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    Sustainable polysaccharide-based adsorbents for PFAS removal: Mechanisms, functional engineering, and future directions
    (Elsevier BV, 2026-06)
    Rezania, Shahabaldin
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    Talaie, Amirreza
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    Rajabi, Saeed
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    Behroozi, Amir Hossein
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    Nanobioremediation for sustainable wastewater management in smart cities: Advancements, challenges, and environmental benefits
    (Elsevier BV, 2026-10) ;
    Khademi, Tayebeh
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    Farajnezhad, Mohammad
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    Khalili, Elham
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    Yuzir, Ali
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    Advancing cancer diagnosis and therapy: MXene-based biosensing and nanomedicine applications
    (Elsevier BV, 2026-05) ;
    Khalili, Elham
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    Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan
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    Rajendran, Saravanan
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    Tailoring high-entropy alloys for cutting-edge hydrogen evolution electrocatalysis
    (Elsevier BV, 2025-12)
    Akbar Hojjati-Najafabadi
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    Reza Behmadi
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    Yezeng He
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    Yasser Vasseghian
    This paper provides a general overview of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) as future electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Growing energy demands worldwide and the need to mitigate climate change have placed attention on the efficient, sustainable production of hydrogen through electrochemical water splitting. Traditional noble-metal electrocatalysts such as platinum (Pt) possess excellent HER activity but are burdened by exorbitantly inhibitive cost, scarcity, and poisoning sensitivity. High-entropy alloys that consist of five or more major components in nearly equimolar proportions offer a paradigmatic solution due to their unique structural and electronic properties. High configurational entropy, lattice distortion, sluggish diffusion, and synergistic "cocktail" effects, in combination, enhance the catalytic activity of these alloys. Improved synthesis techniques of HEAs in nanoparticle, nanowire, and porous network forms have been discovered to exhibit high HER activity with low overpotentials and long-term durability. This review critically explores the fundamental principles of HER, the design principles of HEA electrocatalysts, and their applications in catalysis, with special focus on directions for future research to realize their full potential.
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    Emerging nanoparticle-based strategies for advanced cancer imaging and diagnosis
    (Elsevier BV, 2025-10-15) ;
    Elham Khalili
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    Ali Yuzir
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    Mohammad Mahdi Taheri
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    The urgent necessity for early disease diagnosis and detection continues to drive innovation in imaging techniques and contrast agents. Nanoparticle-based bioimaging offers significant potential to enhance therapeutics, treatment management, and cancer diagnostics. In both clinical practice and biomedical research, nanoparticles (NPs) can serve as labeled carriers or biomarkers for tracking immunotherapy responses, contrast-enhancing agents for improved imaging, or signal amplifiers to increase specificity and sensitivity in the visualization of cellular and molecular mechanisms in vivo. The development of advanced imaging probes with controlled biodistribution, heightened sensitivity, improved contrast, multifunctionality, and enhanced temporal and spatial resolution is made possible by the unique chemical, magnetic, and optical properties of nanomaterials. These probes are particularly beneficial, to multi-modal imaging techniques such as single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), positron emission tomography (PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and ultrasound (US). Finally, these characteristics contribute to clinical benefits, including personalized medicine, real-time monitoring of disease progression, AI-based design of nanoparticles (NPs) and earlier detection, addressing current limitations in oncologic imaging. This review highlights promising nanoparticle-based imaging strategies, including radiolabeled nanoparticles for dual/multimodal cancer imaging, bio-conjugated quantum dots (QDs) for in vivo and in vitro diagnosis and imaging, green-synthesized nanoparticles for cancer diagnostics, nanoparticle-enabled molecular imaging strategies for monitoring immunotherapy responses, MXene-based imaging systems, and nanoparticle-assisted image-guided therapies. Collectively, these imaging technologies present novel tools to resolve biological challenges, enhance the effectiveness of cancer treatments, and drive clinical translation, which ultimately improve patient outcomes and care.
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    Integrated management of charcoal rot (Macrophomina phaseolina) in soybean: Current strategies and the emerging role of β-glucosidase
    (Elsevier BV, 2026-01)
    Elham Khalili
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    Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian
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    Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan
    Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid is a destructive, globally distributed soil-borne fungus responsible for charcoal rot and significant yield losses across diverse crops. Effective management remains challenging due to its wide host range, long survival of sclerotia, and adaptability to varied environments. This review synthesizes current knowledge on strategies for controlling M. phaseolina. Traditional agronomic practices such as crop rotation, tillage, and soil solarization are discussed alongside genetic resistance, although host resistance is often incomplete and environmentally influenced. Chemical control using fungicides has been tested, but effectiveness is inconsistent, and no fungicides are registered specifically against M. phaseolina due to its resilient sclerotia. Biological control agents, including antagonistic fungi (e.g., Trichoderma spp.) and bacteria (Bacillus, Pseudomonas), as well as botanicals and plant-derived compounds, represent promising, environmental friendly alternatives. Recent advances highlight the potential of enzyme-based and molecular approaches, particularly β-glucosidase from T. harzianum, genome editing, and nanotechnology, though these remain largely experimental. Overall, integrated management combining cultural, biological, and innovative molecular tools appears to be the most sustainable path forward. This review provides a consolidated resource for researchers and agronomists seeking to develop environmental friendly and cost-effective strategies against charcoal rot.
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    Advances and prospects of carbon polymer dots synthesis for chemical, biological, and therapeutic applications: A comprehensive review
    (Elsevier BV, 2026-03)
    Jennifer Mariam Thomas
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    Balamuralikrishnan Balasubramanian
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    Gowri Suresh
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    Arun Meyyazhagan
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    Haripriya Kuchi Bhotla
    Carbon dots (CDs) are a widely studied class of carbon-based nanomaterials, yet their polymeric counterpart, carbon polymer dots (CPDs), remains comparatively underexplored. CPDs are distinguished by their hybrid structure, comprising a carbon core surrounded by polymer frameworks, typically formed through partial carbonization of polymer precursors or small organic molecules. This structure preserves both polymeric and carbon dot properties, conferring superior optical features and enhanced photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) relative to fully carbonized CDs or uncarbonized polymer dots. CPDs are typically synthesized through bottom-up approaches, including thermal, hydrothermal, and microwave-assisted carbonization. Their structural and functional characteristics vary considerably depending on the specific synthesis conditions. Their capacity to absorb across the UV–visible–NIR spectrum enables advanced photo-responsive interactions, enhancing their potential in biomedical and biochemical systems. This review highlights CPDs’ synthesis strategies, structural mechanisms, and unique photophysical properties, while also addressing their prospective applications in biosensing, bioimaging, antibacterial platforms, and multifunctional therapeutic technologies.
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    Efficient charge transfer in rheum ribes waste-derived biochar-supported Bi2MoO6 nanocomposites for visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics
    (Elsevier BV, 2025-11)
    Fatemeh Khezri Shooshtari
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    Mohammad Sina Mohtaram
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    Pegah Roohparvarzadeh
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    Mohammad Mahdi Zerafat
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    The sustainable removal of emerging pharmaceutical pollutants from aqueous systems has become a critical environmental challenge, demanding the development of efficient and reusable photocatalysts. Herein, a novel Rheum ribes waste-derived biochar supported Bi2MoO6 (Bi2MoO6/BC) nanocomposite was synthesized and systematically evaluated for visible-light-driven tetracycline (TC) degradation. Structural and morphological analyses (XRD, FTIR, SEM, TEM, and EDX mapping) confirmed the successful anchoring of ultrathin Bi2MoO6 nanosheets onto a porous conductive biochar matrix, providing abundant surface-active sites. Optical and electrochemical characterizations (UV–Vis DRS, PL, EIS, and photocurrent) demonstrated enhanced visible-light absorption, narrowed band gap, quenched photoluminescence, lower charge-transfer resistance, and higher photocurrent density, all indicative of efficient charge separation. RSM optimization using Design-Expert revealed catalyst dosage, initial concentration, and solution pH as decisive parameters, with optimal conditions (1 g L−1, 20 ppm, pH = 6) yielding degradation efficiencies above 95 %. Radical trapping experiments confirmed •O₂− as the dominant species, with •OH and h+ also contributing, and the synergistic mechanism featuring rapid electron transfer to biochar and the subsequent production of reactive radicals ultimately enabled the complete degradation of TC into CO₂ and H₂O.
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    A potentially fruitful path toward a cleaner and safer environment: MXenes uses in environmental remediation
    (Elsevier BV, 2025-06-01)
    Ali Mohammad Amani
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    Milad Abbasi
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    Atena Najdian
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    Farzaneh Mohamadpour
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    Seyed Reza Kasaee
    The rapid industrialization of the world has resulted in severe environmental pollution, necessitating the development of new materials such as pollution remediation. Two-dimensional (2D) MXenes have emerged as a promising family of materials due to their unique physicochemical properties, making them ideal for environmental remediation. The article sheds light on the new opportunities of MXenes in the removal of organic and inorganic contaminants, including organic dyes, pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, radionuclides, and gas pollutants. MXenes also show excellent performance in photocatalytic degradation, adsorption, and microbial inactivation with environmental safety. Moreover, their application in recovering valuable elements from waste streams is also being explored. While these advances are promising, challenges remain in surface chemistry, semiconducting behavior, interfacial effects, and large-scale synthesis. This review highlights the tremendous potential of MXenes in environmental remediation while also outlining the key challenges that need to be resolved to fully realize MXenes capabilities. By providing this comprehensive survey of MXene-based technologies, the paper stimulates further research and innovation in this rapidly evolving field.
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    Dual‐Function Piezo‐Photocatalytic Systems for Sustainable Hydrogen Evolution and Environmental Remediation
    (Wiley, 2025-10-27)
    Nguyễn Hoàng Ly
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    Sang Jun Son
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    Yasser Vasseghian
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    Sang‐Woo Joo
    Hydrogen (H) production and environmental cleanup, including pollutant breakdown, nano‐plastic removal, and CO reduction, are crucial for achieving environmental sustainability. Piezo‐photocatalysis has appeared in an optimistic approach to address environmental pollution and the escalating energy crisis. Although several reviews on H production and environmental cleanup using piezo‐catalytic technologies have been recently published, there is no review specifically focused on the literature related to dual‐functional piezo‐photocatalytic systems. This research aims to fill that gap as the field continues to grow rapidly. This study reviews dual‐function piezo‐photocatalytic systems, which can be easily fabricated to enhance the effective uncoupling and transfer of photoproduced holes and electrons for H production and environmental cleanup. First, piezoelectric materials, such as metal oxides (e.g., TiO, ZnO, BaTiO), 2D materials (e.g., MoS, MXenes, graphene‐based materials), perovskite materials, and composite/heterostructure materials, are introduced. Second, this work also explores various modification methods that enhance piezo‐photocatalytic efficiency, highlighting the remarkable properties of dual‐function systems designed for sustainable H production and environmental cleanup. Additionally, this work provides insight into the underlying mechanisms of piezo‐photocatalytic activity and suggests new pathways toward high‐performance piezo‐photocatalysts. Finally, this research discusses future directions for piezoelectric materials in environmental applications and sustainable H production.
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