K. Kadirvelu

• PhD
• Researcher at Defence Research and Development Organisation

A new heterocyclic Schiff base, 2-(2-benzo(d)thiazol-2yl)hydrazono)methyl)phenol (BTAZ) synthesized from 2-hydrazinobenzothaizole and salicyclaldehyde was characterized by spectral, mass and single crystal XRD data and subjected to sense Ca2+ ions in methanol–water mixture (1:1, v/v) using UV–visible absorption and fluorescence emission spectral st...

In the present study, plant mediated green synthesis approach was used for palladium nanoparticle synthesis from Punica granatum peels. The properties of bio-synthesized Palladium nanoparticles (PdNPs) were characterized using UV–Vis and FTIR spectroscopy, SEM, HRTEM and XRD. The HRTEM, SAED and XRD analysis showed that the crystalline monodisperse...

Global food security depends on agricultural development, yet excessive fertilizer and pesticide usage is harmful to the environment. These substances have a role in human health problems, environmental changes, and erosion of the soil. Although p‐nitrophenol, an organic pollutant and other organophosphorous compounds are utilised in agriculture, t...

Furaltadone (FTD), a nitrofuran drug, was primarily utilized as a very effective oral veterinary antibiotic, especially in poultry production farms. As a result, FTD, a form of carcinogen, might easily enter people via the food chain, leading to fatal cancers. As a result, it is critical to develop a quick and efficient approach for detecting FTD a...

Nanoparticles with smart functionalities have gained particular attention in the biomedical and other health-related areas of the modern world. In this context, novel agents with antibacterial property and biocompatibility, such as MnWO4 based nanoparticles, have attracted the considerable attention of both academia and industry. Nanostructured MnW...

In this work we report the synthesis and antibacterial activity of celery oil encapsulated Ag doped hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanoparticles for food, drug and industrial applications as celery oil has several potential applications in biomedical research. The highly crystalline Ag (0.1,03,0.5,0.7M) doped HAp nanoparticles were prepared by simple co-prec...

Purpose Industries worldwide have been striving to serve the increasing demand of consumers alongside providing importance to environmental issues. Yet, there are concern-raising changes on the planet, such as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting in a temperature rise. India remains a vital party of the United Nations Convention on Climate Chan...

The bandgap engineered MnWO 4 nanoparticles doped with Ag were developed using facile one pot synthesis method. The impurity doping concentration of Ag was varied from 1 to 5 weight percentage to tune the interactions between manganese tungstate and silver ions to obtain the desirable magnetic and optoelectronic properties. The structural property...

Microplastics are emerging environmental pollutants that cause a great threat to all forms of living organisms. However, the information on MPs existence in freshwater sources and its environmental implications on freshwater associated flora and fauna remain limited. Hence, the present study was designed to identify the presence of MPs in the sedim...

Increased industrial activity has led to the environmental release of significant quantities of phenolic compounds and their derivatives. Among all organic pollutants, the discharge of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) has caused harm to human vital organs including the kidney, liver, and central nervous system as well as mild respiratory difficulties, due to i...

Pesticides that are meant for the demolition of pests have become a nuisance for public health and environmental safety. Hence, the detection of pesticides in various types of samples such as food, environment , and even bodily fluids from various living entities is essential. Even though spectroscopic techniques are widely used for routine detecti...

Environmental protection efforts require numerous advanced technologies to prevent and monitor the health and ecological effects associated with abiotic and biotic systems. Development of innovative tools and methodologies with the help of multidisciplinary approach to assess the transport, accumulation, and impact of pesticides will avoid the long...

The study was conducted at Cauvery wildlife sanctuary, Karnataka, India from 2015 to 2019. This study intended to understand the periodic events in biological life cycles concerning changes in the timings of seasonal events. It includes leafing, flowering, and fruiting patterns among the selected tree species of Terminalia chebula Retz., which is a...

Amorphous silica, a specialised silicate adsorbent is extensively extracted from agricultural residues for application in various environmental domains. Wheat straws are a rich source of silica that have earlier been overlooked however demand for value addition. The study presents an innovative approach to extracting silica from wheat straw and sta...

Heterogeneous catalysis is a promising method in industry to synthesis bioactive molecules, fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Particularly, cross-coupling reactions using transition metal catalyst are the hot topic of research in recent period due to its efficiency. Nanofibers are most preferred for this purpose due to its huge surface area, easy...

Amorphous silica is extensively extracted from agricultural residues. Wheat straws are a rich source of silica that have earlier been overlooked however demand for value addition. The proposed study describes an innovative approach for extracting silica from wheat straw and evaluating its structural, textural, and physico-chemical characteristics....

Transition metal oxides have arisen as smart and inexpensive electrocatalytic materials for water oxidation. In this work, a simple hydrothermal method is demonstrated for the first time to synthesize perovskite-type NiSnO3 nanospheres interacted with graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets with fruit-beared cherry tree like morphology and inv...

A novel composite core‐shell nanofibers of poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) as core incorporated with magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO NPs) and cellulose acetate (CA) as shell were prepared using co‐axial electrospinning technique. Core‐shell morphology of the prepared composite nanofibers was confirmed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and field e...

The study aimed to assess the preferential cytotoxicity of the Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus fruit extract (VCFE) in human lung cancer cells (A549) related to human normal/healthy kidney cells (HEK-293). VCFE was extracted using ethanol following the cold maceration technique. A qualitative phytochemical profile showed that VCFE was rich in phenolics...

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based-modified zinc oxide (ZnO) nanofibers were synthesized by using electrospinning and hydrothermal techniques. The synthesized nanofibers were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and evaluated for their ability to promote the photocatalytic degradation of the t...

Bone tissue engineering is one of the fascinating areas in the field of tissue engineering that aims to develop new strategies for repair of defects in bones using state of the art technologies. New strategies for bone tissue regeneration such as scaffolding are highly encouraged and researched worldwide. The aim of this study was to construct nove...

In the last few decades, hydroxyapatite (HA) has become one of the most highly priced biominerals in the biomedical industry for orthopedic and dental applications. The focus of this research was to synthesize biomimetic HA from Tridax procumbens (TP) leaf extract and investigate their antibiofilm properties. The HA was made using the sol-gel metho...

We report a sensitive voltammetric sensor for chlorpyrifos based on TiO2@Fe-imidazole MOF nanocomposite through hydrothermal process modified glassy carbon, screen printed carbon and graphene electrodes (MGCE, MSPCE & MSPGE). The electrode surface morphology and enhancement study was performed through SEM, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy Ran...

Terminalia chebula Retz. (Combretaceae), commonly-known as chebulic myrobalan is one of the important Non-Timber Forest Product (NTFP) species which is harvested for its fruits and galls. The species known as the “King of medicines” is used widely in Ayurveda, Sidda, Unani, and traditional Chinese medicines for curing a wide variety of diseases in...

‘Quercetin’ a simplest flavanoid possessing five hydroxyl groups, is employed as a capping agent in CuO nanoparticles preparation with the help of hydrothermal autoclave. The CuO nanoparticles acted as an efficient and cost effective catalyst for ‘click’ synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles. The physical and chemical properties of the pre...

6-Gingerol (Gn) is an active compound derived from ginger which possesses various biological activities. The therapeutic applications of Gn are limited due to its hydrophobic nature. To ease its administration, one of the nano-emulsion methods, liposome was selected to encapsulate Gn. Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was used to optimize liposome...

The present study focused on phytofabrication of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) from Carica papaya extract and exploration of their multi-biofunctional features. Total phenolics and flavonoids of C. papaya fruit extract were determined as 23.30 ± 1.88 mg gallic acid equivalents and 19.21 ± 0.44 mg quercetin equivalents per gram, respectively, which...

The focus of the research was to synthesize biogenic selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) from A. muricata in an environmentally friendly, non-toxic, biocompatible, and affordable way. The successful synthesis of SeNPs was preliminarily confirmed by the development of brick-red color. The DLS pattern in our investigation revealed that the synthesized SeN...

The study is directed to establish the minimizing effects of Syzygium aromaticum, Ocimum sanctum, and Cananga odorata essential oils on the growth and ochratoxin A (OTA) level of Aspergillus ochraceus and Penicillium verrucosum in maize grains. S. aromaticum essential oil (SAEO), O. sanctum essential oil (OSEO), and C. odorata essential oil (COEO)...

Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC), a nanofibrillar biopolymer produced by various microbial genera like, Acetobacter, Agrobacterium, Azotobacter, Pseudomonas, Salmonella, Rhizobium, Sarcina, Gluconacetobacter, and Alcaligenes. BNC production, fabrication, and its utilization in various fields have received generous interest due to its remarkable physic...

Palladium(ii) oxide (PdO) nanoparticles (Nps) were prepared by an environmentally benign hydrothermal method with a new capping agent quercetin. The nanoparticles were characterized using FT-IR, powder XRD, TG-DTA, SEM, EDS, HR-TEM, SAED and surface area analysis (BET) to reveal the formation, crystalline structure, thermal stability, morphology, e...

The present study assesses the performance of Microbial Electrolysis cell (MEC) to generate electric current using (I) uncoated/untreated electrodes and (II) Fe3O4 nanoparticles (FNPs) coated electrodes. The cyclic voltammetry (CV) reports highest conductivity of 58 Sm⁻¹ in (II) while lowest (0.18 Sm⁻¹) in (I) electrodes. The impedance spectroscopy...

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based modified zinc oxide (ZnO) nanofibers were synthesized by using electrospinning and hydrothermal techniques. The synthesized nanofibers were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and evaluated for their ability to promote the photocatalytic degradation of the t...

Microplastic (MP) pollution is ubiquitous and has become an emerging threat to aquatic biota. Recent scientific reports have recorded their toxic impacts at the cellular and organism levels, but the underlying molecular mechanism of their toxicity remains unclear. The present study elucidates an array of molecular events underlying apoptosis in the...

In the present study, an easy to use field-deployable methodology was developed for onsite detection of pesticidal crystal protein Cry2Ab from transgenic cotton crops to reduce seed adulteration. Anti Cry2Ab IgG and IgY antibodies were developed against recombinant Cry2Ab protein in New Zealand white rabbits and in white leg horn chickens, respecti...

Fourteen new RuII–arene (p‐cymene/benzene) complexes (C1–C14) have been synthesized by varying the N‐terminal substituent in the furoylthiourea ligand and satisfactorily characterized by using analytical and spectroscopic techniques. Electrostatic potential maps predicted that the electronic effect of the substituents was mostly localized, with som...

Organochlorine pesticides have raised considerable dangers to the environment by defiling of soil and groundwater. Thus, it is very important to establish proficient decontamination technique to overcome the risk effect on environment. The current work was assessed as an impetus for the photo degradation of toxin. A constant investigation was compl...

Chromium (VI) [Cr(VI)] is the predominant environmental pollutant, which adversely affects the growth, physiology and molecular behaviour of the plants. Mitigation of Cr(VI) toxicity in plant by plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) is an efficient inexpensive approach. Hence, the present study was designed to elucidate the influence of Cellu...

In this study, the concentration of foliar dust and 23 elemental concentrations in foliar dust and foliar tissues were studied using long rows of grand tamarind trees grown in two major roads in Coimbatore, India. Twenty-four sampling sites were chosen and categorized as urban (n = 5), suburban (n = 14), and rural (n = 5) areas based on the local p...

Deoxynivalenol (DON) is Fusarium mycotoxin that is frequently found in many cereal-based foods, and its ingestion has a deleterious impact on human health. In this investigation, we studied the mechanism of DON-induced neurotoxicity and followed by cytoprotective efficacy of quercetin (QUE) in contradiction of DON-induced neurotoxicity through asse...

A new surfactant (quercetin) assisted hydrothermal method is used for the preparation of phase pure cobalt oxide (Co3O4) nanoparticles (Nps). The quercetin acted well as surfactant in producing size controlled Nps. The produced Nps were extensively characterized by various techniques to reveal its chemical composition, structure, morphology, size a...

The substantial increase in the occurrence of microplastics (MPs) in the aquatic ecosystem has been recognized as an emerging concern today. Studies have revealed the toxicity of microplastics on behavior, physiology, and reproduction of fishes. Despite several reports, there are inadequate literature reports on the impact of microplastics on aquat...

Here we demonstrate a facile and versatile fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) based aptasensor for rapid detection of Salmonella paratyphi A. The assay shows a detection limit up to 10 cfu·mL−1 with no cross-reactivity with other bacterial species. Less than 8% of inter-assay coefficient variance and recovery rate between 85-102 % attest...

A prosthetic scaffold development using fluorescent nanofiber is reported for an enhanced reepithelialization in wistar albino rats. In this study, a novel approach was followed to construct the biocompatible fluorescent nanofiber that will be helpful to monitor the tissue regeneration process. Here, a multifunctional carbon quantum dots (CQDs)‐emb...

A new approach towards the preparation of phase pure NiO nanoparticles via quercetin mediated hydrothermal method is proposed in this work. The performance of quercetin as capping agent is found to be good. The XRD and SEM results confirm that the NiO nanoparticles prepared with quercetin are smaller in size and have refined morphology than that pr...

The present work is about the fabrication of SiO2@TW nanocomposites and their application for Pb²⁺ and Cd²⁺ ions sequestration from simulated water. Residual tea waste has also been used formetal ions sequestration to evaluate the potential of SiO2@TW nanocomposites. The SEM, TEM, BET, FTIR and EDX techniques were employed for characterization of S...

In the present study, bacterial cellulose (BC) based nanocomposite dressing material was developed for burn wound management by polydopamine (PD) coated in situ reduction of silver nanoparticles (BC-PDAg). BC-PDAg nanocomposite was characterized to understand the morphological, physical and chemical properties. Antimicrobial activity of BC-PDAg aga...

In the study, antifungal and ochratoxin A (OTA) production inhibitory activities of essential oils (EOs) of Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Curcuma longa, Ocimum basilicum, Zingiber officinale, and Cymbopogon martini were reported on Aspergillus ochraceus and Penicillium verrucosum. EOs were obtained by hydrodistillation and GC-MS technique was chosen to de...

Pyriproxyfen (PPF), a broad-spectrum of insecticide known to cause reproductive and endocrine disruption in invertebrates, while the data is scarce in aquatic vertebrates. The goal of this study is to investigate the impact of PPF on reproductive endocrine system of male and female zebrafish along hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis. In brain...

Rapid pathogen detection and identification of its serovars are crucial to provide essential treatment during pandemic circumstances. Herein, we developed a facile and versatile FRET-based aptasensor for rapid Salmonella paratyphi A detection. The ssDNA aptamers specific towards pathogenic Salmonella paratyphi A were generated via whole-cell SELEX....

In this study, a statistical experimental strategy was used to optimize the Cd(II) adsorption by chemically treated stems of Helianthus annuus (sunflower). The maximum cadmium adsorption was found at 100 mg/L when a dose of 2000 mg/100 ml was applied at pH 6.0. The highest percentage removal obtained using the model was 100%. The F value (17.28), l...

Organic pollutants released into the natural environment such as a river, air and land pose a high threat to organisms that thrive in these environment. Industrial effluents are considered the major source of organic pollutants such as dyes, pesticides, and drugs such as antibiotics. Even with extensive regulations, numerous studies have found the...

The development of industries over the past few decades has turned the world into a modernized era. The ultimate pros of this industrialization are benefited by humans on one side whereas they are also severely affected by the cons on the other side. The intended release of industrial wastewater into the water bodies often contaminates it heavily w...

This poster deals with the optimization of hydrochar production for energy application

The present study aimed to reveal the molecular mechanism of T-2 induced cerebral edema by aquaporin-4 blocking and permeation. Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is a class of aquaporin channels that mainly expressed in the brain, and their structural changes lead to life-threatening complications such as cardio-respiratory arrest, nephritis, and irreversible bra...

Polyacrylonitrile containing La-doped ZnO nanodisks act as heterogenous catalyst in oxidative degradation of profenofos in field samples. The nanodisks on PAN fibers has unique characteristics for the processes including wurtzite structure of ZnO with no error phases. The degradation of the profenofos was processed under the UVand it shows that the...

BACKGROUND Organophosphorus (OP) pesticides are widely used to prevent the destruction of crops by various pests, including insects and rodents, which can affect the yield. On the other hand, the use of OP pesticides is linked to various disorders in animals and humans who are exposed to pesticides directly or indirectly. The current study deals wi...

This study deals with the removal of cationic dyes from the simulated wastewater using Fe3O4 nanoparticles loaded activated carbon. Fe3O4@AC nanoparticles were synthesised using co-precipitation methods. The Fe3O4@AC nanoparticles (nps) were characterised using different techniques and data revealed that the synthesised nanoparticles were 6-16 nm i...

Aquaporins form a large family of transmembrane protein channel that facilitates selective and fast water transport across the cell membrane. The inhibition of aquaporin channels leads to many water-related diseases such as nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, edema, cardiac arrest, and stroke. Herein, we report the molecular mechanism of mycotoxins (ci...

The present investigation had made to synthesis of silica nanoparticle (SiNp) from Bambusa vulgaris leaves (BVL) ash by using sol-gel technique and it was utilized for the removal of Cadmium (Cd) and Congo red (CR) in aqueous solutions. Further, the synthesized adsorbent was characterized using instrumental techniques such as XRD, FTIR, FESEM–EDS m...

Hydrothermal mediated synthesis was used to couple activated carbon fiber and semiconductor. Batch mode photocatalytic experiments were performed to investigate the efficacy of the developed photocatalyst in the degradation of 2, 4-dichlorophenol. Operational parameters including initial concentration of 2, 4-dichlorophenol and catalyst loading wer...

In this study, full-length (1282–1330 bp) α-expansin 1 (EXPA1) gene from three different accessions belonging to Saccharum complex (Saccharum officinarum—SoEXPA1, Erianthus arundinaceus—EaEXPA1, and Saccharum spp. hybrid—ShEXPA1) was isolated using RAGE technique and characterized. The intronic and coding regions of isolated expansin genes ranged b...

In this study, full-length (1282-1330 bp) α-expansin 1 (EXPA1) gene from three different accessions belonging to Saccharum complex (Saccharum officinarum-SoEXPA1, Erianthus arundinaceus-EaEXPA1, and Saccharum spp. hybrid-ShEXPA1) was isolated using RAGE technique and characterized. The intronic and coding regions of isolated expansin genes ranged b...

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is commensal bacteria implicated in various opportunistic infections worldwide. Their numerous virulence factors along with mounting antibiotic resistance is an ominous problem associated with its clinical management. Among the numerous S. aureus virulence factors, toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1) is a superan...

Magnesium oxide nanofibers (MgO NF) were prepared with poly(vinyl acetate) as template using electrospinning technique. The role of solution concentration and collector design on the preparation of nanofibers was presented. This study offered a cost-effective catalyst and its easy method of preparation for the reduction of nitrocompounds. The compl...

A new simple pyrene based schiff base chemosensor 1 (nicotinic acid pyren-1-ylmethylene-hydrazide) has been constructed and is prepared from 1-pyrenecarboxaldehyde and nicotinic hydrazide. Notably, the chemosensor 1 exhibited remarkable colour changes while in the presence of trivalent metal ions like Bi³⁺ & Al³⁺ ion in DMSO-H2O, (1:1 v/v, HEPES =...

CdS/ZnS core shell quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized and functionalized by methionine and characterized by standard techniques. The prior QD-based phytotoxicity assay was helpful to find out the maximum tolerant level of the plant cells. The successful transport and phytotoxic mechanism of QDs were elaborated in detail. Methionine functionalities...

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the major food contaminants worldwide, and its enterotoxins are documented as food poisoning and bioterrorism agents. In the present study, an attempt was made to account on the incidences of toxigenic S. aureus and its antibiotic resistance profiles in ready to eat bakery food products from different parts of Southe...

Activated carbon one of the best adsorbent for various organic and inorganic pollutants can be made from various raw materials and by different methods of processing. The activated carbon was produced at different temperature, i.e., 300ºC, 350ºC, 400ºC and 500ºC respectively. The properties of the activated carbon were further modified and enhanced...

This paper reports a facile, economical and surfactant free synthesis of three-dimensional hierarchical ZnCo 2 O 4 microspheres with water as medium. The scanning electron microscopic images demonstrated the evolution of hierarchical structure from solid sphere. Moreover, three dimensional microcubes were grown on ACF under the same reaction condit...

The increasing demand of the agricultural produce can be attained by optimizing the productivity potential and by minimizing the losses caused by notorious plant-parasitic nematode of the crops. Chemical based nematode control is an effective strategy to combat this biotic stress, but inappropriate and inadequate application of synthetic pesticides...

BACKGROUND An efficient material possessing both photocatalytic and antimicrobial properties is necessary to remediate contaminated water resources. In the present study, zinc oxide nanorods (ZnO) have been impregnated on activated carbon fibres (ACF) to develop a heterogeneous photocatalytic system for the degradation of an organophosphorus compou...

Bacterial cellulose is well known for its excellent contributions in biomedical applications due to its superior properties. However the lack of antimicrobial property restricts its use in wound healing. To address the complications in third degree burns, thymol enriched bacterial cellulose hydrogel (BCT) was developed in this study. The incorporat...

Cellulose nanofibers were prepared from bacterial synthesis (bottom up approach) and electrospinning technique (top down method). Significant differences are noticed between bacterial (BC) and electrospun cellulose nanofibers (EC) in their properties such as diameter of fibers, decomposition temperature, surface area and mechanical strength. Filtra...

In the present study, 40 pigment-producing microbes were isolated from various soil sources. Among these, a novel water-soluble yellow pigment-producing fungal isolate (MBYP1) was identified as Aspergillus sp. through ITS gene sequencing. The maximum pigment yield (UA430nm, 12.45 ± 0.5 g/l) was obtained when strain MBYP1 was cultured under optimum...

In the present work, La: ZnO/PAN and ZnO/PAN nanofibers were designed and evaluated as a catalyst for the photodegradation of diethyl (4-nitrophenyl) phosphate (MP). The solid catalyst was characterized by various analytical techniques. Hexagonal and wurtzite crystal structure of the fabricated rod-shaped La-ZnO nanoparticles were substantiated fro...

A simple and efficient hydrogen transfer reaction of aldehydes and hydration of nitriles using nickel oxide nanofibers (NiO NFs) as a heterogeneous catalyst is reported. NiO NFs prepared by electrospinning technique was cubic (confirmed by XRD) with an average diameter of 80 nm (obtained from HR-TEM) and utilized as a nanocatalyst for heterogeneous...

A simple unexplored strategy was followed to construct ratiometric fluorescence-based sensing system for the detection of dopamine (DA) in human serum. Ratiometric fluorescence system was constructed through bonding energy transfer (TBET) by conjugating carboxyl functionalized CdTe quantum dots (QDs) and amine-capped Carbon quantum dots (CQDs). The...

Nowadays, contamination of agricultural commodities with fungi and their mycotoxins is one of the most annoying with regard to food safety and pose serious health risk. Therefore, there is a requisite to propose suitable mitigation strategies to reduce the contamination of fungi and mycotoxins in agricultural commodities. In the present study, comb...

The present study involves immunoassay platform development based on a surface functionalized silica matrix for rapid onsite detection of Staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB). Silica matrix functionalization as well as the immunoassay parameters was experimentally designed and optimized through response surface methodology (RSM). Silica surface funct...

P-nitrophenol is a common persistent pollutant present in industrial waste water. Photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants is an efficient method of detoxification that has been well established. This study investigates the novel method of photocatalytic degradation using Lanthanum doped zinc oxide nano rods synthesized by hydrothermal tech...

In the present study, we aimed to assess the adverse effects of zearalenone (ZEA) at environmentally relevant concentrations (0.5, 1, 5 and 10 μg l⁻¹) on hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis associated reproductive function using zebrafish model. ZEA was exposed to female zebrafish for 21 days to assess growth indices such as condition factor, hepat...

A Schiff-base molecule, pyrene motif chemosensor 1 has been synthesized and performed for the fluorescent detection of Cu²⁺ ions via the inhibition of the photoinduced electron transfer (PET) process. Results were observed the exceptional selectivity towards Cu²⁺ in DMSO-H2O, (1:1 v/v, HEPES = 50 mM, pH = 7.4) and the association constant (Ka) for...

The rapid industrialization has induced the entry of organic and inorganic contaminants into the environment at a rate greater than environmental cleaning. As a consequence, pollutants have accumulated in environmental media, thus posing health risk for living organisms. Here, we present surface treatment strategies that modify physicochemical prop...

The brisk analysis of food products remains a keen area of concern and to redress such issues, rapid, highly efficient as well robust on-site detection platforms are essential. Escherichia coli O157:H7 remains most frequently encountered organism associated with food borne illness globally. The present study focus on rapid onsite E.coli O157:H7 det...