Abstract: The disclosure relates to dendritic polyglycerols (dPG) compounds with carboxyalkyl, sulfyl or sulfonyl functional groups that irreversibly inhibit viral infection (virucidal effect) through multivalent interaction in nanomolar concentration range. While the compounds of the disclosure show virus inhibition in the nanomolar range they show no in-vitro toxicity in the same range of concentration.

Abstract: The invention relates to virucidal compositions comprising a sialic acid (SA) moiety, pharmaceutical compositions and disinfection and/or sterilization compositions comprising thereof and uses thereof in disinfection and/or sterilization methods and in treating and/or preventing COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases caused by coronaviruses and/or influenza viruses.

Abstract: The invention relates to virucidal nanoparticles comprising a trisaccharide moiety and use thereof against influenza virus.

Abstract: The invention relates to virucidal compounds, virucidal compositions comprising thereof and uses thereof in treatment of viral infections, for sterilizations and for disinfections.

Abstract: The invention provides an edible fiber comprising a biopolymer and a plasticiser; wherein the weight ratio of biopolymer to plasticiser is about 1:0.25 to about 1:3; and wherein the fiber has a diameter of about 0.5 ?m to about 1 mm.

Abstract: A device for separating liquids such as oil and water includes a hydrophobic and oleophilic mesh that allows oil to pass through while preventing water from passing through. The mesh can be fabricated simply from inexpensive materials by coating a mesh with a hydrophobic polymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to virucidal compounds, virucidal compositions comprising thereof and uses thereof in treatment of viral infections, for sterilizations and for disinfections.

Abstract: Amphiphilic gold nanoparticles (amph-NPs), composed of gold cores surrounded by an amphiphilic mixed organic ligand shell, are capable of embedding within and traversing lipid membranes. Active agent is bound thereto for use in vaccine and other adjuvant therapies, immunomodulation, and treatment of microbial infections, cancer, autoimmune disease, inflammation and inflammatory disorders.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method to modify the electrical conductivity of an organic and/or molecular material including the steps of providing a reflective or photonic structure and of placing the organic and/or molecular material in or on the structure. The method also includes providing a structure (1) which has an electromagnetic mode which is by design, or can be made by way of adjustment or tuning, resonant with a transition in the organic and/or molecular material (2) and controlling, in particular enhancing, the mobility of the charge carriers, and thus the electrical current, in the organic and/or molecular material (2), by way of strongly coupling the material (2) to the local electromagnetic vacuum field and exploiting the formation of extended macroscopic states in the material.

Abstract: A set of a first and a second preparation are intended to be mixed before or during an endodontic treatment to form an endodontic irrigation solution. The first preparation includes an oxidizing agent. The second preparation includes antibacterial nanoparticles treated to slow their oxidation by the oxidizing agent. The antibacterial nanoparticles are, for example, encapsulated in shells in a hybrid core-shell structure. In one variation, the antibacterial nanoparticles are made from an alloy of at least two elements, one of the elements being more resistant to oxidation than the other.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method to modify the electrical conductivity of an organic and/or molecular material comprising the steps of providing a reflective or photonic structure and of placing said organic and/or molecular material in or on said structure. Method characterized in that it consists further in providing a structure (1) which has an electromagnetic mode which is by design, or can be made by way of adjustment or tuning, resonant with a transition in said organic and/or molecular material (2) and in controlling, in particular enhancing, the mobility of the charge carriers, and thus the electrical current, in said organic and/or molecular material (2), by means of strongly coupling said material (2) to the local electromagnetic vacuum field and exploiting the formation of extended macroscopic states in said material.

Abstract: An optical material system for nanopatterning is provided that includes one or more material systems having spectrally selective reversible and irreversible transitions by saturating one of the spectrally selective reversible transitions with an optical node retaining a single molecule in a configuration and exposing the single molecule to its spectrally irreversible transitions to form a pattern.

Abstract: A set of a first and a second preparation are intended to be mixed before or during an endodontic treatment to form an endodontic irrigation solution. The first preparation includes an oxidizing agent. The second preparation includes antibacterial nanoparticles treated to slow their oxidation by the oxidizing agent. The antibacterial nanoparticles are, for example, encapsulated in shells in a hybrid core-shell structure. In one variation, the antibacterial nanoparticles are made from an alloy of at least two elements, one of the elements being more resistant to oxidation than the other.

Abstract: A device for separating liquids such as oil and water includes a hydrophobic and oleophilic mesh that allows oil to pass through while preventing water from passing through. The mesh can be fabricated simply from inexpensive materials by coating a mesh with a hydrophobic polymer.

Abstract: Continuous, conducting metal patterns can be formed from metal nanoparticle containing films by exposure to radiation (FIG. 1). The metal patterns can be one, two, or three dimensional and have high resolution resulting in feature sizes in the order of micron down to nanometers Compositions containing the nanoparticles coated with a ligand and further including a dye, a metal salt, and either a matrix or an optional sacrificial donor are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to coated, absorbent, freestanding assemblies comprising inorganic nanowires, articles of manufacture comprising the same, processes of producing the same and methods of use thereof. The assemblies of this invention are useful in various applications, including removal of organics or hydrophobic materials, and waterproofing applications.

Abstract: Continuous, conducting metal patterns can be formed from metal nanoparticle containing films by exposure to radiation (FIG. 1). The metal patterns can be one, two, or three dimensional and have high resolution resulting in feature sizes in the order of micron down to nanometers Compositions containing the nanoparticles coated with a ligand and further including a dye, a metal salt, and either a matrix or an optional sacrificial donor are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and materials for producing complements and reproductions of a master, including such preparation in a high throughput setting, using, inter-alia, liquid supramolecular nanostamping (LiSuNS).

Abstract: This invention provides a method for increasing the activity of catalysts. The method requires the introduction of the catalyst into nano-structured surfaces. The catalysts are introduced as functional groups in molecules forming a monolayer on a surface. A mixed monolayer of catalyst and inert molecules generates ordered domains of molecules on the surface. The catalyst is confined in regions of 0.5 nm to 3 nm in size and is surrounded by an inert material. The presence of such ordered domains that commensurate in size with the reactants, enhance the performance of the catalyst and increase the rate of the reaction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method to eliminate undesired parallel conductive paths of nanogap devices for aqueous sensing. The method involves the electrical insulation of an electrode pair, except for the nanogap region wherein electrical response is measured. The magnitude of undesired ionic current in a measurement is reduced by two orders of magnitude. The process to accomplish the present invention is self-aligned and avoids fabrication complexity. The invention has a great potential in nanogap device applications.