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ArticleIET nanobiotechnology2018

Development of colorimetric cholesterol detection kit using TPU nanofibre/cellulose acetate membrane.

Susan Immanuel, Venugopal Elakkiya, Muthuppalaniappan Alagappan, Rajendran Selvakumar

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Article in IET nanobiotechnology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Susan ImmanuelNanobiotechnology Laboratory, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore 641 004, Tamil Nadu, India.
Venugopal ElakkiyaNanobiotechnology Laboratory, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore 641 004, Tamil Nadu, India.
Muthuppalaniappan AlagappanDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 641 004, Tamil Nadu, India. alagappanpsg@gmail.com.
Rajendran SelvakumarNanobiotechnology Laboratory, PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore 641 004, Tamil Nadu, India.
PSG Institute of Advanced Studies · INPSG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED RESEARCH · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, the authors report a simple fabrication of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) nanofibres-based kit for cholesterol detection. TPU is a polymer that is highly elastic, resistant to microorganisms, abrasion and compatible with blood; thus, making it a natural selection as an immobilisation matrix for cholesterol oxidase (ChOx) enzyme. The nanofibre was fabricated by electrospinning process and was characterised using scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy. ChOx was covalently immobilised on TPU nanofibre and cholesterol level/concentration was visually found using 4-aminoantipyrine, a dye that reacts with H

Indexed as

CelluloseCholesterolColorimetryEnzymes, ImmobilizedGlucose OxidaseHumansMembranes, ArtificialNanofibersPolyurethanesReproducibility of ResultsacetylcelluloseCelluloseCholesterolEnzymes, ImmobilizedGlucose OxidaseMembranes, ArtificialPolyurethanes

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PMID30095412
PMCPMC8676520
OpenAlexW2771245677

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