Smart drug delivery nano-systems show significant changes in their physical or chemical
properties in response to slight change in environmental physical and/or chemical signals …

Abstract 2 dimensional (2D) materials are budding new class of materials with exciting
potential in optical, electrical, chemical and biomedical applications. Inspired by the …

Materials based on graphene and its derivatives have a dual relationship with biomass:(i)
they can be synthesized using biomass or its platform chemicals and (ii) they can be …

Graphene family nanomaterials (GFNs) are rapidly emerging for ocular applications due to
their outstanding physicochemical properties. Since the eyes are very sensitive organs and …

There are several problems that need to be overcome to enable smooth and sustainable
clinical translation of the MXene materials, including hard controllable surface chemistry. In …

Sinking marine oil snow was found to be a major mechanism in the transport of spilled oil
from the surface to the deep sea following the Deepwater Horizon (DwH) oil spill. Marine …

Incessant rising in morbidity and mortality rates in humans due to various types of cancers
requires effective treatments and early-stage diagnosis. The chemotherapy is typically …

Extensive applications of vanadium dioxide (VO2)-based materials raise concerns over the
biosafety of VO2 exposure via various routes. To understand the effects of VO2 on people's …

Amphiphilic substances can interact with oil in the water to form emulsions and aggregates;
dispersants are designed to form emulsions to prevent oil droplets from coalescing and …

Organic matter export from the euphotic zone is a key component of oceanic carbon (C) and
nitrogen (N) cycles. Although interactions between these two cycles are important, studies …