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Article Citation - WoS: 8Citation - Scopus: 9Expanding the Role of Exosomes in Drug, Biomolecule, and Nanoparticle Delivery(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2025) Saka, Ongun Mehmet; Dora, Devrim Demir; Kibar, Gunes; Tevlek, AtakanExosomes are nanoscale extracellular vesicles released by diverse cell types, serving essential functions in intercellular communication and physiological processes. These vesicles have garnered considerable interest in recent years for their potential as drug delivery systems, attributed to their natural origin, minimal immunogenicity, high biocompatibility, and capacity to traverse biological barriers, including the blood-brain barrier. Exosomes can be obtained from diverse biological fluids, rendering them accessible and versatile vehicles for therapeutic medicines. This study emphasizes the burgeoning significance of exosomes in drug administration, concentrating on their benefits, including improved stability, target selectivity, and the capacity to encapsulate various biomolecules, such as proteins, nucleic acids, and small molecules. Notwithstanding their potential applications, other problems remain, including as effective drug loading, industrial scalability, and the standardization of isolation methodologies. Overcoming these hurdles via new research is essential for fully harnessing the promise of exosomes in therapeutic applications, especially in the treatment of intricate diseases like cancer and neurological disorders.Article Citation - WoS: 150Citation - Scopus: 152Pd-mnox< Nanoparticles Dispersed on Amine-Grafted Silica: Highly Efficient Nanocatalyst for Hydrogen Production From Additive-Free Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid Under Mild Conditions(Elsevier Science Bv, 2015) Bulut, Ahmet; Yurderi, Mehmet; Karatas, Yasar; Zahmakiran, Mehmet; Kivrak, Hilal; Gulcan, Mehmet; Kaya, MuratHerein we report the development of a new highly active, selective and reusable nanocatalyst for additive-free dehydrogenation of formic acid (HCOOH), which has great potential as a safe and convenient hydrogen carrier for fuel cells, under mild conditions. The new catalyst system consisting of bimetallic Pd-MnOx nanoparticles supported on aminopropyl functionalized silica (Pd-MnOx/SiO2-NH2) was simply and reproducibly prepared by deposition-reduction technique in water at room temperature. The characterization of Pd-mnO(x)/SiO2-NH2 catalyst was done by the combination of multipronged techniques, which reveals that the existence of highly crystalline individually nucleated Pd(0) and MnOx nanoparticles (d(mean) = 4.6 +/- 1.2 nm) on the surface of aminopropyl functionalized silica. These supported Pd-MnOx nanoparticles can catalyze the additive-free dehydrogenation of formic acid with record activity (TOF = 1300 h(-1)) at high selectivity (>99%) and conversion (>99%) under mild conditions (at 50 degrees C and under air). Moreover, easy recovery plus high durability of these supported Pd-MnOx nanoparticles make them a reusable heterogeneous catalyst in the additive-free dehydrogenation of formic acid. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 8Citation - Scopus: 8Thermoluminescence Properties of Zno Nanoparticles in the Temperature Range 10-300 K(Springer, 2016) Isik, M.; Yildirim, T.; Gasanly, N. M.Low-temperature thermoluminescence (TL) properties of ZnO nanoparticles grown by sol-gel method were investigated in the 10-300 K temperature range. TL glow curve obtained at 0.2 K/s constant heating rate exhibited one broad peak around 83 K. The observed peak was analyzed using curve fitting method to determine the activation energies of trapping center(s) responsible for glow curve. Analyses resulted in the presence of three peaks at 55, 85 and 118 K temperatures with activation energies of 12, 30 and 45 meV, respectively. Thermal cleaning process was applied to separate overlapped peaks and get an opportunity to increase the reliability of results obtained from curve fitting method. Heating rate dependence of glow curve was also studied for rates between 0.2 and 0.7 K/s. The shift of the peak maximum temperatures to higher values and decrease in peak height with heating rate were observed. Moreover, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy were used for structural characterization.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 4Thermally Controlled Band Gap Tuning in Cuo Nano Thin Films for Optoelectronic Applications(indian Assoc Cultivation Science, 2024) Delice, S.; Isik, M.; Gasanly, N. M.Temperature dependency of band gap in CuO nano thin films has been investigated by virtue of transmission experiments at different temperatures. Structural and morphological characterization were achieved using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) measurements. Analysis on the XRD diffractogram revealed the presence of monoclinic structure for the CuO. Average crystallite size was determined as 17.8 nm. Absorption characteristics in between 10 and 300 K were presented in the wavelength range of 360-1100 nm. The band gap of the CuO was found to be similar to 2.17 eV at 300 K using Tauc and spectral derivative methods. This value increased to similar to 2.24 eV at 10 K. Both methods showed that the band gap extended with decreasing temperature. Temperature dependency of the band gap was studied using Varshni relation. The band gap at absolute temperature, variation of the band gap with temperature and Debye temperature were calculated as 2.242 +/- 0.002 eV, - 5.4 +/- 0.2 x 10(-4) eV/K and 394 +/- 95 K, respectively.Article Citation - WoS: 141Citation - Scopus: 147Carbon Dispersed Copper-Cobalt Alloy Nanoparticles: a Cost-Effective Heterogeneous Catalyst With Exceptional Performance in the Hydrolytic Dehydrogenation of Ammonia-Borane(Elsevier, 2016) Bulut, Ahmet; Yurderi, Mehmet; Ertas, Ilknur Efecan; Celebi, Metin; Kaya, Murat; Zahmakiran, MehmetHerein, we report the development of a new and cost-effective nanocatalyst for the hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia-borane (NH3BH3), which is considered to be one of the most promising solid hydrogen carriers due to its high gravimetric hydrogen storage capacity (19.6 wt%) and low molecular weight. The new catalyst system consisting of bimetallic copper-cobalt alloy nanoparticles supported on activated carbon was simply and reproducibly prepared by surfactant-free deposition-reduction technique at room temperature. The characterization of this new catalytic material was done by the combination of multi-pronged techniques including ICP-MS, XRD, XPS, BFTEM, HR-TEM, STEM and HAADF-STEM-line analysis. The sum of their results revealed that the formation of copper-cobalt alloy nanoparticles (d(mean) =1.8 nm) on the surface of activated carbon (CuCo/C). These new carbon supported copper-cobalt alloy nanoparticles act as highly active catalyst in the hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia-borane, providing an initial turnover frequency of TOF = 2700 h(-1) at 298 K, which is not only higher than all the non-noble metal catalysts but also higher than the majority of the noble metal based homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts employed in the same reaction. More importantly, easy recovery and high durability of these supported CuCo nanoparticles make CuCo/C recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for the hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia-borane. They retain almost their inherent activity even at 10th catalytic reuse in the hydrolytic dehydrogenation of ammonia-borane at 298K. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 14Citation - Scopus: 18Traps distribution in sol-gel synthesized ZnO nanoparticles(Elsevier, 2019) Delice, S.; Isik, M.; Gasanly, N. M.The distribution of shallow traps within the sol-gel synthesized ZnO nanoparticles was investigated using thermoluminescence (TL) experiments in the 10-300 K temperature range. TL measurements presented two overlapped peaks around 110 and 155 K. The experimental technique based on radiating the nanoparticles at different temperatures (T-exc.) between 60 and 125 K was carried out to understand the trap distribution characteristics of peaks. It was observed that peak maximum temperature shifted to higher values and activation energy (E-t) increased as irradiating temperature was increased. The E-t vs. T-exc. presented that ZnO nanoparticles have quasi-continuously distributed traps possessing activation energies increasing from 80 to 171 meV. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 24Citation - Scopus: 28Palladium(0) Nanoparticles Supported on Hydroxyapatite Nanospheres: Active, Long-Lived, and Reusable Nanocatalyst for Hydrogen Generation From the Dehydrogenation of Aqueous Ammonia-Borane Solution(Springer, 2014) Karatas, Yasar; Yurderi, Mehmet; Gulcan, Mehmet; Zahmakiran, Mehmet; Kaya, MuratAmong the solidmaterials considered in the chemical hydrogen storage, ammonia-borane (NH3-BH3) appears to be one of the promising candidates as it can release hydrogen throughout hydrolysis in the presence of suitable catalyst under mild conditions. Herein we report, for the first time, the preparation and characterization of palladium(0) nanoparticles supported on nanohydroxyapatite and their catalytic use in the hydrolysis of ammonia-borane under air at room temperature. These new palladium(0) nanoparticles were generated in situ during the catalytic hydrolysis of ammonia-borane starting with palladium(II) immobilized nanohydroxyapatite. The preliminary characterization of the palladium(0) nanoparticles supported on nanohydroxyapatite was done by the combination of complimentary techniques, which reveals that the formation of well-dispersed Pd(0)NPs nanoparticles (1.41 +/- 0.52 nm) on the surface of hydroxyapatite nanospheres (60-150 nm). The resulting palladium nanocatalyst achieves hydrogen generation from the hydrolysis of ammonia-borane with an initial turnover frequency value (TOF) of 11 mol H-2 mol(-1) Pd x min at room temperature under air. In addition to their high activity, the catalytic lifetime experiment showed that they can also act as a long-lived heterogeneous catalyst for this reaction (TTON = 14,200 mol H-2 mol(-1) Pd) at room temperature under air. More importantly, nanohydroxyapatite- supported palladium(0) nanoparticles were found to be highly stable against to leaching and sintering throughout the catalytic runs that make them isolable, bottleable, and reusable heterogeneous catalyst for the hydrolysis of ammonia-borane.Article Citation - WoS: 39Citation - Scopus: 46Inhibitory Effects of Aptamer Targeted Teicoplanin Encapsulated Plga Nanoparticles for staphylococcus Aureus Strains(Springer, 2020) Ucak, Samet; Özalp, Veli Cengiz; Sudagidan, Mert; Borsa, Baris A.; Mansuroglu, Banu; Ozalp, Veli C.; Özalp, Veli Cengiz; Basic Sciences; Basic SciencesEmergence of resistance to traditional antibiotic treatments necessitates alternative delivery systems. Teicoplanin is a glycopeptide antibiotic used in the treatments of serious infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria, including Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). One strategy to keep up with antibiotic resistance development is to limit dose and amount during treatments. Targeted delivery systems of antibiotics have been suggested as a mechanism to slow-down the evolution of resistance and to increase efficiency of the antimicrobials on already resistant pathogens. In this study, we report teicoplanin delivery nanoparticles of Poly Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid (PLGA), which are functionalized with S. aureus specific aptamers. A 32-fold decrease in minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of teicoplanin for S. aureus was demonstrated for susceptible strains and about 64-fold decline in MIC value was achieved for moderately resistant clinical isolates of MRSA upon teicoplanin treatment with aptamer-PLGA nanoparticles. Although teicoplanin delivery in PLGA nanoparticles without targeting demonstrated eightfold decrease in MIC of susceptible strains of S. aureus and S. epidermidis and twofold in MIC of resistant strains, the aptamer targeting specifically decreased MIC for S. aureus, but not for S. epidermidis. Therefore, aptamer-targeted PLGA delivery of antibiotic can be an attractive alternative to combat with some of the multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogens.Article Citation - WoS: 15Citation - Scopus: 15Targeted mesoporous silica nanoparticles for improved inhibition of disinfectant resistant Listeria monocytogenes and lower environmental pollution(Elsevier, 2021) Sudagidan, Mert; Yildiz, Gulsah; Onen, Selin; Al, Rabia; Temiz, S. Sevval Nur; Yurt, Mediha Nur Zafer; Ozalp, Veli C.Benzalkonium chloride (BAC) is a common ingredient of disinfectants used for industrial, medical, food safety and domestic applications. It is a common pollutant detected in surface and wastewaters to induce adverse effects on Human health as well as aquatic and terrestrial life forms. Since disinfectant use is essential in combatting against microorganisms, the best approach to reduce ecotoxicity level is to restrict BAC use. We report here that encapsulation of BAC in mesoporous silica nanoparticles can provide an efficient strategy for inhibition of mi-crobial activity with lower than usual concentrations of disinfectants. As a proof-of-concept, Listeria mono-cytogenes was evaluated for minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of nanomaterial encapsulated BAC. Aptamer molecular gate structures provided a specific targeting of the disinfectant to Listeria cells, leading to high BAC concentrations around bacterial cells, but significantly reduced amounts in total. This strategy allowed to inhibition of BAC resistant Listeria strains with 8 times less the usual disinfectant dose. BAC encapsulated and aptamer functionalized silica nanoparticles (AptBACNP) effectively killed only target bacteria L. monocytogenes, but not the non-target cells, Staphylococcus aureus or Escherichia coli. AptBACNP was not cytotoxic to Human cells as determined by in vitro viability assays.Article Citation - WoS: 8Citation - Scopus: 9Temperature-Dependent Optical Properties of Tio2 Nanoparticles: a Study of Band Gap Evolution(Springer, 2023) Isik, Mehmet; Delice, Serdar; Gasanly, NizamiIn this study, we present the first comprehensive investigation of the temperature-dependent band gap energy of anatase TiO2 nanoparticles, utilizing transmission measurements in the range of 10-300 K. X-ray diffraction pattern exhibited nine peaks related to tetragonal crystal structure. Scanning electron microscope image showed that the nanoparticles with the dimensions of 25-50 nm were found as micrometer sized agglomerated. When the spectrum obtained as a result of the transmission measurements was analyzed, it was seen that the band gap energy decreased from 3.29(5) to 3.26(6) eV as the temperature was increased from 10 to 300 K. Temperature-band gap dependence was analyzed using Varshni and O'Donnell-Chen optical models and optical parameters of the TiO2 nanoparticles like absolute zero band gap energy, rate of change of band gap with temperature and average phonon energy were reported.
