Over the past 35 years, synthetic or semi-synthetic polymers called “plastics” have been widely used across multiple fields due to their low cost, versatility, durability. Plastics have proved to be a boon to mankind. However, overuse of non- biodegradable plastics comes with its own downsides. Despite constant efforts to reuse and recycle plastics, these polymers substantially contribute towards the accumulation of debris hazardous to the environment. Plastic materials are slowly broken into fragments of micro- and nano plastics due to aging and weathering. Micro- and nano plastics were found capable of entering the food chain and hence are viewed as threats. This review paper revolves around methods used for the detection and quantification of micro- and nano plastics. Detection of micro- and nano plastics using methods like Raman spectroscopy, Infrared Spectroscopy, SERS, MALDI-TOF, and machine learning approaches are discussed here. The research efforts carried out in this article aims to further facilitate the R&D initiatives of Jozbiz Technologies.
The first case of COVID-19 was detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 after within few days the number of COVID-19 patients have rapidly increased not only in China, but also worldwide, including Germany, , Italy, and USA, India and other counties and become epidemic. COVID-19 is a positive-stranded RNA virus having spike glycoproteins on their surface which cause respiratory disease. Currently there is no drug or vaccine is available to treat this disease worldwide. So in this report I suggest a new approach to improve patient's health to COVID-19 using mesenchymal stem cells. MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS: Mesenchymal stem cells are multipotent stem cells which have the capability to differentiate into a variety of cell types, including bone cells, cartilage cells, muscle cell) and fat cells. MSCs have immunomodulatory properties including cytokines, immune-receptors and secretion of anti-inflammatory molecules which makes MSCs an effective tool for treatment of many chronic diseases. They are present not only in fetal tissues but also in many adult tissues.
The daylily business depends on phenotypic variety, which is often reflected in genotypic variances. However, because profitable phenotypes must be consistent, sexual reproduction is not a favoured technique of daylily commercial multiplication. Furthermore, most daylily cultivars are not bred true, according to common daylily breeding tactics and methods. Micropropagation has the potential to be the quickest and most successful in vitro method for replicating plant parent identity in progenies and gene transfer for crop development. Although the flower dip method has been presented as an alternative to micropropagation for genetic transformation, it is more feasible for experimental investigations and inefficient for large-scale commercial applications. Furthermore, floral dip transition still need sexual reproduction to generate seeds, making the progenies more sensitive to genetic changes. As a result, micropropagation techniques are the most practical and dependable solutions
Oceans occupy about 70% of the earth's surface and are home to a vast ecosystem, chemical variety, and biological diversity. The natural circumstances of the sea encourage the synthesis of a wide range of new compounds with high medicinal potential in marine species. When compared to terrestrial animals, marine organisms have distinct structural and functional characteristics. The funding of various Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) and Horizon 2020 projects under the theme Blue Growth demonstrates the rapidity of innovation in this sector.
Ethanol has become an immensely important chemical compound in the pandemic times. Its use has increased dramatically in the last few years because of its ability to eradicate the harmful viruses. The source of ethanol has so far been corn and other sugar based crops which has increased the pressure on food industries. The crops produced to eat are consumed in the formation of ethanol. Thus ethanol fermentation of food wastes like green coconut shell and jackfruit seeds can act as a sustainable alternative to other sugar based crops. A co-culture of microorganisms provides a higher yield of ethanol through fermentation as compared to a single culture of microbes. A right combination of microorganism can be an ideal for fermentation by producing a concentrated ethanol which can be used in alcohol based hand sanitizers.
