Alginate-dextran sulfate-based particles obtained by emulsification/internal gelation technology can be considered suitable carriers for oral insulin delivery. A rational study focused on the emulsification and particle recovery steps was developed in order to reduce particles to the nanosize range while keeping insulin bioactivity. There was a decrease in size when ultrasonication was used dur...

A new kind of green titania (G-TiO2-x ) with obvious green color was facilely synthesized from black titania (B-TiO2-x ) through subsequently strong ultrasonication. Comparatively, this stable G-TiO2-x shows much enhanced near infrared (NIR) absorption, especially around 920 nm, which can be ascribed to the obvious change of TiO2-x lattice order owing to the effect of ultrasonication. This feat...

In spite of extensive studies conducted on carbon nanotubes and silicate layers for their polymer-based nanocomposites, the rise of graphene now provides a more promising candidate due to its exceptionally high mechanical performance and electrical and thermal conductivities. The present study developed a facile approach to fabricate epoxy-graphene nanocomposites by thermally expanding a commer...

BACKGROUND Ultrasound has been used to accelerate the rates of numerous chemical reactions, however its effects on enzymatic reactions have been less extensively studied. While known to result in the acceleration of enzyme-catalysed reactions, ultrasonication has also been shown to induce enzyme inactivation. In this study we investigated the effects of ultrasonic pretreatment on lipases in bot...

Microalgal biodiesel is one of the most promising renewable fuels. The wet technique for lipids extraction has advantages over the dry method, such as energy-saving and shorter procedure. The cell disruption is a key factor in wet oil extraction to facilitate the intracellular oil release. Ultrasonication, high-pressure homogenization, enzymatic hydrolysis and the combination of enzymatic hydro...

Different factors influencing chip array-based electrical detection of DNA for analysis of pathogenic bacteria were examined. Both rehydration of capture probe layer of functionalized chip arrays and efficient hybridization of targets irrespective of their length resulted in signal enhancement when high-ionic phosphate-buffered saline (i.e., 600mM sodium chloride and 40mM disodium hydrogen phos...

PURPOSE A simple, one-pot strategy was used to synthesize reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanosheets by utilizing an easily available over-the-counter medicinal and edible mushroom, Ganoderma lucidum. METHODS The mushroom was boiled in hot water to liberate the polysaccharides, the extract of which was then used directly for the reduction of graphene oxide. The abundance of polysaccharides prese...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke, it is essential to obtain rapid thrombolysis before ischemic neuronal injury occurs. To develop a new technique of thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke, the effect of transcranially applied ultrasound (TUS) on thrombolysis was examined. METHODS An occlusion model of rabbit femoral artery was produced with thrombin aft...

banana is one of the most important tropical fruit from commercial and industrial point of view. this fruit is an extremely perishable fruit which can not be preserved using freezing process. therefore, drying is the most promising method. conventional air drying is energy intensive and consequently expensive method. pre-treatments can be used to reduce the initial water content or to modify th...

1387-1811/$ see front matter 2012 Elsevier Inc. A http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2012.03.052 ⇑ Corresponding authors. E-mail addresses: [email protected] (C.W. Jo ch.edu (S. Nair). The effect of typical membrane processing conditions on the structure, interfacial morphology, and gas separation performance of MOF/polymer nanocomposite membranes is investigated. In particular, the ZIF...