Nanoparticles in biological systems

WJ Stark - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the behavior of nanoparticles in biological systems opens up new directions
for medical treatments and is essential for the development of safe nanotechnology. This …

Polymer-and dendrimer-coated magnetic nanoparticles as versatile supports for catalysts, scavengers, and reagents

QM Kainz, O Reiser - Accounts of chemical research, 2014 - ACS Publications
The work-up of chemical reactions by standard techniques is often time consuming and
energy demanding, especially when chemists have to guarantee low levels of metal …

Contamination of heavy metals in aquatic media: transport, toxicity and technologies for remediation

RK Gautam, SK Sharma, S Mahiya… - 2014 - books.rsc.org
The term ''heavy metal''refers to any metal and metalloid element that has a relatively high
density ranging from 3.5 to 7 g cmÀ3 and is toxic or poisonous at low concentrations, and …

Effective removal of Cu (II) ions from aqueous solution by amino-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles

YM Hao, C Man, ZB Hu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2010 - Elsevier
A novel magnetic nano-adsorbent (MNP-NH2) has been developed by the covalent binding
of 1, 6-hexadiamine on the surface of Fe3O4 nanoparticles for removal of Cu2+ ions from …

Nanoparticle cytotoxicity depends on intracellular solubility: comparison of stabilized copper metal and degradable copper oxide nanoparticles

AM Studer, LK Limbach, L Van Duc, F Krumeich… - Toxicology letters, 2010 - Elsevier
Metal nanoparticles have distinctly different chemical and physical properties than currently
investigated oxides. Since pure metallic nanoparticles are igniting at air, carbon stabilized …

Functionalized-graphene composites: fabrication and applications in sustainable energy and environment

X Gong, G Liu, Y Li, DYW Yu, WY Teoh - Chemistry of Materials, 2016 - ACS Publications
Graphene, including pristine graphene and its analogues of graphene oxide and reduced
graphene oxide, is revolutionizing the way we design high performance devices, particularly …

[HTML][HTML] Development and functionalization of magnetic nanoparticles as powerful and green catalysts for organic synthesis

AM Abu-Dief, SM Abdel-Fatah - Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Magnetic nanoparticles are a highly worthy reactant for the correlation of homogeneous
inorganic and organic containing catalysts. This review deals with the very recent main …

Nanoparticles as semi‐heterogeneous catalyst supports

A Schätz, O Reiser, WJ Stark - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoparticles can serve as semi‐heterogeneous supports since they readily disperse in
common solvents and combine high surface area with excellent accessibility. Reversible …

EDTA functionalized magnetic nanoparticle sorbents for cadmium and lead contaminated water treatment

Y Huang, AA Keller - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Cadmium (Cd 2+) and lead (Pb 2+) are toxic to human beings and other organisms,
and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classified both as probable human …

Targeted dual-contrast T1-and T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of tumors using multifunctional gadolinium-labeled superparamagnetic iron oxide …

H Yang, Y Zhuang, Y Sun, A Dai, X Shi, D Wu, F Li… - Biomaterials, 2011 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of a multifunctional nanoparticle (NP) system allowing for dual-
contrast T 1-and T 2-weighted targeted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of tumors could …