Carbendazim (MBC) (methyl-2-benzimidazole carbamate) and tebuconazole (TBZ) ((RS)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)pentan-3-ol) are widely used in agriculture for the prevention and control of fungal diseases. Solid lipid nanoparticles and polymeric nanocapsules are carrier systems that offer advantages including changes in the release profiles of bioactive compoun...

Various antibacterial fluoroquinolone compounds were prepared by the direct amination of 7-halo-6- fluoroquinolone-3-carboxylic acids with variety of piperazine derivatives and (4aR,7aR)-octahydro-1H-pyrrolo[3,4-b] pyridine using Zirconia Sulfuric Acid (ZrSA) nanoparticle, as a catalyst in refluxing water. The results showed that ZrSA exhibited high catalytic activity towards the synthesis of f...

The Magnetically recoverable Fe3O4 nanoparticle and the supported brønsted acidic ionic liquid 1-methyl-3-(3-trimethoxysilylpropyl) imidazolium hydrogen sulfate (Fe3O4-IL-HSO4) were synthesized and used as efficient magnetic catalysts for the regioselective thiocyanation of aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds at room temperature in Water: Ethanol. This procedure provided the target thiocyanat...

Polymer nanoparticles are veritable tools for pharmacokinetic and therapeutic modifications of bioactive compounds. Nanoparticle technology development and scaling up are however often constrained due to poor payload and improper particle dissolution. This work was aimed to develop descriptor based computational models as prior art tools for optimal payload in polymeric nanoparticles. Loading o...

The quantities of organic waste produced globally by aquacultural and horticulture are extremely large and offer an attractive renewable source of biomolecules and bioactive compounds. The availability of such large and diverse sources of waste materials creates a unique opportunity to develop new recycling and food waste utilisation strategies. The aim of this review is to report the current s...

Fe-Quer Nanozymes In article number 2300261, Xianwen Wang, Zhengxuan Jiang, and co-workers successfully utilize an artificial nanoparticle drug delivery system comprising flavonoid compounds metal ions for retina natural product-based delivery. It is efficient microvascular protectant with multiple intrinsic enzyme-mimicking properties outstanding reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging abilit...

The quartz-crystal microbalance is a sensitive and versatile tool for measuring adsorption of a variety of compounds (e.g. small molecules, polymers, biomolecules, nanoparticles and cells) to surfaces. While the technique has traditionally been used for measuring adsorption to flat surfaces and thin ridged films, it can also be extended to study adsorption to nanoparticle surfaces when the nano...

Core−shell nanocomposites based on Au nanoparticle@zinc−ironembedded porous carbons (Au@Zn−Fe−C) derived from metal−organic frameworks were prepared as bifunctional electrocatalysts for both oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). A single Au nanoparticle of 50−100 nm in diameter was encapsulated within a porous carbon shell embedded with Zn−Fe compounds. The resu...