Publications by authors named "Shahnila Shah"

Separation of gases from air mixture is one of the most challenging and laborious separations due to the remarkably uniform molecular size of gas molecules. Therefore, the present study aimed to synthesize polyacrylonitrile-based nanofibers mat(NM) impregnated with -diethanolaminomethylcalix[4]arene (PAN/-DEAC4 NM) for the separation of two crucial gases O and N. The affinity of the prepared PAN/-DEAC4 NM for O was examined by optimizing the loading concentration of -DEAC4 in the range from 5% to 20% (w/v).

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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disorder of glucose regulation produced due to insufficient availability of insulin. Generally, insulin is given to diabetes patients subcutaneous injection which is a painful method to deliver this drug. In this work we have made an attempt to develop an oral drug delivery system that can efficiently deliver insulin to the small intestine.

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In this study we report an environmentally friendly, facile and straightforward sonochemical synthetic strategy for a CoO/GO nanocomposite using ,'-bis(salicylidene)ethylenediaminocobalt(ii) as a precursor and graphene oxide sheets as an immobilization support for CoO nanoparticles. The synthesis was facilitated by physical and chemical effects of cavitation bubbles. The synthesized nanocomposite was thoroughly characterized for its composition and morphology using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-visible, Raman and X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD), The results show CoO nanoparticles of 10 nm (SD 3 nm) were prepared on well exfoliated sheets of GO.

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Human body is greatly exposed to aluminum due to its high abundance in the environment. This nonessential metal is a threat to the patients of chronic renal disorders, as it is easily retained in their plasma and quickly accumulates in different tissues. Thus, there is great need to remove it from the aqueous environment.

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