Unveiling the potential of bioinoculants and nanoparticles in sustainable agriculture for enhanced plant growth and food security

A Karnwal, A Dohroo, T Malik - BioMed Research International, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing public concern over the negative impacts of chemical fertilizers and
pesticides on food security and sustainability has led to exploring innovative methods that …

[HTML][HTML] Mesoporous silica nanoparticles: Their potential as drug delivery carriers and nanoscavengers in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

MS Attia, A Yahya, NA Monaem, SA Sabry - Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Worldwide, populations face significant burdens from neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs),
especially Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Although there are many proposed …

Magnetic quaternary chitosan hybrid nanoparticles for the efficient uptake of diclofenac from water

SF Soares, T Fernandes, M Sacramento… - Carbohydrate …, 2019 - Elsevier
The occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the environment and the water cycle, even at trace
levels, has been a matter of great discussion in the literature in the recent years. Despite the …

A versatile synthetic route towards gelatin-silica hybrids and magnetic composite colloidal nanoparticles

SF Soares, S Fateixa, T Trindade… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2022 - Springer
We report a versatile synthetic route for the preparation of nearly monodispersed spherical
gelatin-silica hybrid nanoparticles. These hybrids have been synthesized by means of a non …

Rationally designed dendritic silica nanoparticles for oral delivery of exenatide

MM Abeer, AK Meka, N Pujara, T Kumeria, E Strounina… - Pharmaceutics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Type 2 diabetes makes up approximately 85% of all diabetic cases and it is linked to
approximately one-third of all hospitalisations. Newer therapies with long-acting biologics …

The potential of nanomaterials associated with plant growth-promoting bacteria in agriculture

ACP de Moraes, LS Ribeiro, ER de Camargo… - 3 Biotech, 2021 - Springer
The impacts of chemical fertilizers and pesticides have raised public concerns regarding the
sustainability and security of food supplies, prompting the investigation of alternative …

Chitosan-silica hybrid nanosorbents for oil removal from water

SF Soares, MI Rodrigues, T Trindade… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2017 - Elsevier
Water pollution caused by oil spills is an environmental problem that raises concerns all
over the world. Sorbent materials are of great importance for the removal of the remained oil …

Factorial design of experiments for optimization of photocatalytic degradation of tartrazine by zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods with different aspect ratios

AW Skinner, AM DiBernardo, AM Masud, N Aich… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The photocatalytic degradation of the azo dye tartrazine using zinc oxide (ZnO) as
photocatalyst under ultraviolet light was investigated using a 2 4 factorial design. The …

Ultrasound-assisted synthesis of colloidal nanosilica from silica fume: Effect of sonication time on the properties of product

V Jafari, A Allahverdi, M Vafaei - Advanced Powder Technology, 2014 - Elsevier
Current methods of colloidal nanosilica production are relatively energy-intensive and in
some cases not environmentally friendly and therefore essential needs are felt to develop …

Injectable Thermosensitive Nanocomposites Based on Poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) and Silica Particles for Localized Release of Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Drugs

LS Ribeiro, RL Sala, TA Robeldo, RC Borra… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
The systemic delivery of drugs employed by conventional methods has shown to be less
effective than a localized delivery system. Many drugs have the effectiveness reduced by …