Current food production faces tremendous challenges from growing human population,
maintaining clean resources and food qualities, and protecting climate and environment …

A thin layer of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) sputtered on cadmium sulfide quantum dots
(CdS QDs) decorated anodic titanium dioxide nanotubes (TNTs)(Au/CdS QDs/TNTs) was …

A novel single-armed Salamo-type bisoximes (H 3 L) has been designed and synthesized
firstly. A new application of Salamo-type bisoximes in ion recognition is investigated in …

A highly fluorescent Cu 2+-responsive sensor, 2-amino-3-(BODIPYmethyleneamino)
maleonitrile (BD) was constructed by attaching diaminomaleonitrile to a BODIPY scaffold …

Highlights•ScCO 2-assisted spray drying (SASD) brings additional advantages as compared
to conventional SD.•SASD improves the aerodynamic performance of dry powder inhaler …

Abstract Carbon dots (C-dots), a new class of non-toxic carbogenic nanomaterials have
attracted lots of attention. By using simple microwave heating of a biocompatible biological …

Abstract A specific Cu 2+ sensor, 2-amino-3-(BODIPYmethyleneamino) maleonitrile (BDM),
was established by a simple dehydration between BODIPY and diaminomaleonitrile. Cu 2+ …

Stimuli-responsive materials are functional materials that can change their physical and
chemical properties or perform specific functions in response to external stimuli. The use of …

Functionalized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been widely investigated as promising
multifunctional nanosystems for the theragnosis of lung cancer, the most common and …

We present here the synthesis of a simple and low-cost Schiff base chemosensor (HL) for
selective detection of both Zn (II) and Cu (II) ions in HEPES buffer pH= 7.4. The …