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Chemical sensor nanotechnology in pharmaceutical drug research

Author: Thobakgale, Setumo L ; Ombinda-Lemboumba, Saturnin ; Mthunzi-Kufa, Patience Date: Aug 2022 The increase in demand for pharmaceutical treatments due to pandemic-related illnesses has created a need for improved quality control in drug manufacturing. Understanding the physical, biological, and chemical properties of APIs is an important ... Read more
The combination of low level laser therapy and efavirenz drastically reduces HIV infection in TZM-bl cells

Author: Lugongolo, Masixole Y ; Manoto, Sello L ; Ombinda-Lemboumba, Saturnin ; Maaza, M ; Mthunzi-Kufa, Patience Date: Jun 2020 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains a global health challenge despite the use of antiretroviral therapy, which has led to a significant decline in the mortality rates. Owing to the unavailability of an effective treatment to ... Read more
Detection of mycobacterium tuberculosis using gold nanoparticles conjugated to TB antibodies

Author: Maphanga, Charles P ; Manoto, Sello L ; Ombinda-Lemboumba, Saturnin ; Mthunzi-Kufa, Patience Date: Mar 2021 In recent years, conjugated nanoparticles have gained significant applications in diagnostics, particularly gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). When functionalized with antibodies, AuNPs can selectively interact with cells and biomolecules. The ... Read more
Examining HIV infected cells using optical trapping and Raman spectroscopy

Author: Lugongolo, Masixole Y ; Ombinda-Lemboumba, Saturnin ; Manoto, Sello L ; Mthunzi-Kufa, Patience Date: Sep 2021 Manipulation of biological cells using optical trapping is a non-invasive approach in which individual living cells are examined without causing any damage because there is no direct mechanical contact with cells. Optical trapping uses a ... Read more
Examining HIV infected cells using optical trapping and Raman spectroscopy

Author: Lugongolo, Masixole Y ; Ombinda-Lemboumba, Saturnin ; Manoto, Sello L ; Mthunzi-Kufa, Patience Date: Sep 2021 Manipulation of biological cells using optical trapping is a non-invasive approach in which individual living cells are examined without causing any damage because there is no direct mechanical contact with cells. Optical trapping uses a ... Read more
Exploring optical spectroscopic techniques and nanomaterials for virus detection

Author: Manoto, Sello L ; El-Hussein, A ; Malabi, Rudzani ; Thobakgale, Setumo L ; Ombinda-Lemboumba, Saturnin ; Attia, YA ; Kasem, MA ; Mthunzi-Kufa, Patience Date: Aug 2020 Viral infections pose significant health challenges globally by affecting millions of people worldwide and consequently resulting in a negative impact on both socioeconomic development and health. Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a ... Read more
Gelatine-based biosensor for molecular screening of aspirin and paracetamol via surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Author: Thobakgale, Setumo L ; Manoto, Sello L ; Ombinda-Lemboumba, Saturnin ; Mthunzi-Kufa, Patience Date: Feb 2020 Polypeptide gelatine has been used extensively in microbiology to enhance cellular adhesion and growth. Likewise, fabrication of biochemical sensors using a variety of organic material and nanomaterials is a growing research area particularly ... Read more
Label-free detection of mutations in the HIV genome using a surface plasmon resonance biosensor

Author: Lugongolo, Masixole Y ; Manoto, Sello L ; Maphanga, Charles P ; Ombinda-Lemboumba, Saturnin ; Thobakgale, Setumo L ; Mthunzi-Kufa, Patience Date: Mar 2021 Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensors are optical materials that measure changes in the refractive index as they monitor non-covalent molecular interactions in real time. These utilise a label free analytical approach, which does not ... Read more
Surface enhanced raman spectroscopy on polymer-graphene oxide scaffolds for drug screening applications

Author: Thobakgale, Setumo L ; Manoto, Sello L ; Ombinda-Lemboumba, Saturnin ; Mthunzi-Kufa, Patience Date: May 2020 Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has evolved to be a powerful analytical tool for investigating molecular properties of various types of samples. Literature has shown SERS capabilities in both qualitative and quantitative analysis ... Read more
Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) based biosensor for mycobacterium tuberculosis diagnosis

Author: Maphanga, Charles P ; Ombinda-Lemboumba, Saturnin ; Manoto, Sello L ; Mthunzi-Kufa, Patience Date: Mar 2021 Recently, various nanomaterials have been used to develop nanotechnology-based rapid diagnostic tests. Due to their unique optical properties, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been employed to design and develop modern biosensors for the rapid ... Read more

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