Exposure to airborne fine particles (PM2. 5, particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter<
2.5 μm) severely threatens global human health. Understanding the distribution and …

Iron is an essential mineral participating in different functions of the organism under
physiological conditions. Numerous biological processes, such as oxygen and lipid …

Abstract" Serum ferritin" presents a paradox, as the iron storage protein ferritin is not
synthesised in serum yet is to be found there. Serum ferritin is also a well known …

Humans have evolved with oral exposure to dietary microparticles and nanoparticles as a
normal occurrence but the ever-growing exploitation of nanotechnology is likely to increase …

Nature, in its wonders, presents and assembles the most intricate and delicate protein
structures and this remarkable phenomenon occurs in all kingdom and phyla of life. Of these …

Nature is a great source of inspiration in solving extremely complex problems, and it is every
day more common to use its strategies for the development of new materials, methods, and …

Ferritin is a protein that stores and releases iron to prevent diseases associated with iron
dysregulation in plants, animals, and bacteria. The conversion between iron-loaded holo …

While magnetic nanoparticles offer exciting possibilities for stem cell imaging or tissue
bioengineering, their long-term intracellular fate remains to be fully documented. Besides, it …

Ferritins are a superfamily of iron oxidation, storage and mineralization proteins found
throughout the animal, plant, and microbial kingdoms. The majority of ferritins consist of 24 …

Various organisms possess a genetic program that enables the controlled formation of a
mineral, a process termed biomineralization. The variety of biological material architectures …