scholarly journals Physicochemical Characteristics of Chitosan-Based Hydrogels Containing Albumin Particles and Aloe vera Juice as Transdermal Systems Functionalized in the Viewpoint of Potential Biomedical Applications

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (19) ◽  
pp. 5832
Author(s):  
Sonia Kudłacik-Kramarczyk ◽  
Magdalena Głąb ◽  
Anna Drabczyk ◽  
Aleksandra Kordyka ◽  
Marcin Godzierz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aloe Vera ◽  
Tensile Load ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Release Time ◽  
Skin Cancers ◽  
Hydrogel Matrix ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Application Potential ◽  
Ft Ir

In recent years, many investigations on the development of innovative dressing materials with potential applications, e.g., for cytostatics delivery, have been performed. One of the most promising carriers is albumin, which tends to accumulate near cancer cells. Here, chitosan-based hydrogels containing albumin spheres and Aloe vera juice, designed for the treatment of skin cancers or burn wounds resulting from radiotherapy, were developed. The presence of albumin in hydrogel matrices was confirmed via Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and Raman spectroscopy. Albumin spheres were clearly visible in microscopic images. It was proved that the introduction of albumin into hydrogels resulted in their increased resistance to the tensile load, i.e., approximately 30% more force was needed to break such materials. Modified hydrogels showed approximately 10% more swelling ability. All hydrogels were characterized by hydrophilicity (contact angles were <90°) which may support the regeneration of epithelial cells and non-cytotoxicity towards murine fibroblasts L929 and released Aloe vera juice more effectively in an acidic environment than in a neutral one wherein spheres introduced into the hydrogel matrix extended the release time. Thus, the developed materials, due to their chemical composition and physicochemical properties, constitute promising materials with great application potential for biomedical purposes.

Preparation of New Anti-Slip Flooring Coatings: Hydrophobic MMA Floor Coatings

2013 ◽  
Vol 721 ◽  
pp. 73-76
Author(s):  
Shu Le Lin ◽  
Hui Hua Cai
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Spectroscopy ◽  
Dynamic Contact ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Coating Properties ◽  
Hydrophobic Properties ◽  
X Ray ◽  
H Nmr ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
First Time

For the first time, hydrophobic MMA floor coatings were prepared based on the fluorine-containing methacrylic ester copolymers and applied as a new kind of anti-slip flooring coatings. The composition of the synthesized copolymers was characterized by FT-IR and 1H-NMR. The prepared hydrophobic MMA floor coatings were analyzed for their coating properties. The hydrophobic properties of the coatings were characterized by static and dynamic contact angles and X-ray photo-electronic spectroscopy (XPS). Results show that the newly prepared floor coatings are easy to apply and have excellent mechanical and hydrophobic properties, which indicates that the hydrophobic MMA floor coatings have great potential applications in anti-slip flooring coatings.

scholarly journals Physicochemical Characteristics of Chitosan-Based Hydrogels Modified with Equisetum arvense L. (Horsetail) Extract in View of Their Usefulness as Innovative Dressing Materials

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 7533
Author(s):  
Magdalena Głąb ◽  
Anna Drabczyk ◽  
Sonia Kudłacik-Kramarczyk ◽  
Marcel Krzan ◽  
Bożena Tyliszczak
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Wounds ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Equisetum Arvense ◽  
Hydrophilic Nature ◽  
Sorption Ability ◽  
Alkaline Environments ◽  
Application Potential ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Dressing Materials

This work focused on obtaining and characterizing hydrogels with their potential application as dressing materials for chronic wounds. The research included synthesizing chitosan-based hydrogels modified with Equisetum arvense L. (horsetail) extract via photopolymerization, and their characteristics determined with regard to the impact of both the modifier and the amount of crosslinker on their properties. The investigations included determining their sorption properties and tensile strength, evaluating their behavior in simulated physiological liquids, and characterizing their wettability and surface morphology. The release profile of horsetail extract from polymer matrices in acidic and alkaline environments was also verified. It was proved that hydrogels showed swelling ability while the modified hydrogels swelled slightly more. Hydrogels showed hydrophilic nature (all contact angles were <77°). Materials containing horsetail extract exhibited bigger elasticity than unmodified polymers (even by 30%). It was proved that the extract release was twice as effective in an acidic medium. Due to the possibility of preparation of hydrogels with specific mechanical properties (depending on both the modifier and the amount of crosslinker used), wound exudate sorption ability, and possibility of the release of active substance, hydrogels show a great application potential as dressing materials.

scholarly journals Analytical and in silico study of the inclusion complexes between tropane alkaloids atropine and scopolamine with cyclodextrins

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Butnariu ◽  
Massimiliano Peana ◽  
Ioan Sarac ◽  
Salvatore Chirumbolo ◽  
Haralampos Tzoupis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Modeling ◽  
Test Performance ◽  
Tropane Alkaloids ◽  
Datura Stramonium ◽  
In Silico Study ◽  
Modeling Techniques ◽  
Poorly Soluble ◽  
Application Potential ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Allelopathic Compounds

AbstractDatura stramonium L. (Solanaceae) possesses a rich tropane alkaloids (TAs) spectrum. The plant contains, in particular, the allelopathic compounds scopolamine and atropine, which are poorly soluble in water, thus limiting their use in agrochemical formulations as biocidal and deterrent agents against herbivore insects. The efficacy of the hydrophobic TAs extracts could be increased with the improvement of their dissolution/leaching properties. This is important for improving screening and test performance and for elucidating the activity of environmentally friendly agricultural approaches, with new perspectives for the production and use of those biodegradable insecticidal products. The present study explores the aspects of atropine and scopolamine complexation with cyclodextrin (CDs) through FT-IR and UV–Vis spectroscopies. In addition, the structures of the inclusion complex of atropine, scopolamine and β-CD have been investigated by molecular modeling techniques. The results obtained indicate that β-CDs are a promising carriers for improving the properties of TAs, therefore increasing their application potential in agrochemical formulations. Graphic abstract

Application potential of textile reinforcement in concrete construction for infrastructure buildings: environmental performance and availability

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Reichenbach ◽  
Benjamin Kromoser ◽  
Philipp Preinstorfer ◽  
Tobias Huber
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Limit State ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emission ◽  
Resource Consumption ◽  
Ultimate Limit State ◽  
Textile Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Application Potential ◽  
Ultimate Limit

<p>With the building industry being one of the main sources of carbon dioxide emission worldwide and concrete being the main construction material, new strategies have to be developed to reduce the carbon footprint thereof. The use of high-performance materials in structural concrete, as for example textile-reinforced concrete (TRC), seems to allow for a reduction of the resource consumption and the carbon emissions. The present paper addresses potential applications of TRC examining the global warming potential (GWP) of a rail platform barrier. The resource consumption is depicted in a parametrical study in terms of the necessary component height and reinforcement area considering both the serviceability limit state (SLS) as well as the ultimate limit state (ULS). The results clearly indicate an achievable reduction of the GWP during construction when using textile reinforcement made of high-performance fibres. Furthermore, an analysis of the European market was conducted to prove the availability of this new reinforcement type. </p>

Hydrothermal synthesis, crystal structure and properties of a two-dimensional uranyl coordination polymer based on a flexible zwitterionic ligand

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 366-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Cui ◽  
Ruyu Wang ◽  
Xi Shu ◽  
Yu Fan ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coordination Polymer ◽  
Hydrothermal Reaction ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Uranyl Compounds ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Fuel Reprocessing ◽  
Ft Ir Spectroscopy

The interaction between the uranyl cation, (UO2)2+, and organic species is of interest due to the potential applications of the resulting compounds with regard to nuclear waste disposal and nuclear fuel reprocessing. The hydrothermal reaction of various uranyl compounds with flexible zwitterionic 1,1′-[1,4-phenylenebis(methylene)]bis(pyridin-1-ium-4-carboxylate) dihydrochloride (Bpmb·2HCl) in deionized water containing drops of H2SO4resulted in the formation of a novel two-dimensional uranyl coordination polymer, namely poly[tetraoxido{μ2-1,1′-[1,4-phenylenebis(methylene)]bis(pyridin-1-ium-4-carboxylate)}di-μ3-sulfato-diuranium(VI)], [(UO2)2(SO4)2(C20H16N2O4)]n, (1). Single-crystal X-ray diffraction reveals that this coordination polymer exhibits a layered arrangement and the (UO2)2+centre is coordinated by five equatorial O atoms. The structure was further characterized by FT–IR spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The polymer shows high thermal stability up to 696 K. Furthermore, the photoluminescence properties of (1) has also been studied, showing it to exhibit a typical uranyl fluorescence.

scholarly journals ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY AND BIOGENIC SYNTHESIS OF SELENIUM NANOPARTICLES USING THE LEAF EXTRACT OF ALOE VERA

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Vyas ◽  
Shafkat Rana
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Aloe Vera ◽  
Selenium Nanoparticles ◽  
Spherical Particles ◽  
Elemental Selenium ◽  
Biogenic Synthesis ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Ir Analysis ◽  
Chemoprevention Agent

Objective: The objective of this present study were to the biogenic synthesis of selenium nanoparticles using Aloe vera extract and check it’s antioxidant potential by ABTS, DPPH and FRAP assays.Methods: In this study we investigated the clove of Aloe vera, which is used for the synthesis of selenium nanoparticles were characterized by using UV-Visible (UV-VIS) spectrophotometer, Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform spectroscopy (FTIR) and Energy dispersive X-Ray spectroscopy (EDAX) and ABTS, DPPH and FRAP assays for checked it’s antioxidant potential.Results: The present study was carried out to synthesis of Selenium nanoparticles using extract of Aloe vera. UV-Vis Spectra at 350 nm with Aloe vera extract and observed as hollow and spherical particles in size ranging 7-48 nm which is found more stable more than two months. EDAX analysis was carried out to check the presoak of Selenium in nanoparticles. Results of EDAX, confirmed its present. TEM and SEAD represented addition evidence of formation of nanoparticles whereas SEAD indicates the particles were crystalline in nature. FT-IR analysis was carried out to identify the possible bio molecules and Aloe vera extract-metal ions interaction responsible for formation and stabilization of selenium nanoparticles. FRAP, ABTS and DPPH assay results sequester that Selenium nanoparticles prepared using Aloe vera extract possess more activity than extract alone.Conclusion: The bio molecules of Aloe veraextract acted as stabilizing as well as capping agent leading to the formation of Selenium nanoparticles. Selenite has been proven to have antioxidant activity and is being used as chemoprevention agent in cancer diagnosis but same time it is toxic also. Elemental Selenium i.e. Selenium nanoparticles are less toxic form of selenium. 

scholarly journals Ablation in Externally Applied Electric and Magnetic Fields

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 182
Author(s):  
Jovan Maksimovic ◽  
Soon-Hock Ng ◽  
Tomas Katkus ◽  
Nguyen Hoai An Le ◽  
James W.M. Chon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Lorentz Force ◽  
Negative Electrode ◽  
Magnetic Flux Density ◽  
Ripple Formation ◽  
Electric And Magnetic Fields ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Application Potential ◽  
X Ray Absorption

To harness light-matter interactions at the nano-/micro-scale, better tools for control must be developed. Here, it is shown that by applying an external electric and/or magnetic field, ablation of Si and glass under ultra-short (sub-1 ps) laser pulse irradiation can be controlled via the Lorentz force F = e E + e [ v × B ] , where v is velocity of charge e, E is the applied electrical bias and B is the magnetic flux density. The external electric E-field was applied during laser ablation using suspended micro-electrodes above a glass substrate with an air gap for the incident laser beam. The counter-facing Al-electrodes on Si surface were used to study debris formation patterns on Si. Debris was deposited preferentially towards the negative electrode in the case of glass and Si ablation. Also, an external magnetic field was applied during laser ablation of Si in different geometries and is shown to affect ripple formation. Chemical analysis of ablated areas with and without a magnetic field showed strong chemical differences, revealed by synchrotron near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) measurements. Harnessing the vectorial nature of the Lorentz force widens application potential of surface modifications and debris formation in external E-/B-fields, with potential applications in mass and charge spectroscopes.

scholarly journals THE PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF RECYCLED-PLASTIC PELLETS OBTAINED FROM DISPOSABLE FACE MASK WASTES

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Vienna Saraswaty ◽  
Rossy Choerun Nissa ◽  
Bonita Firdiana ◽  
Akbar Hanif Dawam Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Physicochemical Characterization ◽  
Face Mask ◽  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Elongation At Break ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
The Government ◽  
Plastic Pellets

THE PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF RECYCLED-PLASTIC PELLETS OBTAINED FROM DISPOSABLE FACE MASK WASTES. The government policy to wear a face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic has increased disposable face mask wastes. Thus, to reduce such wastes, it is necessary to evaluate the physicochemical characteristics of disposable face masks wastes before the recycling process and the recycled products. In this study, physicochemical characterization of the 3-ply disposable face masks and the recycled plastic pellets after disinfection using 0.5% v/v sodium hypochlorite were evaluated. A set of parameters including the characterization of surface morphology by a scanning electron microscope (SEM), functional groups properties by a fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy (FT-IR), thermal behavior by a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), tensile strength and elongation at break were evaluated. The surface morphological of each layer 3-ply disposable face mask showed that the layers were composed of non-woven fibers. The FT-IR evaluation revealed that 3-ply disposable face mask was made from a polypropylene. At the same time, the DSC analysis found that the polypropylene was in the form of homopolymer. The SEM analysis showed that the recycled plastic pellets showed a rough and uneven surface. The FT-IR, tensile strength and elongation at break of the recycled plastic pellets showed similarity with a virgin PP type CP442XP and a recycled PP from secondary recycling PP (COPLAST COMPANY). In summary, recycling 3-ply disposable face mask wastes to become plastic pellets is recommended for handling disposable face mask wastes problem.

scholarly journals Green synthesis of cuprous oxide (Cu2O) nano particles using aloe vera plant

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-58
Author(s):  
Giang Nguyen Thi Le ◽  
Tu Nguyen Cong ◽  
Thang Pham Van ◽  
Mai Nguyen Thi Tuyet ◽  
Lan Nguyen Thi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Green Synthesis ◽  
Aqueous Extract ◽  
Cuprous Oxide ◽  
Aloe Vera ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Characterization Techniques ◽  
Cuprous Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Ft Ir

In the present work,  a green synthesis of  cuprous oxide nanoparticles  was demonstrated using the freshly prepared aqueous extract of the aloe vera plant and the cupper oxide nanoparticles  were characterized by the analytical techniques such as UV-Vis, FT-IR, XRD, and EDX. Characterization techniques confirmed that the biomolecules involved  in the formation of cupper oxide nanoparticles and also they stabilized the nanoparticles.

Chitosan-Stabilized Oil-in-Water Nanoemulsions

2022 ◽  
pp. 44-58
Author(s):  
Viktoria Milkova
Keyword(s):  
Physicochemical Characteristics ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Precise Control ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Natural Polysaccharide ◽  
Oil In Water ◽  
Degree Of Acetylation ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
The Stability

Chitosan is a natural polysaccharide and emulsifier that can ensure a significant emulsion stability at suitable pH, ionic strength, composition, concentration, or thermal processing. The evaluation of the electrokinetic properties is a key factor in investigation of the stability of the nanoemulsions with a view to their potential applications in bionanotechnology. Consequently, the precise control over the physicochemical characteristics of chitosan (degree of acetylation, DA and molecular weight, Mw) can provide a high stability and specific biological properties of the developed functional structures. The chapter is focused on the interpretation of the electrokinetic response from nanoemulsion stabilized by adsorption of chitosan (as a polyelectrolyte or uncharged polymer) by using appropriate theoretical approaches.

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