Publications by authors named "Urwa Mahmood"
Article Synopsis
- Heavy metal contamination in water, particularly from lead, poses significant environmental dangers, prompting the development of innovative solutions.
- This study created nanofibers by combining zeolite and multi-walled carbon nanotubes with polyacrylonitrile through needleless electrospinning, aiming for effective lead ion adsorption.
- Results showed that the optimized conditions led to an impressive lead removal efficiency of 84.75%, confirming the potential of these nanofibers as effective wastewater adsorbents through specific adsorption characteristics and thermodynamic evaluation.
Nanoengineered Therapeutic Scaffolds for Burn Wound Management.
Curr Pharm Biotechnol
September 2022
Background: Wound healing is a complex process, and selecting an appropriate treatment is crucial and varies from one wound to another. Among injuries, burn wounds are more challenging to treat. Different dressings and scaffolds come into play when skin is injured.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHerein, the fabrication of electrospun nanocomposites, using polyacrylonitrile nanofibers (PNF) modified with nano-bentonite and fly ash, is explained. Further, the use of electrospun adsorbent for the remediation of Pb (II) ions from water has been explored. Pristine PNF and nanocomposites were characterized using SEM, EDX, and FTIR to analyze surface topology, elemental composition, and functional groups, respectively.
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