The unregulated deposition of metal-based nanoparticles in terrestrial ecosystems
particularly in agricultural systems has alarmingly threatened the sustainability of the …

Catalysis and medicine are often considered as two independent research fields with their
own respective scientific phenomena. Promoted by recent advances in nanochemistry, large …

No other resource is as necessary for life as water, and providing it universally in a safe,
reliable and affordable manner is one of the greatest challenges of the twenty-first century …

Molybdenum is a trace dietary element necessary for the survival of humans. Some
molybdenum-bearing enzymes are involved in key metabolic activities in the human body …

Swarms, which stem from collective behaviors among individual elements, are commonly
seen in nature. Since two decades ago, scientists have been attempting to understand the …

Photocatalysis is an effective, inexpensive and environmentally friendly technology for the
decomposition of various aqueous organic pollutants and plays an increasingly critical role …

The capacity to respond or adapt to environmental changes is an intrinsic property of living
systems that comprise highly-connected subcomponents communicating through chemical …

Nanoparticle size plays a central role in determining material properties and performance in
biomedical applications. A wide variety of functional nanomaterials and nano-bioconjugates …

Highly crystalline single-domain magnetite Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) are important, not
only for fundamental understanding of magnetic behaviour, but also for their considerable …

Water pollutant treatment has become a critical issue in environmental engineering and
protection. Adsorption techniques via solid adsorbents have been widely applied for the …