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  • Revolutionizing Green Cosmetics in Sri Lanka: How NBC Envisions To Be A Leading Cosmetics Manufacturer in the Country 
    Gunawardena, Nalaka (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-09)
    Nature’s Beauty Creations Ltd (NBC) is under the Multichemi group, and the Multichemi group was established in 1993.
  • Riboswitches as Therapeutics Targets 
    Dhanushika, T. (Institute of Chemistry, 2018-01)
    Regulation of gene expression includes a wide range of mechanisms that are used by cells to control the production of specific gene products. It has long been recognized that organisms make extensive use of protein ...
  • Risk-benefit analysis of heavy metals and fatty acids in selected food fish of Sri Lanka 
    Jayakody, J. A. K. S.; Senevirathne, S. A.; Senarathna, L.; Edirisinghe, E. M. R. K. B. (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2022-06)
    Beneficial effects on human health by consumption of omega-3 fatty acids may be challenged by the presence of heavy metals (HMs) in fish. This study focused on comparing fatty acid composition (FAC) and HMs in fish ...
  • Role of a Chemist in a Pandemic Situation 
    Rajapakse, R.M.G (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-05)
    The entire world is severely and adversely affected by the newly emerged Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection which was first discovered in the Wuhan Province of China in December 2019
  • Role of Biochemistry in Health Care; Progression from past to present 
    Elvitigala, D.A.S. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-05)
    ‘Biochemistry’ is a relatively young scientific discipline among most of the subject disciplineswe are dealing with today, evidenced by its day by day expansion through new scientific discoveries.
  • Role of Chemistry in Personalized Medicine 
    Elvitigala, Anushka (Institute of Chemistry, 2018-01)
    Wellbeing of a person is a crucial factor in life which facilitates the performance of his or her day to day routine work in well-organized manner. However, it is a known fact that we all get sick and we need to take ...
  • Role of Chemistry in Sustainable Development 
    Rajapakse, R. M. G (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2022-10)
    Chemist plays a pivotal role in sustainable development. American Chemical Society identified seven sustainable development goals and additional five of them that a chemist has direct contributions.
  • The Role of Geochemistry and Mineral Chemistry in Sustainable Development 
    Prame, Bernard (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-06)
    The chemical sciences have a broad reach into the fields of technology, economy, and human health, and there are already diverse ways chemists are contributing to support global sustainable development. American ...
  • The Role of Smoking Abeyance During Respiratory Virus Epidemics 
    Rathnayaka, Rajitha Kalum (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2020-05)
    Respiratory conditions impose an enormous burden on society. Oodles of people suffering and die because communicable and non-communicable respiratory diseases in every year.
  • Science Education in Sri Lanka: Current Status and Challenges Ahead 
    Madawala, Sumedha (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2022-10)
    The recent pandemic and the following economic turmoil have challenged all sectors including the education. The Covid – 19 outbreak numbs entire nations across the world, affecting both teachers and students alike
  • Science Education in Sri Lanka: Past and the Future 
    Navaratne, Ayanthi N (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2022-10)
    The education in Sri Lanka has a history of over 2,300 years. Astonishing irrigation system built in the ancient time is the best evidence for how basic sciences and applied sciences were utilized in the country in the ...
  • Seminar on Advanced Technologies in Food Chemistry 
    Weerasinghe, Laksiri (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2023-01)
    A seminar on ‘Advanced Technologies in Food Chemistry’, organised by the trainee workshop and seminar committee, was held on the 22nd of February 2023 in the premises of the Adamantane House, Institute of Chemistry ...
  • Semiochemical approach to control Brinjal Fruit and Shoot Borer-Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee:A novel approach to global insect pest management 
    Nusra, Fathima (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-04)
    Modern day, there are so many challenges for the farmers in agriculture including both biotic and abiotic stressors such as climate change, diseases and pest control.
  • Semisynthetic derivatization studies of the fungal metabolite phomasetin with activity against the human parasite Trichomonas vaginalis 
    Peramuna, Thilini (Institute of Chemistry, 2021-06)
    Trichomonasis is the most prevalent sexually transmitted parasitic disease (STD) in the United States and is caused by Trichomonas vaginalis. The tetramatecontaining natural product, phomasetin, has been
  • Shaping Minds to Break Through Frontiers in Chemical Research 
    Deraniyagala, Srianthie (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2022-06)
    I am honored to have been inducted as the President of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon for the Year 2021/2022 and have now come to the end of my tenure. Having served as a Senior Academic at University of Colombo for ...
  • Silica from Rice Husk: Value Addition to Agro-wastes 
    Etampawala, Thusitha (Institute of Chemistry, 2018-01)
    Sri Lanka rice cultivation occupies 34 percent of the total cultivation area and produces about 1.5 to 3 million metric tons per year depending on the weather condition according to the data from rice research and ...
  • Solid Solutions for Fluid Challenges 
    Jayakody, Chandrasiri (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2022-06)
    In this presentation we will discuss how to use porous polymers, for example, open cell polyurethane foams, sintered plastics, and fibers, in many different applications to address fluid challenges. We will cover what to ...
  • Spices, Chemistry & Sri Lankan Economic development 
    Dayananda, Ranjith (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2021-04)
    Historical anecdotes about Sri Lankan spices have always been highlighted in all printed and electronic media. However apart from Ceylon Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylinicum) and pepper (Piper nigrum), and other spices ...
  • Spinnable Carbon Nanotubes for Advanced Technological Applications 
    Premalal, E. V. A. (Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, 2024-01)
    Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have become a focal point of extensive research since its discovery by Ijima in 1991 [1]. Over the past few decades, their remarkable properties, including high mechanical strength, robust electrical ...
  • Stability of Metal Complexes 
    Perera, K. Sarath D. (Institute of chemistry Ceylon, 2024-01)
    A coordination complex of the type [MLx ]n+ is formed when each neutral ligand (L) donates a lone pair of electrons to a metal centre (Mn+). Here, x is the coordination number and n+ is the oxidation number of M. We ...