ZnO nanorods decorated with metal nanoparticles have sparked considerable interest
in recent years thanks to their suitability for a wide range of applications, such as photocatalysis,
photovoltaics, antibacterial activity, ...
Barredo, Prechiel A.; Fernandez, Marvin Jose F.; Ambe, Christopher E.; Balanay, Mannix P.(PLOS ONE, 2021-10-15)
The microtubule-binding protein tau has been the center of researches concerning Alzheimer’s
disease (AD) due to several clinical trials of β-amyloid therapies failing recently. The
availability of the tau fibril structure ...
Sarsenov, Sagyntay(Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2022)
Copper(II) oxide (CuO) is a widely used material in different industries due to its low price,
readily availability, long-term photostability, and ability to oxidize different types of organics
compounds. However, bare ...
The use of thin films consisting of TiO2 and reduced graphene oxide (TiO2–rGO) in solar
harnessing devices is gaining momentum thanks to improved charge-transporting characteristics.
In this report, we propose a facile ...
Almagambetova, Kamila M.(Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2022)
It is well known that the field of modern organic chemistry has been developing
extremely fast. Thus, elaboration of new methodologies and enlargement of the efficacy of
complex compositions at minimal self-cost and ...
The impact of variation in the interparticle gaps in dimers and trimers of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs),
modified with Raman reporter (2-MOTP), on surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) intensity,
relative to the SERS ...
In this work a natural zeolite was modified with silver following two different methods to
derive Ag2O and Ag0 nanocomposites. The materials were fully characterized and the results showed
that both materials were decorated ...
Mussabayeva, Ayana; Jamwal, Prashant Kumar; Akhtar, Muhammad Tahir(MDPI, 2021-11-26)
Classification of brain signal features is a crucial process for any brain–computer interface (BCI) device, including speller systems. The positive P300 component of visual event-related potentials (ERPs) used in BCI ...
The application of biopolymers in tissue engineering is of a great interest due to of their
inherent properties such as cell adhesion, biodegradation, bioavailability, and viscoelasticity. In this
study, we synthesized ...
Meligi, Noha M.; Dyab, Amro K. F.; Paunov, Vesselin N.(Pharmaceutics, 2021-07-09)
We developed a dual microencapsulation platform for the type 2 diabetes drug metformin (MTF), which is aimed to increase its bioavailability. We report the use of Lycopodium clavatum sporopollenin (LCS), derived from their ...
Elevated levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) are associated with bone metastasis, liver cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, and many other diseases or stem cell marker. It is therefore of great significance to ...
Al-Obaidy, Saba S. M.; Greenway, Gillian M.; Paunov, Vesselin N.(MDPI, 2021-09-21)
We report on an active nanocarrier for chlorhexidine (CHX) based on sterically stabilized shellac nanoparticles (NPs) with dual surface functionalization, which greatly enhances the antimicrobial action of CHX. The fabrication ...
Al-Obaidy, Saba S. M.; Greenway, Gillian M.; Paunov, Vesselin N.(MDPI, 2021-09-02)
We report on an active nanocarrier for chlorhexidine (CHX) based on sterically stabilized shellac nanoparticles (NPs) with dual surface functionalization, which greatly enhances the antimicrobial action of CHX. The fabrication ...
Extensive medical research showed that patients, with high protein concentration in urine, have various kinds of kidney diseases, referred to as proteinuria. Urinary protein biomarkers are useful for diagnosis of many ...
RNA-based viruses likely make up the highest pandemic threat among all known pathogens in about the last 100 years, since the Spanish Flu of 1918 with 50 M deaths up to COVID-19. Nowadays, an efficient and affordable testing ...
Extensive medical research showed that patients, with high protein concentration in urine, have various kinds of
kidney diseases, referred to as proteinuria. Urinary protein biomarkers are useful for diagnosis of many ...
Antimould agents are widely used in different applications, such as specialty paints, building materials, wood preservation and crop protection. However, many antimould agents can be toxic to the environment. This work ...
Regeneration of damaged tissues or organs is one of the significant challenges in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Many researchers have fabricated various scaffolds to accelerate the tissue regeneration ...
Kairova, Meruyert(Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2021-04-16)
In the past several decades computed tomography (CT) has been accepted as a useful tool for
bioimaging in medicine. The choice of a suitable contrast agent for CT that is low-cost, effective,
and has no side effects ...
Atabaev, Timur Sh.; Han, Dong-Wook(Frontiers in Chemistry, 2020-09)
Recently discovered carbon quantum dots (CQDs) and graphene quantum dots (GQDs) with excellent optical properties sparked considerable interest in the scientific community. First of all, these CQDs and GQDs can be conveniently ...