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Physio-structural and immunological characterization of a PLGA 85/15 encapsulated Chlamydia recombinant MOMP nanovaccine candidate

Sahu R., Dixit S., Singh S.R., Dennis V.A., Alabama State University, US

The quest for vaccine development against Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), the leading cause of bacterial sexually transmitted diseases worldwide, has escalated to reduce its occurrence and global economic burden. Recently, nanovaccines have emerged as attractive candidates [...]

Sustained Release of Functional Interleukin-10 Encapsulated within Poly (lactic acid)-b-Poly (ethylene glycol) Nanoparticles Down-regulates Cytokines in Mouse Macrophages Exposed to Chlamydia trachomatis

Duncan S., Dixit S., Sahu R., Nyairo E., Singh S.R., Dennis V.A., Alabama State University, US

Inflammation which is induced by the presence of cytokines and chemokines is an integral part of Chlamydial infection. Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), the bacterial pathogen responsible for this sexually transmitted infection worldwide, causes severe inflammation including, [...]

Pore Size and its Effect on Molybdenum Retention in Mesoporous Alumina

Hepburn R., Tsubota S., Fujimi Corporation, US

Mesoporous alumina is used as the adsorbent for retaining Molybdenum-99 in the Molybdenum/Technetium generators used for medical imaging. Highly enriched uranium (HEU) has been historically used to create radioactive molybdenum for this purpose. However, in [...]

Transition Metal Dichalcogenides as Cell Culture Platforms

Palumbo A., Tourlomousis F., Chang R., Yang E.H., Stevens Institute of Technology, US

Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), such as WS2 and MoS2, have been widely explored for their utilization as two-dimensional (2D) semiconducting nanomaterials with unique electronic, mechanical, and catalytic properties. A multitude of research has been pursued [...]

Novel Graphene Structures: Substantial Capacity Enhancement in Lithium Batteries

Paronyan T.M., Thapa A.K., Sherihy A., Jasinski J.B., Dilip Jangam S.J., University of Louisville, US

Development of high capacity rechargeable battery anode would significantly improve the advanced energy technologies and enhance the energy efficiency of many economic markets, particularly electric grid storages and renewables. Recently, major research has been directed [...]

Two-Dimensional Nanoporous Silicates and Their Potential Applications

Zhong J.Q., Kestell J., Akter N., Kim T., Wang M., Lu D., Galuskina I., Stacchiola D.J., Boscoboinik J.A., Brookhaven National Laboratory, US

Ultra-thin two-dimensional inorganic nanoporous silicates have been recently synthesized. They are as thin as 0.5 nm, can be produced in the form of ordered structures or glasses and doped with other elements, such as aluminum. [...]

Mass Production of Graphene and Magnetic Nanoparticle in Arc Discharge Plasma and their Potential Biological Applications

Fang X., The George Washington University, US

Nowadays, mass production of high quality Graphene Platelet Networks (GPNs) and Magnetic Nanoparticles (MNs) are highly requested due to their wide range of applications such as flexible electronics, high-frequency transistors, energy storage, and biomedical applications. [...]

Toward Engineering Fluorescent nanodiamonds

Zapata T., Bennett N., Hemmer P., Fei Y., Struzhkin V., Jelezko F., Texas A&M University, US

We have grown nanodiamonds (NDs) with Silicon vacancy (SiV) and Nitrogen vacancy (NV) color centers starting from the organic precursor Adamantane in a diamond anvil cell (DAC) using both resistive and laser heating methods. High [...]

Kinetics study of carbon nanotube alignment under shear force via real-time polarized Raman spectroscopy

He Y., Taub A.I., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, US

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been studied extensively since their discovery by Iijima in 1991. They have a unique quasi one-dimensional nanoscale structure with remarkable mechanical, electrical and thermal properties. Numerous investigations have been done on [...]

Laser Annealing Nanoscale Carbons: Material Transformations

Vander Wal R., Abrahamson J., Gaddam C., Penn State University, US

Laser processing of materials is not new, but using lasers to anneal, bond and otherwise transform carbons is. Fundamental understanding of the dependence upon carbon structure, morphology and chemistry is critical to implementing this technology [...]