Photothermal effectiveness of microporous carbon nanospheres incorporated with polysulfone in direct contact membrane distillation.

Carbon nano-spheres (CNS) were synthesized a hydrothermal method using d-glucose as a precursor, followed by pyrolysis in a nitrogen atmosphere. The resulting CNS were integrated into polysulfone (PSF) membranes to enhance their photothermal properties. Characterization using various techniques revealed improved thermal properties upon CNS inclusion, with a notable increase in membrane surface temperature and enhancement of contact angle (CA) and liquid entry pressure (LEP).

Manganese tetraphenylporphyrin and carbon nanocoil interface-based electrochemical sensing of tyrosine.

Tyrosine is one of the essential metabolites present in the human body for nutritional maintenance and normal physiological functioning. Its concentration in the body is crucial in predicting various hereditary, emotional, and physiological disorders. Therefore, quantitative monitoring of tyrosine in clinical samples is indispensable.

β-Blockers bearing hydroxyethylamine and hydroxyethylene as potential SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitors: rational based design, , , and SAR studies for lead optimization.

The global COVID-19 pandemic became more threatening especially after the introduction of the second and third waves with the current large expectations for a fourth one as well. This urged scientists to rapidly develop a new effective therapy to combat SARS-CoV-2. Based on the structures of β-adrenergic blockers having the same hydroxyethylamine and hydroxyethylene moieties present in the protease inhibitors which were found previously to inhibit the replication of SARS-CoV, we suggested that they may decrease the SARS-CoV-2 entry into the host cell through their ability to decrease the activity of RAAS and ACE2 as well.