BACKGROUND To investigate the effectiveness of melatonin in preventing post-operative adhesion formation and to compare it with the efficacy of hyaluronate/carboxymethylcellulose membrane in a rat model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Following pilot studies, 35 rats were operated on in the full study. In 15 animals (group one), 10 standard lesions were inflicted in each uterine horn (total 30 horns) ...

Different hydrogels were prepared starting from natural or semi-synthetic polysaccharides (carboxymethylcellulose, hyaluronic acid and chitosan) which were cross-linked by the addition of a cross-linking agent chosen according to the chemical groups present along the polymer chains. The cross-linking reaction allows for the formation of a three-dimensional network made of covalent bonds between...

background nicotinamide (na), the active form of vitamin-b3, is hypothesized to have positive effects on the process of wound healing; it has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and immunomodulatory properties, as well as an epithelization inducing action. objectives in the present study, we aimed to determine the effects of topical administration of na on skin wounds, based on histomorphometrical ...

The guts of Tenebrio Molitor Linnaeus (yellow mealworm) were used as inocula to isolate reducing sugar-producing bacteria during bioconversion of lignocellulose to reducing sugars in this study. Three carbon sources, i.e., carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), filter paper (FP), and lignocellulosic waste (LIG), were specifically selected; and two types of culturing media (M1 and M2) were used. After 6...

Cellulase was immobilized onto silica gel surfaces pretreated with (3-aminopropyl) triethoxy-silane (3-APTES), and glutaraldehyde (GA) was used as a cross-linker. A carboxymethyl cellulose sodium salt (CMC) solution was used for activity experiments. Protein assay was performed to determine the mass immobilized and compare with free enzyme. Cellulase was successfully demonstrated to be immobili...

PURPOSE From a quantitative point of view, to determine if the viscous friction forces could act as possible promoters of ocular stabilization keeping the rotational movements, which would provide the necessary values to be used in the ocular system. METHODS A mechanical model was created to measure the necessary forces to overcome the friction of an aluminum sphere partially kept in a viscou...

BACKGROUND To assess the anti-adhesive effect of treatment with hyaluronic acid-carboxymethylcellulose following laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. METHODS This was a randomized, controlled, single-blind, parallel-group study using hyaluronic acid-carboxymethylcellulose in patients who underwent laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. Sixty patients were enrolled in the study. All patients were ...

Herein, the impact of chemical stability RedOx mediator ferricyanide, K3[Fe(CN)6] (FC), a type buffer solution used for bioreceptor preparation, gel composition (carboxymethylcellulose, CMC, Aerosile, AS, and alginate, ALG) on long term glucose test-strips their analytical performance was examined. By simple addition ALG to functional aiming improve its viscosity, we managed enhance sensitivity...

Many carbohydrates pose advantages for tissue engineering applications due to their hydrophilicity, degradability, and availability of chemical groups for modification. For example, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) is a water-soluble cellulose derivative that is degradable by cellulase. Though this enzyme is not synthesized by mammalian cells, cellulase and the fragments derived from CMC degradatio...

Two different extracellular proteases, protease I (P-I), an alkaline protease, and protease II (P-II) a neutral protease, from Aspergillus flavus var. columnaris were partially purified by using (NH(4))(2)SO(4) precipitation, diethylaminoethyl-Sephadex A-50 chromatography, carboxymethylcellulose CM-52 chromatography, and Sephadex G-100 gel filtration. The degree of purity was followed using pol...