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Smart Nanotechnologies for Multimodal Neuromodulation and Brain Interfacing

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Recent advances in smart nanotechnologies are expanding the toolbox for brain interfacing, from wireless neuromodulation and high‐resolution sensing to targeted delivery within the central nervous system. By combining responsive nanomaterials with bioinspired design, these platforms enable multimodal interactions with neurons and glia, while also ...
Tommaso Curiale, Marie Celine Lefevre, Alessio Carmignani, Maria Cristina Ceccarelli, Matteo Battaglini, Attilio Marino, Gianni Ciofani   +6 more
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Solvation Behavior of Gold Nanorods in Water: A Monte Carlo Simulation Study

Iranian Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, 2018
Gold nanoparticles have become common in many applications of biotechnology due to their specific properties. Shape and size are important attributes which affect their solubility in water.
H. Esfandiar, S. M. Hashemianzadeh, S. Saffary, S. Ketabi   +3 more
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Functional Disorder at the Neural Interface: How Disordered Nanostructures Promote Proper Growth and Differentiation in In Vitro Neural Cultures

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work provides a practical guide for neuroengineers to design advanced neural interfaces, embracing and tailoring the concept of functional disorder. By bridging 2D and 3D in vitro models, this work highlights how non‐periodic, spatially heterogeneous, multiscale nanotopography can enable more physiologically relevant platforms for studying neural ...
F. Maita, E. Palmieri, I. Lucarini, L. Montaina, L. Maiolo   +4 more
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Induction of cell death in a glioblastoma line by hyperthermic therapy based on gold nanorods

International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2012
Tamara Fernandez Cabada1,2,*, Cristina Sanchez Lopez de Pablo1,3,*, Alberto Martinez Serrano2, Francisco del Pozo Guerrero1,3, Jose Javier Serrano Olmedo1,3,*, Milagros Ramos Gomez1–3,* 1Centre for Biomedical Technology, Universidad Politecnica
Fernandez Cabada T, Sanchez Lopez de Pablo C, Martinez Serrano A, del Pozo Guerrero F, Serrano Olmedo JJ, Ramos Gomez M   +5 more
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Label-free optical detection of single enzyme-reactant reactions and associated conformational changes

, 2017
Monitoring the kinetics and conformational dynamics of single enzymes is crucial in order to better understand their biological functions as these motions and structural dynamics are usually unsynchronized among the molecules.
Baaske, Martin D., Kim, Eugene, Schuldes, Isabel, Vollmer, Frank, Wilsch, Peter S.   +4 more
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Solution‐Processed Nickel Oxide as Efficient Hole Transport Layers in Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review summarizes recent advances in four mainstream solution‐based techniques for synthesizing NiOx hole‐transport layers for high‐performance perovskite photovoltaic cells, and highlights the key challenges and future prospects for achieving high efficiency, long‐term stability, and low‐cost perovskite photovoltaic technologies toward ...
Zheng Wu, Zeliang Qiu, Yuxin Tao, Yuyang Qiu, Yuwei Duan, Jianxing Xia, Feng Li, Qiang Peng   +7 more
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Seed-Mediated Synthesis of Tunable-Aspect-Ratio Gold Nanorods for Near-Infrared Photoacoustic Imaging

Nanoscale Research Letters, 2018
Tunable-aspect ratio gold nanorods have been synthesized by a modified seed-mediated synthesis method. Ascorbic acid was employed as a shape controller to induce anisotropic growth, which made the aspect ratio of the synthesized gold nanorods range from ...
Pengwei Li, Yiduo Wu, Dingding Li, Xiaoxiao Su, Cuixian Luo, Ying Wang, Jie Hu, Gang Li, Huabei Jiang, Wendong Zhang   +9 more
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Dumbbell‐Structured Plasmonic‐Enhanced Optical Nanoprobes Boosting Photo‐Magnetic‐Acoustic Multimodal Imaging‐Guided Photodynamic‐Photothermal Synergistic Treatment and Immunogenic Death in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reports a novel rationally‐designed optical nanoprobe based on dumbbell‐shaped mesoporous silica‐coated gold nanorods, loaded with rare‐earth oxides, photosensitizers, and tumor‐targeted peptides, enabling plasmonic‐enhanced multimodal imaging and PTT‐PDT synergy.
Baikang Zhuang, Yubiao Yang, Wen Han, Yi Tang, Chengxin Yao, Fuli Zhao, Wenxiao Fang, Jinjie Li, Xiaolan Huo, Yiqian An, Yuanzhi Shao, Botao Gao, Jinchang Yin   +12 more
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Finite element analysis of coating thickness effect over metal nanostructures for hyperthermia

AIP Advances
As a therapeutic approach for cancer, hyperthermia involves selectively increasing the temperature of affected tissues while preserving adjacent healthy tissues.
Tanzeela Asghar, Muhammad Yasin Naz, Saba Afzal, Ghulam Abbas, Ahmed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yasin Khan, Muhammad Umar Farooq   +6 more
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Near infrared photothermal inactivation of Candida albicans assisted by plasmonic nanorods

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
The use of photothermal processes has been proven effective in the control of microbial infections. Simultaneously, the localized surface plasmon resonance phenomena in metallic nanoparticles have been explored as an alternative strategy to achieve ...
Gabrielli Maria Ferreira de Oliveira, Túlio de Lima Pedrosa, Renato Evangelista de Araujo   +2 more
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