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  • Larvicidal efficacy of silk sericin-capped silver nano bioinsecticides (SS-AgNBIs) against Aedes aegypti

    Larvicidal efficacy of silk sericin-capped silver nano bioinsecticides (SS-AgNBIs) against Aedes aegypti

  • Laith, A. E., Alnimri, M., Ali, H., Alkhawaldeh, M. & Mihyar, A. Mosquito-borne diseases: assessing risk and strategies to control their spread in the middle East. J. Biosaf. Biosecur. 6 (1), 1–12 (2024).

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  • Planar-electroporated cell biosensor for investigating potential therapeutic effects of ectopic bitter receptors

    Planar-electroporated cell biosensor for investigating potential therapeutic effects of ectopic bitter receptors

    Establishment and characterization of planar-electroporated cell biosensor

    Figure 2a shows the physical image of the PECB, which consists of an MEA sensor and a transfer PCB. A transparent acrylic chamber is affixed to hold the medium necessary…

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  • Molecular spin sensor for in-situ monitoring of crystallization behavior and phase transition in aromatic materials

    Molecular spin sensor for in-situ monitoring of crystallization behavior and phase transition in aromatic materials

    Aza-metallofullerene Y2@C79N, in which one carbon atom of the cage is substituted with a nitrogen atom, has an electron spin localized on the internal Y2 cluster (Fig. 1a, b). In solution, Y2@C79N shows three distinct groups of EPR signals owing…

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  • Constructing pH-sensitive silica-sulfide hafnium dot nanotherapeutics for synergistically enhanced chemoradiotherapy

    Constructing pH-sensitive silica-sulfide hafnium dot nanotherapeutics for synergistically enhanced chemoradiotherapy

    Characteristics of SiO2-HfS2 nanocomposites

    The design and synthesis of SiO2-HfS2 nanocomposite have been illustrated in Scheme 1.

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    Schematic illustration of designed SiO2-HfS2 nanotherapeutics for synergistically enhanced…

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  • Smart RNA nanodevices reprogram themselves to silence genes in cancer cells

    Smart RNA nanodevices reprogram themselves to silence genes in cancer cells

    Reprogrammable RNA nanoparticles activate only in cancer cells to deliver targeted gene-silencing therapy while avoiding off-target effects, immune activation, and unnecessary drug exposure.

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  • 3D printing method enables precise design of high-strength custom metal alloys

    3D printing method enables precise design of high-strength custom metal alloys

    Researchers developed a 3D printing-based method to tailor metal alloys by composition and structure, creating stronger, application-specific materials.

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  • Einstein was wrong: MIT just settled a 100-year quantum debate

    Einstein was wrong: MIT just settled a 100-year quantum debate

    MIT physicists have performed an idealized version of one of the most famous experiments in quantum physics. Their findings demonstrate, with atomic-level precision, the dual yet evasive nature of light. They also happen to confirm that Albert…

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  • Chemistry-informed recommender system to predict optimal molecular receptors in SERS nanosensors

    Chemistry-informed recommender system to predict optimal molecular receptors in SERS nanosensors

    Elucidating receptor-haloanisole interactions

    To establish our dataset, we prepare nine types of molecular receptor-functionalized SERS substrates, using Ag nanocubes as building blocks (edge length = 115 ± 5 nm; Fig. 2A). These small…

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  • Chirality-transferred epitaxy of circular polarization-sensitive ReS2 monolayer single crystals

    Chirality-transferred epitaxy of circular polarization-sensitive ReS2 monolayer single crystals

    Terrace-step-kink strategy of substrate design

    Considering crystal structure, physical properties, and material costs, MgO, a binary cubic system with high chemical and thermal stability, was selected as the substrate. Its insulating…

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