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Antibody-conjugated nanoparticles for target-specific drug delivery of chemotherapeutics

  • Mamta Kumari,
  • Amitabha Acharya and
  • Praveen Thaggikuppe Krishnamurthy

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 912–926, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.75

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  • specifically to the target site and inhibit the cancer progression. Nanoparticle surface decoration strategies Surface functionalization of NPs through conjugation of functional groups with biomolecules is one method to enhance the targeting efficiency (Figure 2b). For effective antibody functionalization, the
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Published 04 Sep 2023

Zinc oxide nanostructures for fluorescence and Raman signal enhancement: a review

  • Ioana Marica,
  • Fran Nekvapil,
  • Maria Ștefan,
  • Cosmin Farcău and
  • Alexandra Falamaș

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 472–490, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.40

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  • examples of NBE emission enhancement include ZnO nanorods surface decoration with Ag NPs [96] or Au NP-decorated ZnO nanoflowers [97]. A 60-fold and, respectively, a 17-fold enhancement of the NBE emission of ZnO was achieved with shell–core ZnO–Ag and ZnO–Au NPs, respectively [88]. While the NBE emission
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Published 27 May 2022

The impact of molecular tumor profiling on the design strategies for targeting myeloid leukemia and EGFR/CD44-positive solid tumors

  • Nikola Geskovski,
  • Nadica Matevska-Geshkovska,
  • Simona Dimchevska Sazdovska,
  • Marija Glavas Dodov,
  • Kristina Mladenovska and
  • Katerina Goracinova

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 375–401, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.31

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  • as specific motifs for the surface decoration of nanoscale carriers, mAbs generally improve the capacity of receptor-mediated active endocytosis and enhance the intracellular delivery of the carrier cargo [72][73]. However, it is ambiguous whether the downregulation effect is preserved when mAbs are
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Published 29 Apr 2021

Fabrication of photothermally active poly(vinyl alcohol) films with gold nanostars for antibacterial applications

  • Mykola Borzenkov,
  • Maria Moros,
  • Claudia Tortiglione,
  • Serena Bertoldi,
  • Nicola Contessi,
  • Silvia Faré,
  • Angelo Taglietti,
  • Agnese D’Agostino,
  • Piersandro Pallavicini,
  • Maddalena Collini and
  • Giuseppe Chirico

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2040–2048, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.193

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  • explored in numerous studies to eradicate cancer cells, controlled drug delivery and enhancement of cell growth [1][2][3][4][5]. Among the many types of such nanoparticles, gold nanostars (GNSs) (having a well-tunable LSPR position in the biotransparent NIR window (750–1300 nm) and ease of surface
  • decoration) have received particular attention [6][7]. Previously, it was shown that these GNSs are highly photothermally active under NIR irradiation in aqueous solution in the form of monolayers grafted on dry glass surfaces and when inkjet-printed on flexible substrates, demonstrating the ability to reach
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Published 23 Jul 2018

Surface-plasmon-enhanced ultraviolet emission of Au-decorated ZnO structures for gas sensing and photocatalytic devices

  • T. Anh Thu Do,
  • Truong Giang Ho,
  • Thu Hoai Bui,
  • Quang Ngan Pham,
  • Hong Thai Giang,
  • Thi Thu Do,
  • Duc Van Nguyen and
  • Dai Lam Tran

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 771–779, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.70

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  • material for the design of efficient catalytic devices. The NO2 sensing ability of as-deposited ZnO films was investigated with different gas concentrations at an optimized sensing temperature of 120 °C. Surface decoration of plasmonic Au nanoparticles provided an enhanced sensitivity (141 times) with
  • time-resolved photoluminescence spectra, which in turn supported our study of the design of efficient NO2 sensing devices and photocatalytic decomposition of organic dyes. The surface decoration of plasmonic Au nanoparticles has been demonstrated as an effective way to enhance the sensitivity and
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Published 01 Mar 2018

Fabrication of CeO2–MOx (M = Cu, Co, Ni) composite yolk–shell nanospheres with enhanced catalytic properties for CO oxidation

  • Ling Liu,
  • Jingjing Shi,
  • Hongxia Cao,
  • Ruiyu Wang and
  • Ziwu Liu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2425–2437, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.241

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  • can be expected to create other ceria-based composite oxide systems with various structures for a broad range of technical applications. Keywords: CeO2; CO oxidation; surface decoration; synergistic interaction; yolk–shell structure; Introduction As one of the most important rare-earth oxides, ceria
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Published 16 Nov 2017

Gas sensing properties of MWCNT layers electrochemically decorated with Au and Pd nanoparticles

  • Elena Dilonardo,
  • Michele Penza,
  • Marco Alvisi,
  • Riccardo Rossi,
  • Gennaro Cassano,
  • Cinzia Di Franco,
  • Francesco Palmisano,
  • Luisa Torsi and
  • Nicola Cioffi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 592–603, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.64

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  • experimental approach prevented damage to the MWCNTs and, on the other hand, contributed to reduce (and remove) residual gold ions [39], resulting in the MWCNT surface decoration by metal NPs. Specificallly, the measured open circuit potential was −300 mV versus the reference electrode and the applied
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Published 10 Mar 2017

Gold nanoparticles covalently assembled onto vesicle structures as possible biosensing platform

  • M. Fátima Barroso,
  • M. Alejandra Luna,
  • Juan S. Flores Tabares,
  • Cristina Delerue-Matos,
  • N. Mariano Correa,
  • Fernando Moyano and
  • Patricia G. Molina

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 655–663, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.58

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  • be lost. In this way only the antigen–antibody complex would be broken and the sensor will be reusable. Although, the preparation of nanomaterials in aqueous and organic media has been extensively studied, to our knowledge, there are no studies concerning the surface decoration of vesicles by using
  • studies performed on the surface decoration of vesicle structures with AuNPs formed in pure glycerol by using a photochemical process with two irradiation times (8 and 13 min). For that, firstly the AuNP synthesis and the vesicles preparation were carried out. After that the self-assembly of the AuNPs
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Published 02 May 2016

Evaluation of gas-sensing properties of ZnO nanostructures electrochemically doped with Au nanophases

  • Elena Dilonardo,
  • Michele Penza,
  • Marco Alvisi,
  • Cinzia Di Franco,
  • Francesco Palmisano,
  • Luisa Torsi and
  • Nicola Cioffi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 22–31, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.3

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  • electrochemical surface decoration of ZnO nanostructures by Au NPs, which were subsequently thermally annealed at 300 and 550 °C. Pristine and Au@ZnO nanostructures were chemically and morphologically characterized. The gas-sensing measurements of ZnO and Au@ZnO used as sensitive layers in chemiresistive gas
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Published 08 Jan 2016

Carbon nano-onions (multi-layer fullerenes): chemistry and applications

  • Juergen Bartelmess and
  • Silvia Giordani

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1980–1998, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.207

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  • multitude of different synthetic pathways for the covalent surface functionalization has been reported. An alternative to the covalent functionalization is the surface decoration of CNOs with polymers or their incorporation into composites. CNOs have been implemented in different electronic applications, as
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