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Gourd, Luffa—Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roem., Luffa aegyptica Mill., and Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.

EDIS, 2003
This document provides an overview of luffa gourds, specifically Luffa cylindrica, Luffa aegyptica, and Luffa acutangula, commonly known as vegetable sponges or loofahs.
James M. Stephens
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Impact of Acid Dopants (HCl vs. H₂SO₄) on the Structure, Performance, and Reusability of Bio-Based Luffa/Polyaniline Composites for Methylene Blue Adsorption. [PDF]

ChemistryOpen
Evaluation of the impact of acidic dopants (HCl vs. H2SO4) on bio‐derived luffa/polyaniline composites for methylene blue adsorption. Sustainable and low‐cost Luffa cylindrica/polyaniline (LC/PAN) composite adsorbents were developed for the removal of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solutions. The effect of acid dopants (hydrochloric acid and sulfuric
Mehennaoui R, Merzouki S, Neghmouche Nacer S, Mehennaoui A, Garzoli S, Louafi F.   +5 more
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Sequencing, assembly, annotation, and gene expression: novel insights into browning-resistant Luffa cylindrica [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Luffa is a kind of melon crop widely cultivated in temperate regions worldwide. Browning is one of the serious factors affecting the quality of Luffa. Therefore, the molecular mechanism of Luffa browning is of great significance to study.
Ya-Hui Wang, Xiao-Hong Liu, Rong-Rong Zhang, Zhi-Ming Yan, Ai-Sheng Xiong, Xiao-Jun Su   +5 more
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Compression Properties of Two Novel Natural Luffa Mattress Filling Materials

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2021
Luffa is expected to become a substitute for mattress filling materials due to its natural biodegradability, light texture, good air permeability, higher water absorption, and desorption.
Yuxia Chen, Kaiting Zhang, Yong Guo, Fangcheng Yuan, Zhenzhen Zhu, Beibei Weng, Linhong Dai, Shanshan Wu, Na Su   +8 more
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Luffa as a lignocellulosic material for fabrication of a new and green catalyst in promoting of coumarin and bis(indolyl)methane derivatives

Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews, 2020
For the first time, chemical modification of raw Luffa with hydrogen sulfate moieties was investigated. For this purpose ammonium hydrogen sulfate moieties were immobilized on the surface of Luffa.
Ali Kazemi Tabrizi, Habibollah Khademieslam, Amir Hooman Hemmasi, Behzad Bazyar, Sayyed Vahid Atghia   +4 more
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Jute and Luffa Fiber-Reinforced Biocomposites: Effects of Sample Thickness and Fiber/Resin Ratio on Sound Absorption and Transmission Loss Performance

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
The acoustic properties of natural fiber-reinforced composites should be identified before using these materials in various engineering applications including sound and vibration isolation.
Hasan Koruk, Ahmet Cihan Ozcan, Garip Genc, Kenan Y. Sanliturk   +3 more
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Pseudo-Cryptanalysis of Luffa [PDF]

, 2011
In this paper, we present the pseudo-collision, pseudo-second-preimage and pseudo-preimage attacks on the SHA-3 candidate algorithm Luffa. The pseudo-collisions and pseudo-second-preimages can be found easily by computing the inverse of the message injection function at the beginning of Luffa. We explain in details the pseudo-preimage attacks.
Keting Jia, Yvo Desmedt, Lidong Han, Xiaoyun Wang 0001   +3 more
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Prevention of Postoperative Adhesion Bands by Alkali-treated Cellulosic Luffa Fibers

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2021
The formation of postsurgical intra-abdomen adhesion bands can cause severe complications. The luffa fibers were alkali treated to produce the desire hydrophobic and microfibrous structure.
Fatemeh Jamshidi-Adegani, Saeid Vakilian, Juhaina Al-Kindi, Shahla Alghatrifi, Ghadeer Al-Sulaimi, Zamzam Al-Tubi, Muhammad U. Anwar, Nasar Al-Wahaibi, Asem Shalaby, Khamis Al-Riyami, Issa Al-Amri, Hamad Al-Riyami, Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Sulaiman Al-Hashmi   +13 more
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Novel sources of resistance to fusarium wilt in Luffa species

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
Fusarium wilt is a serious disease of cucurbit crops including cultivated Luffa species (Luffa aegyptiaca, Luffa acutangula) causing considerable amount of reduction in yield and quality.
Sumant Bindal, Sumant Bindal, Zong-ming Sheu, Lawrence Kenyon, Dalia Taher, Dalia Taher, Mohamed Rakha, Mohamed Rakha   +7 more
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Investigation of the Acoustic and Mechanical Properties of Homogenous and Hybrid Jute and Luffa Bio Composites

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022
Design and development of new biomaterials has become a necessity due to adverse effects of chemical materials on people and nature. As the mechanical properties of biomaterials are not as good as those of chemical materials, their different ...
Yusuf Saygili, Garip Genc, Kenan Y. Sanliturk, Hasan Koruk   +3 more
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