Advancements in medical science have facilitated in extending human lives. The increased
life expectancy, though, has come at a cost. The cases of an aging population suffering from …

Most of the ongoing projects aimed at the development of specific therapies and vaccines
against COVID-19 use the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein as the main target. The binding of …

Fungal chitosan was extracted from Aspergillus niger mycelia. The produced chitosan was
characterized with deacetylation degree of 89.2%, a molecular weight of 2.4× 104 Da, and …

Samarium orthoferrite (SmFe O 3) has been the subject of debate on the existence or
nonexistence of ferroelectric properties. It has a high spin-reorientation transition …

The self-association of amylogenic proteins to the fibril form is considered a pivotal factor in
the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, including Parkinson's disease (PD). PD …

In transition metal oxides, quantum confinement arising from a large surface to volume ratio
often gives rise to novel physicochemical properties at nanoscale. Their size-dependent …

Amyloid-like fibrils are prepared from protein in the lab by controlled heat treatments, yet
these must be further assembled to match the desirable mechanical and structural …

Cellular motility is essential for making and maintaining multicellular organisms throughout
their lifespan. Migrating cells can move either individually or collectively by a crawling …

Amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregation is recognized to be a key toxic factor in the pathogenesis of
Alzheimer disease, which is the most common progressive neurodegenerative disorder. In …

The effects of electric field (EF) on amyloid proteins have been given increasing attention in
regulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregation and therapeutic methods because of prevalence of …