J Biomater Sci Polym Ed
December 2024
The main focus of this study was to create a stable and efficient nanoemulsion (NE) using essential oil (EO). Various factors affecting the NE's stability were optimized including oil %, Tween 80%, time of sonication, and its accelerated stability was examined. The research also considered the antibacterial, antifungal, and larvicidal effects of the optimized NE (B10).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn efficient fluorescent cation chemosensor based on fluorescein L4 was well prepared and identified with spectroscopy analyses. UV-vis and fluorescence measurements examined the analyte complexation of the L4 with various cations, demonstrating a clear tendency to Al ion. In the Job plot study, a stoichiometry ratio of a complex between L4 and Al ion was determined to be 1: 2 (L4: Al).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe control of postprandial hyperglycemia is an important target in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). As a result, targeting α-glucosidase as the most important enzyme in the breakdown of carbohydrates to glucose that leads to an increase in postprandial hyperglycemia is one of the treatment processes of T2DM. In the present work, a new class of benzimidazole-Schiff base hybrids 8a-p has been developed based on the potent reported α-glucosidase inhibitors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn efficient, cost-effective, and fast-synthesis method is presented in the current study to prepare magnetic nanoparticles covered by cheap and nitrogen-rich creatine. The hydrothermal method was used for the synthesis of the magnetic core. The prepared magnetic core was then covered by SiO and subsequently functionalized using creatine.
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