Preparation of Drug Eluting Natural Composite Scaffold Using Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Network Approach.

Silk fibroin/xanthan composite was investigated as a suitable biomedical material for controlled drug delivery, and blending ratios of silk fibroin and xanthan were optimized by response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN) approach. A non-linear ANN model was developed to predict the effect of blending ratios, percentage swelling and porosity of composite material on cumulative percentage release. The efficiency of RSM was assessed against ANN and it was found that ANN is better in optimizing and modeling studies for the fabrication of the composite material.

Optimization of cultural conditions using response surface methodology versus artificial neural network and modeling of L-glutaminase production by Bacillus cereus MTCC 1305.

Response surface methodology and artificial neural network were used to optimize cultural conditions of L-glutaminase production from Bacillus cereus MTCC 1305. ANN model was superior to RSM model with higher value of coefficient of determination (99.97ANN>97.