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Frequency-dependent nanomechanical profiling for medical diagnosis

  • Santiago D. Solares and
  • Alexander X. Cartagena-Rivera

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1483–1489, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.122

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  • healthcare strategies that link routine AFM measurements with computer analysis, real-time communication with healthcare providers, and medical databases. This approach would be appropriate for diseases such as cancer, lupus, arteriosclerosis and arthritis, among others, which bring about significant
  • mechanical changes in the affected tissues. Keywords: atomic force microscopy; healthcare; mechanical properties; mechanobiology; medical diagnosis; Introduction Since its invention in the early 1980s, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been extensively used for topographical, mechanical, electrical, and
  • -time communication with healthcare providers, as well as the development of large databases of robust measurements classified by patient biometrics or as a function of disease progress. Perspective Limited adoption of nanomechanical AFM measurements in broad-impact medical applications AFM is a well
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Published 09 Dec 2022

Density of states in the presence of spin-dependent scattering in SF bilayers: a numerical and analytical approach

  • Tairzhan Karabassov,
  • Valeriia D. Pashkovskaia,
  • Nikita A. Parkhomenko,
  • Anastasia V. Guravova,
  • Elena A. Kazakova,
  • Boris G. Lvov,
  • Alexander A. Golubov and
  • Andrey S. Vasenko

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1418–1431, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.117

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  • Tairzhan Karabassov Valeriia D. Pashkovskaia Nikita A. Parkhomenko Anastasia V. Guravova Elena A. Kazakova Boris G. Lvov Alexander A. Golubov Andrey S. Vasenko HSE University, 101000 Moscow, Russia Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia Faculty of Science and
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Published 01 Dec 2022

Orally administered docetaxel-loaded chitosan-decorated cationic PLGA nanoparticles for intestinal tumors: formulation, comprehensive in vitro characterization, and release kinetics

  • Sedat Ünal,
  • Osman Doğan and
  • Yeşim Aktaş

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1393–1407, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.115

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  • is no need for a medical facility or health professional for each dose. It is less stressful and more affordable for the patient [16]. Considering that cancer is a chronic disease and that the person needs long-term treatment, oral formulations for cancer chemotherapy are still an issue of interest
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Published 23 Nov 2022

Supramolecular assembly of pentamidine and polymeric cyclodextrin bimetallic core–shell nanoarchitectures

  • Alexandru-Milentie Hada,
  • Nina Burduja,
  • Marco Abbate,
  • Claudio Stagno,
  • Guy Caljon,
  • Louis Maes,
  • Nicola Micale,
  • Massimiliano Cordaro,
  • Angela Scala,
  • Antonino Mazzaglia and
  • Anna Piperno

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1361–1369, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.112

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  • , antileishmanial drugs which are currently available on the market showed several drawbacks including irreversible toxic effects, high costs, prolonged treatment, need for adequate medical care, emergence of drug resistance, and parenteral administration [20][21]. Recently, nanoantimicrobials based on biogenic
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Published 18 Nov 2022

Studies of probe tip materials by atomic force microscopy: a review

  • Ke Xu and
  • Yuzhe Liu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1256–1267, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.104

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  • nanotubes and functional nanomaterials, will significantly improve the performance of probes and further promote the broader and deeper application of SPM. It will significantly impact society in life science, drug discovery, and medical diagnosis. Sharpening of a blunt tip and study of its stability after
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Published 03 Nov 2022

Design of surface nanostructures for chirality sensing based on quartz crystal microbalance

  • Yinglin Ma,
  • Xiangyun Xiao and
  • Qingmin Ji

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1201–1219, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.100

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  • medical applications. Conclusion Quartz crystal microbalance provides one of the most versatile sensing technologies due to its low cost, rapid response, high sensitivity, easy operation, and real-time detection in contrast to conventional
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Published 27 Oct 2022

Microneedle-based ocular drug delivery systems – recent advances and challenges

  • Piotr Gadziński,
  • Anna Froelich,
  • Monika Wojtyłko,
  • Antoni Białek,
  • Julia Krysztofiak and
  • Tomasz Osmałek

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1167–1184, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.98

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  • Piotr Gadzinski Anna Froelich Monika Wojtylko Antoni Bialek Julia Krysztofiak Tomasz Osmalek Chair and Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences Student Research Group of Pharmaceutical Technology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences 10.3762/bjnano.13.98
  • preparations, the most commonly used are eye drops [49][50][51], ointments [52][53], or gels [54][55], containing the drug in a dissolved or suspended form [56][57]. They are applied by medical personnel or by the patient himself to the surface of the eye, to the conjunctival sac, or on the eyelid. Their main
  • /). Microscopic image of the MNs obtained by Amer and Chen. Figure 6 was adapted from [178], M. Amer; R. K. Chen, "Hydrogel-Forming Microneedle Arrays for Sustained and Controlled Ocular Drug Delivery", Journal of Engineering and Science in Medical Diagnostics and Therapy, with permission from ASME. Copyright
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Published 24 Oct 2022

Recent advances in green carbon dots (2015–2022): synthesis, metal ion sensing, and biological applications

  • Aisha Kanwal,
  • Naheed Bibi,
  • Sajjad Hyder,
  • Arif Muhammad,
  • Hao Ren,
  • Jiangtao Liu and
  • Zhongli Lei

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1068–1107, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.93

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  • photobleaching), and efficient photoluminescence. CDs have a broad spectrum of applications in the analytical, medical, biotechnology, biology, and theranostics domains [3][4]. The typical photoluminescence yield of CDs is less than 10%. Surface-passivating chemicals are used to improve the photoluminescence
  • , wheat straw, and rice straw by Ding et al. These CDs were utilized to detect Fe3+, which could be useful in areas of environmental remediation and medical diagnosis [77]. A hydrothermal technique employing near-critical water has been utilized recently to develop a simple, cost-effective, and
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Published 05 Oct 2022

Biomimetic chitosan with biocomposite nanomaterials for bone tissue repair and regeneration

  • Se-Kwon Kim,
  • Sesha Subramanian Murugan,
  • Pandurang Appana Dalavi,
  • Sebanti Gupta,
  • Sukumaran Anil,
  • Gi Hun Seong and
  • Jayachandran Venkatesan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 1051–1067, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.92

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  • , Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka 575018, India Department of Dentistry, Oral Health Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, College of Dental Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar Department of Bionano Engineering, Center for Bionano
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Published 29 Sep 2022

Bioselectivity of silk protein-based materials and their bio-inspired applications

  • Hendrik Bargel,
  • Vanessa T. Trossmann,
  • Christoph Sommer and
  • Thomas Scheibel

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 902–921, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.81

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  • biomaterials and medical devices with antifouling and antibacterial properties, but with reduced susceptibility to enzymatic degradation [85]. General advantages of AMPs/HDPs and mimicking polymer systems over antibiotics as a new generation of antimicrobial agents are their functional diversity, broad
  • possess AMP-like antimicrobial activities. It is produced in the silk gland, but also to a lesser extent in the midgut and fat body [117]. As a consequence of its immunogenic and allergic properties, the sericin coating of silkworm silk fibres has to be removed before further processing or use in medical
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Published 08 Sep 2022

Design and selection of peptides to block the SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain by molecular docking

  • Kendra Ramirez-Acosta,
  • Ivan A. Rosales-Fuerte,
  • J. Eduardo Perez-Sanchez,
  • Alfredo Nuñez-Rivera,
  • Josue Juarez and
  • Ruben D. Cadena-Nava

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 699–711, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.62

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  • peptides to neutralize the infective mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 through the RBD is an interesting strategy. The binding ability of 104 peptides (University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Antimicrobial Peptide Database) to the RBD was assessed using molecular docking. Based on the molecular docking results
  • was used to perform molecular docking of 104 biological peptides, selected from the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Antimicrobial Peptide Database (APD) [22][23][24], and theoretical peptides with the region of the SARS-CoV-2 RBD that binds to the cellular receptor ACE2 (called the RBD active
  • application of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines [26][27]. Furthermore, the proposed peptides may elude the immune system and bind effectively to SARS-CoV-2 RBD. Materials and Methods Ligand selection for screening In total, 104 peptides were chosen from the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Antimicrobial Peptide
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Published 22 Jul 2022

Fabrication and testing of polymer microneedles for transdermal drug delivery

  • Vahid Ebrahiminejad,
  • Zahra Faraji Rad,
  • Philip D. Prewett and
  • Graham J. Davies

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 629–640, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.55

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  • considerable potential for medical applications such as transdermal drug delivery, point-of-care diagnostics, and vaccination. These miniature microdevices should successfully pierce the skin tissues while having enough stiffness to withstand the forces imposed by penetration. Developing low-cost and simple
  • bacterial infections and medical emergencies, with point-of-care patch diagnostics replacing ponderous and expensive laboratory testing. Therefore, there is a growing interest in small patches incorporating mass manufacturable polymer MNs [4][5], with the point-of-care rapid diagnosis market alone predicted
  • classified into solid, hollow, coated, hydrogel-forming, and dissolvable types, which depending on the specific medical applications [12][13], are fabricated using silicon, metal, ceramic, silica glass, carbohydrate, and polymers [7][14]. In recent years, polymeric MNs have gained a lot of interest due to
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Published 08 Jul 2022

A new method for obtaining the magnetic shape anisotropy directly from electron tomography images

  • Cristian Radu,
  • Ioana D. Vlaicu and
  • Andrei C. Kuncser

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 590–598, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.51

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  • very brief review of such techniques is given in the following. The particle size and shape of particulate systems ranging from the nanometer (characteristic to catalysis, sensoristics, spintronics, and some medical therapies [1][2][3]) over the micrometer (pharmaceutical industry and powder metallurgy
  • advancements in medical fields (hyperthermia and drug delivery), permanent magnet industry, sensoristics, and spintronics. The program has been tested not only on simulated tomograms but also on tomograms obtained on real-life systems of magnetite MNPs, obtained in-house by co-precipitation methods. Starting
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Detection and imaging of Hg(II) in vivo using glutathione-functionalized gold nanoparticles

  • Gufeng Li,
  • Shaoqing Li,
  • Rui Wang,
  • Min Yang,
  • Lizhu Zhang,
  • Yanli Zhang,
  • Wenrong Yang and
  • Hongbin Wang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 549–559, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.46

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  • the reduced form were purchased from Shanghai Aladdin Bio-Chem Technology Co., Ltd. 2-[4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl]ethane-1-sulfonic acid (HEPES) was purchased from Shanghai Mackin Biochemical Co., Ltd. Cervix carcinoma (HeLa cells) were purchased from Kunming Medical University. All reagents
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Published 23 Jun 2022

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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  • , due to the energy and electron transfer from plasmon-resonant metal surfaces to the adjacent semiconductor. Such hybrid materials have been proposed for medical and pharmaceutical applications, catalysis, and electronics [88]. The photoluminescence emission of ZnO nanoparticles has been exploited in
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Published 27 May 2022

Electrostatic pull-in application in flexible devices: A review

  • Teng Cai,
  • Yuming Fang,
  • Yingli Fang,
  • Ruozhou Li,
  • Ying Yu and
  • Mingyang Huang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 390–403, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.32

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  • switch, thus reducing the need for external excitation. Ultrasonic transducers based on capacitive switch structures are widely used in medical imaging, underwater tests, and obstacle detection. Saadatmand and Kook [97] conducted a theoretical analysis on electrostatically driven ultrasonic transducers
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Published 12 Apr 2022

Micro- and nanotechnology in biomedical engineering for cartilage tissue regeneration in osteoarthritis

  • Zahra Nabizadeh,
  • Mahmoud Nasrollahzadeh,
  • Hamed Daemi,
  • Mohamadreza Baghaban Eslaminejad,
  • Ali Akbar Shabani,
  • Mehdi Dadashpour,
  • Majid Mirmohammadkhani and
  • Davood Nasrabadi

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 363–389, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.31

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  • Zahra Nabizadeh Mahmoud Nasrollahzadeh Hamed Daemi Mohamadreza Baghaban Eslaminejad Ali Akbar Shabani Mehdi Dadashpour Majid Mirmohammadkhani Davood Nasrabadi Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran Biotechnology Research Center
  • , Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Qom, Qom 37185-359, Iran Department of Cell Engineering, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran Department of Stem Cell and
  • Developmental Biology, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran 10.3762/bjnano.13.31 Abstract Osteoarthritis, which typically
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The effect of metal surface nanomorphology on the output performance of a TENG

  • Yiru Wang,
  • Xin Zhao,
  • Yang Liu and
  • Wenjun Zhou

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 298–312, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.25

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  • [18][19][20][21], water wave energy [22][23], acoustic energy [24][25], and energy generated by human activities [26][27] can be collected and effectively converted into electrical energy for medical, meteorological, and other applications. A new type of TENG with environmental protection, high
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Published 15 Mar 2022

Surfactant-free syntheses and pair distribution function analysis of osmium nanoparticles

  • Mikkel Juelsholt,
  • Jonathan Quinson,
  • Emil T. S. Kjær,
  • Baiyu Wang,
  • Rebecca Pittkowski,
  • Susan R. Cooper,
  • Tiffany L. Kinnibrugh,
  • Søren B. Simonsen,
  • Luise Theil Kuhn,
  • María Escudero-Escribano and
  • Kirsten M. Ø. Jensen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 230–235, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.17

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  • medical properties [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] in experimental and theoretical work [18]. Common wet chemical syntheses require surfactants, viscous solvents, or shape-directing agents [5][17][19][20][21] that act as ligands to stabilize colloidal nanoparticles (NPs). These additives can bring
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Published 16 Feb 2022

Impact of device design on the electronic and optoelectronic properties of integrated Ru-terpyridine complexes

  • Max Mennicken,
  • Sophia Katharina Peter,
  • Corinna Kaulen,
  • Ulrich Simon and
  • Silvia Karthäuser

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 219–229, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.16

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  • , 52074 Aachen, Germany Faculty of Medical Engineering and Applied Mathematics, FH Aachen, University of Applied Science, 52428 Jülich, Germany 10.3762/bjnano.13.16 Abstract The performance of nanoelectronic and molecular electronic devices relies strongly on the employed functional units and their
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Engineered titania nanomaterials in advanced clinical applications

  • Padmavati Sahare,
  • Paulina Govea Alvarez,
  • Juan Manual Sanchez Yanez,
  • Gabriel Luna-Bárcenas,
  • Samik Chakraborty,
  • Sujay Paul and
  • Miriam Estevez

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 201–218, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.15

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  • Biológicas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mexico Grupo de Investigación de Biomateriales, Ciencia de los Materiales, Cinvestav, Querétaro, Mexico Division of Nephrology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of
  • , corrosion resistance, and low toxicity, titania nanomaterials have revolutionized therapeutic approaches. Additionally, titania provides an exceptional choice for developing innovative medical devices and the integration of functional moieties that can modulate the biological responses. Thus, the current
  • providing new and innovative medical solutions. About 1300 nanomaterials are currently available worldwide, with TiO2 being the second most abundantly used material in our day-to-day life. Advancement in nanotechnology has resulted in the fabrication of different forms of TiO2 nanostructures, such as
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Published 14 Feb 2022

Piezoelectric nanogenerator for bio-mechanical strain measurement

  • Zafar Javed,
  • Lybah Rafiq,
  • Muhammad Anwaar Nazeer,
  • Saqib Siddiqui,
  • Muhammad Babar Ramzan,
  • Muhammad Qamar Khan and
  • Muhammad Salman Naeem

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 192–200, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.14

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  • 2020. The integration of electronically active fibers or yarns in textile substrates is the basis of smart textiles [3]. Textile-based sensors and electrodes are composed of conductive fibers, threads, or fabrics [4]. Their use for physiological and medical examination has been rising rapidly in the
  • of the human body but they have the limitation of power supply, which will restrict the operation of the wearable devices for medical purposes. Hence, piezoelectric sensors were used for monitoring bio-signals of the human body without limitation of power supply. Moreover, Lorussi and co-workers
  • are utilized in medical face masks. These masks will not allow the particles to be inhaled because of the small pore size of the nanofibrous scaffold, while oxygen molecules are small enough to pass through these pores. Nanofibers are also used in other medical applications, for instance, for
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Published 07 Feb 2022

Bacterial safety study of the production process of hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers

  • Axel Steffen,
  • Yu Xiong,
  • Radostina Georgieva,
  • Ulrich Kalus and
  • Hans Bäumler

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 114–126, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.8

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  • Axel Steffen Yu Xiong Radostina Georgieva Ulrich Kalus Hans Baumler Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany Department of Medical Physics, Biophysics and Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Trakia University, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 10.3762
  • known to have an antibacterial effect and it is used as a disinfectant or for cold sterilization of medical instruments in hospitals at higher concentrations [22][23][24]. Glutaraldehyde is also widely used in biochemical applications and as a fixative for electron microscopy [25][26]. EDTA is used in
  • the HbMP fabrication process to dissolve the manganese carbonate template to produce pure protein particles. EDTA is widely utilized in medical and biological applications. Because of its chelating properties, it is used as an anticoagulant in blood samples [27]. It has also long been used to
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Published 24 Jan 2022

Theranostic potential of self-luminescent branched polyethyleneimine-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles

  • Rouhollah Khodadust,
  • Ozlem Unal and
  • Havva Yagci Acar

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2022, 13, 82–95, doi:10.3762/bjnano.13.6

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  • limits their processability and hence medical use [13][14]. However, in recent years, amine-containing branched polymers such as polyethyleneimine (PEI) [15][16][17][18][19] and dendrimers such as polyamidoamine (PAMAM) [20][21][22][23][24] are reported as weakly blue luminescing organic materials. The
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Alteration of nanomechanical properties of pancreatic cancer cells through anticancer drug treatment revealed by atomic force microscopy

  • Xiaoteng Liang,
  • Shuai Liu,
  • Xiuchao Wang,
  • Dan Xia and
  • Qiang Li

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1372–1379, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.101

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  • Chemistry of Ministry of Education, And School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, Shandong, China Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital, Tianjin, 300060, China 10.3762/bjnano.12.101 Abstract The mechanical properties of cells are key to the
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