Diganta Bhusan Das
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View article: The Potential of Barista Coffee Waste to Adsorb Copper and Zinc from Aqueous Solutions
The Potential of Barista Coffee Waste to Adsorb Copper and Zinc from Aqueous Solutions Open
This study investigates the removal of copper and zinc at environmentally relevant concentrations from aqueous solutions using barista coffee waste in both standalone and blended forms (with rice husk biochar). A fixed-bed horizontal colum…
View article: Numerical modelling for coupled flow, transport, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic of tablet-loaded hollow microneedle patch for transdermal drug delivery
Numerical modelling for coupled flow, transport, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic of tablet-loaded hollow microneedle patch for transdermal drug delivery Open
In this study, we report the development of a numerical simulation framework for controlled transdermal delivery of ibuprofen (IBU) using a tablet-loaded hollow microneedle (HMN) patch. The model integrates pressure-driven, coupled laminar…
View article: A pre-experimental study to assess the effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on knowledge and attitude regarding Drug addiction among Higher Secondary Students in Dakshin Kamrup College, Mirza, Kamrup(R), Assam
A pre-experimental study to assess the effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on knowledge and attitude regarding Drug addiction among Higher Secondary Students in Dakshin Kamrup College, Mirza, Kamrup(R), Assam Open
Health is a common theme in most culture indeed health continuous to be a neglected entity despite lip services. Health is a taking for granted and its value is not fully understand until it is lost. Adolescence can be a time of both disor…
View article: Dynamics of insertion and extraction of hollow pyramidal microneedles: experiments and numerical modelling
Dynamics of insertion and extraction of hollow pyramidal microneedles: experiments and numerical modelling Open
The present study aimed to investigate the dynamics of HMNs' insertion and extraction utilising HMN fabrication, laboratory experiments and numerical simulations. In particular, the study aims to develop an experimentally validated mathema…
View article: Optimising distribution of hollow microneedle in arrays for transdermal drug delivery considering effects of tissue compression on drug permeability
Optimising distribution of hollow microneedle in arrays for transdermal drug delivery considering effects of tissue compression on drug permeability Open
Hollow microneedles (HMNs) are advanced transdermal drug delivery (TDD) devices that can create micro-perforations in the skin, enabling high molecular weight drugs to bypass the resistance of the skin's top layer, the stratum corneum. The…
View article: Tribal Development in Odisha: Identifying Infrastructural Gap and Institutional Constraints
Tribal Development in Odisha: Identifying Infrastructural Gap and Institutional Constraints Open
Tribal development has become an emerging area of research in the present era. The successive regimes in India have placed priority on inclusive economic growth and social justice keeping tribal development in the realm of policy framework…
View article: Modelling Hollow Microneedle-Mediated Drug Delivery in Skin Considering Drug Binding
Modelling Hollow Microneedle-Mediated Drug Delivery in Skin Considering Drug Binding Open
Background/Objectives: Microneedle(MN)-based drug delivery is one of the potential approaches to overcome the limitations of oral and hypodermic needle delivery. An in silico model has been developed for hollow microneedle (HMN)-based drug…
View article: Biologically-based one-pot process for the development of banana microfibre sheet
Biologically-based one-pot process for the development of banana microfibre sheet Open
Lignocellulosic rectangular sheets (200 mm wide, 300 mm long and 1 mm thick), made from banana microfibres, were treated using an in-house resource-efficient one-pot system, which involves the one-of-a-kind dual and sequential processes of…
View article: Adsorption of iron (II) ions from aqueous solution using Miscanthus biochar as a sustainable bioresource – preliminary batch studies
Adsorption of iron (II) ions from aqueous solution using Miscanthus biochar as a sustainable bioresource – preliminary batch studies Open
This study examines the feasibility of using mischanthus biochar to remove Fe2 + ions from a neutral solution, a situation commonly found in well boreholes; this is increasingly relevant in water-stressed areas, where cheap decentralized w…
View article: Developments in the Dry Fractionation of Plant Components: A Review
Developments in the Dry Fractionation of Plant Components: A Review Open
Over the years, pulses and cereals have been identified as promising sources of plant proteins. The intensive production of these crops and concerns about food security and malnutrition worldwide have intensified research into their separa…
View article: Modelling insertion behaviour of PVP (Polyvinylpyrrolidone) and PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol) microneedles
Modelling insertion behaviour of PVP (Polyvinylpyrrolidone) and PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol) microneedles Open
A comprehensive investigation into the effects of nonlinear material behaviour of polymeric (MN) and skin on the dynamics of the MN insertion in skin was undertaken in this study using experiments and numerical simulations. The nonlinearit…
View article: Innovations in Biosensor Technologies for Healthcare Diagnostics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Applications, Recent Progress, and Future Research Challenges
Innovations in Biosensor Technologies for Healthcare Diagnostics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Applications, Recent Progress, and Future Research Challenges Open
This comprehensive review delves into the forefront of biosensor technologies and their critical roles in disease biomarker detection and therapeutic drug monitoring. It provides an in-depth analysis of various biosensor types and applicat…
View article: CO2 Capture and Sequestration
CO2 Capture and Sequestration Open
CO2 capture and sequestration (CCS) aims to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from CO2 sources (e [...]
View article: Applications of Machine Learning (ML) and Mathematical Modeling (MM) in Healthcare with Special Focus on Cancer Prognosis and Anticancer Therapy: Current Status and Challenges
Applications of Machine Learning (ML) and Mathematical Modeling (MM) in Healthcare with Special Focus on Cancer Prognosis and Anticancer Therapy: Current Status and Challenges Open
The use of data-driven high-throughput analytical techniques, which has given rise to computational oncology, is undisputed. The widespread use of machine learning (ML) and mathematical modeling (MM)-based techniques is widely acknowledged…
View article: Anti-Obesity Drug Delivery Systems: Recent Progress and Challenges
Anti-Obesity Drug Delivery Systems: Recent Progress and Challenges Open
Obesity has reached an epidemic proportion in the last thirty years, and it is recognized as a major health issue in modern society now with the possibility of serious social and economic consequences. By the year 2030, nearly 60% of the g…
View article: Temporal modelling of long-term heavy metal concentrations in aquatic ecosystems
Temporal modelling of long-term heavy metal concentrations in aquatic ecosystems Open
This paper examines a series of connected and isolated lakes in the UK as a model system with historic episodes of heavy metal contamination. A 9-year hydrometeorological dataset for the sites was identified to analyse the legacy of heavy …
View article: 3D Printed Hollow Microneedles for Treating Skin Wrinkles Using Different Anti-Wrinkle Agents: A Possible Futuristic Approach
3D Printed Hollow Microneedles for Treating Skin Wrinkles Using Different Anti-Wrinkle Agents: A Possible Futuristic Approach Open
Skin wrinkles are an inevitable phenomenon that is brought about by aging due to the degradation of scleroprotein fibers and significant collagen reduction, which is the fundamental basis of anti-wrinkle technology in use today. Convention…
View article: Egyptian corals-based calcium silicate (CaS) nanopowders doped with zinc/copper for improved chemical stability and treatment of calvarial defects
Egyptian corals-based calcium silicate (CaS) nanopowders doped with zinc/copper for improved chemical stability and treatment of calvarial defects Open
Developing low-cost nano-biomaterials using locally available raw materials is gaining significant prominence recently, e.g., to meet the UN's sustainable development goals (Goal 3). In this work, amorphous calcium silicate (CaS) nanopowde…
View article: $Λ_b\rightarrow Λ(\to p π^-) \ell^+\ell^-$ as probe of CP-violating New Physics
$Λ_b\rightarrow Λ(\to p π^-) \ell^+\ell^-$ as probe of CP-violating New Physics Open
We investigate the possible sizes of all the CP-violating asymmetries offered by the angular distribution of rare decay $Λ_b\rightarrow Λ(\to p π^-) \ell^+\ell^-$ in the Standard Model and new physics scenarios motivated by the recent $b\t…
View article: Barium Oxide Doped Magnesium Silicate Nanopowders for Bone Fracture Healing: Preparation, Characterization, Antibacterial and In Vivo Animal Studies
Barium Oxide Doped Magnesium Silicate Nanopowders for Bone Fracture Healing: Preparation, Characterization, Antibacterial and In Vivo Animal Studies Open
Magnesium silicate (MgS) nanopowders doped with barium oxide (BaO) were prepared by sol-gel technique, which were then implanted into a fracture of a tibia bone in rats for studying enhanced in vivo bone regeneration. The produced nanopowd…
View article: Renormalization group improved $m_s$ and $\vert V_{us}\vert$ determination from hadronic $τ$ decays
Renormalization group improved $m_s$ and $\vert V_{us}\vert$ determination from hadronic $τ$ decays Open
We determine the strange quark mass ($m_s$) and quark mixing element $\vert V_{us}\vert $, and their joint determination from the Cabibbo suppressed hadronic $τ$ decays in various perturbative schemes. Compared to the previous analysis bas…
View article: Magnetic nanosystems substituted with zinc for enhanced antibacterial, drug delivery and cell viability behaviours
Magnetic nanosystems substituted with zinc for enhanced antibacterial, drug delivery and cell viability behaviours Open
Nanoparticles (NPs) of magnetite (M) and zinc ferrites (Zn0.5M and ZnM) with different zinc concentrations were synthesized through a co-precipitation method and coated with chitosan containing ciprofloxacin antibiotic to enhance the cells…
View article: Potential of Microneedle Systems for COVID-19 Vaccination: Current Trends and Challenges
Potential of Microneedle Systems for COVID-19 Vaccination: Current Trends and Challenges Open
To prevent the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and aid restoration to prepandemic normality, global mass vaccination is urgently needed. Inducing herd immunity through mass vaccination has proven to be a highly effective strat…