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Diagnostic innovations in Equine Parasitology: a Nanogold-ELISA for sensitive serodiagnosis of migratory strongylus vulgaris larvae infections

Hanadi B. A. Baghdadi, Mohamed Abdelsalam, Marwa M. Attia • BMC Veterinary Research (2024)

Abstract Strongylus vulgaris, a devastating parasitic nematode in equids, causes life-threatening verminous aneurysms that are challenging to diagnose early. This study pioneered integrating nanotechnology into an indirect enzyme-linked imm...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12917-024-04389-x

Influence of Coating a TiO<sub>2</sub> Electrode with DN-F05 and DN-F05-Ag on the Photovoltaic Performance of DSSC Solar Cells

Agus Supriyanto, Diani Galih Saputri, Mohd Khairul Bin Ahmad, Artono Dwijo Sutomo et al. • Applied Sciences (2023)

A DSSC’s performance depends on its working electrode. Since this working electrode functions as an electron carrier, it affects how well DSSC solar cells perform. This study focused on working electrodes that use the dye DN-F05 and the Ag ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app13137459

siRNA Functionalized Lipid Nanoparticles (LNPs) in Management of Diseases

Tutu Kalita, Saba Abbasi Dezfouli, Lalit M. Pandey, Hasan Uludag • Pharmaceutics (2022)

RNAi (RNA interference)-based technology is emerging as a versatile tool which has been widely utilized in the treatment of various diseases. siRNA can alter gene expression by binding to the target mRNA and thereby inhibiting its translati...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14112520

Ultrasound-Sensitive Liposomes for Triggered Macromolecular Drug Delivery: Formulation and In Vitro Characterization

Maria B. C. de Matos, Roel Deckers, Benjamin van Elburg, Guillaume Lajoinie et al. • Frontiers in Pharmacology (2019)

Mistletoe lectin-1 (ML1) is a nature-derived macromolecular cytotoxin that potently induces apoptosis in target cells. Non-specific cytotoxicity to normal cells is one of the major risks in its clinical application, and we therefore propose...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.01463

Substrate stiffness effect on molecular crosstalk of epithelial-mesenchymal transition mediators of human glioblastoma cells

Bernadette Basilico, Ilaria Elena Palamà, Stefania D’Amone, Clotilde Lauro et al. • Frontiers in Oncology (2022)

The complexity of the microenvironment effects on cell response, show accumulating evidence that glioblastoma (GBM) migration and invasiveness are influenced by the mechanical rigidity of their surroundings. The epithelial–mesenchymal trans...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.983507

Proteoliposomes – a system to study membrane proteins under buffer gradients by cryo-EM

Sejwal Kushal, Chami Mohamed, Baumgartner Paul, Kowal Julia et al. • Nanotechnology Reviews (2017)

Membrane proteins are vital to life and major therapeutic targets. Yet, understanding how they function is limited by a lack of structural information. In biological cells, membrane proteins reside in lipidic membranes and typically experie...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1515/ntrev-2016-0081

Thermoelectric Characterization of Electronic Properties of GaMnAs Nanowires

Phillip M. Wu, Waldomiro Paschoal, Sandeep Kumar, Christian Borschel et al. • Journal of Nanotechnology (2012)

Nanowires with magnetic doping centers are an exciting candidate for the study of spin physics and proof-of-principle spintronics devices. The required heavy doping can be expected to have a significant impact on the nanowires' electron tra...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2012/480813

Antimicrobial Activity of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Suspended in Different Surfactants

Lifeng Dong, Alex Henderson, Christopher Field • Journal of Nanotechnology (2012)

We investigated the antibacterial activity of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) dispersed in surfactant solutions of sodium cholate, sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate, and sodium dodecyl sulfate. Among the three surfactants, sodium chol...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2012/928924

Potential Applications of Nanotechnology for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

Joshua eMcCarroll, Joshua eMcCarroll, Joann eTeo, Joann eTeo et al. • Frontiers in Physiology (2014)

Despite improvements in our understanding of pancreatic cancer and the emerging concept of personalized medicine for the treatment of this disease, it is still the fourth most common cause of cancer death in the western world. It is establi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00002

Light Absorption and Emission by Defects in Doped Nickel Oxide

Robert Karsthof, Ymir Kalmann Frodason, Augustinas Galeckas, Philip Michael Weiser et al. • Advanced Photonics Research (2022)

Nickel oxide is a versatile p‐type semiconducting oxide with many applications in optoelectronic devices, but high doping concentrations are often required to achieve necessary electrical conductivity. In contrast to many other transparent ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/adpr.202200138

The Water-Based Synthesis of Platinum Nanoparticles Using KrF Excimer Laser Ablation

Oana Andreea Lazar, Călin Constantin Moise, Anastas Savov Nikolov, Laura-Bianca Enache et al. • Nanomaterials (2022)

Our work presents, for the first time, a comprehensive study of the synthesis of fully metallic platinum nanoparticles (Pt-NPs) involving the ablation process in double distilled water using a KrF excimer laser. To obtain detailed informati...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/nano12030348

Nanostructured transdermal hormone replacement therapy for relieving menopausal symptoms: a confocal Raman spectroscopy study

Marco Antonio Botelho, Dinalva Brito Queiroz, Gisele Barros, Stela Guerreiro et al. • Clinics (2014)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the safety and efficacy of a transdermal nanostructured formulation of progesterone (10%) combined with estriol (0.1%) + estradiol (0.25%) for relieving postmenopausal symptoms. METHODS: A total of 66 postmenopausa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2014(02)01

Comparative Study of Field-Effect Transistors Based on Graphene Oxide and CVD Graphene in Highly Sensitive NT-proBNP Aptasensors

Anastasiia Kudriavtseva, Stefan Jarić, Nikita Nekrasov, Alexey V. Orlov et al. • Biosensors (2024)

Graphene-based materials are actively being investigated as sensing elements for the detection of different analytes. Both graphene grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and graphene oxide (GO) produced by the modified Hummers’ method ar...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/bios14050215

Roles of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) in the pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease (DKD)

Zhi Zheng, Yunkuo Li, Yujie Pan • Cell Death Discovery (2026)

Abstract Diabetic kidney disease (DKD), a prevalent microvascular complication of diabetes, is a leading cause of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease. Moreover, it plays a crucial role in the morbidity and mortality of diabet...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41420-026-03117-8

High-speed nonlinear focus-induced photoresponse in amorphous silicon photodetectors for ultrasensitive 3D imaging applications

Andreas Bablich, Maurice Müller, Paul Kienitz, Rainer Bornemann et al. • Scientific Reports (2022)

Abstract A large and growing number of applications benefit from simple, fast and highly sensitive 3D imaging sensors. The Focus-Induced Photoresponse (FIP) can achieve 3D sensing functionalities by simply evaluating the irradiance dependen...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14330-7

Larvicidal efficacy of green synthesized silver nanoparticles using Coleus aromaticus and Wrightia tinctoria against Aedes aegypti

Kaliyamoorthy Dass, Nagamuthu Prakash, Pitchaimuthu Mariappan • Next Materials (2025)

Mosquitoes transmit a number of serious diseases, including brain fever, chikungunya, dengue fever, filariasis, hemorrhagic fever, Japanese encephalitis, malaria, dengue, and Zika. Whereas the synthetic chemical insecticides are commonly us...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.100651