It was found in our previous study that feeding silkworms with MoO2 nanoparticles (NPs) as a food additive enabled the incorporation of NPs into as-spun silk, which, turn, can be used to build electrodes for energy storage. However, aggregation observed at high fractional dosages. In order disperse fibrous silk and enhance specific capacitance carbonized more effectively, 0.5% (w/v) hydroxyprop...

Prolonged exposure of the peritoneal mesothelium to high dialysate glucose concentrations reduces anionic sites that are critical to its selective permeability, thereby impairing the peritoneal transport properties in patients on long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD). Perlecan, an anionic heparan sulfate proteoglycan, is pivotal to the selective permeability of basement membranes, and high glucose...

Opipramol 2-HCl (OP) is used for therapy of general somatoform and anxiety disorders. Conventional tablets in the market contain 50 mg OP to be used once or up to three times a day in effective treatment of depression in mild. In case of serious depressive disorders, OP may be administired up to 300 mg a day. Decrease in frequency of high dose administration via sustained drug release would red...

Initial characteristics of emulsions would lead to different structures during drying of emulsion-based films, which in turn will affect the behavior of the film. The objective of this work was to study the effect of oil concentration and the use of surfactant over bubble sizes, interfacial tension, rheological properties and stability of oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by hydroxypropyl methy...

PURPOSE Multipotent stromal cell (MSC)-based regenerative strategy has shown promise for the repair of cartilage, an avascular tissue in which cells experience hypoxia. Hypoxia is known to promote the early chondrogenic differentiation of MSC. The aim of our study was therefore to determine whether low oxygen tension could be used to enhance the regenerative potential of MSC for cartilage repai...

The shell dissolution properties of gelatine, gelatine/polyethylene glycol (PEG) and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) capsules were studied as a function of temperature, dissolution medium, and after different storage conditions. In any dissolution medium with a pH below or equal to 5.8, HPMC capsule shells dissolved rapidly, and there was no difference in the time in which dissolution occu...

Sinapic acid (SA) is a poorly water-soluble substance which could result in poor bioavailability. The aim of this study was to determine the “hydroxypropyl ?-cyclodextrin (HP?CD)” solubilization SA presence auxiliary hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and evaluate ternary inclusion complex prepared by microwave technology. Phase-solubility profiles showed that HP?CD exhibited greatest solubil...

Oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB) can be used as raw material for Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose (HPMC). HPMC a French fries coating to reduce oil uptake. This research aims study the utilization of OPEFB coating. consists two stages. The first stage is cellulose extraction and synthesis. synthesis through alkalization, methylation, propylation, neutralization. second use with different conce...