2025 February - 37 articles
Proteus mirabilis has been identified as the third most frequent reason for catheter-associated urinary tract infections. The production of urease significantly enhances the force of catheter blockage caused by biofilm formation. Because biofilms are...
(1) Context: Cancer is still a major problem worldwide, and traditional therapies like radiation and chemotherapy often fail to alleviate symptoms because of side effects, systemic toxicity, and mechanisms of resistance. Beneficial anticancer effects...
The reactivity of the benzenedithiolate (bdt)-bridged complex [Fe2(CO)6(µ-bdt)] with arsine, stibine and phosphine ligands has been studied. The new mono- and disubstituted complexes [Fe2(CO)5(EPh3)(µ-bdt)] (E = As, 1; E = Sb 3) and [Fe2(...
Energy storage devices are essential for enhancing the effectiveness and sustainability of electrical energy. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are one of the most efficient energy storage solutions available. The choice of electrode materials plays a vit...
In this paper, we investigate the optical absorption and luminescence spectra of rare-earth garnets activated by the terbium (Tb3+) ion, as well as their magneto-optical properties. Crystals of terbium gallium garnet (TbGaG) and terbium aluminum garn...
The interest in inorganic nanostructured oxides is growing extensively, thanks to their remarkable features and their wide range of applications, which include (photo)catalysis [...]
A ferrocenium-catalyzed synthesis of trisubstituted tetrahydrofurans by dehydrative cyclization of diols is reported. Treatment of γ-phenyl-γ-butyrolactone or valerolactone with 2–3 equivalents of MeLi, n-BuLi, or PhLi yielded the c...
Ciprofloxacin (CPL) is an effective antibiotic against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. However, its use is limited by the emergence of multi-resistant strains. In this study, 8–15 nm manganese ferrite (MnFe2O4) nanoparticles, aminated and/or PEGylated,...
A series of mononuclear complexes, [Fe(L5)(bylim)](BPh4), where L5 represents a pentadentate Schiff base ligand, bylim is 1-benzyl-1-imidazole, and BPh4− is the tetraphenylborate anion, was synthesized. The determined crystal structures indicat...
Lithium–oxygen batteries have attracted considerable attention in recent years due to their high energy density and potential applications. However, the slow kinetics of the cathode reaction and the unstable products in lithium–oxygen bat...
Halide perovskite nanocrystals have rapidly emerged as a prominent research topic in materials science over the past decade owing to their exceptional optoelectronic properties and tunability. Their distinctive characteristics, including high light a...
Although there are various boron production methods for modified activated carbons used in sulfur removal, catalyst synthesis, and hydrogen capture/storage processes, the modification of activated carbon with borax solutions has attracted attention a...
The Bridgman method for single-crystal growth enables the formation of crystals at the lower end of the molten material by cooling it under a precisely controlled temperature gradient. This makes it particularly suitable for producing high-quality si...
In this study, a novel and facile approach of catalytic graphitization was adopted for the preparation of graphitized polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-derived carbon. Pure PAN and boron-introduced PAN were derived from the monomer acrylonitrile using a polyme...
Two new Co(II) coordination compounds viz. [Co(H2O)(bz)2(μ-3-Ampy)2]n (1) and [Co(4-Mebz)2(2-Ampy)2] (2) (wherebz = benzoate, 4-Mebz = 4-Methylbenzoate and Ampy = Aminopyridine) were synthesized and characterized via elemental (CHN), electronic sp...
Heavy metal cations such as Ag+, Pb2+, and Hg2+ can accumulate in living organisms, posing severe risks to biological systems, including humans. Therefore, removing heavy metal cations from wastewater is crucial before discharging them to the environ...
Hybrid supercapacitors (HSCs) are a novel type of supercapacitor composed of battery-type electrodes and capacitor-type electrodes, which have directly transformed the global energy landscape. On one hand, they can replace clean energy sources that a...
In this study, mono- and bimetallic platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd) and Pt-Pd nanoparticles were synthesized using the wet sol–gel method, employing a carbon-based XC72R as catalytic carrier. The overall metal content was set at 40 wt.% at varyin...
The increasing energy demand for and fast depletion of fossil fuels have driven the need to explore renewable and clean energy sources. Hydrogen production via water electrocatalysis is considered a promising green fuel technology for addressing glob...
Coating disk-shaped materials on the bottoms of containers has become a highly effective method for tribocatalysis enhancement. Here, the effects of Ti coatings on the tribocatalytic degradation of organic dyes by CdS nanoparticles were systematicall...
MXenes, a groundbreaking class of two-dimensional (2D) transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides, have emerged as highly promising materials for photocatalytic applications due to their unique structural, electrical, and surface properti...
Reducing dehydrogenation temperature while preserving high hydrogen generation capacity obstructs the hydrolysis of sodium borohydrides (NaBH4). The two-dimensional (2D) MAX phase of titanium aluminum carbide (Ti3AlC2) and MXene (Ti3C2Tx) multilayers...
Calcium-silicate-based ceramic composites with different CaO/SiO2 weight ratios (10/90, 20/80, 30/70, 40/60, 50/50, 60/40, 70/30, 80/20, and 90/10) have been prepared from chicken eggshells and silica gel using attrition milling for 3 h in wet condit...
Increasing the number of SiMe3 substituents on a cyclopentadienyl ring has, in addition to a stabilizing effect of unusual coordination geometries and oxidation states, the effect of increasing the solubility in unpolar solvents and increasing the vo...
Six N^C^N cyclometalated Ni(II) complexes [Ni(N^C^N)Cl] or [Ni(N^C^N’)Br] with symmetric N^C^N or non-symmetric N^C^N’ ligands in which the peripheral N-groups were varied with pyridine (Py), 4-thiazole (4Tz), 2-thiazole (2Tz), and 2-benz...
The widespread use of organic dyes in industrial processes has led to a considerable release of these compounds into water systems, making the removal of organic contaminants from freshwater a pressing challenge. Photocatalysis, particularly through...
Chiral layered coordination polymers have attracted considerable attention not only because of their intriguing physicochemical properties but also because of their ability to exfoliate into chiral nanosheets. Chiral metal phosphonates with layered s...
In recent years, metallodrugs have emerged as captivating and promising compounds in the fields of cancer therapy and antimicrobial agents. While noble metals have shown remarkable biological activity, increasing interest lies in utilizing more abund...
The environmental and health impacts of sulfur compounds in fuel oil have prompted considerable research interest in oxidative desulfurization (ODS) technology. Tetrahedrally coordinated titanium has been demonstrated to exhibit excellent activity in...
The structural aspects of homo-chromophores in Cu(I)(XXX) complexes, where X3 = N3, C3, Cl3, S3, P3, Br3, or I3, are analyzed in this study. These copper(I) derivatives crystallize in five distinct crystal systems as follows: rhombohedral (1 example)...
This paper presents a methodology for the preparation of a new active component for ion-selective membranes, based on a di-substituted sulfonium derivative of the closo-decaborate anion at the apical vertices with the octadecylalkyl substituents 1,10...
This study explores the phase composition, local atomic structure, and magnetic properties of biogenic nanomaterials synthesized through microbially mediated biomineralization by the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio species strain A2 (Cupides...
The investigation of the properties of Heusler compounds is an important task that will pave the way for new applications in various fields related to magnetics and thermoelectrics. This study examines the magnetic and thermoelectric properties of Fe...
How important is the support during the rational design of a catalyst? Herein, doped ceria (Zr; Pr and Tb) was used as an active support to prepare Pt catalysts (0.5 wt%) for glycerol selective oxidation. A thorough characterization of achieved catal...
This study investigated a hybrid electrode based on titanium/titanium dioxide nanowires/reduced graphene oxide (Ti-TiO2(NW)/rGO) that was developed in two stages. The Ti-TiO2(NW)/rGO was obtained by hydrothermal treatment in a mixed solution of H2O2...
2,5-furandicarboxaldehyde (DFF) is one of the most promising biomass-based building blocks for the synthesis of biobased polymers. DFF can be obtained from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a fructose derivate, and it is a key molecule in the sequence o...
Aluminum nitride (AlN)-based ferroelectric films offer significant advantages, including compatibility with CMOS back-end processes, potential for sustainable miniaturization, and intrinsic stability in the ferroelectric phase. As promising emerging...
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