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Drug Delivery Systems
Abstract: Drug delivery is the strategy or procedure of overseeing a pharmaceutical compound to accomplish a restorative impact in human or animals. For the treatment of human illnesses, nasal and pneumonic routes of drug delivery are increasing expanding significance. These routes give promising contrasting options to parenteral drug delivery especially for peptide and protein therapeutics. For this reason, a few drug delivery frameworks have been figured and are being explored for …
Published in International Journal of Industrial Biotechnology and Biomaterials · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 6–10 Read article
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A Future Cleaner Fuel: Biofuel
Abstract: The Main advantage of using liquid as fuel is that they can be easily pumped and can also be handled easily. This is the primary motivation behind why every one of the vehicles utilizes liquid type of fuels for combustion reason. For different types of non-transportation applications there are other option strong biomass fuel like wood. These non-transportation applications can bring into utilization these strong biomass powers as they can …
Published in International Journal of Industrial Biotechnology and Biomaterials · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 22–27 Read article
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Biofilms Causing Bacteria
Abstract: Biofilms are thickly pressed groups of microbial cells that develop on living or idle surfaces and encircle themselves with emitted polymers. Numerous bacterial species shape biofilms, and their study has uncovered them to be unpredictable and assorted. The auxiliary and physiological multifaceted nature of biofilms has prompted to the possibility that they are composed and helpful gatherings, similar to multicellular organisms.
Published in International Journal of Industrial Biotechnology and Biomaterials · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 11–16 Read article
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An Overview of Bioplastics
Abstract: Bioplastics are plastics in which all carbon is derived from renewable feedstocks. They could possibly be biodegradable. Bio based plastics contain both renewable and fossil-fuel-based carbon. The rate of bio based fixings and the conditions, under which the bio based item may biodegrade, if by any means, differ broadly.
Published in International Journal of Industrial Biotechnology and Biomaterials · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 17–21 Read article
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Animal Cell Culture: Features, Requirements and Various Applications
Abstract: Animal cell culture fundamentally includes the in vitro (in the laboratory) support and proliferation of animal cells in a suitable nutrient media. In this manner, culture is a procedure of developing cells falsely. Cell culture has turned into a key innovation in different branches of life sciences.
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 19–24 Read article
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An Overview of Stem Cells
Abstract: Immature microorganisms are a class of undifferentiated cells that can separate into specific cell types. Generally, immature microorganisms originate from two fundamental sources: • Embryos framed amid the blastocyst period of embryological advancement (embryonic immature microorganisms) and • Adult tissue (grown-up immature microorganisms). Both types are for the most part characterized by their strength, or potential to separate into various cell types, (for example, skin, muscle, bone, and so on.).
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 7–11 Read article
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Cryopreservation of Embryo
Abstract: Cryopreservation or cry conservation is a procedure where organelles, cells, tissues, extracellular matrix, organs or whatever other natural develops powerless to harm brought on by unregulated chemical kinetics are protected by cooling to low temperatures[1](typically - 80 °C utilizing strong carbon dioxide or - 196 °C utilizing fluid nitrogen). At sufficiently low temperatures, any enzymatic or chemical activities which may make harm the biological material being referred to be viably …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 12–14 Read article
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Transgenic Animal: Their Production, Benefits and Concerned Ethical Issue
Abstract: Transgenic Animal is animals in which there has been a deliberate modification of its genome, the genetic makeup of a living being in charge of inherited characteristics. The nucleus of all cells in each living life form contains qualities made up of DNA. These qualities store data that directs how our bodies shape and capacity. Genes can be altered artificially, so that a few characteristics of an animal are changed. …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 15–18 Read article
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Evaluation of Floral Diversity of BSI Dehradun and its Ecological Assessment
Abstract: The association of plants and animals with the environment and interaction within and among themselves constitutes biodiversity. The present requirement is to save and conserve our biodiversity with sustainable management of our resources such as land, water, air, forest, fossil fuels and many others. The present research work explains the true meaning of biodiversity along with sustainable management of biodiversity for betterment of ecological assessment and biogeochemical cycles of the …
Published in International Journal of Plant Biotechnology · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 1–13 Read article
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Botulinum toxin: cosmetic purposes
Abstract: Botulinum toxins are used for curing skin problems and for cosmetic purposes. These are generally called as BTX. It had been used earlier for reducing certain muscle activities which were responsible for aging symptoms. Dr. Alan Scott had started his research in the BTX about 40 years ago. BTX has so many types like A, B, E and F but the type used for cosmetic treatment is type A. BTX …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Biofuels: A Short Review
Abstract: A biofuel is a hydrocarbon that is made BY or FROM a living being that we people can use to power something. Any hydrocarbon fuel that is delivered from natural matter (living or once living material) in a brief timeframe (days, weeks, or even months) is viewed as a biofuel. This diverges from fossil fills, which take a great many years to form and with different sorts of fuel which …
Published in International Journal of Industrial Biotechnology and Biomaterials · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 Read article
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Biofilm Formation
Abstract: A biofilm represents a group of microorganisms that are living appended to a surface by discharging a sticky, sugary substance that envelops the microscopic organisms in a lattice. The biofilm could be made out of a single species of microorganism or an aggregate of different species. As a rule, biofilms are just microorganisms, yet they can likewise incorporate other living things, for example, fungi and algae, which can be consolidated …
Published in International Journal of Industrial Biotechnology and Biomaterials · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 Read article
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Production of Bioethanol From Muntingia calabura – An Under Exploited Fruit
Abstract: The generation of bio-fuels from underexplored fruits forms an attractive solution towards energy generation. The utility of less utilized fruits as a possible source of ethanol production in a process without aeration was investigated by using fruits of Muntingiacalabura. The fruit juice was subjected to fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The amount of ethanol produced after fermentation was analyzed by gas chromatography and the ethanol production is almost equal to any …
Published in International Journal of Industrial Biotechnology and Biomaterials · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 Read article
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Gene Cloning
Abstract: Gene cloning (DNA cloning) is a technique used for the generation of precise (clones) of a specific quality or DNA sequence utilizing genetic engineering techniques. The DNA containing the target gene(s) is cut into sections utilizing restriction enzymes. These sections are then embedded into cloning vectors, for example, bacterial plasmids or bacteriophages, which exchange the recombinant DNA to reasonable host cells, for example, the bacterium E. coli. On the other …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 Read article
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Cryopreservation
Abstract: Cryopreservation depends on the capacity of certain molecules to enter cells and avert drying out and arrangement of intracellular crystals, which can bring about cell death and annihilation of cell organelles amid the solidifying procedure. Two basic cryoprotective operators are dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and glycerol. Glycerol is utilized fundamentally for cryoprotection of red platelets, and DMSO is utilized for assurance of most different cells and tissues. A sugar called trehalose, …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 Read article
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Probiotics
Abstract: Probiotics are live bacteria and yeasts that are good for health, especially digestive system. Usually bacteria are thought of as something that causes diseases. But our body is full of bacteria, both good and bad. Probiotics are often called "good" or "helpful" bacteria because they help keep our gut healthy. Thus, probiotics are live microorganisms that may be able to help prevent and treat some illnesses. Promoting a healthy digestive …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 Read article
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Transgenic Animals
Abstract: A transgenic animal is one that carries a foreign gene that has been deliberately inserted into its genome. The foreign gene is constructed using recombinant DNA methodology. In addition to the gene itself, the DNA usually includes other sequences to enable it to be incorporated into the DNA of the host as well as to be expressed correctly by the cells of the host.
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 Read article
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Effect of Drought Stress on Morphological Characteristics in Plants- II
Abstract: Drought conditions significantly affect the growth and development of plants. Various metabolic functions in plants are also reduced due to such conditions, such as reduction in plant pigments- chlorophyll and carotenoids and alterations in the expression of certain proteins. This is a brief review on various effects of drought stress on different morphological characteristics in plants.
Published in International Journal of Plant Biotechnology · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 16–18 Read article
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Drought Tolerance in Pearl Millet- I
Abstract: Stress tolerance has long fascinated plant biologists as a challenge to understand the mechanism of plant survival under biotic and abiotic stress conditions. Exposure of plants to abiotic stresses, such as high salinity, drought, extreme light and temperature leads to major loss in crop productivity. Pearl millet is one such crop that has been facing drought conditions and less productivity of the crop. This article is a short review on …
Published in International Journal of Plant Biotechnology · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 13–15 Read article
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Properties of Tagetes erecta (Marigold): Short Review Article
Abstract: Marigold is an annual herb with pale-green leaves. Flowers in this plant are produced from the beginning of summer until frost and have a strong but rather unpleasant odor. It also has anti- inflammatory properties and used in the healing of wounds. This is a brief review article on the different properties of the plant Tagetes erecta (marigold).
Published in International Journal of Plant Biotechnology · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 19–21 Read article