Metallic nanoparticles with polymeric shell: A multifunctional platform for application to biosensor

dc.contributor.advisorBaker, Priscilla
dc.contributor.authorNgema, Xolani Terrance
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-20T09:22:20Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-13T12:40:51Z
dc.date.available2018-08-31T22:10:07Z
dc.date.available2024-05-13T12:40:51Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionPhilosophiae Doctor - PhD (Chemistry)
dc.description.abstractTuberculosis (TB) is an airborne disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) that usually affects the lungs leading to severe coughing, fever and chest pains. It was estimated that over 9.6 million people worldwide developed TB and 1.5 million died from the infectious disease of which 12 % were co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the year 2015. In 2016 the statistics increased to a total of 1.7 million people reportedly died from TB with an estimated 10.4 million new cases of TB diagnosed worldwide. The development of the efficient point-of-care systems that are ultra-sensitive, cheap and readily available is essential in order to address and control the spread of the tuberculosis (TB) disease and multidrugresistant tuberculosis.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/14745
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Cape
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Cape
dc.subjectCytochrome P450-2E1, Differential Pulse Voltammetry, Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, Ethambutol, First-line anti-TB drugs, Glassy carbon electrode, Immunosensor, Multidrug-resistance, Mycobacterium tuberculosis Ag85B, Polyamic acid, Polypyrrole, Rifampicin, Silver nanoparticles, Square wave voltammetry, Tuberculosi,
dc.titleMetallic nanoparticles with polymeric shell: A multifunctional platform for application to biosensor

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