Nanotechnology – a robust tool for fighting the challenges of drug resistance in non-small cell lung cancer

• Filip Gorachinov,
• Fatima Mraiche,
• Diala Alhaj Moustafa,
• Ola Hishari,
• Yomna Ismail,
• Jensa Joseph,
• Maja Simonoska Crcarevska,
• Marija Glavas Dodov,
• Nikola Geskovski and
• Katerina Goracinova

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 240–261, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.23

Antibacterial activity of a berberine nanoformulation

• Hue Thi Nguyen,
• Tuyet Nhung Pham,
• Anh-Tuan Le,
• Nguyen Thanh Thuy,
• Tran Quang Huy and
• Thuy Thi Thu Nguyen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 641–652, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.56

• activity against different viruses, including human cytomegalovirus [17], enterovirus 71 [18], H1N1 influenza virus [19], and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) [6]. BBR has been shown to inhibit viral replication by specific targets and increase the host immune response for viral clearance [20]. Recent

Internalization mechanisms of cell-penetrating peptides

• Ivana Ruseska and
• Andreas Zimmer

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 101–123, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.10

Enhanced inhibition of influenza virus infection by peptide–noble-metal nanoparticle conjugates

• Zaid K. Alghrair,
• David G. Fernig and
• Bahram Ebrahimi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 1038–1047, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.104

• Building, Crown Street, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZB, UK 10.3762/bjnano.10.104 Abstract The influenza (“flu”) type-A virus is a major medical and veterinary health concern and causes global pandemics. The peptide “FluPep” is an established inhibitor of influenza virus infectivity in model

• ; gold nanoparticles; influenza virus; lytic infection; silver nanoparticles; Introduction The influenza (“flu”) type-A virus is a major health concern for humans and livestock animals. The primary mode of transmission is by the respiratory route. Flu infection occurs seasonally and can cause global

• been questioned [5], and in any case the emerging resistance of the influenza virus is leading to reduced effectiveness [6]. The promise of peptide-based antiviral drugs has been established by the approval of the Food and Drug Administration (USA) of Enfuvirtidie against HIV [7]. The potential

Nanocellulose: Recent advances and its prospects in environmental remediation

• Katrina Pui Yee Shak,
• Yean Ling Pang and
• Shee Keat Mah

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2479–2498, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.232

• Cladophora cellulose suggests higher inertness of its cellulose which reduces its susceptibility to chemical treatments compared to most native cellulose derived from conventional land plants. The filters fabricated from Cladophora algae cellulose have been tested and proven for trapping swine influenza

• virus particles with retention efficiency that matches industrial filters [40]. In addition, adsorbent beads have been fabricated using Cladophora cellulose for fast adsorption of palladium (II) ions of up to 80% maximum capacity in 2 h [41]. The initiation of this study could develop an alternative for

High antiviral effect of TiO₂·PL–DNA nanocomposites targeted to conservative regions of (−)RNA and (+)RNA of influenza A virus in cell culture

• Asya S. Levina,
• Marina N. Repkova,
• Elena V. Bessudnova,
• Ekaterina I. Filippova,
• Natalia A. Mazurkova and
• Valentina F. Zarytova

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1166–1173, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.108

• replication. To find the most conservative regions of segment 5, we analyzed nucleotide sequences of various subtypes of IAV available in the NCBI Influenza Virus Resource database (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov). We have chosen the four most conservative regions, i.e. the noncoding region located on the 3’-end