Acoustic Shock Wave-Induced Rutile to Anatase Phase Transition of TiO Nanoparticles and Exploration of Their Unconventional Thermodynamic Structural Transition Path of Crystallization Behaviors.

Titanium dioxide (TiO) is one of the most well-known and long-standing polymorphic materials in the transition metal oxide group of materials. The transition from rutile to anatase is one of the long-standing fundamental questions among materials science researchers because seeking the nucleation site at the beginning of the phase transition is highly challenging. Until now, there have been no studies on the unconventional structural phase transition of TiO nanoparticles by acoustic shock waves.

Facile Use of Silver Nanoparticles-Loaded Alumina/Silica in Nanofluid Formulations for Enhanced Catalytic Performance toward 4-Nitrophenol Reduction.

The introduction of toxic chemicals into the environment can result in water pollution leading to the degradation of biodiversity as well as human health. This study presents a new approach of using metal oxides (AlO and SiO) modified with a plasmonic metal (silver, Ag) nanoparticles (NPs)-based nanofluid (NF) formulation for environmental remediation purposes. Firstly, we prepared the AlO and SiO NFs of different concentrations (0.

Polyethylene Glycol Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles: Hybrid Nanofluid Formulation, Properties and Drug Delivery Prospects.

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are widely used materials for biomedical applications owing to their intriguing chemical, biological and magnetic properties. The evolution of MNP based biomedical applications (such as hyperthermia treatment and drug delivery) could be advanced using magnetic nanofluids (MNFs) designed with a biocompatible surface coating strategy. This study presents the first report on the drug loading/release capability of MNF formulated with methoxy polyethylene glycol (referred to as PEG) coated MNP in aqueous (phosphate buffer) fluid.

Securing Personal Health Record System in Cloud Using User Usage Based Encryption.

Cloud-based Personal Health Record (PHR) in the electronic and information system has become next generation cloud platform for facilitating efficient, secure and scalable data access to foster the collaborative care. Data owner prefers to outsource their confidential electronic data to the cloud for effective retrieval and storage without provoking the depletion or losses due to data management and maintenance. Secure data sharing and searching are vital.