Author(s): Adeola AO; Paramo L; Fuoco G; Naccache R;

Emerging contaminants can be natural or synthetic materials, as well as materials of a chemical, or biological origin; these materials are typically not controlled or monitored in the environment. Canada is home to nearly 7 % of the world's renewable water supply and a wide range of different kinds of water systems, including the Great Lake, rivers, c ...

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Author(s): Duarte MP; Adeola AO; Fuoco G; Jargaille TJ; Naccache R;

Rapid global urbanization and population growth have ignited an alarming surge in emerging contaminants in water bodies, posing health risks, even at trace concentrations. To address this challenge, novel water treatment and reuse technologies are required as current treatment systems are associated with high costs and energy requirements. These drawbacks ...

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Author(s): Lomboni DJ; Ozgun A; de Medeiros TV; Staines W; Naccache R; Woulfe J; Variola F;

Neuronal disorders are characterized by the loss of functional neurons and disrupted neuroanatomical connectivity, severely impacting the quality of life of patients. This study investigates a novel electroconductive nanocomposite consisting of glycine-derived carbon nanodots (GlyCNDs) incorporated into a collagen matrix and validates its beneficial physi ...

Article GUID: 37922888

Author(s): Adeola AO; Clermont-Paquette A; Piekny A; Naccache R;

Carbon dots (CDs) have garnered significant interest for their potential use in multiple applications due to their size, fluorescent properties, high photostability, low toxicity and biocompatibility. CDs can be tailored for specific needs, as they can be synthesized with diverse precursors and techniques for functionalization. Since the applications of C ...

Article GUID: 37757783

Author(s): Clermont-Paquette A; Mendoza DA; Sadeghi A; Piekny A; Naccache R;

Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum pesticide used in crops and is found in many products used by industry and consumers. Unfortunately, glyphosate has been shown to have some toxicity toward many organisms found in our ecosystems and has been reported to have carcinogenic effects on humans. Hence, there is a need to develop novel nanosensors that are more sen ...

Article GUID: 37299928

Author(s): de Medeiros TV; Macina A; Bicalho HA; Naccache R;

Biodiesel remains one of the most promising alternatives to replace fossil fuel-derived petrodiesel. Nonetheless, conventional biodiesel synthesis relies on homogeneous alkali-based catalysts that involve long and tedious purification steps , increasing biodiesel production costs. Heterogeneous catalysts have emerged as promising alternatives to circumven ...

Article GUID: 37058095

Author(s): Victoria F; Manioudakis J; Zaroubi L; Findlay B; Naccache R;

Chirality remains a critical consideration in drug development and design, as well as in applications of enantioselective recognition and sensing. However, the preparation of chiral nanomaterials requires extensive post synthetic modifications with a chiral agent, coupled with extensive purification. This limits the use and application of chiral nanomater ...

Article GUID: 35518167

Author(s): Chahal S; Macairan JR; Yousefi N; Tufenkji N; Naccache R;

Carbon dots (CDs) are nanoparticles with tunable physicochemical and optical properties. Their resistance to photobleaching and relatively low toxicity render them attractive alternatives to fluorescent dyes and heavy metal-based quantum dots in the fields of bioimaging, sensing, catalysis, solar cells, and light-emitting diodes, among others. Moreover, t ...

Article GUID: 35478913

Author(s): Camilus NS; Lucas S; Wu C; Naccache R; Martic S;

Background: Globally, a number of individuals who live with Alzheimer's disease (AD), an incurable and debilitating disease, is increasing. Tau protein has a structural role, maintains integrity of microtubules and is one of the underlying causes of the tauopathies [1]. It is unfolded and highly soluble under physiological conditions. However, tau pro ...

Article GUID: 34971135

Author(s): Macairan JR; de Medeiros TV; Gazzetto M; Yarur Villanueva F; Cannizzo A; Naccache R;

Carbon dots have garnered significant attention owing to their versatile and highly tunable optical properties; however, the origins and the underlying mechanism remains a subject of debate especially for dual fluorescent systems. Here, we have prepared carbon dots from glutathione and formamide precursors via a one-pot solvothermal synthesis. Steady stat ...

Article GUID: 34388574

Author(s): Pappalardo JS, Macairan JR, Macina A, Poulhazan A, Quattrocchi V, Marcotte I, Naccache R

Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2020 Jul 15;: Authors: Pappalardo JS, Macairan JR, Macina A, Poulhazan A, Quattrocchi V, Marcotte I, Naccache R

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