Functionalized nanoparticles: Tailoring properties through surface energetics and coordination chemistry for advanced biomedical applications

Abstract

Significant advances in nanoparticle-related research have been made in the past decade, and amelioration of properties is considered of utmost importance for improving nanoparticle bioavailability, specificity, and catalytic performance.

A Perspective on the Effect of Physicochemical Parameters, Macroscopic Environment, Additives, and Economics to Harness the Large-Scale Hydrate-Based CO2 Sequestration Potential in Oceans

“…Nanoparticles (NPs) play an essential role in improving the kinetics of gas hydrates, and the evolution of nanotechnology demonstrates its utility in biofuels, , CO 2 capture, pharmaceuticals, and enhancing the mass transfer and chemical kinetics of processes. , Said et al have reported that nanoparticles with higher interfacial surface area and tuning surface parameters positively affect gas uptake during CO 2 hydrate formation. They observed that SiO 2 NPs have a more pronounced effect on gas consumption than Al 2 O 3 and Cu nanoparticles .…”

A Review on the Recent Scientific and Commercial Progress on the Direct Air Capture Technology to Manage Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations and Future Perspectives

“…As previously stated, DAC is a way of directly capturing CO 2 from the atmosphere to reduce global CO 2 concentrations, making it a typical negative emission technology. Nanomaterials have a high specific surface area, excellent chemical and thermal stability, and immense surface functionality. − This makes them a suitable material for carbon capture, which considerably enhances the adsorption capacity in the context of DAC development. , Furthermore, because of their tiny size, nanoparticles have high mobility in solution, allowing small concentrations of nanomaterials to swiftly spread in volume . When investigated with various organic linkages using SALE (solvent-aided ligand exchange), ZIF-8 (zeolitic imidazole framework-8) nanoparticles, which is a subclass of metal–organic frameworks, show great potential for CO 2 adsorption.…”

Super-resolution imaging of antibody-conjugated biodegradable periodic mesoporous organosilica nanoparticles for targeted chemotherapy of prostate cancer

“…27–29 This can be easily achieved by the functionalization of the nanoparticle's surface with different biomolecules including peptides, aptamers, and antibodies, which have specific interactions with particular cell-surface receptors overexpressed on cancer cells. 30–32 With our aim of developing more effective targeted and responsive chemotherapy for prostate cancer, which has the overexpression of mannose-6-phosphate receptor (M6PR), 33 biodegradable nanoPMOs are conjugated with anti-M6PR antibody because of its higher specificity and binding affinity compared with small molecules. 34 Notably, the nature of the surface functionality of nanoparticles ( e.g.…”