Recently, a new type of bioreactor for air pollution control referred to as the foamed emulsion bioreactor (FEBR) has been developed. The process relies on the emulsion of an organic phase with a suspension of an actively growing culture of pollutant-degrading microorganisms, made into a foam with the air undergoing treatment. In the current paper, a diffusion and reaction model of the FEBR is ...

Many insects cling to vertical and inverted surfaces with pads that adhere by nanometre-thin films of liquid secretion. This fluid is an emulsion, consisting of watery droplets in an oily continuous phase. The detailed function of its two-phasic nature has remained unclear. Here we show that the pad emulsion provides a mechanism that prevents insects from slipping on smooth substrates. We disco...

We have developed a novel method for efficient screening of affinity ligands (aptamers) from a complex single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) library by employing single molecule emulsion PCR based on agarose droplet microfluidic technology . Statistically diluted ssDNA of a pre-enriched library was encapsulated into individual uniform agarose droplets for highly efficient single molecule emulsion PCR to ...

In this contribution, the investigation conducted on alternative fuels includes methanol 20% blended with gasoline 80% and emulsion-based fuel composition of 80%, ethanol 15%, H2O 5% are compared 100% conventional fuel. These fueled single-cylinders spark ignition engine is studied for checking their performance emission characteristics as per future norms. This work performed One-dimensional A...

Single cell resolution technology enables the investigation of rare biological events masked by the ensemble average. We have developed a high-throughput microdroplet emulsion generator array (MEGA) as a core platform for massively parallel emulsion PCR-based detection of single cells with a frequency lower than 10 [1, 2]. We have recently used this platform to detect E. coli O157 in a backgrou...

The expression “chemigram” is attributed to Pierre Cordier (1958) [1]. The term generally refers to the use of black and white photochemistry to create abstract images on black and white photographic papers in subdued room light. Colours in the images are usually, though not exclusively, generated due to complex oxidation-reduction byproducts and local physical development effects. This paper d...

PURPOSE Sumatriptan succinate (Sum) is a Serotonin 5- HT1 receptor agonist, used in the treatment of migraine. It is absorbed rapidly but incompletely when taken orally and underwent first - pass metabolism, resulting in a low bioavailability of about 15%. The aim was to design mucoadhesive buccal discs and sublingual films of Sum and metoclopramide (Met) combined to improve their bioavailabili...

Emulsion polymerization is one of the most important and versatile polymerization processes. About 10 million tonnes of polymer latices are produced annually for a variety of applications, such as coatings and paints. A key step in most applications is film formation upon evaporation of the dispersing medium, rendering aqueous dispersions particularly environmentally benign. Polymer dispersions...