Publications by authors named "A A Manohar"
(BBTV) is the most destructive viral disease of banana crop in the Philippines. The disease causes heavy damage to important local varieties, 'Lakatan' and 'Cavendish'. Infected planting materials can cause long-term disease transmission causing geographical location to dictate genetic variation among viral strains.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLaser-induced graphene (LIG) has emerged as a promising solvent-free strategy for producing highly porous, 3D graphene structures, particularly for electrochemical applications. However, the unique character of LIG and hydrogel membrane (HM) coated LIG requires accounting for the specific conditions of its charge transfer process. This study investigates electron transfer kinetics and the electroactive surface area of LIG electrodes, finding efficient kinetics for the [Fe(CN)] redox process, with a high rate constant of 4.
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- Researchers developed lithium-ion capacitors (LICs) using recycled components from spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), except for the electrolyte solution.
- The innovative design combines battery-type and capacitive-type electrodes, achieving high energy and power output through the hybridization of different materials and mechanisms.
- The resulting LIC shows outstanding performance, including a specific capacity of 302 mAh/g, over 10,000 charge-discharge cycles, and stable operation under various climatic conditions.
Flash nanoprecipitation is a simple and scalable method to produce nanoparticles by rapid mixing of a polymer solution with an antisolvent. High-speed mixing devices for the continuous synthesis of polymeric nanoparticles and drug-encapsulated nanoparticles have been designed. In this work, we demonstrate a different approach to induce flash nanoprecipitation using the differential evaporation of solvents in a sessile drop.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Four-dimensional (4D) wide coverage computed tomography (CT) is an effective imaging modality for measuring the mechanical function of the myocardium. However, repeated CT measurement across a number of heartbeats is still a concern.
Purpose: A projection-domain noise emulation method is presented to generate accurate low-dose (mA modulated) 4D cardiac CT scans from high-dose scans, enabling protocol optimization to deliver sufficient image quality for functional cardiac analysis while using a dose level that is as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA).