ACS Omega

We report a systematic study on the effect of incorporating zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods into the nematic liquid crystal 4-n-pentyl-4′-cyanobiphenyl (5CB), a room-temperature nematic with positive dielectric anisotropy and a dominant longitudinal dipole moment. Owing to their anisotropic geometry, ZnO nanorods couple effectively with the nematic director and modify the dielectric relaxation dynamics…

Background: Among natural compounds suggested as antimicrobials to overcome the increasing phenomenon of multidrug resistance (MDR), resveratrol (3,5,4′-trihydroxystilbene; RSV), a phytoalexin commonly found in food and drinks, can be considered a valid alternative. Despite its potentially useful antimicrobial action, orally administered RSV fails in efficacy due to several drawbacks (e.g., first…