Organ-on-chip technology: Opportunities and challenges
2024
Organ-on-chip (OOC) technology is an innovative approach that reproduces human organ structures and functions on microfluidic platforms, offering detailed insights into intricate physiological processes....
A comprehensive study on anaerobic digestion of organic solid waste: A review on configurations, operating parameters, techno-economic analysis and current trends
2024
The excessive discharge and accumulation of solid organic waste into the environment is of severe concern across the globe. Thus, an efficient waste management system is important to mitigate health...
Decoding dye degradation: Microbial remediation of textile industry effluents
2023
The extensive use of chemical dyes, primarily Azo and anthraquinone dyes, in textiles has resulted in their alarming release into the environment by textile industries. The introduction of heavy metals...
Green synthesis and characterization of iron nanoparticles synthesized from bioflocculant for wastewater treatment: A review
2025
Nanotechnology is a rapidly expanding field with diverse healthcare, agriculture, and industry applications. Central to this discipline is manipulating materials at the nanoscale, particularly nanoparticles...
Circular economy through integrated industrial ecology: Innovations in resource recovery and process re-design
2025
Industrial ecology provides systems-thinking for re-designing industrial processes with greater resource efficiency, waste reduction, and circularity. This review discusses future directions in process...
Cell-free protein synthesis platforms for accelerating drug discovery
2025
Cell-free protein synthesis is a platform for streamlined production of macromolecules. Recently, several proteins with pharmaceutical relevance were synthesised and characterised. Off-the-shelf reagents...
The potential of copper oxide nanoparticles in nanomedicine: A comprehensive review
2024
Nanotechnology is a modern scientific discipline that uses nanoparticles of metals like copper, silver, gold, platinum, and zinc for various applications. Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs) are effective...
The role of Micro-biome engineering in enhancing Food safety and quality
2025
Microbiome engineering has emerged as a transformative approach to enhancing food safety and quality by strategically modulating microbial communities. This review critically examines state-of-the-art...
Synthetic biology in Indonesia: Potential and projection in a country with mega biodiversity
2023
Synthetic biology has gained many interest around the globe in the last two decades, not only due to its rapid development but also the potential to provide addressable solutions using standardized...
Cell bank system, establishment, and application in the virus research, diagnosis, and biopharmaceutical industries
2025
The use of cells in research and diagnostic studies is important. This is of paramount importance in the biopharmaceutical product industry because cells are one of the most important platforms in the...
Unlocking the potential of biosurfactants: Innovations in metabolic and genetic engineering for sustainable industrial and environmental solutions
2024
Biosurfactants, synthesized by microorganisms, hold potential for various industrial and environmental applications due to their surface-active properties and biodegradability. Metabolic and genetic...
Development of destabilized mCherry fluorescent proteins for applications in the model yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
2022
Fluorescent proteins are widely used molecular reporters in studying gene expression and subcellular protein localization. To enable the monitoring of transient cellular events in the model yeast Saccharomyces...
Microbial electrosynthesis meets synthetic biology: Bioproduction from waste feedstocks
2025
Integrating electrochemistry and biology, microbial electrosynthesis (MES) enhances feedstock-to-product conversion by utilizing electroactive microorganisms to harness electrical energy for driving...
Construction of an ultra-strong PtacM promoter via engineering the core-element spacer and 5′ untranslated region for versatile applications in Corynebacterium glutamicum
2022
As one of the most important synthetic biology elements in transcriptional regulation, promoters play irreplaceable roles in metabolic engineering. For the industrial microorganism Corynebacterium glutamicum,...
Development of a low-cost microfluidic chip for hyaluronidase-free oocyte denudation in mammals
2025
Infertility in mammals is one of the most intricate medical issues requiring non-traditional interventions. In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) is one of the modern medical technologies currently used to treat...
Supercritical CO2 extraction of artemisinin from Artemisia annua plant and the biotechnological production of artemisinin precursors: A dual-focus review
2025
Artemisinin, a vital compound renowned for its potent antimalarial properties, has garnered significant attention due to its therapeutic importance and critical role in combating malaria. The extraction...
Microbial amidases: Characterization, advances and biotechnological applications
2025
The amidases (EC 3.5.1.4) are versatile hydrolase biocatalysts that have been the attention of academia and industries for stereo-selective synthesis and bioremediation. These are categorized based...
Ribosome purification from Escherichia coli by ultracentrifugation
2022
With more and more researchers conducting extensive research on all aspects of ribosomes, how to extract ribosomes with good effect and high activity has become a fundamental problem. In this article,...
The future of cell-free synthetic biology
2024
Cell-free synthetic biology aims at the targeted replication, design, and modification of life processes in open systems by breaking free of constraints such as cell membrane barriers and living cell...
Circular mRNA: A novel therapeutic agent
2023
Circular mRNA (circmRNA) is a covalent closed loop formed by reverse splicing of the 3′ end to the 5′ end of mRNA. Compared to traditional linear mRNAs, circmRNAs can mediate efficient, stable, and...
Applications of silver nanoparticles synthesized from Pichia kudriavzevii bioflocculant isolated from Kombucha tea SCOBY
2025
Studying the utilization of natural products in the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) recently appears to be a fascinating area of research within nanotechnology. These nanoparticles exhibit...
Development of doubled haploid lines in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) through wheat × maize hybridization and colchicine application
2025
Bangladesh faces a significant deficit in wheat grain production relative to its national demand, largely due to the prolonged duration-typically 10 to 12 years-required to release a new variety through...
Unraveling current breakthroughs in Scorodocarpus borneensis phytochemical therapeutics: A systematic review
2024
Scorodocarpus borneensis, also known as the Kulim tree or Garlic tree, has been consumed by the local communities in Southeast Asia as traditional spice using its old leaves, stem bark, and seeds. The...
Synthetic biology in Europe: current community landscape and future perspectives
2022
Synthetic biology has captivated scientists' imagination. It promises answers to some of the grand challenges society is facing: worsening climate crisis, insufficient food supplies for ever growing...
Emergence of β-lactamase-producing Proteus mirabilis in clinical settings: A genotypic investigation of resistance mechanisms and carbapenemase genes blaNDM-1 and blaKPC-2
2025
Proteus mirabilis, an opportunistic pathogen frequently implicated in urinary and wound infections, has shown increasing multidrug resistance, posing significant therapeutic challenges. The study aims...