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123 Citations
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A 2D Porous Zinc-Organic Framework Platform for Loading of 5-Fluorouracil

  • Liang Qin,
  • Fenglan Liang,
  • Yan Li,
  • Jiana Wu,
  • Shiyuan Guan,
  • Meiyin Wu,
  • Shiling Xie,
  • Manshi Luo and
  • Deyun Ma

9 November 2022

A hydrostable 2D Zn-based MOF, {[Zn(5-PIA)(imbm)]·2H2O}n (1) (5-H2PIA = 5-propoxy-isophthalic acid, imbm = 1,4-di(1H-imidazol-1-yl)benzene), was synthesized and structurally characterized. Complex 1 shows good water and thermal stability based...

  • Review
  • Open Access
114 Citations
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22 Pages

Layered Double Hydroxide Materials: A Review on Their Preparation, Characterization, and Applications

  • Jitendra Kameliya,
  • Aazad Verma,
  • Partha Dutta,
  • Charu Arora,
  • Shweta Vyas and
  • Rajender S. Varma

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs), a type of synthetic clay with assorted potential applications, are deliberated upon in view of their specific properties, such as adsorbent-specific behavior, biocompatibility, fire-retardant capacity, and catalytic...

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99 Citations
1,673 Views
10 Pages

18 December 2024

A type of nanoparticle has been developed to simultaneously alleviate tumor hypoxia and enhance the effectiveness of sonodynamic therapy aimed at improving cancer treatment outcomes. Small-sized iron–platinum nanoparticles were prepared using a...

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  • Open Access
96 Citations
12,713 Views
20 Pages

Carbon dots (CDs) are zero-dimensional nanomaterials composed of carbon and surface groups attached to their surface. CDs have a size smaller than 10 nm and have potential applications in different fields such as metal ion detection, photodegradation...

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80 Citations
7,030 Views
33 Pages

Bio-Inspired Synthesis of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials and Their Potential Environmental Applications: A State-of-the-Art Review

  • Vishal Dutta,
  • Ritesh Verma,
  • C. Gopalkrishnan,
  • Min-Hao Yuan,
  • Khalid Mujasam Batoo,
  • R. Jayavel,
  • Ankush Chauhan,
  • Kun-Yi Andrew Lin,
  • Ravindran Balasubramani and
  • Suresh Ghotekar

10 October 2022

Providing safe drinking water and clean water is becoming a more challenging task all around the world. Although some critical issues and limits remain unsolved, implementing ecologically sustainable nanomaterials (NMs) with unique features, e.g., hi...

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65 Citations
3,063 Views
29 Pages

Synthesis of New Organoselenium-Based Succinanilic and Maleanilic Derivatives and In Silico Studies as Possible SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Inhibitors

  • Saad Shaaban,
  • Yasair S. Al-Faiyz,
  • Ghayah M. Alsulaim,
  • Mohamed Alaasar,
  • Nasser Amri,
  • Hussein Ba-Ghazal,
  • Ahmed A. Al-Karmalawy and
  • Aly Abdou

Herein we report the synthesis of organic selenide-based maleanilic and succinanilic acids in good yields (up to 95%). Their structural identities were elucidated by spectroscopic techniques (e.g., IR, 1H- & 13C-NMR, and MS). The ADMET analysis,...

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53 Citations
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14 Pages

Phytochemical Substances—Mediated Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles (ZnO NPS)

  • Fawzeeh Nayif Alharbi,
  • Zulfa Mohamed Abaker and
  • Suzan Zein Alabdeen Makawi

Artemisia absinthium (A. absinthium) leaf extract was successfully used to create zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs), and their properties were investigated via several techniques, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM)...

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50 Citations
2,461 Views
14 Pages

The structure property is the fundamental factor in determining the stability, adsorption, catalytic performance, and selectivity of microporous materials. Seven density functional approximations (DFAs) are used to simulate the crystal structure of m...

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44 Citations
7,185 Views
20 Pages

Therapeutic Properties of Vanadium Complexes

  • Abeer A. Sharfalddin,
  • Inas M. Al-Younis,
  • Hamdoon A. Mohammed,
  • Manel Dhahri,
  • Fouzi Mouffouk,
  • Hijazi Abu Ali,
  • Md. Jamir Anwar,
  • Kamal A. Qureshi,
  • Mostafa A. Hussien and
  • Mawadda Alghrably
  • + 4 authors

6 December 2022

Vanadium is a hard, silver-grey transition metal found in at least 60 minerals and fossil fuel deposits. Its oxide and other vanadium salts are toxic to humans, but the toxic effects depend on the vanadium form, dose, exposure duration, and route of...

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43 Citations
8,130 Views
32 Pages

Inorganic Finishing for Textile Fabrics: Recent Advances in Wear-Resistant, UV Protection and Antimicrobial Treatments

  • Silvia Sfameni,
  • Mariam Hadhri,
  • Giulia Rando,
  • Dario Drommi,
  • Giuseppe Rosace,
  • Valentina Trovato and
  • Maria Rosaria Plutino

The surface modification of textile fabrics and therefore, the development of advanced textile materials featuring specific implemented and new properties, such as improved durability and resistance, is increasingly in demand from modern society and...