Luffa Cylindrica (LC) is the dried fruit of a sponge-type plant belonging to Curcubitacea family. Recent advancements in hierarchical and lightweight structures have aroused interest this natural fibrous material for illustrating an extraordinary multi-porous architecture high anisotropy low density. To extent its biodegradable nature, such structure potentially apt replace conventional porous-...

Abstract Polymeric materials are used in different industrial applications because they retain good environmental properties, low-cost, and easy to produce compared conventional materials. This study investigated the effect of adding Kaolin particulate (KFP) Luffa cylindrica fiber (LCF) on mechanical properties polyester resin. was treated with 5% NaOH, varied weight fraction (5, 10, 15%wt), re...

High fidelity calcium carbonate and hydroxyapatite (bio) inorganic replicas of the fibrous network of the dried fruit of Luffa cylindrica are described, utilizing a facile synthetic route. The loofa sponge is a highly complex macroscopic architectural template, an inexpensive and sustainable resource. In the context of the morphosynthesis, the capability of replication of the loofa sponge opens...

Methanolic extract of Luffa cylindrica (L.) M. J. Roem. leaves (MELC) was evaluated for its hepatoprotective potential against paracetamol intoxicated wistar rats. Administration of MELC and standard drug silymarin showed significant (P <0.05) hepatoprotective protection in experimental animals. The study was conducted by estimating serum enzyme activities of serum glutamate oxaloacatate transa...

The research used an artificial neural network (ANN) to examine optimum extraction conditions and phytochemical contents of Luffa cylindrica seed oil. oil yield was predicted using network. performance the ANN response surface methodology models compared. yielded 7.567% yield, 185.676 mg/l phenol, 45.087 terpineol at 75.57 °C temperature, 5.77 h time, 10.68 g/mol n-hexane concentration, respect...

The present investigation entitled Evaluation of different genotypes Sponge Gourd (Luffa cylindrica L.) under Prayagraj agro climatic conditions was carried out at Department Horticulture, SHUATS, (U.P.) during kharif season 2022, for evaluation gourd with three replications in Randomized Block Design (RBD). Studies showed that, among all the genotypes, IET 2021/SPGVAR-5 observed to be performe...