Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3281: Superelectrophiles: Recent Advances Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143281 Authors: Douglas A. Klumpp Maksim V. Anokhin Superelectrophiles are reactive species that often carry multiple positive charges. They have been useful in numerous synthetic methods and they often exhibit highly unusual reactivities. Recent advances in superelectrophile chemistry are discussed in this review.
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3280: Role of Phase Change Materials Containing Carbonized Rice husks on the Roof-Surface and Indoor Temperatures for Cool Roof System Application Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143280 Authors: Hong Gun Kim Yong-Sun Kim Lee Ku Kwac Mira Park Hye Kyoung Shin This study researches the effect of phase change materials (PCMs) containing carbonized rice husks (CRHs) in wood plastic composites (WPCs) as roof finishing materials on roof-surface and indoor...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3278: Novel Insights into Mercury Effects on Hemoglobin and Membrane Proteins in Human Erythrocytes Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143278 Authors: Marina Piscopo Rosaria Notariale Fabiana Tortora Gennaro Lettieri Giancarlo Palumbo Caterina Manna Mercury (Hg) is a global environmental pollutant that affects human and ecosystem health. With the aim of exploring the Hg-induced protein modifications, intact human erythrocytes were exposed to HgCl2...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3279: Anticancer Attributes of Cantharidin: Involved Molecular Mechanisms and Pathways Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143279 Authors: Faiza Naz Yixin Wu Nan Zhang Zhao Yang Changyuan Yu Cancer is a preeminent threat to the human race, causing millions of deaths each year on the Earth. Traditionally, natural compounds are deemed promising agents for cancer treatment. Cantharidin (CTD)—a terpenoid isolated from blister beetles—has...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3277: In Vitro Evaluation of Lipopolyplexes for Gene Transfection: Comparing 2D, 3D and Microdroplet-Enabled Cell Culture Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143277 Authors: Juan L. Paris Filipe Coelho Alexandra Teixeira Lorena Diéguez Bruno F. B. Silva Sara Abalde-Cela Complexes combining nucleic acids with lipids and polymers (lipopolyplexes) show great promise for gene therapy since they enable compositional, physical and functional versatility...
Sat Jul 18, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3276: The Diverse World of Foldamers: Endless Possibilities of Self-Assembly Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143276 Authors: Samuele Rinaldi Different classes of foldamers, which are synthetic oligomers that adopt well-defined conformations in solution, have been the subject of extensive studies devoted to the elucidation of the forces driving their secondary structures and their potential as bioactive molecules. Regardless of the backbone type (peptidic or...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3275: Horticultural Plant Residues as New Source for Lignocellulose Nanofibers Isolation: Application on the Recycling Paperboard Process Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143275 Authors: Isabel Bascón-Villegas Eduardo Espinosa Rafael Sánchez Quim Tarrés Fernando Pérez-Rodríguez Alejandro Rodríguez Horticultural plant residues (tomato, pepper, and eggplant) were identified as new sources for lignocellulose nanofibers (LCNF). Cellulosic pulp was...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3274: A Fast and Reliable UHPLC–MS/MS-Based Method for Screening Selected Pharmacologically Significant Natural Plant Indole Alkaloids Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143274 Authors: Danuše Tarkowská Many substances of secondary plant metabolism have often attracted the attention of scientists and the public because they have certain beneficial effects on human health, although the reason for their biosynthesis in the plant remains unclear. This is also the...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3272: Comparison of Chemotherapeutic Activities of Rhodamine-Based GUMBOS and NanoGUMBOS Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143272 Authors: Bhattarai Chen L. Pérez Ravula M. Strongin McDonough M. Warner Rhodamine derivatives have been widely investigated for their mitochondrial targeting and chemotherapeutic properties that result from their lipophilic cationic structures. In previous research, we have found that conversion of Rhodamine...
Fri Jul 17, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3273: Chemotaxonomic Study of Bostrychia spp. (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta) Based on Their Mycosporine-Like Amino Acid Content Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143273 Authors: Maria Orfanoudaki Anja Hartmann Mitsunobu Kamiya John West Markus Ganzera This study presents a chemotaxonomic investigation of the genus Bostrychia through the quantitation of the major mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs). The presence of some cryptic species had been suggested...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3271: Interactions between Cisplatin and Quercetin at Physiological and Hyperthermic Conditions on Cancer Cells In Vitro and In Vivo Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143271 Authors: Oršolić Odeh Jembrek Knežević Kučan Quercetin (QU), a hyperthermic sensitizer, when combined with cisplatin (CP) affects tumor growth. To determine the effects of QU and CP and their interactions, multimodal treatment in vitro and in vivo models under physiological...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3270: In Vitro Hormetic Effect Investigation of Thymol on Human Fibroblast and Gastric Adenocarcinoma Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143270 Authors: Ayse Günes-Bayir Abdurrahim Kocyigit Eray Metin Guler Agnes Dadak The concept of hormesis includes a biphasic cellular dose-response to a xenobiotic stimulus defined by low dose beneficial and high dose inhibitory or toxic effects. In the present study, an attempt has been made to help elucidate...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3265: Quantification of Veterinary Antibiotics in Pig and Poultry Feces and Liquid Manure as a Non-Invasive Method to Monitor Antibiotic Usage in Livestock by Liquid Chromatography Mass-Spectrometry Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143265 Authors: Patyra Kwiatek Nebot Gavilán Antibiotics are active substances frequently used to treat and prevent diseases in animal husbandry, especially in swine and poultry farms. The use of manure as a fertilizer...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3267: Effect of Quercetin on Dexamethasone-Induced C2C12 Skeletal Muscle Cell Injury Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143267 Authors: Chen Yang Lu Chiu Chen Chung Wu Chen Glucocorticoids are widely used anti-inflammatory drugs in clinical settings. However, they can induce skeletal muscle atrophy by reducing fiber cross-sectional area and myofibrillar protein content. Studies have proven that antioxidants can improve glucocorticoid-induced...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3268: Biological Activity of Pseudovitamin B12 on Cobalamin-Dependent Methylmalonyl-CoA Mutase and Methionine Synthase in Mammalian Cultured COS-7 Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143268 Authors: Tomohiro Bito Mariko Bito Tomomi Hirooka Naho Okamoto Naoki Harada Ryoichi Yamaji Yoshihisa Nakano Hiroshi Inui Fumio Watanabe Adenyl cobamide (commonly known as pseudovitamin B12) is synthesized by intestinal bacteria or ingested from...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3269: LC–MS-Based Lipidomic Analysis of Serum Samples from Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats Treated with an Extract of Acanthopanax sessiliflorus Fruits Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143269 Authors: Dae Young Lee Bo-Ram Choi Dahye Yoon Hyoung-Geun Kim Min-Ho Lee Geum-Soog Kim Young-Seob Lee Recently, lipidomics has revealed that many diseases are highly associated with altered lipid metabolism, as in the case of hypertension affecting serum...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3266: Theoretical Investigation on Molecular Structure and Electronic Properties of BxLiy Cluster for Lithium-ion Batteries with Quantum ESPRESSO Program Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143266 Authors: Çipiloğlu Özkurt In this study, molecular structure and electronic properties of eleven BxLiy (x = 1–3, y = 1–3) clusters are examined using the Perdew, Burke and Ernezerhof (PBE) method in the Quantum ESPRESSO program. Three main groups,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3264: Asymmetric Preparation of α-Quaternary Fluorinated β-keto Esters. Review Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143264 Authors: Albert Granados Adelina Vallribera In this review, recent advances over the past decade in the preparation of fluorinated stereogenic quaternary centers on β-keto esters compounds are analyzed. Since the incorporation of fluorine and fluorinated groups is of special interest in pharmaceutical chemistry, a range of metal-catalyzed...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3263: Modeling of Cu(II) Adsorption from an Aqueous Solution Using an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143263 Authors: Khan Manan Isa Ghanim Beddu Jusoh Iqbal Ayele Jami This research optimized the adsorption performance of rice husk char (RHC4) for copper (Cu(II)) from an aqueous solution. Various physicochemical analyses such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), field-emission...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3261: Determination of Polypeptide Antibiotic Residues in Food of Animal Origin by Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143261 Authors: Tomasz Bladek Iwona Szymanek-Bany Andrzej Posyniak A novel UHPLC-MS/MS method for the determination of polypeptide antibiotic residues in animal muscle, milk, and eggs was developed and validated. Bacitracin A, colistin A, colistin B, polymyxin B1, and...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3262: Huperzine A and Huperzine B Production by Prothallus Cultures of Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank et Mart Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143262 Authors: Wojciech J. Szypuła Beata Wileńska Aleksandra Misicka Agnieszka Pietrosiuk This is the first report of an efficient and effective procedure to optimize the biosynthesis of huperzine A (HupA) and huperzine B (HupB) in vitro from Huperzia selago gametophytes. Axenic tissue cultures were...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3260: Comparison of Bioactive Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activities of Different Parts of Taraxacum mongolicum Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143260 Authors: Li Duan Chenmeng Zhang Yang Zhao Yanzhong Chang Long Guo Herbs derived from Taraxacum genus have been used as traditional medicines and food supplements in China for hundreds of years. Taraxacum mongolicum is a famous traditional Chinese medicine derived from Taraxacum genus for the...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3259: Silk Fibroin Promotes the Regeneration of Pancreatic β-Cells in the C57BL/KsJ-Leprdb/db Mouse Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143259 Authors: So-young Park Boyoung Kim Yun Kyung Lee Sueun Lee Jin Mi Chun Jun-Gyo Suh Jun Hong Park Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease, and its progression leads to serious complications. Although various novel therapeutic approaches for diabetes mellitus have developed in the last three decades,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3258: Determination of Tryptophan Metabolites in Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples Using Microextraction by Packed Sorbent, Silylation and GC–MS Detection Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143258 Authors: Alisa Pautova Zoya Khesina Maria Getsina Pavel Sobolev Alexander Revelsky Natalia Beloborodova Indole-containing acids—tryptophan metabolites—found in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples of patients with diseases...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3257: Mass Spectrometry and 1H-NMR Study of Schinopsis lorentzii (Quebracho) Tannins as a Source of Hypoglycemic and Antioxidant Principles Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143257 Authors: Nunzio Cardullo Vera Muccilli Vincenzo Cunsolo Corrado Tringali The ethyl acetate extract of the commercial tannin Tan’Activ QS-SOL (from Schinopsis lorentzii wood), employed for the production of red wine, was subjected to chromatography on Sephadex LH-20,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3256: Microsphere Polymers in Molecular Imprinting: Current and Future Perspectives Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25143256 Authors: Tirza Ecclesia Orowitz Patria Pari Agnes Ago Ana Sombo Driyanti Rahayu Aliya Nur Hasanah Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are specific crosslinked polymers that exhibit binding sites for template molecules. MIPs have been developed in various application areas of biology and chemistry; however, MIPs have some problems,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1412: Glass Ionomer Cement Modified by Resin with Incorporation of Nanohydroxyapatite: In Vitro Evaluation of Physical-Biological Properties Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071412 Authors: Luis Eduardo Genaro Giovana Anovazzi Josimeri Hebling Angela Cristina Cilense Zuanon Resin-modified glass ionomer cement (RMGIC) has important properties. However, like other restorative materials, it has limitations such as decreased biocompatibility. The incorporation...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1410: A Polarization-Insensitive and Wide-Angle Terahertz Absorber with Ring-Porous Patterned Graphene Metasurface Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071410 Authors: Hongyang Shen Fengxiang Liu Chunyang Liu Dong Zeng Banghong Guo Zhongchao Wei Faqiang Wang Chunhua Tan Xuguang Huang Hongyun Meng A broadband terahertz (THz) absorber, based on a graphene metasurface, which consists of a layer of ring-porous patterned structure array...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1409: Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies on Synthesis of Mg-Doped LiMn2O4 Nanoparticles Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071409 Authors: Llusco Ushak Grageda In this work, a first study on kinetics and thermodynamics of thermal decomposition for synthesis of doped LiMn2O4 nanoparticles is presented. The effect of Mg doping concentration on thermal decomposition of synthesis precursors, prepared by ultrasound-assisted Pechini-type sol–gel...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1407: Carbon Nanohorn-Based Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071407 Authors: Antonia Kagkoura Nikos Tagmatarchis In the context of even more growing energy demands, the investigation of alternative environmentally friendly solutions, like fuel cells, is essential. Given their outstanding properties, carbon nanohorns (CNHs) have come forth as promising electrocatalysts within the nanocarbon family. Carbon nanohorns...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1408: Carbonate Micromotors for Treatment of Construction Effluents Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071408 Authors: Purnesh Chattopadhyay Priyanka Sharan Andrej Berndt Juliane Simmchen Concrete in construction has recently gained media coverage for its negative CO2 footprint, but this is not the only problem associated with its use. Due to its chemical composition, freshly poured concrete changes the pH of water coming in contact with the surface...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1411: Impact of the Interband Transitions in Gold and Silver on the Dynamics of Propagating and Localized Surface Plasmons Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071411 Authors: Krystyna Kolwas Anastasiya Derkachova Understanding and modeling of a surface-plasmon phenomenon on lossy metals interfaces based on simplified models of dielectric function lead to problems when confronted with reality. For a realistic description of lossy metals, such as gold and...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1406: Glycan Nanobiosensors Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071406 Authors: Kveton Blsakova Kasak Tkac This review paper comprehensively summarizes advances made in the design of glycan nanobiosensors using diverse forms of nanomaterials. In particular, the paper covers the application of gold nanoparticles, quantum dots, magnetic nanoparticles, carbon nanoparticles, hybrid types of nanoparticles, proteins as nanoscaffolds and various nanoscale-based...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1405: Effects of Functionalized Fullerenes on ROS Homeostasis Determine Their Cytoprotective or Cytotoxic Properties Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071405 Authors: Svetlana V. Kostyuk Elena V. Proskurnina Ekaterina A. Savinova Elizaveta S. Ershova Olga A. Kraevaya Larisa V. Kameneva Pavel E. Umryukhin Olga A. Dolgikh Sergey I. Kutsev Pavel A. Troshin Natalia N. Veiko Background: Functionalized fullerenes (FF) can be considered...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1404: Memtransistors Based on Nanopatterned Graphene Ferroelectric Field-Effect Transistors Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071404 Authors: Mircea Dragoman Adrian Dinescu Florin Nastase Daniela Dragoman The ultimate memristor, which acts as resistive memory and an artificial neural synapse, is made from a single atomic layer. In this manuscript, we present experimental evidence of the memristive properties of a nanopatterned ferroelectric graphene...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1403: Polymeric Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery: Recent Developments and Future Prospects Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071403 Authors: Belén Begines Tamara Ortiz María Pérez-Aranda Guillermo Martínez Manuel Merinero Federico Argüelles-Arias Ana Alcudia The complexity of some diseases—as well as the inherent toxicity of certain drugs—has led to an increasing interest in the development and optimization of drug-delivery...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1400: Mucoadhesive Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery to the Anterior Eye
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1400: Mucoadhesive Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery to the Anterior Eye Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071400 Authors: Nicole Mangiacotte Graeme Prosperi-Porta Lina Liu Megan Dodd Heather Sheardown While the use of topical drops for the delivery of drugs to the anterior of the eye is well accepted, it is far from efficient with as little as 5% of the drug instilled on the eye actually reaching the target tissue. The ability to prolong the residence...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1401: Nanotoxicity of ZrS3 Probed in a Bioluminescence Test on E. coli Bacteria: The Effect of Evolving H2S Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071401 Authors: Olga V. Zakharova Alexander A. Gusev Jehad Abourahma Nataliia S. Vorobeva Dmitry V. Sokolov Dmitry S. Muratov Denis V. Kuznetsov Alexander Sinitskii Materials from a large family of transition metal trichalcogenides (TMTCs) attract considerable attention because of their potential...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1402: Troponin Aptamer on an Atomically Flat Au Nanoplate Platform for Detection of Cardiac Troponin I Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071402 Authors: Hyoban Lee Hyungjun Youn Ahreum Hwang Hyunsoo Lee Jeong Young Park Weon Kim Youngdong Yoo Changill Ban Taejoon Kang Bongsoo Kim Well-ordered bioreceptors on atomically flat Au surfaces can be a high-performance biosensor. Cardiac troponin I proteins (cTnIs) have been regarded as...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1399: Highly Sensitive and Tunable Plasmonic Sensor Based on a Nanoring Resonator with Silver Nanorods Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071399 Authors: Chung-Ting Chou Chao Yuan-Fong Chou Chau Hung Ji Huang N. T. R. N. Kumara Muhammad Raziq Rahimi Kooh Chee Ming Lim Hai-Pang Chiang We numerically and theoretically investigate a highly sensitive and tunable plasmonic refractive index sensor that is composed of a metal-insulator-metal waveguide...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1397: Insight into the Ex Situ Catalytic Pyrolysis of Biomass over Char Supported Metals Catalyst: Syngas Production and Tar Decomposition Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071397 Authors: Mian Hu Baihui Cui Bo Xiao Shiyi Luo Dabin Guo Ex situ catalytic pyrolysis of biomass using char-supported nanoparticles metals (Fe and Ni) catalyst for syngas production and tar decomposition was investigated. The characterizations of fresh Fe-Ni/char catalysts...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1398: Sustainable Biomass Activated Carbons as Electrodes for Battery and Supercapacitors–A Mini-Review Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071398 Authors: Reis Larsson de Oliveira Thyrel Lima : Some recent developments in the preparation of biomass carbon electrodes (CEs) using various biomass residues for application in energy storage devices, such as batteries and supercapacitors, are presented in this work. The application of biomass residues...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1396: Two-Dimensional Indium Selenide for Sulphur Vapour Sensing Applications Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071396 Authors: Daniel Andres-Penares Rodolfo Canet-Albiach Jaume Noguera-Gomez Juan P. Martínez-Pastor Rafael Abargues Juan F. Sánchez-Royo Surface-to-volume ratio in two-dimensional (2D) materials highlights among their characteristics as an inherent and intrinsic advantage taking into account their strong sensitivity to surface...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1395: Pyrogenic and Precipitated Amorphous Silica Nanoparticles Differentially Affect Cell Responses to LPS in Human Macrophages Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071395 Authors: Massimiliano G. Bianchi Martina Chiu Giuseppe Taurino Roberta Ruotolo Nelson Marmiroli Enrico Bergamaschi Francesco Cubadda Ovidio Bussolati Previous work has demonstrated that precipitated (NM-200) and pyrogenic (NM-203) Amorphous Silica Nanoparticles (ASNPs)...
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