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Selenium nanoparticles incorporated in nanofibers media eliminate H1N1 activity: a novel approach for virucidal antiviral and antibacterial respiratory mask
The consecutive viral infectious outbreaks impose severe complications on public health besides the economic burden which led to great interest in antiviral personal protective equipment (PPE). Nanofiber-based...
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Decontamination Assessment of Nanofiber-based N95 Masks
As the world battles with the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, it also prepares for future global pandemics that threaten our health, economy, and survivor. During the outbreak, it became evident that use of...
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Fabrication and characterization of core–shell TiO2-containing nanofibers of PCL-zein by coaxial electrospinning method as an erythromycin drug carrier
As a novel transdermal delivery system, core–shell nanofibers exhibit a more controlled drug release than mono-structure nanofibers, especially when the hydrophilicity of core and shell polymers is different. ...
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An investigation of factors affecting the electrospinning of poly (vinyl alcohol)/kefiran composite nanofibers
This study aimed to investigate parameters affecting the electrospinning of poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/kefiran composite nanofibers. Accordingly, PVA/kefiran composite nanofibers were produced using the electr...
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Serotonin level as a potent diabetes biomarker based on electrochemical sensing: a new approach in a zebra fish model
Serotonin (5-HT) levels have been associated with several exclusively metabolic disorders. Herein, a new approach for 5-HT level as a novel biomarker of diabetes mellitus is considered using a simple nanocompo...
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Open AccessOsteoconductive and electroactive carbon nanofibers/hydroxyapatite nanocomposite tailored for bone tissue engineering: in vitro and in vivo studies
In this study, we aimed to fabricate osteoconductive electrospun carbon nanofibers (CNFs) decorated with hydroxyapatite (HA) crystal to be used as the bone tissue engineering scaffold in the animal model. CNFs...
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Kefiran/poly(vinyl alcohol)/poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) composite nanofibers: fabrication, characterization and consideration of effective parameters in electrospinning
The kefiran/polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl pyrrolidone nanofibers were effectively fabricated for the first time using electrospinning of poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) and kefiran blend solutio...
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Open AccessOptimization of Docetaxel Loading Conditions in Liposomes: proposing potential products for metastatic breast carcinoma chemotherapy
Docetaxel (DTX) was loaded in nanoliposomes based on a new remote loading method using mannitol and acetic acid as hydration buffer. DTX loading conditions were optimized, and the final formulations were prepa...
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Curcumin-loaded nanofibers for targeting endometriosis in the peritoneum of a mouse model
Endometriosis is a common, chronic gynecological disorder associated with ongoing pelvic pain, infertility, and adhesions in reproductive age women. Current therapeutic strategies are not effective and the rec...
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Nanofiber-acellular dermal matrix as a bilayer scaffold containing mesenchymal stem cell for healing of full-thickness skin wounds
Full-thickness skin defect is one of the main clinical problems, which cannot be repaired spontaneously. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of combining nanofibers with ADM as a bilayer scaf...
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Nanomaterial based electrochemical sensing of the biomarker serotonin: a comprehensive review
This review (with 131 references) summarizes the progress made in the past years in the field of nanomaterial based sensing of serotonin (5-HT). An introduction summarizes the significant role of 5-HT as a bio...
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Novel electro-conductive nanocomposites based on electrospun PLGA/CNT for biomedical applications
Electro-conductive nanocomposites have several applications in biomedical field. Development of a biocompatible electro-conductive polymeric materials is therefore of prime importance. In this study, electro-c...
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Preparation and optimization of chitosan/polyethylene oxide nanofiber diameter using artificial neural networks
Chitosan/polyethylene oxide (PEO) solution makes electrospun nanofibers with decreased beads and diameters in comparison with lonely chitosan (CS). The aim of this work was to find an artificial neural network...
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The Differentiation of Human Endometrial Stem Cells into Neuron-Like Cells on Electrospun PAN-Derived Carbon Nanofibers with Random and Aligned Topographies
Electrospun carbon nanofibers (CNFs) have great potential for applications in neural tissue regeneration due to their electrical conductivity, biocompatibility, and morphological similarity to natural extracel...
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Electrospun PLLA nanofiber scaffolds for bladder smooth muscle reconstruction
Urinary bladder may encounter several pathologic conditions that could lead to loss of its function. Tissue engineering using electrospun PLLA scaffolds is a promising approach to reconstructing or replacing t...
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Open AccessImproved anticancer delivery of paclitaxel by albumin surface modification of PLGA nanoparticles
Nanoparticles (NPs) play an important role in anticancer delivery systems. Surface modified NPs with hydrophilic polymers such as human serum albumin (HSA) have long half-life in the blood circulation system.
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Electrospinning of nylon-6,6 solutions into nanofibers: Rheology and morphology relationships
The relationship between the rheological properties of nylon-6,6 solutions and the morphology of their electrospun nanofibers was established. The viscosity of nylon-6,6 in formic acid (90%) was measured in th...
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Influence of polymeric coating on capillary electrophoresis of iron oxide nanoparticles
In this work, electrophoresis was successfully used to separate three different polymer-coated magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles with similar sizes (nominally 50 nm) using high-pH borate buffer system. The coa...
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Investigating the Parameters Affecting the Stability of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide-Loaded Nanoemulsion Using Artificial Neural Networks
Nanoemulsions are increasingly being investigated for their fascinating capability of loading both hydrophobic and hydrophilic molecules while their stability is still an issue, being affected by various facto...
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Magnetic polystyrene nanocapsules with core-shell morphology obtained by emulsifier-free miniemulsion polymerization
Nanocapsules containing hexadecane and Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles as core materials and polystyrene as shell were produced in a new method through emulsifier-free miniemulsion polymerization using 2,2′-azobis(2...
