We have designed and developed a unique amphiphilic dopant molecule, 4-[4-hydroxy-2((Z)-pentadec-8-enyl)phenylazo]-benzenesulfonicacid, from a renewable resource, cardanol, which acts as a fluorescent probe and structure-directing ...

Nanocrystalline titania (TiO2) powders have been synthesized via sol-gel, using an alkoxide precursor, under different processing conditions, and their photocatalytic activity has been investigated as a function of processing ...

Melt rheology and extrudate morphology of polystyrene (PS)/polybutadiene (PB) blends were studied with special reference to the effect of blend ratio and two different types of compatibilisers, the random copolymers and ...

Two putative et-galactosidase genes from rice (Oryza sativa L. var. Nipponbare) belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 27 were cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. These enzymes showed alpha-galactosidase activity ...

With a view to developing sensitizers for applications in photodynamic therapy (PDT), a series of quinaldine based squaraine dyes have been synthesized and the role of electronic factors in the dye formation have been ...

Hydrophobic silica-biopolymer hybrid has been synthesised using colloidal silica as the precursor for silica, gelatin as the biopolymer counterpart and vinyltrimethoxysilane as the surface modifier through a sol-gel method. ...

Nanocrystalline sol-gel derived titania doped with ceria (1, 2, 5 and 10-mole%) has been prepared from titanyl oxysulphate. The titania doped with 5-mole% CeO2 after calcining to 500 degrees C, possesses specific surface ...

The columbites MgNb2O6, MgTa2O6, and corundum-type Mg4Nb2O9 ceramics were prepared by the conventional solid-state ceramic route. The structure and microstructure of the sintered samples were investigated by X-ray diffraction ...

The essential oil from fresh and dried rhizomes of Hedychium coronarium on GC-MS analysis resulted in the identification of 44 and 38 constituents representing 93.91% and 95.41%, respectively. The major components of the ...

Ba(Mg1/3Ta2/3)O-3 [BMT] dielectric ceramics are prepared by solid state (one step, two step and molten salt synthesis) and wet chemical methods (precipitation, citrate gel and sol-gel). The formation mechanism of BMT in ...