Papers by Ibrahim Omoyayi
Journal of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, 2020
Drug delivery systems (DDS) reduces side effects as oppose to conventional by targeting and relea... more Drug delivery systems (DDS) reduces side effects as oppose to conventional by targeting and releasing its dosage at specific site in the body. Successful DDS application requires a stable drug delivery mechanism of the drug carrier. Hydrogel based biomaterial has been used over the years to demonstrate successful biomedical application in vitro. This is due to their high biocompatibility and less cytotoxicity. Silk fibroin (SF) has proven to be an excellent choice of hydrogel based biomedical application, its three-dimensional stable network of polymers allows its swelling in large amount of water. In addition, it also degrades continuously overtime which makes it highly suitable as a smart drug vehicle. In an attempt to optimize the properties of silk fibroin, several methodological approaches to silk fibroin hydrogel preparation was adopted and evaluated. The approach here was to regenerate silk fibroin solution, process it by crosslinking with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and xanthan solution respectively. Silk Fibroin solution stored at 4°C was dried at room temperature for 3 days to obtain Silk Fibroin Hydrogel (SFH). Silk fibroin was cross-linked with Xanthan to obtain a stable hydrogel (SXH) at its optimum pH and temperature. Lastly, AgNPs was crosslinked with SF to produce SSN. All Hydrogels samples were freeze-dried into scaffolds, Essential Biomaterial Characterization and Enzymatic degradation analysis was carried out on all hydrogels at α=0.05 level.
Electro-luminescent optical cells form the first layer in the unique sound of an optical compress... more Electro-luminescent optical cells form the first layer in the unique sound of an optical compressor and are the main element in achieving gain reduction. This research was carried out in order to identify key low-level parameters within the optical cell assembly that relate to the colouration added to the musical signal. Variations of an optical cells were built, each with a modification to the identified parameter (electro-luminescent panel, light dependent resistor, exposure area, etc.). Objective analysis was performed, and multiple tests were carried out to determine the performance characteristics of each modified cell. Various stimuli were utilised which included broadband pink noise, band-limited pink noise (63 Hz band and 1 kHz band) and sine wave bursts. Further to the individual cell testing, audio measurements and analysis of the resultant signal utilising the cells within an audio compressor were undertaken. Key findings of the report conclude that the optical cells do e...
Enzymatic Degradation Comparison of Silk Fibroin Hydrogel (SFH), Silk Xanthan Hydrogel (SXH) and Silk Silver-Nanoparticles Hydrogel (SSH) for Drug Delivery Systems (DDS) Applications
Journal of Bioengineering & Biomedical Science
Silk as biomaterial. Preparation, Application, Mechanical Properties
Industrial revolution gave birth to a very high and alarming increase in pollution with the emerg... more Industrial revolution gave birth to a very high and alarming increase in pollution with the emergence of great factories, nuclear experiments, industrial chemical discharges and the likes. Pollution is greatly dependent on population growth as having a dirty neighbor that can't handle their waste is a great problem. This thus leads us to the social value of pollution prevention.
The social value of pollution prevention explains the impact of pollution on the ecosystem at large focosing mostly on the imprtance of preventing pollution and how these preventions affect the human health, growth, food security and other factors as such.
Introduction to Biomaterials
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Papers by Ibrahim Omoyayi
The social value of pollution prevention explains the impact of pollution on the ecosystem at large focosing mostly on the imprtance of preventing pollution and how these preventions affect the human health, growth, food security and other factors as such.