BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the biomechanics and structural bone matrix in diabetic rats subjected to hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO). METHODS Twenty-four male rats were divided into the following groups: Control; Control + HBO; Diabetic, and Diabetic + HBO. Diabetes was induced with streptozotocin (STZ) in the diabetic Groups. After 30 days, HBO was performed every 48h i...

The heritage left by the Arab world in history of science is directly related to innovations both manufacturing paper and production ink. Four Moroccan manuscripts dating eighteenth century, conserved at royal library Rabat, have been analyzed X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive fluorescence spectrometry (EDXRF), scanning electron microscopy coupled energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM–ED...

Tissue engineering is defined as the designing and engineering of structures to rebuild and repair a body damaged tissue. Scaffolding Poly Hydroxy Butyrate Valraty (PHBV) has shown good biocompatibility and biodegradable properties. Nanofibers have improved the performance of biomaterials, and could be considered effective. One of the important methods for designing nanofiber scaffold is the el...

Abstract Operando attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy is discussed in this paper for water splitting application. The first part of the focuses on discussion opportunities and challenges method characterization solid-liquid interface splitting. second recent results future perspectives. We present stable robust operando ATR-FTIR measurements using low ...

Elucidating the chemical composition of microfluidic flows is crucial in both understanding and optimising reactive processes within small-volume environments. Herein we report the implementation of a novel detection methodology based on Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR)-Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) spectroscopic imaging using an infrared focal plane array detector for microfluidic applic...

The presence of defective coffee beans depreciates the quality of the coffee beverage consumed worldwide. The intrinsic defects (sour, black and immature beans) are the ones that, when roasted, contribute the most to the depreciation of the coffee beverage quality. Color sorting is the major procedure employed for separation of defective and non-defective coffee beans prior to roasting. However...

BACKGROUND Analyses of substrate and metabolites are often bottleneck activities in high-throughput screening of microbial bioprocesses. We have assessed Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), in combination with high throughput micro-bioreactors and multivariate statistical analyses, for analysis of metabolites in high-throughput screening of microbial bioprocesses. In our previous st...

In the present study, polyvinylpyrrolidone films containing amino acid-based surfactant, namely, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate (SLS), were prepared by casting method. The obtained (PVP/SLS) characterized means of attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), optical properties, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and moisture...