In the last decade, peanut allergy has increased substantially. Significant differences in the prevalence among different countries are attributed to the type of thermal processing. In spite of the high prevalence and the severe reaction induced by peanuts, there is no immunotherapy available. The aim of this work was to evaluate the potential application of poly(anhydride) nanoparticles (NPs) ...

Cofacial Fe2, Co2, and Ni2 complexes supported by a para-terphenyl diphosphine ligand were prepared. Central arene deplanarization and a μ2:(η(3),η(3)) coordination mode suggest partial bisallyl character in the Fe2 and Co2 complexes. An oxidation induced shift in Fe2-arene binding highlights the non-innocent nature of the arene ligand.

Silicon dioxide (SiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) have been widely used in the biomedical field, such as in drug delivery and gene therapy. However, little is known about the biological effects and potential hazards of SiO2. Herein, the colloidal SiO2 NPs with two different sizes (20 nm and 100 nm) and different charges (L-arginine modified: SiO2 (EN20[R]), SiO2 (EN100[R]); and negative: SiO2 (EN20[-]...

The aim of this study was to evaluate macrophages repolarization from pro-inflammatory M1 to anti-inflammatory M2 phenotype upon transfection with microRNA-223 (miR-223) duplexes and miR-223 expressing plasmid DNA encapsulated in CD44-targeting hyaluronic acid-poly(ethyleneimine) (HA-PEI) nanoparticles (NPs). The HA-PEI/miR-223 NPs with spherical shape and an average diameter of 200 nm were eff...

Strategies to design delivery vehicles are critical in modern vaccine-adjuvant development. Nanoparticles (NPs) encapsulating antigen(s) and adjuvant(s) are promising vehicles to deliver antigen(s) and adjuvant(s) to antigen-presenting cells (APCs), allowing optimal immune responses against a specific pathogen. In this study, we developed a novel adjuvant delivery approach for induction of effi...

We study the asymptotic behaviour in terms of Γ-convergence of the following one dimensional energy

Maghemite and magnetite nanoparticles and nanorode are now losing interests in the field of nanobiotechnology and pharmaceutical for their applications. This paper reports on a hydrothermal process for the synthesis of Fe2 O3 in the γ-phases nanorodes, when the hydrothermal temperature was 100 ̊ C. The uniqueness of the method lies in the use of ferrous ammonium sulphate, hexamine was added as t...

Sự thay thế ion Co2+ cho các Fe2+ trong hạt nano (NPs) CoxFe3-xO4 nhằm đổi dị hướng từ và lực kháng của NPs Fe3O4 được trông đợi sẽ có thể làm tăng hiệu quả đốt nóng (SAR) dưới tác dụng trường xoay chiều (AMF). Tuy nhiên, SAR còn phụ thuộc vào tham số khác như kích thước hay trạng thái cũng tần cường độ AMF. Báo cáo này trình bày một vài kết nghiên cứu cấu trúc, tính chất cảm ứng sắt (0 ≤ x 1) ...

Both Fe3 + and Fe2 + ions occur in FeCl3-doped polyacetylene. At low dopant levels ( < 0.01 mole frac­ tion) both Fe2 + and Fe3 + io'ns are paramagnetic down to 4.2 K. At dopant levels > 0.01 mole fraction, there is evidence from Mossbauer spectroscopy that Fe2+ ions associate into aggregates which are magneti­ cally ordered below 25 K. Aggregate formation appears to correlate with high electri...

Three biomimetic 2Fe2S complexes [{(micro-SCH2)2NCH2(2-C4H3O)}](Fe2(CO)6), [{(micro-SCH2)2 NCH2(2-C4H3S)}](Fe2(CO)6) and [{(micro-SCH2)2NCH2(5-Br-2-C4H2S)}Fe2(CO)6] were prepared as models for the active site of Fe-only hydrogenase by the convergent process from [(micro-S2)Fe2(CO)6] and N,N-bis(hydromethyl)-2-furan and thiophene. The structures of these complexes were identified spectroscopical...