[HTML][HTML] Characteristics of aerosols from swine farms: A review of the past two-decade progress

T Liu, G Li, Z Liu, L Xi, W Ma, X Gao - Environment International, 2023 - Elsevier
With rapid development of large-scale and intensive swine production, the emission of
aerosols from swine farms has become a growing concern, attracting extensive attention …

Enhancing agrichemical delivery and plant development with biopolymer-based stimuli responsive core–shell nanostructures

T Xu, Y Wang, Z Aytac, N Zuverza-Mena, Z Zhao… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The inefficient delivery of agrichemicals in agrifood systems is among the leading cause of
serious negative planetary and public health impacts. Such inefficiency is mainly attributed …

Development of biodegradable and antimicrobial electrospun zein fibers for food packaging

Z Aytac, R Huang, N Vaze, T Xu, BD Eitzer… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
There is an urgent need to develop biodegradable and nontoxic materials from biopolymers
and nature-derived antimicrobials to enhance food safety and quality. In this study …

Enhancing agrichemical delivery and seedling development with biodegradable, tunable, biopolymer-based nanofiber seed coatings

T Xu, C Ma, Z Aytac, X Hu, KW Ng… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
One of the challenges in agriculture consists of the inefficiencies in agrichemical delivery
and utilization. Herein, a biodegradable, tunable, biopolymer-based nanoplatform was …

DNA nanostructures for targeted antimicrobial delivery

I Mela, PP Vallejo‐Ramirez, S Makarchuk… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We report the use of DNA origami nanostructures, functionalized with aptamers, as a vehicle
for delivering the antibacterial enzyme lysozyme in a specific and efficient manner. We test …

[HTML][HTML] Nature-inspired antimicrobial surfaces and their potential applications in food industries

A Soni, G Brightwell - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global concern and has called for the
integration of different areas of expertise for designing robust solutions. One such approach …

Prediction of protein corona on nanomaterials by machine learning using novel descriptors

Y Duan, R Coreas, Y Liu, D Bitounis, Z Zhang, D Parviz… - NanoImpact, 2020 - Elsevier
Effective in silico methods to predict protein corona compositions on engineered
nanomaterials (ENMs) could help elucidate the biological outcomes of ENMs in biosystems …

Release of particulate matter from nano-enabled building materials (NEBMs) across their lifecycle: Potential occupational health and safety implications

D Singh, A Marrocco, W Wohlleben, HR Park… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study investigates potential nanomaterial releases and occupational health
risks across the lifecycle of nano-enabled building materials (NEBMs), namely, insulations …

Lipid and protein corona of food-grade TiO2 nanoparticles in simulated gastrointestinal digestion

R Coreas, X Cao, GM DeLoid, P Demokritou, W Zhong - NanoImpact, 2020 - Elsevier
In the presence of biological matrices, engineered nanomaterials, such as TiO 2, develop a
biomolecular corona composed of lipids, proteins, etc. In this study, we analyzed the …

Inactivation of common hospital acquired pathogens on surfaces and in air utilizing engineered water nanostructures (EWNS) based nano-sanitizers

N Vaze, G Pyrgiotakis, J McDevitt, L Mena… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Infectious diseases represent a major public health challenge worldwide. There are various
modes for the transmission of these diseases, with surface and airborne transmission being …