Tuning the electro-catalytic activity of the Zn-Cu MOF/rGO nanocomposite as a novel enzyme-free electrochemical sensor for the detection of the oxytocin hormone.

Oxytocin (OXY), a peptide hormone and neurotransmitter essential for biological processes with nine distinct amino acid residues, has received significant attention due to its illegal use in food adulteration and stimulating milk ejection in cattle. Herein, for the first time, electrochemical detection of oxytocin (OXY) is reported using a novel nanocomposite consisting of a Zn-Cu metal-organic framework (Zn-Cu MOF) decorated on reduced graphene oxide (rGO). An octahedral surface morphology with a crystalline structure of 45 nm in size, formation of a metal-oxygen bond, an enhanced pore diameter of 6.

Borophene: a piezocatalyst for water remediation.

Borophene is an emerging two-dimensional material exhibiting exceptional piezocatalytic activity under the influence of ultrasonic vibrations, as exemplified herein by the decomposition of highly stable organic dyes in water. After 6 minutes of exposure, borophene sheets converted up to 92 percent of a mixture of dye molecules at room temperature.

Bacteria assisted green synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles and their potential applications as antimicrobial agents and plant growth stimulants.

Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO-NPs) have piqued the interest of agricultural researchers due to their potential application as fungicides, insecticides, and fertilizers. The sp. ZTB29 strain, which has the NCBI accession number MK773873, was a novel isolate used in this investigation that produced CuO-NPs.

MIL-88B(Fe) MOF modified screen-printed electrodes for non-enzymatic electrochemical sensing of malathion.

An enzyme-free electrochemical approach for ultra-trace quantification of the organophosphate insecticide malathion is proposed in this study. It is premised on screen-printed carbon electrodes modified by the MIL-88B(Fe) metal-organic framework (MOF). A one-pot solvothermal method was used to synthesise MIL-88B(Fe).

NaNbO/ZnO piezocatalyst for non-destructive tooth cleaning and antibacterial activity.

Tooth discoloration and plaque formation are serious issues for dental healthcare professionals across the world. Although traditional hydrogen peroxide-based cleaning methods are efficient, they can cause enamel demineralization, periodontal irritation, and toxicity. Also, these treatments are time-taking.

Biogenic Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) Using Aqueous Leaf Extract of Spreng and Evaluation of Their Antifungal Activity against Phytopathogenic Fungi.

Nanoparticles show the multidisciplinary versatile utility and are gaining the prime place in various fields, such as medicine, electronics, pharmaceuticals, electrical designing, cosmetics, food industries, and agriculture, due to their small size and large surface to volume ratio. Biogenic or green synthesis methods are environmentally friendly, economically feasible, rapid, free of organic solvents, and reliable over conventional methods. Plant extracts are of incredible potential in the biosynthesis of metal nanoparticles owing to their bountiful availability, stabilizing, and reducing ability.

NaNbO Nanorods: Photopiezocatalysts for Elevated Bacterial Disinfection and Wastewater Treatment.

In the present work, ferroelectric sodium niobate (NaNbO) nanorods are formulated to attain photopiezocatalysis for water pollutant degradation and bacterial disinfection. NaNbO nanorods, integrating the advantages of photocatalysis (generation of free charge carriers) and piezocatalysis (separation of these charge carriers), possess synergistic effects, which results in a higher catalytic activity than photocatalysis and piezocatalysis alone. Active species that are involved in the catalytic process are found to be O < OH < h, indicating the significance of piezocatalysis and photocatalysis.

Fabrication of LaFeO and rGO-LaFeO microspheres based gas sensors for detection of NO and CO.

In the present report, gas sensing devices based on LaFeO and rGO-LaFeO were fabricated by a photolithography technique. The X-ray diffraction, Raman spectra and FT-IR results confirm the formation of a perovskite phase and composite. XPS and TEM give the chemical compositions for both products.

A Polycarboxyl-Decorated Fe -Based Xerogel-Derived Multifunctional Composite (Fe O /Fe/C) as an Efficient Electrode Material towards Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Supercapacitor Application.

Low cost, non-noble metal catalysts with a good oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity comparable to that of platinum and also having good energy storage properties are highly desirable but challenging. Several challenges are associated with the development of such materials. Herein, we demonstrate a new polycarboxyl-functionalised Fe -based gel material, synthesised following a solvothermal method and the development of its composite (Fe O /Fe/C) by annealing at optimised temperature.

Biosynthesised silver nanoparticles using aqueous leaf extract of L. and evaluation of their antifungal activity against phytopathogenic fungi.

In the recent decades, nanotechnology is gaining tremendous impetus due to its capability of modulating metals into their nanosize, which drastically changes the chemical, physical, biological and optical properties of metals. In this study, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesis using aqueous leaf extracts of Tagetes patula L. which act as reducing agent as well as capping agent is reported.