Objective(s): In the current study, sunscreen and moisturizing properties of solid lipid nanoparticle (SLN)-safranal formulations were evaluated. Materials and Methods:Series of SLN were prepared using glyceryl monostearate, Tween 80 and different amounts of safranal by high shear homogenization, and ultrasound and high-pressure homogenization (HPH) methods. SLN formulations were characterized ...

Sonication improved the diagnosis of orthopedic implant-associated infections (OIAI). We investigated the diagnostic performance of sonication fluid inoculated into blood culture bottles in comparison with that of intraoperative tissue and sonication fluid cultures. Consecutive patients with removed orthopedic hardware were prospectively included and classified as having OIAI or aseptic failure...

Sonication process is regularly adopted for dispersing single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in an aqueous medium. This can be achieved by either covalent functionalization of SWCNTs with strong acid or by noncovalent functionalization using dispersants that adsorb onto the surface of SWCNTs during dispersion. Because the dispersion process is usually performed using sonication, unintentional...

Layered materials must be exfoliated and dispersed in solvents for diverse applications. Usually, highly energetic probe sonication may be considered to be an unfavourable method for the less defective exfoliation and dispersion of layered materials. Here we show that judicious use of ultrasonic cavitation can produce exfoliated transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets extraordinarily dispers...

Abstract: Background: The aim of present study was to carry out the formulation design and evaluation Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (SLNs) loaded topical gel Flurbiprofen. Materials Methods: Flurbiprofen solid lipid nanoparticles were formulated using Glyceryl monostearate (GMS) as matrix by solvent evaporation method followed probe sonication. A 32 full factorial utilized optimize SLNs. Drug: rati...

Sonication has been used in many studies that require observation of the cells of Microcystis aeruginosa. This study investigates the extent to which sonication (42 kHz, 150 W) destroys live and Lugol-fixed cells of M. aeruginosa, using two strains (NIES-1090 and NIES-1157). Live cells were easily destroyed by sonication regardless of growth stage. Sonication for 50 s caused up to 32.8% (NIES-1...

This study presents an examination on the correlation of sonication operating condition, sludge property, formation and behaviour of cavitation bubbles in sludge disruption under low-frequency ultrasound sonication. The influence of sonication time, sonication density, type of sludge and solids content on the disruption was evaluated. The most vigorous particle disruption was achieved in the in...