Gamma-oryzanol merupakan senyawa antioksidan alami yang diperoleh dari minyak dedak padi atau lebih dikenal dengan rice bran oil (RBO). diketahui dapat melindungi kulit radiasi ultraviolet dan meningkatkan kelembaban kulit, sehingga dimanfaatkan sebagai antikerut pelembab di bidang kosmetik. Terdapat dua komponen penting menentukan sifat fisik emulgel, yaitu emulgator gelling agent. Penelitian ...

In this study, the feasibility of Forward–Reverse osmosis processes was investigated for treating oily wastewater. The first stage applied forward process to recover pure water from Sodium chloride (NaCl) and magnesium (MgCl2) salts were used as draw solutions membrane that in (FO) cellulose triacetate (CTA) membrane. operating parameters studied were: solution concentrations (0.25 – 0.75 M), o...

In the present work, fast dissolving tablets of fexofenadine hydrochloride were designed with a view to enhance patient compliance by sublimation method. In this method, camphor was used as the subliming agent (upto 30% w/w), crospovidone and croscarmellose sodium (2-8% w/w) were used as superdisintegrants. Estimation of fexofenadine hydrochloride in the prepared tablet formulations was carried...

In order to avoid the potentially devastating consequences of global warming and climate change, the carbon dioxide “CO2” emissions caused due to anthropogenic activities must be reduced considerably. This paper presents the first study examining the feasibility of carbon sequestration in construction and demolition “C&D” waste. Experiments were carried out in a self fabricated Batch Reactor at...

The rate of oxygen evolution/consumption, in vivo electron transport activity, overall photosynthetic capacity and accumulation of the chloroplast 30 kDa heat shock proteins were studied after treatment of intact barley seedlings at 40oC for 3 hours either in presence of low white light (100 μmol m–2.s–1) or in the dark. High temperature impact in the dark resulted in lowering of water-splittin...

Polymeric microreactors have emerged as a new generation of carriers that hold tremendous promise in the areas of cancer therapy, controlled delivery of drugs, for removal of pollutants etc. Present work reports a simple and convenient methodology for synthesis of polystyrene and poly caprolactone microreactors. An aqueous suspension of carboxylated (1μm) polystyrene latex particles was mixed w...

Sperm retrieval techniques form an integral part of the assisted reproductive programme. The success of sperm separation is measured by the number of motile sperm retrieved from a given semen sample. The influence of various technical procedures and diluent media upon human spermatozoa has been tested in vitro (Jeulin et al., 1982). The percentage and velocity of motile spermatozoa are often me...

It is common knowledge that the ocular bioavailability and therapeutic response of drugs applied topically as eye drops is very poor, this is due to rapid precorneal drainage of the instilled dose, which could be overcome by the use of in-situ gelling systems that undergo a sol-gel transition in the cul-de-sac. This work describes the ophthalmic formulation of an antibacterial agent ofloxacin, ...

This paper describes the architecture and retino-topic unit of a bio-inspired vision chip intended for automotive applications. The chip contains an array of sensors which are able to capture high dynamic range (HDR) images, with a programmable compressive characteristic. The chip also incorporates a mechanism for adaptation of the global exposition time to the average illumination conditions. ...

Castor is an important oilseed crop with great utilitarian value in industrial, pharmaceutical and agricultural sectors, the major constituents of seeds are lipids, carbohydrates, proteins and, course, nucleic acids. Seed deterioration associated various cellular, metabolic chemical alterations to seed constituents. The objective this study was determine effects induced ageing on nutrient conte...