Chitosan is a biodegradable, biocompatible, and nontoxic biopolymer. Au@ Pd@ Ag NPs
were prepared with chitosan as a capping agent. Chitosan-Pd 2+ and chitosan-Ag+ …

Many applications and environmental impact of silver-bearing nanomaterials critically
depend upon their specific reactivity, which is still poorly understood. Here, silver …

To achieve effective long-term disinfection of the root canals, we synthesized core–shell
silver nanoparticles (AgNPs@ SiO2) and used them to develop two irrigation solutions …

The reliable sensing of bacteria by surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) technology
necessitates a rational design of a substrate with high sensitivity, stability, and minimal …

The development of multifunctional nanocomposite materials is of great interest for various
biomedical applications. A popular approach to produce tailored nanocomposites is to …

The addition of Au during scalable synthesis of nanosilver drastically minimizes its surface
oxidation and leaching of toxic Ag+ ions. These biocompatible and inexpensive silver–gold …

Bacterial contaminated water causes potential health issues. Conventional chlorine
treatment has shortcomings of environmental hazards and chlorine adoptability by the …

Knowledge about whether/how natural water chemistry influences the fate, dissolution, and
toxicity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) should contribute to ecological risk assessment and …

Understanding the plasmon-mediated electron-transfer mechanisms from plasmonic
nanostructures to redox-active metals is a technically challenging and still developing …

The spectroscopic characterization by surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has
shown great potential in studies of heterogeneous catalysis. We describe a plug-in …