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Gupta S, Singh PK, Bhattacharya B. Change in charge carrier dynamics by incorporating ionic liquid into poly ethylene oxide–based sodium acetate polymer electrolytes. HIGH PERFORM POLYM 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/09540083221088737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Poly (ethylene oxide) based sodium ion conducting solid polymer electrolytes films (salt NaCH3COO) with varying amounts of an ionic liquid, 1-ethyl 3-methylimidazolium thiocyante were prepared by solution-cast method. All the prepared samples were characterized in detail for their ion transport characteristics at room temperature and temperature dependent behavior as well using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The measurement of ionic conductivity shows the many fold enhancement due the incorporation of ionic liquid in the polymer electrolyte matrix. The charge carrier density and mobility of charge carriers has been calculated and used for explaining the conductivity variations in these films. The increase in conductivity has been explained in terms of plasticization effect of ionic liquid and number of charge carriers per unit volume of electrolyte.
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- Sandhya Gupta
- Centre of Excellence, Solar Cells and Renewable Energy, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India
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- Centre of Excellence, Solar Cells and Renewable Energy, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India
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- Department of Physics, MMV, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Kumar R, Bhattacharya B, Agarwal T, Chakkaravarthi S. Trans Fatty Acid Analysis of Frying Oil Using ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy: A Study on Indian Traditional Snack Foods. JFQHC 2020. [DOI: 10.18502/jfqhc.7.2.2887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background: Trans Fatty Acid (TFA) content in oil is an important quality parameter due to its adverse health effect. This study was aimed to examine the TFA content in the frying oil used by street food vendors in India for two traditional snack foods.
Methods: Totally, 143 oil samples were collected at different frying times (0, 2, and 4 h) from five different vendors for Samosa and Jalebi. TFA levels of the oil samples were analyzed by Attenuated Total Reflection-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATRFTIR). Statistical analyses were carried out using SPSS software version 23.0.
Results: ATR-FTIR spectra exhibited an increase in peak intensity at 966 cm-1 with different frying time in both frying oil samples, indicating the formation of TFA. The TFA content in oils fried at 4 h was significantly higher than the ones at 0 and 2 intervals. It was found that 3 out of 74 (4%) Samosa fried oils and 12 out of 69 (17.4%) Jalebi fried oils were over the maximum allowed regulatory limit of TFA (5%). Jalebi fried oils had significantly higher TFA content than Samosa fried oils.
Conclusion: The increase in frying time decreased the peroxide values and increased saturated fatty acids and TFA values of oils used for both food items. The local vendors and consumers should be educated by national authorities regarding health risk of TFA in street fried snacks.
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Surana K, Jadhav NA, Singh PK, Bhattacharya B. Studies on polarization effect of polyethylene-based polymer electrolyte in dye and quantum dot sensitized solar cells. Appl Nanosci 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-018-0887-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dhapola PS, Singh PK, Bhattacharya B, Surana K, Mehra RM, Gupta M, Singh A, Singh V, Sahoo NG. Electrical, thermal, and dielectric studies of ionic liquid-based polymer electrolyte for photoelectrochemical device. HIGH PERFORM POLYM 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/0954008318780218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In this work, solution cast method was adapted for the preparation of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium dicyanamide (EMImDCN)-doped solid polymer electrolyte. Optimum composition of polymer electrolyte (polyethylene oxide + sodium iodide) was treated as the host polymer. The ionic conductivity was further enhanced by adding low-viscosity ionic liquid (IL) EMImDCN. Electrical, thermal, dielectric, and photoelectrochemical properties of polymer host and IL-doped solid polymer electrolyte (ILDPE) are presented in detail. An electrochemical device, that is, dye-sensitized solar cell was fabricated using maximum conducting ILDPE film, which shows short-circuit current density of 0.118 mA/cm2, open-circuit voltage of 0.71 V, and overall efficiency of 0.061% at 1 sun condition.
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- Pawan S Dhapola
- Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Nano Science and Nano Technology Centre, Department of Chemistry, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
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- Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Department of Physics, MMV, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Nano Science and Nano Technology Centre, Department of Chemistry, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
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Polymer electrolyte films based on poly(ethylene oxide) doped with salt sodium nitrate and ionic liquid (IL; 1-ethyl 3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate) have been prepared and characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and impedance spectroscopy. The relative percentage of crystallinity of polymer electrolytes has been calculated by using DSC thermograms and electrical properties by using impedance spectroscopy. The incorporation of IL in polymer matrix increases the conductivity of polymer electrolyte. The maximum value of ionic conductivity of polymer electrolyte is found to be 1.93 × 10−4 S m−1 with 9 wt% IL.
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- Sandhya Gupta
- Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India
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- Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India
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- Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India
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Tuhania P, Singh PK, Bhattacharya B, Dhapola PS, Yadav S, Shukla PK, Gupta M. PVDF-HFP and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate–doped polymer electrolyte for efficient supercapacitors. HIGH PERFORM POLYM 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/0954008318772009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The sole aim of the present article is to develop an ionic liquid (IL)-doped solid polymer electrolyte for an electrochemical double-layer capacitor (EDLC). A solution cast technique was adopted to develop a solid polymer electrolyte of poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) as host polymer and low-viscosity IL (1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate) as dopant. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurement showed a six orders of magnitude enhancement in conductivity ( σ) by IL doping. A linear sweep voltammetric investigation of the electrolyte films exhibited a good electrochemical stability window of 3.6 V. Polarized optical microscopy of the synthesized films revealed a reduction in crystallinity by IL doping. Infrared spectroscopy further affirms the composite nature of the film. The maximum conductivity value of 2.65 mS/cm is obtained for 80% of the ionic-doped system. Using maximum conductivity film and porous carbon-based electrodes, we have developed EDLCs that show a specific capacitance value of 2.36 F/g.
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- Pankaj Tuhania
- Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- MMV, Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Nano Science and Nano Technology Center, Department of Chemistry, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
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- Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Applied Physics, I.T.S Engineering College, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Sachdeva A, Bhattacharya B, Singh V, Singh A, Tomar SK, Singh PK. Electrical and structural properties of multi-walled carbon nanotube–doped polymer electrolyte for photo electrochemical device. HIGH PERFORM POLYM 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/0954008318772013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The present investigation deals with the preparation of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-doped plasticized polymer electrolyte. The nanocomposite has been prepared using solution casting method. Complex impedance spectroscopy study revealed the utmost room temperature conductivity of 5.6 × 10−4 S/cm when optimized plasticized polymer electrolyte (poly(ethyl methacrylate)+30% sodium iodide+60% ethylene carbonate) was doped with 7% MWCNT. Temperature dependence of conductivity showed Arrhenius behavior. The surface morphology and crystalline–amorphous deviation of the composite was observed using scanning electron microscope. Perfect complexation of various components of the composite was confirmed from Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD) data. The transference number measurement was done to calculate the proportionate amount of ionic and electronic conductivity. A dye sensitized solar cell has been fabricated using maximum ionic conductivity of solid polymer electrolyte and its electrical parameters measured at 1 sun condition.
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- A Sachdeva
- School of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
- Material Research Laboratory, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Material Research Laboratory, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- MMV, Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Material Research Laboratory, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Institute of Engineering and Technology, JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Material Research Laboratory, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Mukhopadhyay S, Dutta P, Bhattacharya B, Banerjee S, Biswas S, Mukhopadhyay-Samanta B. Low Dose vs. Standard Dose Adjuvant Olanzapine in Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting: A Prospective, Randomized, Double Blinded, Controlled Study. Clin Ther 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2017.05.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Low S, Tan G, Han M, Tang B, Chang S, Wise A, Soong R, Bhattacharya B. Combination treatment with novel GLUT1 inhibitors and sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma. Eur J Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)32659-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Heald AH, Bhattacharya B, Cooper H, Ullah A, McCulloch A, Smellie S, Wark G. Most commercial insulin assays fail to detect recombinant insulin analogues. Ann Clin Biochem 2016; 43:306-8. [PMID: 16824282 DOI: 10.1258/000456306777695690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Insulin assays are utilized in various clinical scenarios, including the assessment of insulin therapy compliance or of suspected insulin overdose. In an interpretative exercise carried out by UK National External Quality Assessment Service (NEQAS), serum sent to the participating laboratories was spiked with 30 pmol/L of the short-acting insulin analogue Human Actrapid. Only two out of 24 participant laboratories had sufficient assay cross-reactivity with Actrapid to interpret the results as suggestive of insulin administration. The development of specific insulin assays has led to deterioration in the ability to detect non-compliance or overdose with recombinant insulin treatment. Clinicians should be aware of this significant limitation, which could lead to misdiagnosis.
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- A H Heald
- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, University of Manchester, Salford Royal Hospitals University Trust, Hope Hospital, Stott Lane, Salford, Greater Manchester M6 8HD, UK.
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Cooper H, Bhattacharya B, Verma V, McCulloch AJ, Smellie WSA, Heald AH. Liquorice and soy sauce, a life-saving concoction in a patient with Addison's disease. Ann Clin Biochem 2016; 44:397-9. [PMID: 17594790 DOI: 10.1258/000456307780945624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Addison's disease is a relatively common disorder to endocrinologists, but is rare and potentially fatal when presenting acutely. Treatment now involves replacement of glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids with synthetic compounds, although historically patients took common salt and plant-based preparations. We describe the case of a 42-year-old woman who self-treated undiagnosed Addison's disease for several years with soy sauce and liquorice sticks. She presented with a four-week history of decreased energy, malaise and postural dizziness. Our patient described an unusual diet of liquorice sticks and soy sauce, consuming around 46 g of salt per week. There was a family history of Type 1 diabetes mellitus. Physical examination was unremarkable, although subsequent investigation confirmed Addison's disease. Liquorice provided glycyrrhizic acid and glycyrrhetinic acid, which act on 11-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase enzymes. In this case, the net effect was potentiation of glucocorticoid action on renal mineralocorticoid receptors in the context of failing adrenocortical steroid production. The case highlights the importance of taking a dietary history to aid diagnosis.
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- H Cooper
- Department of Medicine, Bishop Auckland General Hospital, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, UK
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Singh D, Dombe G, Bhongale C, Singh PP, Maurya M, Bhattacharya B. Shear Thickening Behaviour of Composite Propellant Suspension under Oscillatory Shear. DEFENCE SCI J 2016. [DOI: 10.14429/dsj.66.8849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Composite propellant suspensions consist of highly filled polymeric system wherein solid particles of different sizes and shapes are dispersed in a polymeric matrix. The rheological behaviour of a propellant suspension is characterised by viscoplasticity and shear rate and time dependant viscosity. The behaviour of composite propellant suspension has been studied under amplitude sweep test where tests were performed by continuously varying strain amplitude (strain in %, γ) by keeping the frequency and temperature constant and results are plotted in terms of log γ (strain amplitude) vs logGʹ and logGʺ (Storage modulus and loss modulus, respectively). It is clear from amplitude sweep test that dynamic moduli and complex viscosity show marked increase at critical strain amplitude after a plateau region, infering a shear thickening behaviour.
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Jibreel UM, Bhattacharya B, Singh PK. Synthesis, Characterization, and Detailed Studies on Plasticized Poly(ethyl methacrylate): NH4
I Polymer Electrolyte. Adv Polym Technol 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/adv.21693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Umar M. Jibreel
- Material Research Laboratory; School of Basic Sciences & Research; Sharda University; Greater Noida 201 310 India
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- Material Research Laboratory; School of Basic Sciences & Research; Sharda University; Greater Noida 201 310 India
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- Material Research Laboratory; School of Basic Sciences & Research; Sharda University; Greater Noida 201 310 India
- Solar Energy Institute; Ege University; Bornova 35100 Izmir Turkey
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Neetika M, Rajni J, Singh PK, Bhattacharya B, Singh V, Tomar SK. Synthesis and properties of polyaniline, poly( o-anisidine), and poly[aniline-co-( o-anisidine)] using potassium iodate oxidizing agent. HIGH PERFORM POLYM 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/0954008316639366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Polyaniline (PANI), poly( o-anisidine), and poly[aniline-co-( o-anisidine)] were synthesized by chemical oxidative polymerization with potassium iodate as an oxidizing agent in a hydrochloric acid (HCl) medium. The self-doped, doped, and undoped forms of these polymers were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy, and the conductivity method. The observed decrease in the conductivity of the copolymer and poly( o-anisidine) with respect to PANI was attributed to the incorporation of methoxy moieties into the PANI chain. The homopolymer attained conductivity in the range of 3.75 × 10−3 to 7.40 S cm−1 after doping with HCl. The conductivity of the undoped form of poly[aniline-co-( o-anisidine)] and poly( o-anisidine) was observed to be lower than 10−5 S cm−1. The conductivity of the polymer sample decreased in the following order: PANI → poly[aniline-co-( o-anisidine)] → poly( o-anisidine). The undoped form of poly[aniline-co-( o-anisidine)] had good solubility in common organic solvents.
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- Manglik Neetika
- Department of Chemistry, Bharat Institute of Technology, Meerut, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Bharat Institute of Technology, Meerut, India
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- Department of Physics, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India
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- Department of Physics, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Engineering and Technology, JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur, India
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Lavania M, Reja AHH, Nigam A, Biswas NK, Singh I, Turankar RP, Gupta U, Kumar S, Rewaria L, Patra PKR, Sengupta U, Bhattacharya B. Mutation at codon 442 in the rpoB gene of Mycobacterium leprae does not confer resistance to rifampicin. LEPROSY REV 2016. [DOI: 10.47276/lr.87.1.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Lavania M, Hena A, Reja H, Nigam A, Biswas NK, Singh I, Turankar RP, Gupta U, Kumar S, Rewaria L, Patra PKR, Sengupta U, Bhattacharya B. Mutation at codon 442 in the rpoB gene of Mycobacterium leprae does not confer resistance to rifampicin. LEPROSY REV 2016; 87:93-100. [PMID: 27255062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Rifampicin is the major drug in the treatment of leprosy. The rifampicin resistance of Mycobacterium leprae results from a mutation in the rpoB gene, encoding the β subunit of RNA polymerase. As M. leprae is a non-cultivable organism observation of its growth using mouse food-pad (MFP) is the only Gold Standard assay used for confirmation of "in-vivo" drug resistance. OBJECTIVE Any mutation at molecular level has to be verified by MFP assay for final confirmation of drug resistance in leprosy. MATERIAL AND METHODS In the present study, M. leprae strains showing a mutation only at codon 442 Gln-His and along with mutation either at codon 424 Val-Gly or at 438 Gln-Val within the Rifampicin Resistance Determining Region (RRDR) confirmed by DNA sequencing and by high resolution melting (HRM) analysis were subjected for its growth in MFP. RESULT AND CONCLUSION The M. leprae strain having the new mutation at codon 442 Gln-His was found to be sensitive to all the three drugs and strains having additional mutations at 424 Val-Gly and 438 Gln-Val were conferring resistance with Multi drug therapy (MDT) in MFP. These results indicate that MFP is the gold standard method for confirming the mutations detected by molecular techniques.
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Mandal D, Reja AHH, Biswas N, Bhattacharyya P, Patra PK, Bhattacharya B. Vitamin D receptor expression levels determine the severity and complexity of disease progression among leprosy reaction patients. New Microbes New Infect 2015; 6:35-9. [PMID: 26106480 PMCID: PMC4475695 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2015.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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We studied the roles of vitamin D and its receptor, VDR, in the progression of leprosy. The majority of individuals with leprosy from Kolkata, India, with a type 1 or type 2 reaction have low levels of vitamin D3 in serum samples. Interestingly, individuals with a type 2 reaction associated with neuritis/erythema nodosum leprosum had very low VDR mRNA expression levels, ranging from 5% to 10%, compared to that of healthy control subjects; these patients also had a high bacilli index, ranging from 3+ to 5+. This is the first report to indicate that VDR expression levels may determine the complexity and severity of the progression of leprosy.
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- D Mandal
- Department of Biochemistry, IPGMER, Kolkata, India ; Institute of Genetic Engineering, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, IPGMER, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Dermatology, School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Pt. J. N. M. Medical College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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Mandal K, Mandal S, Bhattacharya B, Chakraborty N. Non-convex emission constrained economic dispatch using a new self-adaptive particle swarm optimization technique. Appl Soft Comput 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2014.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Singh R, Singh PK, Tomar SK, Bhattacharya B. Synthesis, characterization, and dye-sensitized solar cell fabrication using solid biopolymer electrolyte membranes. HIGH PERFORM POLYM 2015. [DOI: 10.1177/0954008315569252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Solid biopolymer-based electrolytes have been synthesized and characterized. Potassium iodide (KI) and iodine have been added in a biopolymer (sago palm) matrix to develop solid polymer electrolyte. Relationships between electrical and ionic transport parameters have been studied in detail, and the mechanism for ion transport has been proposed. Impedance spectroscopy reveals a significant enhancement in ionic conductivity by salt doping and the conductivity maxima was obtained at 50 wt% of KI concentration and also the system displays Arrhenius behavior. Dielectric phenomenon, mobility, charge carrier density, and diffusion coefficient also supports the conductivity data. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy confirms the formation of a complex structure, while X-ray diffraction and optical microscopy affirms the complex structure as well as a reduction of crystallinity in the biopolymer electrolyte by salt doping. A dye-sensitized solar cell fabricated using fluorine-doped tin oxide–titanium dioxide (N3 dye)/maximum conducting electrolyte showed the short-circuit current density of 2.91 × 10−4 A cm−2, open-circuit voltage of 0.58 V, and efficiency of 0.57% at 1 sun condition.
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- Rahul Singh
- Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Department of Micro and Nano System Technology (IMST), Buskerud and Vestfold University College (HBV), Tonsberg, Norway
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Engineering and Technology, JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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- Material Research Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Kshirsagar DR, Sudhir ., Khire VH, Mehilal ., Singh PP, Bhattacharya B. Evaluation of Nanoscale Copper Oxide in Hydroxyl Terminated Polybutadiene Based Composite Propellant Formulations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1166/asem.2015.1661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Bhattacharya B, Low SHH, Soh C, Kamal Mustapa N, Beloueche-Babari M, Koh KX, Loh J, Soong R. Increased drug resistance is associated with reduced glucose levels and an enhanced glycolysis phenotype. Br J Pharmacol 2015; 171:3255-67. [PMID: 24597478 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Revised: 02/25/2014] [Accepted: 02/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The testing of anticancer compounds in vitro is usually performed in hyperglycaemic cell cultures, although many tumours and their in vivo microenvironments are hypoglycaemic. Here, we have assessed, in cultures of tumour cells, the effects of reduced glucose levels on resistance to anticancer drugs and investigated the underlying cellular mechanisms. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH PIK3CA mutant (AGS, HGC27), and wild-type (MKN45, NUGC4) gastric cancer cells were cultured in high-glucose (HG, 25 mM) or low-glucose (LG, 5 mM) media and tested for sensitivity to two cytotoxic compounds, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and carboplatin, the PI3K/mTOR inhibitor, PI103 and the mTOR inhibitor, Ku-0063794. KEY RESULTS All cells had increased resistance to 5-FU and carboplatin when cultured in LG compared with HG conditions despite having similar growth and cell cycle characteristics. On treatment with PI103 or Ku-0063794, only the PIK3CA mutant cells displayed increased resistance in LG conditions. The PIK3CA mutant LG cells had selectively increased p-mTOR, p-S6, p-4EBP1, GLUT1 and lactate production, and reduced reactive oxygen species, consistent with increased glycolysis. Combination analysis indicated PI103 and Ku-0063794 were synergistic in PIK3CA mutant LG cells only. Synergism was accompanied by reduced mTOR signalling and increased autophagy. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Hypoglycaemia increased resistance to cytotoxic agents, especially in tumour cells with a high dependence on glycolysis. Dual inhibition of the PI3K/mTOR pathway may be able to attenuate such hypoglycaemia-associated resistance.
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- B Bhattacharya
- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Bhattacharya B, Singh NB, Mondal R, Sarkar U. Electronic and optical properties of pristine and boron–nitrogen doped graphyne nanotubes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:19325-41. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp02938d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The band gaps and optical responses of graphyne nanotubes can be engineered through the selection of the BN doping site and the chirality.
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- Department of Physics
- Assam University
- Silchar-788011
- India
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- Department of Physics
- Assam University
- Silchar-788011
- India
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- Department of Physics
- Assam University
- Silchar-788011
- India
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Bhattacharya B, Low S, Benoukraf T, Chong M, Koh K, Soong R. 74 Increased EDN1 expression mediates acquired resistance to the combination therapy of PI3K and MEK inhibitors for colorectal cancer. Eur J Cancer 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(14)70200-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Chowdhury IH, Choudhuri S, Sen A, Bhattacharya B, Ahmed AM, Hazra A, Pal NK, Bahar B. Serum interleukin 6 (IL-6) as a potential biomarker of disease progression in active pulmonary tuberculosis following anti-tuberculosis drug therapy. Mol Immunol 2014; 63:601-2. [PMID: 25287812 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2014.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2014] [Accepted: 09/12/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (IPGME&R), 244B, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata 700020, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (IPGME&R), 244B, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata 700020, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (IPGME&R), 244B, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata 700020, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (IPGME&R), 244B, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata 700020, India
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (IPGME&R), 244B, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata 700020, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (IPGME&R), 244B, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata 700020, India
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Dublin, Ireland.
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We propose a new thermostat that uses all the phase space variables for controlling temperature and thus differs from the existing thermostats that control either the kinetic (e.g., Nose Hoover) or the configurational (e.g., Braga Travis) degrees of freedom. Our thermostat is a special case of the set of equations proposed by Kusnezov et al. [Ann. Phys. 204, 155 (1990)] and is derived using the extended system method. We show that it generates a canonical phase-space distribution. The performance of the thermostat is compared with those of Nose-Hoover kinetic thermostat and Braga-Travis configurational thermostat for a system (i) in thermal equilibrium, (ii) subjected to sudden temperature changes, and (iii) in steady state non-equilibrium under thermal conduction. We observe that all three thermostats perform similarly for systems in equilibrium. However, our thermostat performs the best in the thermal conduction problem by generating a consistent temperature profile across the conduction length. We expect this thermostat to be useful in other non-equilibrium scenarios as well.
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- P K Patra
- Advanced Technology Development Center, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
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Bihari B, Wani V, Rao N, Singh P, Bhattacharya B. Determination of Activation Energy of Relaxation events in composite solid propellants by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis. DEFENCE SCI J 2014. [DOI: 10.14429/dsj.64.3818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Dutta D, Mondal SA, Choudhuri S, Maisnam I, Hasanoor Reza AH, Bhattacharya B, Chowdhury S, Mukhopadhyay S. Vitamin-D supplementation in prediabetes reduced progression to type 2 diabetes and was associated with decreased insulin resistance and systemic inflammation: an open label randomized prospective study from Eastern India. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2014; 103:e18-23. [PMID: 24456991 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2013.12.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Revised: 06/11/2013] [Accepted: 12/27/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Vitamin-D supplementation in vitamin-D insufficient/deficient prediabetes individuals is associated with significantly lower progression to diabetes (6/55 vs. 13/49; p=0.04) and higher reversal to normoglycemia (23/55 vs. 10/49; p=0.02), associated with decreased insulin resistance and systemic inflammation (TNFα and IL6). Baseline vitamin-D and 2h blood glucose independently predicted progression to diabetes.
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, 244 AJC Bose Road, Calcutta 700020, India.
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- Department of Biochemistry, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, 244 AJC Bose Road, Calcutta 700020, India.
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- Department of Biochemistry, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, 244 AJC Bose Road, Calcutta 700020, India.
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, 244 AJC Bose Road, Calcutta 700020, India.
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- Department of Biochemistry, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, 244 AJC Bose Road, Calcutta 700020, India.
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- Department of Biochemistry, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, 244 AJC Bose Road, Calcutta 700020, India.
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, 244 AJC Bose Road, Calcutta 700020, India.
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, IPGMER & SSKM Hospital, 244 AJC Bose Road, Calcutta 700020, India.
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Jawale L, Dey D, M. M, Gupta M, Bhattacharya B. Effect of Experiment Environment on Calorimetric Value of Composite Solid Propellants. DEFENCE SCI J 2013. [DOI: 10.14429/dsj.63.2896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Singh R, Jadhav NA, Majumder S, Bhattacharya B, Singh PK. Novel biopolymer gel electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cell application. Carbohydr Polym 2013; 91:682-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.08.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Revised: 07/29/2012] [Accepted: 08/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wani V, M M, Jain S, Singh P, Bhattacharya B. Prediction of Storage Life of Propellants having Different Burning Rates using Dynamic Mechanical Analysis. DEFENCE SCI J 2012. [DOI: 10.14429/dsj.62.2480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Dhabbe KI, Kumari A, Manoj V, Singh PP, Bhattacharya B. Development of an eco-friendly method to convert life expired composite propellant into liquid fertilizer. J Hazard Mater 2012; 205-206:89-93. [PMID: 22265654 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2011] [Revised: 12/02/2011] [Accepted: 12/07/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Large quantity of composite propellants is produced as waste due to life expiry of missiles/rejection of propellant lots during manufacturing. The environmental protection agency does not allow the hazardous materials for open burning/open detonation. Therefore, a systematic study has been carried out to develop a method for the disposal of composite propellant into liquid fertilizer without affecting the environment. In this study, propellant compositions were digested in dilute nitric acid followed by neutralization with 5M KOH solution to get precipitated out aluminium as aluminium hydroxide and finally the obtained liquid was treated with orthophosphoric acid for further neutralization. The liquid fertilizer, thus, obtained was characterized for nitrate and phosphate content using ion chromatography while ICP-AES was used for the estimation of potassium, aluminium and other noxious metallic elements such as Pb, Cd, As, Cr, Cu, Ni and Zn. The analyses data indicate that liquid fertilizer is free from aluminium and noxious metallic elements while ratio of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium are close to the Indian NPK value.
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Bhattacharya B, Akram M, Balasubramanian I, Soong R. 320 Enhancement of 5 fluorouracil (5FU)-mediated cytotoxicity in human gastric cancer (GC) cells by the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor, PI103, via thymidylate synthase (TS) inhibition. EJC Suppl 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(10)72027-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Peredeltchouk M, David SAW, Bhattacharya B, Volokhov DV, Chizhikov V. Detection of mycoplasma contamination in cell substrates using reverse transcription-PCR assays. J Appl Microbiol 2010; 110:54-60. [PMID: 20854458 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2010.04853.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS To assess the limit of detection (LOD) and the feasibility of 16S rRNA-based reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) assays for advanced detection of mycoplasma contamination in cell substrates. MATERIALS AND METHODS The RT-PCR approach is based on detecting the 16S rRNA molecules that, in contrast to genomic bacterial DNA, are represented by multiple copies in mycoplasma cell. The number of 16S rRNA molecules in mycoplasma cells of five species i.e. Mycoplasma arginini, Myc. fermentans, Myc. hyorhinis, Myc. orale and Acholeplasma laidlawii, all known to be frequent cell line contaminants in industrial and research laboratories, was measured using molecular methods. The results of two independently prepared mycoplasma cultures harvested at the stationary phase of their growth showed that the 16S rRNA copy number per cell varied in the range from about 400 to 2000 copies, depending on species, but stayed close between different preparations of one species. The assessment of the LOD of the in-house 16S rRNA-based RT-PCR was performed using samples of MDCK cell culture spiked with different amounts of five aforementioned mycoplasma species. To minimize the bias in methods comparison, the LOD of the RT-PCR assay was expressed in terms of genome equivalents (GEs) and compared with that determined for highly optimized 16S rDNA-based mycoplasma testing methods previously described in scientific literature. CONCLUSIONS The results of the study showed that the in-house 16S rRNA-based RT-PCR assay was able to reliably detect the presence of less than one mycoplasma GE that is at least 10-fold higher of the LOD previously determined for well-optimized 16S rDNA-based assays developed and described by other researchers. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The results of the study showed that rapid RT-PCR methods based on the detection of bacterial 16S rRNA are able to expedite mycoplasma testing of cell cultures (1-2 days vs 28 days) and to ensure the limits of detection comparable to that of currently used culture-based mycoplasma testing methods.
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- Division of Viral Products, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
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Nandagopal S, Mehilal M, Tapaswi M, Jawalkar S, Radhakrishnan K, Bhattacharya B. Effect of Coating of Ammonium Perchlorate with Fluorocarbon on Ballistic and Sensitivity Properties of AP/Al/HTPB Propellant. Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/prep.200800032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Jawalkar SN, Ramesh K, Radhakrishnan KK, Bhattacharya B. Studies on the effect of plasticiser and addition of toluene diisocyanate at different temperatures in composite propellant formulations. J Hazard Mater 2009; 164:549-554. [PMID: 18835097 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.08.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2007] [Revised: 08/13/2008] [Accepted: 08/13/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Different composite propellant mixtures have been prepared using ammonium perchlorate, aluminium powder and hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene by varying the percentage of plasticiser and addition of toluene diisocyanate at different temperatures, and studied their different properties such as viscosity build-up, mechanical and ballistic properties and sensitivity. The data on different plasticiser level indicate that on decreasing the plasticiser content, there is a significant enhancement in end of mix viscosity, tensile strength and modulus while elongation decreases drastically. The data on sensitivity of the studied mixtures reveal that on decreasing the percentage of plasticiser, the sensitivity increases, accordingly. Further, the data on the effect of addition of TDI at different temperatures (35-60 degrees C) infer that on increasing the addition temperature of TDI there is a decrease in end of mix viscosity i.e. 800Pas at 35 degrees C to 448Pas at 60 degrees C. Moreover, there is no effect on mechanical and ballistic properties on higher temperature addition of TDI was observed.
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- S N Jawalkar
- High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Sutarwadi, Pune, India
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Jain S, Mehilal M, Nandagopal S, Singh P, Radhakrishnan K, Bhattacharya B. Size and Shape of Ammonium Perchlorate and their Influence on Properties of Composite Propellant. DEFENCE SCI J 2009. [DOI: 10.14429/dsj.59.1523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Bandyopadhyay D, Gupta S, Banerjee S, Gupta S, Ray D, Bhattacharya S, Bhattacharya B. Adenosine deaminase estimation and multiplex polymerase chain reaction in diagnosis of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2008; 12:1203-1208. [PMID: 18812052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023] Open
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SETTING Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), including mycobacteriosis, contributes 15-20% of all tuberculosis (TB) cases. The diagnosis of EPTB remains elusive because of the inadequate sensitivity of routine and conventional bacteriological methods for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and related organisms in clinical specimens such as cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), pleural fluid and peritoneal fluid. OBJECTIVE To develop a better diagnostic marker for EPTB. DESIGN In our study, 179 cases of EPTB were analysed for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear, adenosine deaminase activity (ADA) and multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Although estimation of ADA is helpful, its sensitivity and specificity varies widely. On the other hand, a multiplex PCR using amplicons such as IS6110, dnaJ gene and hsp65 genes has high sensitivity (60-88%) and specificity (81-100%). RESULTS On comparing AFB and ADA results with PCR, the PCR is clearly more effective than AFB (P < 0.001) and ADA estimation (P < 0.02) in CSF. The same result was observed with peritoneal fluid (P < 0.001 vs. P < 0.05) and pleural fluid (P < 0.001 and P < 0.05). CONCLUSION The study shows that multiplex PCR remains the best tool and is a much better marker for diagnosing EPTB.
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- D Bandyopadhyay
- Biochemistry Research Wing, Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital, Kolkata, India
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Mondal LK, Baidya KP, Bhaduri G, Bandyopadhyay R, Bhattacharya B. Alteration of timing of secretion of vascular endothelial growth factors is responsible for progression of diabetic retinopathy. J Indian Med Assoc 2008; 106:508-515. [PMID: 18975510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common complications in diabetes mellitus due to persistent hyperglycaemia. Various biochemical mechanisms have been suggested to cause this complication. The authors' present study which included 100 patients of type-2 diabetes mellitus with different stages of diabetic retinopathy and without retinopathy shows that initiation of diabetic retinopathy is associated with increased anaerobic glycolysis and accelerated oxidative stress. Progression of this complication is guided by increased secretion of vascular endothelial growth factors. It is our assumption that increased secretion of vascular endothelial growth factors in early part of this disease e.g. before occurrence of morphological abnormality may modify this complication.
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- L K Mondal
- Department of Ophthalmology, Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Kolkata
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- Departments of Internal Medicine and Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital/Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Ghosh A, Saha S, Bhattacharya B, Chattopadhay S. Primary tuberculosis of thyroid gland: a rare case report. Am J Otolaryngol 2007; 28:267-70. [PMID: 17606045 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2006] [Accepted: 09/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Tuberculosis of the thyroid gland is a rare entity, and primary tuberculosis of thyroid is even uncommon. At one time, it was believed that thyroid gland is relatively immune to tuberculosis. There are about 200 cases of thyroid tuberculosis that had been reported in world literature. These include 156 cases reviewed by Goldfarb et al (Am J Med 1965;38:825) and 1 each by Crompton et al (Tubercle 1969;50:61-64), Johnson et al (Br J Surg 1973;60:668-669), Emry (J Laryngol Otol 1980;94:553-558), and Kukreja and Sharma ML (Ind J Surg 1982;44:190-192), and a histologic diagnosis by Das et al (Acta Cytol 1992;36:517-522) and Mondal and Patra (J Laryngol Otol 1995;109:36-38). Almost all cases had primary foci elsewhere in the body. Isolated tuberculosis of the thyroid gland is extremely rare, with few reported cases; when it does occur, it may prove difficult to diagnose (J Laryngol Otol 1980;94:553-558). Among the different manifestations of tuberculous thyroiditis, abscess of the thyroid appears to be the rarest and the most dangerous (Tubercle 1969;50:61-64). Sachs et al (Am J Med 1988;85:573-575) reported 4 cases of tuberculous thyroiditis that were diagnosed preoperatively, the rest of the cases were diagnosed either from surgical specimen or from autopsy. A case of primary tuberculosis of thyroid gland presenting as abscess and diagnosed preoperatively is reported here.
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Pandey RK, Asthana SN, Bhattacharya B, Tiwari I, Ghole VS. Waste explosives and other hazardous materials--hazard potential and remedial measures: an overview. J Environ Sci Eng 2007; 49:195-202. [PMID: 18476443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A large amount of energetic materials including propellants, high explosives, pyrotechnics are subjected to disposal either due to expiry of their useful life or rejection in the manufacturing process. The environmental regulations do not allow the hazardous materials for open burning / detonation in view of the health hazard involved in these operations. The present paper describes the hazard potential of energetic materials and associated hazardous chemicals. It also deals with global technological status for remedial measures of hazardous chemicals along with their merits and demerits.
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- R K Pandey
- High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune
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Bhattacharya B, Krishnan B, Kaye S, Ormerod M, Workman P, Jackman A. 251 ORAL The phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase (P13-kinase) inhibitor Pl103 sensitises some ovarian carcinoma (OC) cell lines to paclitaxel or carboplatin. EJC Suppl 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(06)70255-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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