properties of NADS (such as size, charge, shape, etc) are crucial for the interaction of NADS with various biological barriers in the body, thereby determining the fate of NADS in the body. Nanoparticle (NP) size is an important parameter defining the blood circulation, distribution, tumor accumulation, and cellular uptake of NADS. …”
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Deposition of carbon nanotubes in commonly used sample filter media by B.D. Smith, S.B.H. Bach

“…Existing analytical instruments and analytical techniques for evaluating nanoparticle concentrations cannot simultaneously provide morphology, state of agglomeration, surface area, mass, size distribution and chemical composition data critical to making occupational health assessments.  …”
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Microarticstructural, Spectroscopic, and Magnetic Analysis of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Embedded in Poly (o-aminophenol) Matrices by null Sonika, Sushil Kumar Verma, J. Saha, Rim M. Alsharabi, Shailendra Rajput

“…The morphological analysis revealed that PoAP deposits on the surface of the nanoparticle result in the creation of a fibrous crystal-like structure. …”
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Thermal and mass diffusion in chemically reactive, radiative hybrid nanofluid (Cu and TiO2) flow over a rotating disk by Raja Ram Meena, Pooja Sharma

“…The results depict that the fluid radial velocity can be enhanced by reducing the volume fraction of TiO2, and the azimuthal velocity of the disc is improved, due to nanoparticle TiO2 vol fraction and buoyancy force. Mass diffusion becomes low in the case of highly chemically reactive conditions. …”
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