Cobalt titanate nanocatalyst for enhanced photodegradation of atrazine: kinetics, degradation efficiency, and mechanistic analysis by Jeremiah Suleiman Nuhu, Femi Emmanuel Awe, Rajni Garg, Rishav Garg, Nnabuk Okon Eddy, Hazratullah Paktin

“…Abstract In this study, cobalt titanate nanoparticles (CoTiO₃ NPs) were synthesized and applied as a photocatalyst to degrade atrazine. …”
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Smart Zinc-Based Coatings with Chitosan–Alginate Nanocontainers Loaded with ZnO and Caffeine for Corrosion Protection of Mild Steel by Kamelia Kamburova, Nelly Boshkova, Tsetska Radeva, Nikolai Boshkov

“…The objective of the present investigation is to propose the preparation procedure of chitosan–alginate (CHI/ALG) nanocontainers loaded with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles or combining ZnO nanoparticles with corrosion inhibitor caffeine (CAF), both suitable for incorporation into the matrix of ordinary zinc coatings on mild steel substrates. …”
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Effect of Different Nucleating Agents on the Crystallization of Ziegler-Natta Isotactic Polypropylene by Felipe Avalos-Belmontes, Luis Francisco Ramos-deValle, Adriana Berenice Espinoza-Martínez, Juan Guillermo Martínez-Colunga, Eduardo Ramírez-Vargas, Saul Sánchez-Valdés, Jose Carlos Ortíz-Cisneros, Esperanza Elizabeth Martínez-Segovia, Flora Itzel Beltrán-Ramírez

“…With LiBe, it was completed after just 15 min and, with any of the carbon nanoparticles, it was practically over after only a couple of minutes.…”
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New insights into Notch signaling as a crucial pathway of pancreatic cancer stem cell behavior by chrysin-polylactic acid-based nanocomposite by Eman M. Ragab, Doaa M. El Gamal, Fares F. El-najjar, Hager A. Elkomy, Mahmoud A. Ragab, Mariam A. Elantary, Omar M. Basyouni, Sherif M. Moustafa, Shimaa A. EL-Naggar, Abeer S. Elsherbiny

“…Chrysin-loaded polylactic acid (PLA) as polymeric nanoparticles systems have been growing interest in using as platforms for improved drug delivery. …”
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Efficient Self-Assembly of mPEG End-Capped Porous Silica as a Redox-Sensitive Nanocarrier for Controlled Doxorubicin Delivery by Anh Khoa Nguyen, Thi Hiep Nguyen, Bui Quoc Bao, Long Giang Bach, Dai Hai Nguyen

“…In addition, these nanoparticles possessed high drug loading capacity, at 79.2 ± 3.2%, for controlled release. …”
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The Synthesis of Magnetic Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite for the Removal of Reactive Orange 12 Dye by Norah Salem Alsaiari, Abdelfattah Amari, Khadijah Mohammedsaleh Katubi, Fatimah Mohammed Alzahrani, Faouzi Ben Rebah, Mohamed A. Tahoon

“…The addition of N-GO to CaFe2O4 nanoparticles enhanced the BET surface area from 24 to 52.93 m2/g as resulted from the N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm. …”
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Synthesis of novel magnesium ferrite Schiff base chitosan nanocomposite for efficient removal of pb(II) ions from aqueous media by Nada S. Al-Kadhi, Ehab A. Abdelrahman, Fowzia S. Alamro, Reem K. Shah, Fawaz A. Saad, Khalil ur Rehman

“…The synthesis involved integrating MgFe2O4 nanoparticles with modified chitosan through a Schiff base formed by the reaction between terephthalaldehyde and aminopyrazine. …”
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Dust Explosion Characteristics of Agglomerated 35 nm and 100 nm Aluminum Particles by Hong-Chun Wu, Hsin-Jung Ou, Deng-Jr Peng, Hsiao-Chi Hsiao, Chung-Yun Gau, Tung-Sheng Shih

“…In the experiment, nanoparticles of 35 nm Al and 100 nm Al powders, respectively, formed particles with average sizes of 161 nm and 167 nm in agglomeration. …”
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Synthesis and Thermomechanical Characterization of Nylon 6/Cu Nanocomposites Produced by an Ultrasound-Assisted Extrusion Method by Rubén Sierra-Ávila, Marissa Pérez-Alvarez, Janett Valdez-Garza, Carlos Alberto Avila-Orta, Enrique Javier Jiménez-Regalado, José M. Mata-Padilla, Enrique Soto-Castruita, Gregorio Cadenas-Pliego

“…A nylon 6 nanocomposite with copper nanoparticles processed by ultrasound-assisted extrusion was prepared at concentrations between 0.01 and 0.50 wt.%, and its thermal and mechanical properties were determined. …”
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Monodispersed AgNPs Synthesized from the Nanofactories of Theobroma cacao (Cocoa) Leaves and Pod Husk and Their Antimicrobial Activity by Johnson Kwame Efavi, Emmanuel Nyankson, Kwaku Kyeremeh, Gloria Pokuaa Manu, Kingsford Asare, Nathaniel Yeboah

“…Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been synthesized from the more chemically rich and diverse cocoa pod; the synthesis of silver nanoparticles from cocoa leaves, which are less rich and have low diversity in bioactive molecules, is yet to be achieved. …”
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Synergistic thermal and surface area properties of Al2O3–TiO2/water hybrid nanofluids by Yokanan Gustino Djentoe, Farrel Yoga Widiasto, Hilbran Tama Dida Effendi, Musabbikhah, Sri Hartati, Budi Santoso, Budi Kristiawan, Agung Tri Wijayanta

“…The thermal durability of the water-based Al2O3–TiO2 hybrid nanoparticles is shown to have a strong relationship with the Moldoveanu model, confirming the trend of increasing thermal durability with a decrease in temperature as a result of increased nanoparticle mobility. …”
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Enhanced solar hydrogen production via reconfigured semi-polar facet/cocatalyst heterointerfaces in GaN/Si photocathodes by Wei Chen, Danhao Wang, Weiyi Wang, Xin Liu, Yuying Liu, Chao Wang, Yang Kang, Shi Fang, Xudong Yang, Wengang Gu, Dongyang Luo, Yuanmin Luo, Zongtao Qu, Chengjie Zuo, Yi Kang, Lin Cheng, Wensheng Yan, Wei Hu, Ran Long, Jr-Hau He, Kang Liang, Sheng Liu, Yujie Xiong, Haiding Sun

“…The strongly coupled reconfigured GaN nanowire/Au heterointerface not only optimizes the electronic structure of Au nanoparticles to form abundant highly active interfacial regions, eventually realizing superior hydrogen evolution activity but also enables GaN nanowires to provide a stronger anchoring effect for Au nanoparticles, preventing the detachment of Au nanoparticles during the intense hydrogen evolution process. …”
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AuCu@Pt Nanoalloys for Catalytic Application in Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol by Sadia Mehmood, Naveed Kausar Janjua, Farhat Saira, Hicham Fenniri

“…The results strongly support the proposal that catalysis by nanoparticles is taking place efficiently on the surface of NSs. …”
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Metal/Semiconductor and Transparent Conductor/Semiconductor Heterojunctions in High Efficient Photoelectric Devices: Progress and Features by M. Melvin David Kumar, Ju-Hyung Yun, Joondong Kim

“…This review is following a recent shift toward the engineering of TCO layers and structured Si substrates, incorporating metal nanoparticles for the development of next-generation photoelectric devices. …”
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Suppression of the Oncogenic Transcription Factor FOXM1 by Proteasome Inhibitors by Andrei L. Gartel

“…We encapsulated thiostrepton into micelle-nanoparticles and after injection we detected accumulation of nanoparticles in tumors and in the livers of treated mice. …”
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Facile Low-Temperature Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube/ Nanohybrids with Enhanced Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Activity by Yunlong Xie, Huanhuan Qian, Yijun Zhong, Hangming Guo, Yong Hu

“…We demonstrate a facile and novel chemical precipitation strategy for the accurate coating of TiO2 nanoparticles on the surface of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to form CNT/TiO2 nanohybrids, which only requires titanium sulfate and CNTs as starting materials and reacts in the alkaline solution at 60°C for 6 h. …”
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Study of Heat Transfer in Magnesium Zinc Zirconium MgZn6Zr Alloy Suspended in Engine Oil by Saima Noor, Safyan Mukhtar

“…In this paper, alloy nanoparticle MgZn6Zr will be analyzed for the first time in the flow of ferromagnetic nanofluid. …”
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Green Synthesis of Calcium/Iron-Layered Double Hydroxides-Sodium Alginate Nanoadsorbent as Reactive Barrier for Antibiotic Amoxicillin Removal from Groundwater by Marwa F. Abed, Ayad A. H. Faisal

“…Forming (Ca/Fe)-LDH nanoparticles in the manufactured beads interacted with polluted water confirming that the nanoparticles own the prospective for acting as a latent sorbent to remove contaminants from aquatic media.…”
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Thermal Analysis of Ni-Cu Alloy Nanocomposites Processed by Sand Mold Casting by J. Kumaraswamy, Vidyasagar Shetty, S. Sanman, Premkumar Naik, Shabari Shedthi, C. Gnanavel, Ibsa Neme Mogose

“…From experimentation, it was observed that thermal conductivity of the nanocomposites activity increases with inclusion of the nanoparticles up to 9 weight % after descent due to the temperature effects in nanocomposites, and thermal expansion of the nanocomposites decreases with addition of the nanoparticles up to 9 weight % and further rises marginally due to ductility of composites. …”
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Ion-beam modification of composite based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes and tin dioxide by P. M. Korusenko

“…It is shown that irradiation of the composite leads to a change in the chemical state of nanoparticles of tin oxide, their redistribution and fixation on the surface of MWNTs. …”
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