Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3814: Mesoporous Silica Platforms with Potential Applications in Release and Adsorption of Active Agents Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173814 Authors: Cristina Chircov Angela Spoială Cătălin Păun Luminița Crăciun Denisa Ficai Anton Ficai Ecaterina Andronescu Ștefan Claudiu Turculeƫ In recent years, researchers focused their attention on mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) owing to the considerable advancements of the characterization...
Fri Aug 21, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3815: Direct Binding of Cisplatin to p22phox, an Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Membrane Protein, Contributes to Cisplatin Resistance in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173815 Authors: Chih-Chang Hung Fu-An Li Shih-Shin Liang Ling-Feng Wang I-Ling Lin Chien-Chih Chiu Chiu-Hsien Lee Jeff Yi-Fu Chen Prolonged treatment with cisplatin (CDDP) frequently develops chemoresistance. We have previously shown...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3813: Anthocyanins as Antidiabetic Agents—In Vitro and In Silico Approaches of Preventive and Therapeutic Effects Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173813 Authors: Hélder Oliveira Ana Fernandes Natércia F. Brás Nuno Mateus Victor de Freitas Iva Fernandes Many efforts have been made in the past two decades into the search for novel natural and less-toxic anti-diabetic agents. Some clinical trials have assigned this ability to anthocyanins, although...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3807: Development and Physical Characterization of α-Glucan Nanoparticles Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173807 Authors: Kervin O. Evans Christopher Skory David L. Compton Ryan Cormier Gregory L. Côté Sanghoon Kim Michael Appell α-Glucans that were enzymatically synthesized from sucrose using glucansucrase cloned from Leuconostoc mesenteroides NRRL B-1118 were found to have a glass transition temperature of approximately 80 °C....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3808: Pressure Induced Spin Crossover and Magnetic Properties of Multiferroic Ba3NbFe3Si2O14 Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173808 Authors: Igor Lyubutin Sergey Starchikov Ivan Troyan Yulia Nikiforova Marianna Lyubutina Alexander Gavriliuk Recently, the iron containing langasite-type crystal Ba3NbFe3Si2O14 has attracted great attention as a new magnetically induced multiferroic. In this work, magnetic, structural and electronic properties of...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3811: Special Issue “Volatile Compounds and Smell Chemicals (Odor and Aroma) of Food” Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173811 Authors: Eugenio Aprea Among the constituents of food, volatile compounds are a particularly intriguing group of molecules, because they give rise to odour and aroma [...]
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3812: Structure and Properties of Oxidized Chitosan Grafted Cashmere Fiber by Amide Covalent Modification Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173812 Authors: Jifeng Li Ting Fang Wenjing Yan Fei Zhang Yunhui Xu Zhaofang Du In this study, oxidized chitosan grafted cashmere fibers (OCGCFs) were obtained by crosslinking the oxidized chitosan onto cashmere fibers by amide covalent modification. A novel method was developed for the selective oxidation...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3810: Long-Term Physical Aging Tracked by Advanced Thermal Analysis of Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamide): A Smart Polymer for Drug Delivery System Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173810 Authors: Anna Czerniecka-Kubicka Iwona Zarzyka Marek Pyda Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPA), as a smart polymer, can be applied for drug delivery systems. This amorphous polymer can be exposed on a structural recovery process during the storage and transport of medicaments....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3809: Anthocyanins: A Comprehensive Review of Their Chemical Properties and Health Effects on Cardiovascular and Neurodegenerative Diseases Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173809 Authors: Roberto Mattioli Antonio Francioso Luciana Mosca Paula Silva Anthocyanins are a class of water-soluble flavonoids widely present in fruits and vegetables. Dietary sources of anthocyanins include red and purple berries, grapes, apples, plums, cabbage, or foods containing...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3806: Workflow for the Quantification of Soluble and Insoluble Carbohydrates in Soybean Seed Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173806 Authors: Ademar Moretti Cintia L. Arias Leandro A. Mozzoni Pengyin Chen Brant T. McNeece M.A. Rouf Mian Leah K. McHale Ana P. Alonso Soybean seed composition has a profound impact on its market value and commercial use as an important commodity. Increases in oil and protein content have been historically pursued...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3805: Photosensitizing Furocoumarins: Content in Plant Matrices and Kinetics of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173805 Authors: Łukasz Woźniak Marzena Połaska Krystian Marszałek Sylwia Skąpska Furocoumarins are a group of plant phytoalexins exhibiting various bioactive properties; the most important of which are photosensitization and alteration of P450 cytochrome activity. Supercritical fluid extraction with...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3802: DDAO Controlled Synthesis of Organo-Modified Silica Nanoparticles with Encapsulated Fluorescent Boron Dipyrrins and Study of Their Uptake by Cancerous Cells Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173802 Authors: Aleksandr A. Goncharenko Ilya A. Tarasyuk Yuriy S. Marfin Kirill V. Grzhegorzhevskii Albert R. Muslimov Andrey B. Bondarenko Maxim D. Lebedev Ilya A. Kuz’min Artur S. Vashurin Kirill V. Lepik Alexander S. Timin Evgeniy V....
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3803: Sangiangols A and B, Two New Dolabellanes from an Indonesian Marine Soft Coral, Anthelia sp. Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173803 Authors: Novriyandi Hanif Anggia Murni Junichi Tanaka A new, rare trinor-dolabellane diterpenoid, sangiangol A (1), and one new dolabellane diterpenoid, sangiangol B (2), together with known cembranes and dolabellanes (3–8), were isolated from the ethyl acetate layer of an extract of an Indonesian marine...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3801: Influence Carrier Agents, Drying Methods, Storage Time on Physico-Chemical Properties and Bioactive Potential of Encapsulated Sea Buckthorn Juice Powders Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173801 Authors: Karolina Tkacz Aneta Wojdyło Anna Michalska-Ciechanowska Igor Piotr Turkiewicz Krzysztof Lech Paulina Nowicka Sea buckthorn (Hippophaë rhamnoides L.) juice with inulin, maltodextrin, and inulin:maltodextrin (1:2 and 2:1) were spray-,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3804: Health Benefits of Plant-Derived Sulfur Compounds, Glucosinolates, and Organosulfur Compounds Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173804 Authors: Natalia Miękus Krystian Marszałek Magdalena Podlacha Aamir Iqbal Czesław Puchalski Artur H. Świergiel The broad spectrum of the mechanism of action of immune-boosting natural compounds as well as the complex nature of the food matrices make researching the health benefits of various food products...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3800: Curcumin-Loaded Bacterial Cellulose/Alginate/Gelatin as A Multifunctional Biopolymer Composite Film Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173800 Authors: Nadda Chiaoprakobkij Thapanar Suwanmajo Neeracha Sanchavanakit Muenduen Phisalaphong Multifunctional biopolymer composites comprising mechanically-disintegrated bacterial cellulose, alginate, gelatin and curcumin plasticized with glycerol were successfully fabricated through a simple, facile, cost-effective...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 3799: Experimental and Density Functional Theory Studies on 1,1,1,4,4,4-Hexafluoro-2-Butene Pyrolysis Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25173799 Authors: Neng Tao Changcheng Liu Haoran Xing Song Lu Siuming Lo Heping Zhang A series of thermal decomposition experiments were conducted over a temperature range of 873–1073 K to evaluate the thermal stability of 1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene (HFO-1336mzz(Z)) and the production of hydrogen...
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MTI, Vol. 4, Pages 59: Pre-Clinical Proof-of-Concept Study of a Bladder Irrigation Feedback System for Gross Haematuria in a Lab Setup Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti4030059 Authors: Yun Hol Chan Kelven Weijing Chen Qinghui Wu Edmund Chiong Hongliang Ren Conventional continuous bladder irrigation (CBI) systems used in Urology have been labor-intensive and challenging for healthcare workers to manage consistently due to inter-observer variability in...
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MTI, Vol. 4, Pages 58: Tolerance for Uncertainty and Patterns of Decision-Making in Complex Problem-Solving Strategies Multimodal Technologies and Interaction doi: 10.3390/mti4030058 Authors: Vitalii Epishin Nataliya Bogacheva Current studies of complex problem-solving do not commonly evaluate the regulatory role of such personality-based variables as tolerance for uncertainty, risk-readiness, and patterns for coping with decisional conflict. This research aims to establish the contribution...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1655: Molecularly Imprinting Polymers (MIP) Based on Nitrogen Doped Carbon Dots and MIL-101(Fe) for Doxorubicin Hydrochloride Delivery Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091655 Authors: Yuqiong Shi Yuxuan Wang Jinhua Zhu Wei Liu Md. Zaved H. Khan Xiuhua Liu MIL-based molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) nanocomposites were successfully synthesized through a simple and versatile stirring auxiliary encapsulation method. MIP as a carrier has been...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1654: Nanoparticles in Agroindustry: Applications, Toxicity, Challenges, and Trends Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091654 Authors: Luis A. Paramo Ana A. Feregrino-Pérez Ramón Guevara Sandra Mendoza Karen Esquivel Nanotechnology is a tool that in the last decade has demonstrated multiple applications in several sectors, including agroindustry. There has been an advance in the development of nanoparticulated systems to be used as fertilizers,...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1653: 2D Bi2Se3 van der Waals Epitaxy on Mica for Optoelectronics Applications Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091653 Authors: Shifeng Wang Yong Li Annie Ng Qing Hu Qianyu Zhou Xin Li Hao Liu Bi2Se3 possesses a two-dimensional layered rhombohedral crystal structure, where the quintuple layers (QLs) are covalently bonded within the layers but weakly held together by van der Waals forces between the adjacent QLs. It is also pointed out that...
Sat Aug 22, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1652: Preparation of Boron Nitride Nanoplatelets via Amino Acid Assisted Ball Milling: Towards Thermal Conductivity Application Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091652 Authors: Nan Yang Haifeng Ji Xiaoxia Jiang Xiongwei Qu Xiaojie Zhang Yue Zhang Binyuan Liu Hexagonal boron nitride nanoplatelets (BNNPs) have attracted widespread attention due to their unique physical properties and their peeling from the base material. Mechanical exfoliation...
Sat Aug 22, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1651: Behavior of Muscle-Derived Stem Cells on Silica Nanostructured Substrates Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091651 Authors: Hyo-Sop Kim Bit Na Lee Sangdun Choi Moon Suk Kim Jae-Ho Kim The aim of the present work was to evaluate the responses of rat muscle-derived stem cells (rMDSCs) to growth on silica nanostructured substrates (SN) with nanoscale topographic surfaces. SN of different sizes (SN-60, SN-150, SN-300, SN-500, and SN-700) were...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1650: Curcumin and Quercetin-Loaded Nanoemulsions: Physicochemical Compatibility Study and Validation of a Simultaneous Quantification Method Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091650 Authors: Gustavo Richter Vaz Adryana Clementino Juliana Bidone Marcos Antonio Villetti Mariana Falkembach Matheus Batista Paula Barros Fabio Sonvico Cristiana Dora Biphasic oil/water nanoemulsions have been proposed as delivery systems for the intranasal...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1649: Biocompatibility of Biomaterials for Nanoencapsulation: Current Approaches Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091649 Authors: Bwalya A. Witika Pedzisai A. Makoni Scott K. Matafwali Billy Chabalenge Chiluba Mwila Aubrey C. Kalungia Christian I. Nkanga Alain M. Bapolisi Roderick B. Walker Nanoencapsulation is an approach to circumvent shortcomings such as reduced bioavailability, undesirable side effects, frequent dosing and unpleasant...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1647: Adsorption of Lead Ions by a Green AC/HKUST-1 Nanocomposite Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091647 Authors: Paria Soleimani Abhari Faranak Manteghi Zari Tehrani A new nanocomposite consisting of activated carbon (AC) from the Cortaderia selloana flower and copper-based metal-organic framework (HKUST-1) was synthesized through a single-step solvothermal method and applied for the removal of lead ions from aqueous solution through adsorption....
Fri Aug 21, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1648: ZnO Nanoparticle/Graphene Hybrid Photodetectors via Laser Fragmentation in Liquid Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091648 Authors: Kristin Charipar Heungsoo Kim Alberto Piqué Nicholas Charipar By combining the enhanced photosensitive properties of zinc oxide nanoparticles and the excellent transport characteristics of graphene, UV-sensitive, solar-blind hybrid optoelectronic devices have been demonstrated. These hybrid devices offer high responsivity...
Fri Aug 21, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1641: Composite Proton Exchange Membranes Based on Chitosan and Phosphotungstic Acid Immobilized One-Dimensional Attapulgite for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091641 Authors: Wen-Chin Tsen In order to obtain biopolymer chitosan-based proton exchange membranes with excellent mechanical properties as well as high ionic conductivity at the same time, natural attapulgite (AT) with one-dimensional (1D) structure was loaded with a...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1646: Multifunctional Fe3O4-Au Nanoparticles for the MRI Diagnosis and Potential Treatment of Liver Cancer Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091646 Authors: Elena Kozenkova Kateryna Levada Maria V. Efremova Alexander Omelyanchik Yulia A. Nalench Anastasiia S. Garanina Stanislav Pshenichnikov Dmitry G. Zhukov Oleg Lunov Mariia Lunova Ivan Kozenkov Claudia Innocenti Martin Albino Maxim A. Abakumov Claudio Sangregorio Valeria...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1644: Covalently Conjugated Gold–Porphyrin Nanostructures Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091644 Authors: Luca Spitaleri Chiara M. A. Gangemi Roberto Purrello Giuseppe Nicotra Giuseppe Trusso Sfrazzetto Girolamo Casella Maurizio Casarin Antonino Gulino Gold nanoparticles show important electronic and optical properties, owing to their size, shape, and electronic structures. Indeed, gold nanoparticles containing no more than 30–40...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1642: The Magnetic Proximity Effect Induced Large Valley Splitting in 2D InSe/FeI2 Heterostructures Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091642 Authors: Yifeng Lin Changcheng Zhang Lixiu Guan Zhipeng Sun Junguang Tao The manipulation of valley splitting has potential applications in valleytronics, which lacks in pristine two-dimensional (2D) InSe. Here, we demonstrate that valley physics in InSe can be activated via the magnetic proximity effect...
Fri Aug 21, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1645: Antiviral Potential of Nanoparticles—Can Nanoparticles Fight Against Coronaviruses? Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091645 Authors: Sangiliyandi Gurunathan Muhammad Qasim Youngsok Choi Jeong Tae Do Chankyu Park Kwonho Hong Jin-Hoi Kim Hyuk Song Infectious diseases account for more than 20% of global mortality and viruses are responsible for about one-third of these deaths. Highly infectious viral diseases such as severe acute...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1643: Dehydrogenation of Ethylene on Supported Palladium Nanoparticles: A Double View from Metal and Hydrocarbon Sides Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10091643 Authors: Oleg A. Usoltsev Anna Yu. Pnevskaya Elizaveta G. Kamyshova Andrei A. Tereshchenko Alina A. Skorynina Wei Zhang Tao Yao Aram L. Bugaev Alexander V. Soldatov Adsorption of ethylene on palladium, a key step in various catalytic reactions, may result in a variety of surface-adsorbed...
Fri Aug 21, 2020 03:00
ncRNA, Vol. 6, Pages 32: Comparison of Poly-A+ Selection and rRNA Depletion in Detection of lncRNA in Two Equine Tissues Using RNA-seq Non-Coding RNA doi: 10.3390/ncrna6030032 Authors: Anna R. Dahlgren Erica Y. Scott Tamer Mansour Erin N. Hales Pablo J. Ross Theodore S. Kalbfleisch James N. MacLeod Jessica L. Petersen Rebecca R. Bellone Carrie J. Finno Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are untranslated regulatory transcripts longer than 200 nucleotides that can...
Fri Aug 21, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2552: Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) Seeds Dietary Supplementation Regulates Liver Antioxidant Defense Systems in Aging Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092552 Authors: Devesh Tewari Artur Jóźwik Małgorzata Łysek-Gładysińska Weronika Grzybek Wioletta Adamus-Białek Jacek Bicki Nina Strzałkowska Agnieszka Kamińska Olaf K. Horbańczuk Atanas G. Atanasov Fenugreek seeds are widely used in Asia and other places of the world for...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2551: Influence of Enteral Nutrition on Gut Microbiota Composition in Patients with Crohn’s Disease: A Systematic Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092551 Authors: Paulina Horwat Stanisław Kopeć Aleksandra Garczyk Iwona Kaliciak Zuzanna Staręga Konstanty Drogowski Marcin Mardas Marta Stelmach-Mardas The aim of the study was to systematically and comprehensively evaluate whether exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) has impact on gut microbiota...
Sun Aug 23, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2550: Could Vitamins Help in the Fight Against COVID-19? Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092550 Authors: Thomas H Jovic Stephen R Ali Nader Ibrahim Zita M Jessop Sam P Tarassoli Thomas D Dobbs Patrick Holford Catherine A Thornton Iain S Whitaker There are limited proven therapeutic options for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. The role of vitamin and mineral supplementation or “immunonutrition” has previously been...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2549: Dietary Protein Intake and Single-Nephron Glomerular Filtration Rate
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 2549: Dietary Protein Intake and Single-Nephron Glomerular Filtration Rate Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12092549 Authors: Rina Oba Go Kanzaki Takaya Sasaki Yusuke Okabayashi Kotaro Haruhara Kentaro Koike Akimitsu Kobayashi Izumi Yamamoto Nobuo Tsuboi Takashi Yokoo High protein intake can increase glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in response to excretory overload, which may exacerbate the progression of kidney disease. However, the direct...
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