The rational design of immunoprotective hydrogel barriers for transplanting insulin-producing cells requires an understanding of protein diffusion within the hydrogel network and how alterations to the network structure affect protein diffusion. Hydrogels of varying crosslinking density were formed via the chain polymerization of dimethacrylated PEG macromers of varying molecular weight, and th...

The present study was aimed to develop topical gel of Curcumin which enhances the bioavailability & permeation with the help of combination of polymers which will be useful in further drug delivery. Polymers plays major role in various characterization parameters of topical gel such as in vitro release and rheological properties. A stable, elegant formulation of curcumin gel was successfully pr...

The single crystals of calcium carbonate (calcite), barium carbonate and strontium carbonate have been grown in sodium meta silicate gel using the single and double diffusion methods at room temperature. The X-ray Lauetechnique is used to characterize the gel grown calcium carbonate crystal. It has been observed that the gel medium prevents the turbulence and helps the formation of good crystal...

Immobilized Pd-complexes allowed macrocyclisations via the Tsuji-Trost-reaction in concentrated solutions. Systematic studies suggest that the origin of this pseudodilution effect is neither film diffusion nor gel diffusion, but the reduction in conformational freedom of intermediates and intramolecular prenucleophile activation. In contrast a pseudodilution effect could not be observed for Son...

The Rubinstein-Duke or repton model is one of the simplest lattice model of reptation for the diffusion of a polymer in a gel or a melt. Recently, a slightly modified model with hardcore interactions between the reptons has been introduced. The curvilinear diffusion coefficients of both models are exactly determined for all chain lengths. The case of periodic boundary conditions is also conside...

In this research, the diffusion coefficient of phosphate ions in agarose-citric acid diffusive gel has been studied. The layer was prepared by mixing 1.5% agarose solution with addition citric solutions at various concentration. casted between two glass plates which were separated using a spacer 0.1 cm thickness and clamped together three sides. Gel formed for 15 minutes an oven 40oC. then calc...

The structure of polyacrylamide gels was studied using proton spin-lattice relaxation and PFG diffusion methods. Polyacrylamide gels, with total polymer concentrations ranging from 0.25 to 0.35 g/ml and crosslinker concentrations from 0 to 10% by weight, were studied. The data showed no effect of the crosslinker concentration on the diffusion of water molecules. The Ogston-Morris and Mackie-Mea...