COMPOSITE HYDROGEL WITH SILVER NANOPARTICLES AND MUSHROOM Β-GLUCAN EXTRACT AS POTENTIAL WOUND DRESSING
Puffballs are a group of macrofungi that produce enclosed, globose fruiting bodies. When young, they have a solid white interior (gleba), which turns into a powdery, brown spore-bearing mass as they mature. These fungi have been used in folk medicine worldwide, primarily as wound dressings. Since fungal β-glucans are known to aid in wound heal...
By Tomislav Marković, Jasmina Stojkovska, Jovana Zvicer, Bojana Balanč, Aleksandra Jovanović, Branko Bugarski, Predrag Petrović
ENHANCED REMOVAL OF ANTIBIOTICS FROM WASTEWATER USING ACTIVATED HEMP SEED SHELL ACTIVE CARBON: A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO WATER PURIFICATION
This study examines the potential of hemp seed shell active carbon as an innovative solution for removing antibiotics from contaminated water sources. The process involved the thermal conversion of hemp seed shell waste into biochar, followed by its activation to enhance porosity and surface functionality suitable for adsorption applications. The b...
By Hadi Waisi, Stevan Blagojević, Miloš Marinković, Marko Milojković, Aleksandar Marinković, Vladislav Živanić, Rade Vesković
LITERATURE REVIEW OF LEAN AND AUTOMATION SYNERGY AS A CORE OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN MANUFACTURING
Introducing automation in manufacturing can lead to increasing efficiency in the assembly process, reducing Lean production waste, and enhancing operator ergonomics. The purpose of combining automation and Lean is to bridge the gap between digital transformation and human-centric automation, ensuring technological evolution together with the operat...
By Aleksandar Argilovski, Radmila Koleva, Trajce Velkovski, Bojan Jovanoski, Darko Babunski