Liver is a most important organ of the body. It plays an important role to maintaining various physiological processes in the body. It is involved in several vital functions, such as metabolism, secretion and storage. It plays a central role in the detoxification and excretion of many exogenous and endogenous [...]

Laser induced damage threshold (LIDT) of optics is the key point since the time of invention of laser. In this study the LIDT of SiO2 material which is used with TiO2 in making higher reflective (HR) coating and antireflective (AR) coating, is explored on the bases of thickness of film [...]

Prof. RS Verma is associated with the journal as Senior Editorial Advisor and Associate Editor for NanoChemistry, Nanocatalysis articles. [...]

The power generation from Renewable Energy Sources (RES) is intermittent in nature, therefore a 'generation - demand' mismatch always exists, which leads to reliability and energy management issues which can be solved by introducing Energy Storage Systems (ESS). This paper proposes a sizing methodology to optimize the components of [...]

Interest has been shown in iron magnetite nanoparticles because of its various important properties such as large surface area with high surface-to-volume ratio, ease of separation, water solubility, super paramagnetism and biocompatibility. In addition to this, due to large surface area, dendrimers can also be attached easily. In the [...]

One dimensional (1-D) group III-nitride nanostructures are important components of optoelectronic devices owing to its unique feature of unidirectional carrier flow, and efficient electrical connectivity. The group III-nitride materials are attractive for the application as low power white and blue–green light sources provide a green and extended operational life. We [...]

Medicinal plants are the important source of potentially useful chemotherapeutic agents which have made enormous contributions to human health and well-being. The bacteria, fungi, virus, etc have developed resistance against available drugs. The secondary metabolites of the variety of plants can serve as major source for the development of new [...]

Murraya koenigii, commonly known as curry leaves, is a regular ingredient used in Indian cuisines. Not only it is beneficial for health but also it is speculated to have various medicinal properties. Although a large number of phytochemicals have been identified and tested for various properties but no compound have [...]

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is internationally preferred term encompassing chronic bronchitis, asthma and emphysema. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by airflow obstruction with breathing-related symptoms such as chronic cough, exertional dyspnea, expectoration, and wheeze. These symptoms may occur in conjunction with airway hyper responsiveness and may be [...]

The present study is intended to ascertain the quality of water for public consumption and other life supporting activities by way of assessing pollution indices such as Carlson's trophic state index (C-TSI), eutrophication index (EI), organic pollution index (OPI) and comprehensive pollution index (CPI).The study has been carried out for [...]

Prof. RS Verma is associated with the journal as Senior Editorial Advisor and Associate Editor for NanoChemistry, Nanocatalysis articles. [...]

One dimensional (1-D) group III-nitride nanostructures are important components of optoelectronic devices owing to its unique feature of unidirectional carrier flow, and efficient electrical connectivity. The group III-nitride materials are attractive for the application as low power white and blue–green light sources provide a green and extended operational life. We [...]

Herein we describe a simple method for the synthesis of Baylis-Hillman adducts and their acetates by utilizing inexpensively available cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) natural resources. Furthermore, by using a molecular hybridization approach, a series of novel pyrimidine scaffolds (15a-15t) were synthesized via utilizing Baylis-Hillman acetates derived from cashew nut [...]

Guest Editorial for special issue on Nuclear Medicine [...]

The current concepts of cancer therapy are moving towards personalized treatment regimen aiming to reduce toxicity and improve efficacy of therapeutic agents. With the development of molecular imaging and targeted therapies personalized care has received a shot in the arm. However, these developments are not without challenges. Drug delivery, metabolism, [...]

Hyperparathyroidism (HPTH) is a condition in which the level of parathyroid hormone in blood is raised. Gold standard for the diagnosis of HPTH is a measurement of serum parathyroid hormone levels, accompanied by testing serum calcium levels, to differentiate between primary and secondary HPTH. The first line of treatment with [...]

In this study, we have prepared a novel, dual-biomarker, targeting ligand having high affinity and specificity for PSMA/GRPr receptors that are expressed on most prostate cancers. [DUPA-6-Ahx-Lys(DOTA)-6-Ahx-RM2] was synthesized and the new conjugate was metallated macroscopically with GaCl3, InCl3, and LuCl3 to form [DUPA-6-Ahx-Lys(M-DOTA)-6-Ahx-RM2] (where M = Ga, In, [...]

In this paper we report the synthesis of 68Ga labeled NODAGA-Erlotinib for imaging of EGFR over-expressing tumors. NODAGA-Erlotinib conjugate was synthesized by reaction of the terminal alkyne of Erlotinib using Cu catalyzed click reaction. The conjugate was then radiolabeled with 68Ga in high radiochemical yields. The 68Ga NODAGA-Erlotinib conjugate also [...]

Submitted on 9-Nov-2017Accepted by Editor on (after peer review): 29-Dec-2017Withdrawn by authors (Senthil Rethinam): 28-Mar-2018Manufacture of microbe resistant clothing's is the need of the hour especially in microbe sensitive environments like hospitals. Silicon nanoparticles (SNP) were prepared from xerogels synthesized from cotton pods. In the present study, a novel antibacterial [...]

A series of novel 2-(3-aryl/alkylaminopropoxy)-12-aryl-9,10-dihydro-8H- benzo[a]xanthen-11-one derivatives were synthesized from 2-hydroxy-12-aryl 9,10-dihydro-8H-benzo[a]xanthen-11-ones by reaction with 1-bromo-3-chloropropane in presence of K2CO3 in dry acetone under reflux followed by reaction with aryl/alkyl amines in presence of KI in dry DMF at 100oC. Structures have been confirmed by spectroscopic analysis. All the newly [...]