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Ahmad S, Ahmad S, Ali S, Esa M, Khan A, Yan H. Recent Advancements and Unexplored Biomedical Applications of Green Synthesized Ag and Au Nanoparticles: A Review. Int J Nanomedicine 2024; 19:3187-3215. [PMID: 38590511 PMCID: PMC10999736 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s453775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
Abstract
Green synthesis of silver (Ag) and gold (Au) nanoparticles (NPs) has acquired huge popularity owing to their potential applications in various fields. A large number of research articles exist in the literature describing the green synthesis of Ag and Au NPs for biomedical applications. However, these findings are scattered, making it time-consuming for researchers to locate promising advancements in Ag and Au NPs synthesis and their unexplored biomedical applications. Unlike other review articles, this systematic study not only highlights recent advancements in the green synthesis of Ag and Au NPs but also explores their potential unexplored biomedical applications. The article discusses the various synthesis approaches for the green synthesis of Ag and Au NPs highlighting the emerging developments and novel strategies. Then, the article reviews the important biomedical applications of green synthesized Ag and Au NPs by critically evaluating the expected advantages. To expose future research direction in the field, the article describes the unexplored biomedical applications of the NPs. Finally, the articles discuss the challenges and limitations in the green synthesis of Ag and Au NPs and their biomedical applications. This article will serve as a valuable reference for researchers, working on green synthesis of Ag and Au NPs for biomedical applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shahbaz Ahmad
- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal Dir Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- College of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal Dir Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China
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Häcker I, Bartsch D, Choo A, Marec F. Editorial: Genetic control of insect pest species-achievements, challenges, and perspectives. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1208677. [PMID: 37214284 PMCID: PMC10196624 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1208677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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- Irina Häcker
- Department of Insect Biotechnology in Plant Protection, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), Braunschweig, Germany
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, České Budějovice, Czechia
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Zhang F, Chen W, Wang L, Song W, Hu Y. Low-Cost and Environmental-Friendly Route for Synthesizing Nano-Rod Aluminosilicate MAZ Zeolite. Molecules 2022; 27. [PMID: 36432030 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Preparation of nano-rod aluminosilicate Mazzit (MAZ) zeolite under low-cost and environmental-friendly route is attractive, but still challenging. Herein, we report a green route for synthesizing nano-rod MAZ zeolite (MAZ-N) using low-cost and environmental-friendly choline chloride as template. Various characterizations including powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), N2 sorption, and thermogravimetry-differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA) show that MAZ-N samples have good crystallinity and uniform porous structures. Furthermore, the crystallization process and impact of synthesis conditions of MAZ-N samples have been investigated in detail. These results suggest the potential applications of MAZ-N zeolites as supporting catalyst compounds in industrial processes.
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Lopresti F, Patella B, Divita V, Zanca C, Botta L, Radacsi N, O’Riordan A, Aiello G, Kersaudy-Kerhoas M, Inguanta R, La Carrubba V. Green and Integrated Wearable Electrochemical Sensor for Chloride Detection in Sweat. Sensors (Basel) 2022; 22:8223. [PMID: 36365929 PMCID: PMC9654961 DOI: 10.3390/s22218223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Wearable sensors for sweat biomarkers can provide facile analyte capability and monitoring for several diseases. In this work, a green wearable sensor for sweat absorption and chloride sensing is presented. In order to produce a sustainable device, polylactic acid (PLA) was used for both the substrate and the sweat absorption pad fabrication. The sensor material for chloride detection consisted of silver-based reference, working, and counter electrodes obtained from upcycled compact discs. The PLA substrates were prepared by thermal bonding of PLA sheets obtained via a flat die extruder, prototyped in single functional layers via CO2 laser cutting, and bonded via hot-press. The effect of cold plasma treatment on the transparency and bonding strength of PLA sheets was investigated. The PLA membrane, to act as a sweat absorption pad, was directly deposited onto the membrane holder layer by means of an electrolyte-assisted electrospinning technique. The membrane adhesion capacity was investigated by indentation tests in both dry and wet modes. The integrated device made of PLA and silver-based electrodes was used to quantify chloride ions. The calibration tests revealed that the proposed sensor platform could quantify chloride ions in a sensitive and reproducible way. The chloride ions were also quantified in a real sweat sample collected from a healthy volunteer. Therefore, we demonstrated the feasibility of a green and integrated sweat sensor that can be applied directly on human skin to quantify chloride ions.
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- Francesco Lopresti
- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, RU INSTM of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, RU INSTM of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, RU INSTM of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, RU INSTM of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, RU INSTM of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- School of Engineering, Institute for Materials and Processes, The University of Edinburgh, King’s Buildings, Robert Stevenson Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FB, UK
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- Nanotechnology Group, Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork, T12R5CP Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, RU INSTM of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK
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- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, RU INSTM of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, RU INSTM of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Cheng X, Ye Y, Li Z, Chen X, Bai Q, Wang K, Zhang Y, Drioli E, Ma J. Constructing Environmental-Friendly "Oil-Diode" Janus Membrane for Oil/Water Separation. ACS Nano 2022; 16:4684-4692. [PMID: 35235288 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c11388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Oil leakage is a global environmental issue and happens frequently, resulting in a waste of oil resources and even threatening the safety of marine creatures and humans. Because of unidirectional oil transportation performance, "oil-diode" Janus membranes have attracted lots of attention for oil/water separation. However, the hydrophobic side of traditional "oil-diode" Janus membrane is completely hydrophobic, resulting in an easy permeation of oil, which hampers light oil recycling. Herein, we provide a facile approach to develop "oil-diode" Janus membranes with the special wettable structure for fast oil refining. The material characteristics and surface wettability of the membranes that generate superimposed efforts are vital to fabricate "oil-diode" Janus membranes. Interestingly, the manufactured membranes exhibit extra-high oil intrusion pressure up to 12 kPa and present high permeance of about 2993 L m-2 h-1 bar-1 in separating stable water-in-oil emulsion containing surfactant and separation efficiency up to 99.6%, thereby showing promising potential in oil recovery and refining.
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- Xiquan Cheng
- School of Marine Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, P. R. China
- Shandong Sino-European Membrane Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Weihai Key Laboratory of Water Treatment and Membrane Technology, Weihai 264209, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, P. R. China
- Shandong Sino-European Membrane Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Weihai Key Laboratory of Water Treatment and Membrane Technology, Weihai 264209, P. R. China
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, P. R. China
- Shandong Sino-European Membrane Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Weihai Key Laboratory of Water Treatment and Membrane Technology, Weihai 264209, P. R. China
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- Institute on Membrane Technology (ITM-CNR), Via P. Bucci 17c, 87036 Rende, CS, Italy
- Shandong Sino-European Membrane Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Weihai Key Laboratory of Water Treatment and Membrane Technology, Weihai 264209, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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Liu Y, Sun Q, Yang X, Liang J, Wang B, Koo A, Li R, Li J, Sun X. High-Performance and Recyclable Al-Air Coin Cells Based on Eco-friendly Chitosan Hydrogel Membranes. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2018; 10:19730-19738. [PMID: 29775275 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b04974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Aluminum-air batteries are a promising power supply for electronics due to their low cost and high energy density. However, portable coin-type Al-air batteries operating under ambient air condition for small electronic appliances have rarely been reported. Herein, coin cell-type Al-air batteries using cost-effective and eco-friendly chitosan hydrogel membranes modified by SiO2, SnO2, and ZnO have been prepared and assembled. The Al-air coin cell employing chitosan hydrogel membrane containing 10 wt % SiO2 as a separator exhibits better discharge performance with a higher flat voltage plateau, longer discharge duration, and higher power density than the cells using a chitosan hydrogel membrane containing SnO2 or ZnO. Moreover, we also demonstrate that the presented Al-air coin cell can be recycled by a series of eco-friendly procedures using food-grade ingredients, resulting in recycled products that are environmentally safe and ready for reuse. The Al-air coin cell adopting a recycled cathode from a fully discharged Al-air coin cell using the above-mentioned procedure has shown comparable performance to cells assembled with a new cathode. With these merits of enhanced electrochemical performance and recyclability, this new Al-air coin cell with modified chitosan hydrogel membrane can find wide applications for powering portable and small-size electronics.
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- Yisi Liu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Central South University , Changsha 410083 , P. R. China
- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering , University of Western Ontario , London , Ontario N6A 5B9 , Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering , University of Western Ontario , London , Ontario N6A 5B9 , Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering , University of Western Ontario , London , Ontario N6A 5B9 , Canada
- Division of Energy Storage, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Dalian 116023 , P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering , University of Western Ontario , London , Ontario N6A 5B9 , Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering , University of Western Ontario , London , Ontario N6A 5B9 , Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering , University of Western Ontario , London , Ontario N6A 5B9 , Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering , University of Western Ontario , London , Ontario N6A 5B9 , Canada
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Central South University , Changsha 410083 , P. R. China
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- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering , University of Western Ontario , London , Ontario N6A 5B9 , Canada
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