Bio-filter is designed to segregate body fluids into its constituent components like WBC, RBC, platelets from the whole blood using single drop sample of fluid. In this proposed work, separation of biomolecules WBC, RBC and Platelets is possible using passive method based cross flow filtration technique, which is more effective than conventional methods. Separation of biomolecules that are smal...

Surfactant dysfunction in acute lung injury has been postulated as a result of free radical damage to lipid and protein components. This study examines whether transition metals with different redox potentials and different binding affinities for lipids and proteins affect interfacial properties differently. Purified whole calf lung surfactant (CLS) was incubated with 0.125 mM Fe2+, Fe3+, Fe3+-...

OBJECTIVE To test a multifaceted collaborative quality improvement intervention designed to promote evidence based surfactant treatment for preterm infants of 23-29 weeks' gestation. DESIGN Cluster randomised controlled trial. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS 114 neonatal intensive care units (which treated 6039 infants of 23-29 weeks gestation born in 2001). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Process of care...

High-efficiency polymer light-emitting diodes were fabricated by inserting a layer of nonionic neutral surfactant between the electroluminescent (EL) layer and the high-work-function aluminum cathode via spin coating. It was found that both the poly(ethylene glycol)- and poly(propylene glycol)-based surfactants as well as their copolymers can all demonstrate similar performance enhancement. Dev...

This study proposed the use of polyaniline–alkaline copper carbonate composites as anti-corrosion and anti-biofouling concrete additives established a set high-dispersion preparation methods for this composite additive. The effects in were investigated marine environments via specimens, actual sea suspension experiments, mechanical property tests, biological attachment avoidance tests. experime...

Solubilization of hexadecane by two surfactants, SDBS and Triton X-100, at concentrations near the critical micelle concentration (CMC) and the related aggregation behavior was investigated in this study. Solubilization was observed at surfactant concentrations lower than CMC, and the apparent solubility of hexadecane increased linearly with surfactant concentration for both surfactants. The ca...

the available minoxidil formulations for topical application suffer with major drawback having less contact time with the scalp which requires repeated application. hence, the present study was aimed to investigate the effect of microemulsions and microemulsion based hydrogel systems (mehs) for increased percutaneous penetration of minoxidil. minoxidil microemulsions were developed by following...