New modified mesoporous silica nanoparticles with bimetallic Ni-Zr for electroanalytical detection of dopamine by Mohamad Rafizie Aiman Mohamed Roduan, Mohamad Idris Saidin, Siti Munirah Sidik, Jaafar Abdullah, Illyas Md Isa, Norhayati Hashim, Mohamad Syahrizal Ahmad, Siti Nur Akmar Mohd Yazid, Anwar Ul-Hamid, Aireen Aina Bahari

“…Ni-Zr/MSN were then cast onto a modified glassy carbon electrode (Ni-Zr/MSN/GCE) as dopamine (DA) sensor. …”
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Ultrasound-Responsive Biomimetic Superhydrophobic Drug-Loaded Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Treating Prostate Tumor by Qiaofeng Jin, Dandan Chen, Yishu Song, Tianshu Liu, Wenqu Li, Yihan Chen, Xiaojuan Qin, Li Zhang, Jing Wang, Mingxing Xie

“…Their mean size and zeta potentials were 232 ± 78.8 nm and −35.57 ± 0.74 mV, respectively. The F-MSN-DOX@RBC accumulation in a tumor was significantly higher than in the control group, and the spleen uptake of F-MSN-DOX@RBC was significantly reduced in comparison to that of the F-MSN-DOX group. …”
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pH/thermal dual-responsive multifunctional drug delivery system for effective photoacoustic imaging-guided tumor chemo/photothermal therapy by Jun Wang, YanYan Wu, Kai Liu, Weitao Yang, Weiwei Zeng, Xiaolong Gao, ShiYuan Liu, Bingbo Zhang

“…The tumor size and location could be observed via PA imaging after intravenous injection into 4T1-bearing mice. Compared with AuNRs@MSN, PDA-AuNRs@MSN exhibit an increased near-infrared (NIR) absorption at 808 nm and an enhanced photothermal effect. …”
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Toxicity Assessment of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles upon Intravenous Injection in Mice: Implications for Drug Delivery by William M. MacCuaig, Abhilash Samykutty, Jeremy Foote, Wenyi Luo, Alexander Filatenkov, Min Li, Courtney Houchen, William E. Grizzle, Lacey R. McNally

“…After four weekly administered treatments, vital organs showed minor exacerbation of pre-existing lesions in the 35KPEG-MSN and moderate exacerbation of pre-existing lesions in uncoated MSN and 2KPEG-MSN treatment groups. …”
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Functionalized Mesoporous Silica as Doxorubicin Carriers and Cytotoxicity Boosters by Carmen Racles, Mirela-Fernanda Zaltariov, Dragos Peptanariu, Tudor Vasiliu, Maria Cazacu

“…At pH 7.4, the glucose-MSN showed 75.4% cumulative release, while the methyl-MSN exhibited a sustained release trend. …”
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Transcriptional responses to glucose in <it>Saccharomyces cerevisiae </it>strains lacking a functional protein kinase A by Livas Daniela, Almering Marinka JH, Daran Jean-Marc, Pronk Jack T, Gancedo Juana M

“…The lack of viability of <it>tpk1 tpk2 tpk3 </it>triple mutants may be suppressed by mutations such as <it>yak1 </it>or <it>msn2/msn4</it>. To investigate the requirement for PKA in glucose control of gene expression, we have compared the effects of glucose on global transcription in a wild-type strain and in two strains devoid of PKA activity, <it>tpk1 tpk2 tpk3 yak1 </it>and <it>tpk1 tpk2 tpk3 msn2 msn4</it>.…”
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Fermentation Efficiency of Genetically Modified Yeasts in Grapes Must by Konstantina Kassoumi, Penny Kousoulou, Dimitrios Sevastos, Sotirios-Spyridon Vamvakas, Konstantinos Papadimitriou, John Kapolos, Athanasia Koliadima

“…Similar results but to a lesser extent were obtained by the S582A substitution in Msn2 protein. In addition, W_M4_533 seems to have a more balanced utilization of must hexoses. …”
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Glycyrrhetinic Acid-Functionalized Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for the Co-Delivery of DOX/CPT-PEG for Targeting HepG2 Cells by Gabriel Martínez-Edo, Cristina Fornaguera, Salvador Borrós, David Sánchez-García

“…A pH-triggered mesoporous silica nanoparticle (MSN)-based nano-vehicle for the dual delivery of doxorubicin (DOX)/camptothecin-PEG (CPT-PEG) has been prepared. …”
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Aprovechamiento integral de la Mosca Soldado Negra: Bioconversión, sostenibilidad y desafíos emergentes by Ileana Maricruz Bermúdez-Serrano, Oscar Abel Sánchez-Velázquez

“… La mosca soldado negra (MSN) ha captado la atención de la comunidad científica debido a su destacada eficiencia en la transformación de desechos orgánicos en materias primas integrables en la cadena de valor. …”
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Biodegradation of Alprazolam in Pharmaceutical Wastewater Using Mesoporous Nanoparticles-Adhered <i>Pseudomonas stutzeri</i> by Mahdi Shahriarinour, Faten Divsar, Fereshteh Kamalpour Dahka, Sharareh Nezamivand Chegini, Mohamad Mahani, Arash Moeini, Pierfrancesco Cerruti

“…In addition, the kinetic constants for the MSN-adhered bacteria were higher than those of the bacteria alone.…”
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Dual Dopaminergic Regulation of Corticostriatal Plasticity by Cholinergic Interneurons and Indirect Pathway Medium Spiny Neurons by Shana M. Augustin, Jessica H. Chancey, David M. Lovinger

“…In contrast, after the deletion of iMSN-D2Rs (iMSN-Drd2KO), LTD induction was intact in MSNs. …”
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Multiple-stage Precursor Ion Separation and High Resolution Mass Spectrometry toward Structural Characterization of 2,3-Diacyltrehalose Family from Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Cheryl Frankfater, Robert B. Abramovitch, Georgiana E. Purdy, John Turk, Laurent Legentil, Loïc Lemiègre, Fong-Fu Hsu

“…Mass spectrometry (MS)-based precursor ion isolation, collision-induced dissociation (CID) fragmentation, and detection using linear ion-trap multiple-stage mass spectrometry (LIT MSn) in combination with high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) provides a unique tool for structural characterization of complex mixture without chromatographic separation. …”
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Synthesis and optimization of mesoporous silica nanoparticles for ruthenium polypyridyl drug delivery by Harun, Siti Norain, Ahmad, Haslina, Lim, Hong Ngee, Chia, Suet Lin, Gill, Martin R.

“…The release kinetic profile implied that Ru-PIP was released from MSN by diffusion. The in vitro cytotoxicity of Ru-PIP, both free and MSN-encapsulated, was studied in Hela, A549, and T24 cancer cell lines. …”

Characterization and modification of mesoporous silica nanoparticles prepared by sol-gel by Keshavarz, Meysam, Ahmad, Norhayati

“…Then inorganic pores were modified with metal-supported MSN with attention to the acidity, surface area, pore size, and ability of ion exchange. …”

Platinum and molybdenum oxide supported on mesostructured silica nanoparticles for n-pentane and cyclohexane isomerization by Abd. Jalil, Aishah, Triwahyono, Sugeng, Abdul Fatah, Nor Aiza

“…The IR result revealed that the addition of Pt and MoO3 into MSN formed different strength of Lewis and Brönsted acid sites. …”

Minimally invasive injection of biomimetic Nano@Microgel for in situ ovarian cancer treatment through enhanced photodynamic reactions and photothermal combined therapy by Xiaodong Ma, Wenhui Zhou, Rong Zhang, Cancan Zhang, Jiaqi Yan, Jing Feng, Jessica M. Rosenholm, Tingyan Shi, Xian Shen, Hongbo Zhang

“…To address these issues, we loaded the photosensitizer porphine (THPP) into biomimetic gold nanorod-mesoporous silica core-shell nanoparticles (Au-MSN NPs) to prepare Au@MSN/THPP@CM NPs. We then seeded the NPs together with catalase (CAT) into a gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) microgel matrix to form Au@MSN-Ter/THPP@CM@GelMA/CAT microspheres consisting of biomimetic nano@microgel. …”
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Structural and Dielectric Properties of Substituted Stannate Compounds by Ahmad Taha, Iftetan

“…The alkaline-earth stannates having the general chemical formula MSnO₃ ( M = Ca, Sr and Ba) have been projected as potential electronic ceramics such as thermally stable capacitors, humidity sensor, carbon dioxide sensor. …”
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Modeling single-cell phenotypes links yeast stress acclimation to transcriptional repression and pre-stress cellular states by Andrew C Bergen, Rachel A Kocik, James Hose, Megan N McClean, Audrey P Gasch

“…We show that wild-type cells with a larger Dot6 response display faster production of Msn2-regulated Ctt1 protein, separable from the contribution of Msn2. …”
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Enhancing Dendritic Cell Activation Through Manganese-Coated Nanovaccine Targeting the cGAS-STING Pathway by Wang Q, Gao Y, Li Q, He A, Xu Q, Mou Y

“…This highlights the potential of MSN@MT to effectively trigger the cGAS-STING pathway in DCs, resulting in robust immune responses.Conclusion: Our study introduces MSN@MT, a unique nanocarrier incorporating divalent manganese ions and tannic acid, showcasing its exceptional ability to amplify immune responses by activating the cGAS-STING pathway in DCs. …”
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Heart-targeted amelioration of sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction by microenvironment responsive nitric oxide nanogenerators in situ by Minzhi Ouyang, Xiangnan Ouyang, Zefang Peng, Minghui Liu, Ganqiong Xu, Zhen Zou, Ming Zhang, Quanliang Shang

“…Results The heart-targeted NO delivery and in situ releasing system, PCM-MSN@LA, was synthesized using hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) as the carrier, and L-arginine (LA) as the NO donor. …”
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