Aswan Al-Abboodi

• Doctor of Philosophy
• University of Misan

Infestations of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) continue to be a major public health concern. There have been instances of lice developing resistance to traditional chemical pediculicides. Therefore, there is a critical need to identify new and effective alternatives. The purpose of this study was to use a filter paper contact bioassay to det...

To shed insight on the substantial influence that drug misuse and parasitic diseases have on world health, this review explores the intricate and frequently disregarded connection between the two. This relationship goes beyond simple co-occurrence and shows a strong bidirectional effect, worsening both conditions. As a result of lowered immunity, c...

Entamoeba gingivalis (E. gingivalis) and Trichomonas tenax (T. tenax) are two species of parasitic protozoans that inhabit the human buccal cavity. Poor hygiene increases infection with these parasites. There has recently been a need to use orthodontics, despite its benefits, but the damage caused by orthodontics cannot be overlooked. The current s...

Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by Plasmodium parasites that enter the bloodstream via insect vectors, such as mosquitos. The disease has devastated parts of Africa and the wider human population throughout human periods and thus remains a significant global health challenge due to the difficulty in the procurement of a vaccine and the...

Soil salinity is an escalating problem that significantly reduces crop yield, particularly in regions with intensive agriculture or poor irrigation practices. This study aimed to assess the impact of salinity on the germination and early growth parameters of four tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) cultivars: 'Sakata', 'US-Agriseed', 'Rossen B.V.', and '...

The Crucial Role of Raw Green Vegetables in Nourishing Well-being. However, lurking within these natural wonders lies an inconspicuous peril – the potential conduit for intestinal parasites due to potential parasitological contamination. Our ongoing research endeavor is laser-focused on scrutinizing the prevalence of parasitic protozoa and helminth...

In recent years, the use of orthodontics has increased, despite the benefits it provides, and the damage caused by orthodonticscannot be overlooked. In the study current, our aim is to assess the prevalence of oral parasites (Entamoeba gingivalis andTrichomonas tenax) among individuals who use orthodontic appliances (fixed and mobile) and individua...

The integration of Nanotechnology (NT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises significant benefits across industries like medicine, energy, and materials science. This study examines AI-driven NT development, highlighting AI's potential to revolutionize nanomaterial and nanosystem creation through accelerated discovery, design, and growth. Some...

A novel class of nanomaterials as subunit nano vaccines has shown great potential for delivering antigens to the target in a safe and effective manner. Herein, functionalized superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle (SPION) surfaces with conjugated a malaria protein (vaccine) and carboxyl groups have a comparatively high capacity to bind protein....

This study investigates the impact of long-term exposure to sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and suspended particulate matter (SPM) on leaf morphology and physiology in five plant species. The pollutants were measured at concentrations of 1.20ppm for SO2, 1.40 ppm for NO2, and 230μg/m³ (12 hours daily) for SPM, representing annual aver...

Biofilm is a structure in the shape of a surface adherent composed of a microbe’s community and plays a crucial role in stimulating the infection. Due to the Biofilm’s complex structure compared with the individual microbe, it occasionally develops recalcitrant to the host immune system, which may lead to antibiotic resistance. The National Institu...

The nanomaterials field has been promising in recent decades due to its prospective biological applications that may assist overcome many medical difficulties by regulating numerous illnesses. However, there are restrictions on how these materials might perform against microbes including bacteria and viruses. Therefore. This research aims to invest...

Vaccination has been used effectively to protect from infectious diseases and non-infectious diseases such as cancer and allergies. Different forms of particulate arrangements, including nanoparticles, virus-like particles (VLPs), and virosomes, have been built recently depending on the type of pathogen to be targeted. The ability to conjugate the...

Antioxidants are substances that are available in various natural food products, which play a vital role in reducing body cell damage caused by free radical formation. An imbalance between antioxidants and free radicals contributes to an oxidative stress in the human body. The electron acceptability of O2 produced Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS). The...

Toxoplasma gondii is worldwide and obligate intracellular protozoan parasite. The seroprevalence information of toxoplasmosis in the southern area of Iraq is limited, therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of T. gondii in men and pregnant women in Al-Majar Al-Kabir and Ali Al-Sharqi towns that are both located at Maysan P...

362 heads of sheep obtained (in multiple visits) from the central slaughterhouse and the sheep abattoir at Al-Amara region (Maysan, South of Iraq) between November 2016 and March 2017 were examined for the detection of Oestrus ovis larvae for the first time in this region. Sheep heads were examined by dissecting them longitudinally, the sheep were...

The ability to spatially organise the microenvironment of tissue scaffolds unlocks the potential of many scaffold-based tissue engineering applications. An example application is to aid the regeneration process of peripheral nerve injuries. Herein, we present a promising approach for three-dimensional (3D) micropatterning of nerve cells in tissue s...

To reflect the rapidly growing interest in producing tissue sealants using various chemical/physical processes, we report an approach using visible light to control the crosslinking of 3D printable hydrogels as in situ tissue sealant. Gelatin-hydroxyphenylpropionic acid conjugate (Gtn-HPA) is shown to crosslink effectively within 30 s under visible...

Intense acoustically driven microcentrifugation flows are employed to enhance the assembly of cellular spheroids in the microwell of a tissue culture well plate. This ability to interface microfluidics with commonly used tissue culture plasticware is a significant advantage as it can potentially be parallelized for high throughput operation and all...

Compared with preformed anisotropic matrices, an anisotropic matrix that allows users to alter its properties and structure in situ after synthesis offers the important advantage of being able to mimic dynamic in vivo microenvironments, such as in tissues undergoing morphogenesis or in wounds undergoing tissue repair. In this study, porous gradient...

With site-specific machining capability of Focused Ion Beam (FIB), we aim to tailor the surface morphology and physical attributes of biocompatible hydrogel at nano/micro scale particularly for tissue engineering and other biomedical studies. Thin film of Gtn-HPA/CMC-Tyr hydrogels were deposited on gold coated substrate and were subjected to irradi...

Since rates of tissue growth vary significantly between tissue types, and also between individuals due to differences in age, dietary intake, and lifestyle-related factors, engineering a scaffold system that is appropriate for personalized tissue engineering remains a significant challenge. In this study, a gelatin-hydroxyphenylpropionic acid/carbo...

Brain repair following disease and injury is very limited due to difficulties in recruiting and mobilizing stem cells towards the lesion. More importantly, there is a lack of structural and trophic support to maintain viability of the limited stem/progenitor cells present. This study investigates the effectiveness of an injectable gelatin-based hyd...

In this study, we developed a novel and rapid method to generate in vitro three-dimensional (3D) multicellular tumor spheroids using a surface acoustic wave (SAW) device. A SAW device with single-phase unidirectional transducer electrodes (SPUTD) on lithium niobate substrate was fabricated using standing UV photolithography and wet-etching techniqu...

Porous hydrogels provide an excellent environment for cell growth and tissue regeneration, with high permeability for oxygen, nutrients, and other water-soluble metabolites through their high water-content matrix. The ability to image three-dimensional (3D) cell growth is crucial for understanding and studying various cellular activities in 3D cont...

Liquid marbles are exploited in this study as effi cient miniature bioreactors inoculated with Hep G2 (hepatocellular carcinoma) cells to culture cell spheroids in vitro. This method successfully yields numerous cell spheroids, via a facile and straight-forward route, thanks to the constrained internal structure of liquid marbles, along with their...

Many cellular characteristics such as cell attachment, migration, morphology and proliferation are affected by porosity and pore size of bioactive gradients. Therefore, engineering a gradient that mimics the porosity relevant features of different living tissues can provide a better understanding for some of these cellular characteristics. In this...

We have developed a new porous gradient microfluidic device based on in situ Gtn-HPA/CMC-Tyr hydrogel that comprises gelatin hydroxyphenylpropionic acid (Gtn-HPA) conjugate and carboxymethyl cellulose tyramine (CMC-Tyr) conjugate. The device is fabricated using a soft lithographic technique, in which microstructures were patterned on a thin layer o...

of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, August 7–August 11, 2011.

Particulates with specific sizes and characteristics can induce potent immune responses by promoting antigen uptake of appropriate immuno-stimulatory cell types. Magnetite (Fe(3)O(4)) nanoparticles have shown many potential bioapplications due to their biocompatibility and special characteristics. Here, superparamagnetic Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles (SP...

Hydrogels are synthetic or natural polymer networks that have emerged as promising candidates for 3D tissue engineering scaffolds. In the past several years, research interest has shifted from hydrogel implants to injectable formulations, which have the advantage that cells and bioactive compounds can be mixed easily with precursor solutions prior...