The generation of affinity reagents, usually monoclonal antibodies, remains a critical bottleneck in biomedical research and diagnostic test development. Recombinant antibody-like proteins such as scFv have yet to replace traditional monoclonal antibodies in antigen detection applications, in large part because of poor performance of scFv in solution. To address this limitation, we have develop...

Most red lentil produced worldwide is consumed in dehulled form, and post-harvest milling and splitting qualities are major concerns in the secondary processing industry. Lentil producers in northern temperate regions usually apply pre-harvest desiccants as harvest aids to accelerate the lentil crop drying process and facilitate harvesting operations. This paper reports on field studies conduct...

Aluminum hydroxide is an essential material for the industrial production of ceramics (especially insulators and refractories), desiccants, absorbents, flame retardants, filers plastics rubbers, catalysts, various construction materials. The calcination process Al(OH)3 first induces dehydration and, finally, results in α-Al2O3 formation. Nevertheless, this contains intermediary steps has been p...

Pesticides are substances or mixtures thereof, natural or synthetic, formulated to prevent or control any species of plants or pests. The term pesticide includes substances intended for use as plant -growth regulators, defoliants or desiccants. Once a pesticide is introduced into the environment, either through an application, removal or a spill, it is influenced by processes, such as adsorptio...

Cuphea (Cuphea viscosissima Jacq.3 C. lanceolataW.T. Aiton) is a potential new oilseed crop for temperate regions. Harvesting problems occur because current varieties are nondeterminate and shatter seeds. Because swathing may help overcome some of these problems, cuphea was swathed and allowed to dry in windrows for 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 wk before combining. Measured variables at the time of combin...

Toxicological summary for sodium metasilicate [6834-92-0] and its 01/2002 pentahydrate [10213-79-3] and nonahydrate [13517-24-3] i Executive Summary Basis for Nomination Sodium metasilicate was nominated for subchronic inhalation toxicity testing based on the large number of individuals occupationally exposed to the compound, evidence for biological activity, and the gaps in available toxicity ...

In 1890 Alt man dried pieces of frozen tissue by placing ¡hem in a vacuum desiccator at —20 °C. Since then the freeze drying technique has been constantly improved. In ¡939 the freeze drying process was placed for the first time on an engineering basis, and 1940 saw the large-scale production of dried plasma for wartime use. The first book unfreeze drying by Flosdorfin 1949 was followed by the ...

To the Editor: Fujimoto et al. (1 ) reported that the stability of galactose 1-phosphate in dried blood spots for neonatal screening was adversely affected by humidity and temperature, especially when low-value samples are evaluated. We extend these findings to glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD; EC 1.1.1.49) activity, deficiency of which is by far the most common genetic disease worldwi...

An extensive literature search and a confidential survey were critically analyzed to determine the effects of water on the stability of hydrofluorocarbon/synthetic lubricant systems and to identify key areas requiring further investigation. Following are highlights from the analysis: • Clathrate hydrates are solid solutions formed when water molecules are linked through hydrogen bonding creatin...