Catalytic Degradation by Metal-Organic Hybrid Nanocomposites Based on Metal/Metal Oxide Nanostructured Materials Prepared by Pulsed Laser Ablation.

The heterojunction based on plasmonic metals of Ag and Cu in the oxide form was synthesized and decorated carbon nanotubes to form Ag-CuO/MWCNTs nanocomposites via a pulsed laser ablation process for water treatment. This study presents the synthesis and characterization of Ag/MWCNTs nanocomposites with different amounts of CuO NPs using a novel two-step pulsed laser ablation technique for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Congo Red dye under UV-visible-light irradiation. Structural and optical characterization techniques confirmed the successful formation of highly pure and crystalline nanocomposites, and the coupling of Ag NPs with CuO NPs significantly enhanced visible-light absorption, making the nanocomposites highly effective for photocatalytic applications, which were systematically evaluated under varying pH, catalyst dosage, dye concentration, and irradiation time conditions.

Moringa oleifera seed methanol extract with consolidated antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities.

The wide biological activity of the Moringa oleifera represents a potential opportunity for developing selective cancer treatment drugs. The bioactive phytochemicals in Moringa seed extract (MSE) indicated large numbers of phytochemicals (21 compounds) with dominant abundance for cycloisolongifolene, 8,9-dehydro-9-vinyl, and chamazulene accounting for 12.7% and 12.

Monte Carlo simulation of x-ray scattering for quantitative characterization of breast cancer.

In the last decade there has been growing interest in the possibility of characterizing breast cancer using differences in the coherent x-ray-scattering profiles of normal and malignant tissues. To a great extent, characterization has depended on the differences in the peak positions of both tissues in addition to the overall profile which exhibits a distinctive sharp adipose peak in the case of a normal breast. In many excised tissue samples, breast cancer samples may be mixed with a variable percentage of other tissues which affect the shape of the x-ray-scattering profile and consequently the ability to characterize the tissue.