The broader application of liposomes in regenerative medicine is hampered by their short half-life and inefficient retention at the site of application. These disadvantages could be significantly reduced by their combination with nanofibers. We produced 2 different nanofiber-liposome systems in the present study, that is, liposomes blended within nanofibers and core/shell nanofibers with embedd...

In this study, silica gel was extracted from rice husk ash using a modified acid-leaching process. The then characterized an X-ray Diffractometer (XRD) and Fluorescence (XRF). At different loadings of 0, 0.05 0.10 wt.%, used as cross-linker in the membrane formulation. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) were to characterize membranes, while their p...

Using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), water-soluble polymer, thin films were prepared by incorporating some dyes. On subjecting these films to γ-radiation, it was found that there is a gradual change in the colour. In case of PVA film containing methyl red sudden discolouration occurs at a dose of 30 kGy, however, optical density change was not very contrasting. In case of acid red-4, there is a gradu...

The antimicrobial activity of a wound dressing is a key factor for preventing and treating wound infection. The current study evaluated the physiochemical properties and antimicrobial activities of semi-IPNs (interpenetrating polymer networks) based on chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films and nanofibers as candidates for wound dressings and investigated the effects of morphologies (nanofibrou...

Hypertension is a major cause of concern not just in the elderly but also in the youngsters. An effort was made to formulate a fast dissolving film containing telmisartan which is used in the treatment of hypertension with a view to improve the onset of action, therapeutic efficacy, patient compliance and convenience. The major challenge in formulation of oral films of telmisatran is that it sh...

We demonstrate the generation of a dissipative soliton in an all-normal dispersion ytterbium (Yb)-doped fiber laser using few-layer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) as a saturable absorber. The saturable absorber is prepared by mixing few-layer MoS2 solution with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to form a free-standing composite film. The modulation depth and saturation intensity of the MoS2–PVA film are 11%...

We present the fabrication of a high optical quality single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) composite film. The composites demonstrate strong saturable absorption at ∼1.5 μm, the spectral range for optical communications. By measuring the nonlinear transmission of a sub-picosecond pump pulse through the film, we were able to deduce a saturation fluence of ∼13.9 μJ/cm and...