Interactions between metal oxides and biomolecules: from fundamental understanding to applications

MJ Limo, A Sola-Rabada, E Boix, V Thota… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Metallo-oxide (MO)-based bioinorganic nanocomposites promise unique structures,
physicochemical properties, and novel biochemical functionalities, and within the past …

Surface protonic conduction on oxide ceramics: mechanism, materials, and method for characterization

J Gu, L Jiang, SA Ismail, H Guo… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Surface protonic conduction originates from a common phenomenon of surface adsorption
of water, which occurs almost everywhere when the temperature and humidity are properly …

Improved solid oxide fuel cell performance with nanostructured electrolytes

CC Chao, CM Hsu, Y Cui, FB Prinz - ACS nano, 2011 - ACS Publications
Considerable attention has been focused on solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) due to their
potential for providing clean and reliable electric power. However, the high operating …

Aggregation of silica nanoparticles directed by adsorption of lysozyme

B Bharti, J Meissner, GH Findenegg - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
The interaction of the globular protein lysozyme with silica nanoparticles of diameter 20 nm
was studied in a pH range between the isoelectric points (IEPs) of silica and the protein (pH …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and characterization of amorphous mesoporous silica from palm kernel shell ash

PE Imoisili, KO Ukoba, TC Jen - boletín de la sociedad española de …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study synthesized and characterized amorphous mesoporous silica from palm kernel
shell ash. Sol–gel synthesis technique was used to produce the amorphous mesoporous …

Nanoparticles and surfaces presenting antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral properties

D Botequim, J Maia, MMF Lino, LMF Lopes… - Langmuir, 2012 - ACS Publications
Here, we present new antimicrobial nanoparticles based on silica nanoparticles (SNPs)
coated with a quaternary ammonium cationic surfactant, didodecyldimethylammonium …

Functionalized silica nanoparticles as an alternative platform for targeted drug-delivery of water insoluble drugs

LF de Oliveira, K Bouchmella, KA Goncalves, J Bettini… - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
The selective action of drugs in tumor cells is a major problem in cancer therapy. Most
chemotherapy drugs act nonspecifically and damage both cancer and healthy cells causing …

Size‐Controlled Synthesis of IrO2 Nanoparticles at High Temperatures for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction

M Malinovic, P Paciok, ES Koh, M Geuß… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Iridium oxide is the state‐of‐the‐art catalyst for electrochemical water oxidation in an acidic
medium. Despite being one of the rarest elements in the Earth's crust, there is a pressing …

MPPE/SEBS composites with low dielectric loss for high-frequency copper clad laminates applications

J Guo, H Wang, C Zhang, Q Zhang, H Yang - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Copper clad laminates (CCLs) with low dissipation factor (Df) are urgently needed in the
fields of high-frequency communications devices. A novel resin matrix of modified poly (2, 6 …

Adsorption of congo red dye from aqueous solution onto amino-functionalized silica gel

RS Farias, HLB Buarque, MR Cruz… - Engenharia sanitária e …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
This study investigates the potential use of amino-functionalized silica gel as an adsorbent
for the recovering of congo red dye from aqueous solution. The effects of pH, contact time …