Karanam Sai Bhavya

Leptospirosis is a perplexing conundrum for many. In the existing literature, the pathophysiological mechanisms pertaining to leptospirosis is still not understood in full. Considered as a neglected tropical zoonotic disease, leptospirosis is culminating as a serious problem worldwide, seemingly existing as co-infections with various other unrelate...

SPIONs, an iron oxide with paramagnetic property. It has versatile application in the field of biomedicine and environment. In this present study, SPIONs were synthesized by chemical co-precipitation method, loaded with itraconazole, a drug known to possess antibacterial and antifungal activities, encapsulated with microbial polymer (Polyhydroxybut...

SPIONs, an iron oxide with paramagnetic property. It has versatile application in the field of biomedicine and environment. In this present study, SPIONs were synthesized by chemical co-precipitation method, loaded with itraconazole, a drug known to possess antibacterial and antifungal activities, encapsulated with microbial polymer (Polyhydroxybut...

There are several processes involved in leather making, one of the process is tanning. In tanning process, higher concentration of chromium is commonly used. Whereas chromium is regarded as one of the toxic heavy metal. The disposal of these chromium effluent into water bodies is known to cause various ill effects. To replace that, vegetable tannin...

Making out animal skins or hides to leather is commonly called as tanning. This research was done for utilizing tannins of some medicinal plants and tannin induced green-synthesized silver nanoparticles along with minimal concentration of chromium to enhance the physical and mechanical properties of leather and thereby reducing the pollution caused...

Surface engineering of super paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) favor the tagging of any molecule or compound onto it, encapsulating them with a biopolymer make them biocompatible and favor slow release of loaded molecules. Recovery of SPIONs is easier as they obey to external magnetic field. In this study, SPIONS were used for mosquito...

The number of multi-drug resistant microbial strains and the appearance of strains with reduced susceptibility to antibiotics are continuously increasing and it has been attributed to indiscriminate use of broad spectrum antibiotics. It is common sense that the scarcely explored extensive Malaysian biodiversity would yield countless opportunities t...

Dry beans and nuts are vital in our daily diet and contains high dietary fiber, poly-unsaturated fatty acids and phytochemical compounds such as phenolic and flavonoids. The objective of this study was to compare the antioxidant activities in selected dry beans and nuts and the effect of roasting. Roasted and raw dried nuts and beans were grounded...

The structure of Indian medicinal practises is very old dating back to 5000 BC. The invasion of Aryans around 2000 to 1500 BC and that of the Persians in later years have not only established trade related affairs but also exchange of knowledge on usage of plants as medicine and food. This has reformed Indian system of medicine more matured in term...

Plants have been used for thousands of years in almost all type of ethnic medicinal practices despite the secular variations. It remained as an easily accessible source in primary health care system. The predominant usage of herbal medicine was described in almost all Vedas and the Bible. Medicinal plants have wide range of bioactivities which are...

Plants exude polymer particles through a white sap known as the latex. These latexes are complex mixtures that consist of polar and non-polar components. Extracting these components using different polarity solvents and re-mixing with surfactants results in the formation of nanoparticles. In this study, latex from Euphorbia antiquorum and Calotropi...

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In this study, Super Paramagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (SPIONs) were produced by chemical co-precipitation method. The produced SPIONs were exploited for the production of core–shell SPIONs for drug delivery against bacteria and cancer cells, while the naked SPIONs were used as contrasting agent in X-ray imaging and also for heavy metal removal...

Gold nanoparticles have attracted much interest in various fields very specifically in biomedical engineering. As gold nanoparticles have wide range of applications in different fields, there is a need to study about its toxicity against the biological systems. Hence, this study mainly focuses on the determination of toxicity of gold nanoparticles....

In this study, super paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) were produced by chemical co-precipitation method, then it was constructed to be a core shell nanoparticle by functionalizing with SDS, loading with curcumin and coating with a biopolymer i.e. chitosan. Each step was analyzed microscopically and spectroscopically. The produced core...

Magnetization measurement of SPIONs (ZFC mode) through the coreshell preparation: (a) naked SPIONs, (b) after functionalizing with SDS, (c) after curcumin loading, (d) after encapsulating with biopolymer coating. (TIF)

Magnetization measurement of SPIONs (FC mode) through the coreshell preparation: (a) naked SPIONs, (b) after functionalizing with SDS, (c) after curcumin loading, (d) after encapsulating with biopolymer coating. (TIF)

XPS spectra for the chemical state of oxygen over the coreshell preparation: (a) SPIONs, (b) after functionalizing with SDS, (c) after loading curcumin, (d) after encapsulating with biopolymer coating. (TIF)

Magnetic hysteresis obtained from SQUID: (a) naked SPIONs, (b) after functionalizing with SDS, (c) after curcumin loading, (d) after encapsulating with biopolymer coating. (TIF)

XPS spectra for the chemical states of Fe over the phases of coreshell preparation: (a) SPIONs, (b) after functionalizing with SDS, (c) after loading curcumin, (d) after encapsulating with biopolymer coating. (TIF)

Zeta potential analysis of the coreshell preparation. (a) SPIONs after functionalizing with SDS, (b) after curcumin loading, (c) after encapsulating with biopolymer coating. (TIF)

XPS spectra for the chemical state of carbon over the coreshell preparation: (a) SPIONs, (b) after functionalizing with SDS, (c) after loading curcumin, (d) after encapsulating with biopolymer coating. (TIF)