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Nanomaterials, Volume 10, Issue 3

March 2020 - 197 articles

Cover Story: Activation of NLRP3 is a complex process which is generally provoked by destabilization of cell homeostasis. Due to their shape, multiwalled carbon nanotubes (scattered in the cytoplasm of THP-1 macrophages) disrupted lysosomes. Released Cathepsin B subsequently activated NLRP3 assembly. On the other hand, pristine graphene platelets (mostly enclosed in endosomes) seemed “harmless”. However, their presence boosted stimulus from the present muramyl dipeptide, a representative of DAMPs. Such a synergic action led to strong NLRP3 activation. In this study, we have demonstrated unequivocal proinflammatory potential of carbon-based nanomaterials, which might be enhanced by various PAMPs/DAMPs. View this paper.
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Articles (197)

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
61 Citations
4,836 Views
17 Pages

Combination Design of Time-Dependent Magnetic Field and Magnetic Nanocomposites to Guide Cell Behavior

  • Teresa Russo,
  • Valentina Peluso,
  • Antonio Gloria,
  • Olimpia Oliviero,
  • Laura Rinaldi,
  • Giovanni Improta,
  • Roberto De Santis and
  • Vincenzo D’Antò

22 March 2020

The concept of magnetic guidance is still challenging and has opened a wide range of perspectives in the field of tissue engineering. In this context, magnetic nanocomposites consisting of a poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) matrix and iron oxide (F...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,921 Views
16 Pages

22 March 2020

Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is a widely used gasoline additive that has high water solubility, and is difficult to separate from contaminated ground and surface waters. We present the development in functionalized carbon nanotube-immobilized membr...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
122 Citations
9,008 Views
10 Pages

22 March 2020

Two-dimensional (2D) materials and their van der Waals heterojunctions offer the opportunity to combine layers with different properties as the building blocks to engineer new functional materials for high-performance devices, sensors, and water-spli...

  • Article
  • Open Access
78 Citations
4,310 Views
12 Pages

22 March 2020

This paper presents the synthesis of metal doped Co ferrites, M0.2Co0.8Fe2O4 (M = Cu2+, Ni2+, and Zn2+) embedded in SiO2 matrix by an innovative sol-gel route. The structural and morphological characterization provided information about the crystalli...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,329 Views
18 Pages

High Density Display of an Anti-Angiogenic Peptide on Micelle Surfaces Enhances Their Inhibition of αvβ3 Integrin-Mediated Neovascularization In Vitro

  • Rajini Nagaraj,
  • Trevor Stack,
  • Sijia Yi,
  • Benjamin Mathew,
  • Kenneth R Shull,
  • Evan A Scott,
  • Mathew T Mathew and
  • Divya Rani Bijukumar

22 March 2020

Diabetic retinopathy (DR), Retinopathy of Pre-maturity (ROP), and Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) are multifactorial manifestations associated with abnormal growth of blood vessels in the retina. These three diseases account for 5% of the tota...

  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
5,363 Views
15 Pages

In Vivo Biodistribution of Respirable Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Surface-Decorated with a Mannose-Based Surfactant: A Promising Tool for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treatment?

  • Eleonora Truzzi,
  • Thais Leite Nascimento,
  • Valentina Iannuccelli,
  • Luca Costantino,
  • Eliana Martins Lima,
  • Eliana Leo,
  • Cristina Siligardi,
  • Magdalena Lassinantti Gualtieri and
  • Eleonora Maretti

21 March 2020

The active targeting to alveolar macrophages (AM) is an attractive strategy to improve the therapeutic efficacy of ‘old’ drugs currently used in clinical practice for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Previous studies highlighted t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
81 Citations
6,044 Views
14 Pages

Quantitative and Selective Surface Plasmon Resonance Response Based on a Reduced Graphene Oxide–Polyamidoamine Nanocomposite for Detection of Dengue Virus E-Proteins

  • Nur Alia Sheh Omar,
  • Yap Wing Fen,
  • Jaafar Abdullah,
  • Amir Reza Sadrolhosseini,
  • Yasmin Mustapha Kamil,
  • Nurul ‘Illya Muhamad Fauzi,
  • Hazwani Suhaila Hashim and
  • Mohd Adzir Mahdi

21 March 2020

Dengue viral infection is one of the most common deadliest diseases and has become a recurrent issue for public health in tropical countries. Although the spectrum of clinical diagnosis and treatment have recently been established, the efficient and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,965 Views
14 Pages

Biocompatible Ag/Fe-Enhanced TiO2 Nanoparticles as an Effective Compound in Sunscreens

  • Adrian Ionut Nicoara,
  • Vladimir Lucian Ene,
  • Bianca Beatrice Voicu,
  • Mihaela Adriana Bucur,
  • Ionela Andreea Neacsu,
  • Bogdan Stefan Vasile and
  • Florin Iordache

21 March 2020

In this work, valuable biocompatible Ag/Fe-enhanced TiO2 nanoparticles are comparatively prepared by a conventional wet chemistry method (sol-gel) and a rapid, efficient, hybrid unconventional method (microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis). In or...

  • Review
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,627 Views
15 Pages

21 March 2020

Synthetic membranes containing asymmetrically shaped pores have been shown to rectify the ionic current flowing through the membrane. Ion-current rectification means that such membranes produce nonlinear current–voltage curves analogous to thos...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,963 Views
16 Pages

21 March 2020

Herein, we present a new validated potentiometric method for fluoxetine (FLX) drug monitoring. The method is based on the integration of molecular imprinting polymer (MIP) beads as sensory elements with modified screen-printed solid contact ion-selec...

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