RSC AdvancesPub Date : 2025-10-16DOI: 10.1039/D5RA04412J
Nakshatra Bahadur Singh, Asima Monjur, Bhuvnesh Kumar, Shivani Varshney and Md. Abu Bin Hasan Susan
{"title":"Revolutionizing healthcare with nanosensor technology","authors":"Nakshatra Bahadur Singh, Asima Monjur, Bhuvnesh Kumar, Shivani Varshney and Md. Abu Bin Hasan Susan","doi":"10.1039/D5RA04412J","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5RA04412J","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Modern healthcare is constantly evolving due to the inclusion of many smart technologies. Nanotechnology, since its inception, has tremendous influence on this transformation. With an emphasis on healthcare applications, the current review explores recent advancements in nanomaterial-based biosensors. The tunability of nanomaterials provides control over the chemical, mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties, thus presents nanotechnology as a more promising solution to develop smart sensing, monitoring, and diagnostics. The synergistic effects and regulated interaction with a variety of bioanalytes spurred the advancements of nano empowered devices with high selectivity and sensitivity. With a focus on common nanomaterials <em>e.g.</em>, metal and metal oxides, graphene and polymer-based nanomaterials, the review comprehensively discusses fundamentals of nano enabled biosensors and their classification based on methods of detection. Insight has been provided exploring the potential of various types of nanomaterials harnessed in the development of pioneering sensor designs in recent times. Along with addressing the current limitations, future prospects are discussed to redefine the landscape of nanobiosensors.</p>","PeriodicalId":102,"journal":{"name":"RSC Advances","volume":" 46","pages":" 38774-38810"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/ra/d5ra04412j?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145315620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
RSC AdvancesPub Date : 2025-10-16DOI: 10.1039/D5RA05876G
Hind Boughazi, Yamina Boudinar, Samira Tlili, Amel Djedouani and Noura Naili
{"title":"Electrochemical, surface, DFT, and ADMET insights into (E)-2-(2-hydroxybenzylidene)hydrazine-1-carboxamide as a corrosion inhibitor","authors":"Hind Boughazi, Yamina Boudinar, Samira Tlili, Amel Djedouani and Noura Naili","doi":"10.1039/D5RA05876G","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/D5RA05876G","url":null,"abstract":"<p >In this work, (<em>E</em>)-2-((2-hydroxybenzylidene))hydrazine-1-carboxamide (HBHC) was investigated as a new organic and eco-friendly corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in acidic medium through electrochemical measurements including potentiodynamic polarization (PP), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), long-term immersion tests, surface characterization, theoretical calculations, and ADMET studies. HBHC demonstrated excellent inhibition performance, achieving 94.50% efficiency by PP and 93.33% by EIS at 200 ppm, and retained remarkable stability over 30 days of immersion with 97.64% efficiency. Adsorption behavior was consistent with the Langmuir isotherm, with negative <img> values indicating a mixed physisorption–chemisorption mechanism. SEM micrographs, EDX analysis, and elemental mapping analysis confirmed the formation of a uniform protective film enriched with heteroatoms on the steel surface. DFT calculations, including analysis of HOMO–LUMO frontier orbitals, revealed a low HOMO–LUMO energy gap (Δ<em>E</em>), supporting the high reactivity of HBHC and its strong donor–acceptor interactions with the Fe(110) surface, while MD simulations further confirmed its adsorption stability. Furthermore, ADMET predictions indicated low toxicity and good bioavailability, supporting the environmentally benign character of HBHC.</p>","PeriodicalId":102,"journal":{"name":"RSC Advances","volume":" 46","pages":" 38946-38968"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2025-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2025/ra/d5ra05876g?page=search","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145315635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mariane St-Aubin, Jean-François Lapierre, Dominic E Ponton, Michel Sliger, Jeanne Gaudreault, Éric Atagotaaluk, Daniel Fortier, Marc Amyot
{"title":"A first run-of-river hydropower plant development in a permafrost-rich subarctic Canadian region: short-term fate of mercury and carbon.","authors":"Mariane St-Aubin, Jean-François Lapierre, Dominic E Ponton, Michel Sliger, Jeanne Gaudreault, Éric Atagotaaluk, Daniel Fortier, Marc Amyot","doi":"10.1039/d5em00171d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5em00171d","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A first run-of-river power plant built in Nunavik (QC, Canada) lies in a continuous permafrost zone, a substantial carbon (C) rich mercury (Hg) reservoir. Its impoundment could promote permafrost thaw and remobilize Hg and lead to the enhanced production of highly toxic methylmercury (MeHg). To elucidate how RORs can influence C and Hg dynamics and transformations in a subarctic landscape, soils, water and benthic invertebrates were sampled shortly before and after the flooding. Soil Hg concentrations were higher in the organic active layer than in frozen ground. Three months after river impoundment, MeHg concentrations and proportions in the surface organic layer of flooded soils were seven and four times higher, respectively. A similar increase was observed in surface waters of the newly created bay, where MeHg concentration and proportion were, respectively, ∼10 and four times higher. Biological MeHg concentrations increased in low trophic level organisms associated with this flooded environment, namely primary consumers (∼4×) and omnivores (∼3×). However, these rises were limited to the small (<1 km<sup>2</sup>) newly created bay, highlighting spatial heterogeneity in the production and trophic transfer of MeHg at the river scale in response to recent impoundment.</p>","PeriodicalId":74,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145306521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marcel Kulike-Koczula, Dominik Heimann, Tobias Eulberg, Daniel Kohnhäuser, Roderich D Süssmuth, Mark Brönstrup
{"title":"A novel class of oligoarylamide antibiotics defined by albicidins and cystobactamids.","authors":"Marcel Kulike-Koczula, Dominik Heimann, Tobias Eulberg, Daniel Kohnhäuser, Roderich D Süssmuth, Mark Brönstrup","doi":"10.1039/d5np00053j","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5np00053j","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Covering: 2014/2015 up to 2025.The global rise of antimicrobial resistance imposes a strong demand to develop new antibacterial drugs, and microbes have been a prime source for their discovery. Albicidins and cystobactamids, isolated from xanthomonadaceae and myxococcaceae, respectively, span a novel class of oligoarylamide antibiotics with a unique chemical scaffold featured by <i>para</i>-aminobenzoic acid building blocks. Both compounds exhibit broad spectrum and potent activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens through inhibiting DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV. This article summarizes the insights gained on this class since its initial disclosure in 2014/2015 up to 2025. It discusses natural derivatives, their biosynthesis and chemical synthesis, the unique binding mode to DNA gyrase, and systematic medicinal chemistry programs with >700 analogs that led to resistance-breaking antibiotics with <i>in vivo</i> efficacy. The review illustrates the importance of natural product research to address the global need for new antibiotics.</p>","PeriodicalId":94,"journal":{"name":"Natural Product Reports","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":10.6,"publicationDate":"2025-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145290318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Computational insights into the corrosion behavior of NbTaMoW and NbTaMoWV high-entropy alloys in molten fluoride salts.","authors":"Agnes Britte Katai, Arjun Varma Ramasimha Varma, Conrard Giresse Tetsassi Feugmo","doi":"10.1039/d5fd00102a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5fd00102a","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Molten salt reactors (MSRs) expose structural materials to harsh conditions, such as elevated temperatures, corrosive fluoride salts, and substantial neutron irradiation. These factors contribute to intricate degradation processes, including radiation-induced defect development, void swelling, and corrosion. Refractory high-entropy alloys with a body-centered cubic structure provide noteworthy thermal stability and mechanical strength, making them excellent candidates for MSR application. This study explores the corrosion properties of NbTaMoW and NbTaMoWV in FLiBe molten salt <i>via</i> density functional theory and <i>ab initio</i> molecular dynamics simulations. Analyses of electronic structure, including density of states and crystal orbital Hamilton population, shed light on interfacial bonding and charge distribution. NbTaMoW shows minimal d-band shifts and weak fluorine interaction, indicating enhanced oxidation resistance. Adding vanadium to form NbTaMoWV further diminishes oxidative vulnerability and stabilizes the electronic structure at the salt interface, suggesting superior corrosion resistance in molten salt conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":76,"journal":{"name":"Faraday Discussions","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145290331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Co(III)-catalyzed allylation reaction of 2-alkenylpyridines with 2-vinylaziridines: access to 1,4-dienes.","authors":"Hong Zeng, Zhong-Xia Wang","doi":"10.1039/d5ob01343g","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ob01343g","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A Cp*(CO)CoI<sub>2</sub>-catalyzed C-H allylation of 2-alkenylpyridines with 2-vinylaziridines is described. This method provides efficient access to synthetically useful 1,4-diene skeletons. The approach features a simple reaction system, nitrogen-containing group retainment, atom economy, short reaction times, wide substrate scope and good tolerance towards functional groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145290332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adam Roberts, Dushanth Seevaratnam, Ferguie B Solis, Maria Rhona G Bergantin, Dharmatov Rahula B Albano, Fortunato B Sevilla, Elizabeth A H Hall
{"title":"Designing a locally produced DENV-1 nucleic acid diagnostic for low resource regions with endemic disease.","authors":"Adam Roberts, Dushanth Seevaratnam, Ferguie B Solis, Maria Rhona G Bergantin, Dharmatov Rahula B Albano, Fortunato B Sevilla, Elizabeth A H Hall","doi":"10.1039/d5ay00889a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ay00889a","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Using recombinant techniques, to support local production and availability of active diagnostic ingedients (ADIs) in regions with endemic or neglected disease, a reverse transcriptase (RT) fusion construct is reported (Δ3R5-TGP-RT), having the same modular architecture (R5-fluorescent protein-functional enzyme) as reported previously by us. In tandem with the R5-mCherry-Bst this RT construct completes the enzyme set required for RT-LAMP mediated detection of Dengue. The introduction of the thermophilic green fluorescence protein TGP, allowed a heat purification step at 95 °C to be introduced into the workflow, simplifying purification. A 3 terminal amino acid (SSK) truncation of the naturally occurring silaffin R5 binding peptide (Δ3R5) enabled improved protein purification and loading on silica and good storage stabilisation (≥3 months). L-arginine triggered elution of enzyme from silica, immediately prior to use, enabled a soluble enzyme to be delivered directly into the RT-LAMP reactions, producing a clear solution and compatibility with turbidity detection of PPi released complexes that form insoluble Mg<sub>2</sub>P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>. A unique primer set was designed for the detection of Dengue Serotype 1 RNA, using a primer set (CAB 3), targeting the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), part of the NS5 region. This was chosen to minimise primer dimer formation, thereby reducing false positives. Amplification was achieved with high sensitivity (10 copies), with turbidity analysis able to distinguish positive and negative reactions. The approach developed has the potential to widen the application of LAMP diagnostics for neglected diseases such as Dengue by removing the availability of biological reagents as a limiting factor.</p>","PeriodicalId":64,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Methods","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145290349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ibtihal Abuhamdeh, Rania Hamed, Rima Hajjo, Nancy Sowan, Kamal Sweidan
{"title":"Carvedilol microemulsion-loaded oleogel: development and validation <i>via</i> an HPLC method, identification of three degradation products, and toxicity prediction.","authors":"Ibtihal Abuhamdeh, Rania Hamed, Rima Hajjo, Nancy Sowan, Kamal Sweidan","doi":"10.1039/d5ay01393c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ay01393c","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this work, carvedilol (CARV) was formulated as a microemulsion-loaded oleogel (CARV-MEOG) to enhance its solubility. An HPLC analytical method was developed and validated for assay, content uniformity, and dissolution tests. The mobile phase was composed of a 55 : 45 (v/v) mixture of 0.015 M phosphate buffer, adjusted to pH 2.7 ± 0.05, and acetonitrile, with its flow rate set at 1.2 mL min<sup>-1</sup>. The separation was conducted using Luna C18 (250 × 4.6) mm, 5 μm column at 35 °C and a wavelength of 240 nm. The injection volumes were 10 μL for the assay and content uniformity study and 100 μL for the dissolution studies. Validation was carried out in accordance with the ICH Q2(R1) guidelines. The method proved to be precise, rugged, accurate, selective, specific, and linear in the concentration range of 13.0-30.0 μg mL<sup>-1</sup> for assay and content uniformity and 0.21-34.0 μg mL<sup>-1</sup> for dissolution studies. In the assay, the forced degradation of CARV, CARV-MEOG, and excipients under stress conditions revealed three major degradants with well-resolved peaks, with RRT of 1.4, 3.7, and 4.2, respectively. The molecular masses of the observed degradants were determined using LC/MS, and their chemical structures were proposed. ADMET analysis showed that degradant 1 exhibits altered permeability and genotoxicity (AMES toxic), while degradants 2 and 3 retain similar pharmacokinetics to CARV.</p>","PeriodicalId":64,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Methods","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2025-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145290373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modification of fluorene and fluorenone core <i>via</i> C-H functionalization.","authors":"Shefali Banga, Srinivasarao Arulananda Babu","doi":"10.1039/d5ob01242b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ob01242b","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the modification of fluorene and fluorenone cores, and the assembly of libraries of functionalized fluorenes/fluorenones involving the C(sp<sup>2</sup>)-H and C(sp<sup>3</sup>)-H functionalization route. Fluorene/fluorenone motifs are versatile components in materials science, and some are bioactive compounds. In this work, the C-H bonds of fluorene and fluorenone were subjected to C-H arylation, alkylation, benzylation, alkoxylation, and annulation reactions to afford modified fluorenes/fluorenones. Alternatively, various functionalized fluorenes/fluorenones were obtained by subjecting the C-H bonds of aryl or alkyl carboxamides to the C-H arylation process using iodofluorenes or iodofluorenones as the coupling partners. Overall, a comprehensive effort and synthesis of several C(1), C(2), C(3), and C(4) functionalized fluorenes, fluorenones, fluorene-fluorenone couples, fluorene-carbazole couples, π-extended bis fluorenes, and enantioenriched π-extended bis fluorenes are reported. Given the prominence of fluorene/fluorenone motifs, this work contributes to augmenting the library of fluorenes and fluorenones <i>via</i> a C(sp<sup>2</sup>)-H and C(sp<sup>3</sup>)-H functionalization strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145290375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Silver-catalyzed synthesis of polyfunctionalized 1,7- and 2,7-benzonaphthyridine scaffolds and access to perlolidine derivatives.","authors":"Kirti Vashishtha, Kapil Chahal, Namita Bhoi, Donamol Tomy, Balasubramanian Sridhar, Manjula Alla, Kallu Rajender Reddy","doi":"10.1039/d5ob01410g","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ob01410g","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A regio- and chemoselective silver-catalyzed one-pot synthesis of benzo[<i>b</i>][1,7]- and benzo[<i>c</i>][2,7]-naphthyridines has been developed <i>via</i> a sequential Michael addition and silver-mediated cyclization strategy. The protocol exhibits excellent selectivity, high yields, and broad functional group tolerance. The resulting polyfunctionalized benzo[<i>c</i>][2,7]-naphthyridine scaffolds were further investigated as key intermediates toward the synthesis of perlolidine analogues, highlighting their potential for the discovery of novel bioactive compounds and alkaloid frameworks.</p>","PeriodicalId":96,"journal":{"name":"Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2025-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145290393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}