High thiophillicicity of the Au-nanoparticle (Au NP) surface leads to covalent attachment of D-penicillamine molecules to Au NPs to form biocompatible D-penicillamine conjugated Au NPs. The latter are highly water-dispersible, exhibit no cytotoxicity, and can readily penetrate the cell membrane to target intracellular free copper ions for selective copper detoxification in the presence of the o...

two cu(ii) complexes, [cu(l1)2](no3)2 (1) and [cu(l2)2] (no3)2(2), which l1 and l2 schiff base ligands are 2-(thiophene-2-yl) -1h-imidazo [4,5-f] [1,10] phenanthroline and 2-(furane-2-yl)-1h-imidazo[4,5-f] [1,10] phenenthroline, respectively, were synthesized and characterized by physico - chemical and spectroscopic methods. corresponded cuo nanoparticles were prepared by calcination of the obt...

Platinum is ubiquitous in the production sectors of chemicals and fuels; however, its scarcity in nature and high price will limit future proliferation of platinum-catalysed reactions. One promising approach to conserve platinum involves understanding the smallest number of platinum atoms needed to catalyse a reaction, then designing catalysts with the minimal platinum ensembles. Here we design...

To control the severe problem of microbiologically influenced corrosion, industries require highly potent antibacterial agent which can inhibit the growth of bacteria on man-made surfaces. This need drove the research towards the synthesis of nanoscale antimicrobial compounds. We, therefore, screened several bacteria for the biosynthesis of copper/copper compound nanoparticles which could inhib...

Although nanoparticles have tremendous potential for a host of applications, their adverse effects on living cells have raised serious concerns recently for their use in the healthcare and consumer sectors. As regards the central nervous system (CNS), research data on nanoparticle interaction with neurons has provided evidence of both negative and positive effects. Maximal application dosage of...

The distribution of neutral copper oxide clusters in the gas phase created by laser ablation is detected and characterized through time-of-flight mass spectroscopy (TOFMS). The neutral copper oxide clusters are ionized by two different approaches: Multiphoton absorption of 355 and 193 nm radiation; and single photon absorption of 118 nm radiation. Based on the observed cluster patterns as a fun...

Nanolithographically patterned copper rings were synthesized, and the self-assembly of the rings into ordered nanoparticle/nanodrop arrays was accomplished via nanosecond pulsed laser heating above the melt threshold. The resultant length scale was correlated to the transport and instability growths that occur during the liquid lifetime of the melted copper rings. For 13-nm-thick rings, a chang...

a high percentage of world copper production is obtained from porphyry copper reserves, these reserves are characterized by: very high tonnage, greater horizontal dimensions than vertical, association with stock like intrusion masses, dispersed minerals in the porphyry mass and in its neighbor rocks, intense sericitization and inplace silicification. the porphyry coppers are concentrated by flo...

In the literature, few studies detailed morphometric parameters of the inferior olivary complex, and mainly applying biased methods based on counting in a two-dimensional plane. In the present work, the unbiased quantitative method of the optic disector was applied in order to analyse neuronal densities, nuclear volumes and total neuron numbers of the principal (PION), medial (MION) and dorsal ...

In this paper, graphene oxide decorated with cerium oxide (CeO2) nanoparticles was prepared and used as anticorrosive pigments in epoxy nanocomposite coatings. The synthesized nanoparticle was characterized by FTIR, XRD, SEM, and EDX analyses. Graphene oxide decorated with CeO2 nanoparticles was dispersed in epoxy resin by sonication. The optimum nanoparticle content of th...