Development of eco-friendly basalt filler reinforced poly (lactic acid) composites using an additive manufacturing: An experimental insights.

This research work investigates the use of environmentally friendly basalt filler as a reinforcement with polylactic acid (PLA) polymer for lightweight 3D printing applications. The 3D printing filaments were manufactured with a single screw extruder with different weight ratios of basalt filler (0, 1, 3, and 5 wt%) by maintaining the mean diameter of 1.75 mm, followed by 3D printing using fused deposition modeling technique.

Effect of halloysite addition on the dynamic mechanical and tribological properties of carbon and glass fiber reinforced hybrid composites.

Composite materials have become prominent in the aerospace, automotive, wind energy, biomedical, and machine tool industries. This has demanded the evaluation of the dynamic mechanical and tribological behaviour of composites to understand their performance and ensure their reliability and safety in varied operating conditions. In this study, the effect of halloysite nano-clay addition on the dynamic mechanical and tribological properties of the carbon/glass hybrid composites was investigated.

Nanotechnology based solutions to combat zoonotic viruses with special attention to SARS, MERS, and COVID 19: Detection, protection and medication.

Zoonotic viruses originate from birds or animal sources and responsible for disease transmission from animals to people through zoonotic spill over and presents a significant global health concern due to lack of rapid diagnostics and therapeutics. The Corona viruses (CoV) were known to be transmitted in mammals. Early this year, SARS-CoV-2, a novel strain of corona virus, was identified as the causative pathogen of an outbreak of viral pneumonia in Wuhan, China.