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    Facile synthesis of silver doped manganese oxide nanocomposite with superior photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity under visible spectrum

    Water pollution and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) have become two global threats; 80% of diseases and 50% of child deaths are due to poor water quality. In this study, hydrothermal processing was employed to ...

    Sherif Elbasuney, Ahmed M. El-Khawaga, Mohamed A. Elsayed in Scientific Reports (2024)

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    Immobilized lipase enzyme on green synthesized magnetic nanoparticles using Psidium guava leaves for dye degradation and antimicrobial activities

    Zinc ferrite nanoparticles (ZnF NPs) were synthesized by a green method using Psidium guava Leaves extract and characterized via structural and optical properties. The surface of ZnF NPs was stabilized with citri...

    Yosri A. Fahim, Ahmed M. El-Khawaga, Reem M. Sallam in Scientific Reports (2024)

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    Enhanced photocatalytic and antibacterial activities of novel Ag-HA bioceramic nanocatalyst for waste-water treatment

    Hydroxyapatite (HA), the most common bioceramic material, offers attractive properties as a catalyst support. Highly crystalline mono-dispersed silver doped hydroxyapatite (Ag-HA) nanorods of 60 nm length was ...

    Sherif Elbasuney, Ahmed M. El-Khawaga, Mohamed A. Elsayed in Scientific Reports (2023)

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    Applying novel economic simple green sample preparation procedures on natural and industrial specimens for chromatographic determination of insecticidal residues

    Spraying a tertiary blend of the insecticides (hexythiazox, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam), on tomato fruits, is a routine in agriculture-attentive countries. A simple green sample preparation technique was d...

    Amira M. Hegazy, Hamada M. Mahmoud, Mohamed A. Elsayed in Scientific Reports (2023)

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    Promising photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity of novel capsaicin coated cobalt ferrite nanocatalyst

    In this study, CoFe2O4 nanoparticles were prepared by the co-precipitation method then surface modified with Capsaicin (Capsicum annuum ssp.). The virgin CoFe2O4 NPs and Capsaicin-coated CoFe2O4 NPs (CPCF NPs) we...

    Ahmed M. El-Khawaga, Mohamed A. Elsayed, Yosri A. Fahim in Scientific Reports (2023)

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    Synthesis and applicability of reduced graphene oxide/porphyrin nanocomposite as photocatalyst for waste water treatment and medical applications

    This study presents the synthesis and do** of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) with synthesized porphyrin (5,15-bisdodecyl porphyrin, C12P) nanoparticles to fabricate reduced graphene oxide-porphyrin (rGO-P) nan...

    Ahmed M. El-Khawaga, Hesham Tantawy, Mohamed A. Elsayed in Scientific Reports (2022)

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    Carbon-dot-loaded CoxNi1−xFe2O4; x = 0.9/SiO2/TiO2 nanocomposite with enhanced photocatalytic and antimicrobial potential: An engineered nanocomposite for wastewater treatment

    Water scarcity is now a serious global issue resulting from population growth, water decrease, and pollution. Traditional wastewater treatment plants are insufficient and cannot meet the basic standards of wat...

    M. Abd Elkodous, Gharieb S. El-Sayyad, Sally M. Youssry in Scientific Reports (2020)