Nanoparticle (NPs) containing essential metals are being considered in formulations of fertilizers to boost plant nutrition in soils with low metal bioavailability. This paper addresses whether colonization of wheat roots by the bacterium, Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6 (PcO6), protected roots from the reduced elongation caused by CuO NPs. There was a trend for slightly elongated roots when seedli...

Composites of bismuth and gold nanoparticles (Bi–AuNPs) were prepared on a carbon paste electrode (CPE) by an electrochemical deposition method. The electrochemical parameters were optimized for the effective deposition of Bi–AuNP composite materials. Microscopic examination revealed that nanoparticle clusters of gold were embedded well within the bismuth films (Bi films) over the surface of th...

We demonstrate that the reduction of p-nitrophenol to p-aminophenol by NaBH4 is catalyzed by both monometallic and bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs). We also demonstrate a straightforward and precise method for the synthesis of bimetallic nanoparticles using poly(amido)amine dendrimers. The resulting dendrimer encapsulated nanoparticles (DENs) are monodisperse, and the size distribution does not v...

Real-time size, mass and number particle concentrations, and emission rates in university laboratories producing nanoparticles by scalable flame spray pyrolysis are quantified. Measurements were conducted in four laboratories using various technological set-ups and during production of particles of a range of compositions with differing physical-chemical properties, from NaCl salt, BiPO(4), CaS...

This study describes smart Cu(II)-aptamer complexes based gold nanoplatform for tumor micro-environment triggered programmable prodrug release, in demand photodynamic therapy and aggregation induced photothermal ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma. The nanoplatform is consist of monodispersed gold nanoparticle (GNP) that is binding to HCC cell specific targeting aptamers (TLS11a) through Au-S ...

We present an analysis of the dispersion characteristics and thermal conductivity performance of copper-based nanofluids. The copper nanoparticles were prepared using a chemical reduction methodology in the presence of a stabilizing surfactant, oleic acid or cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). Nanofluids were prepared using water as the base fluid with copper nanoparticle concentrations of ...

An aqueous solution of tapioca starch was successfully used as a chelating agent in the sol-gel synthesis Co0.7Me0.3Fe2O4, where Me denotes Co, Mn, Cu, Ni, or Zn. The hysteresis loops all sintered ferrites revealed ferrimagnetic properties. saturation magnetization reduced Co0.7Cu0.3Fe2O4 and Co0.7Ni0.3Fe2O4 because ion substitutions with smaller magnetic moments. Interestingly, exhibited highe...

Interfacial interactions between late transition metal/metal oxide nanoparticles and oxide supports impact catalytic activity and stability. Here, we report the use of isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), electron microscopy and density functional theory (DFT) to explore periodic trends in the heats of nanoparticle-support interactions for late transition metal and metal oxide nanoparticles ...

The surface electrocatalytic reactivity of noble metals, for instance Pt, has frequently been modified by alloying Pt with less noble metal atoms within the top surface and/or subsurface layer.1,2 Monolayers of pure Pt deposited on top of non-Pt substrates also showed significantly altered surface catalytic reactivity.3 Here, we report a distinctly different synthetic strategy to modify the sur...