Mesoporous silica particles as drug delivery systems—the state of the art in loading methods and the recent progress in analytical techniques for monitoring these …

K Trzeciak, A Chotera-Ouda, II Bak-Sypien… - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Conventional administration of drugs is limited by poor water solubility, low permeability,
and mediocre targeting. Safe and effective delivery of drugs and therapeutic agents remains …

Recent applications of advanced atomic force microscopy in polymer science: A review

P Nguyen-Tri, P Ghassemi, P Carriere, S Nanda… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been extensively used for the nanoscale
characterization of polymeric materials. The coupling of AFM with infrared spectroscope …

Electrochemical biosensor for nucleic acid amplification-free and sensitive detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA via …

W Heo, K Lee, S Park, KA Hyun, HI Jung - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2022 - Elsevier
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to millions of fatalities worldwide. For
preventing epidemic transmission, rapid and accurate virus detection methods to early …

An overview of nanoemulsion characterization via atomic force microscopy

TM Ho, F Abik, KS Mikkonen - Critical Reviews in Food Science …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Nanoemulsion-based systems are widely applied in food industries for protecting active
ingredients against oxidation and degradation and controlling the release rate of active core …

Biomaterials via peptide assembly: Design, characterization, and application in tissue engineering

VP Gray, CD Amelung, IJ Duti, EG Laudermilch… - Acta biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
A core challenge in biomaterials, with both fundamental significance and technological
relevance, concerns the rational design of bioactive microenvironments. Designed properly …

Scanning probe lithography: state-of-the-art and future perspectives

P Fan, J Gao, H Mao, Y Geng, Y Yan, Y Wang, S Goel… - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
High-throughput and high-accuracy nanofabrication methods are required for the ever-
increasing demand for nanoelectronics, high-density data storage devices, nanophotonics …

Study of corrosion behavior of API 5L X52 steel in sulfuric acid in the presence of ionic liquid 1-ethyl 3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate as corrosion inhibitor

MC Luna, T Le Manh, RC Sierra, JVM Flores… - Journal of Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
The inhibition effect of ionic liquid (IL) 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate
(EMIM)+(SCN)− on the corrosion of API 5L X52 steel in 0.5 MH 2 SO 4 solution at different …

Characterizing deformability and electrical impedance of cancer cells in a microfluidic device

Y Zhou, D Yang, Y Zhou, BL Khoo, J Han… - Analytical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Mechanical properties of cells, reflective of various biochemical characteristics such as gene
expression and cytoskeleton, are promising label-free biomarkers for studying and …

Scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy: topographic and dynamical surface studies of blends, composites, and hybrid functional materials for …

J Rydz, A Šišková… - Advances in Materials …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Microscopic techniques are often used in material science, enabling the assessment of the
morphology, composition, physical properties, and dynamic behaviour of materials. The …

Circulating tumor cells in cancer diagnostics and prognostics by single-molecule and single-cell characterization

T Chowdhury, B Cressiot, C Parisi, G Smolyakov… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) represent an interesting source of biomarkers for diagnosis,
prognosis, and the prediction of cancer recurrence, yet while they are extensively studied in …