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Cancer therapy and food preservation both face significant challenges related to stability, targeted delivery, safety, and efficiency of active compounds. Biopolymer-based nanoparticles, particularly those derived from c...

The ever-increasing production of natural gas has underscored the potential of methane-fueled solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) as feasible energy conversion devices. Herein, we present an internal reforming catalyst consis...

Background: The use of microorganisms for the synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) is relatively new in basic research and technology areas. Purpose: This work was conducted to optimized the biosynthesis of iron NPs intra- a...

Interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG) is a novel and potential solution to global freshwater crisis. Here, based on a facile sol-gel fabrication process, we demonstrate a highly scalable Janus aramid nanofiber aeroge...

Surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy holds significant promise for chemical detection as it enables direct identification of distinct vibrational fingerprints of molecules. Traditionally, SEIRA has b...

Abstract Objective Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection is prevalent worldwide and represents a risk factor for various chronic inflammatory and neoplastic gastric diseases. In recent years, lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) h...

Perovskite solar cells have been attracted as new representatives for the third-generation photovoltaic devices. Simple strategies for high efficiency with the long-term stability of solar cells are the challenges for co...

Autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), are complex disorders characterized by an abnormal immune response. In these diseases, the immune system mistakenly identifies different body components as...

In this paper, the ablation of pure gold target in distilled water (DW) using Nd:YAG laser of wavelength 1064 nm and different laser energies (480, 680, 880) mj, with repetition frequency of 6Hz and number of pulses 300 ...

There is a limited number of metal alloys and metal-ceramic powders available for use in additive manufacturing (AM) processes. There is great demand to develop industrial-scale processes for producing raw material with ...

Polyacrylamide(PAA) cryogels containing iron hydroxide oxide(FeOOH) nanoparticles were prepared and used for the fixed bed continuous adsorption of As(V) from water. The effect of inlet As(V) concentration and feed flow ...

Cryogel is super-macroporous material prepared by freezing of polymer or monomer solution at low temperature. The hybrid material of cryogels and iron hydroxide oxide(FeOOH) nano-particles, which have affinity to arsenic...

The study aims to prepare thin CdO films with a thickness of 232 nm using the spin coating method. This involved depositing the cadmium acetate in 2-methoxyethanol on glass substrates. This thin layer was prepared at a r...

Raw TiO2 nanoparticles were prepared using the hydroly‐ sis of TiCl4. The nanoparticles were subjected to a surface treatment in diluted sulphuric acid and, subsequently, calcined at different temperatures. Then, a typ...

Heavy metals have been widely applied in industry, agriculture, and other fields because of their outstanding physics and chemistry properties. However, heavy metal pollution is inevitable in the process of mass producti...

Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology enables the rapid manufacturing of complex prototypes and customized soft electronics. However, the integrated manufacturing of multilayer, multimaterial, and multifunctional so...

The research in the field of optical biosensors is continuously expanding, thanks both to the introduction of brand new technologies and the ingenious use of established methods. A new awareness on the potential societal...

The discovery in the early 2000´s that magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) complexed to nonviral or viral vectors can, in the presence of an external magnetic field, greatly enhance gene transfer into cells has raised much in...

Synthesis of antibacterial nanocomposite obtained by in-situ photoreduction of Ag+ ions impregnated inside a biocompatible hydrogel matrix is described. Hydrogel matrixes based on N-isopropylacrylamide (PNIPAM) and copol...

A novel and cost-effective synthesis of silicon nanocrystallites (

Cupric oxide (CuO), as a transition metal oxide (TMO) semiconductor, has attracted tremendous attention for various applications. In the present work, we synthesize the CuO nanosheets modified by TiO2 nanoparticles via a...

Plasmonics is an emerging field that examines the interaction between light and metallic nanostructures at the metal-dielectric interface. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a powerful analytical technique that ...

An optical vortex possesses a ring-shaped spatial profile and orbital angular momentum (OAM) owing to its helical wavefront. This form of structured light has garnered significant attention in recent years, and it has e...

Optical nanoantennas can efficiently harvest electromagnetic energy from nanoscale space and boost the local radiation to the far field. The dielectric-metal nanogap is a novel design that can help to overcome the core i...