Bioinspired gelatin based sticky hydrogel for diverse surfaces in burn wound care.

Proper burn wound management considers patient's compliance and provides an environment to accelerate wound closure. Sticky hydrogels are conducive to wound management. They can act as a preventive infection patch with controlled drug delivery and diverse surface adherence.

Fibrous protein composite scaffolds (3D) for tissue regeneration: An in vitro study on skeletal muscle regeneration.

The present study explores the differentiation of myoblasts in bioengineered 3D composite scaffolds containing keratin and gelatin. Based on the composition and rheological properties three different scaffolds namely HM1, HM2 and HM3 were prepared, characterized and employed for the present study. The scaffolds were then subjected to CC myoblasts differentiation under in vitro conditions as per the standard protocols.

Preparation, characterization and cell response studies on bioconjugated 3D protein hydrogels with wide-range stiffness: An approach on cell therapy and cell storage.

The present study emphasizes the preparation and characterization of bioconjugated keratin-gelatin (KG) 3D hydrogels with wide-range stiffness to study cell response for cell therapy and cell storage applications. In brief, human hair keratin and bovine gelatin at different ratios bioconjugated using EDC/NHS provide five hydrogels (KG-1, KG-2.5, KG -5, KG-7.

Plant growth promotion and chilli anthracnose disease suppression ability of rhizosphere soil actinobacteria.

Aim: The aim of this study was to screen potential plant growth promoting rhizobacterial (PGPR) actinobacterial isolate with effective inhibition against anthracnose causing fungal pathogen Colletotrichum capsici.

Methods And Results: In this study, actinobacterias were isolated from rhizosphere soil using dilution plate method and tested for antagonistic potential against pathogenic fungi C. capsici.

Elucidation of 2, 4-Dichlorophenol degradation by strain SL10.

2,4-Dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) is a priority pollutant according to US Environmental Protection Agency. Its use in various chemical industries and its presence in the effluent necessitate effective removal studies. The present study focuses on degradation of 2,4-DCP by phenol adapted bacteria strain SL10 (MTCC 25059) at a relatively faster rate.