In this study, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) were used to prepare an oral push-pull osmotic pump. Fenofibrate, the selected model drug, was firstly loaded into the MSNs, followed by a suspending agent consisting of a drug layer of push-pull osmotic pump. Fenofibrate-loaded MSNs were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), nitrogen ad...

In this demonstration we show a prototype system that allows users to issue commands to simulated actors in real-time. The interactive, real-time control is a form of Adjustable Autonomy [1, 2]. The real time control prototype, nicknamed “The Boss” is a sub-system of a complete actor specification system called EASE (End-user Actor Specification Environment). The Boss allows tasks, at varying l...

Interest in airborne smallpox transmission has been renewed because of concerns regarding the potential use of smallpox virus as a biothreat agent. Air disinfection via upper-room 254-nm germicidal UV (UVC) light in public buildings may reduce the impact of primary agent releases, prevent secondary airborne transmission, and be effective prior to the time when public health authorities are awar...

This paper evaluates the suitability of some smectite-rich samples from northern Patagonia (Argentina) for pharmaceutical use. The clays must comply with some general features before considering their use in pharmacy, including high mineral and chemical purity and the absence of microbial pathogens. Specific characteristics such as sediment volume, swelling power and gel formation are also impo...

The suspending semantic model for the execution of the MONSTR generalised term graph rewriting language is defined. This is the canonical operational semantic model for the MONSTR language. Its correctness with respect to DACTL semantics is discussed, and a number of general theorems on the soundness of suspending executions with respect to DACTL semantics are proved. General theorems are prove...

The separation of two different types of multi-walled carbon nanotubes is studied in a dielectrophoresis-based microchannel system in seven different solvents as the suspending medium.  A simple model was developed to predict the behavior of the multi-walled carbon nanotubes in the above mentioned system. Then, the equations of motion for the multi-walled carbon nanotubes in that system were in...