Magnetic detection of albuminuria using hematite nanorods synthesized via chemical hydrothermal method.

Objectives: Albuminuria is a biomarker in the diagnosis of kidney disease which is due to the presence of high albumin in the urine and is one of the complications of diabetes. In recent years, the methods used to identify albuminuria have been expensive and time-consuming. Furthermore, another problem is the lack of accurate measurement of albuminuria.

Transparent Conductive Dielectric-Metal-Dielectric Structures for Electrochromic Applications Fabricated by High-Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering.

The growing applications of electrochromic (EC) devices have generated great interest in bifunctional materials that can serve as both transparent conductive (TC) and EC coatings. WO/Ag/WO (WAW) heterostructures, in principle, facilitate this extension of EC technology without reliance on an indium tin oxide (ITO) substrate. However, these structures synthesized using traditional methods have shown significant performance deficiencies.

Direct covalent attachment of silver nanoparticles on radical-rich plasma polymer films for antibacterial applications.

Prevention and treatment of biomaterial-associated infections (BAI) are imperative requirements for the effective and long-lasting function of orthopedic implants. Surface-functionalization of these materials with antibacterial agents, such as antibiotics, nanoparticles and peptides, is a promising approach to combat BAI. The well-known silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in particular, although benefiting from strong and broad-range antibacterial efficiency, have been frequently associated with mammalian cell toxicity when physically adsorbed on biomaterials.