Metallo-oxide (MO)-based bioinorganic nanocomposites promise unique structures,
physicochemical properties, and novel biochemical functionalities, and within the past …

There are many reasons to report on silica interacting with biomolecules. The most obvious
one is that on the Earth's crust, oxygen and silicon are the most abundant atomic species …

The adsorption behaviour of various organic adsorbates on silica surface is reviewed. Most
of the structural information on silica is obtained from IR spectral data and from the …

The present paper offers a review of recent (post-1980) work on amino acid adsorption and
thermal reactivity on oxide and sulfide minerals. This review is performed in the general …

Computational simulation of peptide adsorption at the aqueous gold interface is key to
advancing the development of many applications based on gold nanoparticles, ranging from …

Owing to their chemical and magnetic properties, magnetite nanoparticles are an interesting
adsorbing material for biomolecules. The understanding of the interactions of simple …

Astrobiology is the science that seeks to understand the story of life in our universe.
Astrobiology includes investigation of the conditions that are necessary for life to emerge …

Molecular recognition and interactions at the interface between biomolecules and inorganic
materials determine important phenomena such as protein adsorption, cell adhesion to …

TiO 2 nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used in different applications, and potential exposure
to these NPs raises concerns about their impact on human health. In contact with biological …

Reversible interactions between DNA and silica are utilized in the solid phase extraction
and purification of DNA from complex samples. Chaotropic salts commonly drive DNA …