Nanoscience & Nanotechnology-Asia - Volume 12, Issue 2, 2022

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is an important photocatalytic material that is receiving a lot of research attention globally due to its favourable thermal and chemical stability as well as electronic band structure. However, the photocatalytic performance of the bulk g-C3N4 is limited by fast recombination of electron-hole pair and poor visible light-harvesting ability. Thus, different strategies, such as heterostructuring, nanotu Read More

Polymer-based nanofibril finds its application in various fields including tissue engineering, environmental monitoring, food packaging, and micro/nanoelectromechanical systems. These nanofibrils are subjected to chemical treatment and constant stress, which may cause permanent deformation to the fibrils when it is used. Therefore, the synthesis of well-defined nanofibrils and characterization techniques are key ele Read More

Layered silicates (nanoclay) are new types of nanomaterials derived from clay minerals with a wide range of applications in different fields such as catalysts, soil industry, etc. Nanoclays are wide ranges of naturally occurring inorganic minerals with different derivatives. Montmorillonite is a wellknown nanoclay consisting of a 2:1 layered structure with two-silica tetrahedron sandwiching an alumina octahedron. In nature, nan Read More

Background: Broth microdilution is the only available microscale endpoint technique used to evaluate the antimicrobial potency of nanostructures. In the case of unstable nanostructures or at high concentrations of nanostructures, this technique is not applicable due to aggregation and sedimentation issues. Most nanostructures can absorb visible light, and this optical feature can interfere with the OD600 measurement t Read More

Background: This study investigates an unsteady, two-dimensional, incompressible viscous boundary layer flow of an electrically conducting nanofluid past parallel plates. The plates are permeable to allow both suction and injection to take place. It is assumed that viscosity, thermal conductivity and mass diffusivity of the nanofluid vary with temperature. The novelty of this study is in consideration of the combined eff Read More

Objective: This study aimed to design and statistically optimize the potential of intranasallydelivered chitosan-wrapped linagliptin nanosuspension as an alternative approach for brain targeting for enhancing cognitive behaviour, increasing its solubility/permeability characteristics, and reducing the side effects. Methods: Linagliptin nanosuspensions were prepared by the nanoprecipitation method. We investigated the effects of indep Read More

Background: Green synthesis of nanoparticles has emerged as an interesting and expanding research area due to environmental friendliness, non-toxicity, cleanliness, and cost-effectiveness. Moreover, it can be performed at room pressure and temperature. Blumea lacera is described as a valuable medicinal plant in many vital systems of medicines. The study explored the eco-friendly green synthesis of MnO2 NPs using Blu Read More

A vast number of methods have been applied to water-insoluble pharmaceuticals to improve their solubility. Nanoparticle production of pharmaceuticals is considered as one of the high-speed ways to improve solubility. Objective: Supercritical CO2 was applied to extract Zingiber officinale Roscoe rhizome pharmaceutical. Then, a modified RESS (Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solution) method, called ESS (Expan Read More