Microwave radiation and the brain: Mechanisms, current status, and future prospects

S Mumtaz, JN Rana, EH Choi, I Han - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Modern humanity wades daily through various radiations, resulting in frequent exposure and
causing potentially important biological effects. Among them, the brain is the organ most …

Recent progress in applications of non-thermal plasma for water purification, bio-sterilization, and decontamination

A Barjasteh, Z Dehghani, P Lamichhane, N Kaushik… - applied sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Various reactive oxygen and nitrogen species are accompanied by electrons, ultra-violet
(UV) radiation, ions, photons, and electric fields in non-thermal atmospheric pressure …

Non-thermal argon plasma jets of various lengths for selective reactive oxygen and nitrogen species production

P Lamichhane, TR Acharya, N Kaushik… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plasma jets simultaneously create a wide range of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and
reactive nitrogen species (RNS), making selective production challenging. In this study, an …

Review on the biomedical and environmental applications of nonthermal plasma

S Mumtaz, R Khan, JN Rana, R Javed, M Iqbal… - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recent advances in atmospheric plasmas have led to the formation of nonthermal plasma
(NTP). In recent decades, a number of novel plasma diagnostic approaches have been …

[HTML][HTML] Polydopamine films: Electrochemical growth and sensing applications

J Szewczyk, D Aguilar-Ferrer, E Coy - European Polymer Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Polydopamine is one of the most promising biomimetic polymers for environmental,
biomedical and energy applications. This review presents the current state of the art in the …

Low-temperature plasma-assisted nitrogen fixation for corn plant growth and development

P Lamichhane, M Veerana, JS Lim, S Mumtaz… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen fixation is crucial for plants as it is utilized for the biosynthesis of almost all
biomolecules. Most of our atmosphere consists of nitrogen, but plants cannot …

Silver nanoparticles: An instantaneous solution for anticancer activity against human liver (HepG2) and breast (MCF-7) cancer cells

AA Al-Khedhairy, R Wahab - Metals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a cataclysmic disease that affects not only the target organ, but also the whole
body. Metal-based nanoparticles (NPs) have recently emerged as a better option for the …

High-activity black phosphorus quantum dots/Au/TiO2 ternary heterojunction for efficient levofloxacin removal: Pathways, toxicity assessment, mechanism and DFT …

J Guo, C Ding, W Gan, P Chen, Y Lu, J Li… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Black phosphorus quantum dots (BPQDs) have attracted extensive attention for different
photocatalytic applications, but their fast charge recombination limits their application …

Pluronic F127/Doxorubicin microemulsions: Preparation, characterization, and toxicity evaluations

A Rahdar, MR Hajinezhad, M Barani, S Sargazi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of drug delivery systems minimizing the side effects of conventional
chemotherapy is one of the major challenges in the field of biomaterials for cancer treatment …

Plasma bioscience for medicine, agriculture and hygiene applications

EH Choi, NK Kaushik, YJ Hong, JS Lim… - Journal of the Korean …, 2022 - Springer
Nonthermal biocompatible plasma (NBP) sources operating in atmospheric pressure
environments and their characteristics can be used for plasma bioscience, medicine, and …