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In this research, a facile, two-step synthesis was reported for 34-LCysteine- nanocomposites. The first step comprises the preparation of LCysteine functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) core-shell structures via co-precipitation method. In the second step, graphene quantum dots (GQDs), which were synthesized by citric acid carbonization, added to the functionalized MNPs and finally refluxed at the appropriate time and temperature. LCysteine as a biocompatible, natural amino acid were used to link MNPs with GQDs. This nanocomposite was characterized by various techniques. XRD and FT-IR were used to investigate the formation of MNPs and LCysteine existence on the MNPs surface. XPS... 

In recent years, adjustable optical properties, simple and inexpensive synthesis, and excellent biocompatibility of carbon dots have attracted much attention. However, the widespread use of carbon dots in biomedical diagnostics, photoluminescence, and photocatalysis has been limited due to a lack of emission or excitation in the red or near-infrared region. Studies have shown that doping in carbon dots can affect the displacement and increase the light intensity. This study aims to use the engineering methods of optical properties of carbon points by doping heteroatoms and adjusting the surface state to synthesize biocompatible carbon dots with luminescence at long wavelengths with strong... 

In recent years, studies in luminescent carbon dots are overgrowing, the prominent features of carbon quantum dots include cheap and straightforward synthesis, excellent biocompatibility, and adjustable optical properties. However, the widespread use of carbon dots in biomedical diagnostics, photoluminescence, and photocatalysis has been limited due to a lack of emission and excitation in the red or near-infrared region.. However, the widespread use of carbon dots in biomedical diagnostics, photoluminescence, and photocatalysis has been limited due to a lack of emission and excitation in the red or near-infrared region. This research tried to produce carbon dots with redshift in emission... 

Novel zeolite-based micromotors consisted of silver-exchanged zeolite core and three different partial catalytic coatings (Mg/Au, Pt and Ag) were synthesized to eliminate the biological and chemical contamination from water in a fast and efficient way. These engines are benefited by the adsorption capacity and antibacterial activity of silver-zeolites in combination with the autonomous propulsion of catalytic micromotors. The remarkable bactericidal capacity of these particles relies on reactive silver ion released from zeolite and accordingly, increased chance of contact with bacteria during movement. These motors showed rapid killing of bacteria and effective elimination of the Pseudomonas... 

Iron oxide nanoparticles were synthesized using microemulsion technique as MRI contrast agents. Utilization of nanoparticles for biological applications and in this case as MRI contrast agents needs particles to be of small size and also narrow size distribution. For this aim, the effect of several parameters on size and size distribution has been studied. These parameters include water/surfactant ratio, precursor’s concentration and amount of polymer employed to improve nanoparticles colloidal stability. XRD, FE-SEM and TEM results reveal that the synthesized nanoparticles had small size (about 10 nm iron oxide core and 20 nm overall diameter) and possessed narrow size distribution (15-21...