Safe nanoparticles: are we there yet?

W Najahi-Missaoui, RD Arnold… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The field of nanotechnology has grown over the last two decades and made the transition
from the benchtop to applied technologies. Nanoscale-sized particles, or nanoparticles …

Microplastics in the environment: Interactions with microbes and chemical contaminants

FK Mammo, ID Amoah, KM Gani, L Pillay… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are contaminants of emerging concern that have gained considerable
attention during the last few decades due to their adverse impact on living organisms and …

The role of nanotechnology in the treatment of viral infections

L Singh, HG Kruger, GEM Maguire… - Therapeutic …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Infectious diseases are the leading cause of mortality worldwide, with viruses in particular
making global impact on healthcare and socioeconomic development. In addition, the rapid …

Microplastics: A potential threat to groundwater resources

S Singh, A Bhagwat - Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of microplastics in various abiotic and biotic matrices has sought the attention
of researchers across the globe. Despite being subsurface, groundwater is also reported to …

Endocytic pathways and endosomal trafficking: a primer

SR Elkin, AM Lakoduk, SL Schmid - Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift, 2016 - Springer
This brief overview of endocytic trafficking is written in honor of Renate Fuchs, who retires
this year. In the mid-1980s, Renate pioneered studies on the ion-conducting properties of …

Microplastic migration and distribution in the terrestrial and aquatic environments: A threat to biotic safety

S Zhang, W Wang, P Yan, J Wang, S Yan, X Liu… - Journal of environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastics production has been increasing over years, while their recycling rate is lower,
resulting in huge amounts of microplastics (MP) accumulating in the environment. Although …

Self‐assembly of antimicrobial peptides on gold nanodots: against multidrug‐resistant bacteria and wound‐healing application

WY Chen, HY Chang, JK Lu, YC Huang… - Advanced Functional …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Photoluminescent gold nanodots (Au NDs) are prepared via etching and codeposition of
hybridized ligands, an antimicrobial peptide (surfactin; SFT), and 1‐dodecanethiol (DT), on …

Harnessing nanoparticles for immune modulation

DR Getts, LD Shea, SD Miller, NJC King - Trends in immunology, 2015 - cell.com
Recent approaches using nanoparticles engineered for immune regulation have yielded
promising results in preclinical models of disease. The number of nanoparticle therapies is …

Mechanistic understanding of nanoparticles' interactions with extracellular matrix: the cell and immune system

AB Engin, D Nikitovic, M Neagu… - Particle and fibre …, 2017 - Springer
Extracellular matrix (ECM) is an extraordinarily complex and unique meshwork composed of
structural proteins and glycosaminoglycans. The ECM provides essential physical …

Tissue response to neural implants: the use of model systems toward new design solutions of implantable microelectrodes

M Gulino, D Kim, S Pané, SD Santos… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The development of implantable neuroelectrodes is advancing rapidly as these tools are
becoming increasingly ubiquitous in clinical practice, especially for the treatment of …