Development of a polystyrene-based microplastic model for bioaccumulation and biodistribution study using radiotracing and nuclear analysis method.

The investigation of micro or nano plastics behavior in the environment is essential to minimize the hazards of such pollutants on humans. While the conventional method requires sophisticated procedures and a lot of animal subjects, the nuclear technique confers a sensitive, accurate, and real-time method using radiolabeled micro or nano plastics as a tracer. In this study, polystyrene sulfonate-based microplastic (PSM) was developed with a size of around 3.

Rifampicin adsorption and release study using Santa Barbara amorphous-16 modified Al (SBA-16-Al) for a drug delivery system.

In this study, the surface modification of Santa Barbara Amorphous-16 (SBA-16) with aluminum (SBA-16-Al) was carried out as a rifampicin matrix for the treatment of tuberculosis. Surface modification of SBA-16 was achieved using the direct-synthesis grafting method. Then, the adsorption and release properties of rifampicin from the SBA-16-Al matrix have been studied in batches.