A capsule pipeline transports material or cargo in capsules propelled by fluid flowing through a pipeline. The cargo may either be contained in capsules (such as wheat enclosed inside sealed cylindrical containers), or may itself be the capsules (such as coal compressed into the shape of a cylinder or sphere). As the concept of capsule transportation is relatively new, the capsule pipelines nee...

Osmotic drug delivery mechanism is well known in the field of oral controlled release systems. The release of drug from the osmotic drug delivery devices is based on the phenomenon of osmosis. An useful technology developed for osmotic delivery of drug is asymmetric membrane capsule (AMC), which is an economic and effective drug delivery device as compared to other existing technique of osmotic...

Efficacy of a poly-gamma-D-glutamic acid anthrax capsule vaccine was assessed in a mouse model of infection. Capsule by itself was protective against lethal challenge with a toxin(-), capsule(+) Bacillus anthracis strain. Conjugation of capsule to bovine serum albumin resulted in enhanced IgG anti-capsule antibodies measured by ELISA, but completely abrogated the protection. The protective unco...

The evolution of endoscopic capsules, from passive tools to robotic devices, increasingly attracts the interest of the research community. In the past few years, significant progress has been achieved in the miniaturization of electronics and electromechanical systems. However, their use in commercial endoscopic capsules is limited by their power demands, which, to present, cannot be adequately...

We developed a tangible entertainment system that enables to play video game with physical collectibles as game components. It consists of a capsule toy vending machine with LCD panel, capsule toys with embedded RFID tags, an RFID sensor board and a computer. Nowadays a huge amount of collectibles is sold: baseball cards, dollhouse miniatures, character figures, candy tins, and so on. Usually, ...

PURPOSE To develop and validate a digital imaging and analysis technique for assessing the extent of posterior capsular opacification after cataract surgery. METHODS Retroillumination images of the posterior capsule were obtained by using a digital camera mounted on a slit lamp. The images were analyzed using an available image analysis software program. The image acquisition and analysis tec...

Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder affecting any part of the gastrointestinal tract, but frequently involves the small and large bowel. Typical presenting symptoms include abdominal pain and diarrhea. Patients with this disorder may also have extraintestinal manifestations, including arthritis, uveitis, and skin lesions. The PillCam™SB capsule is an ingestible disposable video c...

abstract in order to study the effect of density and time of nitrogen application on morphological, phenological characteristics, yield and yield components of black cumin (nigella sativa l) a field experiment was conducted at chenaran in khorasan razavi province in 2005 growing season. three nitrogen fertilizer (urea) application times (1- control 2- at 4-6 leaves stage 3-preblooming 4-complet...

The trend of the up-to-date wireless technologies and embedded systems give the impression ordained to construct an outsized with enduring brunt and changes in our lives. It above all has been far and wide brought into play in the past and up to date expansions and growth in such technology endow with a new-fangled strait for realization of these systems with a great remote access. Currently, w...

Although magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has potential in assessments of formulations, few studies have been conducted because of the size and expense of the instrument. In the present study, the processes of in vitro and in vivo release in a gelatin capsule formulation model were visualized using a compact MRI system with 1.5 T permanent magnets, which is more convenient than the superconduct...