The present review addresses certain important aspects regarding nanoparticles and the
environment, with an emphasis on plant science. The production and characterization of …

Copper is one of the most used therapeutic metallic elements in biomedicine, ranging from
antibacterial approaches to cancer theranostics. This element could be easily incorporated …

In industry, as well as in cities, a large amount of solid waste is produced, some of which is
partially recycled or is disposed of in its entirety in landfills, thereby generating negative …

Soil and water are the ultimate natural sink for the engineered nanoparticles (ENPs). One of
the most significant factors which control the mobility and stability of colloidal suspension in …

Sustainable alternatives are increasingly demanded as a sound response, from the
construction industry, to the worldwide growing concerns with the environment. Such effort is …

This work presents the implementation of Visible Hyperspectral Imaging for the in-situ
analysis of glass chromophores in two glass windows from the Casa-Museu Dr. Anastácio …

Metal and in particular noble metal nanoparticles represent a very special class of materials
which can be applied as prepared or as composite materials. In most of the cases, two main …

The present study investigated the impact of incorporating copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) on
the optical properties of erbium-doped borate glasses. Through melt-quenching and heat …

Abstract Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) are incorporated in samarium doped tellurite glass of
a composition (89− x) TeO 2–10MgO–1Sm 2 O 3–xAgCl, where 0.0≤ x≤ 0.6 mol%, by a …

Silicate glasses containing silver in both ionic and aggregate forms have been used since
decades for application in several fields, eg, optical waveguides, sensoristics …