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Designing Thiadiazoloquinoxaline-Based Conjugated Polymers for Efficient Organic Photovoltaics: A DFT/TDDFT Study

Molecules
Clean and renewable energy development is becoming frontier research for future energy resources, as renewable energy offers sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives to non-renewable sources such as fossil fuels.
Taylor A. Dorlus, Juganta K. Roy, Jerzy Leszczynski   +2 more
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Modeling the Dispersibility of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Organic Solvents by Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship Approach

Nanomaterials, 2015
The knowledge of physico-chemical properties of carbon nanotubes, including behavior in organic solvents is very important for design, manufacturing and utilizing of their counterparts with improved properties.
Hayriye Yilmaz, Bakhtiyor Rasulev, Jerzy Leszczynski   +2 more
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Antioxidant Activity of Selected Phenolic Acids–Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power Assay and QSAR Analysis of the Structural Features

Molecules, 2020
Phenolic acids are naturally occurring compounds that are known for their antioxidant and antiradical activity. We present experimental and theoretical studies on the antioxidant potential of the set of 22 phenolic acids with different models of ...
Maciej Spiegel, Karina Kapusta, Wojciech Kołodziejczyk, Julia Saloni, Beata Żbikowska, Glake A. Hill, Zbigniew Sroka   +6 more
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Nanotoxicity - an electrochemist’s perspective

Portugaliae Electrochimica Acta, 2013
This article highlights the fundamental role of mass-transport for interfacial reactions. First, the dissolution of particulate CaCO 3 is discussed demonstrating how the dimensions of the dissolving particle can ‘switch’ the reaction mechanism from being diffusion to surface controlled.
Batchelor-McAuley, Christopher, Tschulik, Kristina, Compton, Richard G.   +2 more
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Caenorhabditis elegans as a Prediction Platform for Nanotechnology-Based Strategies: Insights on Analytical Challenges

Toxics, 2023
Nanotechnology-based strategies have played a pivotal role in innovative products in different technological fields, including medicine, agriculture, and engineering.
Priscila Gubert, Greici Gubert, Ronei Cardoso de Oliveira, Isabel Cristina Oliveira Fernandes, Iverson Conrado Bezerra, Bruna de Ramos, Milena Ferreira de Lima, Daniela Teixeira Rodrigues, Adriana Farias Nunes da Cruz, Ernesto Chaves Pereira, Daiana Silva Ávila, Dante Homero Mosca   +11 more
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Screening for Effects of Inhaled Nanoparticles in Cell Culture Models for Prolonged Exposure

Nanomaterials, 2021
Respiratory exposure of humans to environmental and therapeutic nanoparticles repeatedly occurs at relatively low concentrations. To identify adverse effects of particle accumulation under realistic conditions, monocultures of Calu-3 and A549 cells and ...
Claudia Meindl, Kristin Öhlinger, Verena Zrim, Thomas Steinkogler, Eleonore Fröhlich   +4 more
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Biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles by two bacterial and fungal strains, Bacillus cereus and Fusarium oxysporum, and assessment and comparison of their nanotoxicity in vitro by direct and indirect assays

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 2017
Background: Although nanoparticles (NPs) have many advantages, it has been proved that they may be absorbed by and have toxic effects on the human body.
Parastoo Pourali, Seyyed Hossein Badiee, Sahebali Manafi, Tahereh Noorani, Azadeh Rezaei, Behrooz Yahyaei   +5 more
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Effects of Sub-Lethal Doses of Selenium Nanoparticles on the Health Status of Rats

Toxics, 2021
Selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) are fast becoming a key instrument in several applications such as medicine or nutrition. Questions have been raised about the safety of their use. Male rats were fed for 28 days on a monodiet containing 0.5, 1.5, 3.0 and 5.
Lenka Urbankova, Sylvie Skalickova, Magdalena Pribilova, Andrea Ridoskova, Pavlina Pelcova, Jiri Skladanka, Pavel Horky   +6 more
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Opinion: Gavage Administration of MXene as a Route‐Specific Alternative to Intravenous Injection into the Bloodstream of Laboratory Animals for Reducing Systemic Nanotoxicity Risks in Immunosuppression and Post‐Transplantation Models with Bile Acid Modification

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Recent studies reported immunosuppressive properties of specific MXene nanomaterials. Their intravenous injection into the bloodstream of laboratory animals has been a common delivery method to suppress systemic inflammation and prevent transplant rejection.
Alireza Rafieerad, M. Akif Rahman, Ahmad Amiri   +2 more
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Hemolytic Activity of Nanoparticles as a Marker of Their Hemocompatibility

Micromachines, 2022
The potential use of nanomaterials in medicine offers opportunities for novel therapeutic approaches to treating complex disorders. For that reason, a new branch of science, named nanotoxicology, which aims to study the dangerous effects of nanomaterials
Saul Yedgar, Gregory Barshtein, Alexander Gural   +2 more
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