Rapid photocatalytic dye degradation, enhanced antibacterial and antifungal activities of silver stacked zinc oxide garnished on carbon nanotubes.

A composite of Zinc oxide loaded with 5-weight % silver decorated on carbon nanotubes (Ag-loaded ZnO: CNT) was synthesized using a simple refluxed chemical method. The influence of deviation in the weight % of carbon nanotube loading on photocatalytic dye degradation (methylene blue and rose bengal) and antibiotic (antimicrobial and antifungal) performance was investigated in this study. The light capture ability of Ag-loaded ZnO:CNT in the visible region was higher in photocatalytic activity than that of Ag-loaded ZnO and ZnO:CNT.

Comparative Studies on Synthesis, Characterization and Photocatalytic Activity of Ag Doped ZnO Nanoparticles.

In this work, silver (Ag) doped zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were synthesized using zinc chloride, zinc nitrate, and zinc acetate precursors with (0 to 10) wt % Ag doping by a simple reflux chemical method. The nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, ultraviolet visible spectroscopy, and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The nanoparticles are studied as a photocatalyst for visible light driven annihilation of methylene blue and rose bengal dyes.

Ethnic discordance in serum anti-Müllerian hormone in European and Indian healthy women and Indian infertile women.

Research Question: Does anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) differ between healthy European and Indian women, and are potential ethnic differences modified by infertility diagnosis?

Design: Cross-sectional analysis of three prospectively recruited cohorts (n = 2758); healthy European women (n = 758), healthy community cohort from Kolhapur, India (n = 400) and infertility cohort from Kolhapur, India (n = 1600). AMH was determined by assay. Ethnicity, age and cause of infertility were modelled using additive quantile regression models.

Comparison of endocrine and ultrasound profiles during ovulation induction with clomiphene citrate and letrozole in ovulatory volunteer women.

Objective: To compare endocrine and follicular dynamics in ovulatory volunteer women in natural cycles and cycles stimulated with clomiphene (CC) and letrozole (LE).

Design: Prospective, randomized, double-blind, crossover study.

Setting: A private tertiary fertility center.