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Anal Biochem ; 689: 115500, 2024 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38431139

ABSTRACT

Early detection of the coronavirus is acknowledged as a crucial measure to mitigate the spread of the pandemic, facilitating timely isolation of infected individuals, and disrupting the transmission chain. In this study, we leveraged the properties of synthesized Ag-MOF, including high porosity and increased flow intensity. Electrochemical techniques such as cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) were employed to develop an economical and portable sensor with exceptional selectivity for COVID-19 detection. The methodology involves the deposition of Ag-MOF onto the surface of a Glassy Carbon Electrode (GCE), which resulted in a progressive augmentation of electric current. Subsequently, the targeted antibodies were applied, and relevant tests were conducted. The sensor demonstrated the capacity to detect the virus within a linear range of 100 fM to 10 nM, boasting a noteworthy Limit of Detection (LOD) of 60 fM. The entire detection process could be completed in a brief duration of 20 min, exhibiting high levels of accuracy and precision, outperforming comparable techniques in terms of speed and efficacy.


Subject(s)
Biosensing Techniques , COVID-19 , Humans , Biosensing Techniques/methods , COVID-19/diagnosis , Immunoassay , Carbon/chemistry , Antibodies , Electrochemical Techniques/methods , Electrodes
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Mikrochim Acta ; 191(3): 137, 2024 02 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38358570

ABSTRACT

An innovative electrochemical sensor is introduced that utilizes bipolar electrochemistry on a paper substrate for detecting glucose in sweat. The sensor employs a three-dimensional porous nanocomposite (MXene/NiSm-LDH) formed by decorating nickel-samarium nanoparticles with double-layer MXene hydroxide. These specially designed electrodes exhibit exceptional electrocatalytic activity during glucose oxidation. The glucose sensing mechanism involves enzyme-free oxidation of the analyte within the sensor cell, achieved by applying an appropriate potential. This leads to the reduction of K3Fe(CN)6 in the reporter cell, and the resulting current serves as the response signal. By optimizing various parameters, the measurement platform enables the accurate determination of sweat glucose concentrations within a linear range of 10 to 200 µM. The limit of detection (LOD) for glucose is 3.6 µM (S/N = 3), indicating a sensitive and reliable detection capability. Real samples were analysed  to validate the sensor's efficiency, and the results obtained were both promising and encouraging.


Subject(s)
Nitrites , Sweat , Titanium , Transition Elements , Electrochemistry , Glucose
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Front Chem ; 11: 1249134, 2023.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37711315

ABSTRACT

Nanoparticles have demonstrated noteworthy advancements in the management of various complex medical conditions, particularly cancer. In any case, these particles still harbor the potential to improve medicate conveyance to challenging, hard-to-reach loci. The interactions that occur between nanoparticles and red blood cells during their journey throughout the human body, despite exposure to blood, are still not fully understood. Assessment of the ability of nanoparticles to integrate with blood, characterized as nanoparticle compatibility, has been consistently overlooked and undervalued in its import. This review article investigates the effect of nanoparticles on red blood cells, while examining the compatibility of nanoparticles through the angle of hemolysis. This article discusses the main roles of erythrocytes and also provides an informed interpretation of several mechanisms involved in the interaction of nanoparticles and erythrocytes. Throughout the review, significant emphasis is attributed to the investigation of hemocompatibility studies concerning newly designed nanoparticles to promote their successful translation into clinical application. This review article examines the compatibility of magnetic nanoparticles in various fields, including regenerative medicine, cancer therapy, bioimaging, and drug delivery. Our results show that the chemical composition of the nanoparticle surface is a determining factor in hemocompatibility performance and interaction with blood cells. The surface properties of nanoparticles, namely surface charge, geometry, porosity, and surface functionalities of polymers or specific functional groups, represent key determinants of hemocompatibility.

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Mikrochim Acta ; 190(9): 368, 2023 08 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37620673

ABSTRACT

A dual-targeting nanobiosensor has been developed for the simultaneous detection of AMELX and AMELY genes based on the different fluorescence signals emitted from gold and silver nanoclusters, AuNCs and AgNCs respectively. In our design, both catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA) and hybridization chain reaction (HCR) have been used as isothermal, enzyme-free and simple methods for signal's amplification. The working principle is based on the initiation of a cascade of CHA-HCR reactions when AMELX is present, in which AuNCs, synthesized on the third hairpin, are aggregated on the surface of the dsDNA product, performing the phenomenon of aggregation induced emission (AIE) and enhancing their fluorescence signal. On the other hand, the presence of the second target, AMELY, is responsible for the enhancement of the fluorescence signal corresponding to AgNCs by the same phenomenon, via hybridizing to the free end of the dsDNA formed and at the same time to the probe of silver nanoclusters fixing it closer to the surface of the dsDNA product. Such a unique design has the merits of being simple, inexpensive, specific and stable and presents rapid results. The detection limits of this assay for AMELX and AMELY are as low as 3.16 fM and 23.6 fM respectively. Moreover, this platform showed great performance in real samples. The design has great promise for the application of dual-targeting nanobiosensors to other biomarkers.


Subject(s)
Biological Assay , Silver , Catalysis , Fluorometry , Gold
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Sci Rep ; 13(1): 8252, 2023 05 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37217773

ABSTRACT

This work was conducted to study positive and negative impacts of cerium (Ce) and samarium (Sm) on two cultivars (Arta and Baharan) in wheat plant. Symbols of stress such as proline, malondialdehyde (MDA) and antioxidant enzymes, which may be complicated in the suppression responses of plants, were also studied. Wheat plants were exposed to 0, 2500, 5000, 7500, 10,000 and 15,000 µM of Ce and Sm for 7 days. The growth enhanced in plants treated with lesser Ce and Sm concentration (2500 µM) and declined in plants treated with upper concentrations as compared to untreated plants. The treatment with 2500 µM of Ce and Sm increased dry weigh in Arta by 68.42 and 20% and in Baharan by 32.14% and 27.3%. Thus, Ce and Sm had hormesis effect on growth in wheat plants. According to plant's growth parameter patterns, Arta cultivar had more sensitive to Sm than to Ce, whereas Baharan cultivar had sensitive to Ce than to Sm. Our results indicated impact of Ce and Sm on proline accumulation depended on the dosage of Ce and Sm. It was observed that Ce and Sm accumulated in wheat plants at higher exposure doses. Increment of MDA content by Ce and Sm treatments showed that these metals caused oxidative stress in wheat plants. Ce and Sm blocked enzymatic antioxidant system (superoxide dismutases, peroxidase and polyphenol peroxidase) in wheat. In wheat plants treated with lower Ce and Sm concentrations higher amounts of non-enzymatic antioxidant metabolites were detected. Thus, we showed the potential negative impact of unsuitable utilization of REEs in plants and suggested growth and interruption in physiological and biochemical mechanisms as a possible factor to recognize the underlying toxicological processes.


Subject(s)
Antioxidants , Cerium , Antioxidants/metabolism , Triticum/metabolism , Samarium/metabolism , Samarium/pharmacology , Cerium/pharmacology , Peroxidase/metabolism , Plants/metabolism , Proline/metabolism
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Anal Chim Acta ; 1250: 340981, 2023 Apr 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36898808

ABSTRACT

Here, we report the fabrication of an enzyme-free glucose sensor benefiting from nickel-samarium nanoparticles-decorated MXene layered double hydroxide (MXene/Ni/Sm-LDH). The electrochemical response of the MXene/Ni/Sm-LDH to glucose was studied via cyclic voltammetry (CV). The fabricated electrode has high electrocatalytic activity for glucose oxidation. The voltametric response of the MXene/Ni/Sm-LDH electrode to glucose was investigated by differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) that demonstrated an extended linear range of from 0.001 to 0.1 mM and 0.25-7.5 mM with a detection limit down to 0.24 µM (S/N = 3) and a sensitivity at 1673.54 µA mM-1 cm-2 1519.09 µA mM-1 cm-2 in concentrations of 0.01 mM and 1 mM respectively as well as good repeatability, high stability and applicability for the real sample analysis. Moreover, the as-fabricated sensor was applied to glucose detection in human sweat and showed promising results.


Subject(s)
Glucose , Sweat , Humans , Glucose/analysis , Sweat/chemistry , Titanium , Electrodes , Nickel , Hydroxides , Electrochemical Techniques
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Sci Rep ; 13(1): 3361, 2023 02 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36849725

ABSTRACT

The mixed hemimicelle-based solid phase extraction method using the coated sodium dodecyl sulfate by magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles as adsorbent was developed for extraction and determination of Sunitinib malate in real samples prior to determination by UV-Visible spectrophotometry. For the characterization of synthesized nanoparticles, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy was used. The influences of different factors affecting the extraction efficiency of Sunitinib malate, including the pH, the adsorbent amount, the volume and eluent type, the amount of the surfactant, the ionic strength, extraction, and desorption time, were investigated. At the optimized conditions, a good linearity with correlation coefficients of 0.998 and 0.999 was obtained over the concentration ranges of 1-22 and 1-19 µg/mL for water and urine samples, in order. The good recoveries of 97% and 99% and also, the limits of detection equal with 0.9, and 0.8 µg/mL for water and urine samples were enhanced, respectively. These results demonstrate that mixed hemimicelle solid phase extraction is a fast, efficient, economical and selective sample preparation method for the extraction and determination of Sunitinib malate in different water and urine sample solutions.


Subject(s)
Solid Phase Extraction , Urine , Sunitinib , Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared , Magnetic Phenomena
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Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36776106

ABSTRACT

In this research, the non-thermal glow discharge plasma process was implemented to modify the surface of natural clinoptilolite zeolite before incorporation into the polyethersulfone (PES) membrane. The influence of plasma gas pressure variation on the fouling resistance and separation performance of the prepared membranes was studied. Fourier transform infrared, field emission scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction analyses of the unmodified and modified clinoptilolites revealed the Si-OH-Al bond's development during plasma treatment and the change in surface characteristics. In terms of performance, increasing the plasma gas pressure during clinoptilolite treatment resulted in the twofold enhancement of water flux from 91.2 L/m2 h of bare PES to 188 L/m2 h of the membrane containing plasma-treated clinoptilolite at 1.0 Torr pressure. Meanwhile, the antifouling behavior of membranes was improved by introducing more hydrophilic functional groups derived from the plasma treatment process. Additionally, the enhanced dye separation of membranes was indicated by the separation of 99 and 94% of reactive green 19 and reactive red 195, respectively.

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J Mol Model ; 29(2): 32, 2023 Jan 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36609766

ABSTRACT

The manuscript describes a method for understanding the correlation of structural features and first oxidation potentials [Formula: see text] of electron-donating compounds (EDCs) with tetrathiafulvalene (TTF), dithiadiazafulvalenes (DTDAF), and tetraazafulvalene (TAF) frameworks. The density functional theory (DFT) procedure at B3LYP (6-31 + g(d)) was used for geometric optimization, given the large dimensions of the molecules studied, and their high structural similarity. First of all, the correlation between the oxidation potential and the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy level as an effective quantum chemical descriptor was examined. Then, nucleus-independent chemical shifts (NICSs) calculation was applied to affirm the oxidation mechanism and interpret the effect of replacing the sulfur atoms by nitrogen, on the oxidation process. Finally, a more comprehensive investigation of structural features that affect the oxidation potential, topological, geometrical, constitutional, as well as, electrostatic, charged partial surface area, quantum-chemical, molecular orbital, and thermodynamic descriptors was calculated. A predictive model was developed based on the genetic algorithm multivariate linear regression (GA-MLR). There was an outstanding agreement between the theoretical and the experimental values obtained for the first oxidation potentials of the test set (Q2Ext = 0.981).


Subject(s)
Electrons , Quantum Theory , Oxidation-Reduction
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PLoS One ; 18(1): e0279816, 2023.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36652430

ABSTRACT

Carbendazim (CBZ) as a fungicide is widely used to control fungal diseases in agriculture, veterinary medicine, and forestry. In this study, molecularly imprinted nano-size polymer was synthesized and then combined with multiwalled carbon nanotubes to be used as modifiers for carbon paste electrode to detect carbendazim in water, fruit, agricultural wastewater, and urine samples by using the square-wave technique. Some common ions and pesticides were investigated as interferences in analyte, to study the sensitivity and selectivity of the modified carbon paste electrode for carbendazim. The combination of molecular imprinted polymer and multiwalled carbon nanotubes showed a significant increase in peak current in electrocatalytic activity on electrochemical detection of the carbendazim. The linear range of 1 × 10-10 to 5 × 10-8 molL-1 was investigated. The lower detection limit was determined to be 0.2 × 10-10 molL-1, and the relative standard deviation for the target molecule analysis was 2.07%. The result reveals that the modified carbon paste sensor with Multi walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) and Molecular Imprinted Polymer (MIPs) can be used easily, without preparation steps that have high selectivity and sensitivity to determine carbendazim in water, fruit, agricultural wastewater, and urine samples.


Subject(s)
Molecular Imprinting , Nanotubes, Carbon , Nanotubes, Carbon/chemistry , Wastewater , Electrochemical Techniques/methods , Electrodes , Polymers/chemistry , Water , Limit of Detection
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Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr ; 63(16): 2626-2653, 2023.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34554043

ABSTRACT

Preparing samples for analyses is perhaps the most important part to analyses. The varied functional groups present on the surface of biopolymers bestow them appropriate adsorption properties. Properties like biocompatibility, biodegradability, presence of different surface functional group, high porosity, considerable absorption capacity for water, the potential for modification, etc. turn biopolymers to promising candidates for varied applications. In addition, one of the most important parts of determination of an analyte in a matrix is sample preparation step and the efficiency of this step in solid phase extraction methods is largely dependent on the type of adsorbent used. Due to the unique properties of biopolymers they are considered an appropriate choice for using as sorbent in sample preparation methods that use from a solid adsorbent. Many review articles have been published on the application of diverse adsorbents in sample preparation methods, however despite the numerous advantages of biopolymers mentioned; review articles in this field are very few. Thus, in this paper we review the reports in different areas of sample preparation that use polysaccharides-based biopolymers as sorbents for extraction and determination of diverse organic and inorganic analytes.


Subject(s)
Polysaccharides , Solid Phase Extraction , Biopolymers , Solid Phase Extraction/methods , Adsorption , Water
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Mikrochim Acta ; 189(11): 439, 2022 11 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36322195

ABSTRACT

Polyaniline nanocomposite with controllable properties was used to design and fabricate a novel electrochemical immunosensor for the early detection of type 2 diabetes. Insulin receptor antibody is a powerful predictor of type 2 diabetes development in individuals. A systematic study was carried out to investigate the effects of different polyaniline layers and the Nafion layer on the morphological, chemical, and electrochemical properties of nanocomposite immunosensor, especially the stability. The bioengineered Nafion-Au nanoparticles-polyaniline/gold electrode demonstrated outstanding electrocatalytic performance in the detection of insulin receptor antibodies with a high sensitivity (136.21 µA.ng-1.ml.cm-2) in a linear range from 0.001 to 200 ng.ml-1 as well as a low detection limit of 1.827 pg.ml-1, response time within 10 min, remarkable selectivity, and significant stability of 80 days. Therefore, the developed immunosensor is a suitable nanocomposite platform for insulin receptor antibody level determination in human plasma.


Subject(s)
Biosensing Techniques , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 , Metal Nanoparticles , Nanocomposites , Humans , Gold/chemistry , Electrochemical Techniques , Receptor, Insulin , Limit of Detection , Metal Nanoparticles/chemistry , Immunoassay , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/diagnosis , Nanocomposites/chemistry , Biomarkers
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Biosensors (Basel) ; 12(9)2022 Sep 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36140105

ABSTRACT

Cortisol, a famous stress biomarker, can be considered a potential predictor of cardiac diseases in humans. The presence of cortisol in saliva has encouraged researchers to design point-of-care devices for cortisol concentration in biological fluids. Here, human salivary cortisol was analyzed through a new non-invasive voltammetric aptasensor. Although cortisol is an electroactive compound, generally, the reduction in the current peak has been considered; however, this does not show a strong signal on a bare electrode surface, especially at low concentration levels. Hence, in this study, cortisol concentration was measured electrochemically and indirectly by monitoring the difference between electrochemical probe signals in the presence and absence of cortisol. A new polymeric nanocomposite of samarium molybdate flower-like nanoparticles decorated in poly(pyrrole) was electro-synthesized on the surface of a glassy carbon electrode. Then, reduced graphene oxide was cast on the surface. Finally, the cortisol aptamer was immobilized covalently on the reduced graphene oxide. This platform was used to increase the oxidation current peak of the ferricyanide solution as a probe as well as its electrocatalyst. The novel designed polymeric has the potential ability for effective immobilization of aptamers on the electrode surface without decreasing their biological activities. Additionally, it can enhance the probe electrochemical signal. The differential pulse voltammetric method (DPV) was applied as the detection technique. By optimizing the effective parameters, a determination range of 5.0 × 10-14-1.5 × 10-11 mol/L and a limit of detection of 4.5 × 10-14 mol/L were obtained. Selectivity of the proposed aptasensor relative to ß-estradiol, progesterone and also prednisolone was studied as well. Finally, cortisol in a healthy human saliva sample was successfully analyzed by the proposed biosensors.


Subject(s)
Aptamers, Nucleotide , Biosensing Techniques , Graphite , Metal Nanoparticles , Nanoparticles , Aptamers, Nucleotide/chemistry , Biomarkers , Biosensing Techniques/methods , Electrochemical Techniques/methods , Electrodes , Estradiol , Ferricyanides , Gold/chemistry , Graphite/chemistry , Humans , Hydrocortisone , Limit of Detection , Metal Nanoparticles/chemistry , Molybdenum , Nanoparticles/chemistry , Prednisolone , Progesterone , Pyrroles , Saliva , Samarium
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Langmuir ; 38(40): 12124-12131, 2022 Oct 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36154057

ABSTRACT

A new photoelectrocatalyst for the water oxidation process is designed by immobilizing [CoW12O40]6- (CoW12) heteropolyanions on the surface of covalently modified graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets (g-C3N4). For this purpose, g-C3N4 is first modified with cysteamine hydrochloride through the well-known thiol-ene click reaction. Afterward, [CoW12O40]6- heteropolyanions are immobilized on the surface of modified g-C3N4 nanosheets with electrostatic interaction with ammonium groups. After confirming the preparation of CoW12/clicked g-C3N4 with various physicochemical methods, its photoelectrocatalytic activity is evaluated in the oxygen evolution reaction. The CoW12/clicked g-C3N4 exhibits a low onset potential of 1.32 V versus NHE and a low overpotential of 230 mV at 10 mA cm-2 with a low Tafel slope of 67 mV dec-1 under visible light illumination. Moreover, the stability of the catalyst is investigated through the chronoamperometric measurements.

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Food Chem Toxicol ; 168: 113373, 2022 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35985367

ABSTRACT

In this work, europium ion was doped into boron phosphate nanoparticles (BPO4) using an ultrasonic method followed by the calcination process. The nanoparticles were characterized by various techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), photoluminescence spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Doping of europium ion into the BPO4 host crystal was proved by cell volume calculation from XRD patterns, the shift in Raman spectra, and photoluminescence properties. In addition, the europium doped boron phosphate (BPE) as a fluorescence sensor for the quantification of Zn2+ cation was studied. The obtained results showed the enhancement and shift of the photoluminescence peak from 292 to 340 nm. The sensor's selectivity toward this ion was verified in the presence of a variety of common interfering cations. Surprisingly, BPE revealed excellent selectivity and sensitivity towards Zn2+ in the presence of Pb2+, Na+, Fe2+, Al3+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cu2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Mn2+, Cd2+, Hg2+, Ba2+ and Fe3+ cations. The fluorescence response was linearly proportional to the Zn2+concentration. After the addition of trace amounts of Zn2+ ions into the aqueous solution, a significant enhancement of fluorescence emission occurred with the detection limit of 0.3 µM.


Subject(s)
Mercury , Nanoparticles , Boron , Cadmium , Cations , Europium/chemistry , Lead , Nanoparticles/chemistry , Phosphates , Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared , Zinc
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J Adv Res ; 39: 61-71, 2022 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35777917

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Plasmonic nanomaterials asnoble metal-based materials have unique optical characteristic upon exposure to incident light with an appropriate wavelength. Today, generated plasmon by nanoparticles has receivedincreasingattention in nanomedicine; from diagnosis, tissue and tumor imaging to therapeutic and biomedical engineering. AIM OF REVIEW: Due to rapid growing of knowledge in the inorganic nanomaterial field, this paper aims to be a comprehensive and authoritative, critical, and broad interest to the scientific community. Here, we introduce basic physicochemical properties of plasmonic nanoparticles and their applications in biomedical and tissue engineering The first part of each division explain the basic physico-chemical properties of each nanomaterial with a graphical abstract. In the second part, concepts by describing classic examples taken from the biomedical and biomedical engineering literature are illustrated. The selected case studies are intended to give an overview of the different systems and mechanisms utilized in nanomedicine. KEY SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS OF REVIEW: In this communication, we have tried to introduce the needed concepts of plasmonic nanomaterials and their implication in a particular part of biomedical over the last 20 years. Moreover, in each part with insist on limitations, a perspective is presented which can guide a researcher how they can develop or modify new scaffolds for biomedical engineering.


Subject(s)
Nanoparticles , Nanostructures , Bioengineering , Biomedical Engineering , Nanomedicine/methods , Nanoparticles/chemistry , Nanostructures/chemistry , Nanostructures/therapeutic use
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Front Chem ; 10: 893793, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35844637

ABSTRACT

Nanotechnology mainly deals with the production and application of compounds with dimensions in nanoscale. Given their dimensions, these materials have considerable surface/volume ratios, and hence, specific characteristics. Nowadays, environmentally friendly procedures are being proposed for fabrication of Fe nanoparticles because a large amount of poisonous chemicals and unfavorable conditions are needed to prepare them. This work includes an inclusive overview on the economical and green procedures for the preparation of such nanoparticles (flower, fruits, tea, carbohydrates, and leaves). Pure and bimetallic iron nanoparticles, for instance, offer a high bandwidth and excitation binding energy and are applicable in different areas ranging from antibacterial, anticancer, and bioimaging agents to drug delivery systems. Preparation of nano-sized particles, such as those of Fe, requires the application of high quantities of toxic materials and harsh conditions, and naturally, there is a tendency to develop more facile and even green pathways (Sultana, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2013, 29, 795-800; Bushra et al., Journal of hazardous materials, 2014, 264, 481-489; Khan et al., Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2015, 54, 76-82). This article tends to provide an overview on the reports describing green and biological methods for the synthesis of Fe nanoparticles. The present review mainly highlights selenium nanoparticles in the biomedical domain. Specifically, this review will present detailed information on drug delivery, bioimaging, antibacterial, and anticancer activity. It will also focus on procedures for their green synthesis methods and properties that make them potential candidates for various biomedical applications. Finally, we provide a detailed future outlook.

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Trends Analyt Chem ; 157: 116727, 2022 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35815064

ABSTRACT

Researchers are constantly looking to find new techniques of virus detection that are sensitive, cost-effective, and accurate. Additionally, they can be used as a point-of-care (POC) tool due to the fact that the populace is growing at a quick tempo, and epidemics are materializing greater often than ever. Electrochemiluminescence-based (ECL) biosensors for the detection of viruses have become one of the most quickly developing sensors in this field. Thus, we here focus on recent trends and developments of these sensors with regard to virus detection. Also, quantitative analysis of various viruses (e.g., Influenza virus, SARS-CoV-2, HIV, HPV, Hepatitis virus, and Zika virus) with a specific interest in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was introduced from the perspective of the biomarker and the biological receptor immobilized on the ECL-based sensors, such as nucleic acids-based, immunosensors, and other affinity ECL biosensors.

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Environ Res ; 212(Pt D): 113347, 2022 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35513059

ABSTRACT

In the past several decades, significant efforts have been paid toward photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in environmental research. During the past years, titanium dioxide nano-architectures (TiO2 NAs) have been widely used in water purification applications with photocatalytic degradation processes under Uv/Vis light illumination. Photocatalysis process with nano-architectural design of TiO2 is viewed as an efficient procedure for directly channeling solar energy into water treatment reactions. The considerable band-gap values and the subsequent short life time of photo-generated charge carriers are showed among the limitations of this approach. One of these effective efforts is the using of oxidation processes with advance semiconductor photocatalyst NAs for degradation the organic pollutants under UV/Vis irradiation. Among them, nano-architectural design of TiO2 photocatalyst (such as Janus, yolk-shell (Y@S), hollow microspheres (HMSs) and nano-belt) is an effective way to improve oxidation processes for increasing photocatalytic activity in water treatment applications. In the light of the above issues, this study tends to provide a critical overview of the used strategies for preparing TiO2 photocatalysts with desirable physicochemical properties like enhanced absorption of light, low density, high surface area, photo-stability, and charge-carrier behavior. Among the various nanoarchitectural design of TiO2, the Y@S and HMSs have created a great appeal given their considerable large surface area, low density, homogeneous catalytic environment, favorable light harvesting properties, and enhanced molecular diffusion kinetics of the particles. In this review was summarized the developments that have been made for nano-architectural design of TiO2 photocatalyst. Additional focus is placed on the realization of interfacial charge and the possibility of achieving charge carriers separation for these NAs as electron migration is the extremely important factor for increasing the photocatalytic activity.


Subject(s)
Environmental Pollutants , Water Pollutants, Chemical , Catalysis , Titanium/chemistry , Water Pollutants, Chemical/chemistry
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Anal Chem ; 94(16): 6206-6215, 2022 04 26.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35427127

ABSTRACT

The presence of antibiotics and their metabolites in milk and dairy products is a serious concern because of their harmful effects on human health. In the current study, a novel synergistic bimetallic nanocluster with gold and silver as an emission fluorescence probe was investigated for the simultaneous determination of tetracycline (TC), ampicillin (AMP), and sulfacetamide (SAC) antibiotics in the milk samples using excitation-emission matrix fluorescence (EEMF) spectroscopy. The multivariate curve resolution-alternating least squares (MCR-ALS) method was implemented to analyze augmented EEMF data sets to quantify the multicomponent systems in the presence of interferences with considerable spectral overlap. A pseudo-univariate calibration curve of the resolved emission spectra intensity against the concentration of the mentioned antibiotics was linear in the range of 5-5000 ng mL-1 for AMP and 50-5000 ng mL-1 for TC and SAC. The calculated values of the limit of detection ranged between 1.4 and 14.6 ng mL-1 with a relative standard deviation (RSD) of less than 4.9%. The obtained results show that the EEMF/MCR-ALS methodology using an emission fluorescence probe is a powerful tool for the simultaneous quantification of TC, AMP, and SAC in complex matrices with highly overlapped spectra.


Subject(s)
Anti-Bacterial Agents , Milk , Animals , Humans , Ampicillin/analysis , Ampicillin/chemistry , Fluorescent Dyes , Least-Squares Analysis , Multivariate Analysis , Tetracycline/analysis , Tetracycline/chemistry
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