Category: Readings
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X-ray and Raman study of CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite nanocrystals
Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite nanocrystals have gained considerable attention for optoelectronics applications due to their unique properties like high light absorption coefficient, band gap tunability, and larger diffusion length. In this work, the ligand-assisted re-precipitation method (LARP) was employed to synthesize CH3NH3PbI3 nanocrystals (NCs). The optical and structural properties of nanocrystals depend on their size. X-ray…
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Viral infection mitigations using advanced nanomaterials and tools: lessons from SARS-CoV-2 for future prospective interventions
The emergence of recent corona virus SARS-CoV-2-led pandemic infection has generated the incessant demand for the evaluation and development of suitable advanced materials for controlling this and future unforeseen viral infections. The current nanoscience-based materials are being evaluated for possible appliances at different stages encompassing, fields locations for control, identification of virus spread, diagnosis of…
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Graphene – properties, production and rising applications: A review
Out of all the 2D materials discovered until now, Graphene has been the hot topic to date. Graphene is a two dimensional-sp2 bonded, single-layer membrane of a carbon atom tightly bonded in a hexagonal honeycomb lattice. The layers of graphene are piled up to form graphite. The single layers of graphene are held together by…
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An economic and efficient synthesis of acid-labile glycerol based β-thiopropionate esters for potential application in drug delivery
Acid labile linkers have been used widely for various biomedical applications with preferential applications in drug delivery. In this report, we have synthesized, glycerol based b-thiopropionate esters having an acid-labile β-thiopropionate linker with Michael addition reaction between hydrophobic thiol and hydrophilic tri-glycerol diacrylate. The solvent free reaction and purification by simply solvent extraction instead of…
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Assessing the antimycobacterial activity of the bioactive fractions of the Indian medicinal plant – Justicia adhatoda L.
Justicia adhatoda L. is an Indian medicinal plant traditionally used to treat respiratory ailments in Ayurvedic and Unani medicines. It is widespread in the Indian subcontinent. The plant leaves are known to have broad range of pharmacological activities including analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and antibacterial properties. Some studies have highlighted the antimicrobial effects of its major…
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Introducing new journal ‘molecular phytomedicine’
In a stride to provide the quality research contents for scientific fraternity as evident by our leading journals like Chemical Biology Letters and J Materials NanoScience, the ScienceIn is introducing a new journal ‘Molecular PhytoMedicine’ to serve the relevant community of researchers in the field of plant medicines, new chemical entities from plants for drug…
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Beneficial impacts of Astaxanthin on Biomarkers of Antioxidant status and oxidative damage in Rats exposed to Ambient air
Effect of astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis on lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress induced by ambient air exposure was studied. Wistar albino rats were exposed to ambient air was administered with astaxanthin in doses varying between 0.5 to 2% of food intake. Various biological parameters like ALT, AST, ALP, malondialdehyde, hydrogen peroxide, superoxide dismutase, catalase and…
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Phytochemical and in vitro analysis of Bornetella oligospora extract as alpha-Glucosidase inhibitor
One of the first-line therapy of diabetes mellitus is alpha-glucosidase inhibitors. Due to side effects caused by synthetic drugs and limited sources, various studies have been conducted on herbal plants and macroalgae consisting of bioactive compounds with alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activity. This study examines the alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activity and phytochemical compounds in ethyl acetate and ethanol…
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Mendeley
Mendeley is the popular citation management program from Elsevier, made available for free. In 2021, Mendeley has updated its program and group feature in it has been discontinued. Scholars may download the recent version of Mendeley software from its site and use for inserting the citations in manuscript. There are many tutorial videos available on…
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Biosynthesis of Silver nanoparticles using Olive Wastewater
Biosynthesis of the metallic nanoparticle is gaining importance because it is a single-step process, nontoxic, environmentally acceptable, and easily scaled up. The present study investigated the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) via reacting olive wastewater filtrate (OWF) with silver nitrate, and the formation of AgNPs was confirmed by a color change of the reaction mixture…