Integrated removal of chromium, lead, and cadmium using nano-zero-valent iron-supported biochar: Mechanistic insights and eco-toxicity assessment by Yuzhen Wei, Jialu Yu, Fasih Ullah Haider, Qinhu Zhang, Run Chu, Cai Liqun

“…An in-depth characterization of the underlying adsorption mechanism was performed by using kinetic and isotherms models such as Pseudo-first-order, Pseudo-second-order, Langmuir and Freundlich, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis. …”
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Amphotericin B Encapsulation in Polymeric Nanoparticles: Toxicity Insights via Cells and Zebrafish Embryo Testing by Magno Maciel-Magalhães, Renata Jurema Medeiros, Nayara Cecília do Couto Guedes, Thais Morais de Brito, Gabriele Fátima de Souza, Beatriz Rodrigues Canabarro, Fausto Klabund Ferraris, Fábio Coelho Amendoeira, Helvécio Vinicius Antunes Rocha, Beatriz Ferreira de Carvalho Patricio, Isabella Fernandes Delgado

“…<b>Methods:</b> In this study, we produced and characterized AmB loaded and non-loaded PNPs by nanoprecipitation, dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and spectroscopy. Afterwards, we verified their toxicity through in vitro MTT assays in three cell lines (HEK293, HepG2, and J774 A1) and in vivo tests with zebrafish embryos. …”
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Unveiling Silent Atherosclerosis in Type 1 Diabetes: The Role of Glycoprotein and Lipoprotein Lipidomics, and Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy by Sara de Lope Quiñones, Manuel Luque-Ramírez, Antonio Carlos Michael Fernández, Alejandra Quintero Tobar, Jhonatan Quiñones-Silva, María Ángeles Martínez García, María Insenser Nieto, Beatriz Dorado Avendaño, Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale, Lía Nattero-Chávez

“…Serum glycoprotein and lipoprotein lipidomics profiles were determined using ¹H-NMR spectroscopy. Subclinical atherosclerosis was defined as carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) ≥ 1.5 mm. …”
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How mechanochemistry affects the composition and properties of disordered fluorite BaSnF4? by Mercadier, Briséïs, Legein, Christophe, Duttine, Mathieu, Body, Monique, Gutierrez, Ana Gabriela Porras, Leclerc, Sandrine, Lebedev, Oleg,  Masquelier, Christian, Dambournet, Damien

“…Prolongation of the ball milling treatment is also associated with a decrease in ionic conductivity with identical fluoride ion jump activation energy. 119Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy revealed the presence of a new signature assigned to Sn(IV) in an oxide–fluoride environment. …”
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Development of Solid Self-Nanoemulsifying Drug Delivery System of Rhein to Improve Biopharmaceutical Performance: Physiochemical Characterization, and Pharmacokinetic Evaluation by More SM, Rashid MA, Kharwade RS, Taha M, Alhamhoom Y, Elhassan GO, Gangane P, Asar TO, Pise A, Kaleem M, Mujtaba MA

“…The optimized formulation was characterized for Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, powdered X-ray diffraction, and Field emission scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Cerium Dioxide Nanoparticles on Peritonitis in Rats Induced by Staphylococcus epidermidis Infection by Yan Li, Hongmei Sun, Zhiqi Yin, Xuexi Guo, Jun Yan

“…Green tea polyphenol CeO2 nanoparticles were synthesized and characterized by transmission microscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, FT-IR, and powder diffractometer. 40 male adult SD rats were randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 10 each): a control group, a model group, a CeO2 group, and a CeO2 + model group. …”
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Biosynthesis and activity of Zn-MnO nanocomposite in vitro with molecular docking studies against multidrug resistance bacteria and inflammatory activators by Samy Selim, Tarek M. Abdelghany, Mohammed S. Almuhayawi, Mohammed K. Nagshabandi, Muyassar K. Tarabulsi, Mohammed Yagoub Mohammed Elamir, Asmaa A. Alharbi, Soad K. Al Jaouni

“…Numerous functional groups were detected on the surface of Zn-MnO nanocomposite via Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. X-Ray diffraction assay appeared that the synthesized Zn-MnO nanocomposites contained two different components, MnO (JCPDS 81-2261) and ZnO (JCPDS 36-1451), while energy dispersive X-ray spectra confirmed the occurrence of manganese, zinc, oxygen, and carbon in Zn-MnO nanocomposites. …”
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Improved SED-fitting Assumptions Result in Inside-out Quenching at z ~ 0.5 and Quenching at All Radii Simultaneously at z ~ 1 by Alexander de la Vega, Susan A. Kassin, Camilla Pacifici, Stéphane Charlot, Emma Curtis-Lake, Jacopo Chevallard, Timothy M. Heckman, Anton M. Koekemoer, Weichen Wang

“…The latter results in star formation rate and A _V profiles that agree with measurements from spectroscopy and A _V profiles that behave correctly as a function of inclination. …”
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Impact of extraction methods on the properties of Carica papaya pseudostem fibers from Cameroon used as reinforcement in biocomposites by Jean Aimé Mono, Sandrine Emvoutou Ndongo, Odette Thérèse Adegono Assiene, Armel Mewoli, Rachelle Appolince Nguefack Assona, Richard Hervé Bitete, Giresse Ulrich Defo Tatchum, Claude Takoumbe

“…Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) of Carica papaya fibers extracted by water retting and those extracted with NaOH indicates that the cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin functional groups are present in the fibers and are dissolved considerably as the percentage of NaOH increases. …”
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Recent advances of photodiagnosis and treatment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Yining Zhang, Zhenfang Li, Chengchi Zhang, Chengying Shao, Yanting Duan, Guowan Zheng, Yu Cai, Minghua Ge, Jiajie Xu

“…Fluorescence imaging, narrow-band imaging, Raman spectroscopy, optical coherence tomography, hyperspectral imaging, and photoacoustic imaging have been reported for imaging HNSCC. …”
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Treatment of mine water containing ammonia nitrogen by sodium hexametaphosphate modified zeolite by Liping ZHANG, Xiang HU, Weiwei WANG, Wenbo LEI, Huitong LI, Huaran SUN, Yongqi ZHAN, Zeyu LIAN

“…Analyses using X-ray diffraction and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy indicated no significant alteration in the fundamental framework of the modified zeolite. …”
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Synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of copper-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles anticancer effects: in vitro and in vivo experiments by Habib Ghaznavi, Mohammad Reza Hajinezhad, Zahra Hesari, Milad Shirvaliloo, Saman Sargazi, Sheida Shahraki, Eshagh Ali Saberi, Roghayeh Sheervalilou, Somayeh Jafarinejad

“…Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy evaluated copper doping in zinc oxide nanoparticles. …”
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Physical and Chemical Approaches of Photovoltaic Parameters in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells to ZnO/ZnS:rGO-Based Photoelectrodes by Thiago Kurz Pedra, Ramon Dadalto Carvalho, Cristian Dias Fernandes, Luciano Timm Gularte, Carolina Ferreira de Matos Jauris, Eduardo Ceretta Moreira, Mateus Meneghetti Ferrer, Cristiane Wienke Raubach, Sérgio da Silva Cava, Pedro Lovato Gomes Jardim, Elson Longo, Mario Lucio Moreira

“…In addition, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was performed and Bode phase plots were created, analyzing the recombination processes and electron lifetime. …”
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Waste marble sludge and calcined clay brick powders in conventional cement farina production for cleaner built environment by Mehmet Serkan Kırgız, Jamal Khatib, Andre Gustavo de Sousa Galdino, Said Kenai, Ahmed Ashteyat, Raul D.S.G. Campilho, Roberto Alonso Gonzalez Lezcano, Gideon Olukunle Bamigboye, N. Nagaprasad, Krishnaraj Ramaswamy

“…The microstructure of the marble and brick waste was analyzed using X-ray fluorescence, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy. In addition to the microstructure analyses, the chemical features of the marble and brick wastes, including oxides, loss on ignition, pH, total organic content and clay content, were determined in accordance with current standards. …”
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Chitosan-multilayered graphene oxide hybrid beads for $\protect \text{Zn}^{2+}$ and metoprolol adsorption by Bouyahmed, Farida, Muller, Fabrice, Richard, Annie, Mostefaoui, Toufik Amayas, Belabbas, Imad, Warmont, Fabienne, Roulet, Marjorie, Reinert, Laurence, Duclaux, Laurent, Delpeux-Ouldriane, Sandrine

“…Prepared beads were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron cryo-microscopy and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) specific surface area measurements. …”
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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 characterization of AgNPs involved UV–vis spectroscopy, FTIR, SEM-EDX, and PSA. The antimicrobial testing was conducted against Gram-positive bacterium (S. aureus), Gram-negative bacterium (E. coli), and the fungus (C. albicans). …”
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Longitudinal Changes in Body Weight of Breastfeeding Mothers in the First Year after Delivery and its Relationship with Human Milk Composition: a Combined Longitudinal and Cross-se... by Huijuan Ruan, Yajie Zhang, Qingya Tang, Xuan Zhao, Xuelin Zhao, Yi Xiang, Wei Geng, Yi Feng, Wei Cai

“…A milk analyzer based on the mid-infrared spectroscopy (MIRS) was used to determine milk composition, and nutrition analysis software evaluated dietary intakes. …”
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Targeting the G-quadruplex as a novel strategy for developing antibiotics against hypervirulent drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Maria Sultan, Maria Razzaq, Joohyun Lee, Shreyasi Das, Shrute Kannappan, Vinod Kumar Subramani, Wanki Yoo, Truc Kim, Hye-Ra Lee, Akhilesh K. Chaurasia, Kyeong Kyu Kim

“…Physicochemical assessments using UV–visible, circular dichroism, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy confirmed that the G4-motif present in the mraZ promoter formed an intramolecular parallel G4 structure, interacting with NMM. …”
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Thermoresponsive Gels with Rosemary Essential Oil: A Novel Topical Carrier for Antimicrobial Therapy and Drug Delivery Applications by Ludovic Everard Bejenaru, Adina-Elena Segneanu, Cornelia Bejenaru, Ionela Amalia Bradu, Titus Vlase, Dumitru-Daniel Herea, Marius Ciprian Văruţ, Roxana Maria Bălăşoiu, Andrei Biţă, Antonia Radu, George Dan Mogoşanu, Maria Viorica Ciocîlteu

“…These microparticles were thoroughly characterized using Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to confirm functional group interactions, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for surface morphology, X-ray diffraction (XRD) for crystalline properties, and thermal analysis for stability assessment. …”
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Triglyceride-independent associations between circulating levels of apolipoprotein C-III and biomarkers of inflammation by Dídac Llop, Pere Rehues, Silvia Paredes, Montse Guardiola, Josefa Girona, Roser Rosales, Yaiza Esteban, Lluís Masana, Daiana Ibarretxe, Joan-Carles Vallvé, Josep Ribalta

“…ApoCIII and hsCRP levels were measured via immunoturbidimetric assays, and glycosylated proteins were quantified via 1 H-NMR spectroscopy. Correlation and multivariate linear regression analyses were conducted. …”
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