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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: 3Citation - Scopus: 4A Simple Method To Set the Spray Properties for Flame Spray Pyrolysis Production of Nanoparticles(Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2020) Alhaleeb, Mustafi A.; Machin, Nesrin E.The most critical part of the flame spray pyrolysis (FSP) process is the nozzle, since it plays a key role in setting the spray properties. In this study, we developed an approach to adjust the nozzle throat gap size for a desired dispersion gas flow rate and upstream pressure, based on the external size and shape of a two phase external mixing nozzle. An equation was derived and validated by comparing the predicted gas flow rates with the data provided in a commercial nozzle supplier chart. Experiments were also conducted in our lab-scale FSP reactor to test the validity of the predictions. The approach developed here was found to closely predict the gap size necessary to pass the required dispersion gas flow at a desired pressure drop. Error in predictions was found to be less than 3% at an upstream pressure range of 3-10 bars. The isentropic flow assumption for perfect gases across the convergent-divergent nozzle was found to fail below 2 bars, consistent with the theory applied. By using the method here, the nozzle setting for a desired operation in an FSP process can be easily done, minimizing the time-consuming trial and error steps needed otherwise.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.Master Thesis Gümüş Nanoparçacık Eklenmiş Pedot'un Hazırlanması ve Antibakteriyel Analizi(2022) Khaleel, Haneen Ayad; İşgör, Sultan Belgin; Kaya, MuratHastane aracılıklı enfeksiyon (HAE) prevalansı yüksek olduğunda, antibakteriyel kaplamaların kullanılması, sıklıkla etkileşime giren hastane yüzeylerinde (örneğin klavyeler, itme plakaları veya yatak rayları) ve genellikle hastane kaynaklı enfeksiyonun altında yatan bakteriyel kontaminasyonun azaltılmasına yardımcı olabilir. Nano. parçacıkler ve polimerler kombinasyonu, bir dizi gram negatif ve gram pozitif bakteriye karşı güçlü antibakteriyel etki gösterir. Bu çalışmada nanoparçacıklr, HAE' lari önlemek için antibakteriyel yüzeyler olarak polimer ile birleştirilmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, gümüşnanoparçacıklar eklenmiş PEDOT hazırlayarak Escherichia Coli ve Staphylococcus Aureus gibi hastanelerde bulunan yaygın patojenlere karşı antimikrobiyal etkinliğinin test ederek enfeksiyonları önlemek için uygun bir kaplama malzemesi yapmaktır. (PEDOT) kimyasal polimerizasyon işlemi ile EDOT ve demir (III) klorür (FeCl3) varlığında sentezlendi. Sıvı emprenye tekniği ile gümüş nanoparçacıklar PEDOT'a bağlandı ve daha sonra madde pelet yapmak için preslendi. Antibakteriyel aktivite disk difüzyon yöntemleri kullanılarak test edilirken, bu çalışmada hazırlanan malzemeler hastanelerde HAE larda azalma potansiyeli göstermektedir. Gümüş nanoparçacıkların ve PEDOT'un özelliklerinden dolayı, bakteri üremesinin önlenmesi insan vücudu üzerinde herhangi bir zararlı etki olmadan yapılabilir. Elde edilen malzemenin yaygın tıbbi kullanımı için antibakteriyel etkinliğini arttırmak üzere daha fazla araştırma yapılmalıdır.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.Master Thesis Amin Boranın Dehidrojenlenmesi için Bakır Nanoparçacık Eklenmiş Politiyofenin Hazırlanması(2017) Alablaq, Salha; Kaya, MuratNanokatalizörler sahip oldukları büyük yüzey-hacim oranları sebebi ile yüksek katalitik aktivite gösteren malzemeler olarak bilinmektedirler. Koloidal nanoparçacıkların sulu çözeltileri gibi homojen nanokatalizörler ise reaksiyonun oluşması için kullanılan başlangıç maddeleri ve oluşan ürünler ile aynı fazda bulunmaktadır. Bu tip katalizörlerin heterojen katalizörlere karşı başlıca avantajı sahip oldukları yüksek seçicilik olarak sayılabilir. Ancak düşük termal kararlılıkları, ciddi metal kirliliği ve reaksiyon ortamından geri kazanımındaki zorluk homojen katalizörlerin karşılaştığı başlıca zorluklardır. Bu zorlukların üstesinden gelebilmek için heterojen nanokatalizörler yaygın olarak kullanılmaktadır. Bu tür katalizörlerde metal nanoparçacıklar silika, alumiyum ve karbon temelli malzemelerin üzerine sabitlenmektedir. Günümüzde ise bazı polimer destek malzemeleri kolay ve ucuz üretim metodları sebebi ile büyük ilgi toplamaktadır. Hidrojen en önemli temiz enerji kaynaklarından biri olarak bilinmektedir. Bu sebeple metal hidrürler, kimyasal hidrürler, organik moleküller, metal organik kafesler ve karbon nanotüpler gibi hidrojen depolama malazemelerinin üretimi için birçok çalışma yapılmaktadır. Bu hidrojen depolama malzemleri arasında kimyasal hidrürler yüksek hidrojen depolama kapasitesine sahip olmaları sebebi ile büyük ilgi görmektedir. Kimyasal hidrürler arasından amin boran, yüksek hidrojen depolama kapasitesi (kütlece 19.6 %), yüksek kararlılık ve düşük toksisiteye sahip olması sebebi ile büyük önem kazanmıştır. Uygun katalizör kullanımı ile ılımlı şartlarda 1 mol amin borandan 3 mol hidrojen eldesi mümkündür. Amin borandan hidrojen eldesinde kinetik parametrelerin iyileştirilmesi için yüksek etkiye sahip katalizörlerin geliştirilmesi, hidrojen enerjisinin uygulamaları için çok önemlidir. Bu tezde, amin borandan sulu ortamda hidrojen eldesi için politiyofen üzerine bakır nanoparçacıkların eklendiği katalizörün hazırlanması için uygun bir yöntem sunulmaktadır. Bunun için ilk olarak politiyofen destek malzemesi hazırlanmıştır. Daha sonra bakır iyonları ıslak emdirme yöntemi ile polimer destek malzemesinin üzerine eklenmiştir. Bu aşamadan sonra bakır iyonları sodium borohidrür kullanılarak indirgenmiş ve bakır nanoparçacıklar elde edilmiştir. Daha sonra hazırlanan katalizörün katalitik aktivitesi ortaya çıkarılmıştır. İlk çevrim frekansı 11.8 dk-1 olarak bulunmuştur. Buna ek olarak, hazırlanan katalizörün kararlılığı ve tekrar kullanılabilme kapasitesi bulunmuştur. Hazırlanan katalizör oldukça iyi kararlılık ve tekrar kullanılabilme kapasitesine sahiptir. Bakır eklenmiş politiyofen katalizörü amin boranın hidrolitik olarak dehidrojenlenmesindeki beşinci tekrar kullanımından sonra benzer aktivite göstermiştir.
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