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Spring 2012
The present thesis describes preliminary studies required for evaluating silicon nanocrystals (Si-NCs) as photothermal (PT) therapy agents and drug delivery vehicles. Group 14 semiconductor NCs are of particular interest for these applications because of their tailorable optical response and...
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Poly n-butylcyanoacrylate (PNBCA) nanocapsules as a carrier for NSAIDs: in vitro release and in vivo skin penetration
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Kubo, W., Takahashi, A., Miyazaki, S., Löbenberg, R., Bachynsky, J.
Abstract: Purpose: The aim of this work was to prepare poly n-butylcyanoacrylate (PNBCA) nanocapsules loaded with indomethacin and to evaluate the ability of this carrier system to deliver the drug systemically after its topical application. Methods: Poly n-butylcyanoacrylate (PNBCA) nanocapsules...
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Retrieval of Solvent Injected During Heavy-Oil Recovery in Heterogeneous Porous Media: Pore Scale Analysis through Micro Model Experiments
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Solvent retrieval is essential for the economics of the solvent-related heavy-oil recovery technologies. In fractured and oil-wet reservoirs, water-flooding followed by solvent is not suitable to achieve this goal. Two methods can be proposed as solution to solvent retrieval in complex...
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Role of Sodium Hydroxide in Bitumen Extraction: Production of Natural Surfactants and Slime Coating
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Alkaline environment by addition of NaOH in bitumen extraction process often shows a positive effect on bitumen recovery from Athabasca oil sands by mining-extraction method. NaOH ionizes organic acids in the bitumen to produce surfactants. These species are essential for bitumen liberation....
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Fall 2017
Inflammation is generally considered to be a protective response, however the effects of inflammation can also be harmful and even fatal. The study of regulating the inflammatory response in damaged tissue by using engineered biomaterials is not only essential for enhancing the biocompatibility...
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Sustained Drug Release And Antibacterial Activity Of Ampicillin incorporated Poly (methyl methacrylate)-Nylon6 Core/Shell Nanofibers
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A drug delivery system was designed based on the encapsulation of Ampicillin sodium salt in Poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA)-Nylon6 core/shell nanofibers and the release characteristics and antibacterial activity of the system were investigated. It was revealed that the system is capable of...
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Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Studies of the Phospholipid Coated Gold Nanoparticles (GNPs)
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Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have been applied as diagnostic and therapeutic agents because they can be targeted, localized, and be heated to cause cell death. However, their use has been limited by their relatively low biocompatibility. In this work, we coated the GNPs surface by a biocompatible...
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Fall 2016
Arsenic trioxide (ATO), dissolved in water as arsenous acid or inorganic arsenite (AsIII), is an effective chemotherapeutic agent against acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). It has been investigated as a potential treatment for a variety of solid tumors although with much poorer efficacy than for...
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Spring 2023
As of 2016, the global annual production of plastic was 330 million metric tonnes (Plastics Europe, 2017). This staggering number is expected to double over the next 20 years as consumption increases (Plastics Europe, 2017; Lebreton et al., 2019). Less than half of the plastic produced reaches a...