The Fabrication And Modification Of T Cuas With Cellulose Acetate

The research is funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and their research is published in the journal Advanced Materials. Neil Thomas and Dr. Sara Goodacre are leading a team of BBSRC DTP-funded PhD students including David Harvey, Victor Tudorica, Leah Ashley, and Tom

Catechin-Cu nanoparticles were synthesized through an ultrasonic crushing method, as schematically depicted in Fig. 9, the major steps involved in producing Catechin-Cu nanoparticles. In a typical procedure, a solution containing 9 mL alcohol was prepared, in which a desired amount of Poly Vinyl Pyrrolidone (PVP) (Mw = 1,300,000) was dissolved with magnetic stirring, at room temperature, for 2 h. The concentration of PVP was 9% by weight, followed by addition of 1 ml of mixed solution containing Catechin and cupric nitrate with molar ratios 1:2. In this method, both the cathchin and cupric nitrate were mixed in a mutually dissolving solvent, which was removed by evaporation to produce a film, and then reconstituted in a buffer solution medium

Photocatalysis is one of the clean and renewable technologies, utilizes naturally enormous abundant, clean and safe solar power. The cheap solar energy harnessing is one of the most exciting features to gain significant attention toward photocatalysis direction. Titanium oxide-based photocatalyst has shown considerable interest since the discovery because of the excellent properties such as chemical and photostability, eco-friendly nature and high catalytic reactivity.2,3 TiO2 photocatalysts have been widely engaged in various photocatalytic applications such as water and air cleaning, self-cleaning and anti-fogging TiO2 coated glasses, tiles, and shelters. TiO2 only generates electron-hole pairs under UV light, which are responsible for the photocatalytic reaction. There are numerous investigations have been done to alter the TiO2 structures to absorb visible lights. The strategy includes adding noble metals4, cations5, non-metals6, and metal oxides7 through various methods such as sol-gel8, physical ion-implantation methods,

As indicated Eq. 1, oxygen is utilized as the physiological electron acceptor for lactate oxidation reaction. Therefore, the detection of lactate level using these biosensors is highly dependent on the oxygen concentration. On the other hand, oxygen concentration in blood is subject to fluctuations resulting in errors in measured lactate concentrations [19]. Moreover, oxygen deficiency in the blood sample deteriorates the detection range of the sensors [20]. The inadequate oxygen level cannot sustain the oxidation of lactate; thus, fluctuations in the oxygen concentration hinder accurate detection of lactate level. To eliminate the oxygen dependency problems in electrochemical sensors, some approaches have been proposed including the use of two dimensional cylindrical electrodes [21, 22], mass transport limiting films [21, 23], and tailoring the electrode surface with oxygen-rich materials [24]. In addition to the modification of electrode using one of the approaches listed above, some authors substituted lactate oxidase with lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) which does not require oxygen as an electron acceptor [25]. Although LDH does not use oxygen as an electron acceptor, NADH or NADPH coenzymes needs to be immobilized to enable the electron transfer between enzyme and electrode [8]. The modification of electrode to circumvent oxygen dependence of biosensors poses new problems associated with design, complexity, stability, and sensitivity [4]. In addition, the aforementioned methods hinder the miniaturization of the sensors

PHAs with useful properties such as exceptional biodegradability and biocompatibility in mammalian systems are excellent candidate for conventional medical implantation devices and tissue engineering. Furthermore PHAs could also be used as a nonspecific immobilizing matrix for protein purification and presentation. Its hydrophobic nature limits the use of PHB in gene therapy applications in order to requiring good water solubility need to have hydrophilicity,

For this work, all the chemicals were used an analytical grade, and as received without additional purification. All aqueous solutions were made by using high purity deionized water with a resistivity (ρ) 18 MΩcm-1. Silver Nitrate (AgNO3, 99.0%), Copper (II) Sulfate Pentahydrate (CuSO4.5H2O, 99.0%), Povidone (PVP- (C6H9NO)n, 99.0%), Sodium borohydride (NaBH4, 99.0%), and Absolute Ethanol (C2H5OH,

Gold(III) chloride solution and sodium citrate solution were freshly prepared with deionized water and filtered through a syringe filter (0.22 µm). Deionized water (45 mL) was added into three-neck flask incubated in the heating mantle with a stirring bar followed by the addition of HAuCl4 solution (5 mL, 10 mM). After the solution was boiling, the sodium citrate solution (5 mL, 38.8 mM) was added quickly. The color of the mixture gradually changed from black to wine red in the first two minutes, indicating the formation of gold nanoparticles. The AuNPs solution was kept boiling for another 10 minutes with a stirring speed of 700 rpm. After cooling down the solution to room temperature, the AuNP solution was filtered through a syringe filter (0.22µm). The concentration of AuNPs was determined by UV-Vis spectrometer (Cary100,

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Ooi, SY., et al (2016). Cellulose nanocrystals extracted from rice husks as a reinforcing material in gelatin hydrogels for use in controlled drug delivery systems. Industrial Crops and Products, 93, 227-234.

Copper is a pollutant of concern due to its toxic effects on aqua- ecosystems, its ability to accumulate in sediments and tissues of living organisms, and its non-biodegradable nature. Copper is widely used in industries such as manufacturing, building and construction, electrical and electronic, and industrial machinery and equipment production [2]. The future availability of Cu may not be guaranteed because of its increasing demand and shrinking reserves [2, 3]. Therefore, it is required to remove/recover Cu from industrial wastewaters [4]. The Cu removal/recovery from wastewaters is admirable from both health and economic point of views.

Chitin the second most abundant polysaccharide is synthesized by an enormous number of living organisms including fungi and insects. These biopolymers have found many applications in different areas such as: packaging material, membrane for removal of metal ions, dyes and pigments in waste water engineering; anti-cholesterol, fat binding, preservative and food additive in food industry; seed and fertilizer coating, controlled agrochemical release in agriculture; surface treatment, photographic paper in pulp and paper industry; moisturizer, body creams and lotions in cosmetics and toiletries. It has also found wide applications in biomedical such as tissue engineering, drug delivery, wound dressing, scaffolds, cancer diagnosis, etc. The majority of these versatile applications are coming of its non-toxicity, biocompatibility and biodegradability.

Third, a science article used is from ABC Science. Finally, the science papers used were pages 130-139 from the 34th volume of Biomaterial. The time frame used for this research was from January 1st 2013 to the present.

Furthermore, discussing the structure of chitin, it is reported that chitin and chitosan are heteropolymers as compared to cellulose which is a homopolymer (Kumar R 2000). In addition to the structure of chitin the degree of N-acetylation is also an important part of its chemistry. It is important to know the chemistry related to the degree of N-acetylation that is the ratio of 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose to 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose (Kumar R 2000), before considering its application for specific purposes. Furthermore, chitosan is one such universally accepted derivative of chitin that is obtained by N-deacetylation to such a degree at which it is soluble in aqueous solution of acetic acid and formic acid, an optimized degree to achieve chitosan is 0.35 or less. This ratio is can be defined by several analytical methods such as gel permeation

Unlike plant fibres, chitosan possesses positive ionic charges which give it the ability to chemically bind with negative charge fats, lipids, proteins, cholesterol, macromolecules and metal ions 26. In view of this, chitosan have increasing commercial interest as suitable resource materials due to their excellent properties including biocompatibility, biodegradability, adsorption, and ability to form films and to chelate metal ions 27. Chitosan and simple aldehydes produce N-alkyl chitosan upon hydrogenation. The presence of the more or less bulky substituents weakens the hydrogen bonds of the chitosan. Therefore, N-alkyl chitosan swell in water inspite of the hydrophobicity of alkyl chains. The N-alkyl chitosan retain the film forming property of chitosan 27. The presence of the amino groups at the C-2 positions in chitosan makes it more versatile in comparison to chitin. Below are some chemical and biological properties28 of chitosan. The presence of certain functionalities like –OH and –NH2 groups in the chitosan molecules provides a basis for interaction with other polymers and biological

Polylactic acid polymers (PLA) appear to be a very promising material for use as a