Piroxicam, an anti-inflammatory drug, exhibits poor water solubility and flow properties, poor dissolution and poor wetting. Consequently, the aim of this study was to improve the dissolution of piroxicam. Microparticles containing piroxicam were produced by spray drying, using isopropyl alcohol and water in the ratio of 40:60 v/v as solvent system, and spray chilling technology by melting the ...

Delay Tolerant Networks (DTN) are mobile ad-hoc networks in which connections are often disruptive or discontinuous. Data forwarding using an appropriate routing strategy is a highly confronting issue in such networks. The traditional ad-hoc routing protocols which require end-to-end connectivity fail to function here due to frequent occurrences of network partitions. Spray and Wait (SaW) routi...

The aim of this study was to develop a user-friendly model for spray drying that can aid in the development of a pharmaceutical product, by shifting from a trial-and-error towards a quality-by-design approach. To achieve this, a spray dryer model was developed in commercial and open source spreadsheet software. The output of the model was first fitted to the experimental output of a Büchi B-290...

This work is a continuation of experimental and computational studies of the internal flow field of a large-scale Danfoss atomizer presented at an earlier ILASS conference [1,2]. Fluent 6.1 is used to simulate the flow through the large-scale atomizer. The two-phase flow is modeled using three approaches: 1) a volume of fluid (VOF) method using a laminar flow assumption, 2) a VOF method using l...

Numerous spray machines are used to apply pesticides for the control of human disease vectors, such as mosquitoes and flies, and the selection and setup of these machines significantly affects the level of control achieved during an application. The droplet spectra produced by 9 different ultra-low-volume sprayers with oil- and water-based spray solutions were evaluated along with 2 thermal fog...

A comparative study about the possible inhibitor effect on atmospheric conditions of three compound of the family of 2-oxazoline using modern electrochemical techniques was carried out. These compounds were obtained through non conventional chemical synthesis using microwaves. The compounds studied were 2-bencyl-4,4dihydroximethyl-2-oxazoline; 2-heptadecenyl-4,4-bis(estearoiloximethyl)2-oxazoli...

The Twin Wire Arc Spray (TWAS) is one of the most widely used types thermal spray coating because its low cost, high efficiency and can also be for mass production. However, heat treatment after Fe-based amorphous process uses TWAS method on pump impellers made 304 stainless steel are not well documented. purpose this study to determine effect post FeCrBMnSi with increase wear resistance impell...

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is being increasingly used to analyse gasoline direct injection (G-DI) combustion systems in the early stages of design and development. Consequently, it is important to ensure that the CFD codes are both fast and accurate. The objective of the work presented in this article was to validate the new, advanced boundary motion capability of VECTIS which is built ...

Background In most reported cases of lung trauma with water proofing products, volatile organic compounds (VOC) have a prominent role. Here we report on a case involving ten workers exposed to a sprayed product containing nanoparticles in a water solution with only a few percent VOC. Case presentation Ten workers suffered from respiratory symptoms following spray impregnation of hardwood furn...