Unnecessary food waste
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:03:51 -0800

Again, their proteinaceous material content was very high (>90%), but they were totally devoid of free amino acids and soluble peptides. In order to improve their solubility , an enzymatic treatment was inserted after the hydrothermal hydrolysis, ...

Cleaning up Oil Spills is Going to be Easy with New Magnetic Soap
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:08:26 -0800

According to Gizmag,Not only could the soap conceivably be easily removed from post oil-spill environments, but its properties such as electrical conductivity, melting point, and water solubility could be altered back and forth simply by applying ...

Large vertices dramatically increase pore volume of metal-organic frameworks
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:09:22 -0800

But increasing the linker molecule length requires skillful, time-consuming chemical synthesis, and the resulting long molecules are often less soluble than shorter ones, requiring further fine tuning to add functional groups to restore solubility .

What's the origin of gold?
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:08:59 -0800

Sulfur plays very important role in the creation of gold deposits because it enhances gold solubility . Gold is formed together with dozens of other elements such as iron, manganese, silicon, lithium, in massive stars that become supernova.

Uranium SA Ltd : Quarterly Activities Report
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:28:08 -0800

No evidence of reduced permeability at ~1.0 gpl calcium in circulating leach liquor, indicating increased calcium solubility in sea water chloride environment. Tenure. All public comment on the Samphire Uranium Pty Ltd Retention Lease application has ...

Soaking up the oil spill
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:38:45 -0800

Although experts have discounted the risk of this potential contaminant given its low solubility in water, it is indicative of other potential toxic cargo aboard the disintegrating ship. Certainly, the continued break-up is likely to spill more oil on ...

Update on polyolefins
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:32:42 -0800

Stabilisers and modifiers need to be compatible with the polymer, have high solubility and low migration rate and meet all safety standards. The range used in polyolefins includes antioxidants for processing and long-term stabilisation, UV stabilisers, ...

Polytherics buys Warwick Effect Polymers for biodrug modification tech
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:43:38 -0800

Similarly, WEP claims its Glycopol molecules polymer chains with monosaccharides side chains - improve targeting and uptake by altering drug pharmacokinetics, pharmacodistribution, solubility , stability and receptor binding are all influenced by ...

Ligand to Present at the Biotech Showcase Conference on January 10th
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:31:11 -0800

Ligand's Captisol platform technology is a patent protected, chemically modified cyclodextrin with a structure designed to optimize the solubility and stability of drugs. Ligand has established multiple alliances with the world's leading pharmaceutical ...

New Possibilities in Protein Therapeutics
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:33:12 -0800

Nn AAs are increasingly used for the development of protein drugs; their incorporation can change the binding affinity, improve the catalytic property, and change the solubility of proteins. Importantly, nn AAs are also a way to incorporate a site for a ...

Acidification provides the thrust
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:22:06 -0800

As more silicates are incorporated, the saturation level of carbon dioxide dissolved in the melt progressively increases as carbon dioxide solubility decreases. When the melt becomes saturated, the excess carbon dioxide forms bubbles.

Bio Exx completes GRAS notification process for canola proteins
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:46:51 -0800

Bio Exx, which has developed a proprietary low-temperature extraction process claimed to improve the solubility , functionality, flavor and odor of canola proteins, operates a commercial scale facility in Saskatoon and had planned to build a second plant ...

FALANA v. kent state university
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:44:15 -0800

These compounds were then tested by Dr. Asad Khan ("Khan") at KDI to determine their helical twisting power, solubility in a commercial liquid host material, and performance over a range of temperatures. In due course, Khan reported the outcomes of ...

Patheon Adds Soft Gel Capsule Capabilities Through New Partnership with ...
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:06:47 -0800

In many cases, soft gels can be used to improve the solubility of drugs that pose bioavailability challenges. Consumer advantages include reliable delivery, taste masking, ease of swallowing, and rapid onset. Patient feedback surveys consistently rate ...

Increased affinity and solubility of peptides used for direct peptide ELISA on ...
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:06:46 -0800

In this report, we show that fusing a peptide with a previously characterized 12-amino acid polystyrene binding sequence (PS-tag) improves overall peptide solubility and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) results using the peptide as a capture ...

Formulating dual-function nanoparticles for photodynamic and photothermal ...
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:26:55 -0800

As a result, PC could be an attractive candidate for PDT due to its solubility , non-carcinogenicity and non-toxicity. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been considered potential biomedical materials because of their interesting physicochemical properties, ...

Solvent-free Canola Protein Production from Bio Exx
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:06:48 -0800

... is now able to process Canola seed into food-grade oil and proteins. The patent pending and proprietary technology uses cold pressing and an enzyme-assisted aqueous process, thus retaining the full functionality and solubility of the native protein.

Vegetable-Based Colors
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:34:31 -0800

Approved emulsifiers are used to make water- soluble products. The product may not fall under the definition of vegetable juice color but can be classified as 'natural flavor,' according to 21 CFR 101.22." Nature is not quite as precise as FDA, ...

Cadmium-laced jewelry removed from stores
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:41:45 -0800

But jewelry that fails that test could still make its way onto store shelves if it passes a separate solubility test. This far more expensive test aims to determine if cadmium would leach into the body when swallowed. For a small metal part, ...

Lithography: Lithography beyond the diffraction limit exploits Rabi oscillations
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:51:12 -0800

The effect on the dissociated molecules is a change in their chemical properties, especially their solubility . The resulting photoresist patterns are then dependent on the spatial distribution of the excited state induced by the first laser pulse.