Stimuli-responsive colloidal microcapsules have been fabricated at the oil-water interface using molecular recognition between functionalized gold nanoparticles. Water-soluble beta-cyclodextrin-capped gold nanoparticles and organo-soluble adamantyl-functionalized gold nanoparticles are self-assembled at the water-toluene interface via specific host-guest molecular interactions to provide robust...

The purpose of preparing Self microemulsifying drug delivery system in this work is to enhance the solubility and oral bioavailability of poorly water soluble drug, Glimepiride. SMEDDS are the isotropic mixture of surfactant, co-surfactant and oil incorporated with drug. In the aqueous media, gastro intestinal motility emulsification takes place. Glimepiride was undergone solubility studies in ...

Fast pyrolysis oils are one source of renewable liquid fuels, which could be used as green fuels in a sustainable manner. The ASTM D664 method used to determine the acidic constituents in petroleum products, lubricants, and biodiesel requires mixtures of isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and toluene as solvent. The ASTM method also uses large quantities of solvents for the total acid number (TAN) determi...

The release of omega-3 fatty acids by the mild enzymatic hydrolysis of sardine oil was studied. The derivatives of different lipases physically adsorbed on hydrophobic porous supports Hydrophobic Lipase Derivatives (HLD) were tested. These immobilized lipases can only hydrolyze oil molecules partitioned into the aqueous phase of a biphasic reaction system. HLD biocatalysts were compared to othe...

The mating behavior and the mating success of copepods rely on chemoreception to locate and track a sexual partner. However, the potential impact of the water-soluble fraction of hydrocarbons on these aspects of copepod reproduction has never been tested despite the widely acknowledged acute chemosensory abilities of copepods. I examined whether three concentrations of the water-soluble fractio...

"777 oil" a coded drug of Siddha system of medicine was prepared and analyzed in the paper. The drug showed 3.62, 13.57 and 266.9 Iodine value, acid number and saponification number respectively. The bark which was one of the ingredients in the drug was possessing 0.63% nitrogen in the acid soluble portion. The bark also exhibited proeolytic activity and the optimum pH was 4.

Hydrophobins are a class of small proteins that fulfill a wide spectrum of functions in fungal growth and development. They do so by self-assembling into an amphipathic membrane at hydrophilic-hydrophobic interfaces. The SC3 hydrophobin of Schizophyllum commune is the best-studied hydrophobin. It assembles at the air-water interface into a membrane consisting of functional amyloid fibrils that ...