Objective(s): Biodegradable film is widely used because it is free from synthetic substances and does not lead to environment pollution. This study aimed to prepare and characterize biodegradable sago starch films loaded with Carboxymethyl Cellulose nanoparticles. Methods: Sago starch films were prepared and plasticized with sorbitol/ glycerol by t...

The aim of this study was to develop and characterize an intranasal delivery system for amantadine hydrochloride (AMT). Optimal formulations consisted of a thermosensitive polymer Pluronic® 127 and either carboxymethyl cellulose or chitosan which demonstrated gel transition at nasal cavity temperatures (34 ± 1°C). Rheologically, the loss tangent (Tan δ) confirmed a 3-stage gelation phenomena at...

Abstract Carboxymethyl cellulose(CMC) was extracted from cultivated banana peel (BP) agricultural waste. Cellulose first BP through delignification, bleaching and hydrolysis processes. Then, CMC prepared by the carboxymethylation reaction using monochloroacetic acid as a modifying agent. A mixture of 30% sodium hydroxide solution isopropanol used solvent medium for etherification with time 1-5 ...

Honey-based wound dressings have attracted a lot of attention from modern scientists owing to their anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects without antibiotic resistance. Such dressings also promote moist wound healing, and have been considered natural, abundant, and cheap materials for folk marketing. This study investigated the various behaviors and characteristics of chestnut honey-impre...

Cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) were produced by high-pressure homogenization from kraft pulp in the presence of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) varying molecular weights. CNF pretreated with 250 kD CMC exhibited maximum specific surface area (SSA) 641 m2/g, which is comparable to that 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidinyl-1-oxyl (TEMPO)-meditated oxidation a high degree fibrillation. Rheological and micro...

Collagen produced by chick neural retina tissue in vitro has the properties of type II collagen. Isolated neural retina tissue from stage 29-32 chick embryos incorporated [14C]glycine and [3H]proline into collagen consisting of alpha1 chains and a higher molecular weight species. The peptides produced by cyanogen bromide digestion of the collagen are identical to those from authentic type II co...

Two endoxylanases produced by C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 were purified to homogeneity by column chromatography. Xylanase A, which has a molecular weight of 65,000, hydrolyzed larchwood xylan randomly, yielding xylohexaose, xylopentaose, xylotetraose, xylotriose, and xylobiose as end products. Xylanase B, which has a molecular weight of 29,000, also hydrolyzed xylan randomly, giving xylotriose a...

To find a precise, efficient, and safe method to control rice sheath blight disease (caused by Rhizoctonia solani ), this study used the natural product magnolol as fungicide. Based on characteristics of cell wall-degrading enzymes (CWDEs) released R. during early stages infection, Mag@CMCS@CPSG (magnolol@carboxymethyl chitosan@carboxymethyl cellulose, pectin, sodium alginate, glycerol) film wa...