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30 July 2025
Mechanical and chemical element structures of sea urchin spines: specialization in ambulacral and interambulacral areas
"The article highlights biomechanical and functional differences in sea urchin spines by distinguishing ambulacral and interambulacral regions based on chemical composition, offering insights valuable to biomimetic engineering, materials science, and marine biology."
Aniruddha Adhikari, Handling Editor
23 July 2025
Zinc-reinforced ZSM-5 subject to a rare-earth magnet and the presence of a legume yields considerable copper extraction
"The comments from referee were helpful."
Yogendra Mishra, Handling Editor
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18 October 2023
Zero-valent iron nanoparticles for environmental Hg (II) removal: a review
Sreeprasad Sreenivasan, Handling Editor
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10 May 2022
Synthesis of fluorescent polystyrene nanoparticles: a reproducible and scalable method
"The mass synthesis of particle is very important for potential application and commercialization"
Sreeprasad Sreenivasan, Handling Editor
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24 March 2021
Synthesis of nano-TiO2 assisted by glycols and submitted to hydrothermal or conventional heat treatment with promising photocatalytic activity
"This article deals with synthesis of nanomaterials and their application in photocatalysis. A large volume of research is happening in this area and should receive a lot of attention."
Sreeprasad Sreenivasan, Handling Editor
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23 March 2021
Valorization of discarded industrial fish processing wastes for the extraction of gelatin to use as biodegradable fish bait matrix using RSM
"This article brings relevant approaches to valorize waste biomass."
Andre Fajardo, Handling Editor

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