Thermoplastic Starch Composites Reinforced with Functionalized POSS: Fabrication, Characterization, and Evolution of Mechanical, Thermal and Biological Activities

Rapid advancements in materials that offer the appropriate mechanical strength, barrier, and antimicrobial activity for food packaging are still confronted with significant challenges.In this study, a modest, environmentally friendly method was used to synthesize functionalized octakis(3-chloropropyl)octasilsesquioxane [fn-POSS] nanofiller.Composit

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Safety And Tolerability Of Extended-Release Guaifenesin In Patients With Cough, Thickened Mucus And Chest Congestion Associated With Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

Sanjay Tripathi,1 Ashish Nikhare,2 Gaurav Sharma,3 Tim Shea,4 Helmut Albrecht5 1Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Sheth LG General Hospital & AMC MET Medical College, Ahmedabad, India; 2Department of Pulmonology, Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur, India; 3Regional Medical Affairs (South of Asia), Reckitt Benckiser, Haryana, India; 4Global Medica

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Management of chronic paronychia

Chronic paronychia is an inflammatory disorder of the nail folds of a toe or finger presenting as redness, tenderness, and swelling.It is recalcitrant dermatoses seen commonly in housewives and housemaids.It is a multifactorial inflammatory REWORKABLE CLAY reaction of the proximal nail fold to irritants and allergens.Repeated bouts of inflammation

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Two-beam laser fabrication technique and the application for fabricating conductive silver nanowire on flexible substrate

In this study, a two-beam laser fabrication technique is proposed to fabricate silver nanowire (AgNW) on the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate.The femtosecond pulse laser in the technique plays a role in generating Ag nanoparticles from the silver aqueous solution by multiphoton photoreduction.The continuous wave (CW) laser of the techniqu

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Evaluation of the physical structure of Basic Health Units

Objective: to evaluate the infrastructure of basic health units, as the adaptation to the standards recommended by theMinistry of Health.Methods: descriptive study with a quantitative approach, carried in 18 basic health units.For datacollection, we used REWORKABLE CLAY a checklist built based on Ministerial Decree 2,226/09.Data analysis was perfor

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