We report an in situ encapsulation method demonstrating over an order of magnitude size reduction for the preparation of urea–formaldehyde (UF) capsules filled with a healing agent, dicyclopentadiene (DCPD). Capsules with diameters as small as 220 nm are achieved using sonication techniques and an ultrahydrophobe to stabilize the DCPD droplets. The capsules possess a uniform UF shell wall (77 n...

Haemocytes of Ephestia kuehmella adhere to foreign objects introduced into the haemocoel and form capsules around them. The fine structure of these capsules, and the blood cells which form them, has been studied by electron microscopy. By 72 h the capsule is a compact tissue, about 50-60 cells thick. The cells retain their integrity and do not form a syncytium. Cells nearest the implant develop...

Nowadays the quality inspect of soft capsules is mainly by manual. Despite the intensive of this work, the accuracy of inspection by manual is very low. This paper proposed soft capsules online sorting system based on machine vision. The inspection process are following: (1) soft capsules were placed on rollers are rotating while moving. The image of each soft capsule was grabbed. (2) automatic...

The passage and specific gravity of nylon capsules were evaluated in five trials. In individual trials, different lactating cows were fed the same diet consisting of maize silage, alfalfa hay and concentrate. In each trial the different feeds (or no feed) were used to fill the capsules. The capsules were made of nylon cloth (42 microm pore size, 10 mm external diameter). The different weights o...

In this paper, the problem of print quality inspection on pharmaceutical capsules is addressed. Good print quality, a property that makes the print legible, is of utmost importance for identification and preventing mix-ups among various types of capsules. Spatial distortion obtained at image formation process, where a 3-D surface gets projected onto a 2-D image plane, causes print appearance va...

K(+)-recognition capsules are developed to translate K(+)-recognition into a squirting release function. Upon recognition of K(+), the capsules shrink rapidly and squirt out encapsulated oil cores due to the cooperative interaction of host-guest complexation and phase transition in capsule membranes. The capsules provide a promising model for K(+)-recognition smart functional systems.

M(2)L(4) molecular capsules self-assembled from M(II) ions (where M = Zn, Ni, and Pd) and bent bidentate ligands constructed from anthracene fluorophores. The Ni(II) and Zn(II) capsules exhibited weak to strong blue emission unlike traditional Pd(II) cages and capsules.

Transplantation of encapsulated living cells is a promising approach for the treatment of a wide variety of diseases. Large-scale application of the technique, however, is hampered by inflammatory responses against the capsules. In the present study, we investigate whether tissue responses against alginate-PLL-alginate capsules can be modulated by co-encapsulation and temporary release of immun...

Three classes of hydrogen-bonded capsules with imperfect walls have been prepared and characterized. The defects reduce the symmetry of the capsules, leading to rich isomerism. The missing hydrogen bonds provide additional flexibility to the capsules and exert an influence on their guest binding properties in different assemblies.

Self-assembled capsules are nanoscale structures made up of multiple synthetic subunits held together by weak intermolecular forces. They act as host structures that can completely surround small molecule guests of the appropriate size, shape and chemical surface. Like their biological counterparts, multimeric enzymes and receptors, the subunits of the capsules are generally identical, and lead...