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Yu H, Saif MS, Hasan M, Zafar A, Zhao X, Waqas M, Tariq T, Xue H, Hussain R. Designing a Silymarin Nanopercolating System Using CME@ZIF-8: An Approach to Hepatic Injuries. ACS Omega 2023; 8:48535-48548. [PMID: 38144097 PMCID: PMC10734040 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c08494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
Abstract
It is commonly known that silymarin, a phytoconstituent obtained from the Silybum marianum plant, has hepatoprotective and antioxidative properties. However, its low oral bioavailability and poor water solubility negatively impact its therapeutic efficacy. The goal of the present study was to determine the efficiency of the Cordia myxa extract-based synthesized zeolitic imidazole metal-organic framework (CME@ZIF-8 MOF) for increasing silymarin's bioavailability. A coprecipitation technique was used to synthesize the CME@ZIF-8 and polyethylene glycol-coated silymarin-loaded MOFs (PEG-Sily@CME@ZIF-8) and a complete factorial design was used to optimize them. The crystalline size of CME@ZIF-8 was 14.7 nm and the size of PEG-Sily@CME@ZIF-8 was 17.39 nm. The loading percentage of the silymarin drug in CME@ZIF-8 was 33.5%. The optimized formulations were then characterized by ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform IR spectroscopy, surface morphology, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and drug release in an in vitro medium. Additionally, a rat model was used to investigate the optimized formulation's in vivo hepatoprotective effectiveness. The synthesized silymarin-loaded CME@ZIF-8 MOFs were distinct particles with a porous, spongelike shape and a diameter of (size) nm. Furthermore, the designed silymarin-loaded PEG-Sily@CME@ZIF-8 MOF formulation exhibited considerable silymarin release from the synthesized formula in dissolution investigations. The in vivo evaluation studies demonstrated that the prepared PEG-Sily@CME@ZIF-8 MOFs effectively exhibited a hepatoprotective effect in comparison with free silymarin in a CCl4-based induced-hepatotoxicity rat model via ameliorating the normal antioxidant enzyme levels and restoring the cellular abnormalities produced by CCl4 toxication. In combination, biologically produced CME@ZIF-8 may promise to be a viable biologically based nanocarrier that can enhance the loading and release of silymarin medication, which has low solubility in water.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hui Yu
- College
of Science, Beihua University, Jilin 132013, P. R. China
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- Faculty
of Chemical and Biological Science, Department of Biochemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Faculty
of Chemical and Biological Science, Department of Biotechnology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai
University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, P. R. China
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- School
of Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute
of Technology (RMIT) University, Melbourne 3001, Australia
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- Institute
of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, P. R. China
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- Faculty
of Chemical and Biological Science, Department of Biotechnology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Faculty
of Chemical and Biological Science, Department of Biochemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai
University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, P. R. China
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- Faculty
of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Pathology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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Basha B, Manzoor A, Alrowaili ZA, Ihsan A, Shakir I, Al-Buriahi MS. Ba 2-xHo xSr 2-yNi yFe 12O 22 and its composite with MXene: synthesis, characterization and enhanced visible light mediated photocatalytic activity for colored dye and pesticide. RSC Adv 2023; 13:29944-29958. [PMID: 37842667 PMCID: PMC10571018 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra05993f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
Abstract
The rapid recombination of charges of photogenerated electrons and holes severely limits single semiconductor photocatalytic applications. In this study, a simple and facile sol-gel approach was used to synthesize Ba2-xHoxSr2-yNiyFe12O22 (x = 0, 0.1 and y = 0, 0.5). The composite of holmium-nickel doped barium-strontium ferrite with MXene (Ba1.9Ho0.1Sr1.5Ni0.5Fe12O22@MXene) was synthesized by ultrasonication method. These synthesized samples were subsequently used to photodegrade rhodamine B (RhB) and pendimethalin under visible light illumination. The results of the experiments demonstrated that MXene, as a cocatalyst, considerably reduces the rate of recombination of charges and broadens absorption of visible light by providing increased surface functional groups to improve the photocatalytic activity of synthesized samples. MXene is thermally stable, have high electrical conductivity, have adjustable bandgap, and hydrophilic in nature. The optimized Ba1.9Ho0.1Sr1.5Ni0.5Fe12O22@MXene composite demonstrated an excellent photocatalytic rate by degrading 78.88% RhB and 75.59% pendimethalin in 140 minutes. Moreover, the scavenging experiment revealed that photogenerated electrons and holes were the primary active species involved in RhB and pendimethalin photodegradation, respectively. Ba1.9Ho0.1Sr1.5Ni0.5Fe12O22@MXene showed increased photocatalytic behavior because it has increased surface area which decreases rate of recombination of electron and hole pair, hence photocatalytic activity increases. It is observed that Ba1.9Ho0.1Sr1.5Ni0.5Fe12O22@MXene has potential application in photocatalytic degradation of harmful pollutants.
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- Beriham Basha
- Department of Physics, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University P. O. Box 84428 Riyadh 11671 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, Government College University Faisalabad 38000 Punjab Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Jouf University P. O. Box 2014 Sakaka Saudia Arabia
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus Bahawalpur 63100 Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah Madinah 42351 Saudi Arabia
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Los Angeles USA
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- Department of Physics, Sakarya University Sakarya Turkey
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Aadil M, Taki AG, Zulfiqar S, Rahman A, Shahid M, Warsi MF, Ahmad Z, Alothman AA, Mohammad S. Gadolinium doped zinc ferrite nanoarchitecture reinforced with a carbonaceous matrix: a novel hybrid material for next-generation flexible capacitors. RSC Adv 2023; 13:28063-28075. [PMID: 37746331 PMCID: PMC10517144 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra05290g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Herein, nanostructured Gd-doped ZnFe2O4 (GZFO) has been synthesized via the sol-gel route and its CNT-reinforced nanohybrid was formed via an advanced ultrasonication method. The as-synthesized, hybrid electroactive materials have been supported on aluminum foil (AF) to design a flexible electrode for hybrid capacitor (HC) applications. Nanostructured material synthesis, Gd-doping, and CNT reinforcement approaches have been adopted to develop a rationally designed electrode with a high surface area, boosted electrical conductivity, and enhanced specific capacitance. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, galvanostatic charge/discharge, and cyclic voltammetry processes have been used to measure the electrochemical performance of the prepared ferrite material-based working electrodes in a 3M KOH solution. A nanohybrid-based working electrode (GZFO/C@AF) shows superior rate capacitive and electrochemical aptitude (specific capacitance, rate performance, and cyclic activity) than its counterpart working electrodes (ZFO@AF and GZFO@AF). The hybrid working electrode (GZFO/C@AF electrode) shows a high specific capacitance of 887 F g-1 and good retention of 94.5% for 7000 cycles (at 15 Ag-1). The maximum energy density and power density values for the GZFO/C@AF electrode are 40.025 Wh Kg-1 and 279.78 W Kg-1, respectively. Based on the findings of the electrochemical experiments, GZFO/C@AF shows promise as an electrode material for hybrid capacitors that provide energy to wearable electronic devices.
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- Muhammad Aadil
- Department of Chemistry, Rahim Yar Khan Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Rahim Yar Khan 64200 Pakistan
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- Department of Radiology & Sonar Techniques, Al-Noor University College Nineveh Iraq
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava 30. Dubna 22 Ostrava 701 03 Czech Republic
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University Sweeney Hall, 618 Bissell Road Ames Iowa 50011 USA
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences and Microscale, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Bahawalpur 63100 Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Baghdad-ul-Jadeed Campus, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Bahawalpur 63100 Pakistan
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University 280 Daehak-ro Gyeongsan 38541 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University Riyadh 11451 Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University Riyadh 11451 Saudi Arabia
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Rasheed M, Saira F, Batool Z, Khan HM, Yaseen J, Arshad M, Kalsoom A, Ahmed HE, Ashiq MN. Facile synthesis of a CuSe/PVP nanocomposite for ultrasensitive non-enzymatic glucose biosensing. RSC Adv 2023; 13:26755-26765. [PMID: 37681046 PMCID: PMC10481426 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra03175f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Non-enzymatic glucose biosensors show high sensitivity, lower response time, wide linear range and low cost. Copper based composites show excellent electrocatalytic tunability and lead to a better charge transfer in electrochemical non-enzymatic glucose biosensors. In this work, a nanocomposite of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and copper selenide was synthesized by a facile one pot sol gel method. Synthesized nanomaterials were characterized by XRD, FTIR, UV-visible spectroscopy, SEM, EDS and XPS techniques. Electrochemical behavior was analyzed by cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impendence (EIS) and chronoamperometry techniques. XRD analysis revealed a hexagonal structure and crystalline nature of CuSe/PVP. FTIR spectra depicted C-N bonding at 1284 cm-1 and C[double bond, length as m-dash]O stretching at 1634 cm-1, which indicated the presence of PVP in the nanocomposite. Stretching at 823 cm-1 was attributed to the presence of copper selenide. UV-visible absorption indicated the bandgap of copper selenide/PVP at 2.7 eV. SEM analysis revealed a flake like morphology of CuSe/PVP. EDS and XPS analysis confirmed the presence of copper and selenium in the prepared nanocomposite. Prior to employing for biosensing applications, it is important to evaluate the antibacterial activity of nanomaterials for long term use in biological in vitro testing. These materials have shown an efficient inhibition zone of 26 mm against Gram negative Pseudomonas at 50 μg ml-1 and MIC value of 10 μg ml-1. Cyclic voltammetry shows that CuSe/PVP is a promising biosensor for monitoring glucose levels in a wide linear range of 0.5 mM to 3 mM at an excellent sensitivity of 13 450 μA mM-1 cm-2 with an LOD of 0.223 μM. Chronoamperometry measurements revealed a selective behavior of CuSe/PVP for glucose biosensing amongst ascorbic acid and dopamine as common interfering molecules. The nanocomposite was stable after 8 repeated cycles with 92% retention for glucose sensing capacity. This is attributed to the stable nature of the CuSe/PVP nanocomposite as well as higher surface area of available active sites. Herein the CuSe/PVP nanocomposite offered reasonable selectivity, high sensitivity wide linear range with very low LOD, as well as being abundant in nature, this Cu based biosensor has promising applications for future point of care tests (POCT).
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- Momna Rasheed
- Institute of Physics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan
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- Nanoscience and Technology Division, National Center for Physics (NCP) Islamabad Pakistan
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- Institute of Physics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan
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- Institute of Physics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan
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- Institute of Physics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan
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- Nanoscience and Technology Division, National Center for Physics (NCP) Islamabad Pakistan
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- Institute of Physics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University of Multan Pakistan
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Mahmood F, Zehra SS, Hasan M, Zafar A, Tariq T, Abdullah M, Nazir MA, Jamil M, Hassan SG, Huang X, Javed HU, Shu X. Bioinspired Cobalt Oxide Nanoball Synthesis, Characterization, and Their Potential as Metal Stress Absorbants. ACS Omega 2023; 8:5836-5849. [PMID: 36816675 PMCID: PMC9933469 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c07545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Massive accumulation of heavy metals in agricultural land as a result of enhanced levels of toxicity in the soil is an emerging global concern. Among various metals, zinc contamination has severe effects on plant and human health through the food chain. To remove such toxicity, a nanotechnological neutralizer, cobalt oxide nanoballs (Co3O4 Nbs) were synthesized by using the extract of Cordia myxa. The Co3O4 Nbs were well characterized via UV-vis spectrophotometry, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction techniques. Green-synthesized Co3O4 Nbs were exposed over Acacia jacquemontii and Acacia nilotica at different concentrations (25, 50, 75, and 100 ppm). Highly significant results were observed for plant growth by the application of Co3O4 Nbs at 100 ppm, thereby increasing the root length (35%), shoot length (48%), fresh weight (44%), and dry weight (40%) of the Acacia species with respect to the control. Furthermore, physiological parameters including chlorophyll contents, relative water contents, and osmolyte contents like proline and sugar showed a prominent increase. The antioxidant activity and atomic absorption supported and justified the positive response to using Co3O4 Nbs that mitigated the heavy-metal zinc stress by improving the plant growth. Hence, the biocompatible Co3O4 Nbs counteract the zinc toxicity for governing and maintaining plant growth. Such nanotechnological tools can therefore step up the cropping system and overcome toxicity to meet the productivity demand along with the development of agricultural management strategies.
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- Faisal Mahmood
- Department
of Botany, The Islamia University, Bahawalpur63100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, The Islamia University, Bahawalpur63100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Biotechnology, The Islamia University
of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur63100, Pakistan
- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai
University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou510225, China
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- Department
of Biotechnology, The Islamia University
of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur63100, Pakistan
- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, College of Future Technology, Peking University, Beijing100871, China
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- Department
of Biotechnology, The Islamia University
of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur63100, Pakistan
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- Cholistan
Institute of Desert Studies, The Islamia
University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Biotechnology, The Islamia University
of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur63100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Botany, The Islamia University, Bahawalpur63100, Pakistan
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- College of
Information Science and Engineering, Zhongkai
University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou510225, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai
University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou510225, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai
University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou510225, China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai
University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou510225, China
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Hasan M, Zafar A, Imran M, Iqbal KJ, Tariq T, Iqbal J, Shaheen A, Hussain R, Anjum SI, Shu X. Crest to Trough Cellular Drifting of Green-Synthesized Zinc Oxide and Silver Nanoparticles. ACS Omega 2022; 7:34770-34778. [PMID: 36211074 PMCID: PMC9535654 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Green nanotechnology facilitates the blooming of zinc oxide (ZnO) and silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs) with distinct flowerlike and spherical morphologies, respectively. The well-characterized NPs with an average size of 35 nm (ZnO) and 25 nm (Ag) were functionalized on the cresty plates for antibacterial inhibition against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, with the flowerlike ZnONPs exhibiting 90.9% inhibition and AgNPs exhibiting 100% inhibition. Further, the in vivo underwater troughs for hematological, immunological, and serological analysis in Labeo rohita exhibited 102 > 575 > 104 and 206 > 109 > 81% at concentrations of 1, 2, and 3 mg/L with 4-day and 15-day treatment, respectively, over ZnONPs. However, AgNPs exhibited 257 > 408 > 124 and 86 > 202 > 43% with 4-day and 15-day treatment, respectively, at the same concentrations. The classical ZnNPs and AgNPs exhibited excellent inhibition potential and significant transfiguration of hematological, enzymological, and protein parameters as safe nanomedicine, but ZnONPs were found to be 58, 69, 29 and 34, 51, 70% more active than AgNPs with 4-day and 15-day treatment, respectively. Therefore, the onset of ROX and antioxidant arena favors beneficial cellular drifting of NPs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Murtaza Hasan
- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai
University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510225, P. R. China
- Department
of Biotechnology, The Islamia University
of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Biotechnology, The Islamia University
of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
- School
of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Future Technology, Peking University 10081 Beijing, China
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- Department
of Biotechnology, The Islamia University
of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Zoology, The Islamia University Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Biotechnology, The Islamia University
of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Agriculture Engineering, Khawaja Fareed
University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT), Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Govt, Sadiq College Women
University, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
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- Department
of Zoology, Kohat University of Science
and Technology, Kohat 26000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Zoology, Kohat University of Science
and Technology, Kohat 26000, Pakistan
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai
University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510225, P. R. China
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