Metal/carbon materials have exhibited great potential for engineering applications in
environmental remediation as efficient catalysts for persulfate-based advanced oxidation …

Drosophila melanogaster has been used as an in vivo model organism for the study of
genetics and development since 100 years ago. Recently, the fruit fly Drosophila was also …

The present study is focused on the extracellular synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)
using culture supernatant of an agriculturally important bacterium, Serratia sp. BHU-S4 and …

Quorum sensing (QS) is a chemical communication process that Pseudomonas aeruginosa
uses to regulate virulence and biofilm formation. Disabling of QS is an emerging approach …

Graphene has attracted much attention of scientific community due to its enormous potential
in different fields, including medical sciences, agriculture, food safety, cancer research, and …

Despite being a relatively new field, nanoscience has been in the forefront among many
scientific areas. Nanoparticle materials (NM) present interesting physicochemical …

Nanotechnology is a rapidly developing technology in the twenty-first century.
Nanomaterials are extensively used in numerous industries including cosmetics, food …

Insects are a major source of human diseases and agricultural loss, but actual insecticides
are highly toxic for humans, thus calling for advanced pesticides. For instance, metallic …

The Comet assay has been recently adapted to investigate DNA damage in insects. The first
reports of its use in Drosophila melanogaster appeared in 2002. Since then, the interest in …

Environmental context Recent developments in nanotechnology have focussed towards
innovation and usage of multifunctional and superior hybrid nanomaterials. Possible …