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Preparation and electrospinning of chitosan from waste Black Soldier Fly biomass
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Black soldier flies are important in sustainability because of their ability to voraciously degrade organic waste without constituting a nuisance to the environment. In South Africa, Agriprotein Ltd, a company producing ...
Synthesis and Physicochemical Characterisation of Poly (?-caprolactone) Nanoparticles for Delivery of Propranolol
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in both developed and developing countries; and account for around 30% of all deaths worldwide. Reports indicate that nanoparticle (NP) based drug ...
Synthesis and analysis of Novel Platinum group Metal Chalcogenide Metal Quantum Dot and Electrochemical Markers
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Although cadmium and lead chalcogenide quantum dot have excellent optical and photoluminescent
properties that are highly favorable for biological applications, there still exists increasing concerns
due to the toxicity ...
Pharmacoeconomic evaluation in Egypt and its role in the medicine reimbursement
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Aim: The purpose of this research was to assess the validity of pharmacoeconomic
evaluation in Egypt three years after the guideline was issued and analyse challenges
and opportunities for improvement.
Objectives: To conduct ...
Spectroelectrochemical graphene-silver/zinc oxide nanoparticulate phenotype biosensors for ethambutol and pyrazinamide
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Tuberculosis (TB), a deadly disease second to HIV/AIDS, is a global health problem.
Diagnosis of active tuberculosis is tedious and requires expensive procedures since there is
no recognizable method for sole detection ...
Magnetocaloric effect and critical behaviour near the magnetic phase transition temperature in rare-earth compounds
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Rare-earth intermetallic compounds continue to draw considerable attention, due to
their fundamental importance in understanding physical properties and potential applications
based on a variety of phenomena. The focus ...
Synthesis and Physicochemical Characterisation of Poly (?-caprolactone) Nanoparticles for Delivery of Propranolol
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in both developed and developing countries; and account for around 30% of all deaths worldwide. Reports indicate that nanoparticle (NP) based drug ...
Ecklonia maxima kelp forests along a thermal gradient: community composition and recovery from disturbance
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Climate change will influence species distributions, survival and ecosystem functioning, mostly
through changes in sea surface temperatures and storm disturbance. Species are expected to shift
poleward in response to ocean ...
Voice signature based Speaker Recognition
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Personal identification and the protection of data are important issues because of the ubiquitousness of computing and these havethus become interesting areas of research in the field of computer science. Previously people ...
Source Rock Analysis, Thermal Maturation and Hydrocarbon Generation Modelling within the Southern Pletmos Basin, Offshore of South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
This study is a first attempt that integrates source rock geochemical evaluation, with
analytic and numerical basin-modelling techniques to identify and ascertain the present-day
configuration, spatial distributions, ...