Photocatalysis air purification systems for coronavirus removal: Current technologies and future trends.

Air pollution causes extreme toxicological repercussions for human health and ecology. The management of airborne bacteria and viruses has become an essential goal of air quality control. Existing pathogens in the air, including bacteria, archaea, viruses, and fungi, can have severe effects on human health.

Recent Advances in Plasma-Engineered Polymers for Biomarker-Based Viral Detection and Highly Multiplexed Analysis.

Infectious diseases remain a pervasive threat to global and public health, especially in many countries and rural urban areas. The main causes of such severe diseases are the lack of appropriate analytical methods and subsequent treatment strategies due to limited access to centralized and equipped medical centers for detection. Rapid and accurate diagnosis in biomedicine and healthcare is essential for the effective treatment of pathogenic viruses as well as early detection.

Bioactive Graphene Quantum Dots Based Polymer Composite for Biomedical Applications.

Today, nanomedicine seeks to develop new polymer composites to overcome current problems in diagnosing and treating common diseases, especially cancer. To achieve this goal, research on polymer composites has expanded so that, in recent years, interdisciplinary collaborations between scientists have been expanding day by day. The synthesis and applications of bioactive GQD-based polymer composites have been investigated in medicine and biomedicine.

Synthesize and multi-spectroscopic studies of zinc-naproxen nanodrug as DNA intercalator agent.

The zinc-naproxen complex as a nano-drug (NanoD) was synthesized successfully via effective ultrasound-assisted processes. The chemicophysical properties of the NanoD were determined using FT-IR, XRD, SEM, DLS, and EDX mapping analyses. The results confirmed the formation of the 55 nm NanoD laminates.

A Review on Health Benefits of L. Nutritional Compounds for Metabolites, Antioxidants, and Anti-Inflammatory, Anticancer, and Antimicrobial Applications.

The utilization of medicinal plants and their derivatives in treating illnesses is more appropriately recognized as herbal remedy than traditional medicine. For centuries, medicinal herbs have been used for the treatment of diseases in many countries. L.

Bioinorganic Synthesis of Polyrhodanine Stabilized FeO/Graphene Oxide in Microbial Supernatant Media for Anticancer and Antibacterial Applications.

Polyrhodanines have been broadly utilized in diverse fields due to their attractive features. The effect of polyrhodanine- (PR-) based materials on human cells can be considered a controversial matter, while many contradictions exist. In this study, we focused on the synthesis of polyrhodanine/FeO modified by graphene oxide and the effect of kombucha (Ko) supernatant on results.

Recent Advancements in Polythiophene-Based Materials and their Biomedical, Geno Sensor and DNA Detection.

In this review, the unique properties of intrinsically conducting polymer (ICP) in biomedical engineering fields are summarized. Polythiophene and its valuable derivatives are known as potent materials that can broadly be applied in biosensors, DNA, and gene delivery applications. Moreover, this material plays a basic role in curing and promoting anti-HIV drugs.

Development of graphene based nanocomposites towards medical and biological applications.

Graphene and its derivative materials present high potential towards medical and biological applications, including drug delivery and bioimaging, due to their exceptional properties such as thermal conductivity and high specific surface area. The main focus of this work is to review the current development of graphene materials and the derivatives for biocompatible, bioimaging and drug delivery applications. Also, the synthesis methods with variation of graphene nanocomposites and the functionalisation will be further explained.

Development of hydrophobic reduced graphene oxide as a new efficient approach for photochemotherapy.

Nowadays, chemotherapy is one of the crucial and common therapies in the world. So far, it has been revealed to be highly promising, yet patients suffer from the consequences of severe negative medical dosages. In order to overcome these issues, the enhancement of photothermal chemotherapy with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) as a photothermal agent (PTA) is widely utilised in current medical technologies.

Coupled graphene oxide with hybrid metallic nanoparticles as potential electrochemical biosensors for precise detection of ascorbic acid within blood.

Ascorbic acid (AA) as an essential biological molecule for proper performance of body can act as a biological metric for precise detection of various kinds of disease through measuring the level of oxidative stress; thus its precise/dividable detection is an urgent requirement for development of advanced biosensors. To address this requirement, we decorated well-exfoliated graphene oxide (GO) with Ag and hybrid Ag-FeO metallic nanoparticles toward precise, real-time and repeatable detection of AA within the blood plasma samples via electrochemical approaches that led to the development of a retrievable biosensor. Outcome of performed evaluations showed that modification of glassy carbon electrode (GCE) with selected additives significantly improved its sensitivity/selectivity.

Introduction of magnetic and supermagnetic nanoparticles in new approach of targeting drug delivery and cancer therapy application.

In this article, the recent applications of different types of magnetic nanoparticles such as α-FeO (hematite), γ-FeO (maghemite), FeO (magnetite), hexagonal (MFeO), garnet (MFeO) and spinel (MFeO), where M represents one or more bivalent transition metals (Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Ba, Sr, Cu, and Zn), and different materials for coating the surface of magnetic nanoparticles like poly lactic acid (PLA), doxorubicin hydrophobic (DOX-HCL), paclitaxel (PTX), EPPT-FITC, oleic acid, tannin, 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES), multi-wall carbon nanotubes (CNTs), polyethylenimine (PEI) and polyarabic acid in drug delivery, biomedicine and treatment of cancer, specially chemotherapy, are reviewed. MNPs possess large surface area to volume ratios because of their nano-size, low surface charge at physiological pH and they aggregate easily in solution due to their essential magnetic nature. These materials are widely used in biology and medicine in many cases.

Separation of Ni (II) from Industrial Wastewater by Kombucha Scoby as a Colony Consisted from Bacteria and Yeast: Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies.

Kombucha Scoby is a colony consisted from bacteria, yeast and cellulosic pellicle which has unique outcomes and performances in variety of fields. Along with antimicrobial and anti-toxicity of kombucha, it can be adapted to develop reactors for removal of heavy metals from waste water. The main objective of this study is to investigate the removal of Ni (II) ions from wastewater by Kombucha as a microorganism by considering the pH, time, temperature, the electrolyte solution, the buffer volume and type.

A conceptual review of rhodanine: current applications of antiviral drugs, anticancer and antimicrobial activities.

Rhodanines are accepted as advantaged heterocycles in medicinal chemistry as one of the 4-thiazolidinones subtypes. The aim of this paper is to analyze the features of rhodanine and its application in pharmacy and medicine. Some of the properties of rhodanine such as antiviral, anticancer, antimicrobial, and drug discovery have recently been reported.

Graphene nano-ribbon based high potential and efficiency for DNA, cancer therapy and drug delivery applications.

In this article, graphene oxide Nano ribbons (GONRs) and its high potential for using in medical fields have been reviewed. Recently, Graphene Nano ribbons (GNRs) has been a field of interest in biological methods and disease treatment such as drug delivery, DNA applications, and photothermal cancer therapies. GNRs demonstrate more efficient properties rather than other graphene-based Nanomaterials due to their larger surface area.

Applications of graphene oxide in case of nanomedicines and nanocarriers for biomolecules: review study.

In this Review article, recent progress in matter of graphene oxide (GO) synthesis and its functionalization via a vast range of materials, including small molecules, polymers, and biomolecules, were reported and systematically summarized in order to overcome the inherent drawbacks of GO nanocarriers and thereby make these nanocarriers suitable for delivering chemotherapeutic agents, genes, and short interfering RNAs. Briefly, this work describes current strategies for the large scale production of GO and modification of graphene-based nanocarriers surfaces through practical chemical approaches, improving their biocompatibility and declining their toxicity. It also describes the most relevant cases of study suitable to demonstrate the role of graphene and graphene derivatives (GD) as nanocarrier for anti-cancer drugs and genes (e.

Erythrosine Adsorption from Aqueous Solution via Decorated Graphene Oxide with Magnetic Iron Oxide Nano Particles: Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies.

In this research, first graphene oxide (GO) was synthesized using modified Hummers method and thence via a multi-step procedure, surface of GO was decorated with Fe3O4 nanoparticles (GO-Fe3O4). Thereafter, developed nanoparticles were characterized using FTIR, XRD and SEM analyses and their magnetic properties confirmed using VSM analysis. Moreover, performance of the GO-Fe3O4 for the removal and adsorption of Erythrosine dye from the aqueous solution under variable conditions including pH, phosphate buffer solution (PBS), adsorbent content, stirring time, electrolyte concentration, solution content and temperature were examined.

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles toward bio and medical applications: review study.

Development of biologically inspired green synthesis of silver nanoparticles has attracted considerable worldwide attention in matter of medical science and disease treatment. Herein, the green synthesis of silver nanomaterials using organic green sources has been evaluated and discussed. These kinds of materials are widely used for treatment of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, cancer and etc due to their elegant properties compared with other chemical ways and drugs.