Inhibitory effect of organometallic framework composite nanomaterial ZIF8@ZIF67 on different pathogenic microorganisms of silkworms.

The domestic silkworm (Bombyx mori) is of considerable economic importance, but is highly susceptible to various pathogens, which leads to substantial losses in sericulture. Nanomaterials, particularly metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), have shown promise in antibacterial applications due to their broad-spectrum activity and low toxicity. This study presented the synthesis, characterization, and antibacterial evaluation of MOF-based nanomaterials, specifically ZIF8, ZIF67, and their composite ZIF8@ZIF67, for their potential as antibacterial agents against silkworm pathogens.

Synthesis of SnO₂/COF Green Nanomaterials for Effective Pesticide Decomposition and Promoting Tomato Plants Growth.

In last few decades, the agriculture sector is facing various type of crops diseases originated by crop pests. Among various crops the tomato plant is greatly affected by many pests such as aphids and whiteflies, which are badly decreasing tomato plant yield and effecting its growth. In last few years, various type of pesticides such as Neonicotinoids and Pyrethroids are employed which are badly effecting eco-system and water bodies.

CRISPR/Cas13a-mediated visual detection: A rapid and robust method for early detection of Nosema bombycis in silkworms.

The sericulture industry faces a significant threat from the Pebrine disease of silkworms, caused by Nosema bombycis. Nonetheless, the current microscopic diagnostic methods can be time-consuming, labor-intensive, and lacking sensitivity and accuracy. Therefore, it is crucial to develop a novel detection approach that is efficient, highly sensitive, and low-cost.

Metal/Covalent Organic Framework Encapsulated Lead-Free Halide Perovskite Hybrid Nanocatalysts: Multifunctional Applications, Design, Recent Trends, Challenges, and Prospects.

Perovskites are bringing revolutionization in a various fields due to their exceptional properties and crystalline structure. Most specifically, halide perovskites (HPs), lead-free halide perovskites (LFHPs), and halide perovskite quantum dots (HPs QDs) are becoming hotspots due to their unique optoelectronic properties, low cost, and simple processing. HPs QDs, in particular, have excellent photovoltaic and optoelectronic applications because of their tunable emission, high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY), effective charge separation, and low cost.

Anchoring Ni(OH)-CeO Heterostructure on FeOOH-Modified Nickel-Mesh for Efficient Alkaline Water-Splitting Performance with Improved Stability under Quasi-Industrial Conditions.

Developing low-cost and industrially viable electrode materials for efficient water-splitting performance and constructing intrinsically active materials with abundant active sites is still challenging. In this study, a self-supported porous network Ni(OH)-CeO heterostructure layer on a FeOOH-modified Ni-mesh (NiCe/Fe@NM) electrode is successfully prepared by a facile, scalable two-electrode electrodeposition strategy for overall alkaline water splitting. The optimized NiCe/Fe@NM catalyst reaches a current density of 100 mA cm at an overpotential of 163 and 262 mV for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER), respectively, in 1.

Preparation of visible-light active MOFs-Perovskites (ZIF-67/LaFeO) nanocatalysts for exceptional CO conversion, organic pollutants and antibiotics degradation.

Modern industries rapid expansion has heightened energy needs and accelerated fossil fuel depletion, contributing to global warming. Additionally, organic pollutants present substantial risks to aquatic ecosystems due to their stability, insolubility, and non-biodegradability. Scientists are currently researching high-performance materials to address these issues.

A critical review on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) based nanomaterials for biomedical applications: Designing, recent trends, challenges, and prospects.

Nanomaterials (NMs) have garnered significant attention in recent decades due to their versatile applications in a wide range of fields. Thanks to their tiny size, enhanced surface modifications, impressive volume-to-surface area ratio, magnetic properties, and customized optical dispersion. NMs experienced an incredible upsurge in biomedical applications including diagnostics, therapeutics, and drug delivery.

Synthesis of Metal-Organic Framework-Based ZIF-8@ZIF-67 Nanocomposites for Antibiotic Decomposition and Antibacterial Activities.

Toxic antibiotic effluents and antibiotic-resistant bacteria constitute a threat to global health. So, scientists are investigating high-performance materials for antibiotic decomposition and antibacterial activities. In this novel research work, we have successfully designed ZIF-8@ZIF-67 nanocomposites via sol-gel and solvothermal approaches.

Recent Updates on Multifunctional Nanomaterials as Antipathogens in Humans and Livestock: Classification, Application, Mode of Action, and Challenges.

Pathogens cause infections and millions of deaths globally, while antipathogens are drugs or treatments designed to combat them. To date, multifunctional nanomaterials (NMs), such as organic, inorganic, and nanocomposites, have attracted significant attention by transforming antipathogen livelihoods. They are very small in size so can quickly pass through the walls of bacterial, fungal, or parasitic cells and viral particles to perform their antipathogenic activity.

Recent advances in the synthesis and application of magnetic biochar for wastewater treatment.

Magnetic biochar (MBC) is a novel bio-carbon material with both desired properties as adsorbent and magnetic characteristics. This review provides an up-to-date summary and discussion on the latest development of MBC, which covers the progress on its synthesis, application, and techno-economic analysis. The review indicates that the direct hydrothermal synthesis has been catching more research attention to produce MBC due to its mild reaction conditions.

Efficient structure tuning over the defective modulated zirconium metal organic framework with active coordinate surface for photocatalyst CO reduction.

Structure engineering of zirconium-based metal organic frameworks (MOFs) aims to develop efficient catalysts for transforming intermittent renewable energy into value-added chemical fuels. In order to have a deeper understanding of industrial scaling, it is vital to ascertain the favourable operational parameters that are necessary for projecting at the atomic level. The proposed paradigm provides a robust basis for the efficient design of MOFs based heterogeneous photocatalysts.

Photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride with g-CN/Ag/AgBr composites.

Graphite carbon nitride (g-CN), as a polymer semiconductor photocatalyst, is widely used in the treatment of photocatalytic environmental pollution. In this work, a Z-scheme g-CN/Ag/AgBr heterojunction photocatalyst was prepared based on the preparation of a g-CN-based heterojunction loading through photoreduction method. The g-CN/Ag/AgBr composite showed an excellent photocatalytic performance in the degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride pollutants.

In-situ synthesis of NiS nanoparticles/MoS nanosheets hierarchical sphere anchored on reduced graphene oxide for enhanced electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction.

As an important energy storage and transportation carrier, hydrogen has the advantages of high combustion heat, non-toxic, and pollution-free energy conversion process. Bimetallic sulfide composites are one of the emerging catalysts for hydrogen evolution reactions (HER) during water splitting. Herein, a hydrothermal method has been employed for the in-situ synthesis of NiS nanoparticles/MoS nanosheets (NiS/MoS) hierarchical sphere anchored on reduced graphene oxide (RGO) for enhanced electrocatalytic HER activity.

MoS as a Co-Catalyst for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production: A Mini Review.

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS), with a two-dimensional (2D) structure, has attracted huge research interest due to its unique electrical, optical, and physicochemical properties. MoS has been used as a co-catalyst for the synthesis of novel heterojunction composites with enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production under solar light irradiation. In this review, we briefly highlight the atomic-scale structure of MoS nanosheets.

NiS nanostrips@FeNi-NiFeO nanoparticles embedded in N-doped carbon microsphere: An improved electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction.

The designing and preparing of low-cost and easily available electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are crucial for many advanced energy technologies. Herein, the NiS nanostrips@FeNi-NiFeO nanoparticles embedded in N-doped carbon (NiS@FeNi-NiFeO/C) microspheres were synthesized as improved electrocatalyst for OER, using a facile heat-treatment method. The optimized NiS@FeNi-NiFeO/C-3 sample exhibits enhanced electrocatalytic activity toward OER performance with an overpotential of 280 mV at 10 mA cm and a small Tafel slope of 33.

Green synthesis of SrO bridged LaFeO/g-CN nanocomposites for CO conversion and bisphenol A degradation with new insights into mechanism.

Very recently the green synthesis routes of nanomaterials have attracted massive attention as it overcome the sustainability concerns of conventional synthesis approaches. With this heed, in this novel research work we have synthesized the g-CN nanosheets based nanocomposites by utilizing Eriobotrya japonica as mediator and stabilizer agent. Our designed bio-caped and green g-CN nanosheets based nanocomposites have abundant organic functional groups, activated surface and strong adsorption capability which are very favorable for conversion CO into useful products and bisphenol A degradation.

Regio- and Diastereoselective Vicinal Aminobromination of Electron Deficient Olefins via Phosphorus-Based GAP Protocol.

Chemical synthesis based on Group-Assisted Purification chemistry (GAP) has been prolifically used as a powerful, greener and ecofriendly tool so far. Herein, we report hypervalent iodine (III) mediated regio- and diastereoselective aminobromination of electron-deficient olefins using group-assisted purification (GAP) method. By simply mixing the GAP auxiliary-anchored substrates with TsNH-NBS as nitrogen/bromine sources and PhI(OAc) as a catalyst, a series of vicinal bromoamines with multifunctionalities were obtained in moderate to excellent yields (53-94%).

Synthesis and characterization of ZnO decorated reduced graphene oxide (ZnO-rGO) and evaluation of its photocatalytic activity toward photodegradation of methylene blue.

Photocatalytic treatment is one of the techniques used for the treatment of dyes-contaminated wastewater. It is important to develop an effective visible-light-driven catalyst for the treatment of dyes-contaminated wastewater. This study reports the synthesis of ZnO-reduced graphene oxide catalyst for the degradation of methylene blue.

Synthesis and Characterization of Co-ZnO and Evaluation of Its Photocatalytic Activity for Photodegradation of Methyl Orange.

Photocatalysis is one of the techniques used for the eradication of organic pollutants from wastewater. In this study, Co-ZnO was tested as a photocatalyst for the degradation of methyl orange under irradiation of visible light. Co-ZnO loaded with 5%, 10%, and 15% Co was prepared by the precipitation method.

Construction of 1D Ag-AgBr/AlOOH Plasmonic Photocatalyst for Degradation of Tetracycline Hydrochloride.

In this work, the highly efficient and low-cost Ag-AgBr/AlOOH plasmonic photocatalyst is successfully prepared via a simple and mild wet-chemical process and used for degrading high concentration methylene blue (MB) and tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH). The optimized 6-Ag-AgBr/AlOOH sample showed a 79% decomposition of TCH in 2 h, which is almost two times higher than that of bare AgBr (37%). For degrading MB, the photocatalytic activity of 6-Ag-AgBr/AlOOH (decomposing 84% in 2 h) showed a large enhancement as compared to bare AgBr (only 57%).

Conjugated Electron Donor⁻Acceptor Hybrid Polymeric Carbon Nitride as a Photocatalyst for CO Reduction.

This work incorporates a variety of conjugated donor-acceptor (DA) co-monomers such as 2,6-diaminopurine (DP) into the structure of a polymeric carbon nitride (PCN) backbone using a unique nanostructure co-polymerization strategy and examines its photocatalytic activity performance in the field of photocatalytic CO reduction to CO and H under visible light irradiation. The as-synthesized samples were successfully analyzed using different characterization methods to explain their electronic and optical properties, crystal phase, microstructure, and their morphology that influenced the performance due to the interactions between the PCN and the DPco-monomer. Based on the density functional theory (DFT) calculation result, pure PCN and CNU-DP trimers (interpreted as incorporation of the co-monomer at two different positions) were extensively evaluated and exhibited remarkable structural optimization without the inclusion of any symmetry constraints (the non-modified sample derived from urea, named as CNU), and their optical and electronic properties were also manipulated to control occupation of their respective highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO).

Synthesis, Molecular Modeling and Biological Evaluation of 5-arylidene-N,N-diethylthiobarbiturates as Potential α-glucosidase Inhibitors.

Background: Barbituric acid derivatives are a versatile group of compounds which are identified as potential pharmacophores for the treatment of anxiety, epilepsy and other psychiatric disorders. They are also used as anesthetics and have sound effects on the motor and sensory functions. Barbiturates are malonylurea derivatives with a variety of substituents at C-5 position showing resemblance with nitrogen and sulfur containing compounds like thiouracil which exhibited potent anticancer and antiviral activities.

Digitalis, a targeted therapy for cancer?

The clinical benefit of digitalis for patients with heart disease is well established. However, recent studies have also suggested that digitalis has antineoplastic activities at clinically relevant serum concentrations. Much of the early evidence supporting the anticancer activity of digitalis has been circumstantial.

A phase I study of thalidomide, capecitabine and temozolomide in advanced cancer.

Aim: To develop a novel oral antiangiogenic and immunomodulatory chemotherapy regimen against advanced cancers.

Methods: Patients were enrolled in cohorts of three or six in a standard phase I design. Thalidomide 100 mg was kept stable for all cohorts.