Current Nanoscience - Volume 18, Issue 2, 2022

Viral infection is a worldwide health problem, which has negatively affected global activity in recent years. There is no specific medication for most of the viral infections and the treatments are based on symptom management. Nanoparticles (NPs) in recent years have shown promising antibacterial and antiviral properties, among which metal oxide NPs have shown superiority. In the present study, we aimed to systemati Read More

Stimuli-triggered nanovectors for drug delivery enhance the clinical efficacy and decrease the toxicity by specifically conveying the drugs to the site of target with a higher specificity and efficiency. Several stimuli were regarded, but light as an exogenous stimulus tenders several benefits in clinical usage like elevated spatial and temporal control economically. A number of photochemical mechanisms have been exploited in d Read More

Graphene as a nanofiller has gained tremendous importance in polymer nanocomposites for many applications. The attractive properties of graphene related to mechanical, electrical, and thermal domains pose a lucrative means of reinforcing the polymers to obtain the needed properties. The rise in the use of polymers supports this trend and urge researchers to excavate the hidden plethora of nanocomposite Read More

Silicon quantum dots (Si QDs) with unique properties of light, electricity, magnetism, and heat possess the advantages of non-toxicity, environmental protection, and serving as abundant reserves. They are widely used in various fields and have great potential for development. Till now, numerous researchers have reported the research progress of Si QDs or elaborated the behavior mechanism. However, a few co Read More

Globally, the maintenance and repair of infrastructure cost billions of dollars and impact the day-to-day life of people. Corrosion of infrastructure and metals used in the manufacture of goods and supplies is a major cause of deterioration in the construction industry. Nanocontainerbased self-healing coatings attract enormous scientific attention as they offer a wide range of applications in conjunction with long-lasting inhibition Read More

Background: In this report, the layered g-C3N4/SnS2 composite was successfully fabricated by a facile hydrothermal route. Methods: The ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy data presented that such layered g-C3N4/SnS2 catalysts showed a remarkable visible-light absorption, hence significantly enhancing the catalytic activity. Particularly, the g-C3N4/SnS2 catalysts showed an outstanding catalytic performance for th Read More

Background: The current study was conducted to prepare an efficient super-paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle (SPIONs) to remove Aeromonas hydrophila from water. Methods: The nanoparticles were synthesized by the co-precipitation method and characterized by DLS, UV-Vis spectrophotometer, FT-IR, XRD, FEG-TEM, and VSM analysis. Results and Discussion: The results showed that the synthesized SPIONs we Read More

Background: Probe sonication and high-speed homogenizer are comparatively costly equipment to fabricate the nanoparticles. Many academic and research institutions cannot afford the procurement and maintenance of such sophisticated equipment. In the present work, a newer idea is conceptualized, which can be adopted by underprivileged research institutions to fabricate solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) in the absence Read More

Background: The highly sensitive and selective detection of Cr3+ is critical. Objective: We report the development of poly(γ-glutamic acid) (γ-PGA)-functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles (γ-PGA-Fe3O4 NPs) as a magnetic nanosensor for magnetic resonance (MR) detection of trivalent chromium (Cr3+) in aqueous solution. Methods: The γ-PGA-Fe3O4 NPs with a mean particle size of 7.3 nm, good colloidal stability and ultrahigh r2 r Read More

Background: Nanostructured metal oxides have stimulated tremendous efforts for sightseeing glucose bio-sensing applications. They have been mostly investigated to fabricate highly sensitive, stabilized and ultrafast biosensors. Objective: Fabrication and characterization of glucose biosensors based on zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructured thin films modified by copper oxide (CuO) nanostructures in order to obtain stabiliz Read More

Background: Curcumin-stabilized silver nanoparticles (Cur-AgNp) were synthesized by a facile chemical method. The synthesized AgNp was, for the first time, used as a bio-derived corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in the 1M sulphamic acid medium. Methods: The electrochemical studies via impedance spectroscopy, potentiodynamic polarization, and surface analysis are reported in the communication. The maximum inhibiti Read More