Fabrication of Core Crosslinked Polymeric Micelles as Nanocarriers for Doxorubicin Delivery: Self-Assembly, <i>In Situ</i> Diselenide Metathesis and Redox-Responsive Drug Release by Yihenew Simegniew Birhan, Haile Fentahun Darge, Endiries Yibru Hanurry, Abegaz Tizazu Andrgie, Tefera Worku Mekonnen, Hsiao-Ying Chou, Juin-Yih Lai, Hsieh-Chih Tsai

“…Both blank and DOX-loaded CCMs (DOX@CCMs) established appreciable colloidal stability in the presence of bovine serum albumin (BSA). …”
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High Seroprevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgM/IgG among Inhabitants of Sakaka City, Aljouf, Saudi Arabia by Ahmed E. Taha, Abdulrahman A. Alduraywish, Abdulrahman H. Almaeen, Tarek H. El-Metwally, Mohammad Alayyaf, Ayesha Mallick, Mohamed Abouelkheir

“…This cross-sectional study aimed to detect the seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgM/IgG among previously symptomatic/asymptomatic and vaccinated/unvaccinated inhabitants of Sakaka City, Aljouf, Saudi Arabia. (2) Methods: Blood samples of 400 participants were tested for the presence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgM/IgG using colloidal gold immuno-chromatography lateral flow immunoassay cards. (3) Results: The prevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgM and IgG positivity was 45.8% and 42.3%, respectively. …”
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Hafnium Oxide Nanostructured Thin Films: Electrophoretic Deposition Process and DUV Photolithography Patterning by Vanessa Proust, Quentin Kirscher, Thi Kim Ngan Nguyen, Lisa Obringer, Kento Ishii, Ludivine Rault, Valérie Demange, David Berthebaud, Naoki Ohashi, Tetsuo Uchikoshi, Dominique Berling, Olivier Soppera, Fabien Grasset

“…Subsequently, based on the colloidal stability study, suspensions of the monoclinic HfO_2-NPs with morphologies near spherical, spindle- and rice-like shapes were used to prepare HfO_2-EPD thin films on conductive indium-tin oxide-coated glass substrates. …”
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Ultrasensitive and Specific Detection of Anticancer Drug 5-Fluorouracil in Blood Samples by a Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS)-Based Lateral Flow Immunochromatographic Assa... by Hanwen Liu, Ying Liu, Ting Zhou, Penghui Zhou, Jianguo Li, Anping Deng

“…The performance of SERS-LFIA was similar to that in colloidal gold based-LFIA, and the entire assay time was within 20 min. …”
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Characterization of viral infections in children with influenza-like-illness during December 2018–January 2019 by Shuang Chao, Yuejiao Wang, Baolei Wu, Runqing Li, Jingxiao Dong, Lina Ji, Xuejun Li, Ran Li, Xiaomei Yin, Xiuying Zhao, Wannian Liang

“…Throat swabs were obtained for both the influenza rapid diagnostic test (IRDT) based on the colloidal gold immunochromatographic assay and the NASBA assay, targeting various respiratory viruses with an integrated chip technology.Results and discussionOf 519 patients, 430 (82.9%) were positive in the NASBA assay. …”
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Potassium canrenoate in brain-dead organ donors: a randomised controlled clinical trial protocol (CANREO-PMO) by Nicolas Girerd, Philippe Guerci, Xavier Lepage, Ludovic Merckle, Sophie Girerd, Kevin Duarte, Lilia Belarif, Frédéric Jaisser

“…The primary outcome is a hierarchical composite endpoint that includes: (1) cardiocirculatory arrest, (2) the impossibility of kidney procurement, (3) the average hourly dose of norepinephrine/epinephrine between randomisation and departure to the operating room, and (4) the average hourly volume of crystalloids and/or colloids received. Thirty-six patients will be included. …”
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Effect of the Size and Shape of Dendronized Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Bearing a Targeting Ligand on MRI, Magnetic Hyperthermia, and Photothermia Properties—From Suspension to In Vit... by Barbara Freis, Maria De Los Angeles Ramirez, Céline Kiefer, Sébastien Harlepp, Cristian Iacovita, Céline Henoumont, Christine Affolter-Zbaraszczuk, Florent Meyer, Damien Mertz, Anne Boos, Mariana Tasso, Sonia Furgiuele, Fabrice Journe, Sven Saussez, Sylvie Bégin-Colin, Sophie Laurent

“…Herein, IONPs with nanoplate and nanocube shapes, which are promising to combine magnetic hyperthermia (MH) and photothermia (PTT), were synthesized by the thermal decomposition method and coated with a designed dendron molecule to ensure their biocompatibility and colloidal stability in suspension. Then, the efficiency of these dendronized IONPs as contrast agents (CAs) for MRI and their ability to heat via MH or PTT were investigated. …”
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Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19: A Single Center Prospective Experience with Serial Antibody Measurements and Review of the Literature by Sonia N. Whang, Vivek D. Shah, Lu Pu, Parthiv Sheth, Gina N. Lucas, Joanne Lee, Michael Lee, Curtis Lacy, Penelope J. Duerksen-Hughes, Valeri Filippov, David J. H. Lee, Jennifer Veltman, Kanwaljeet Maken, Mark E. Reeves, Wesley Tait Stevens, Paul Herrmann, Huynh Cao, Eric Lau

“…Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 by nasopharyngeal polymerase chain reaction at our center between April and August 2020 were included in the study if staffing was available for specimen collection. Through a colloidal gold immunochromatography assay, these patients’ IgM and IgG antibody responses were measured at baseline (Day 0) and after transfusion (Day 1, 2, etc.). …”
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The Conditions Matter: The Toxicity of Titanium Trisulfide Nanoribbons to Bacteria <i>E. coli</i> Changes Dramatically Depending on the Chemical Environment and the Storage Time by Olga V. Zakharova, Valeria V. Belova, Peter A. Baranchikov, Anna A. Kostyakova, Dmitry S. Muratov, Gregory V. Grigoriev, Svetlana P. Chebotaryova, Denis V. Kuznetsov, Alexander A. Gusev

“…In addition, we did not find a relationship between the antibacterial activity of water suspensions of nanoribbons and the stability of their colloidal systems, which indicates an insignificant contribution to the toxicity of aggregation processes. …”
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Nanoencapsulation and bioaccessibility of polyphenols of aqueous extracts from Bauhinia forficata link by Bárbara Verônica Cardoso de Souza, Mariana de Morais Sousa, José Augusto Gasparotto Sattler, Ana Cristina Sousa Gramoza Vilarinho Santana, Rusbene Bruno Fonseca de Carvalho, José de Sousa Lima Neto, Fernando de Matos Borges, Iramaia Angelica Neri Numa, Alessandra Braga Ribeiro, Lívio César Cunha Nunes

“…The encapsulating agents used were maltodextrin and colloidal silicon dioxide. The nanocapsules were characterized by HPLC-PDA-ESI-IT-MSn, evaluated the bioaccessibility of polyphenols after simulated digestion and their antioxidant activity. …”
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Gravity-driven membrane filtration as pretreatment for seawater reverse osmosis : linking biofouling layer morphology with flux stabilization by Akhondi, Ebrahim, Wu, Bing, Sun, Shuyang, Marxer, Brigit, Lim, Weikang, Gu, Jun, Liu, Linbo, Burkhardt, Michael, McDougald, Diane, Pronk, Wouter, Fane, Anthony G.

“…As expected, most of the particles and colloids in the feed seawater were removed by the GDM process, which led to a lower RO fouling potential. …”
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Electrophoretic Deposition: Fundamentals and Applications V : Selected peer reviewed papers from the 5th International Conference on Electrophoretic Deposition : Fundamentals and A... by International Conference on Electrophoretic Deposition : Fundamentals and Applications. V (2014 : Hernstein, Austria), Boccaccini, A. R., editor, Dickerson, J. H., editor, Ferrari, B., editor, Uchikoshi, T, editor

Tailoring the preparation of palm oil based alkyd/epoxy resin composite through copper oxide nanoparticle by Ong, Huei Ruey

“…In the present work palm oil and glycerol were used as starting material to produce alkyd resin. Colloidal CuO nanoparticle was prepared in glycerol and subsequently used alcoholysis–polyesterification process to produce alkyd resin. …”
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A Novel, Inexpensive In-House Immunochromatographic Strip Test for Cryptococcosis Based on the Cryptococcal Glucuronoxylomannan Specific Monoclonal Antibody 18B7 by Pakornswit Sathongdejwisit, Kritsada Pruksaphon, Akarin Intaramat, Pisinee Aiumurai, Nitat Sookrung, Kavi Ratanabanangkoon, Joshua D. Nosanchuk, Sirida Youngchim

“…The mAb 18B7 ICT was constructed as a sandwich ICT strip and the antibody serving in the mobile phase (colloidal gold conjugated mAb 18B7) to bind one of the GXM epitopes while the stationary phase antibody (immobilized mAb18B7 on test line) binding to other remaining unoccupied epitopes to generate a positive visual readout. …”
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VOLTAMMETRIC DETERMINATION OF THIOSULFATE IONS AT A CARBON-CONTAINING COMPOSITE ELECTRODE MODIFIED WITH GOLD PARTICLES by Olga S. Aksinenko, Andrey V. Korshunov, Svetlana V. Kovaleva

“…The areas of practical application of thiosulfates are determined by their high reducing and complexing activity, as well as by their oxidation products of practical significance (colloidal sulfur, polythionates). Despite the long experience of practical use of thiosulfates, the search for express, sensitive and accessible methods of their determination in technological media, environmental objects, and food is still ongoing. …”
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Corrosion behavior of lithium silicate-based Zn-5.5Al-4.5Mg-0.3Ce coating by Shaoguang Han, Chengjin Shen, Shuzheng Zhou

“…Mg _6 Al _2 (OH) _16 CO _3 ·4H _2 O and Zn _4 Al _2 (OH) _12 CO _3 ·3H _2 O bimetallic hydroxide colloidal membranes were formed, which attached and wrapped on the surface of early corrosion products. …”
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Subgrade engineering characteristics of basaltic residual soil in Leizhou Peninsula, southern China by Zhenxiang Xie, Liansheng Tang, Liansheng Tang, Liansheng Tang, Yuan He, Qilin Zhong, Fangjian Yang

“…The results are as follows: 1) The content of fine granules greatly influences the physical and mechanical properties of Leizhou peninsula basalt residual soil. 2) Due to the special colloidal state, the cement uniformity error of basalt residual soils with fine granule content of more than 85% are plus or minus 3% when it is mechanically modified, and the improvement recommended content of cement is 6% if it needs as subgrade filling materials after disturbance. 3) It is recommended that the soil moisture content before improvement in high-temperature areas should be Opt+2%, and the cement improvement time should be controlled within 50 min 4) After rolling seven times, the maximum compaction degree of residual soil with fine granule content greater than 85% is less than 95%; it is only suitable for filling embankment structures below the roadbed of highway. …”
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808 nm-activable core@multishell upconverting nanoparticles with enhanced stability for efficient photodynamic therapy by Raquel Martínez, Ester Polo, Silvia Barbosa, Pablo Taboada, Pablo del Pino, Beatriz Pelaz

“…Importantly, these nanoparticles, once transferred to an aqueous environment using an amphiphilic polymer, remain colloidally stable for long periods of time in relevant biological media, while keeping their photoluminescence properties. …”
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Survey of non-resuscitation fluids administered during septic shock: a multicenter prospective observational study by Anja Lindén-Søndersø, Mårten Jungner, Martin Spångfors, Mohammed Jan, Adam Oscarson, Sally Choi, Thomas Kander, Johan Undén, Donald Griesdale, John Boyd, Peter Bentzer

“…Non-resuscitation fluids were defined as fluids other than colloids, blood products and crystalloids at a rate ≥ 5 ml/kg/h. …”
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Super-anti-freezing, tough and adhesive titanium carbide and L-ornithine-enhanced hydrogels by Zhangkang Li, Jamie LeBlanc, Hitendra Kumar, Hongguang Zhang, Weijun Yang, Xiao He, Qingye Lu, Jeffrey Van Humbeck, Keekyoung Kim, Jinguang Hu

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