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Indium nanoparticulate-modified polyanilino-co-4-aminobenzoic acid amperometric sensor for the detection of lapatinib, a breast cancer drug.
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Lapatinib is a highly prescribed drug used in combination with other drugs to treat breast cancer. Due to drug toxicity-related side effects experienced by some patients, there is need to determine appropriate dosage for ...
Gold nanoparticulate modified thioglycolic acid (tga) phenotype nanobiosensor for tuberculosis drugs
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Tuberculosis (TB) carries on being a major global health issue and it is responsible for 1.5 million disease-related mortality in 2020, according to the World Health organisation (WHO). One of the major causes of death ...
Tellurium selenide-gadolinium tungsten oxide quantum dot material for supercapacitor
(University of Western Cape, 2022)
Renewable energy has become the main alternative solution to the “energy crisis” the world is faced with. A supercapacitor is one of the energy storage devices capable of storing and releasing energy at a higher rate ...
Electro-analytical protocols for quantitative assessment of phenols in South African rooibos, green and black tea samples
(University of Western Cape, 2022)
The worldwide tea market was estimated at almost 200 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. It is perceived to rise to 318 billion dollars by 2025. Tea has a long history of prominence around the world. Increases in tea production ...
The nano-optimization of p- and e-type semiconductor films for efficient perovskite photovoltaics
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have gained a lot of attraction due to the multiple existing, inexpensive production methods, the flexibility of materials and structures that can be utilized, and the outstanding optoelectric ...
Identification, separation and quantification of persistent organic pollutants using capillary electrophoresis
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Water quality deterioration and scarcity can be attributed to natural causes and anthropogenic activities which include climate change and an incessant industrialisation, yet with lack of functional and reliable wastewater ...
Phytochemical and biological studies of extracts from selected South African indigenous medicinal plants: Bulbine and helichrysum species
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Medicinal plants from the Asteraceae and Asphodelaceae families are among the most widely recognized in South African traditional medicine for managing diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus is a universal epidemic, yet there ...
Phytochemical studies on extracts of selected South African indigenous medicinal plants
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Nature has been identified as a rich source of potentially useful chemicals. Throughout the years, phytochemical studies have led to the unearthing of a huge number of natural products, their chemical diversity is unique ...
Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, and cyclic voltammetry studies for salicylaldehyde schiff base ligands and their copper (ii) salicylaldimine compounds
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Schiff base compounds are a significant class of ligands in coordination chemistry which have
been applied widely as they are precise and versatile towards different metal salts. These
compounds could be commonly chelating ...
Secondary metabolites of the uromycladium tepperianum McAlpine epiphytic fungus
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Research on natural products and medicinal plants has been conducted more with each passing
year due to the great interest in isolating bioactive compounds and secondary metabolites from
natural products such as plants, ...