Novel bilayer 2D VO as a potential catalyst for fast photodegradation of organic dyes.

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have recently drawn interest in various applications due to their superior electronic properties, high specific surface area, and surface activity. However, studies on the catalytic properties of the 2D counterpart of VO are scarce. In the present study, the catalytic properties of 2D VO vis-à-vis bulk VO for the degradation of methylene blue dye are discussed for the first time.

Comparative study of male and female human hair: A microscopic analysis.

The outer cuticle, middle cortex, and inner medulla make up hair, which is an epidermal outgrowth. Hair is resilient under harsh natural conditions, thus it is frequently collected at crime scenes, making human hair analysis important in the forensic sciences field. It aids in the formation of a triangle connecting a crime scene, a victim, and a culprit.

Factors influencing self-care behavior of socio-economically disadvantaged diabetic patients: A systematic review.

Diabetes mellitus and its complications carry broad financial misfortune to the diabetic patients and their family, to the well-being frameworks, and to the public economies through direct clinical expenses and decreased work efficiency. The present study systematically reviewed the possible factors that are influencing self-care behavior of disadvantaged diabetic patients that contribute heavily to the management of this chronic illness. Structured searches were conducted on PubMed, ScienceDirect, and manual searches on Google Scholar for articles published between the years 2000 and 2020.

Self-assembled drug loaded glycosyl-protein metal nanoconstruct: Detailed synthetic procedure and therapeutic effect in solid tumor treatment.

Nanotechnology-based drug delivery research has largely focused on developing well efficient localized delivery therapeutic agents to overcome the limitations of non-specificity and toxicity of conventional chemotherapy. Herein, we constructed a nanoplatform based on a self-assembled polysaccharide-protein conjugate to deliver anti-tumor drug doxorubicin and gold nanoparticles (DOX@PST-BSA AuNPs) for cancer therapy. The self-assembled DOX@PST-BSA AuNPs exhibited higher stability and thermal properties which enable them for drug delivery via passive targeting.

Investigation on CH sensing characteristics of hierarchical VO nanoflowers operated at relatively low temperature using chemiresistive approach.

Methane (CH) gas, the second most potent greenhouse gas share a substantial role in contributing to the global warming and it is a necessary pre-requisite to detect the release of CH into the environment at its early stage to combat climate change. In that front, this work is focussed to develop an effective CH gas sensor using vanadium pentoxide (VO) thin films that works at an operating temperature of ∼100 °C. To understand the effect of sputtering power towards the structural characteristics of VO films, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) analysis were performed from which the orthorhombic polycrystalline structure of VO thin films was confirmed with varied texture co-efficient.