An acidic polyelectrolyte, gum tragacanth (GT) , was found to stabilize polystyrene latex particles due to a steric stabilization mechanism. The stability depends significantly on the pH of the solution. To elucidate the stabilization mechanism, a number of parameters, such as the adsorption isotherm, the zeta potential, and the conformation were measured as a function of pH. The adsorption iso...

in this paper, grafting of acrylic acid monomer on gum tragacanth was performed. variable of experiment included concentration of initiators and monomer, time, and temperature. grafting efficiency was measured in the term of percentage of grafting (%g) and percentage of grafting efficiency (%e). effectiveness of grafted gum in ferrous ion removal at different condition was assessed. according t...

This research studied the viability of probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum (L. plantarum) encapsulated in internal aqueous phase (W1) a water-in-oil-in-water (W1/O/W2) emulsion system, with help gelation and different gelling agents. Additionally, physicochemical, rheological, microstructural properties fabricated systems were assessed over time under effect W1 gelation. The average dro...

Nanoparticles or microparticles created by physical complexation between two polyelectrolytes may have a prospective use as an excipient for oral insulin administration. Natural polymers such as tragacanth, alginate, dextran, pullulan, hyaluronic acid, gelatin and chitosan can be potential candidates for this purpose. In this research, insulin particles were prepared by the inclusion of insulin...

Article history: Received on: 23/05/2013 Revised on: 05/07/2013 Accepted on: 01/09/2013 Available online: 30/09/2013 The main objective of the present work was to develop sustained release matrix tablets of Atenolol. To reduce the frequency of administration and to improve the patient compliance, a once daily sustained release formulation of Atenolol is desirable. So sustained release Matrix Ta...