The present work reports on the synthesis of cellulose acetate (CA) asymmetric membranes with the incorporation of inorganic fluorides, CaF2 particles. These fillers of polymeric composites can, according to the literature, promote the ordering of the polymer matrix, which can lead to interesting permeation properties. In order to achieve that, fluorite (CaF2 ) fine particles were prepared by a...

Etoricoxib, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, is used to Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis and Acute Gouty arthritis. Etoricoxib is practically insoluble in water; hence present study was carried out to enhance dissolution properties of Etoricoxib through the preparation of Solid Dispersions using PEG 6000 as carrier at various proportions by using different techniques like Physical mi...

Spontaneous ordering of nanoparticles (NPs) occurring as a consequence of solvent evaporation can yield highly ordered and extended NP superlattices bearing both fundamental scientific interest and potential for technological application. A versatile experimental chamber has been developed allowing (i) controlled in situ deposition of NP solutions on solid substrates, (ii) rate-controlled evapo...

A high molecular weight, lamellar block copolymer (BCP) can exhibit a photonic stop band in the visible range of wavelengths due to the one-dimensional periodic dielectric layer structure. After dissolving a high molecular weight BCP in a neutral solvent, solvent evaporation causes microphase separation, forming a so-called “photonic gel” at a quite low polymer concentration (∼10 wt %). Moreove...

A simple and generic method is developed to form organic nanoparticles in porous materials by solvent evaporation. The composites can be readily dissolved in water to produce aqueous organic nanoparticle dispersions.

In this work, we are motivated by the need to produce particles of well-controlled size, shape and morphology for general application in catalysis, environmental remediation, nanomedicine, pharmaceuticals, the development of new materials, and other fields. Moreover, our approaches are guided by the desire for continuous and scalable production, in contrast to the batch-wise processes typically...

Previously microspheres containing metformin hydrochloride were prepared by using two different methods viz. ionotropic gelation and solvent evaporation method. In this study, acute toxicity studies were investigated in male albino rats following oral administration of the microspheres. The rats were carefully observed for any clinical signs for seven days, and gross observations of the organs ...

In this contribution, mathematical model for the description of solvent evaporation and noble metal crystallization in a porous medium is presented. The methodology is based on the volume-of-fluid method and the aim is validation of the model by comparing the numerical simulation results with analytical solutions for evaporation from a single pore and for particle growth and Ostwald ripening of...