A great challenge hindering the use of cellulose nanofibers (CNF) as a reinforcing filler in bio-based polymeric matrices are their poor chemical compatibility. This is because inherent hydrophilic nature CNF and hydrophobic matrix. In this study, laminates were prepared by using acetate butyrate (CAB) polymer To improve compatibility between CAB CNF, residual hydroxyl groups on surface cross-l...

Contaminants described as organochlorines (OCs; e.g., polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs]) are present in tissues of marine mammals, including beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas), but the complexity of contaminant exposure often is not fully known. The PCBs, OC pesticides, polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants, methylsulfonyl (MeSO2)- and hydroxy (OH)-PCB metabolites, and OH-PBDE...

Stability and interface properties of cellulose acetate propionate (CAP) and cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) films adsorbed from acetone or ethyl acetate onto Si wafers have been investigated by means of contact angle measurements and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Surface energy (gamma(S)(total)) values determined for CAP adsorbed from acetone are larger than those from ethyl acetate. In the ...

This work evaluates the use of a competitive binding assay using flow-through partial-filling affinity capillary electrophoresis (FTPFACE) to estimate binding constants of neutral ligands to a receptor. We demonstrate this technique using, as a model system, carbonic anhydrase B (CAB, EC 4.2.1.1) and arylsulfonamides. In this technique, the capillary is first partially filled with a negatively ...

We characterize the defining equation of a plane algebraic curve with exactly one rational place Q at infinity, then give a basis of L(mQ) with pairwise distinct pole orders at Q. The defining equation can be regarded as a generalization of the Weierstrass form of a hyperelliptic curve. In this informal note I give an English proof of the results of the Cab curve found by Miura [4, 5, 6]. Throu...

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background microencapsulation is a useful method to prolong a drug release from dosage forms and to reduce its adverse effect (1) among various available methods. the microencapsulation of hydrophilic active ingredients requires the use of a polar dispersing phase such as a mineral oil. acetone/paraffin systems are conventionally used. objectives the current study aimed to investigate two diffe...

Aim. In vitro antimicrobial activities of seven wines (5 reds and 2 whites) from the Douro region (Iberian Peninsule) against eleven clinical strains Helicobacter pylori were evaluated.
 Methods. The disk diffusion method, using Columbia Agar supplemented with horse blood (CAB), used to determine properties some wine components H. strains. Potential interactions antioxidants contained in t...