ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s deadliest diseases, with one third of the population being infected by it. The diagnosis of active tuberculosis entails finding and identifying Mycobacterium ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since the discovery of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), a large interest has developed around the incorporation of these into polymeric matrices in order to introduce the excellent mechanical, thermal and ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Two series of amphiphilic, organic-inorganic graft copolymers of poly(methyl methacrylate) and poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PMMA-graft-PDMS), as well as poly(acrylonitrile) and poly(dimethylsiloxane) ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The work presented in this thesis throws light on the supramolecular approach in exploration of bi-porphyrin nanorods system wherein self-assembly plays an important role. Porphyrin based nanorods were ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Novel poly(methacrylic acid)-graft-poly(dimethylsiloxane) copolymers were synthesised by conventional free radical reactions using a poly(dimethylsiloxane) macromonomer. The polymers were electrospun ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The main goal of this study was to develop polymeric artifacts (nanofibers and films) infused with an antimicrobial agent, 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid and study the release of DHBA as a function of the ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study covers the successful production of poly(acrylonitrile) (PAN)/multi-walled-carbon-nanotube (MWCNT) fibrous composites by the incorporation of noncovalently functionalized MWCNTs in various ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Functional composite nanofibres incorporated with magnetic carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were successfully synthesized using the electrospinning technique. This is the first example of the preparation of such ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Styrene -N-(N’,N’-dimethyl-3-aminopropyl)maleimide copolymer (SMI-P) was prepared by treating styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer (SMA) with N,N-dimethyl-3-aminopropylamine (DMAPA). The SMI-P copolymer was ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The design and production of novel wound dressings that address resistance of microorganisms to antimicrobial agents, has attracted considerable attention. The ability to produce polymers with specific ...