Carbon Nanomaterials in Seed Priming: Current Possibilities.

The prevailing agricultural system has become deeply ingrained and insufficient due to outdated practices inherited from the Green Revolution, necessitating innovative approaches for sustainable agricultural development. Nanomaterials possess the potential to significantly improve the efficient utilization of resources while simultaneously encouraging sustainability. Among these, carbonaceous nanomaterials have found diverse applications in agriculture, exhibiting remarkable capabilities in this domain.

Fabrication of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Supported on Zinc Imidazolate Metal-Organic Frameworks as Active Catalysts for Hydrogen Release from Ammonia Borane.

Well-dispersed Au and Ag nanoparticles (NPs) have been immobilized on a zinc imidazolate metal-organic framework, Zn(mim), using the "one-pot" method and tested as catalysts in ammonia borane hydrolysis. The AuNPs@Zn(mim) and AgNPs@Zn(mim) materials were characterized by FTIR, XRD, ICP-OES, TGA, BET, SEM, and TEM. The AgNPs@Zn(mim) catalyst showed a high yield (98.

Ultrasound irradiation effect on morphological and adsorptive properties of a nanoscale 3D Zn-coordination polymer and derived oxide.

In this work, Zn-based coordination polymer [Zn(1,3-bdc)bzim] was successfully synthesized by the sonochemical method using a 13 mm probe-type ultrasound operating at 20 kHz and amplitudes of 30, 40 and 50% corresponding to an acoustic power of 5.5, 8.6, and 10.

NK cell depletion and recovery in SCID mice treated with anti-NK1.1 antibody.

The anti-NK1.1 antibody produced by PK136 hybridoma cell line administered subcutaneously to SCID mice effectively decreased the level of peripheral blood NK cells and weight of the spleen for 3-4 days. The antibody treatment did not harm the general state of the animal, and may be practically applied in xenograft experiments.