Nitric oxide: physiological functions, delivery, and biomedical applications

SM Andrabi, NS Sharma, A Karan… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nitric oxide (NO) is a gaseous molecule that has a central role in signaling pathways
involved in numerous physiological processes (eg, vasodilation, neurotransmission …

Synthetic amorphous silica nanoparticles: toxicity, biomedical and environmental implications

JG Croissant, KS Butler, JI Zink, CJ Brinker - Nature Reviews Materials, 2020 - nature.com
Natural silica and silicates are predominantly crystalline and constitute the most abundant
components of the Earth's crust. Man-made silica is typically amorphous and manufactured …

Functionalized silica nanoparticles: classification, synthetic approaches and recent advances in adsorption applications

H Li, X Chen, D Shen, F Wu, R Pleixats, J Pan - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanotechnology is rapidly sweeping through all the vital fields of science and technology
such as electronics, aerospace, defense, medicine, and catalysis. It involves the design …

Metal-free bioorthogonal click chemistry in cancer theranostics

D Wu, K Yang, Z Zhang, Y Feng, L Rao… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Bioorthogonal chemistry is a powerful tool to site-specifically activate drugs in living systems.
Bioorthogonal reactions between a pair of biologically reactive groups can rapidly and …

Multifaceted application of silica nanoparticles. A review

PG Jeelani, P Mulay, R Venkat, C Ramalingam - Silicon, 2020 - Springer
Nanoparticles have immense industrial, biotechnological, and biomedical/pharmaceutical
applications due to their pliability in structure, size, biocompatibility, high surface area, and …

Microbiologically-synthesized nanoparticles and their role in silencing the biofilm signaling cascade

D Lahiri, M Nag, HI Sheikh, T Sarkar… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The emergence of bacterial resistance to antibiotics has led to the search for alternate
antimicrobial treatment strategies. Engineered nanoparticles (NPs) for efficient penetration …

Production and use of immobilized lipases in/on nanomaterials: A review from the waste to biodiesel production

L Zhong, Y Feng, G Wang, Z Wang, M Bilal, H Lv… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
As a highly efficient and environmentally friendly biocatalyst, immobilized lipase has
received incredible interest among the biotechnology community for the production of …

Versatile types of organic/inorganic nanohybrids: from strategic design to biomedical applications

N Zhao, L Yan, X Zhao, X Chen, A Li, D Zheng… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Organic/inorganic nanohybrids have attracted widespread interests due to their favorable
properties and promising applications in biomedical areas. Great efforts have been made to …

Degradability and clearance of silicon, organosilica, silsesquioxane, silica mixed oxide, and mesoporous silica nanoparticles

JG Croissant, Y Fatieiev, NM Khashab - Advanced materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The biorelated degradability and clearance of siliceous nanomaterials have been
questioned worldwide, since they are crucial prerequisites for the successful translation in …

Plant-derived silica nanoparticles and composites for biosensors, bioimaging, drug delivery and supercapacitors: a review

S Prabha, D Durgalakshmi, S Rajendran… - Environmental chemistry …, 2021 - Springer
Silica nanoparticles have rapidly found applications in medicine, supercapacitors, batteries,
optical fibers and concrete materials, because silica nanoparticles have tunable physical …