Antibacterial Bionanocomposites Based on Drug-Templated Bifunctional Mesoporous Silica Nanocontainers.

The creation of antibacterial nanocomposites that provide prolonged release of encapsulated drugs is of great interest for various fields of medicine (dentistry, tissue regeneration, etc.). This article demonstrates the possibility of creating such nanocomposites based on sodium alginate and drug-templated mesoporous silica nanocontainers (MSNs) loaded with two bioactive substances.

Impact of the Spectral Composition of Kilovoltage X-rays on High-Z Nanoparticle-Assisted Dose Enhancement.

Nanoparticles (NPs) with a high atomic number () are promising radiosensitizers for cancer therapy. However, the dependence of their efficacy on irradiation conditions is still unclear. In the present work, 11 different metal and metal oxide NPs (from Cu ( = 29) to BiO ( = 83)) were studied in terms of their ability to enhance the absorbed dose in combination with 237 X-ray spectra generated at a 30-300 kVp voltage using various filtration systems and anode materials.

Radiosensitization by Gold Nanoparticles: Impact of the Size, Dose Rate, and Photon Energy.

Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) emerged as promising antitumor radiosensitizers. However, the complex dependence of GNPs radiosensitization on the irradiation conditions remains unclear. In the present study, we investigated the impacts of the dose rate and photon energy on damage of the pBR322 plasmid DNA exposed to X-rays in the presence of 12 nm, 15 nm, 21 nm, and 26 nm GNPs.

Drug-templated mesoporous silica nanocontainers with extra high payload and controlled release rate.

The possibility of one-step creating of pH-sensitive mesostructured silica-based nanocontainers with exceptionally high payload using associates of two antiseptics (including hydrolyzable one) as templates is demonstrated. The effects of the template nature and the conditions of the sol-gel process on the porous structure of silica nanocontainers are studied and discussed. The kinetics of the templating drug release from such containers is studied and some features of this process are analyzed.

[Effect of Ultrasmall Gold Nanoparticles on the Murine Native Sperm Chromatin].

The effects of ultrasmall (2-3 nm) gold nanoparticles on native epididymal sperm chromatin of CBAxC57BL/6 hybrid mice and 129/IMG mice with a mutation in the DNA-polymerase iota gene were studied. It is shown that for both mouse strains after sperm incubation in a solution containing Au nanoparticles, at 23, 37 and 60 degrees C for 30 min followed by 1 hour treatment in dithiothreitol solution, a decrease in the number of nuclei with fully decondensed chromatin was observed compared with the control. Though, the manifestation of this effect in the population of 129/IMG mice mature sperm, was weaker.

Adsorption of ozone and plasmonic properties of gold hydrosol: the effect of the nanoparticle size.

The impact of the size of gold nanoparticles on the magnitude of the bathochromic shift of their plasmon resonance peak upon ozone adsorption is revealed and analyzed. Namely, the plasmon band position of 7, 10, 14 and 32 nm nanoparticles shifts toward longer wavelengths by 51, 35, 23 and 9 nm respectively, i.e.

Field testing, gene flow assessment and pre-commercial studies on transgenic Solanum tuberosum spp. tuberosum (cv. Spunta) selected for PVY resistance in Argentina.

Solanum tuberosum ssp. tuberosum (cv. Spunta) was transformed with a chimeric transgene containing the Potato virus Y (PVY) coat protein (CP) sequence.

Unusual wetting dynamics of aqueous surfactant solutions on polymer surfaces.

Static and dynamic contact angles of aqueous solutions of three surfactants--anionic sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), cationic dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB), and nonionic pentaethylene glycol monododecyl ether (C(12)E(5))--were measured in the pre- and micellar concentration ranges on polymer surfaces of different surface free energy. The influence of the degree of substrate hydrophobicity, concentration of the solution, and ionic/nonionic character of surfactant on the drop spreading was investigated. Evaporation losses due to relatively low humidity during measurements were taken into account as well.