Lysozyme placed on the SiO2 surfaces that have previously been derivatized with C18 coating will capture both Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes cells from PBS buffer at pH 7.2. This phenomenon is of significance for the design and fabrication of protein biochips that are designed to capture bacteria from buffer or water so that these can be further interrogated with respect to possibl...

The cardiovascular effects of two concentrations of Tween 80 (polyoxyethylene sorbitan mono-oleate), a surface-active agent commonly used to prevent aggregation of radionuclide-labeled microspheres, were examined in conscious dogs. Two types of adverse reactions were noted. The first (Type A) consisted of reductions in cardiac dimensions as well as hypotension and tachycardia. The second (Type ...

Several groups have examined the possible use of radioiodinated cholesterol esters to achieve selective uptake of radioactivity in the adrenal cortex and have obtained variable results. This study indicates that the tissue distribution profile varies not only with the type of ester, but also with the vehicle employed for administration. Radioiodinated 19-iodocholesterol (125IQ iodocholesteryl p...

Intratracheal instillation of Tween causes a heterogeneous surfactant deactivation in the lung, with areas of unstable alveoli directly adjacent to normal stable alveoli. We employed in vivo video microscopy to directly assess alveolar stability in normal and surfactant-deactivated lung and tested our hypothesis that alveolar instability causes a mechanical injury, initiating an inflammatory re...

Experimental drugs and compounds that do not easily dissolve in water or saline are frequently combined with vehicles like solvents, detergents, or vegetable oils. Yet very little has been reported on the behavioral effects of vehicles. In this study, we assessed the effects of a vegetable oil (emulphor-620), two detergents (Tween-20 and Tween-80), and two solvents [dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO) a...

Intratracheal instillation of Tween causes a heterogeneous surfactant deactivation in the lung, with areas of unstable alveoli directly adjacent to normal stable alveoli. We employed in vivo video microscopy to directly assess alveolar stability in normal and surfactant-deactivated lung and tested our hypothesis that alveolar instability causes a mechanical injury, initiating an inflammatory re...

a r t i c l e i n f o Poly(oxyethylene 20 sorbitan) monolaurate (Tween® 20) methacrylates were synthesized by coupling methacryloyl chloride (MeOCl) to Tween 20 in the presence of 4-(N,N-dimethylamino) pyridine, using THF as a solvent, in order to investigate their suitability as precursors for photopolymerizable hydrogels in tissue engineering applications. The degree of substitution could be ...

Syringe infiltration is an important transient transformation method that is widely used in many molecular studies. Owing to the wide use of syringe agroinfiltration, it is important and necessary to improve its transformation efficiency. Here, we studied the factors influencing the transformation efficiency of syringe agroinfiltration. The pCAMBIA1301 was transformed into Nicotiana benthamiana...

Previously we showed that some excipients can inhibit breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP/ABCG2) in vitro and in vivo. We then evaluated the reversibility and the mode of BCRP inhibition of excipients, such as Tween 20 and Pluronic P85, by the intracellular mitoxantrone uptake study. To evaluate the reversibility of BCRP inhibitory effects, BCRP expressing cells were preincubated with the ex...