TiO-guanine as a new amalgamation compound for fabrication of a disposable biosensor with high sensitivity and rapid detection of H1N1 swine flu virus.

A TiO-guanine nanocomposite (TG NC)-based electrochemical biosensor was immobilized with hemagglutinin (HA) gene specific probe with 5' NH group on screen-printed gold electrode (probe(ss)DNA-TG-SPGE). The modified biosensor was examined for H1N1 swine flu virus. TG NCs along with precursors were characterized spectroscopically and morphologically by employing several approaches.

Ppy/TiO-SiO nanohybrid series: synthesis, characterization, photocatalytic activity, and antimicrobial potentiality.

A series of polypyrrole doped TiO-SiO nanohybrids (Ppy/TS NHs) were synthesized thru in-situ oxidation polymerization by varying weight ratio of pyrrole. The structural analysis of NHs were characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD) spectra, UV-visible (UV-Vis) spectra and X-ray Photoelectron spectra (XPS) confirmed synthesis of nanomaterials. Surface and morphological study done by adopting, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), Transmittance Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis confirmed the homogenous distribution, nano range size formation and mesoporous nature of nanohybrids.

An eco-friendly corrosion inhibitor Cuscuta reflexa extract and PEG400 for mild steel inhibition in acidic medium: computational and experimental investigations.

Herein, the mechanism of corrosion prevention of mild steel (MS) by extract of Cuscuta reflexa/Amarbel (AME) as green inhibitor is explained by gravitational, electrochemical measurements. The viability of neat extract and after adding an intensifier was investigated as corrosion inhibitor for MS in hydrochloric acid. The presence of electron-rich moieties in AME was characterized through Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).