Effect of Ti content on spinodal decomposed microstructure and properties of AlCoCrFeNiTix high-entropy alloy coatings prepared by laser cladding by Kun Yue, Xiaoqin Yang, Lin Wang, Liji Su, Quan Xu, Zhe Xu, Chunlong Cheng, Yeqing Wang, Zhijun Wang, Zheng Chen

“…Spinodal decomposition led to pronounced phase separation in the coating, with elongated nanoparticles of the BCC1 phase precipitating in the DR region and round block-like nanoparticles of the B2 phase precipitating in the ID region. …”
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The effect of cigarette smoking and heated tobacco products on different denture materials; an in vitro study by Sara F. El Shafei, Ayman H. Amin, Eman G. Abdelghaffar, Sara Moataz, Fatma Makkeyah, Mohamed Shamel, Mahmoud Al Ankily

“…Materials and methods A total of one hundred and twenty disc-shaped samples made of four different denture base materials were prepared to represent different denture bases to assess the surface roughness and biofilm formation; group (CA): conventional heat-cured acrylic resin (Acrostone, Egypt), group (FA): flexible acrylic resin (Valplast International Corp, USA), group (TA): heat-cured acrylic resin reinforced with titanium nanoparticles (TA nanoparticles, Nanogate, Egypt), and group (PA): 3D printed acrylic resin (Nexdent, The Netherlands). …”
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An electrolyte-gated transistor for the monitoring of a CRISPR/Cas activity by Pierre Guermonprez, Le Tu Anh, Louis Renaud, Pierre Nioche, Eric Krejci, Aurélie Alleaume-Butaux, Nicolas Battaglini, Vu Thi Thu, Sébastien Sanaur, Benoît Piro

“…In these devices, fabricated on flexible plastic substrates, the active material (reduced graphene oxide, rGO) is deposited by printing and then functionalized with Au nanoparticles decorated with polyU RNA reporter strands. …”
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Synthesis of Nickel-Encapsulated Carbon Nanocapsules and Cup-Stacked-Type Carbon Nanotubes via Nickel-Doped Fullerene Nanowhiskers by Tokushi Kizuka, Kun'ichi Miyazawa, Akira Akagawa

“…By heating the NWs at 973 and 1173 K, carbon nanocapsules (CNCs) that encapsulated Ni nanoparticles were produced. The Ni-encapsulated CNCs joined one dimensionally to form chain structures. …”
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Design and Simulated Characteristics of Nanosized InSb Based Heterostructure Devices by T. D. Subash, T. Gnanasekaran, C. Divya, J. Jagannathan

“…Indium antimonide nanoparticles were synthesized at room temperature. X-ray diffraction measurements are utilized to characterize the nanocomposites. …”
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Spectrochemical Technology in Nanomaterial Preparation and Art Appraisal Technology Research by Xiao Tang

“…In this paper, different morphologies of SiO2 nanomaterials, such as crystalline nanoparticles, amorphous nanowires, nanospheres, and nanonets, were prepared by a simple hot steaming method in the presence of argon. …”
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Research Progress on the Preparation and Modification of Magnetic Nanomaterials and Their Application in Mycotoxin Detection and Removal by LÜ Jianxin, GUO Mengyue, ZHANG Huiru, KONG Dandan, LUO Jiaoyang, YANG Meihua

“…As mycotoxin residues have been detected in both foods and Chinese herbal medicine, the development of effective methods for rapid and highly sensitive detection as well as green detoxification of mycotoxins has become a research priority. Magnetic nanoparticles have high specific surface area, high surface energy and high magnetic response and hence have great potential for application as magnetic adsorbent carriers in mycotoxin detection and detoxification. …”
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3D convective flow in a hybrid nanofluid filled bi-truncated-pyramid equipped with adiabatic cylinders by Mohammed A. Almeshaal

“…The use of HNFs, which is based on the combination of two different nanoparticles (NPs), provides improved thermal conductivity and stability, and leads to significant advantages in thermal management systems. …”
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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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