Current uric acid detection methodologies lack the requisite sensitivity and selectivity for point-of-care applications. Plasmonic sensors, while promising, demand refinement for improved performance. This work introduces a biofunctionalized sensor predicated on surface plasmon resonance to quantify uric acid within physiologically relevant concentration ranges.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis paper presents a miniaturized broadband Bi-Yagi antenna array that covers a bandwidth from 1.79 GHz to 2.56 GHz.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis paper presents a novel circularly polarized rectenna designed for efficient electromagnetic energy harvesting at the 2.45 GHz ISM band. A compact antenna structure is designed to achieve high performance in terms of radiation efficiency, axial ratio, directivity, effective area, and harmonic rejection over the entire bandwidth of the ISM frequency band.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Obesity has become a major health concern associated with several comorbidities. Obesity has been connected to numerous variables. Furthermore, multiple studies were done worldwide to identify the relationship between obesity and Helicobacter pylori (H.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to prepare silicone rubber composites with heavy metal oxide nanoparticles for gamma ray shielding applications. Different heavy metal oxide nanoparticles were incorporated into the silicone rubber matrix, and the prepared composites were characterized for their thermal, mechanical, and radiation shielding properties. The density of the prepared SR samples ranged from 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to develop a mortar composite with improved gamma ray shielding properties using WO and BiO nanoparticles, as well as granite residue as a partial replacement of sand. The physical properties and effects of sand substitution and nanoparticle addition on the mortar composite were analyzed. TEM analysis confirmed the size of BiO and WO NPs to be 40 ± 5 nm and 35 ± 2 nm, respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction & Aim The most prevalent type of inflammatory arthritis is gout. It develops because of hyperuricemia, which makes monosodium urate (MSU) crystals accumulate in the joints. However, hyperuricemia does not always cause gout.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOptical wireless communication (OWC) is a promising technology that can provide high data rates while supporting multiple users. The optical wireless (OW) physical layer has been researched extensively, however, less work was devoted to multiple access and how the OW front end is connected to the network. In this paper, an OWC system which employs a wavelength division multiple access (WDMA) scheme is studied, for the purpose of supporting multiple users.
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