Semisolid metal (SSM) processing or Thixoforming is a new method for forming alloys in the semisolid state to near net shaped products. All the alloys which have been used to date for thixoforming were developed originally for either casting or forging operations. Thus, there is a lack of specific alloys for semi solid processing that present good fluidity, low viscosity and small grain size. T...

Mucoadhesive gels were prepared for the treatment of oral sub mucous fibrosis, which provide effect for extended periods of time. Stress was given for improvised local action of the drug with the addition of mucoadhesive polymer in the formulation. Curcumin was taken as a model drug as it exhibits profound antitumeric & antimutogenic activity. The semisolid preparations comprised of stabilizer ...

A semisolid tetrazolium salt agar medium developed for testing sensitivity to KCN is easier to interpret, has a longer storage life, and is less critical in the size of inoculum than is Moeller KCN broth medium.

In recent years, improvements have been made, through biotechnological processes, in the production and development of peptides capable increasing collagen elastin synthesis for anti-aging skin care. However, proteins many limitations due to their structural, chemical physical fragility external aggressions, which may cause conformational changes, leading loss biological activity. Therefore, it...

The transformation of primary rat cells into established cell lines by eimian virus 40 has been monitared using the different restrictive assays of colony formation in sparse culture, dense colony or focus formation on a confluent cell sheet, and colony formation in semisolid medium. Primary embryonic rat cell cultures are considerably less susceptible to infection and subsequent transformation...

A 75-year-old male presented with abnormalities upon chest computed tomography (CT) scanning at a routine check. He had a 1.7-cm sized ground glass opacity (GGO) on the posterior segment of the right upper lung (RUL) and a 1.2-cmsized semisolid lung nodule on the left upper lung (LUL). To differentiate synchronous metastasis, sequential CT-guided core biopsy was performed for the GGO lesion on ...

In recent years, industrial fermentation researchers have shifted their attention from liquid to solid and semisolid culture conditions. We converted liquid cultures to the semisolid mode by adding high levels of gelatin. Previous studies on liquid cultures have revealed the inhibitory activity of mineral salts, such as NaCl, on the fermentation of sugars by yeasts. We made a kinetic study of t...