Enhanced water stability and photoresponsivity in metal-organic framework (MOF): a potential tool to combat drug-resistant bacteria

SA Ahmed, D Bagchi, HA Katouah, MN Hasan… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
In this work, we have successfully synthesized a bimetallic (Zinc and Cobalt) Zeolitic
Imidazolate Framework (Zn50Co50-ZIF), a class in a wider microporous Metal-Organic …

Development of low-cost copper nanoclusters for highly selective “turn-on” sensing of Hg2+ ions

P Sharma, S Naithani, S Layek, A Kumar… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of low-cost earth abundant metal based fluorescent sensors for a rapid
and selective nanomolar level detection of Hg 2+ is essential due to the increasing world …

Nanosurface energy transfer based highly selective and ultrasensitive “turn on” fluorescence mercury sensor

PK Sarkar, N Polley, S Chakrabarti, P Lemmens… - ACS …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Mercury is highly toxic to human health in all of its oxidation states. Thus, developing a low
cost, efficient metal ion sensor for the detection of mercury ions at concentration levels down …

[HTML][HTML] One-step green synthesis of platinum mesoporous nanoparticles by riboflavin for light activated antitumoral therapy

R Rey-Méndez, N González-Ballesteros… - Nano Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been established as one of the most promising novel
cancer therapies with fewer side-effects and enhanced efficacy compared to the currently …

Combating essential metal toxicity: key information from optical spectroscopy

SA Ahmed, MN Hasan, D Bagchi, HM Altass… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Chelation therapy is one of the most effective and widely accepted methods of treatment to
reduce metal toxicity caused by an excess amount of essential metals. Essential minerals …

NIR-light-active ZnO-based nanohybrids for bacterial biofilm treatment

D Bagchi, VSS Rathnam, P Lemmens, I Banerjee… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Nanomaterials with antimicrobial properties triggered by external stimuli appear to be a
promising and innovative substitute for the destruction of antibiotic-resistant superbugs as …

The effect of pH, nitrate, iron (III) and bicarbonate on photodegradation of oxytetracycline in aqueous solution

C Li, D Zhang, J Peng, X Li - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A …, 2018 - Elsevier
Photodegradation is a very important elimination pathway of Oxytetracycline (OTC) in
aquatic environments. The photochemical behavior of OTC in absence/presence of nitrate …

Modulation of stability and functionality of a phyto-antioxidant by weakly interacting metal ions: curcumin in aqueous solution

D Bagchi, S Chaudhuri, S Sardar, S Choudhury… - RSC …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The natural polyphenol curcumin and its metal coordinated complexes show obvious
benefits in the medical therapies of cancer and several neurodegenerative diseases. On the …

Allosteric inhibitory molecular recognition of a photochromic dye by a digestive enzyme: dihydroindolizine makes α-chymotrypsin photo-responsive

D Bagchi, A Ghosh, P Singh, S Dutta, N Polley… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The structural-functional regulation of enzymes by the administration of an external stimulus
such as light could create photo-switches that exhibit unique biotechnological applications …

Fabrication of nanohybrids toward improving therapeutic potential of a NIR photo-sensitizer: An optical spectroscopic and computational study

A Bera, MN Hasan, U Pal, D Bagchi, TK Maji… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Implementation of near infrared radiation (NIR) active drugs in photodynamic therapy (PDT)
is considered as a highly promising tool in therapeutic application. Because of its strong NIR …