The application of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) in drug delivery has advanced rapidly
over the past decade, showing huge progress in the development of novel systems …

Programmed cell death is considered a key player in a variety of cellular processes that
helps to regulate tissue growth, embryogenesis, cell turnover, immune response, and other …

Viability and metabolic assays are commonly used as proxies to assess the overall
metabolism of microorganisms. The variety of these assays combined with little information …

Background The tetrazolium-based MTT assay has long been regarded as the gold
standard of cytotoxicity assays as it is highly sensitive and has been miniaturised for use as …

The implementation of nanotechnology to develop efficient antimicrobial systems has a
significant impact on the prospects of the biomedical field. Nanogels are soft polymeric …

Nanofibrous materials are widely investigated as a replacement for the extracellular matrix,
the 3D foundation for cells in all tissues. However, as with every medical material …

Abstract The 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) reduction
assay is one of the methods used to evaluate the viability of sperm. In the assay, a …

Colloidal gold is undoubtedly one of the most extensively studied nanomaterials, with 1000s
of different protocols currently available to synthesise gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). While …

In recent years, nanoparticles have been increasingly used in several industrial, consumer
and medical applications because of their unique physico-chemical properties. However, in …

Nanomaterials have been found increasing applications in the food sector. Nanostructured
antimicrobials can be incorporated either to food matrix of food packaging or to provide …