The interaction between a medical device and a pharmaceutical solution it contacts may dictate solution safety and/or efficacy. Of specific concern is the ability of device components to leach into the contacting solution. As pharmaceutical solutions containing surfactants, co-solvents and solubilizing agents become more common, method's for assessing the extent of leaching are needed. In this ...

Soil with heavy metals’ contamination has caused worldwide concern, and there is an increasing interest in the application of washing agents for remediation soils contamination. The review summarizes recent findings about soil different agents. For technologies, solubilizing capability, toxicity, biocompatibility are essential concerns. Washing can enhance desorption removal from soil. Inorgani...

Two n-octenylsuccinate starch (AS) types of unknown molecular weights were assessed for ocular tolerance. Irritation potential of different solutions (containing 2 and 15% (w/w) AS) and AS stabilized emulsions (containing 15% (w/w) AS) was evaluated in vivo in rabbit eyes, using a confocal laser scanning microscope, and in vitro on treated excised pig corneas by light microscopy of histological...

Cyclodextrins (CDs) are cyclic oligosaccharides of natural origin that were discovered more than 100 years ago. The peculiar cone-like conformation of the sugar ring, expressing a lipophilic cavity and a hydrophilic external surface, allows these substances to spontaneously complex poorly soluble compounds in an aqueous environment. For more than 50 years, these substances have found applicabil...

Phosphorus (P) inactivation agents have been widely used to control sediment P release for combating lake eutrophication. The settlement and decomposition of algal biomass from the overlying water can alter microenvironment capping layer potentially affect performance agents. In this study, we explored impacts on lanthanum/aluminum comodified attapulgite (LAA), a commonly agent, underlying mech...

Decellularization techniques have been developed in an attempt to reduce the antigenicity of xenogeneic biomaterials, a critical barrier in their use as tissue engineering scaffolds. However, numerous studies have demonstrated inadequate removal and subsequent persistence of antigens in the biomaterial following decellularization, resulting in an immune response upon implantation. Thus, methods...

In order to prepare the multi-functional biofertilizer, thermo-tolerant phosphate-solubilizing microbes including bacteria, actinomycetes, and fungi were isolated from different compost plants and biofertilizers. Except Streptomycesthermophilus J57 which lacked pectinase, all isolates possessed amylase, CMCase, chitinase, pectinase, protease, lipase, and nitrogenase activities. All isolates cou...

Background: Symbiotic association with different microbes is an integral and ecologically vital component of legumes. Most previous studies focused on sole application microbial agents, limited investigating the effects co-inoculation agents under tillage practices soil properties. The current study aimed to assess effect practice seed treatment biofertilizers inoculations chemical properties n...