Synthesis, bioapplications, and toxicity evaluation of chitosan-based nanoparticles

BR Rizeq, NN Younes, K Rasool… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The development of advanced nanomaterials and technologies is essential in biomedical
engineering to improve the quality of life. Chitosan-based nanomaterials are on the forefront …

Mesoporous silica platforms with potential applications in release and adsorption of active agents

C Chircov, A Spoială, C Păun, L Crăciun, D Ficai… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, researchers focused their attention on mesoporous silica nanoparticles
(MSNs) owing to the considerable advancements of the characterization methods …

Recent advances in the treatment of pathogenic infections using antibiotics and nano-drug delivery vehicles

V Van Giau, SSA An, J Hulme - Drug design, development and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The worldwide misuse of antibiotics and the subsequent rise of multidrug-resistant
pathogenic bacteria have prompted a paradigm shift in the established view of antibiotic and …

Bare iron oxide nanoparticles: Surface tunability for biomedical, sensing and environmental applications

M Magro, F Vianello - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Surface modification is widely assumed as a mandatory prerequisite for the real applicability
of iron oxide nanoparticles. This is aimed to endow prolonged stability, electrolyte and pH …

Bio-silica production from rice husk for environmental remediation: removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions

MD Villota-Enríquez, JE Rodríguez-Páez - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, a methodology was thus structured to obtain bio-silica (SiO 2) from rice husk
(RH). The rice husk ash (RHA) obtained was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD) …

Nanotechnology-based strategies to develop new anticancer therapies

M Magro, A Venerando, A Macone, G Canettieri… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The blooming of nanotechnology has made available a limitless landscape of solutions
responding to crucial issues in many fields and, nowadays, a wide choice of …

Flame-retardant polyurethane foams: one-pot, bioinspired silica nanoparticle coating

DJ Brannum, EJ Price, D Villamil… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The replacement of halogen-free flame retardants, driven by health concerns, has sparked a
large demand for new “green” flame-retardant alternatives. Inspired by the natural flame …

Shielding and stealth effects of zwitterion moieties in double-functionalized silica nanoparticles

LMD Loiola, M Batista, LB Capeletti, GB Mondo… - Journal of colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Surface functionalization of silica nanoparticles (SiO 2 NPs) has been considered as a
promising strategy to develop target-specific nanostructures. However, finding a chemical …

Competitive protein adsorption on charge regulating silica-like surfaces: the role of protonation equilibrium

M Cathcarth, AS Picco, GB Mondo… - Journal of Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We develop a molecular thermodynamic theory to study the interaction of some proteins with
a charge regulating silica-like surface under a wide range of conditions, including pH, salt …

Hydrotalcite-embedded magnetite nanoparticles for hyperthermia-triggered chemotherapy

K Simeonidis, E Kaprara, P Rivera-Gil, R Xu, FJ Teran… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
A magnetic nanocomposite, consisting of Fe3O4 nanoparticles embedded into a Mg/Al
layered double hydroxide (LDH) matrix, was developed for cancer multimodal therapy …