Gold–Mercury–Platinum Alloy for Light-Enhanced Electrochemical Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide by Yunping Wei, Runze Li, Meng Lin

“…In this study, a simple and easy synthesis strategy to realize the modification of AuHgPt nanoalloy materials on the surface of ITO glass at room temperature is presented. Gold nanoparticles as templates were obtained by electrochemical deposition, mercury was introduced as an intermediate to form an amalgam, and then a galvanic replacement reaction was utilized to successfully prepare gold–mercury–platinum (AuHgPt) nanoalloys. …”
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Fabrication and Optimization of ChE/ChO/HRP-AuNPs/c-MWCNTs Based Silver Electrode for Determining Total Cholesterol in Serum by Kusum Lata, Vikas Dhull, Vikas Hooda

“…Chemically synthesised Au nanoparticles were subjected to transmission electron microscopy (TEM) for analysing the shape and size of the particles. …”
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Sustainable Conversion of Corncob Biomass Waste into High Performance Carbon Materials for Detection of VOCs at Room Temperature by Lindokuhle P. Magagula, Clinton M. Masemola, Tshwafo E. Motaung, Nosipho Moloto, Ella C. Linganiso-Dziike

“…In this study, corncob waste-derived activated carbon (ACC) was combined with CuO nanoparticles and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to fabricate ACC/PVA/CuO composites with CuO loadings of 5, 10, and 15 wt.%. …”
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In Vivo Quantitative Measurement of Arthritis Activity Based on Hydrophobically Modified Glycol Chitosan in Inflammatory Arthritis: More Active than Passive Accumulation by Kyeong Soon Park, Jin Hee Kang, Keum Hee Sa, Hee Beom Koo, Hyun Jung Cho, Eon Jeong Nam, In Chan Youn, Kwang Meyung Kim, In San Kim, Ick Chan Kwon, Kui Won Choi, Young Mo Kang

“…We demonstrated that arthritis could be visualized noninvasively using hydrophobically modified glycol chitosan nanoparticles labeled with Cy5.5 (HGC-Cy5.5) and an optical imaging system. …”
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Controlling Dielectric and Magnetic Properties of PVdF/Magnetite Nanocomposite Fibre Webs by A. P. Venugopal, O. Cespedes, S. J. Russell

“…Electrospun fibres were produced from PVdF (polyvinylidene fluoride) and nanomagnetite (Fe3O4 nanoparticles) from solutions of PVdF in dimethylacetamide containing Fe3O4 nanoparticle contents ranging from 3 to 10 wt%. …”
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Antibacterial and Anticancer Potentials of Presynthesized Photosensitive Plectranthus cylindraceus Oil/TiO2/Polyethylene Glycol Polymeric Bionanocomposite by Musarat Amina, Nawal M. Al Musayeib, Nawal A. Alarfaj, Maha F. El-Tohamy, Gadah A. Al-Hamoud

“…The suggested film is based on the utility of naturally extracted P. cylindraceus oil in the formation of the polymeric bionanocomposite film decorated with TiO2 nanoparticles. The bionanocomposite film was fabricated by incorporating 15 w% of P. cylindraceus oil with 10 w% polyethylene glycol and 5 w% TiO2 nanoparticles. …”
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Rapid and easy determination of morphine in chafing dish condiments with colloidal gold labeling based lateral flow strips by Wei Chen, Xin-ni Li, Qian Wu, Li Yao, Jianguo Xu

“…Keywords: Morphine (MOP), Gold nanoparticles (GNPs), Lateral flow strip (LFS), Chafing dish condiments…”
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On Behavioral Response of 3D Squeezing Flow of Nanofluids in a Rotating Channel by Mubashir Qayyum, Omar Khan, Thabet Abdeljawad, Naveed Imran, Muhammad Sohail, Wael Al-Kouz

“…Furthermore, the effects of various parameters such as nanoparticle volume fraction, suction parameter, characteristic parameter of the flow, magnetic parameter, rotation parameter, and different types of nanoparticles are studied graphically.…”
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Light-Emitting Polymer Nanocomposites by Kyle Gipson, Brett Ellerbrock, Kathryn Stevens, Phil Brown, John Ballato

“…Inorganic nanoparticles doped with optically active rare-earth ions and coated with organic ligands were synthesized in order to create fluorescent polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) nanocomposites. …”
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The impact of Aureobasidium melanogenum cells and extracellular vesicles on human cell lines by Anja Černoša, Cene Gostinčar, Marija Holcar, Rok Kostanjšek, Metka Lenassi, Nina Gunde-Cimerman

“…We isolated EVs from the fungus and prepared three different pools: a non-melanin pool (containing mainly EVs), a melanin pool (containing mainly melanin nanoparticles), and a total pool (containing both EVs and melanin nanoparticles). …”
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Densification of hydroxyapatite/zirconia nanocomposites fabricated via low-temperature mineralization sintering process and their mechanical properties by Yeongjun Seo, Shiori Nawa, Tomoyo Goto, Sunghun Cho, Tohru Sekino

“…For this purpose, 5–20 vol% calcia-stabilized ZrO2 were introduced into HAP, and HAP/ZrO2 nanoparticles, mixed with simulated body fluid, were densified under a uniaxial pressure of 800 MPa at 130 °C. …”
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Effects of Surfactants on the Stability of Nickel Ferrite/Water Nanofluid by Riyadi Adnan Mahmudi, Akhmad Yusuf, Inge Magdalena Sutjahja

“…Different concentrations for each surfactant were tested by adjusting the nanoparticles-to-surfactant ratio. The suspension stability was evaluated through visual observation, Zeta potential measurements, and thermal conductivity analysis. …”
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Acid-decorated chitosan-magnetic aluminum ferrite as a bionanocomposite catalyst for green synthesis of biologically active [4,3‑d]pyrido[1,2‑a]pyrimidin-6‑ones by Maryam Saberi-Zare, Mohammad Ali Bodaghifard

“…Abstract In this study, a novel hybrid nanostructure consisting of acid-decorated chitosan and magnetic AlFeO3 nanoparticles was fabricated. The acid-decorated chitosan provided a stable and biocompatible matrix for the magnetic AlFeO3 nanoparticles. …”
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Current Uses of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) in the Dental Field: A Comprehensive Review by Maria Justina Roxana Virlan, Daniela Miricescu, Alexandra Totan, Maria Greabu, Cristiana Tanase, Cristina M. Sabliov, Constantin Caruntu, Bogdan Calenic

“…Specifically PLGA materials are also developed for the dental field in the form of scaffolds, films, membranes, microparticles, or nanoparticles. PLGA membranes have been studied with promising results, either alone or combined with other materials in bone healing procedures. …”
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TEMPO-Functionalized Nanoporous Au Nanocomposite for the Electrochemical Detection of H2O2 by Dongxiao Wen, Qianrui Liu, Ying Cui, Huaixia Yang, Jinming Kong

“…A novel nanocomposite of nanoporous gold nanoparticles (np-AuNPs) functionalized with 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy radical (TEMPO) was prepared; assembled carboxyl groups on gold nanoporous nanoparticles surface were combined with TEMPO by the “bridge” of carboxylate-zirconium-carboxylate chemistry. …”
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Photo‐inactivation of bacteria in hospital effluent via thiolated iron‐doped nanoceria by Sara Khan, Sulaiman Faisal, Dilawar Farhan Shams, Maryam Zia, Akhtar Nadhman

“…The nanoparticles exhibited 100% bactericidal activity at 100 µg/mL against all the isolated bacteria. …”
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Engineering amphiphilic alkenyl lipids for self-assembly in functional hybrid nanostructures by Raúl Gimeno-Ferrero, Victoria Valdivia, Inmaculada Fernández, María Luisa García-Martín, Manuel Pernia Leal

“…We investigated the self-assembly behavior of two families of amphiphiles derived from alkenyl lipids with one or two double bonds, leading to distinct hybrid supramolecular structures facilitated by the incorporation of hydrophobic iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) as templates. The presence of double bonds in the lipid tail and the morphology of the amphiphile influence the arrangement on the hydrophobic NPs. …”
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Preparation and Evaluation of Gelatin-Chitosan-Nanobioglass 3D Porous Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering by Kanchan Maji, Sudip Dasgupta, Krishna Pramanik, Akalabya Bissoyi

“…The aim of the present study was to prepare and characterize bioglass-natural biopolymer based composite scaffold and evaluate its bone regeneration ability. Bioactive glass nanoparticles (58S) in the size range of 20–30 nm were synthesized using sol-gel method. …”
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An examination of the enhanced photocatalytic performance of PEO coatings applied on Mg alloys: A review by Arash Fattah-alhosseini, Stevan Stojadinović, Razieh Chaharmahali, Andrey Gnedenkov

“…However, the use of photocatalytic nanoparticles in real-world applications faces several challenges, including a tendency to clump together and issues with separating and reclaiming them. …”
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Optimizing optical, dielectric, and electrical properties of polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl pyrrolidone/poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate/NiO-based polymeric nan... by E. Salim, A. Magdy, A. H. EL-Farrash, A. El-Shaer

“…The dielectric tests showed that polarized nanoparticles increased polarizability under electric field conditions. …”
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