The synthesis and application of a molecular imprinted polymer (MIP) as a carrier for drug delivery of Duloxetine (DUL) antipsychotic was investigated. Mimicking the natural receptors of DUL drug by synthesizing its MIP would lead to formation of some special active sites, which make able the MIP to accept only this special medicinal compound. Therefore, this MIP, which has been templated by DUL, could selectively absorb the molecules of DUL from the mediums in certain conditions and could release those chemical species in another place with different conditions. This MIP with its artificial receptors could be applied as a carrier for drug delivery applications and sustained released tablets. In order to synthesize this MIP based carrier, the precipitation polymerization method was applied. Also, methacrylic acid (MAA; as the functional monomer), 2,2-azobisissobutyronitrile (AIBN; as the initiator), and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA;as the cross-linker), were applied to obtain this sorbent. Moreover, the release kinetics of the drug was investigated by HPLC system, which was shown to be fitted with the Higuchi expressionpattern at least at 5.8, and 6.8 pHs. Finally, the results revealed that the synthesized MIP is able to be used in formulation of the sustained released tablets. Manuscript profile

To synthesize the molecular imprinted polymer (MIP), the well-known precipitation polymerization method was used. To do this, Methacrylic acid (MAA; as the functional monomer), ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA; as the cross-linker), and 2,2-azobisissobutyronitrile (AIBN; as the initiator), were used. In addition, to control the release rate of Buprenorphine (BUP) from the patch, the bacterial cellulose (BC) was applied. The release process of the drug was investigated by high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) system, which was showed to be fitted with the Higuchi expression. Moreover, the results have indicated that the obtained MIP-BC is a suitable candidate for the control released transdermal drug delivery. The work revealed that using MIP is more suitable compared to non-imprinted polymer (NIP). In addition, those results indicated that the MIP could be used as a patch for drug delivery application at least in the case of BUP drug. Manuscript profile

Nanocomposites of hard-soft ferrites (SrFe12O19) (1-x)/(Ni0.4Mn0.2Zn0.4Fe2O4) x with x = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6,and 0.8 are synthesized by the auto-combustion sol-gel method. In-situ polymerization is used to create polyaniline and hard-soft ferrite nanocomposites. X-ray powder diffractometers (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopes (FESEM), Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR),vibrating sample magnetometers (VSM), and vector network analyzers (VNA) have all been used to evaluate the structure, morphology, magnetic properties, and microwave absorption ofnanocomposites. FT-IR spectra are used to confirm and validate the existence of both tetrahedral and octahedral complexes, as well as the interactions between polymer chains and hard and soft nanoparticles, which show that ferrite nanocomposites are coated with polymers. In hard-soft and polymeric nanocomposites, XRD analysis reveals the presence of pure hard and soft phase characteristics as well as PANI characteristics. SEM images show that the particles agglomerate in hard-soft composites as the soft phase rises as a result of being magnetic, and images for polymericcomposites show cohesive PANI particles that surround the hard-soft ferrite particle's surface.These findings demonstrate that PANI and hard-soft ferrites can be properly connected. VSM analysis revealed that by adding polymers, the magnetic properties of hard-soft composites dropped significantly due to the nonmagnetic effects of PANI. The VNA test shows that PANI/(SrFe12O19)0.4/(Ni0.4Mn0.2Zn0.4Fe2O4)0.6 exhibits optimized reflection loss from -1.84 to -16.53 in the X-Band (8-12.5 GHz frequency range) when compared to (SrFe12O19)0.4/ (Ni0.4Mn0.2Zn0.4Fe2O4) 0.6 with a matching thickness of 3 mm. Manuscript profile

This paper reports the green preparation of silver oxide and nickel oxide nanoparticles. The malva sylvestris extract was used as the green reductant and capping agent. The prepared nanoparticles were characterized using XRD, SEM, FT-IR, and EDX analysis. The XRD analysis discloses that the prepared silver oxide nanoparticles comprise both Ag2O and Ag metal phases. In addition, it was found that the prepared nickel oxide nanoparticles have an amorphous structure. The FT-IR results show the presence of metal-oxide bonds at the wavenumber range 750-600 cm-1. Also, the green synthesis of the metal oxide nanoparticles was confirmed by the existence of the organic functional groups on the surface of the prepared samples. The SEM images show the spherical nanoparticles in the size range below 50 nm for both prepared nanoparticles. These results reveal the superior ability of the malva sylvestris extract to prepare the fine metal oxide nanoparticles. In this research, synthesized Ag2O nanoparticles (Ag2O NPs) and NiO nanoparticles (NiO NPs) were used as modifiers for carbon paste electrode (CPE) and their effect on the electrochemical determination of Quercetin (QCT) was investigated by using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV). Manuscript profile

Background & Aim: Essential oils are isolated from different sections of plants such as flowers, seeds, leaves, stems and roots. Essential oils are applied extensively in producing of perfumes, cosmetics, foods, beverages and confectioneries and as ingredients of disinfectants and insecticides. Experimental: Essential oil are obtained by several isolation methods, such as hydrodistillation (HD), steam distillation (SD), solid phase micro extraction (SPME), microwave assisted distillation (MAD) and solvent free microwave extraction (SFME). Hydrodistillation, solvent free microwave extraction (SFME) and solid phase microextraction (SPME) methods has been applied to extraction of essential oil from Perovskia abrotanoides and Nepeta glomerulosa growing in Iran. Results & Discussion: Camphor (15.2, 15.50 and 9.02%), 1,8-cineole (15.03, 14.21 and 9.87%) and §-carene (6.4, 7.19 and 9.78%) were the main compounds in the Perovskia abrotanoides essential oil, respectively. Geraniol(12.74%) and β-caryophyllene (10.05%) identified by hydrodistillation whereas carvacrol (70.52%) and β-caryophyllene (4.13%) identified by solvent free microwave extraction that were the main compounds in the Nepeta glomerulosa essential oil. Industrial and practical recommendations: Hence, it can be High amount of sesquiterpenes and low quantity of hydrocarbon monoterpenes were identified in each essential oil. Manuscript profile