Sandhya Jayasekara
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View article: Repurposing of waste PET by microbial biotransformation to functionalized materials for additive manufacturing
Repurposing of waste PET by microbial biotransformation to functionalized materials for additive manufacturing Open
Plastic waste is an outstanding environmental thread. Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is one of the most abundantly produced single-use plastics worldwide, but its recycling rates are low. In parallel, additive manufacturing is a rapidl…
View article: Trends in in-silico guided engineering of efficient polyethylene terephthalate (PET) hydrolyzing enzymes to enable bio-recycling and upcycling of PET
Trends in in-silico guided engineering of efficient polyethylene terephthalate (PET) hydrolyzing enzymes to enable bio-recycling and upcycling of PET Open
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the largest produced polyester globally, and less than 30% of all the PET produced globally (∼6 billion pounds annually) is currently recycled into lower-quality products. The major drawbacks in current …
View article: Necessity of a National Fungarium and a Culture Collection for Fungi in Sri Lanka
Necessity of a National Fungarium and a Culture Collection for Fungi in Sri Lanka Open
Sri Lanka is rich in biological diversity, but its fungal diversity is not adequately studied and documented. Recent fungal diversity estimations have predicted that the tropical regions would harbour a large number of novel fungal species…
View article: Suppression of damping-off disease causative agents using cellulase enzyme extracts of locally isolated cellulolytic fungi and their co-cultures
Suppression of damping-off disease causative agents using cellulase enzyme extracts of locally isolated cellulolytic fungi and their co-cultures Open
Damping-off disease is caused by Pythium sp., Phytophthora sp., Rhizoctonia sp., and Fusarium sp., and affects seedlings at the nursery stage. Phytophthora and Pythium cell walls contain cellulose. The current study aimed to determine pote…
View article: Bagasse and vinasse, factory wastes from sugarcane industry as potential substrates for bioethanol production
Bagasse and vinasse, factory wastes from sugarcane industry as potential substrates for bioethanol production Open
The Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka publishes the results of research in all aspects of Science and Technology. The journal also has a website at http://www.nsf.gov.lk/. 2020 Impact Factor: 0.515The JNSF provides im…
View article: Microbial Cellulases: An Overview and Applications
Microbial Cellulases: An Overview and Applications Open
Cellulases are a complex group of enzymes which are secreted by a broad range of microorganisms including fungi, bacteria, and actinomycetes. In the natural environment, synergistic interactions among cellulolytic microorganisms play an im…