Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence Analysis of Plasma Elements in Autistic Children from India.

Trace elements are essential for the human body's various physiological processes but if they are present in higher concentration, these elements turn to be toxic and cause adverse effect on physiological processes. Similarly, deficiency of these essential elements also affects physiological processes and leads to abnormal metabolic activities. There is a lot of interest in recent years to know the mystery behind the involvement of trace elements in the metabolic activities of autistic children suspecting that it may be a risk factor in the aetiology of autism.

Crosslinked Nanocomposite Sodium Alginate-Based Membranes with Titanium Dioxide for the Dehydration of Isopropanol by Pervaporation.

Sodium alginate (NaAlg) based membranes were prepared using a solution technique, crosslinked with poly(styrene sulfonic acid-co-maleic acid) (PSSA-co-MA). Subsequently, the membranes were modified by the incorporation of 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40% / of titanium dioxide with respect to sodium alginate. The membranes thus obtained were designated as M, M-1, M-2, M-3 and M-4, respectively.

Click chemistry based regioselective one-pot synthesis of coumarin-3-yl-methyl-1,2,3-triazolyl-1,2,4-triazol-3(4H)-ones as newer potent antitubercular agents.

Coumarin-3-yl-methyl-1,2,3-triazolyl-1,2,4-triazol-3(4H)-ones (8k-z) were synthesized via copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition click chemistry. The synthesized hybrid molecules were characterized by spectral studies. Compounds 8k-z were screened for their in vitro anti-TB activity by using the Microplate Alamar Blue assay and for cytotoxicity using the MTT assay.

Co-delivery of paclitaxel and curcumin to foliate positive cancer cells using Pluronic-coated iron oxide nanoparticles.

Active targeting of folic acid and passive targeting of magnetic nanoparticles to bring about co-delivery of hydrophobic chemotherapeutic agents were the focus of this work. Co-precipitation in alkaline environment was employed for synthesizing FeO nanoparticles and stabilized by oleic acid. Aqueous dispersibility of oleic acid coated nanoparticles was brought about by folic acid modified Pluronic F127 and Pluronic F127 mixture.

Synergistic delivery of 5-fluorouracil and curcumin using human serum albumin-coated iron oxide nanoparticles by folic acid targeting.

Human serum albumin is the most abundant protein in plasma with the ability to bind to a variety of drug molecules. Magnetic nanoparticles are being extensively used in drug delivery due to its intrinsic magnetic properties. In this work, we have synthesized human serum albumin-coated citrate-functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles by CDI coupling.

Development of Doxorubicin-Loaded Magnetic Silica-Pluronic F-127 Nanocarriers Conjugated with Transferrin for Treating Glioblastoma across the Blood-Brain Barrier Using an in Vitro Model.

Brain glioma is the most lethal type of cancer, with extremely poor prognosis and high relapse. Unfortunately, the treatment of brain glioma is often limited because of the low permeability of anticancer drugs across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). To circumvent this, magnetic mesoporous nanoparticles were synthesized and loaded with doxorubicin as an anticancer agent.

Functional Aromatic Poly(1,3,4-Oxadiazole-Ether)s with Benzimidazole Pendants: Synthesis, Thermal and Dielectric Studies.

Poly(1,3,4-oxadiazole-ether) with reactive carboxylic acid pendants was synthesized from solution polymerization via nucleophilic displacement polycondensation among 2,5-bis(4-fluorophenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (BFPOx) and 4,4'-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) valeric acid (BHPA). Without altering the polymeric segments, benzimidazole modified poly(1,3,4-oxadiazole-ether)s were prepared by varying stoichiometric ratios of 1,2-phenylenediamine. The molecular structural characterization of these polymers was achieved by, FT-IR, NMR, TGA, elemental analysis, and analytical techniques.

Synthesis, characterization and in vitro anticancer evaluation of novel 1,2,4-triazolin-3-one derivatives.

A series of novel 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-methyl-4-(2-amine/oxy-ethyl)-2,4-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazol-3-one (5a-t) were synthesized and in vitro anticancerous action of the resulting compounds was studied against NCI-60 Human Tumor Cell Line at a single high dose (10(-5) M) concentration for primary cytotoxicity assay. Among the tested compounds (5a-e, 5g-h, 5k, 5p), the compound 5g (NSC: 761736/1) was further evaluated for five dose criteria at five different minimal concentrations against the full panel of 60 human tumor cell lines which exhibited activity against Leukemia (GI50: 1.10 μM), Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (GI50: 1.

Development of novel composite membranes using quaternized chitosan and Na+-MMT clay for the pervaporation dehydration of isopropanol.

Novel polymer-clay-based composite membranes were prepared by incorporating sodium montmorillonite (Na(+)-MMT) clay into quaternized chitosan. The resulting membranes were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WXAD), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The effect of membrane swelling was studied by varying the water concentration in the feed.