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Yılmaz M, Ceyhan AA, Baytar O. Catalytic effect of nickel oxide nanoparticles from Lupinus Albus extract on green synthesis and photocatalytic reduction of methylene blue: kinetics and mechanism. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2024; 26:1970-1980. [PMID: 38949210 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2024.2371914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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Green synthesis of nanomaterials is advancing due to their ease of synthesis, cheapness, nontoxicity, and renewability. An environmentally friendly biogenic method has been developed for the green synthesis of nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiO NPs) using phytochemical-rich bioextract. They are rich in bioextract phenolics, flavonoids, and berberine. These phytochemicals successfully reduce and stabilize NiNO3 into NiO NPs. In this study, NiO NPs were synthesized by the green synthesis method from Lupinus Albus. Characterization of NiO NPs was carried out by TEM, XRD, SEM, UV, XRF, BET, and EDX analyses. According to XRD analysis, TEM results also support this, where the NiO NPs particle size diameter is 5 nm. It was determined by the Tauc equation that the band energy gap of NiO NPs is 1.69 eV. It was determined that the BET surface area of NiO NPs was 49.6 m2/g. NiO nanoparticles synthesized from Lupinus Albus extract by the green synthesis method were used as catalysts in the photocatalytic reduction of methylene blue with NaBH4. In the photocatalytic reduction of methylene blue with NaBH4, it was determined that there was no color change in 48 h without a catalyst, and in the presence of NiO nanoparticle catalyst, methylene blue was reduced by 97% in 8 min. The kinetics of the photocatalytic reduction of methylene blue with NaBH4 is a pseudo-first-order kinetic model and the kinetic rate constant is determined as 0.66 min-1, indicating that the catalytic effect of NiO NPs is very high at this value. NiO NPs were used five times in the photocatalytic reduction of methylene blue with NaBH4 and it was determined that the reduction of methylene blue was over 90% in each use.
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- Mine Yılmaz
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Konya Technical University, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Konya Technical University, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Siirt University, Siirt, Turkey
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Alhalili Z. Metal Oxides Nanoparticles: General Structural Description, Chemical, Physical, and Biological Synthesis Methods, Role in Pesticides and Heavy Metal Removal through Wastewater Treatment. Molecules 2023; 28:3086. [PMID: 37049850 PMCID: PMC10096196 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28073086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Nanotechnology (NT) is now firmly established in both the private home and commercial markets. Due to its unique properties, NT has been fully applied within multiple sectors like pharmacy and medicine, as well as industries like chemical, electrical, food manufacturing, and military, besides other economic sectors. With the growing demand for environmental resources from an ever-growing world population, NT application is a very advanced new area in the environmental sector and offers several advantages. A novel template synthesis approach is being used for the promising metal oxide nanostructures preparation. Synthesis of template-assisted nanomaterials promotes a greener and more promising protocol compared to traditional synthesis methods such as sol-gel and hydrothermal synthesis, and endows products with desirable properties and applications. It provides a comprehensive general view of current developments in the areas of drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment, agriculture, and remediation. In the field of wastewater treatment, we focus on the adsorption of heavy metals and persistent substances and the improved photocatalytic decomposition of the most common wastewater pollutants. The drinking water treatment section covers enhanced pathogen disinfection and heavy metal removal, point-of-use treatment, and organic removal applications, including the latest advances in pesticide removal.
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- Zahrah Alhalili
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science and Arts-Sajir, Shaqra University, Sahqra 17684, Saudi Arabia
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Diaz C, Valenzuela ML, Laguna-Bercero MÁ. Solid-State Preparation of Metal and Metal Oxides Nanostructures and Their Application in Environmental Remediation. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23031093. [PMID: 35163017 PMCID: PMC8835339 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Nanomaterials have attracted much attention over the last decades due to their very different properties compared to those of bulk equivalents, such as a large surface-to-volume ratio, the size-dependent optical, physical, and magnetic properties. A number of solution fabrication methods have been developed for the synthesis of metal and metal oxides nanoparticles, but few solid-state methods have been reported. The application of nanostructured materials to electronic solid-state devices or to high-temperature technology requires, however, adequate solid-state methods for obtaining nanostructured materials. In this review, we discuss some of the main current methods of obtaining nanomaterials in solid state, and also we summarize the obtaining of nanomaterials using a new general method in solid state. This new solid-state method to prepare metals and metallic oxides nanostructures start with the preparation of the macromolecular complexes chitosan·Xn and PS-co-4-PVP·MXn as precursors (X = anion accompanying the cationic metal, n = is the subscript, which indicates the number of anions in the formula of the metal salt and PS-co-4-PVP = poly(styrene-co-4-vinylpyridine)). Then, the solid-state pyrolysis under air and at 800 °C affords nanoparticles of M°, MxOy depending on the nature of the metal. Metallic nanoparticles are obtained for noble metals such as Au, while the respective metal oxide is obtained for transition, representative, and lanthanide metals. Size and morphology depend on the nature of the polymer as well as on the spacing of the metals within the polymeric chain. Noticeably in the case of TiO2, anatase or rutile phases can be tuned by the nature of the Ti salts coordinated in the macromolecular polymer. A mechanism for the formation of nanoparticles is outlined on the basis of TG/DSC data. Some applications such as photocatalytic degradation of methylene by different metal oxides obtained by the presented solid-state method are also described. A brief review of the main solid-state methods to prepare nanoparticles is also outlined in the introduction. Some challenges to further development of these materials and methods are finally discussed.
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- Carlos Diaz
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Las Palmeras 3425, Ñuñoa, Casilla 653, Santiago 7800003, Chile
- Correspondence:
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- Instituto de Ciencias Químicas Aplicadas, Grupo de Investigación en Energía y Procesos Sustentables, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Av. El Llano Subercaseaux 2801, Santiago 8900000, Chile;
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza C/Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain;
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Allende P, Orera A, Laguna-Bercero MÁ, Valenzuela ML, Díaz C, Barrientos L. Insights of the formation mechanism of nanostructured titanium oxide polymorphs from different macromolecular metal-complex precursors. Heliyon 2021; 7:e07684. [PMID: 34386635 PMCID: PMC8346649 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The insight into the mechanism of the unprecedented formation of pure anatase TiO2 from the macromolecular (Chitosan)•(TiOSO4)n precursor has been investigated using micro Raman spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and thermogravimetric/differential thermal analysis (TGA/DTA). The formation of a graphitic film was observed upon annealing of the macromolecular precursor, reaching a maximum at about 500 °C due to decomposition of the polymeric chain of the Chitosan and (PS-co-4-PVP) polymers. The proposed mechanism is the nucleation and growth of TiO2 nanoparticles over this graphitic substrate. SEM and Raman measurements confirm the formation of TiO2 anatase around 400 °C. The observation of an exothermic peak around 260 °C in the TGA/DTA measurements confirms the decomposition of carbon chains to form graphite. Another exothermic peak around 560 °C corresponds to the loss of additional carbonaceous residues.
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- Patricio Allende
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Católica del Norte, Avda Angamos, 0610, Antofagasta, Chile
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Institute of Applied Chemical Sciences, Inorganic Chemistry and Molecular Materials Group, Facultad de Ingeneria, Porvenir 580, Edificio L, Primer Piso, Temuco, Chile
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Chile, La Palmeras 3425, Nuñoa, Casilla, 653, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Facultad de Química y de Farmacia, Centro de Investigación en Nanotecnología y Materiales Avanzados CIEN-UC, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Vicuña Mackenna, 4860, Macul, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Millennium Nuclei on Catalytic Processes Towards Sustainable Chemistry (CSC), Chile
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Diaz C, Valenzuela ML, Laguna-Bercero MA, Carrillo D, Segovia M, Mendoza K, Cartes P. Solventless Preparation of Thoria and Its Inclusion into SiO 2 and TiO 2: A Luminescence and Photocatalysis Study. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:9391-9400. [PMID: 33869919 PMCID: PMC8047679 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c05811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Thoria was prepared using a solid-state method from the macromolecular precursor Chitosan·Th(NO3)4 (chitosan) and PS-co-4-PVP·Th(NO3)4 (PVP). The morphology and the average size of ThO2 depend of the chitosan and PS-co-4-PVP polymer forming the precursor. Their photoluminescent properties were investigated, finding a dependence of their intensity emission maxima, with the nature of the precursor polymer. The photocatalytic activity of ThO2 toward the degradation of methylene blue was measured for the first time, finding a degradation of about 66% in 300 min. The inclusion of ThO2 into SiO2 and TiO2 was achieved by the solid-state pyrolysis of the macromolecular composites Chitosan·Th(NO3)4//MO2 and PS-co-4-PVP·Th(NO3)4//MO2, MO2 = SiO2 or TiO2. The ThO2 exhibits a homogeneous dispersion inside the silica, showing sizes of about 40 and 50 nm for the chitosan and PVP polymer precursors, respectively. The luminescent properties of the ThO2/SiO2 and ThO2/TiO2 composites were also studied, finding a decrease in intensity when introducing the SiO2 or TiO2 matrices. The photocatalytic behavior to methylene blue degradation of ThO2 and their composites ThO2/SiO2 and ThO2/TiO2 was investigated for the first time, with them in the following order: ThO2 > ThO2/TiO2 > ThO2/SiO2.
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- Carlos Diaz
- Departamento
de Química, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Chile, La Palmeras 3425, Nuñoa, Casilla 653, Santiago de Chile 7800003, Chile
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- Instituto
de Ciencias Químicas Aplicadas, Grupo de Investigación
en Energía y Procesos Sustentables, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Av. El Llano Subercaseaux 2801, San Miguel, Santiago de Chile 8910060, Chile
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- Instituto
de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Chile, La Palmeras 3425, Nuñoa, Casilla 653, Santiago de Chile 7800003, Chile
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- Departamento
de Química, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Chile, La Palmeras 3425, Nuñoa, Casilla 653, Santiago de Chile 7800003, Chile
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- Departamento
de Química, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Chile, La Palmeras 3425, Nuñoa, Casilla 653, Santiago de Chile 7800003, Chile
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- Departamento
de Química, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Chile, La Palmeras 3425, Nuñoa, Casilla 653, Santiago de Chile 7800003, Chile
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Incorporation of NiO into SiO 2, TiO 2, Al 2O 3, and Na 4.2Ca 2.8(Si 6O 18) Matrices: Medium Effect on the Optical Properties and Catalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10122470. [PMID: 33321759 PMCID: PMC7763803 DOI: 10.3390/nano10122470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The medium effect of the optical and catalytic degradation of methylene blue was studied in the NiO/SiO2, NiO/TiO2, NiO/Al2O3, and NiO/Na4.2Ca2.8(Si6O18) composites, which were prepared by a solid-state method. The new composites were characterized by XRD (X-ray diffraction of powder), SEM/EDS, TEM, and HR-TEM. The size of the NiO nanoparticles obtained from the PSP-4-PVP (polyvinylpyrrolidone) precursors inside the different matrices follow the order of SiO2 > TiO2 > Al2O3. However, NiO nanoparticles obtained from the chitosan precursor does not present an effect on the particle size. It was found that the medium effect of the matrices (SiO2, TiO2, Al2O3, and Na4.2Ca2.8(Si6O18)) on the photocatalytic methylene blue degradation, can be described as a specific interaction of the NiO material acting as a semiconductor with the MxOy materials through a possible p-n junction. The highest catalytic activity was found for the TiO2 and glass composites where a favorable p-n junction was formed. The isolating character of Al2O3 and SiO2 and their non-semiconductor behavior preclude this interaction to form a p-n junction, and thus a lower catalytic activity. NiO/SiO2 and NiO/Na4.2Ca2.8(Si6O18) showed a similar photocatalytic behavior. On the other hand, the effect of the matrix on the optical properties for the NiO/SiO2, NiO/TiO2, NiO/Al2O3, and NiO/Na4.2Ca2.8(Si6O18) composites can be described by the different dielectric constants of the SiO2, TiO2, Al2O3, Na4.2Ca2.8(Si6O18) matrices. The maxima absorption of the composites (λmax) exhibit a direct relationship with the dielectric constants, while their semiconductor bandgap (Eg) present an inverse relationship with the dielectric constants. A direct relationship between λmax and Eg was found from these correlations. The effect of the polymer precursor on the particle size can explain some deviations from this relationship, as the correlation between the particle size and absorption is well known. Finally, the NiO/Na4.2Ca2.8(Si6O18) composite was reported in this work for the first time.
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Shepit M, Paidi VK, Roberts CA, van Lierop J. Competing ferro- and antiferromagnetic exchange drives shape-selective [Formula: see text] nanomagnetism. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20990. [PMID: 33268828 PMCID: PMC7710736 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77650-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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We have synthesized three different shapes of [Formula: see text] nanoparticles to investigate the relationships between the surface Co[Formula: see text] and Co[Formula: see text] bonding quantified by exploiting the known exposed surface planes, terminations, and coordiations of [Formula: see text] nanoparticle spheres, cubes and plates. Subsequently this information is related to the unusual behaviour observed in the magnetism. The competition of exchange interactions at the surface provides the mechanism for different behaviours in the shapes. The cubes display weakened antiferromagnetic interactions in the form of a spin-flop that occurs at the surface, while the plates show distinct ferromagnetic behaviour due to the strong competition between the interactions. We elucidate the spin properties which are highly sensitive to bonding and crystal field environments. This work provides a new window into the mechanisms behind surface magnetism.
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- Michael Shepit
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
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- Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America Inc., 1555 Woodridge Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
- Manitoba Institute for Materials, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada
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Diaz C, Valenzuela ML, Cifuentes-Vaca O, Segovia M. Polymer Precursors Effect in the Macromolecular Metal-Polymer on the Rh/RhO2/Rh2O3 Phase Using Solvent-Less Synthesis and Its Photocatalytic Activity. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-020-01634-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Diaz C, Valenzuela ML, Cifuentes-Vaca O, Segovia M, Laguna-Bercero MA. Incorporation of Nanostructured ReO3 in Silica Matrix and Their Activity Toward Photodegradation of Blue Methylene. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-019-01284-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Taj A, Shaheen A, Xu J, Estrela P, Mujahid A, Asim T, Zubair Iqbal M, Khan WS, Bajwa SZ. In-situ synthesis of 3D ultra-small gold augmented graphene hybrid for highly sensitive electrochemical binding capability. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 553:289-297. [PMID: 31212228 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The fascinating properties of graphene can be augmented with other nanomaterials to generate hybrids to design innovative applications. Contrary to the conventional methodologies, we showed a novel yet simple, in-situ, biological approach which allowed for the effective growth of gold nanostructures on graphene surfaces (3D Au NS@GO). The morphology of the obtained hybrid consisted of sheets of graphene, anchoring uniform dispersion of ultra-small gold nanostructures of about 2-8 nm diameter. Surface plasmon resonance at 380 nm confirmed the nano-regimen of the hybrid. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy indicated the utilization of amine spacers to host gold ions leading to nucleation and growth. The exceptional positive surface potential of 55 mV suggest that the hybrid as an ideal support for electrocatalysis. Ultimately, the hybrid was found to be an efficient receptor material for electrochemical performance towards the binding of uric acid which is an important biomolecule of human metabolism. The designed material enabled the detection of uric acid concentrations as low as 30 nM. This synthesis strategy is highly suitable to design new hybrid materials with interesting morphology and outstanding properties for the identification of clinically relevant biomolecules.
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- Ayesha Taj
- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), P.O. Box No. 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan; Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), P.O. Box No. 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan; Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA
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- Centre of Biosensor Bioelectronics and Biodevices (C3Bio) and Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Science, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
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- Department of Materials Engineering, College of Materials and Textiles, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, No. 2 Road of Xiasha, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), P.O. Box No. 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), P.O. Box No. 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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Self-assembly and supramolecular isomerism in copper (II) coordination compounds of pyridine-4-carboxamide based ligand. Inorganica Chim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2018.10.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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