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Item High-performance supercapacitor based on MoS2@TiO2 composite for wide range temperature application(Elsevier Ltd, 2021-06-07T00:00:00) Iqbal, Muzahir; Saykar, Nilesh G.; Arya, Anil; Banerjee, Indrani; Alegaonkar, Prashant S.; Mahapatra, S.K.Transition metal sulphide and their composites gain attention as electrode material in energy storage devices due to their superior properties like excellent conductivity, high surface area, and porosity. We report an evaluation of the electrochemical performance of MoS2@TiO2 binary composite in symmetric supercapacitor assembly at different temperatures. A facile hydrothermal technique is used to prepare MoS2@TiO2 binary composite. Structural and morphological analysis reveals that highly crystalline composite comprising MoS2 assembled in flower-like flake configuration, whereas, TiO2 in nanorods form are prepared. Among all three electrodes, MoS2@15%TiO2 demonstrates maximum specific capacitance 210 F/g at 10 mV/s with excellent cycling stability (98%, 2000 cycles) at ambient temperature. It may be concluded that the mono-phased, mesoporous structure is a key feature behind the improved performance over the other electrodes. Further, improvement in charge-discharge characteristics has been observed by a factor of 200% at 60 �C attributing to low activation energy and faster ion dynamics at elevated temperatures. The impedance spectroscopic analysis reveals a significant reduction in interfacial impedances that leads to a superior capacitance effect compounded with favourable electrolytic charge dynamics. The highest energy density is reported to be 21 Wh/kg with a power density of 1300 W/kg in symmetric configuration. Synergistic effect of the binary system along with unique surface morphology and charge storage followed by intercalation and capacitive mechanism results in enhanced performance of supercapacitor with MoS2@15%TiO2. Thus, binary MoS2@TiO2 composite seems to be an exceptional candidate for the energy storage device operating at a wide temperature range (25�60 �C). � 2021 Elsevier B.V.Item Ex vivo interaction study of NaYF4:Yb,Er nanophosphors with isolated mitochondria(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2021-04-08T00:00:00) Singh, Varun Pratap; Chawda, Nitya; Barkhade, Tejal; Mahapatra, Santosh Kumar; Banerjee, IndraniEx vivo interaction of NaYF4:Yb,Er nanophosphors with isolated mitochondria has been investigated. The nanophosphors were synthesized using the hydrothermal method. The synthesized NaYF4:Yb,Er nanophosphors were characterized for physicochemical properties. The NaYF4:Yb,Er nanophosphors showed successful upconversion with excitation wavelength lying in the near-infrared region. The effect of synthesized NaYF4:Yb,Er nanophosphors on mitochondria isolated from the chicken heart tissue was examined through ROS generation capacity, membrane fluidity, and complex II activity. The exposer of NaYF4:Yb,Er nanophosphors to isolated mitochondria inhibits ROS generation activity as compared to control. The mitochondria membrane fluidity of the lipid bilayer and complex-II activity of mitochondria was observed to be unaltered after the interaction with NaYF4:Yb,Er nanoparticles. The results confirm that synthesized NaYF4:Yb,Er nanoparticles can be used as a safe contrast agent. � 2021 International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.Item A Protein and Membrane Integrity Study of TiO2 Nanoparticles-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Prevention by Iron Incorporation(Springer, 2021-03-31T00:00:00) Barkhade, Tejal; Mahapatra, Santosh Kumar; Banerjee, IndraniThe paper assessed the toxic effect of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) on isolated mitochondria and its dysfunction prevention after Iron (Fe) incorporation. TiO2 and Fe content TiO2 NPs were synthesized and characterized using XPS, PL spectroscopy, and TEM. The nanostructure interaction with isolated mitochondria was investigated using circular dichroism (CD) confocal microscopy, flow cytometry, atomic force microscopy (AFM), surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), and FT-IR spectroscopy via nonspecific pathway. Fe content TiO2 NPs helps to control the dissolution rate of parent nanomaterial of TiO2 on the mitochondrial membrane. Confocal micrographs and flow cytometry results confirmed that Rhodamine 123 dye intensity get increased after interaction with Fe content TiO2 NPs which states the integrity of the mitochondrial membrane. AFM results revealed that TiO2 induces the swelling of mitochondrial tubules and also impaired the mitochondrial structure, whereas Fe content TiO2 NPs interaction prevents the impairment of mitochondrial tubules. The denaturation of a membrane protein by TiO2 interactions was observed through CD Spectroscopy. Further, nano-bio-interface study was performed using SERS, through shifting and extinct of peaks affiliated to membrane proteins and lipids. However, Fe content TiO2-treated samples showed a significant increase in the membrane potential of mitochondria via flow cytometry results. Graphic Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.] � 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.Item Iron content titanium dioxide nanoparticles as exogenous contrast agent for tissue imaging using swept-source optical coherence tomography(American Institute of Physics Inc., 2021-01-08T00:00:00) Barkhade, Tejal; Indoliya, Abhishek; Poddar, Raju; Mahapatra, Santosh Kumar; Banerjee, IndraniEx vivo tissue imaging was performed by swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) using titanium dioxide (TiO2) and Fe content TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs). The comparative effects of TiO2 and Fe content TiO2 NPs in terms of contrast enhancement, penetration, scattering, and accumulation in the chicken breast tissue have been monitored at different exposure times. Powder NP samples were synthesized using the sol-gel method, and characterization was carried out via transmission electron microscopy, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy techniques. Fe incorporation in the TiO2 matrix reduces its toxic effect on tissue skin and produces a safe exogenous contrast agent, which is analyzed by SS-OCT. The scattering coefficients and contrast to noise ratio of the tissues with and without NPs were determined to study the imaging efficacy. The improvement in the coefficient was observed with an increase in the exposure time of NPs. Nano-TiO2 has shown the ability to penetrate within the tissue layer up to 780 ?m while Fe content TiO2 NPs samples showed the lowest rate of penetration up to 210 ?m after a 30 min time interval. � 2021 Author(s).Item Homology modeling and molecular docking study of biogenic Muga silk nanoparticles as putative drug-binding system(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2020-12-22T00:00:00) Asapur, Prithvi C.; Sahare, Purushottam D.; Mahapatra, Santosh Kumar; Banerjee, IndraniThe recent emergence of natural biopolymers as drug delivery vehicles is attributed to their biodegradability and less systemic toxicity. Muga silk nanoparticles were prepared using microwave radiolysis method and were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, circular dichroism, X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. To find the applicability in the drug delivery system of these nanoparticle and to know the binding site(s), a computational study was carried out. The structure of the Muga protein is predicted using homology modeling, which is further used for molecular docking. The in silico molecular docking between the Muga silk nanoparticles and three United States Food and Drug Administration-approved model drugs of doxorubicin, remdesivir and dexamethasone was performed. The binding capabilities and binding energy of the Muga silk proteins with these drugs are determined. The basic idea of the active site and the residues involved in the binding of the drugs/ligands is also studied. Doxorubicin showed the highest binding affinity of ?8.7�kcal/mol and that of the remdesivir and dexamethasone are found to be ?7.2 and ?7.9 kcal/mol, respectively. Such high binding affinity(ies) would help for slow drug release kinetics and the other two drugs can be loaded when the requirement is for sustained drug release. The data were also validated using the UV�vis. spectroscopy. � 2020 International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.Item Photo-electrochemical Property of Microwave Synthesized Muga Silk Nanoparticles/ZnO/ITO/PET Structure(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2020-12-10T00:00:00) Asapur, Prithvi C.; Shiyani, Tulshi; Mahapatra, S.K.; Bogle, Kashinath A.; Banerjee, IndraniMuga silk nanoparticles (MSNP) in the size range of 28�142 nm were synthesized via microwave-assisted radiolysis method. Interestingly, these nanoparticles acquire cuboidal shape and exhibit photoresponsive property, under white light illumination of power 56 mW/cm2 in a photo-electrochemical cell, when fabricated in MSNP/ZnO/ITO/PET flexible device structure. The device was found to be active under visible light illumination and gives photoresponsivity of 0.119 �A/W with the rise/decay time of 0.9/0.6 s, respectively. Such photoresponse of MSNP could serve as an optoelectric biomolecule, which would find its application for next-generation wearable and implantable optoelectronic devices. � 2022 IETE.Item Secondary structural analysis of non-mulberry silk fibroin nanoparticles synthesized by using microwave and acetone method(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2020-12-04T00:00:00) Asapur, Prithvi; Mahapatra, Santosh Kumar; Banerjee, IndraniThe 3D structure analysis for Muga silk protein was predicted through homology modeling and Ramachandran plot with the determination of quality index for Stereo/packing and 3D quality index. Silk Nanoparticles were synthesized using conventional desolvation and microwave-assisted radiolysis method from Muga silk fibroin. The secondary structure evolution due to two different synthesis methods was investigated using FTIR and Circular Dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. The microwave synthesized nanoparticles showed enhanced ?-sheet content than desolvation synthesized nanoparticles. The conformational changes of Muga silk fibroin protein to nanoparticle followed an ordered transition from random coil to ?-helix then from ?-helix to ?-turn and from ?-turn to ?-sheets where ?-helix and ?-turn are the intermediate forms before getting stabilized to the metastable ?-sheets structure. The thermodynamics involved in secondary structure evolution was studied from CD analysis and activation energy involved in the formation of the secondary structure was determined. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma. � 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.Item Spectroscopic analysis of Muga silk nanoparticles synthesized by microwave method(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2020-04-26T00:00:00) Asapur, Prithvi; Banerjee, Indrani; Sahare, P.D.; Mahapatra, SantoshMuga silk nanoparticles (MSNP) were synthesized using a microwave-assisted radiolysis method. The effect of microwave on the Muga protein secondary structures was analyzed. The evolution of the secondary structure from random coils to the ?-sheets was determined by using FTIR, circular dichroism and X-ray diffraction techniques. The results showed that Muga silk fibroin protein contained the primary structure in silk-I state. When the protein was irradiated with microwave, nanoparticle synthesis was possible having silk-II state imparting crystallinity. The silk nanoparticles were characterized by a particle size analyzer and found to be of ~240�nm in size. The optical properties of these nanoparticles were studied by UV�vis. spectroscopy and photoluminescence. For studying thermal properties, differential scanning calorimetry was performed that revealed early glass transition, which could be attributed to the presence of water and proteins. It also revealed that nanoparticles are thermally stable. Such studies are important for understanding more about the MSNP and would be beneficial for their further wide applications. � 2020 International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.Item Surface-engineered gadolinium oxide nanorods and nanocuboids for bioimaging(University of Science and Technology Beijing, 2020-04-04T00:00:00) Chawda, Nitya Ramesh; Mahapatra, Santosh Kumar; Banerjee, IndraniAbstract: Folic acid and D-gluconic acid-capped gadolinium oxide nanorods and nanocuboids were synthesized via co-precipitation method. Comparative study of relaxivity factor on the role of capping and morphology for enhancing contrast ability for T1 and T2 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was investigated. The obtained r2/r1 ratio for folic acid and D-gluconic acid-capped gadolinium oxide nanorods and nanocuboids was 1.5 and 1.3, respectively. The nanocrystals were characterized and presented with properties such as good dispersity and stability required for standard contrast agent used in MRI. The characterization and the analysis of capping agent for nanocrystals suggest the preferable use of carbohydrate moieties with higher number of hydroxyl functional group reacted with urea and hydrogen peroxide for desired morphology and anisotropic growth. Thermogravimetric�differential thermal analysis (TG�DTA) illustrated the amount of capping, transition temperature from Gd(OH)3 to GdOOH and crystallization temperature from GdOOH to Gd2O3. These nanocrystals would be significant for other biomedical applications such as drug delivery when equipped with well-functionalized drug molecules. Graphic abstract: Synergistic effects and mechanism of urea, hydrogen peroxide and capping agent for growth and morphology. [Figure not available: see fulltext.] � 2020, The Nonferrous Metals Society of China and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.Item Natural Basil as Photosensitizer with ZnO Thin Films for Solar Cell Applications(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2020-06-04T00:00:00) Shiyani, Tulshi; Mahapatra, S.K.; Banerjee, IndraniThe hybrid solar cell has been fabricated using natural dye extracted from basil or ocimum leaves and ZnO thin film. The extracted natural dye was deposited on ZnO thin films and dried at room temperature. The semiconductor layer of ZnO was fabricated on FTO-coated glass substrate using magnetron sputtering with a thickness of 500 nm. A photocathode was prepared from the Au�Pd mixture using sputtering for a top electrode. ZnO has been confirmed using X-ray diffraction and UV�visible absorption spectroscopy measurements. The photovoltaic characteristics of the prepared DSSCs were studied by measuring the I�V characteristics under the illumination of halogen light. Photocurrent and photovoltage both are increased in the cell. The value of short-circuit current (I sc), open-circuit voltage (V oc), and photon energy conversion efficiency (?) were calculated for a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). DSSCs provide the promising light to electrical energy conversion efficiency due to their low-cost fabrication, environmentally friendly elements, and low maintenance. DSSC offers transparent solar cell modules with the capabilities of the use of hybrid composition such as organic and inorganic materials. The basil/ZnO-based hybrid devices can also be useful for photoelectrochemical cell and water splitting applications. � 2022 IETE.