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Application of graphene nanoplatelets and graphene magnetite for the removal of emulsified oil from produced water. (2018)
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CHACRA, L.A., SABRI, M.A., IBRAHIM, T.H., KHAMIS, M.I., HAMDAN, N.M., AL-ASHEH, S., ALREFAI, M. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2018. Application of graphene nanoplatelets and graphene magnetite for the removal of emulsified oil from produced water. Journal of environmental chemical engineering [online], 6(2), pages 3018-3033. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2018.04.060

Graphene and its magnetite derivative were used as adsorbents for removal of emulsified oil from produced water. The experimental parameters for maximum emulsified oil removal efficiency and effective regeneration of these adsorbents were determined.... Read More about Application of graphene nanoplatelets and graphene magnetite for the removal of emulsified oil from produced water..

Nano-selenium and its nanomedicine applications: a critical review. (2018)
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HOSNEDLOVA, B., KEPINSKA, M., SKALICKOVA, S., FERNANDEZ, C., RUTTKAY-NEDECKY, B., PENG, Q., BARON, M., MELCOVA, M., OPATRILOVA, R., ZIDKOVA, J., BJORKLUND, G., SOCHOR, J. and KIZEK, R. 2018. Nano-selenium and its nanomedicine applications: a critical review. International journal of nanomedicine [online], 13, pages 2107-2128. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S157541

Traditional supplements of selenium generally have a low degree of absorption and increased toxicity. Therefore, it is imperative to develop innovative systems as transporters of selenium compounds, which would raise the bioavailability of this eleme... Read More about Nano-selenium and its nanomedicine applications: a critical review..

Sophisticated construction of binary PdPb alloy nanocubes as robust electrocatalysts toward ethylene glycol and glycerol oxidation. (2018)
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XU, H., SONG, P., FERNANDEZ, C., WANG, J., ZHU, M., SHIRAISHI, Y. and DU, Y. 2018. Sophisticated construction of binary PdPb alloy nanocubes as robust electrocatalysts toward ethylene glycol and glycerol oxidation. ACS applied materials and interfaces [online], 10(15), pages 12659-12665. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b00532

The design of nanocatalysts by controlling pore size and particle characteristics is crucial to enhance the selectivity and activity of the catalysts. Thus, we have successfully demonstrated the synthesis of binary PdPb alloy nanocubes (PdPb NCs) by... Read More about Sophisticated construction of binary PdPb alloy nanocubes as robust electrocatalysts toward ethylene glycol and glycerol oxidation..

A novel safety anticipation estimation method for the aerial lithium-ion battery pack based on the real-time detection and filtering. (2018)
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WANG, S., FERNANDEZ, C., CHEN, M., WANG, L. and SU, J. 2018. A novel safety anticipation estimation method for the aerial lithium-ion battery pack based on the real-time detection and filtering. Journal of cleaner production [online], 185, pages 187-197. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.01.236

Lithium-ion battery packs have become increasingly important for power supply applications, in which the state of charge estimation and output voltage tracking should be very critical for the safety protection. A novel real-time estimation method is... Read More about A novel safety anticipation estimation method for the aerial lithium-ion battery pack based on the real-time detection and filtering..

Zinc-modified nanotransporter of doxorubicin for targeted prostate cancer delivery. (2017)
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SKALICKOVA, S., LOFFELMANN, M., GARGULAK, M., KEPINSKA, M., DOCEKALOVA, M., UHLIROVA, D., STANKOVA, M., FERNANDEZ, C., MILNEROWICZ, H., RUTTKAY-NEDECKY, B. and KIZEK, R. 2017. Zinc-modified nanotransporter of doxorubicin for targeted prostate cancer delivery. Nanomaterials [online], 7(12), article ID 435. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7120435

This work investigated the preparation of chitosan nanoparticles used as carriers for doxorubicin for targeted cancer delivery. Prepared nanocarriers were stabilized and functionalized via zinc ions incorporated into the chitosan nanoparticle backbon... Read More about Zinc-modified nanotransporter of doxorubicin for targeted prostate cancer delivery..

Unprecedented homotopy perturbation method for solving nonlinear equations in the enzymatic reaction of glucose in a spherical matrix. (2017)
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SARANYA, K., MOHAN, V., KIZEK, R., FERNANDEZ, C. and RAJENDRAN, L. 2018. Unprecedented homotopy perturbation method for solving nonlinear equations in the enzymatic reaction of glucose in a spherical matrix. Bioprocess and biosystems engineering [online], 41(2), pages 281-294. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-017-1865-0

The theory of glucose-responsive composite membranes for the planar diffusion and reaction process is extended to a microsphere membrane. The theoretical model of glucose oxidation and hydrogen peroxide production in the chitosan-aliginate microspher... Read More about Unprecedented homotopy perturbation method for solving nonlinear equations in the enzymatic reaction of glucose in a spherical matrix..

Heterogeneous Ti3SiC2@C-containing Na2Ti7O15 architecture for high-performance sodium storage at elevated temperatures. (2017)
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ZOU, G., ZHANG, Q., FERNANDEZ, C., HUANG, G., HUANG, J. and PENG, Q. 2017. Heterogeneous Ti3SiC2@C-containing Na2Ti7O15 architecture for high-performance sodium storage at elevated temperatures. ACS nano [online], 11(12), pages 12219-12229. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.7b05559

Rational design of heterogeneous electrode materials with hierarchical architecture is a potential approach to significantly improve their energy densities. Herein, we report a tailored microwave-assisted synthetic strategy to create heterogeneous hi... Read More about Heterogeneous Ti3SiC2@C-containing Na2Ti7O15 architecture for high-performance sodium storage at elevated temperatures..

A summary of new findings on the biological effects of selenium in selected animal species: a critical review. (2017)
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HOSNEDLOVA, B., KEPINSKA, M., SKALICKOVA, S., FERNANDEZ, C., RUTTKAY-NEDECKY, B., MALEVU, T.D., SOCHOR, J., BARON, M., MELCOVA, M., ZIDKOVA, J. and KIZEK, R. 2017. A summary of new findings on the biological effects of selenium in selected animal species: a critical review. International journal of molecular sciences [online], 18(10), paper ID 2209. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms18102209

Selenium is an essential trace element important for many physiological processes, especially for the functions of immune and reproductive systems, metabolism of thyroid hormones, as well as antioxidant defense. Selenium deficiency is usually manifes... Read More about A summary of new findings on the biological effects of selenium in selected animal species: a critical review..

Dependence of antibacterial properties of silver nanoparticles on their surface modification. (2017)
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CIHALOVA, K., BREZINOVA, K., STANKOVA, M., DOCEKALOVA, M., UHLIROVA, D., KEPINSKA, M., SOCHOR, J., MILNEROWICZ, H., FERNANDEZ, C., ZIDKOVA, J. and KIZEK, R. 2017. Dependence of antibacterial properties of silver nanoparticles on their surface modification. In Proceedings of the 9th Nanomaterials international conference 2017 (NANOCON 2017): research and application, 18-20 October 2017, Brno, Czech Republic. Ostrava: Tanger Ltd [online], pages 692-697. Available from: https://www.confer.cz/nanocon/2017/download/370-dependence-of-antibacterial-properties-of-silver-nanoparticles-of-their-surface-modification.pdf

Nanosilver, in the form of colloidal silver, has been used for many years. In recent years, the development of efficient green chemistry methods for the synthesis of metal nanoparticles by organisms has become a major focus of researchers. The differ... Read More about Dependence of antibacterial properties of silver nanoparticles on their surface modification..

Biophysical study of CdTe quantum dots interactions with albumin and antibody as the base of photodynamic therapy. (2017)
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RUTTKAY-NEDECKY, B., SOCHOROVA, A., DOCEKALOVA, M., UHLIROVA, D., STANKOVA, M., KEPINSKA, M., SKALICKOVA, S., CIHALOVA, K., MILNEROWICZ, H., FERNANDEZ, C., ZIDKOVA, J and KIZEK, R. 2017. Biophysical study of CdTe quantum dots interactions with albumin and antibody as the base of photodynamic therapy. In Proceedings of the 9th Nanomaterials international conference 2017 (NANOCON 2017): research and application, 18-20 October 2017, Brno, Czech Republic. Ostrava: Tanger Ltd [online], pages 537-542. Available from: https://www.confer.cz/nanocon/2017/download/348-biophysical-study-of-cdte-quantum-dots-interactions-with-albumin-and-antibody-as-the-base-of-photodynamic-therapy.pdf

Photodynamic therapy is a relatively new type of cancer treatment, or eventually it is used at the elimination of undesirable pathogenic microorganisms. Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconducting nanocrystals with a size of 2-20 nm and can be used in phot... Read More about Biophysical study of CdTe quantum dots interactions with albumin and antibody as the base of photodynamic therapy..

Zinc-modified nanotransporter of doxorubicine for multi-targeted therapy of prostate cancer cells. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SKALICKOVA, S., LOFFELMANN, M., DOCEKALOVA, M., UHLIROVA, D., STANKOVA, M., KEPINSKA, M., MILNEROWICZ, H., FERNANDEZ, C., RUTTKAY-NEDECKY, B., ZIDKOVA, J. and KIZEK, R. 2017. Zinc-modified nanotransporter of doxorubicine for multi-targeted therapy of prostate cancer cells. In Proceedings of the 9th Nanomaterials international conference 2017 (NANOCON 2017): research and application, 18-20 October 2017, Brno, Czech Republic. Ostrava: Tanger Ltd [online], pages 531-536. Available from: https://www.confer.cz/nanocon/2017/read/347-zinc-modified-nanotransporter-of-doxorubicine-for-multi-targeted-therapy-of-prostate-cancer-cells.pdf

Target therapy for oncologic diseases presents a big challenge for advance nanomedicine. In our work, we focused on multi-target approach development. Designed nanotransporter is based on polysaccharide chitosan which allows formation of nanoparticle... Read More about Zinc-modified nanotransporter of doxorubicine for multi-targeted therapy of prostate cancer cells..

Achieving high strength and ductility in magnesium alloys via densely hierarchical double contraction nanotwins. (2017)
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FU, H., GE, B., XIN, Y., WU, R., FERNANDEZ, C., HUANG, J. and PENG, Q. 2017. Achieving high strength and ductility in magnesium alloys via densely hierarchical double contraction nanotwins. Nano letters [online], 17(10), pages 6117-6124. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b02641

Light-weight magnesium alloys with high strength are especially desirable for the applications in transportation, aerospace, electronic components, and implants owing to their high stiffness, abundant raw materials, and environmental friendliness. Un... Read More about Achieving high strength and ductility in magnesium alloys via densely hierarchical double contraction nanotwins..

Monitoring content of cadmium, calcium, copper, iron, lead, magnesium and manganese in tea leaves by electrothermal and flame atomizer atomic absorption spectrometry. (2017)
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PRKIC, A., JURIC, A., GILJANOVIC, J., POLITEO, N., SOKOL, V., BOSKOVIC, P., BRKLJACA, M., STIPISIC, A., FERNANDEZ, C. and VUKUSIC, T. 2017. Monitoring content of cadmium, calcium, copper, iron, lead, magnesium and manganese in tea leaves by electrothermal and flame atomizer atomic absorption spectrometry. Open chemistry [online], 15(1), pages 200-207. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1515/chem-2017-0023

Due to the simplicity of tea preparation (pouring hot water onto different dried herbs) and its high popularity as a beverage, monitoring and developing a screening methodology for detecting the metal content is very important. The concentrations of... Read More about Monitoring content of cadmium, calcium, copper, iron, lead, magnesium and manganese in tea leaves by electrothermal and flame atomizer atomic absorption spectrometry..

Effect of co-substitution on the electrocatalytic properties of Ni1.5Fe1.5O4 for oxygen evolution in alkaline solutions. (2017)
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SINGH, N.K., YADAV, R., YADAV, M.K. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2017. Effect of co-substitution on the electrocatalytic properties of Ni1.5Fe1.5O4 for oxygen evolution in alkaline solutions. Journal of new materials for electrochemical systems [online], 20(3), pages 115-121. Available from: https://doi.org/10.14447/jnmes.v20i3.317

Some ternary ferrites with composition CoxNi1.5-xFe1.5O4 (0.0 less than or equal to x les than or equal to 1.25) have been synthesized through NH4OH co-precipitation at 11.5 pH. Materials obtained in this way were tested for their electrocatalytic pr... Read More about Effect of co-substitution on the electrocatalytic properties of Ni1.5Fe1.5O4 for oxygen evolution in alkaline solutions..

Electrocatalytic properties of La1-xCuxCoO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.8) film electrodes prepared by Malic Acid sol-gel method at pH=3.75. (2017)
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SINGH, N.K., YADAV, M.K. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2017. Electrocatalytic properties of La1-xCuxCoO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.8) film electrodes prepared by Malic Acid sol-gel method at pH=3.75. International journal of electrochemical science [online], 12(8), pages 7128-7141. Available from: https://doi.org/10.20964/2017.08.68

La-based Perovskite-type oxides with composition La1-xCuxCoO3 (0 ≤ X ≤ 0.8) have been synthesized by malic acid sol-gel low temperature route at pH 3.75. In each preparation, nitrate salts of lanthanum, copper, cobalt and malic acid were taken as sta... Read More about Electrocatalytic properties of La1-xCuxCoO3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.8) film electrodes prepared by Malic Acid sol-gel method at pH=3.75..

Enhanced and durable electrocatalytic performance of thin layer PtRu bimetallic alloys on Pd-nanocubes for methanol oxidation reactions. (2017)
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YOUSAF, A.B., IMRAN, M., KASAK, P., ZAVAHIR, F.S., ZAIDI, S.J. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2017. Enhanced and durable electrocatalytic performance of thin layer PtRu bimetallic alloys on Pd-nanocubes for methanol oxidation reactions. Catalysis science and technology [online], 7(15), pages 3283-3290. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/c7cy00923b

As a renewable and promising energy devices, direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) have attracted a wide range of interest in recent years. The design of electrocatalysts highly influences the performance of DMFCs systems. Herein, PtRu bimetallic alloy... Read More about Enhanced and durable electrocatalytic performance of thin layer PtRu bimetallic alloys on Pd-nanocubes for methanol oxidation reactions..

Electrografting of amino-TEMPO on graphene oxide and electrochemically reduced graphene oxide for electrocatalytic applications. (2017)
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YUAN, B., XU, C., ZHANG, D., ZHANG, R., SU, H., GUAN, P., NIE, J., FERNANDEZ, C. 2017. Electrografting of amino-TEMPO on graphene oxide and electrochemically reduced graphene oxide for electrocatalytic applications. Electrochemistry communications [online], 81, pages 18-23. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elecom.2017.05.016

4-Amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperridine N-oxyl (4-amino-TEMPO), an electroactive nitroxide radical, was attached to the surface of graphene oxide (GO) and electrochemically reduced graphene oxide (ERGO) modified glassy carbon electrode by a simple,... Read More about Electrografting of amino-TEMPO on graphene oxide and electrochemically reduced graphene oxide for electrocatalytic applications..

Hydrogenated core-shell MAX@K2Ti8O17 pseudocapacitance with ultrafast sodium storage and long-term cycling. (2017)
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ZOU, G., GUO, J., LIU, X., ZHANG, Q., HUANG, G., FERNANDEZ, C. and PENG, Q. 2017. Hydrogenated core-shell MAX@K2Ti8O17 pseudocapacitance with ultrafast sodium storage and long-term cycling. Advanced energy materials [online], 7(18), article number 1700700. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201700700

Sodium-ion batteries are considered alternatives to lithium-ion batteries for energy storage devices due to their competitive cost and source abundance. However, the development of electrode materials with long-term stability and high capacity remain... Read More about Hydrogenated core-shell MAX@K2Ti8O17 pseudocapacitance with ultrafast sodium storage and long-term cycling..

Non-linear differential equations and rotating disc electrodes: Padé approximation technique. (2017)
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CHITRA DEVI, M., RAJENDRAN, L., BIN YOUSAF, A. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2017. Non-linear differential equations and rotating disc electrodes: Padé approximation technique. Electrochimica acta [online], 243, pages 1-6. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2017.05.061

Rotating disc electrodes are preferred devices to analyze electrochemical reactions in electrochemical cells and various rotating machinery such as fans, turbines, and centrifugal pumps. This model contains system of fully coupled and highly non-line... Read More about Non-linear differential equations and rotating disc electrodes: Padé approximation technique..

Glassy carbon electrode modified with 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane and graphene oxide triggered a synergistic effect: low-potential amperometric detection of reduced glutathione. (2017)
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YUAN, B., XU, C., ZHANG, R., LV, D., LI, S., ZHANG, D., LIU, L. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2017. Glassy carbon electrode modified with 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane and graphene oxide triggered a synergistic effect: low-potential amperometric detection of reduced glutathione. Biosensors and bioelectronics [online], 96, pages 1-7. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2017.04.026

A sensitive electrochemical sensor based on the synergistic effect of 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) and graphene oxide (GO) for low-potential amperometric detection of reduced glutathione (GSH) in pH 7.2 phosphate buffer solution (PBS) has... Read More about Glassy carbon electrode modified with 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane and graphene oxide triggered a synergistic effect: low-potential amperometric detection of reduced glutathione..