Current Analytical Chemistry - Volume 14, Issue 3, 2018

Background: Phenolic resins received greater attention from academic researchers and made prestigious status among all thermoset resins. Several effective attempts have made to explore different synthesis processes of producing phenolic in more useful and advanced way. Since the date of innovation, huge varieties of biocomposites and composites products have been produced for various applications. Methods: Am Read More

Background: Silver nanoparticle (Ag NP)-containing biolpolymer nanocomposites possess antibacterial activity, which is largely associated with the NP size, shape, surface area and medium. Methods: These biomaterials have been investigated as dressing for wounds and burns, treatment for infected areas, coatings for orthopaedic and dental implants and for water disinfection. Results: This broad-acting and potent antibacteri Read More

Background: The usage of natural fibres as reinforcement in bioplastic polymer composite has garnered attention during the last few decades. This is due to limitations of biodegradable polymerbased materials which have an intractable nature, poor water-sensitivity, poor mechanical strength and are brittle. Natural fibres are preferred as they can be obtained naturally, be safely collected and can save costs compared to glass Read More

Background: The present review deals with the recent development of kenaf hybrid composites. Kenaf reinforced polymer composites are made up of either thermoplastic or thermoset matrix, depending on their applications. The combination of kenaf fibre with more than two fibres in hybrid composites enhances the potential uses of kenaf in many applications. The well-known limitations of natural fibres, such as lack of ther Read More

Background: Natural and synthetic fibers are known for their low density, easier fabrication than metallic in several engineering applications. Furthermore, their structural rigidity is high and they can be used for advanced applications, such as aerospace applications and automotive industry sector. Methods: Owing to this in depth, studies had been conducted to evaluate its failure modes and process of fabrication for Read More

Background: The rising environmental awareness has driven efforts for the development of renewable materials for various end-use applications. The trend of using biopolymer in combination with organic or non-organic filler has increased rapidly in recent years. Seaweed is a versatile organism that produces various kinds of polysaccharides i.e. agar, carrageenan and alginate that are extensively used in the developme Read More

Background: In this study, scaffolds were fabricated using a desktop robot based rapid prototyping (DRBRP) system that was developed in-house. Poly lactic acid (PLA) and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) composites, doped with silver nanoparticles (nAg), were used for the scaffolds. The effect of injection parameters on the porosity rate of both, the single and hybrid scaffolds, were examined. Clearly, the incorporation of 1 wt% of Read More

Background: Appropriate design and development (in terms of mechano-chemical properties) of scaffold is essentially important for scaffold-based tissue engineering. Methods: In this study, scaffolds were fabricated using a desktop robot based rapid prototyping (DRBRP) system that was developed in-house. Poly lactic acid (PLA) and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) composites, doped with silver nanoparticles (nAg), were used Read More

Background: The mechanical properties of novel flax fibre reinforced corrugated composite structures subjected to quasi-static and dynamic compression loading are investigated in this paper. Polypropylene (PP) and polylactic acid (PLA) have been used as thermoplastic matrices to enhance the recyclability of the composite material. Methods: The corrugations were manufactured using matched-die compression mo Read More

SPR System for On-Site Detection of Biological Warfare [Current Analytical Chemistry, 2017, 13(2), 144-149] The authors wish to add Lidia Mizak and Romuald Gryko to the author list of this article for his contributions to this article. The complete author list and contact details for Lidia Mizak and Romuald Gryko are as follows: Maciej Trzaskowskia,*, Lidia Mizakb, Romuald Grykob and Tomasz CiachaaDepartment of Biotechnolo Read More