Turning food protein waste into sustainable technologies

M Peydayesh, M Bagnani, WL Soon… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
For each kilogram of food protein wasted, between 15 and 750 kg of CO2 end up in the
atmosphere. With this alarming carbon footprint, food protein waste not only contributes to …

Protein nanofibrils for next generation sustainable water purification

M Peydayesh, R Mezzenga - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Water scarcity is rapidly spreading across the planet, threatening the population across the
five continents and calling for global sustainable solutions. Water reclamation is the most …

Advances in graphene oxide membranes for water treatment

F Jia, X Xiao, A Nashalian, S Shen, L Yang, Z Han… - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
Graphene oxide (GO), a derivative of graphene, is a novel carbon material that has attracted
a lot of attention in the field of membrane materials as its ability to achieve layer-by-layer …

Protein fibrils from different food sources: A review of fibrillation conditions, properties, applications and research trends

Y Meng, Z Wei, C Xue - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background In recent years, protein fibrillization has attracted extensive attention on account
of endowing food with desirable functional properties and better stability, which makes it a …

Biomedical and bioactive engineered nanomaterials for targeted tumor photothermal therapy: A review

W Wei, X Zhang, S Zhang, G Wei, Z Su - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Currently, a lot of efforts have been applied to diagnosis and treat tumors through the
fabrication of highly-efficient and multi-functional nanomaterials. Superior to other methods …

[HTML][HTML] Tailoring gold nanocluster properties for biomedical applications: from sensing to bioimaging and theranostics

SM Farkhani, P Dehghankelishadi, A Refaat… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gold nanomaterials have emerged as versatile systems which hold a great promise for
several biomedical applications. Among them, gold nanoclusters (AuNCs), ultra-small …

Capping gold nanoparticles with albumin to improve their biomedical properties

K Bolaños, MJ Kogan, E Araya - International journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Nanotechnology is an emerging field which has created great opportunities either through
the creation of new materials or by improving the properties of existing ones. Nanoscale …

Non-toxic chitosan-based hydrogel with strong adsorption and sensitive detection abilities for tetracycline

Q Luo, T Ren, Z Lei, Y Huang, Y Huang, D Xu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are classified as a severe cause of water contamination. Therefore, there is a
great demand for an efficient and non-toxic adsorbent for antibiotics. In this study, a non …

Evolution of electrospun nanofibers fluorescent and colorimetric sensors for environmental toxicants, pH, temperature, and cancer cells–A review with insights on …

M Venkatesan, L Veeramuthu, FC Liang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Heavy metal and other toxicant detection in natural resources like water, air, soil and food is
vital for environmental safety, personal hygiene, and public health care. Abundant number of …

Hierarchical nanomaterials via biomolecular self-assembly and bioinspiration for energy and environmental applications

C Gong, S Sun, Y Zhang, L Sun, Z Su, A Wu, G Wei - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Bioinspired synthesis offers potential green strategies to build highly complex nanomaterials
by utilizing the unique nanostructures, functions, and properties of biomolecules, in which …