Antimicrobial and mechanical properties of functionalized textile by nanoarchitectured photoinduced Ag@polymer coating

• Jessica Plé,
• Marine Dabert,
• Helene Lecoq,
• Sophie Hellé,
• Lydie Ploux and
• Lavinia Balan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 95–109, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.11

• composed of 0.1 M KH2PO4, 20 wt % (NH4)2SO4, 0.1 wt % FeSO4, 20 wt % MgSO4, 6 M KOH, 0.05 wt % vitamin B1 and 10 wt % glucose; pH adjusted at 6.8; all products purchased by Sigma-Aldrich) were prepared [41], before undergoing an overnight incubation at 30 °C and 37 °C, respectively. The as-prepared pre

Triboelectric nanogenerator based on Teflon/vitamin B1 powder for self-powered humidity sensing

• Liangyi Zhang,
• Huan Li,
• Yiyuan Xie,
• Jing Guo and
• Zhiyuan Zhu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 1394–1401, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.123

• various forms of mechanical energy input into electrical energy. In the present study, a novel Teflon/vitamin B1 powder based triboelectric nanogenerator (TVB-TENG) is proposed. Paper is utilized as a supporting platform for triboelectrification between a commercial Teflon tape and vitamin B1 powder. The

• -emitting diodes (LEDs) integrated in the TVB-TENG system. The TVB-TENG proposed in this study illustrates a cost-effective method for portable power supply and sensing devices. Keywords: humidity sensor; self-powered system; triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs); triboelectrification; vitamin B1

• , TENGs should be seamlessly integrated and fabricated using a simple process, particularly regarding multifunctional sensing applications. In the present study, a novel Teflon/vitamin B1 powder based triboelectric nanogenerator (TVB-TENG) is proposed. Vitamin B1 is an essential water-soluble vitamin

Tight junction between endothelial cells: the interaction between nanoparticles and blood vessels

• Yue Zhang and
• Wan-Xi Yang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 675–684, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.60

• study of an important biosynthetic pathway of the B-group vitamins in the genus Plasmodium, which is the main malarial parasite, suggested the interaction of Ag NPs with PfThzK (vitamin B1 biosynthetic enzyme 5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-methylthioazolekinase from Plasmodium), which was non-competitively