[HTML][HTML] Liquid-phase exfoliation of graphene: an overview on exfoliation media, techniques, and challenges

Y Xu, H Cao, Y Xue, B Li, W Cai - Nanomaterials, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Graphene, a two-dimensional (2D) carbon nanomaterial, has attracted worldwide attention
owing to its fascinating properties. One of critical bottlenecks on some important classes of …

Exploration and insights into the cellular internalization and intracellular fate of amphiphilic polymeric nanocarriers

S Mazumdar, D Chitkara, A Mittal - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The beneficial or deleterious effects of nanomedicines emerge from their complex
interactions with intracellular pathways and their subcellular fate. Moreover, the dynamic …

Hydrophobic polyamide nanofilms provide rapid transport for crude oil separation

S Li, R Dong, VE Musteata, J Kim, ND Rangnekar… - Science, 2022‏ - science.org
Hydrocarbon separation relies on energy-intensive distillation. Membrane technology can
offer an energy-efficient alternative but requires selective differentiation of crude oil …

Molecular dynamics simulation of the aggregation phenomenon in the late stages of silica materials preparation

R Gholizadeh, Y Wang - Chemical Engineering Science, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Molecular dynamics simulations are employed to investigate the aggregation behavior at the
late stages of silica production in a colloidal solution to find new insights into the structures …

Surface science of cosmetic substrates, cleansing actives and formulations

GS Luengo, AL Fameau, F Léonforte… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The development of shampoo and cleansing formulations in cosmetics is at a crossroads
due to consumer demands for better performing, more natural products and also the strong …

[HTML][HTML] Polymeric nanotechnologies for the treatment of periodontitis: A chronological review

V Uskoković, A Pejčić, R Koliqi, Z Anđelković - International Journal of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Periodontitis is a chronic infectious and inflammatory disease of periodontal tissues
estimated to affect 70–80% of all adults. At the same time, periodontium, the site of …

Targeting anticancer drugs with pluronic aggregates: Recent updates

S Tiwari, V Kansara, P Bahadur - International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Pluronics are triblock (PEO ab-PPO bb-PEO a) copolymers, commercially available in a
range of amphiphilicity. Usually, pluronics self-assemble in aqueous solution to form core …

[HTML][HTML] DPD modelling of the self-and co-assembly of polymers and polyelectrolytes in aqueous media: Impact on polymer science

K Procházka, Z Limpouchová, M Štěpánek, K Šindelka… - Polymers, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
This review article is addressed to a broad community of polymer scientists. We outline and
analyse the fundamentals of the dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulation method from …

Formulation, solubilization, and in vitro characterization of quercetin-incorporated mixed micelles of PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymers

HS Patel, SJ Shaikh, D Ray, VK Aswal, F Vaidya… - Applied Biochemistry …, 2022‏ - Springer
Quercetin (QCN) is a plant polyphenol with a variety of medicinal effects. Poor water
solubility, on the other hand, restricts its therapeutic effectiveness. The purpose of this study …

Clear distinction between CAC and CMC revealed by high-resolution NMR diffusometry for a series of bis-imidazolium gemini surfactants in aqueous solutions

K Szutkowski, Ż Kołodziejska, Z Pietralik, I Zhukov… - RSC …, 2018‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The aggregation behavior in the transition region was studied for a series of dicationic
surfactants 3, 3′-[α, ω-(dioxaalkane)] bis (1-dodecylimidazolium) dichlorides with varied …