Academic Articles & Research Papers

The Emerging Role of Nanomedicine in the Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A State-of-the-Art Review

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common chronic liver disease that can lead to end-stage liver disease needing a liver transplant. Many pharmacological approaches are used to reduce the disease progression in NAFLD. However, cu...

Decellularized Placental Sponge: A Platform for Coculture of Mesenchymal Stem Cells/Macrophages to Assess an M2 Phenotype and Osteogenic Differentiation In Vitro and In Vivo

Development of a New 24-bit High-Performance Chipless RFID Tag for Accurate Identification in IoT Systems

Chipless RFID has the potential to bring in a paradigm change in industrial applications, notably in the world of the Internet of Things (IoT). This wireless technology permits distant identification, sensing, and tracking, giving tremendou...

Review on nanocomposite materials from cellulose, chitosan, alginate, and lignin for removal and recovery of nutrients from wastewater

Nutrient enrichment of the aquatic system promotes eutrophication, which degrades the aesthetic and economic value of water systems. On the other hand, the global supply of nutrients such as phosphate is dwindling. Hence, from the viewpoint...

Development of a Portable Electrochemical Platform with Chip-Integrated Gold Electrodes for Detection of Pharmaceutical Pollutants

Electrochemical portable sensing systems can offer viable support in the analysis of environmental contaminants due to the compactness of their electronic components and overall simplicity of their detection principles. In the present work,...

The role of exosomes in peripheral nerve regeneration

Peripheral nerve injuries remain problematic to treat, with poor functional recovery commonly observed. Injuries resulting in a nerve gap create specific difficulties for axonal regeneration. Approaches to address these difficulties include...

Rhizospheric Microbes and Nanoparticles Synergize to Enhance Plant Immune Responses

ABSTRACT Sustainable crop production increasingly requires innovative strategies that can enhance plant resilience while reducing dependence on synthetic agrochemicals. Recent advances in nanotechnology and rhizosphere microbiome research h...

Induced Topological Superconductivity in a BiSbTeSe₂-Based Josephson Junction

A 4 π -periodic supercurrent through a Josephson junction can be a consequence of the presence of Majorana bound states. A systematic study of the radio frequency response for several temperatures and frequencies yields a concrete proto...

Synthesis and electrochemical characterization of iron oxide/poly(2-methylaniline) nanohybrids for supercapacitor application

This study reports the synthesis of a nanohybrid material composed of poly(2-methylaniline) (P(2MA)) and iron oxide (Fe2O3) as electrodes for supercapacitors using a simple and cost-effective method. Various characterization techniques were...

CO2 transformation to multicarbon products by photocatalysis and electrocatalysis

The excessively high atmospheric CO2 concentration is associated with rapidly evolving industrial, commercial, and residential uses of fossil fuels, which has caused global warming and climate crisis. Photocatalytic or electrocatalytic redu...

Highly Sensitive Dopamine Electrochemical Sensor Using Pt Nanoparticles on CNTs/Polypyrrole Nanocomposites

ABSTRACT Dopamine (DA) plays a vital role as a neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS), and its accurate quantification is essential for diagnosing neurological disorders. However, selective and sensitive detection of DA in com...

ProLonged Liposomal Delivery of TLR7/8 Agonist for Enhanced Cancer Vaccine

Despite numerous studies on cancer treatment, cancer remains a challenging disease to cure, even after decades of research. In recent years, the cancer vaccine has emerged as a promising approach for cancer treatment, offering few unexpecte...

Polymeric Nanomedicines in Diabetic Wound Healing: Applications and Future Perspectives

Zeyao Chen,1 Kakei Chan,1 Xin Li,1,2 Li Gong,3 Yingjie Ma,4 Chiwen Huang,5 Yan Lu,6 Li Wang,1 Chunli Piao1 1Department of Endocrinology, Shenzhen Hospital (Futian) of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of ...

Evaluation of drug delivery performance of curcumin by chitosan synthesized from the skin of the shrimp of the Gulf of Gorgan

Chitosan nanoparticles have emerged as promising carriers for curcumin delivery due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, and mucoadhesive properties. This study investigates the development and characterization of chitosan nanoparti...

Nanotechnology and Agroecosystem

Nanotechnology is working with the smallest possible particles which raise hopes for improving agricultural productivity through encountering problems unsolved conventionally. Improvement of crops in agriculture is a continuous process. Bre...

Nanotechnology: an introduction

This book provides an overview of the rapidly growing and developing field of nanotechnology, focusing on key essentials, and structured around a robust anatomy of the subject. The newcomer to nanotechnology, who may well have a strong back...

Nanotechnology and the environment: A European perspective

The potential positive and negative effects of nanotechnology on the environment are discussed. Advances in nanotechnology may be able to provide more sensitive detection systems for air and water quality monitoring, allowing the simultaneo...

NANOTECHNOLOGY

IN THIS C&EN EXCLUSIVE "POINT-COUNTERPOINT," TWO OF nanotechnolog's biggest advocates square off on a fundamental question that will dramatically affect the future development of this field. Are "molecular assemblers"—devices capable of pos...

Nanotechnology for parasitic plant control

The field of nanotechnology opens up novel potential applications for agriculture. Nanotechnology applications are already being explored and used in medicine and pharmacology, but interest for use in crop protection is just starting. The d...

Nanotechnology and its Applications in Medicine

Nanotechnologyis the study of extremely small structures, having size of 0.1 to 100 nm. Nano medicine is a relatively new field of science and technology. Brief explanation of various types of pharmaceutical nano systems is given. Classific...