The suspending property of a new polysaccharide gum derived from Afzelia Africana (family Fabaceae) seed have been investigated using Sodium carboxymethylcellulose as reference standard. Deflocculated and flocculated(using 1% solution of Aluminium Chloride) Zinc oxide suspensions were prepared using 0.5%w/v,1.0%w/v,2%w/v and 4%w/v of Afzelia africana gum, sodium carboxymethylcellulose and binar...

The utility of the Aspergillus fumigatus cellobiohydrolase cbhB promoter for controlled gene expression has been investigated. cbhB message was present at high levels in the presence of carboxymethylcellulose and undetected in the presence of glucose. A reporter construct using the cbhB promoter showed similar behaviour and gave lower message levels than the Aspergillus nidulans alcA promoter u...

For improving bioavailability in controlled release fashion and to circumvent the hepatic first pass effect of glipizide mucoadhesive buccal films of glipizide were prepared by solvent casting technique. Buccal films were prepared using hydroxy propylmethylcellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, carbopol934P and Eudragit RL-100. Films were evaluated for their weight, thickness, surface pH, sw...

Purpose: Following gynecologic surgery, postoperative adhesions commonly cause intestinal obstruction; therefore, the anti-adhesion materials used are of great importance. Currently, various used, including regenerated cellulose (Interceed, Johnson and Johnson, Ltd) carboxymethylcellulose hyaluronate (Seprafilm, Kaken Pharmaceutical, Ltd).

Nanocomposites formed by mixing nanoparticles and polymers offer a limitless creative space for the design of functional advanced materials with broad range applications in biological sciences. Here we focus on aqueous dispersions hydrophobic colloidal soot particles, namely carbon black (CB) dispersed sodium salt carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), food additive known as cellulose gum that bears gro...

In a crossover study, lithium was given orally at a dose of 56 mg/kg, prepared as suspension (0.5%) in carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and blood samples (1 ml) collected after 0-24 hr after drug administration. After a washout period of two weeks, nimesulide (10 mg/kg) was administered alongwith lithium (56 mg/kg) and blood samples were drawn at the same time intervals (0-24 hr) after drug admini...