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Indian scientists make a new gel for wound healing application

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Indian scientists make a new gel for wound healing application

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The credit goes to Arvind Singh Chandel, Dr. Suresh K. Jewrajka, Nutan Bhingradiya, and Dr. Shailja Singh.

By Bhavya Khullar

Indian scientists have come up with a new combination of polymers that can be used as a hydrogel to make the process of wound healing faster.

The main advantage of the new hydrogel is that mixing of the two polymers causes rapid gelation at the body temperature of 37 degrees Celsius itself and at the same time does not generate much heat. Generation of heat during the gelling process can lead to tissue death in the area surrounding the injection site. This will be avoided.

Speaking to the India Science Wire, Suresh Kumar Jewrajka of CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI) at Bhavnagar, Gujarat, who is one of the researchers involved in the development said, “The new hydrogel also leaves no byproduct. Hence, it is biocompatible. Further, it is biodegradable making it well suited for wound healing and tissue regeneration”.

The combination developed by the scientists consists of a modified version of polyethylene glycoland a reactive block copolymer of poly[(2-dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate] and poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide). The two compounds react and form a hydrogel in less thanfour minutes.

The results were published in the internationally renowned science journal `Materials Chemistry B`. The journal is brought out by UK’s Royal Society.

The combination is a hydrogel. Hydrogels have a special property of absorbing water and becoming a semisolid gel at body temperature. This helps to maintain it in a liquid state in the vial and solidifying into a gel when applied on a wound or injecting near the site of an injury.

In a few minutes, the liquid becomes a gel that aggregates platelets and prevent loss of blood. This aids wound closure. It also has the ability to incorporate antibiotics and provides sustained release of the drug at the injury site.

Other scientists who contributed to the study were Arvind Singh Chandel and Nutan Bhingradiafrom CSMCRI, and Shailja Singh and Deepika Kannan from Shiv Nadar University, Uttar Pradesh.

They are now taking the research forward by testing it on mice. “We need to do extensive experiments to test its utility in clinical applications. Our future work will also deal with making elastic and crystalline hydrogels for tissue regeneration”, the scientists told India Science Wire. (India Science Wire)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Swati Maliwal undergoes medical check-up, internal injuries on face

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AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal sustained internal injuries in her face after being reportedly assaulted by an aide to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, as per reports. Maliwal spent more than three hours on Friday at AIIMS, Delhi, having a medical examination.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Police has stepped up its hunt for Bibhav Kumar, Kejriwal’s assistant, one day after filing a formal complaint in relation to the incident. After a Delhi Police squad recorded Maliwal’s statement at her home, a FIR was filed.

The former head of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) said in her complaint that Bibhav Kumar had punched, kicked, slapped, and beat her with a stick.

Earlier, on Thursday evening, Swati Maliwal underwent a medical check-up for about four hours. Along with Maliwal, a Delhi Police squad arrived at AIIMS at 11 p.m. and left at 3:15 a.m. Maliwal was accompanied by Vandana Singh, a member of the Delhi Commission for Women. There was a CT scan and an X-ray.

Swati Maliwal has claimed in her lawsuit that she was repeatedly struck on sensitive body parts and subjected to physical assault.

Delhi Police has stepped up its investigation into the matter in the interim.A team of police reached Bibhav Kumar’s house, but he was not found.

Approximately ten police teams are looking into the matter; four of the units are tracking Bibhav’s whereabouts. According to sources, Bibhav might be in Amritsar. Additionally, since the INDIA bloc is planned to have a rally in Mahrashtra, police believe Bibhav may be there.

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PM Modi slams Congress, SP for stance on CAA, says nobody can remove

PM Modi today addressed a rally Lalganj, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, where he said nobody can remove CAA

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, May 16, attacked the opposition for allegedly trying to spark violence by disseminating false information over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). He continued by saying that citizenship under the CAA is now being granted by the country.

The prime minister claimed no one can do it, despite the INDI alliance members claims that they will remove CAA. Get real-time updates about the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

PM Modi said, on the CAA issue, political parties like Congress and Samajwadi Party propagate false information. They made every effort to ignite riots and burn the entire nation, including UP, the PM added. Members of this INDI alliance still maintain that Modi introduced the CAA and that it will be removed the day he leaves the office.

Challenging the opposition, PM said, Desh mein koi maai ka laal paida hua hai jo CAA hata sake? (has anyone been born in this country who has the ability to repeal the CAA?) No one is able to remove CAA, he said. Addressing the rally in Lalganj, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, PM Modi said, they tried to do votebank politics under the guise of fake secularism, and they made Hindus and Muslims fight against each other.

Under the CAA, the process of giving citizenship certificate to refugees has already begun, the PM added. These are the individuals who have long been residents of the county as refugees and who suffered from the country’s religiously motivated division, PM Modi continued.

Additionally, PM Modi alleged that the Congress was ignoring these refugees.

Under the mask of CAA, the Congress and the SP attempted to spread misinformation. They tried to create disturbances in Uttar Pradesh and all across the country, he claimed.

PM Modi added that the enthusiasm displayed by Srinagar voters during the polls is evidence that nobody can reinstate Article 370 and engage in vote-bank politics.

Congress and Samajwadi Party wanted to split the national budget and give 15% to minorities, PM Modi said.

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Swati Maliwal case: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal refuses to answer, Akhilesh Yadav says other issues are more important

Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal was assaulted by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Personal Secretary Bibhav Kumar

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal refused to comment about AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal’s assault case during a joint press conference with Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow today. On Monday, May 13, Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal allegedly suffered an assault by Kejriwal’s personal secretary Bibhav Kumar.

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, who was attending the press conference along with AAP leader Sanjay Singh and Kejriwal, said there are other issues that are more important than this.

Kejriwal, who was seated between Akhilesh Yadav and Sanjay Singh, continued to avoid questions on the assault case. Sanjay Singh then asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on several topics, including the ethnic violence in Manipur.

When asked about the Swati Maliwal situation, AAP MP Sanjay Singh took a defensive posture throughout the press conference. He said that he had already given the required reaction to the issue and emphasized that the situation should not be used for political advantage.

Singh restated that the AAP operates as a unified entity. During the summit, he also expressed worries on the situation in Manipur.

The AAP MP said, after witnessing what occurred in Manipur, the entire nation was in pain, yet PM Modi remained silent on the matter. Thousands of women were raped by Prajwal Revanna, while PM Modi was pleading for Prajwal Revanna’s support. The officials physically assaulted DCW chief Swati Maliwal during our wrestlers’ protest at Jantar Mantar. PM Modi said nothing about these problems. Our family, AAP, has made a very clear statement. All these points he raised should have answers from the BJP and PM Modi. On Swati Maliwal’s issue, politics should not be engaged, Sanjay Singh added.

Meanwhile, days after the party threatened to take strict action against him, Bibhav Kumar was seen earlier on Wednesday night at the Lucknow airport with Sanjay Singh and the AAP national convener.

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