We describe the inspiration, development, and deployment of a novel cocktail device modeled after a class of water-walking insects. Semi-aquatic insects like Microvelia and Velia evade predators by releasing a surfactant that quickly propels them across the water. We exploit an analogous propulsion mechanism in the design of an edible cocktail boat. We discuss how gradients in surface tension l...

Essential oils (EOs) or EOs encapsulated in alginate and alginate-cellulose nanocrystal combined with 1.5 kGy X-ray (0.76 kGy/h) γ-ray (6.37 irradiation were applied on dry fermented sausages (DFS). Microbiological quality was tested terms of the reduction Escherichia coli O157:H7 cocktail, Listeria monocytogenes, molds yeasts, lactic acid bacteria (LAB), total mesophilic (TMF) during storage a...

Given that an effective combined foliar application of iodine (I), selenium (Se), and zinc (Zn) would be farmer friendly, compared to a separate spray each micronutrient, for the simultaneous biofortification grain crops, we effectiveness foliar-applied potassium iodate (KIO3, 0.05%), sodium selenate (Na2SeO4, 0.0024%), sulfate (ZnSO4∙7H2O, 0.5%), separately in their combination (as cocktail) m...

introduction: 99mtc-trodat-1 is a promising new radiopharmaceutical with the potential for routine use as the radiopharmaceutical for dopamine transporters scintigraphy as far as its image quality and daily availability are concerned. here we describe the development of a freeze-dried kit formulation based on the tricine exchange labeling approach for the preparation of this radiopharmaceutical...

Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) exert immune-modulatory effects and support tissue regeneration in various local trauma models. In case of a polytrauma, high amounts of danger-associated molecular patterns are released, leading to a systemic increase of inflammatory mediators. The influence of such a complex inflammatory microenvironment on human MSC is mainly unknown so far. Theref...