Multifunctional envelope-type nanodevices (MENDs) are very promising non-viral gene delivery vectors because they are biocompatible and enable programmed packaging of various functional elements into an individual nanostructured liposome. Conventionally MENDs have been fabricated by complicated, labor-intensive, time-consuming bulk batch methods. To avoid these problems in MEND fabrication, we ...

Introduction: Polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) formulated using biodegradable polymers offer great potential for development of de novo drug delivery systems (DDSs) capable of delivering a wide range of bioactive agents. They can be engineered as advanced multifunctional nanosystems (NSs) for simultaneous imaging and therapy known as theranostics or diapeutics. Methods: A brief prospective is prov...

Background: Evaluation of teaching curriculum is extremely logical and is firmly recommended as a part of teaching-learning process. The utility of feedback from students to evaluate a teaching curriculum cannot be overemphasized. Aim: The present study was conducted to evaluate the effectivity of undergraduate teaching curriculum in obstetrics and gynecology. Materials and methods: We attempte...

In recent years, several studies have shown that the use of solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) as a colloidal drug delivery system was more advantageous than emulsions, liposomes and polymeric nanoparticles. SLNs numerous advantages different nanosystems rule out many their drawbacks. Despite SLNs, translation from preclinical formulation to industrial scale-up is limited. order provide reproducib...

Implantable electronic devices such as pacemakers and neural implants are often used for electrical stimulation. The usage of microfabrication techniques to produce microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) has allowed engineers to address a wider range of clinical indications. A new direction in the area of MEMS technology is the goal of achieving pulsatile drug delivery. The digital capabilities ...

A successful implant used for FES and sensor systems that support FES depends on the confluence of device fabrication technology, biomaterials electronics packaging and signal conditioning and processing. Over many years, we have been building a technology that embodies as much of this function into a system that is batch processed using silicon technology in much the same way a computer or com...

We present algorithms, methods, and software for a Grid resource manager, that performs resource brokering and job scheduling in production Grids. This decentralized broker selects computational resources based on actual job requirements, job characteristics, and information provided by the resources, with the aim to minimize the total time to delivery for the individual application. The total ...

delivery of exogenous materials such as nucleic acids, peptides, proteins, and drugs into cells is an important strategy in modern cellular and molecular biology. recently, the development of gene carriers for efficient gene transfer into cells has attracted a great attention. furthermore, lack of effective drug delivery is one of the major problems of cancer chemotherapy. many physical methods...

objective: this study focused on the factors affecting the institutional delivery and delivery assisted by health professionals in urban slums. materials and methods: a semi-structured questionnaire was developed to collect information from women aged 15-49 who had at least one birth. totally 540 eligible women were interviewed. results: the results showed that around 20% of women delivered at ...