Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are harmful pollutants emitted from industrial processes. They pose a risk to human health and ecosystems, even at low concentrations. Controlling VOCs is crucial for good air quality.
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December 2022
Background: Limited studies are available for assessing the optimal pillow height for sniffing position to obtain the best glottic view during laryngoscopy and intubation in the Indian population.
Aims: This study was designed to evaluate laryngoscopic view and intubation conditions in sniffing position using three different pillow heights (without a pillow, 4 cm, and 7 cm) during direct laryngoscopy.
Settings And Design: This prospective analytical study was done in a tertiary care teaching institute.
Antibiotic overuse has resulted in the microevolution of drug-tolerant bacteria. Understandably it has become one of the most significant obstacles of the current century for scientists and researchers to overcome. Bacteria have a tendency to form biofilm as a survival mechanism.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMontmorillonite (MMT) displays excellent cohesion with an unsaturated polyester (UP) matrix to generate a material which exhibits an extensive range of commercial applications. The organic modification of MMT using polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) and the effect of POSS-MMT on the thermal, mechanical, and electrical properties of UP are reported here. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images were used to characterize the modification of MMT using POSS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe latest trends in technologies has shifted the focus to developing innovative methods for comprehensive property enhancement of the polymer composites with facile and undemanding experimental techniques. This work reports an elementary technique to fabricate high-performance unsaturated polyester-based nanocomposites. It focuses on the interactive effect of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS)-functionalized graphene oxide (GO) within the unsaturated polymermatrix.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSilver (Ag) ornamented TiO semiconducting nanoparticles were synthesized through the sol-gel process to be utilized as nanofillers with photo resin to enhance the mechanical and thermal properties of stereolithography 3D printed objects. The as-prepared Ag-TiO nanoparticles (Ag-TNP) were typified and qualified by XRD, XPS, Raman, and FESEM; TEM analysis dissected the morphologies. The enhancement in the tensile and flexural strengths of SLR/Ag-TNP nanocomposites was noted as 60.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFabrication of low-cost, durable and efficient metal oxide nanocomposites were successfully synthesized and reinforced with photo-resin via 3-dimensional printing. Here, we put forward a novel approach to enhance the mechanical and thermal behaviors of stereolithography (SLA) 3D printed architecture by adding TiO nanoparticles (TNPs) in different crystalline phases (anatase and rutile), which were obtained at different annealing temperatures from 400 °C to 1000°C. The heat-treated anatase TNPs were scrutinized by X-ray diffraction(XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy, diffusive reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFibrinolytic enzymes have received more attention due to their medicinal potential for thrombolytic diseases. The aim of this study is to characterize the in vitro fibrinolytic nature of purified protease producing VITSD8 from marine brown tube sponges . Three varieties of sponge were collected from the Rameshwaram Sea coast, Tamil Nadu, India.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe prevalence of cardiovascular disease is one of the major causes of overall mortality. It kills almost 18-19 million individuals annually. There are a number of synthetic drug departures but the major effects are hemorrhagic impact, immunogenicity, and high price, due to restricted applications.
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