Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2548: Development of Biopolymer and Conducting Polymer-Based Optical Sensors for Heavy Metal Ion Detection Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112548 Authors: Nur Syahira Md Ramdzan Yap Wing Fen Nur Ain Asyiqin Anas Nur Alia Sheh Omar Silvan Saleviter Great efforts have been devoted to the invention of environmental sensors as the amount of water pollution has increased in recent decades. Chitosan, cellulose and nanocrystalline cellulose are examples...
Sat May 30, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2546: Bioactive Potential of Extracts of Labrenzia aggregata Strain USBA 371, a Halophilic Bacterium Isolated from a Terrestrial Source Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112546 Authors: Carolina Díaz-Cárdenas Laura Yinneth Rojas Susana Fiorentino Monica P. Cala Jorge I Díaz Freddy A. Ramos Jean Armengaud Silvia Restrepo Sandra Baena Previous studies revealed the potential of Labrenzia aggregata USBA 371 to produce cytotoxic metabolites....
Fri May 29, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2547: 1-Hydroxyanthraquinones Containing Aryl Substituents as Potent and Selective Anticancer Agents Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112547 Authors: Sirazhetdinova Savelyev Frolova Baev Klimenko Chernikov Oleshko Sarojan Pokrovskii Shults A series of 1,2-, 1,4-disubstituted or 1,2,4-trisubstituted anthraquinone-based compounds was designed, synthesized, characterized and biologically evaluated for anticancer efficacy. 2-...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2543: Extraction and Physicochemical Characterization of Chitin from Cicada orni Sloughs of the South-Eastern French Mediterranean Basin Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112543 Authors: Aurelia Poerio Chloé Petit Jean-Philippe Jehl Elmira Arab-Tehrany João F. Mano Franck Cleymand Chitin is a structural polysaccharide of the cell walls of fungi and exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans. In this study, chitin was extracted, for the first time...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2545: N-Alkylaminoferrocene-Based Prodrugs Targeting Mitochondria of Cancer Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112545 Authors: Viktor Reshetnikov Hülya Gizem Özkan Steffen Daum Christina Janko Christoph Alexiou Caroline Sauer Markus R. Heinrich Andriy Mokhir Intracellular concentration of reactive oxygen species (e.g., H2O2) in cancer cells is elevated over 10-fold as compared to normal cells. This feature has been used by us and several...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2542: Albumin-Binding PSMA Radioligands: Impact of Minimal Structural Changes on the Tissue Distribution Profile Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112542 Authors: Deberle Tschan Borgna Sozzi-Guo Bernhardt Schibli Müller The concept of using ibuprofen as an albumin-binding entity was recently demonstrated by the development of [177Lu]Lu-Ibu-PSMA-01. In the present study, we designed a novel ibuprofen-containing radioligand (Ibu-PSMA-02)...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2535: Unveiling the Lewis Acid Catalyzed Diels–Alder Reactions Through the Molecular Electron Density Theory Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112535 Authors: Domingo Ríos-Gutiérrez Pérez The effects of metal-based Lewis acid (LA) catalysts on the reaction rate and regioselectivity in polar Diels–Alder (P-DA) reactions has been analyzed within the molecular electron density theory (MEDT). A clear linear correlation between the reduction of...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2539: Model Substrate/Inactivation Reactions for MoaA and Ribonucleotide Reductases: Loss of Bromo, Chloro, or Tosylate Groups from C2 of 1,5-Dideoxyhomoribofuranoses upon Generation of an α-Oxy Radical at C3 Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112539 Authors: Stanislaw F. Wnuk Mukesh M. Mudgal Ireneusz Nowak Morris J. Robins We report studies on radical-initiated fragmentations of model 1,5-dideoxyhomoribofuranose derivatives with bromo, chloro, and...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2541: SIRT1 Activation by Equisetum Arvense L. (Horsetail) Modulates Insulin Sensitivity in Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112541 Authors: Hegedűs Muresan Badale Bombicz Varga Szilágyi Sinka Bácskay Popoviciu Magyar Szarvas Szőllősi Németh Szilvássy Pallag Kiss BACKGROUND: Equisetum arvense L., commonly known as field horsetail is a perennial fern of which extracts...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2536: Marine-Derived Compounds with Potential Use as Cosmeceuticals and Nutricosmetics Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112536 Authors: Alves Sousa Kijjoa Pinto The cosmetic industry is among the fastest growing industries in the last decade. As the beauty concepts have been revolutionized, many terms have been coined to accompany the innovation of this industry, since the beauty products are not just confined to those that are applied to protect...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2540: Ginkgo biloba Extract Protects against Methotrexate-Induced Hepatotoxicity: A Computational and Pharmacological Approach Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112540 Authors: Al Kury Dayyan Ali Shah Malik Khalil Alattar Alshaman Ali Khan Ginkgo biloba extract possess several promising biological activities; currently, it is clinically employed in the management of several diseases. This research work aimed to extrapolate the...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2538: Sol-Gel Chemistry: From Molecule to Functional Materials Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112538 Authors: Sébastien Clément Ahmad Mehdi Through this Special Issue, you will discover the potentiality of inorganic polymerization (sol-gel process) which is a unique and versatile way for the preparation of materials [...]
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2537: Synthetic (E)-3-Phenyl-5-(phenylamino)-2-styryl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3-ium Chloride Derivatives as Promising Chemotherapy Agents on Cell Lines Infected with HTLV-1 Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112537 Authors: Sousa-Pereira Oliveira Paiva Chaves Netto-Ferreira Echevarria-Lima Echevarria Synthesis of four compounds belonging to mesoionic class, (E)-3-phenyl-5-(phenylamino)-2-styryl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3-ium chloride derivatives (5a–d)...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2544: Probing the Electron Transfer between iLOV Protein and Ag Nanoparticles Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112544 Authors: Ran Zhang Zhang Chen Wei He Guo Nanomaterials have been widely used in biomedical sciences; however, the mechanism of interaction between nanoparticles and biomolecules is still not fully understood. In the present study, we report the interaction mechanism between differently sized Ag nanoparticles and the...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2534: Cytoprotective Role of Omentin Against Oxidative Stress-Induced Vascular Endothelial Cells Injury Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112534 Authors: Nur Aqilah Binti Kamaruddin Lai Yen Fong Jun Jie Tan Muhammad Nazrul Hakim Abdullah Manraj Singh Cheema Fahmi Bin Yakop Yoke Keong Yong Endothelial cell injury caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. Omentin, an adipocytokine...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2531: Series of Near-IR-Absorbing Transition Metal Complexes with Redox Active Ligands Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112531 Authors: Esko Salojärvi Anssi Peuronen Manu Lahtinen Hannu Huhtinen Leonid S. Vlasenko Mika Lastusaari Ari Lehtonen New soluble and intensely near-IR-absorbing transition metal (Ti, Zr, V, Ni) complexes were synthesized using a redox non-innocent N,N’-bis(3,5-di-tertbutyl-2-hydroxy-phenyl) -1,2-phenylenediamine...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2532: Delivery of Alpha-Mangostin Using Cyclodextrins through a Biological Membrane: Molecular Dynamics Simulation Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112532 Authors: Wiparat Hotarat Bodee Nutho Peter Wolschann Thanyada Rungrotmongkol Supot Hannongbua α-Mangostin (MGS) exhibits various pharmacological activities, including antioxidant, anticancer, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties. However, its low water solubility is the major...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2533: Unsaturated Response of Clayey Soils Stabilised with Alkaline Cements Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112533 Authors: Nuno Araújo Manuela Corrêa-Silva Tiago Miranda António Topa Gomes Fernando Castro Tiago Teixeira Nuno Cristelo The influence of suction on the mechanical behaviour of unsaturated chemically stabilised soils is still mostly unknown and unquantified. This is also motivated by the difficulties associated with the experimental...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2529: In Silico Evaluation of the Effectivity of Approved Protease Inhibitors against the Main Protease of the Novel SARS-CoV-2 Virus Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112529 Authors: Phaedra Eleftheriou Dionysia Amanatidou Anthi Petrou Athina Geronikaki The coronavirus disease, COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which first emerged in Wuhan, China and was made known to the World in December 2019 turned into a pandemic causing more...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2530: Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Evaluation of Metal Adamantyl 2-Pyridylhydrazone Complexes Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112530 Authors: Ihsan A. Shehadi Fatima-Azzahra Delmani Areej M. Jaber Hana Hammad Murad A. AlDamen Raed A. Al-Qawasmeh Monther A. Khanfar Four new complexes derived from adamantly containing hydrazone (APH) ligand with Cu(II) (1), Co(II) (2), Ni(II) (3) and Zn(II) (4), have been synthesized and characterized...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2528: Supramolecular Electrochemical Sensor for Dopamine Detection Based on Self-Assembled Mixed Surfactants on Gold Nanoparticles Deposited Graphene Oxide Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25112528 Authors: Pikaned Uppachai Supalax Srijaranai Suta Poosittisak Illyas Md Isa Siriboon Mukdasai A new supramolecular electrochemical sensor for highly sensitive detection of dopamine (DA) was fabricated based on supramolecular assemblies of mixed two surfactants,...
Fri May 29, 2020 03:00
MTI, Vol. 4, Pages 24: Comparison of Usability between Gear Shifters with Varied Visual and Haptic Patterns and Complexities Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti4020024 Authors: Sanna Lohilahti Bladfält Camilla Grane Peter Bengtsson Shift-by-wire technology enables more options concerning the design, placement and functions of gear shifters compared to traditional gear shifters with manual transmission. These variations can impact usability and driver performance....
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1088: Plant Extracts Activated by Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas as Suitable Tools for Synthesis of Gold Nanostructures with Catalytic Uses Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061088 Authors: Anna Dzimitrowicz Piotr Cyganowski Pawel Pohl Weronika Milkowska Dorota Jermakowicz-Bartkowiak Piotr Jamroz Because cold atmospheric pressure plasma (CAPP)-based technologies are very useful tools in nanomaterials synthesis, in this work we have connected...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1086: A Review of Microwave Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanomaterials: Reactants, Process Parameters and Morphoslogies Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061086 Authors: Wojnarowicz Chudoba Lojkowski Zinc oxide (ZnO) is a multifunctional material due to its exceptional physicochemical properties and broad usefulness. The special properties resulting from the reduction of the material size from the macro scale to the nano scale has made the application...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1085: Oral Bioavailability Enhancement of Raloxifene with Nanostructured Lipid Carriers Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061085 Authors: Murthy Ravi Kathuria Malekar Raloxifene hydrochloride (RLX) shows poor bioavailability (<2%), high inter-patient variability and extensive gut metabolism (>90%). The objective of this study was to develop nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) for RLX to enhance its bioavailability. The NLC formulations...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1083: Green Plasmonic Nanoparticles and Bio-Inspired Stimuli-Responsive Vesicles in Cancer Therapy Application Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061083 Authors: Matteis Rizzello Cascione Liatsi-Douvitsa Apriceno : In the past years, there is a growing interest in the application of nanoscaled materials in cancer therapy because of their unique physico-chemical properties. However, the dark side of their usability is limited by their possible...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1084: Binder Free and Flexible Asymmetric Supercapacitor Exploiting Mn3O4 and MoS2 Nanoflakes on Carbon Fibers Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061084 Authors: Rafique Zubair Serrapede Fontana Bianco Rivolo Pirri Lamberti Emerging technologies, such as portable electronics, have had a huge impact on societal norms, such as access to real time information. To perform these tasks, portable electronic devices need more and more...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1082: Non-Fullerene Small Molecule Electron-Transporting Materials for Efficient p-i-n Perovskite Solar Cells Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061082 Authors: Da-Seul Choi Sung-Nam Kwon Seok-In Na PC61BM is commonly used in perovskite solar cells (PSC) as the electron transport material (ETM). However, PC61BM film has various disadvantages, such as its low coverage or the many pinholes that appear due to its aggregation behavior. These faults may lead...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1080: Fabrication of 3D-Printed Biodegradable Porous Scaffolds Combining Multi-Material Fused Deposition Modeling and Supercritical CO2 Techniques Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061080 Authors: Raúl Sanz-Horta Carlos Elvira Alberto Gallardo Helmut Reinecke Juan Rodríguez-Hernández The fabrication of porous materials for tissue engineering applications in a straightforward manner is still a current challenge. Herein, by combining the advantages...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1081: Atomic Sulfur Passivation Improves the Photoelectrochemical Performance of ZnSe Nanorods Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061081 Authors: Fei Huang Jiajia Ning Wei Xiong Ting Shen Yanling Zhao Jianjun Tian Ruiqin Zhang Andrey L. Rogach We introduced atomic sulfur passivation to tune the surface sites of heavy metal-free ZnSe nanorods, with a Zn2+-rich termination surface, which are initially capped with organic ligands and under-coordinated...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1077: The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of 2D Nanostructured Au/NiFe System Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061077 Authors: Tatiana Zubar Valery Fedosyuk Daria Tishkevich Oleg Kanafyev Ksenia Astapovich Artem Kozlovskiy Maxim Zdorovets Denis Vinnik Svetlana Gudkova Egor Kaniukov Antonio Sergio B. Sombra Di Zhou Rajshree B. Jotania Charanjeet Singh Sergei Trukhanov Alex Trukhanov...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1079: Development of ZnO/Na-Montmorillonite Hybrid Nanostructures Used for PVOH/ZnO/Na-Montmorillonite Active Packaging Films Preparation via a Melt-Extrusion Process Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061079 Authors: Constantinos Salmas Aris Giannakas Petros Katapodis Areti Leontiou Dimitrios Moschovas Andreas Karydis-Messinis Nowadays, the shelf-life extension of foods is a topic of major interest because of its environmental and economic...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1078: Carbon Nanotube Film Electrodes with Acrylic Additives: Blocking Electrochemical Charge Transfer Reactions Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061078 Authors: Alejandro Ansón-Casaos Olga Sanahuja-Parejo Javier Hernández-Ferrer Ana M. Benito Wolfgang K. Maser Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) processed into conductive films by liquid phase deposition technologies reveal increasing interest as electrode components in electrochemical device platforms for...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1075: Nanoporous Microsponge Particles (NMP) of Polysaccharides as Universal Carriers for Biomolecules Delivery Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061075 Authors: Maria Federica Caso Felicia Carotenuto Paolo Di Nardo Alberto Migliore Ana Aguilera Cruz Matilde Lopez Mariano Venanzi Francesca Cavalieri Antonio Rinaldi Different polysaccharides—namely dextran, carboxymethyl dextran, alginate, and hyaluronic acid—were...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1076: Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Modified with Silica Layers as Potential Agents for Lung Cancer Treatment Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061076 Authors: Katarzyna Reczyńska Marta Marszałek Arkadiusz Zarzycki Witold Reczyński Kamil Kornaus Elżbieta Pamuła Wojciech Chrzanowski Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) are promising drug delivery carriers and hyperthermia agents for the treatment of cancer. However,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1071: Effect of Ar Gas Pressure on LSPR Property of Au Nanoparticles: Comparison of Experimental and Theoretical Studies Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061071 Authors: Serap Yiğit Gezgin Abdullah Kepceoğlu Yasemin Gündoğdu Sidiki Zongo Anna Zawadzka Hamdi Şükür Kiliç Bouchta Sahraoui In this study, the thin films were produced by using pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique from gold (Au) nanoparticles deposited on two kinds of substrates...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1074: Interaction and Reactivity of Cisplatin Physisorbed on Graphene Oxide Nano-Prototypes Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061074 Authors: Ma del Refugio Cuevas-Flores Massimiliano Bartolomei Marco Antonio García-Revilla Cecilia Coletti The physical adsorption of cisplatin (CP) on graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) is investigated at the DFT level of theory by exploiting suitable molecular prototypes representing the most probable...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1072: Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology-Associated Innovations against Viral Infections with a Focus on Coronaviruses Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061072 Authors: Nasrollahzadeh Sajjadi Soufi Iravani Varma Viral infections have recently emerged not only as a health threat to people but rapidly became the cause of universal fatality on a large scale. Nanomaterials comprising functionalized nanoparticles (NPs) and quantum dots and nanotechnology-associated...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1073: Functionalization of Single and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Polypropylene Glycol Decorated Pyrrole for the Development of Doxorubicin Nano-Conveyors for Cancer Drug Delivery Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061073 Authors: Pennetta Floresta Graziano Cardile Rubino Galimberti Rescifina Barbera A recently reported functionalization of single and multi-walled carbon nanotubes, based on a cycloaddition reaction between...
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