Full-length and N-terminally truncated recombinant interleukin-38 variants are similarly inefficient in antagonizing interleukin-36 and interleukin-1 receptors by Alejandro Diaz-Barreiro, Dominique Talabot-Ayer, Arnaud Huard, Gea Cereghetti, Jenna Tonacini, Mike Maillasson, Antonio Francés-Monerris, Erwan Mortier, Gaby Palmer

“…Binding of recombinant IL-38 proteins to the IL-36R was assessed by surface plasmon resonance. Results Analysis of its native N-terminus revealed that the IL-38 protein produced by human keratinocytes starts at cysteine 2. …”
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Synergistic Antifungal Activity of Terbinafine in Combination with Light-Activated Gelatin–Silver Nanoparticles Against <i>Candida albicans</i> Strains by Atif Ullah, Fawad Ali, Farman Ullah, Sajid Khan Sadozai, Saeed Ahmed Khan, Sajid Hussain, Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei, Sajid Ali

“…The analysis through UV-visible spectrophotometry revealed a notable shift in the absorption spectra as AgNO₃ concentrations increased, which was associated with a strengthening of plasmon resonance. The effectiveness of the AgNPs and Terbinafine combination was assessed against three strains of <i>C. albicans</i> (ATCC 10231, ATCC 90028, and ATCC 18804). …”
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Bismuth-Immobilized Optical Fiber-Based SPR Nanosensor for Detection of Zinc Nitrate Contamination in Aquaculture Industry by Yesudasu Vasimalla, Nasih Hma Salah, Baljinder Kaur, Hogr M. Rasul, Chella Santhosh, Ramachandran Balaji, S.R. Srither, Santosh Kumar

“…The sensor design incorporates a ZBLAN core, NaF cladding, silver (Ag) as a plasmonic metal, and bismuth (Bi) to enhance detection sensitivity. …”
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Development of a Recombinant Omicron BA.1 Subunit Vaccine Candidate in Pichia pastoris by Sibel Kalyoncu, Dogu Sayili, Ayca Zeybek Kuyucu, Hakan Soyturk, Seyda Gullu, Busra Ersayan, Ibrahim Oguzhan Tarman, Mehmet Ender Avci, Olcay Mert, Umut Haskok, Ege Tekin, Huseyin Akinturk, Ridvan Orkut, Aysegul Demirtas, Idil Tilmensagir, Ceren Ulker, Bilgi Gungor, Mehmet Inan

“…After in vitro characterisation of purified RBD‐Omicron via chromatography, mass spectrometry, calorimetry and surface plasmon resonance‐based methods, it was injected into mice for immunization studies. …”
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Eco-benign synthesis of multifunctional silver nanoparticles using leptochloa fusca for enhanced biomedical and catalytic applications by Riaz Ahmad Khan, Hidayat Ullah Khan, Shahnaz, Kamran Tahir, Moamen S Refat, Abdel Majid A Adam, Amnah Mohammed Alsuhaibani

“…These analyses confirmed the synthesis, chemical composition, size, morphology, crystalline nature and thermal stability of LF-AgNPs. The surface plasmon resonance of LF-AgNPs was recorded at 432–436 nm and the particle size measured via SEM analysis was noted to be 30 to 200 nm. …”
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Kaempferol protects against high-salt-induced hypertension and vascular endothelial injury by inhibiting ferroptosis through the ATF4/ACSL4 pathway by Qiuer Liang, Minghao Chen, Guangtian Chen, Pengli Xu, Lai Kwan Lam, Pengcheng Xie, Ting Xie, Wanqing Tu, Tianhao Liu, Xiaopeng Peng, Haoyao Yuan, Liguo Chen, Ya Xiao

“…Compared to ATF4+/−mice on a high-salt diet, ATF4+/−mice treated with Kae exhibited greater reductions in blood pressure and endothelial damage and more pronounced inhibition of ferroptosis. Surface plasmon resonance and molecular docking analyses revealed that Kae directly binds to ATF4, while proteome microarray and co-immunoprecipitation assays demonstrated that ATF4 interacts with ACSL4 in HAECs. …”
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Biparatopic binding of ISB 1442 to CD38 in trans enables increased cell antibody density and increased avidity by Jeremy Loyau, Thierry Monney, Marco Montefiori, Fedir Bokhovchuk, Jeremy Streuli, Matthew Blackburn, Arnaud Goepfert, Lydia N. Caro, Samitabh Chakraborti, Stefania De Angelis, Camille Grandclément, Stanislas Blein, M. Lamine Mbow, Ankita Srivastava, Mario Perro, Stefano Sammicheli, Eugene A. Zhukovsky, Michael Dyson, Cyrille Dreyfus

“…The predicted antibody-antigen stoichiometries at different CD38 surface densities were experimentally validated by surface plasmon resonance and cell binding assays. The specific design and structural features of ISB 1442 enable: 1) enhanced trans binding to adjacent CD38 molecules to increase Fc density at the cancer cell surface; 2) prevention of avid cis binding to monomeric CD38 to minimize blockade by soluble shed CD38; and 3) greater binding avidity, with a slower off-rate at high CD38 density, for increased specificity. …”
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Compatibility and antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized using Lycopersicon esculentum peels by Esraa Ali, Samah H. Abu-Hussien, Esraa Hesham, Shimaa Ahmed, Habiba Mostafa, Ahmed Gamal, Salwa M. El-Sayed, Bahaa Hemdan, Ashraf Bakry, Naglaa M. Ebeed, Hesham Elhariry, Ahmed Galal, Basma T. Abd-Elhalim

“…Results of UV–visible spectroscopy recorded surface plasmon resonance at 310 nm for SPR of 2.5. The DLS results showed particles of 186 nm with a polydispersity index of 0.573. …”
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Magnesium ions regulate the Warburg effect to promote the differentiation of enteric neural crest cells into neurons by Qiongqian Xu, Xixi He, Yaru Mou, Dong Sun, Xintao Zhang, Jichang Han, Xiaoyang Liu, Xingjian Liu, Xue Ren, Dongming Wang, Jian Wang, Chuncan Ma, Qiangye Zhang, Aiwu Li

“…D-glucose-13C6 isotope tracing identified key glucose flux changes. Surface plasmon resonance was used to detect the binding affinity of magnesium ions with key glycolysis genes. …”
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Micropattern of core-shell Ag@MCS/PEGDA nanoparticles fabricated by femtosecond laser maskless optical projection lithography by Fan-Chun Bin, Xin-Yi Wu, Jie Liu, Xian-Zi Dong, Teng Li, Qi Duan, Jian-Miao Zhang, Katsumasa Fujita, Mei-Ling Zheng

“…The formation mechanism of core-shell nanomaterial is demonstrated by the local surface plasmon resonances and the nucleation and growth theory. …”
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Exploring Innovative Approaches for the Analysis of Micro- and Nanoplastics: Breakthroughs in (Bio)Sensing Techniques by Denise Margarita Rivera-Rivera, Gabriela Elizabeth Quintanilla-Villanueva, Donato Luna-Moreno, Araceli Sánchez-Álvarez, José Manuel Rodríguez-Delgado, Erika Iveth Cedillo-González, Garima Kaushik, Juan Francisco Villarreal-Chiu, Melissa Marlene Rodríguez-Delgado

“…Electrochemical biosensors offer cost-effective, portable, and sensitive platforms, leveraging principles such as voltammetry and impedance to detect MPs and their adsorbed pollutants. Plasmonic techniques, including surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), provide high sensitivity and specificity through nanostructure-enhanced detection. …”
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Tau oligomers impair memory and synaptic plasticity through the cellular prion protein by Claudia Balducci, Franca Orsini, Milica Cerovic, Marten Beeg, Beatrice Rocutto, Letizia Dacomo, Antonio Masone, Eleonora Busani, Ilaria Raimondi, Giada Lavigna, Po-Tao Chen, Susanna Leva, Laura Colombo, Chiara Zucchelli, Giovanna Musco, Nicholas M. Kanaan, Marco Gobbi, Roberto Chiesa, Luana Fioriti, Gianluigi Forloni

“…Similarly, TauOs inhibited long-term potentiation in acute hippocampal slices from WT but not Prnp 0/0 mice. Surface plasmon resonance indicated a high-affinity binding between TauOs and PrPC with a K D of 20–50 nM. …”
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Metformin blocks BIK1-mediated CPK28 phosphorylation and enhances plant immunity by Yazhou Bao, Qian Zhang, Hai Zhu, Yong Pei, Yaning Zhao, Yixin Li, Peiyun Ji, Dandan Du, Hao Peng, Guangyuan Xu, Xiaodan Wang, Zhiyuan Yin, Gan Ai, Xiangxiu Liang, Daolong Dou

“…Additionally, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and microscale thermophoresis (MST) techniques were employed to identify MET targets. …”
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Nitidine chloride inhibits the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma by suppressing IGF2BP3 and modulates metabolic pathways in an m6A-dependent manner by Dan-dan Xiong, Zhen-dong Chen, Jian-di Li, Yu-long Deng, Rong-quan He, Zhi-guang Huang, San-qi An, Yi-wu Dang, Gang Chen

“…The target effect of NC on IGF2BP3 was verified through RT-qPCR, WB, molecular docking, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation, surface plasmon resonance (SPR), and CCK8 off-target assays. …”
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Eco-friendly synthesis of silver nanoparticles: Enhancing optimization reaction, characterization, and antimicrobial properties with Lantana camara from geothermal area by Pati Kemala, Rinaldi Idroes, Khairan Khairan, Muliadi Ramli, Binawati Ginting, Zuchra Helwani, Rifki Aulia, Ghazi Mauer Idroes, Muhammad Yusuf, Rustam Efendi

“…The AgNPs exhibited a spherical shape with a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) peak at a wavelength of 417 nm, and the smallest particle size measured was 44 nm. …”
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Overcoming hypoxia-induced breast cancer drug resistance: a novel strategy using hollow gold-platinum bimetallic nanoshells by Lian-Ying Zhang, Xiao-Tong Chen, Rong-Tian Li, Wei Meng, Guo-Qin Huang, Yong-Jian Chen, Feng-Jun Ge, Qun Zhang, Yu-Jun Quan, Cai-Tao Zhang, Yi-Fei Liu, Ming Chen, Jin-Xiang Chen

“…The photothermal effect, induced by the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) from the Au-Pt shell under near infrared-II (NIR-II) laser irradiation, not only directly causes tumor cell death through photothermal therapy (PTT), but also significantly enhances the catalase-like activity between Pt nanoparticles and endogenous H2O2. …”
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Tuning Metamaterials for Applications at DUV Wavelengths by Andrew Estroff, Bruce W. Smith

“…A method for performing plasmonic interference lithography with this metamaterial has been proposed, with calculations showing the potential for half-pitch imaging resolution of 25 nm.…”
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Packed bed optofluidic microreactors with Au decorated TiO2 nanoflowers for visible light photocatalytic water purification by Yujiao Zhu, Pui Hong Yeung, Tsz Wing Lo, Yao Chai, Yat Lam Wong, Ying Chen, Huaming Yang, Weixing Yu, Anatoly V. Zayats, Fengjia Xie, Xuming Zhang

“…Theoretical analysis elucidates the influences of plasmonic effect and reactor configuration on the enhanced photocatalytic activity, emphasizing the potential of integrated optofluidic systems and plasmonic-semiconductor heterostructures for sustainable water treatment and energy applications.…”
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Novel Directional Nanoantennas for Single-Emitter Sources and Wireless Nano-Links by Maciej Klemm

“…Optical nanoantennas are emerging as one of the key components in the future nanophotonic and plasmonic circuits. The first optical nanoantennas were in a form of simple spherical nanoparticles. …”
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Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of Proteins: Implications in Drug Designing by Soumik Siddhanta, Chandrabhas Narayana

“…Also, with the development of the ability to design a variety of plasmonic structures and to be able to control and tune their plasmonic properties, we have been able to use them as SERS substrates for probing complex materials. …”
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