The phenotypic and genotypic antibiotic susceptibility of vaginal with potential probiotic properties isolated from healthy women in northern Iran.

Background And Objectives: This study assesses the antibiotic susceptibility of vaginal strains and provides data for determining the prevalence of certain antibiotic resistance genes in the new strains of lactobacilli serving as probiotics and selected from healthy women in northern Iran.

Materials And Methods: One hundred premenopausal non-pregnant women in the reproductive age range of 22-50 years participated in this study. The potential probiotic vaginal lactobacilli used in the study included (34.

Radiolabeled florescent-magnetic graphene oxide nanosheets: probing the biodistribution of a potential PET-MRI hybrid imaging agent for detection of fibrosarcoma tumor.

Purpose: Radiolabeled graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets has been one of the most extensively studied nanoplatform for in vivo radioisotope delivery. Herein, we describe the functionalization of the surface of GO nanosheets with FeO magnetic nanoparticles, cysteine amino acid as an interface ligand, and cadmium telluride quantum dots.

Materials And Methods: To enable In vivo PET imaging, the GO@FeO-cys-CdTe QDs were labeled with Ga to yield [Ga] Ga-Go@ FeO-Cys-CdTe QDs.

Enhanced antibacterial activity of cadmium telluride nanocrystals in combination with 940-nm laser diode on anaerobic bacteria P. gingivalis: an in vitro study.

Periodontal disease is one of the most common chronic diseases in the oral cavity that causes tooth loss. Root scaling and leveling cannot eliminate all periodontal pathogens, and the use of antibacterial agents or lasers can increase the efficiency of mechanical methods. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the antibacterial activity of cadmium telluride nanocrystals in combination with 940-nm laser diode.

Effects of concertation and size of aqueous QDs on the detection of ionizing radiation based on changes in optical properties.

Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) have recently been used in many applications. In particular, semiconductor and luminescent QDs are suitable candidate for use in optoelectronic devices and optical sensors. The optical properties of aqueous CdTe QDs with high efficiency photoluminescence (PL) make them good candidates for new dosimetry applications.

Caveolae-dependent endocytosis mediates the cellular uptake of CdTe quantum dots in ovarian cancer cell lines.

Background And Purpose: Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor nanocrystals that are widely used in biology due to their good optical properties. QDs, especially cadmium-based QDs, play an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer due to their intrinsic fluorescence. The aim of the present study was the evaluation of the cellular uptake mechanisms of CdTe QDs in ovarian cancer cell lines.

Study of double-using ultrasonic effects on the structure of PbO nanorods fabricated by the sonochemical method.

In this study, lead oxide (PbO) nanostructures are fabricated by an ultrasound-assisted sonochemical method, and re-ultrasonic effects on them are investigated. In the synthesis process, lead nitrate powder is used as a precursor, and potassium hydroxide serves as a precipitation agent. The resulting samples are characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR).

Synthesis of Magnetic Ions-Doped QDs Synthesized Via a Facial Aqueous Solution Method for Optical/MR Dual-Modality Imaging Applications.

This research reports the preparation and examination of Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) Quantum Dots and doping CdTe QDs with Europium (Eu), Gadolinium (Gd), and Manganese (Mn) prepared in aqueous solution using TGA as a capping agent. Magnetic QDs (MQDs) are important agents for fluorescence (FL) /magnetic resonance (MR) dual-modal imaging due to their excellent optical and magnetic properties. Herein, the chemical bonds, structural, fluorescence, and magnetized properties of CdTe QDs and effect of Mn, Eu, and Gd ions doping on their properties were examined by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTM), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL), Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), and vibrating sample magnetometer measurements (VSM).

Highly Sensitive Fluorescent Probe for Detection of Paraquat Based on Nanocrystals.

Paraquat is one of the most toxic materials widely applied in agriculture in most countries. In the present study, a simple, innovative and inexpensive nano biosensor which is based on a thioglycolic acid (TGA) - CdTe@CdS core-shell nanocrystals (NCs) to detect paraquat, is suggested. The NCs based biosensor shows a linear working range of 10-100 nM, and limited detection of 3.

Cadmium telluride quantum dots induce apoptosis in human breast cancer cell lines.

Introduction: Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs), especially those containing cadmium, have undergone marked improvements and are now widely used nanomaterials in applicable biological fields. However, great concerns exist regarding their toxicity in biomedical applications. Because of the lack of sufficient data regarding the toxicity mechanism of QDs, this study aimed to evaluate the cytotoxicity of three types of QDs: CdTe QDs, high yield CdTe QDs, and CdTe/CdS core/shell QDs on two human breast cancer cell lines MDA-MB468 and MCF-7.

Influence of heavy nanocrystals on spermatozoa and fertility of mammals.

In recent years, quantum dots (QDs) have been widely used in upcoming nanotechnology-based solar cells, light-emitting diodes and even bioimaging, due to their tunable optical properties and excellent quantum yields. But, such nanostructures are currently constituted by heavy elements which can threat the human health and living environment. Hence, in this work, the in vivo effects of CdTe nanocrystals (NCs) (as one of the promising QDs) on spermatozoa of male mice and subsequently on fertility of female mice were investigated, for the first time.