Showing papers in "Colloids and Surfaces in 2018"

TL;DR: Selenium nanoparticles can open ways to new regular strategies for treating illnesses like malignancy, and this audit expresses the reasons why these nano measured medications can be the following huge achievement as chemotherapeutic operators.

TL;DR: The results showed that the enzyme immobilization increased the enzyme activity in different pHs and temperatures, without any changes in the optimum pH and temperature for enzyme activity.

TL;DR: In this article, a new synthesized complex of oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotube wrapped by polyethylene glycol (POCNT) was used to improve the essential properties of selected water-based drilling muds.

TL;DR: In this article, a facile solvent diffusion method was applied to prepare an ultra-small nanostructured lipid carrier (usNLC) which was capable of encapsulating hydrophobic molecules.

TL;DR: In this article, two hierarchical porous hypercross-linked polymers modified with phenolic hydroxyl (OH) groups were synthesized and their adsorption was comparatively evaluated using aniline as the adsorbate.

TL;DR: In this paper, a facile and an inexpensive approach to prepare robust fluorine-free self-cleaning cotton textiles by surface modification with anatase TiO2 sol and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) using a simple dip-coating method.

TL;DR: One of the most promising methods of tailoring a composite scaffold material in nano sized diameters, electrospinning method were used to produce Polycaprolactone (PCL/Graphene Oxide (GO/Iron(II, III) Oxide) nanocomposite fibers as biocompatible scaffolds for biomedical applications.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of surface microstructure on erosion-corrosion resistance of hydrophobic rough and smooth nickel electrodeposited coatings was investigated using on site electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in dynamic solution of 3.5

TL;DR: In this article, a novel magnetic adsorbent for Cr(VI) removal was synthesized by decorating corncob biochar with polypyrrole (PPy) (MBC/PPy).

TL;DR: It was shown that all surfaces patterns investigated produce a significant reduction in bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation and this important observation could not be related to physical constrains or increased solid surface hydrophobicity, as previously suggested by other authors using engineered topographies with microscale surface roughness.

TL;DR: In this paper, a simple and sensitive sensor has been successfully developed for fast monitoring of azathioprine (AZA) by combining valuable properties of electrospun poly (vinyl alcohol)/chitosan (PVA/CS) nanofibers and surface plasmon resonance of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as a smart probe.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of Fenton-like reagent made by the addition of FeSO4 in H2O2 aqueous solution on surface hydrophobicity and floatability of chalcopyrite and molybdenite was analyzed.

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of ionic liquids and salt on the micellization of a representative amphiphilic block copolymer poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide), poly(poly(polyethylene), polyethylene, poly(probylene oxide) poly(methylene)-poly (propylene), poly (ethylene) oxide (PEO-PPO-PEO), Pluronic P123 (EO20PO70EO20) were compared with a classic salt, ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3), and

TL;DR: In this paper, a series of sodium polyacrylate copolymers (i.e., poly acrylic acid-co-itaconic acid, co-2-acrylamide, 2-methylpropanesulfonic acid or PSIA with different molecular weights and monomer molar ratios) were synthesized based on water-based dispersants for ultrafine grinding of praseodymium-doped zirconium silicate (Pr-ZrSiO4).

TL;DR: The detailed characterization of solid lipid nanoparticles was performed using a combination of light scattering, microscopic, calorimetric, and spectroscopic techniques and it was seen that different compositions of bile salts yield nanoparticles with different sizes.

TL;DR: In this article, a porous poly-l-lactic acid (PLLA) scaffold containing polydopamine-modified mesoporous bioactive glass (p-MBG) was fabricated by selective laser sintering.

TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of polyethylenimines (PEIs) as a flocculant polymer in the treatment of oily water from the petroleum industry was evaluated and evaluated on a Jartest and a bench scale Dissolved Air Flotation system.

TL;DR: In this paper, water-soluble fluorescent carbon nanodots (CNDs) were directly injected into the leaf of nicotiana tabacum, and with the help of UV-to-blue light conversion nanomaterial, the photosynthetic rate of the leaf was improved 18% upon additional 6'W UV irradiation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the adsorption behavior of phenanthrene on cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB)-modified polystyrene (PS) microspheres was investigated thoroughly to develop a novel adsorbent material.

TL;DR: In this paper, a pH-sensitive liposome formulation (pHSL) was constructed by loading tariquidar (TQR) and DOX simultaneously in order to overcome multidrug resistance of tumour cells.

TL;DR: In this article, nanoscale zerovalent iron (nZVI) was incorporated inside the channels of monodisperse mesoporous silica nanospheres (MSN).

TL;DR: In this article, a multiscale study aimed at assessing the transferability of bulk phenomena to surface and foaming properties in terms of the establishment of structure-function relationships using the example of β-Lactoglobulin (β-Lg).

TL;DR: In this article, a method based on molecular simulation is proposed to predict H2S adsorption on carbon, which contributes to a better understanding of the role of pore size distribution and adorption regimes in carbon materials.

TL;DR: In this paper, a novel cationic amphiphile bearing three allyl fragments (hexadecyltriallylammonium bromide, TAS-16) in the headgroup has been synthesized.

TL;DR: In this article, a novel gas-wetting alteration agent was synthesized by emulsion polymerization, and the synthesis process conditions were optimized by the response surface methodology based on the yield of the product.

TL;DR: A rapid, label-free and versatile colorimetric assay to detect wildtype p53 DNA-binding function in complex solutions and its utility for fast detection of drug-induced DNA binding function to cancer-associated Y220C mutant p53 protein using well-established reactivating compounds is demonstrated.

TL;DR: In this article, microcapsules of an initiator, 2,2′-Azobis(2-methylpropionamide) dihydrochloride (AIBA) encapsulated by Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, prolonging the gelation time of cross-linked polyacrylamide gel.

TL;DR: In this article, different methods for protein entrapment into liposomes were tested in order to obtain tailored DDS platforms for multiple biomedical applications and the authors used the Black-eyed pea Trypsin and Chymotrypsin Inhibitor (BTCI), a member of the Bowman-Birk protease inhibitor family.

TL;DR: In this paper, Edible solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) were added to o/w emulsions previously stabilized by anionic SDS, non-ionic Tween 20 or cationic CTAB.

TL;DR: In this article, a novel and fresh Au@Pt nanoflower synthesized by the chemical reduction method was presented, which exhibited the highest catalytic activity, converting 4-nitrophenol (NP) to 4-aminophenol (AP) assisted by NaBH4.