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The Antibacterial Mechanism of Silver Nanoparticles and Its Application in Dentistry Open
Nanotechnology has recently emerged as a rapidly growing field with numerous biomedical science applications. At the same time, silver has been adopted as an antimicrobial material and disinfectant that is relatively free of adverse effect…
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Water‐Lubricated Intercalation in V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>·nH<sub>2</sub>O for High‐Capacity and High‐Rate Aqueous Rechargeable Zinc Batteries Open
Low‐cost, environment‐friendly aqueous Zn batteries have great potential for large‐scale energy storage, but the intercalation of zinc ions in the cathode materials is challenging and complex. Herein, the critical role of structural H 2 O …
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Antibacterial Activity of Ti<sub>3</sub>C<sub>2</sub>T<sub><i>x</i></sub> MXene Open
MXenes are a family of atomically thin, two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbides and carbonitrides with many attractive properties. Two-dimensional Ti3C2Tx (MXene) has been recently explored for applications in water desalination/pur…
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Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using flower extract of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis and their antifungal activity Open
Biological reduction agents are being explored worldwide to minimize the effects of toxic chemicals used in nanoparticle fabrication. The present study states a green approach for the synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles employing aqueous…
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Medicinal Plant Leaf Extract and Pure Flavonoid Mediated Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles and their Enhanced Antibacterial Property Open
The rewards of using plants and plant metabolites over other biological methods for nanoparticle synthesis have fascinated researchers to investigate mechanisms of metal ions uptake and bio-reduction by plants. Here, green chemistry were e…
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Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) Nanoparticles Using Aqueous Fruit Extracts of <i>Myristica fragrans</i>: Their Characterizations and Biological and Environmental Applications Open
In the present work, bioaugmented zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) were prepared from aqueous fruit extracts of Myristica fragrans. The ZnO-NPs were characterized by different techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform…
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Beneficial Properties of Green Tea Catechins Open
Green tea (Camellia sinesis) is widely known for its anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties. Among the biologically active compounds contained in Camellia sinesis, the main antioxidant agents are catechins. Recent scientific research …
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Synthesis of ZnO Nanostructures Using Sol-Gel Method Open
Zinc oxide plays an important role in current industry due to its special characteristics such as anti-corrosion, anti-bacteria, has low electrons conductivity and excellent heat resistance. Therefore, the objective of this study is to syn…
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Atomic weights of the elements 2013 (IUPAC Technical Report) Open
The biennial review of atomic-weight determinations and other cognate data has resulted in changes for the standard atomic weights of 19 elements. The standard atomic weights of four elements have been revised based on recent determination…
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Characterization of Cellulose Nanocrystals Produced by Acid-Hydrolysis from Sugarcane Bagasse as Agro-Waste Open
Sugarcane bagasse (SCB) is abundantly available agro-waste world-wide and has been used in different applications and its utilization as a source of cellulose attracting attention in the area of biomedical and other applications. The prese…
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ZnO nanoparticles via Moringa oleifera green synthesis: Physical properties & mechanism of formation Open
The research work involves the development of better and reliable method for the bio-fabrication of Zinc oxide nanoparticles through green method using Moringa Oleifera extract as an effective chelating agent. The electrochemical activity,…
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Aqueous Au-Pd colloids catalyze selective CH <sub>4</sub> oxidation to CH <sub>3</sub> OH with O <sub>2</sub> under mild conditions Open
A radical route from methane to methanol The conversion of methane into chemicals usually proceeds through high-temperature routes that first form more reactive carbon monoxide and hydrogen. Agarwal et al. report a low-temperature (50°C) r…
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Facile green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Berberis vulgaris leaf and root aqueous extract and its antibacterial activity Open
Most recently, silver nanoparticles due to antibacterial properties have been considered in medical science. So the aim of the study was green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Berberis vulgaris leaf and root aqueous extract and its …
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Kinetics, isotherms and thermodynamic modeling of liquid phase adsorption of Rhodamine B dye onto Raphia hookerie fruit epicarp Open
Highly efficient low cost adsorbent was prepared from Raphia hookerie fruit epicarp. Characteristics of the prepared low cost adsorbent (RH) was established using scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier Transform Infra Red (FTIR) and B…
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Importance of Size and Contact Structure of Gold Nanoparticles for the Genesis of Unique Catalytic Processes Open
Since the discovery of catalysis by Au nanoparticles (NPs), unique catalytic features of Au have appeared that are greatly different from those of Pd and Pt. In this Review, we aimed to disclose how the unique catalytic abilities of Au are…
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Control of the shape and size of iron oxide (α-Fe2O3) nanoparticles synthesized through the chemical precipitation method Open
Hematite (α-Fe2O3) nanoparticles were synthesized via a simple chemical precipitation method. The impact of varying the concentration of precursor on the crystalline phase, size and morphology of α-Fe2O3 products was explored. The characte…
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Research on cellulose nanocrystals produced from cellulose sources with various polymorphs Open
Properties of CNCs obtained from cellulose with various polymorphs were investigated and compared.
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Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using the plant extract of Salvia spinosa grown in vitro and their antibacterial activity assessment Open
Researchers use bionanotechnology techniques as eco-friendly and cost-effective routes to fabricate nanoparticles and nanomaterials. The present study confirms the ability of plant extract of Salvia spinosa grown under in vitro condition f…
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Selective cytotoxicity of green synthesized silver nanoparticles against the MCF-7 tumor cell line and their enhanced antioxidant and antimicrobial properties Open
These findings imply that the synthesized nanoparticles using green nanotechnology could be an ideal strategy to combat cancer and infectious diseases.
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Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Aqueous Extract of Deverra tortuosa and their Cytotoxic Activities Open
In recent years, there is a growing interest towards the green synthesis of metal nanoparticles, particularly from plants; however, yet no published study on the synthesis of ZnO.NPs using the Deverra tortuosa extract. Through this study, …
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Sonophotocatalytic degradation mechanisms of Rhodamine B dye via radicals generation by micro- and nano-particles of ZnO Open
In this work, it is proposed an environmental friendly sonophotocatalytic approach to efficiently treat polluted waters from industrial dyes exploiting ZnO micro- and nano-materials. For the first time, we deeply investigated the generatio…
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Guidelines for antioxidant assays for food components Open
Recently, research on antioxidants has become increasingly active in various fields. Antioxidants react through free radical or molecular oxygen quenching, being capable to either delay or inhibit the oxidation processes that occur under t…
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Green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using orange fruit peel extract for antibacterial activities Open
This paper presents an efficient, environmentally friendly, and simple approach for the green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) using orange fruit peel extract.
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Production of High Purity Amorphous Silica from Rice Husk Open
Combustion of the rice husk produces rice husk ash, which consists of mainly silica. High purity silica can be produced by controlled combustion after acid treatment. In this study, leaching of rice husk with hydrochloric acid and sulfuric…
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Recent progress in layered double hydroxides (LDH)-containing hybrids as adsorbents for water remediation Open
With rapidly growing industrial development worldwide, the need for a new class of nanoparticles and techniques for treating wastewater remains a major concern to protect the environment. Layered double hydroxides and particularly LDH-cont…
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Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using <i>Cucumis prophetarum</i> Aqueous Leaf Extract and Their Antibacterial and Antiproliferative Activity Against Cancer Cell Lines Open
Biosynthesized nanoparticles are gaining attention because of biologically active plant secondary metabolites that help in green synthesis and also due to their unique biological applications. This study reports a facile, ecofriendly, reli…
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Liquid structure of the choline chloride-urea deep eutectic solvent (reline) from neutron diffraction and atomistic modelling Open
The structure of 1 : 2 choline chloride : urea (reline) deep eutectic solvent has been determined, showing extensive hydrogen bonding between all species.
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Structural Characterization of Graphene Oxide: Surface Functional Groups and Fractionated Oxidative Debris Open
The purpose of this work is the structural analysis of graphene oxide (GO) and by means of a new structural model to answer the questions arising from the Lerf–Klinowski and the Lee structural models. Surface functional groups of GO layers…
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Lithium Carbonate Recovery from Cathode Scrap of Spent Lithium-Ion Battery: A Closed-Loop Process Open
A closed-loop process to recover lithium carbonate from cathode scrap of lithium-ion battery (LIB) is developed. Lithium could be selectively leached into solution using formic acid while aluminum remained as the metallic form, and most of…
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Synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using plant leaf extract against urinary tract infection pathogen Open
In modern science, Nanotechnology is an ablaze field for the researchers. Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are known to be one of the most multifunctional inorganic nanoparticles with its application in treatment of urinary tract infecti…