International Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volume 6, Issue 2, June 2018

  • The Prevalence and Determinants of Preference of Long Term Contraceptive Methods among Married Women in Arba Minch Town, Ethiopia

    Tariku Tesfaye Haile, Belay Belete Anjullo

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, June 2018
    Pages: 26-34
    Received: 18 June 2018
    Accepted: 4 July 2018
    Published: 27 July 2018
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    Abstract: Ethiopia is one of the sub-Saharan African countries with alarming population growth rate and high total fertility rate. To reduce high population growth and high fertility, the usage of modern contraceptive methods which classified as short term and long term methods is crucial among women. Despite widespread adoption of family planning in the dev... Show More
  • Subtle de Winter in a 40 Years Old Male with No Chest Pain

    Khalid Abdulrahman Ali Ateyyah

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, June 2018
    Pages: 35-39
    Received: 21 June 2018
    Accepted: 17 July 2018
    Published: 15 August 2018
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    Abstract: BACKGROUND: It is well known that the Electrocardiogram (ECG) is the first and most important test to diagnose patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). ST elevations on ECG in a patient presenting with chest pain is defined as ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and is confirmed by cardiac catheterization. Various STEMI equivalents have ... Show More
  • Antibacterial Activity of Citrus sinensis and Solanum lycopersicum on Wound Isolated from Hospitals in Kaduna Metropolis Kaduna Nigeria

    Abdulrashid Maz’uma, Anthony John Dadah, Auwalu Uba

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, June 2018
    Pages: 40-49
    Received: 21 June 2018
    Accepted: 19 July 2018
    Published: 17 August 2018
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    Abstract: The increasing failure of chemotherapeutics and antibiotic resistance exhibited by pathogenic microbial infectious agents has lead to the screening of several medicinal plants for their potential antimicrobial activity. The medicinal properties shown by different medicinal plants are due to the phytochemicals present in the plant. These phytochemic... Show More
  • Preparation of Low Cost Affinity Chromatographic Matrix and Its Application in Purification of a Lectin Isolated from Mulberry Seeds

    Mosammat Jesmin Sultana, Mohammad Taufiq Alam, Fazle Rabbi Shakil Ahmed

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, June 2018
    Pages: 50-56
    Received: 22 June 2018
    Accepted: 17 July 2018
    Published: 30 August 2018
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    Abstract: Objective: Uniform sized agarose gel beads were prepared from agarose by emulsification technique. The prepared matrix has been attached with commercially available concanavalin A (conA) and finally it has applied to purify mulberry seed lectin. The present work shows a simple and inexpensive method for the preparation of an affinity matrix for pur... Show More