Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in sepsis. This study compared the effects of a fish oil-based with a mixed oil fat emulsion on remote renal injury in an antibiotic-treated septic murine model. Mice were randomly assigned to a normal control (NC) group and three septic groups. Sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). The antibiotic was injected intraperitoneal...

A detailed model was developed for the emulsion copolymerization of styrene and MMA to predict the evolution of the particle size distribution (PSD) and molecular weight distribution (MWD) over the entire range of monomer conversion. A system exhibiting zero-one kinetics was employed. The model was used to optimise the emulsion copolymerization process in order to maximize particle size polydis...

The release into the deep ocean of an emulsion of liquid carbon dioxide-in-seawater stabilized by fine particles of pulverized limestone (CaCO3) is modeled. The emulsion is denser than seawater, hence, it will sink deeper from the injection point, increasing the sequestration period. Also, the presence of CaCO3 will partially buffer the carbonic acid that results when the emulsion eventually di...

The aim of this study was to design a simple and reliable method for obtaining the detailed information about the average size, size distribution, and the surface morphology of particles with variation of the sample preparation of a polymer emulsion. In this work, the characteristic features of the particles of rosin size with high viscosity were first described by scanning electron microscopy ...

Continuous microfluidic liquid-liquid extraction is realized in a microfluidic device by generating emulsions with large interfacial areas for mass transfer, and subsequently breaking these emulsions using electric fields into easily separated segments of immiscible liquids (plugs). The microfluidic device employs insulated electrodes in a potassium hydroxide-etched channel to create large elec...

introduction : flavors play an important role in consumer satisfaction and influence further consumption of foods. most available aroma compounds are produced via chemical synthesis or extraction. foodstuffs containing synthetic flavor in many cases are avoided, because the consumers suspect that these compounds are toxic or harmful to their health. recently, the market of flavors is focused in...

To evaluate the residence of chitosan-coated emulsion (CE) containing indomethacin in tears, the drug retention of CE in tear fluid was compared with non-coated emulsion (NE) after instillation in rabbit eyes. CE had mean concentrations 3.6-fold and 3.8-fold higher than NE at 0.5 h and 0.75 h after instillation, respectively. Mean residence time and half-life of CE were lengthened to 1.5-fold a...

In vitro gastro-duodenal digestion model was used to investigate the changes of emulsions under digestion conditions. Oil in water emulsions stabilized by whey proteins (2%) and stabilized by whey proteins (2%) with addition of carboxymethyl cellulose (0.75%) as gelling agent of continuous phase were prepared at pH7. Both emulsions were destabilized under gastric conditions; however the protect...

From the pavement construction emission perspective, bitumen emulsion is considered more environment-friendly than conventional because of its much lower temperature. However, faces major concern low mechanical strength especially at high service temperatures. To improve performance emulsion, waterborne epoxy resin can be used as a modifier. Nevertheless, there still lacks fundamental understan...

A simple and low-cost apparatus for continuous and efficient liquid-liquid extraction, which does not need continual mechanical forces (stirring, shaking, etc.) other than solution sending, has newly been developed. This apparatus, named "emulsion flow" extractor, is composed of a column part where an emulsified state fluid flow (emulsion flow) is generated by spraying micrometer-sized droplets...