Optical properties of silicon quantum dots (Si QDs) are greatly influenced by their size and surface chemistry. We report the micro-emulsion synthesis of hydrogen terminated Si QDs, with the modification of quenching the remaining reducing agent LiAlH4 with CuSO4. Subsequent functionalization was carried out with different capping molecules, including 1-octene, phenylacetylene, and 1,4-diethyny...

Cell migration and replication associated with odontoblast replacement occurring soon after pulp exposure in primate teeth were studied. Class 5 cavity preparations resulting in pulp exposures were restored with a calcium hydroxide-containing capping agent and amalgam. Eighty-four and 96 h after this the animals were injected with 0.5 microCi/g body wt tritiated thymidine (sp. act. 6.7 Ci/mM). ...

Monodispersed CdSe nanoparticles with sufficient luminescence intensity have been prepared by chemical method in the presence of mercaptoacetic acid as a capping agent. Cadmium acetate (Cd(Ac)2.2H2O) and sodium selenosulfate (Na2SeSO3) are used as a cadmium and selenium sources respectively. The resulting nanocrystallites have been characterized by X-Ray Diffraction, UV-Vis absorption spectra a...

Zinc Sulphide (ZnS) nanoparticles doped with different concentrations of Mn (0%, 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, 10%) have been synthesized by chemical co-precipitation method using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as a capping agent to control the particle growth. The structural characterizations of as synthesized nanoparticles are determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) which showed cubic zinc blende structures with av...

Extracellular agents produced by newly isolated bacterial strains were able to catalyze the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The most effective isolates were identified as Bacillus pumilus, B. persicus, and Bacillus licheniformis using molecular identification. DLS analysis revealed that the AgNPs synthesized by the above strains were in the size range of 77-92 nm. TEM observations sh...

We report here the biofabrication of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using leaf extract of Ficus benghalensis (a national tree of India). This method is rapid, cost effective, non toxic and eco-friendly and these features are making it more attractive for biomedical application. Aqueous solution of F. benghalensis leaf extract was used as reducing and capping agent in the synthesis of AuNPs. UV–Vis ...

In this study, the effects and interactions of reaction time and capping agent assistance during sol-gel synthesis of magnesium substituted hydroxyapatite nanopowder (MgHA) on hydroxyapatite (HA) to β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) ratio, Ca/P ratio and mean crystallite size was examined experimentally as well as through statistical analysis. MgHA nanopowders were synthesized by sol-gel technique...

The importance of inflammation has been underestimated in pulpal healing, and in the past, it has been considered only as an undesirable effect. Associated with moderate inflammation, necrosis includes pyroptosis, apoptosis, and nemosis. There are now evidences that inflammation is a prerequisite for pulp healing, with series of events ahead of regeneration. Immunocompetent cells are recruited ...