Investigating the optical and electrical performance of rod coated silver nanowire-based transparent conducting films.

Silver nanowires (Ag NWs) are highly promising building blocks for developing transparent conducting films (TCFs) due to their high electrical conductivity and good optical transparency. The large-scale production of Ag NW-based high-quality TCFs using low-cost processing methods can replace the traditional oxide based TCFs. Therefore, developing a reliable technique for large-scale fabrication of Ag NW-based TCFs is vital.

Harnessing ZnCrO/g-CN nanosheet heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B and ciprofloxacin.

Utilizing semiconductors for photocatalytic processes in water bodies as an approach to environmental remediation has gained considerable attention. Theoretical band position calculations revealed a type-II step-scheme charge flow mechanism for ZnCrO/g-CN (ZCr/gCN), emphasizing effective heterojunction formation due to synergies between the materials. A composite of agglomerated nanoparticle ZnCrO (Zinc chromium oxide - ZCr)/g-CN (graphitic carbon nitride - gCN) nanosheets was synthesized using the ultrasonication and leveraging the heterojunction to enhance degradation efficiency and active sites participation.

Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Utilizing Hugo RAS Platform: Initial Experience.

The Hugo RAS™ is a newly launched robotic system for clinical use. This article provides the initial outcomes of patients undergoing radical prostatectomy with Hugo RAS. It also attempts to compare the outcomes with a similar set of patients undergoing the procedure with the DaVinci robotic systems.

Evaluation of Hugo RAS System in Major Urologic Surgery: Our Initial Experience.

The Hugo RAS is a newly launched robotic system for clinical use. This article provides the initial experience of the authors using Hugo RAS in urologic procedures. Patients undergoing major urologic procedures, including nephrectomy and prostatectomy, were included in this prospective clinical trial.

Interfacial engineering in 3D/2D and 1D/2D bismuth ferrite (BiFeO)/Graphene oxide nanocomposites for the enhanced photocatalytic activities under sunlight.

3D-particulate and 1D-fiber structures of multiferroic bismuth ferrite (BiFeO/BFO) and their composites with 2D-graphene oxide (GO) have been developed to exploit the different scheme of interfacial engineering as 3D/2D and 1D/2D systems. Particulates and fibers of BFO were developed via sol-gel and electrospinning fabrication approaches respectively and their integration with GO was performed via the ultrasonic-assisted chemical reduction process. The crystalline and phase formation of BiFeO and GO was confirmed from the XRD patterns obtained.

Correction: Compliments of confinements: substitution and dimension induced magnetic origin and band-bending mediated photocatalytic enhancements in BiDyFeO particulate and fiber nanostructures.

Correction for 'Compliments of confinements: substitution and dimension induced magnetic origin and band-bending mediated photocatalytic enhancements in BiDyFeO particulate and fiber nanostructures' by M. Sakar et al., Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 10667-10679.

Particulates vs. fibers: dimension featured magnetic and visible light driven photocatalytic properties of Sc modified multiferroic bismuth ferrite nanostructures.

We report the magnetic and visible light driven photocatalytic properties of scandium (Sc) substituted bismuth ferrite (BSFO) particulate and fiber nanostructures. An increasing concentration of Sc was found to reduce the crystallite size, particle size and band gap energy of the BSFO nanostructures, which was evident from X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy and UV-Visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy analysis respectively. The temperature dependent magnetic studies carried out using a SQUID magnetometer suggested that the origin of the magnetic properties in the pure BFO system could be the emergence of an antiferromagnetic-core/ferromagnetic-shell like structure, in contrast to the modified spin canted structures in the case of the BSFO nanostructures.

Versatility of electrospinning in the fabrication of fibrous mat and mesh nanostructures of bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3) and their magnetic and photocatalytic activities.

This study demonstrates the fabrication of electrospun bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3/BFO) fiber mat and fibrous mesh nanostructures consisting of aligned and random fibers respectively. The formation of these one dimensional (1D) nanostructures was mediated by the drum and plate collectors in the electrospinning process that yielded aligned and random nanofibers of BFO respectively. The single phase and rhombohedral crystal structure of the fabricated 1D BFO nanostructures are confirmed through X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies.

Compliments of confinements: substitution and dimension induced magnetic origin and band-bending mediated photocatalytic enhancements in Bi(1-x)Dy(x)FeO3 particulate and fiber nanostructures.

The manifestation of substitution and dimension induced modifications in the magnetic origin and photocatalytic properties of Dy substituted bismuth ferrite (BDFOx) particulate and fiber nanostructures are reported herein. A gradual transformation from rhombohedral to orthorhombic structure is observed in BFO with the increasing concentration of Dy. Substitution induced size reduction in particulate and fiber nanostructures is evident from the scanning and transmission electron micrographs.

Microbial diversity of culturable heterotrophs in the rhizosphere of salt marsh grass, Porteresia coarctata (Tateoka) in a mangrove ecosystem.

A study was conducted to understand the complexity of bacterial diversity of rhizosphere of Porteresia coarctata based on culture dependent method. A large number of bacteria were isolated on nutrient agar medium supplemented with 1% NaCl and the dominant ones were further analyzed with PCR-RFLP method. The sequence analyses of the dominant strains revealed that most of the sequences belonged to members of gamma proteobacteria, firmicutes, bacteroidetes and uncultured bacteria.