An overview of different chemical complexes studied by X-ray magnetic circular dichroism
(XMCD) is presented. We intend to show to the chemistry community the possibilities of this …

Gold nanoparticles currently elicit an intense and very broad research activity because of
their peculiar properties. Be it in catalysis, optics, electronics, sensing or theranostics, new …

In contrast to bacteria, all archaea possess cell walls lacking peptidoglycan and a number of
different cell envelope components have also been described. A paracrystalline protein …

Micro-organisms colonized the world before the multi-cellular organisms evolved. With the
advent of microscopy, their existence became evident to the mankind and also the vast …

An overview of X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) spectroscopy in the hard X-ray
range is presented. A short historical overview shows how this technique has evolved from …

This paper reports on the eco-friendly synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using
Solanum indicum fruit extract (SFE). We have evaluated various parameters for synthesis of …

Magnetic properties of Au nanoparticles deposited on an archaeal S layer are reported. X-
ray magnetic circular dichroism and superconducting quantum interference device …

This chapter covers the fundamental aspects of bacterial S-layers: what are S-layers, what is
known about them, and what are their main features that makes them so interesting for the …

Magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) are finding their place in many modern technologies such as
electronics (memory or spintronic devices) and medicine (contrast media, electromagnetic …

We examine the influence of confining gold nanoparticles on the overall nanoscale
morphology, mechanical and electrochemical properties of nanocomposite ion gels. Stimuli …