Nanomaterials: Classification, properties, and environmental toxicities

TA Saleh - Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Nanomaterials (NMs) are gaining significance in technological applications due to their
tunable chemical, physical, and mechanical properties and enhanced performance when …

Multiscale modelling of biopolymers

A Scacchi, M Vuorte, M Sammalkorpi - Advances in Physics: X, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
This review overviews common biopolymer modelling approaches ranging from chemically
specific to highly coarse-grained techniques, along with their application ranges, strengths …

[HTML][HTML] Application of new lysine-based peptide dendrimers D3K2 and D3G2 for gene delivery: Specific cytotoxicity to cancer cells and transfection in vitro

M Gorzkiewicz, M Konopka, A Janaszewska… - Bioorganic …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
In order to enhance intracellular uptake and accumulation of therapeutic nucleic acids for
improved gene therapy methods, numerous delivery vectors have been elaborated. Based …

Poly (lysine) dendrimers form complexes with siRNA and provide its efficient uptake by myeloid cells: model studies for therapeutic nucleic acid delivery

M Gorzkiewicz, O Kopeć, A Janaszewska… - International Journal of …, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
The disruption of the cellular pathways of protein biosynthesis through the mechanism of
RNA interference has been recognized as a tool of great diagnostic and therapeutic …

Self-assembly of lysine-based dendritic surfactants modeled by the self-consistent field approach

OV Shavykin, FAM Leermakers, IM Neelov… - Langmuir, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
Implementing a united atom model, we apply self-consistent field theory to study structure
and thermodynamic properties of spherical micelles composed of surfactants that combine …

Effect of an asymmetry of branching on structural characteristics of dendrimers revealed by Brownian dynamics simulations

OV Shavykin, IV Mikhailov, AA Darinskii, IM Neelov… - Polymer, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Dendrimers in dilute solution with asymmetry of branching were simulated by the Brownian
dynamics method. In this simulation a coarse-grained dendrimer model and athermal …

NMR studies of two lysine based dendrimers with insertion of similar histidine-arginine and arginine-histidine spacers having different properties for application in …

NN Sheveleva, II Tarasenko, MA Vovk… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
In this paper we study two lysine-based peptide dendrimers with Lys-His-Arg and Lys-Arg-
His repeating units and terminal lysine groups. Combination of His and Arg properties in a …

Peptide dendrimers as valuable biomaterials in medical sciences

FST Mirakabad, MS Khoramgah, K Keshavarz… - Life Sciences, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Peptides are oligomers of amino acids, which have been used in a wide range of
applications, particularly in medical and pharmaceutical sciences. Linear peptides have …

Classification of nanomaterials (carbon, metals, polymers, bio-ceramics)

F Wan, A Thakur, P Thakur - Integrated Nanomaterials and their …, 2023‏ - Springer
One of the most cutting-edge materials available today is nanomaterials. In recent years,
nanomaterials have captured the interest of a majority of researchers due to their nanoscale …

Nanomaterials and their classification

İM Alkaç, B Çerçi, C Timuralp, F Şen - Nanomaterials for Direct Alcohol Fuel …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
With developments in technology, it has now become possible to reduce natural or synthetic
materials to nanodimensions. Materials that are brought to the nanosize with the methods …