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Optical and microarray silver-gold based sensors for the detection of e.coli 0157:h7 in seawater
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Recently researchers reported that nanoparticles functionalised through chemical methods possess risks to the environment and to the human health since they use hazardous chemicals and produce toxic waste. The increasing ...
Fabrication of nanomaterials from biomass for adsorption and antimicrobial applications
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)
The Black soldier fly (BSF) is an environmentally friendly and sustainable insect utilised in the decomposition of organic waste. This is due to its voracious consumption capability, disruptive functions and economic ...
Extraction, fractionation, nanoparticles formulation, and antimicrobial activity of lipids from black soldier fly larvae
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) known as the black soldier fly (BSF) is an efficient ecological organic waste decomposer. Its larvae grow through six larval instars on a variety of decomposing organic substrates ...