Purpose: Hybrid nanoparticles are an interesting type of particles currently employed in nanomedicine. They can combine the therapeutic and diagnostic functions of their components into one single nanosystem and therefore, ...

Sunscreens have been employed on daily skin care for centuries. Their role in protecting the skin from sun damage, avoiding accelerated photoaging and even limiting the risk of development of skin cancer is unquestionable. ...

One strategy for minimizing corrosive attack on carbon steel involves the application of hybrid coatings rich in rare earths, on the basis of their low toxicity and environmental sustainability. Tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) ...

A Rhodamine B-doped 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPTS)/tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS)-derived organic/silica monolithic xerogel with excellent optical properties was prepared and its potential as a random laser host ...

The encapsulation of fluorescent dyes inside silica nanoparticles is advantageous to improve their quality as probes. Inside the particle, the fluorophore is protected from the external conditions and its main emission ...

In this work, thermoresponsive polymer grafted magnetic mesoporous silica nanoparticles were prepared, fully characterized and tested as controlled drug delivery systems. For this purpose, iron oxide nanoparticles coated ...

In this work we present the development of a nanocomposite material composed by silica nanoparticles in a hybrid organic-inorganic sol-gel matrix for corrosion protection of aluminium alloys. The sol-gel matrix was produced ...