Airborne transmission of COVID-19: aerosol dispersion, lung deposition, and virus-receptor interactions

YY Zuo, WE Uspal, T Wei - ACS nano, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), due to infection by the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is now causing a global pandemic. Aerosol …

Interactions of nanoparticles and biosystems: microenvironment of nanoparticles and biomolecules in nanomedicine

C Auría-Soro, T Nesma, P Juanes-Velasco… - Nanomaterials, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary science covering matters involving the nanoscale
level that is being developed for a great variety of applications. Nanomedicine is one of …

Nanoarchitectonics of in Situ Antibiotic-Releasing Acicular Nanozymes for Targeting and Inducing Cuproptosis-like Death to Eliminate Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Z Hu, J Shan, X **, W Sun, L Cheng, XL Chen… - ACS …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
A series of progress has been made in the field of antimicrobial use of nanozymes due to
their superior stability and decreased susceptibility to drug resistance. However, catalytically …

The nanoparticle biomolecule corona: lessons learned–challenge accepted?

D Docter, D Westmeier, M Markiewicz… - Chemical Society …, 2015‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Besides the wide use of engineered nanomaterials (NMs) in technical products, their
applications are not only increasing in biotechnology and biomedicine, but also in the …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in carrier mediated nose-to-brain delivery of pharmaceutics

V Bourganis, O Kammona, A Alexopoulos… - European Journal of …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Central nervous system (CNS) disorders (eg, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, etc.)
represent a growing public health issue, primarily due to the increased life expectancy and …

The potential impacts of micro-and-nano plastics on various organ systems in humans

N Ali, J Katsouli, EL Marczylo, TW Gant, S Wright… - …, 2024‏ - thelancet.com
Humans are exposed to micro-and-nano plastics (MNPs) through various routes, but the
adverse health effects of MNPs on different organ systems are not yet fully understood. This …

Pulmonary surfactant: a mighty thin film

F Possmayer, YY Zuo, RAW Veldhuizen… - Chemical …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Pulmonary surfactant is a critical component of lung function in healthy individuals. It
functions in part by lowering surface tension in the alveoli, thereby allowing for breathing …

Beyond PM2. 5: The role of ultrafine particles on adverse health effects of air pollution

R Chen, B Hu, Y Liu, J Xu, G Yang, D Xu… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Background Air pollution constitutes the major threat to human health, whereas their
adverse impacts and underlying mechanisms of different particular matters are not clearly …

Simulation of nanoparticles interacting with a cell membrane: probing the structural basis and potential biomedical application

X Zhang, G Ma, W Wei - NPG Asia Materials, 2021‏ - nature.com
Nanoparticles (NPs), owing to their ultrasmall size, have been extensively researched for
potential applications in biomedicine. During their delivery and functionalization within the …

Pulmonary delivery nanomedicines towards circumventing physiological barriers: Strategies and characterization approaches

W Wang, Z Huang, Y Huang, X Zhang, J Huang… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Pulmonary delivery of nanomedicines is very promising in lung local disease treatments
whereas several physiological barriers limit its application via the interaction with inhaled …