Fabrication and Characterisation of MWCNT/Polyvinyl (PVC) Polymer Inclusion Membrane for Zinc (II) Ion Removal from Aqueous Solution by Nadia Aqilah Khalid, Noor Fazliani Shoparwe, Abdul Hafidz Yusoff, Ahmad Ziad Sulaiman, Abdul Latif Ahmad, Nur Aina Azmi

“…Heavy metal pollution has prompted researchers to establish the most effective method to tackle the impacts of heavy metals on living things and the environment, which include by applying nanoparticles. An example is the employment of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as an additive in an intermediate membrane or polymer inclusion membrane (PIM). …”
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Transdermal delivery of allopurinol-loaded nanostructured lipid carrier in the treatment of gout by Zakir Ali, Fakhar ud Din, Fatima Zahid, Saba Sohail, Basalat Imran, Salman Khan, Maimoona Malik, Alam Zeb, Gul Majid Khan

“…XRD indicated amorphous nature of ALP-loaded NLCs, whereas TEM analysis confirmed spherical morphology of nanoparticles. The optimized formulation was successfully loaded in to gel and characterized accordingly. …”
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Structural Characterizations and Dielectric Properties of Sphere- and Rod-Like PbTiO3 Powders Synthesized via Molten Salt Synthesis by Qing Ji, Piaojie Xue, Heng Wu, Zhipeng Pei, Xinhua Zhu

“…In addition, prolonging the reaction time suppressed the formation of rod-like PTO powders but promoted the formation of sphere-like PTO nanoparticles. The dielectric properties the sphere- and rod-like PTO powders were comparatively investigated. …”
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X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) to Scan the Structure and Characterize the Mud Cake Incorporated with Various Magnetic NPs Concentration: An Application to Evaluate the Wellbore Sta... by Rasan Sarbast Faisal, Namam M. Salih, Ibtisam Kamal, Alain Préat

“…In this study, smart-water drilling mud containing different concentrations of magnetite nanoparticles (MNPs) was used to assess the filtration loss properties and formation impairment. …”
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Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO₂ to C₁ Compounds by Zn-Based Monatomic Alloys: A DFT Calculation by Yixin Wang, Ming Zheng, Xin Wang, Xin Zhou

“…Recent experiments have witnessed great advances in precisely controlling the synthesis of single atom alloys (SAAs), which exhibit unique catalytic properties different from alloys and nanoparticles. However, only certain precious metals, such as Pd or Au, can achieve this transformation. …”
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Supplementing dietary selenium nano-particles increased growth, antioxidant capacity and immune-related genes transcription in Pacific whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) juveniles by Aliakbar Ghaffarizadeh, Ebrahim Sotoudeh, Mansour Torfi Mozanzadeh, Ali Mohammad Sanati, Ahmad Ghasemi

“…An eight-week nutritional study was carried out to examine the effects of dietary selenium nanoparticles (Se-N) on performance in whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) juveniles (1.55 ± 0.04 g, means ± standard deviation). …”
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The Future of Direct Cardiac Reprogramming: Any <i>GMT</i> Cocktail Variety? by Leyre López-Muneta, Josu Miranda-Arrubla, Xonia Carvajal-Vergara

“…In this context, in recent years some studies have focused on the development of safer delivery systems such as Sendai virus, Adenovirus, chemical cocktails or nanoparticles. This article provides an in-depth review of the in vitro and in vivo cardiac reprograming technology used in mouse and human cells to obtain iCMs and iCPCs, and discusses what challenges still lie ahead and what hurdles are to be overcome before results from this field can be transferred to the clinical settings.…”
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Optimization of a Luteolin-Loaded TPGS/Poloxamer 407 Nanomicelle: The Effects of Copolymers, Hydration Temperature and Duration, and Freezing Temperature on Encapsulation Efficienc... by Muhammad Redza Fahmi Mod Razif, Siok Yee Chan, Riyanto Teguh Widodo, Yik-Ling Chew, Masriana Hassan, Shairyzah Ahmad Hisham, Shamima Abdul Rahman, Long Chiau Ming, Ching Siang Tan, Siew-Keah Lee, Kai Bin Liew

“…Conclusion: This study demonstrated that several factors need to be considered when developing such nanoparticles in order to obtain a well-optimized micelle.…”
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High-resolution atomic force microscopy as a tool for topographical mapping of surface budding by C. Sbarigia, S. Tacconi, F. Mura, M. Rossi, M. Rossi, S. Dinarelli, L. Dini, L. Dini, L. Dini

“…Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membranous nanoparticles secreted by almost all cell types. Reflecting the physiopathological state of the parental cell, EVs circulate in all body fluids, reaching distant cell targets and delivering different bioactive cargoes. …”
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MyD88-dependent pro-interleukin-1β induction in dendritic cells exposed to food-grade synthetic amorphous silica by Hans Christian Winkler, Julian Kornprobst, Peter Wick, Lea Maria von Moos, Ioannis Trantakis, Elisabeth Maria Schraner, Barbara Bathke, Hubertus Hochrein, Mark Suter, Hanspeter Naegeli

“…In contrast, neither pro-IL-1β induction nor mature IL-1β secretion occurs upon internalization of TiO2 or FePO4 nanoparticles. The pro-IL-1β induction is suppressed by pharmacologic inhibitors of endosomal TLR activation or by genetic ablation of MyD88, a downstream adapter of TLR pathways, indicating that endosomal pattern recognition is responsible for the observed cytokine response to food-grade SAS particles. …”
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DNA-Binding and Transcription Activation by Unphosphorylated Response Regulator AgrR From Cupriavidus metallidurans Involved in Silver Resistance by Md Muntasir Ali, Md Muntasir Ali, Ann Provoost, Kristel Mijnendonckx, Rob Van Houdt, Daniel Charlier

“…Even though silver and silver nanoparticles at low concentrations are considered safe for human health, their steadily increasing use and associated release in nature is not without risk since it may result in the selection of silver-resistant microorganisms, thus impeding the utilization of silver as antimicrobial agent. …”
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Photocatalytic Reduction of Hexavalent Chromium Using Cu_3.21Bi_4.79S₉/g-C₃N₄ Nanocomposite by Timothy O. Ajiboye, Opeyemi A. Oyewo, Riadh Marzouki, Damian C. Onwudiwe

“…A pseudo-first-order kinetic study indicated 0.0076 min⁻¹, 0.0286 min⁻¹, and 0.0393 min⁻¹ rate constants for the nanoparticles, pristine gC₃N₄, and the nanocomposite, respectively. …”
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Assessment of anticancer properties of cumin seed (Cuminum cyminum) against bone cancer by Rajkuberan Chandrasekaran, Muthukumar Krishnan, Sonu Chacko, Omkar Gawade, Sheik Hasan, John Joseph, Evelin George, Nemat Ali, Abdullah F. AlAsmari, Sandip Patil, Haoli Jiang

“…With the introduction of hyphenated technology to create medications based on plant molecules, the application of ayurvedic medicine as a new dimension (formulation, active ingredients, and nanoparticles) in the modern period is rapidly growing. …”
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Surface-Oxidised Carbon Nanofibre-Based Nanofluids: Structural, Morphological, Stability and Thermal Properties by Norshafiqah Mohd Saidi, Norli Abdullah, Mohd Nurazzi Norizan, Nurjahirah Janudin, Noor Azilah Mohd Kasim, Mohd Junaedy Osman, Imran Syakir Mohamad, Mohd Afzanizam Mohd Rosli

“…The synthesis of nanofluids is often challenging, particularly carbon-based nanofluids, due to the rapid agglomeration of the nanoparticles and the instability of the nanofluids. …”
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Investigation of antibacterial and anticancer effects of novel niosomal formulated Persian Gulf Sea cucumber extracts by Tohid Piri-Gharaghie, Ghazal Ghajari, Maryam Hassanpoor, Neda Jegargoshe-Shirin, Mona Soosanirad, Shahoo Khayati, Ali Farhadi-Biregani, Amir Mirzaei

“…Sea cucumber methanolic extracts were prepared and encapsulated in niosome nanoparticles using thin-film hydration. The compound was made up of Span 60 and Tween 60 blended with cholesterol in a 3:3:4 M ratios. …”
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Application of novel Fe3O4/Zn-metal organic framework magnetic nanostructures as an antimicrobial agent and magnetic nanocatalyst in the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds by Bashar S. Bashar, Hawraa A. Kareem, Yaser Mohamed Hasan, Nafis Ahmad, A. M. Alshehri, Kadhum Al-Majdi, Salema K. Hadrawi, Munthir Mohammed Radhy AL Kubaisy, Maytham T. Qasim

“…The results showed that the high specific surface area of Fe3O4/Zn-metal organic framework magnetic nanostructures caused the antimicrobial power of nanoparticles to be high, and the observed antimicrobial effects were higher than some known commercial antimicrobial drugs. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of tumor-targeted copolymer nanocarrier modified by transferrin by Liu R, Wang Y, Li X, Bao W, Xia G, Chen W, Cheng J, Xu Y, Guo L, Chen B

“…Ran Liu,1,2 Yonglu Wang,1,3 Xueming Li,3 Wen Bao,1,2 Guohua Xia,1,2 Wei Chen,3 Jian Cheng,1,2 Yuanlong Xu,3 Liting Guo,1,2 Baoan Chen1,21Department of Hematology (Key&nbsp;Department of Jiangsu Medicine), Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, 2Faculty of Oncology, Medical School, Southeast University, 3College of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing, People&rsquo;s Republic of China Abstract: To increase the encapsulation of hydrophilic antitumor agent daunorubicin (DNR) and multidrug resistance reversal agent tetrandrine (Tet) in the drug delivery system of nanoparticles (NPs), a functional copolymer NP composed of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA), poly-l-lysine (PLL), and polyethylene glycol (PEG) was synthesized and then loaded with DNR and Tet simultaneously to construct DNR/Tet&ndash;PLGA&ndash;PLL&ndash;PEG-NPs using a modified double-emulsion solvent evaporation/diffusion method. …”
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A Bibliometric Analysis of the Publications on In Doped ZnO to be a Guide for Future Studies by Mehmet Yilmaz, Maria Luisa Grilli, Guven Turgut

“…When the distribution of these words is shown on a year-by-year basis, it is evident that more recent articles tend to focus both on efficiency and performance of In doped ZnO films as TCO in solar cells, diodes and photoluminescence applications both on nanostructures, such as nanoparticles, and nanorods for gas sensor applications. …”
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A Cleanable Self-Assembled Nano-SiO₂/(PTFE/PEI)<i>_n</i>/PPS Composite Filter Medium for High-Efficiency Fine Particulate Filtration by Yan Luo, Zhongyun Shen, Zhihao Ma, Hongfeng Chen, Xiaodong Wang, Minger Luo, Ran Wang, Jianguo Huang

“…The PTFE/PEI bilayers were firstly coated on the surfaces of the PPS fibers through the layer-by-layer self-assembly technique ten times, followed by the deposition of SiO₂ nanoparticles, yielding the SiO₂/(PTFE/PEI)₁₀/PPS composite material. …”
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Advanced Photodegradation of Azo Dye Methyl Orange Using H₂O₂-Activated Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@ZnO Composite under UV Treatment by Oksana Makota, Erika Dutková, Jaroslav Briančin, Jozef Bednarcik, Maksym Lisnichuk, Iryna Yevchuk, Inna Melnyk

“…The Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@ZnO composite was synthesized via the simultaneous deposition of SiO₂ and ZnO onto pre-prepared Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles. Physicochemical methods (TEM, EDXS, XRD, SEM, FTIR, PL, zeta potential measurements, and low-temperature nitrogen adsorption/desorption) revealed that the simultaneous deposition onto magnetite surfaces, up to 18 nm in size, results in the formation of an amorphous shell composed of a mixture of zinc and silicon oxides. …”
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