Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Engineering

Fabrication of Bi₂Te₃ and Sb₂Te₃ Thermoelectric Thin Films using Radio Frequency Magnetron Sputtering Technique

Nurfarhana Ahmad Musri¹, Yoganash Putthisigamany¹, Puvaneswaran Chelvanathan¹, Norasikin Ahmad Ludin¹, Nadhrah Md Yatim², Ubaidah Syafiq¹

¹Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, ²Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

The manuscript describes a protocol for radio frequency magnetron sputtering of Bi₂Te₃ and Sb₂Te₃ thermoelectric thin films on glass substrates, which represents a reliable deposition method that provides a wide range of applications with the potential for further development.

Chemistry

Synthesis of Black Seed Oil-loaded-, Alginate-based, pH-sensitive Beads Using Electrospraying Technique

Abul Kalam Azad¹, Mohamad Dayoob², Vinoth Kumarasamy³, Vetriselvan Subramaniyan⁴, Ghadeer M. Albadrani⁵, Muath Q. Al-Ghadi⁶, Mohamed Kamel⁷, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim^8,9, Mireia Mallandrich Miret¹⁰, Abd Almonem Doolaanea^11,12

¹Faculty of Pharmacy, University College of MAIWP International, ²Faculty of Pharmacy, MAHSA University, ³Department of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, ⁴Department of Medical Sciences, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, ⁵Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, ⁶Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, ⁷Department of Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, ⁸Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy Program, Batterjee Medical College, ⁹Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Suez Canal University, ¹⁰Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Physical-Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, ¹¹Research and Development, Sabrena Experience, ¹²Alphastar Lab Systems

A technique employing high electric voltage and a targeted, active ingredient-loaded emulsion to fabricate pH-responsive, uniform microbeads is presented.