Reef foraminifera as bioindicators of coral reef health in southern South China Sea.

Pulau Tioman is a famous tourist island off Peninsular Malaysia with beautiful coral reefs. This study aims to assess the health of the coral reefs surrounding Pulau Tioman based on the application of the Foraminifera in Reef Assessment and Monitoring Index (FI). Ten sampling sites around Pulau Tioman were studied with a total of 30 samples.

Multifunctional graphene oxide loaded nanofibrous membrane for removal of dyes and coliform from water.

In this study, we fabricated a trifunctional polyurethane (PU)/graphene oxide (GO) electrospun membrane for adsorption of organic dyes such as methylene blue (MB) and rhodamine B (RB). Moreover, the prepared membrane showed antifouling property and inhibition against bacteria. The GO modified PU nanofiber shows a maximum adsorption capacity of 109.

Nanochitosan enriched poly ε-caprolactone electrospun wound dressing membranes: A fine tuning of physicochemical properties, hemocompatibility and curcumin release profile.

Nanochitosan (NC) enriched Poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL) nanofibrous membranes were fabricated for controlled curcumin delivery and wound dressing. A significant increase in hydrophilicity, PBS sorption, and vapour transmission were observed by incorporation of NC in PCL. Hemolysis assay, blood clot kinetics and platelet adhesion studies on PCL/NC membranes confirmed the hemocompatibility of the scaffold.