Biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles has emerged as an important area in nanotechnology and biotechnology due to growing need to develop environmentally benign technologies. Generally, nanoparticles are prepared by a variety of chemical methods which are not environmentally friendly. In the present study, we report a rapid and convenient method to reductively prepare gold nanoparticles from auric...

Combination of electrodes, such as aluminum and iron in a single electrochemical cell provide an alternative method for removal of arsenic from water by electrocoagulation. The removal process has been studied with a wide range of arsenic concentration (1-1000 ppm) at different pH (4-10). Analysis of the electrochemically generated by-products by XRD, XPS, SEM/EDAX, FT-IR, and Mössbauer Spectro...

In an attempt to enhance chitosan biological activities, biopolymeric Schiff bases of chitosan and different salicylaldehydes and their palladium(II) and platinum(II) complexes were synthesized and tested. The chemical structures of these derivatives were characterized using ¹H-NMR, FTIR spectroscopy and XPRD. Thermal analysis was done through TGA/DTG-DTA. Electronic absorption spectra and surf...

Cadmium oxide has found its applications in various areas of research such as solar cells, phototransistors, photodiodes, transparent electrodes and gas sensors. In the present work CdO nano particles were successfully synthesized from cadmium acetate through thermal decomposition at high temperatures by adopting the solid state reaction. The prepared nano particles are subjected to ball millin...

Dopamine (3, 4-dihydroxyphenyl ethylamine, DA) is one of the most important neurotransmitters in the mammalian central nervous system. This paper presents a new approach to detect dopamine using an electrochemical sensor based on a composite made out of chitosan-stabilized silver nanoparticles and p-toluene sulfonic acid-doped ultrathin polypyrrole film, which exploits the synergy between the c...

A solid-state amperometric hydrogen sensor based on a protonated Nafion membrane and catalytic active electrode operating at room temperature was fabricated and tested. Ionic conducting polymer-metal electrode interfaces were prepared chemically by using the impregnation-reduction method. The polymer membrane was impregnated with tetra-ammine platinum chloride hydrate and the metal ions were su...

Single nonlinear optical crystals of L-Proline Potassium Bromide (LPPB) were synthesized and grown by dissolving L proline and potassium bromide in 1:1 molar ratio using deionized water as the solvent. The crystal parameters of the grown crystals have been evaluated by single crystal and powder XRD methods. Optical spectral studies have been carried out to find the band gap and optical constant...

The objective of the clinical study is to compare the remineralisation potential of Fuji IX with Dycal at different time intervals. 55 children in the age group of 9-13 years were selected with class I caries lesions in primary molars. Teeth with no obvious clinical signs and symptoms and a minimum dentine thickness of 0.5 to 1mm and no radiographic changes were selected. Teeth were divided int...

In the present work, we have planned a new magnetically recoverable nanocatalyst. The obtained nanocatalyst designated as Fe3O4@SiO2@DOPisatin-Ni (II) was characterized by FTIR, XRD, SEM, EDAX, VSM, AAS and TGA techniques. It was found that Fe3O4@SiO2@DOPisatin-Ni (II) successfully catalyses the synthesis of 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones, polyhydroquinoline and 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles in...