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Bioaerosols: Methods for reducing health risks and impact on the environment
(Air Pollution: Management Strategies, Environmental Impact and Health Risks, 2016)
Bioaerosols (biological particles derived from viruses, bacteria, fungi, plants and animals) are ubiquitous in the air. This organic dust is considered to be hazardous to human health. Acute and chronic diseases are health ...
Micro and nanoscale morphology characterization of compatibilized polymer blends by microscopy
(Compatibilization of Polymer Blends: Micro and Nano Scale Phase Morphologies, Interphase Characteriz, 2019)
Polymer blends are mostly immiscible at a molecular level due to their large molecular mass. Therefore, the study of the way how two polymers are mixed together is of great interest. The properties of the polymer blend are ...
High pressure modified cotton in wound dressing applications
(Cotton Fibres: Characteristics, Uses and Performance, 2017)
The use of cotton in wound dressing applications is discussed in this chapter. Cotton gauze provides flexibility, controlled adherence to the surrounding tissue, gas permeability, durability and absorbance of fluids exuded ...
Potential of encapsulated phytochemicals in hydrogel particles
(Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery and Therapy, 2019)
In the recent past, bioactive compounds, especially naturally antioxidants, have occupied the main research focus, due to their high biological activity. Plant polyphenols are one of the most potent antioxidants. Encapsulation ...
Biodiesel Fuel Production by Enzymatic Transesterification of Oils: Recent Trends, Challenges and Future Perspectives
(IntechOpen, 2011)
Liquid fuels have been used for many years as the most dominant and basic fuel for motor
engines. However, declining fossil fuel resources as well as the tendency for developing
new renewable biofuels have shifted the ...
Erythrocyte membranes: Unique constituent of biological/hybri drug delivery systems
(Erythrocytes: Structure, Functions and Clinical Aspects, 2019)
For many decades, the red blood cell membranes were in focus of research interest solely as a model system for investigation into the various membrane-related phenomena, composition/organization or membrane transport ...
Bioprocess intensification of beer fermentation using immobilised cells
(Encapsulation Technologies for Active Food Ingredients and Food Processing, 2010)
Beer production with immobilised yeast has been the subject of research for approximately 30 years but has so far found limited application in the brewing industry, due to engineering problems, unrealised cost advantages, ...
Chitin and chitosan from microorganisms
(Chitin, Chitosan, Oligosaccharides and Their Derivatives: Biological Activities and Applications, 2010)
Today, a major concern about the use of crustacean chitin/chitosan in the pharmaceutical and biomedical field is still the molecular variability of a natural product, which results in a wide unpredictable range of ...
Antioxidants from lamiaceae herbs
(Food Quality: Control, Analysis and Consumer Concerns, 2011)
One of the important trends in the food industry today is the demand for natural antioxidants from plant material. Synthetic antioxidants such as butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), and butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) now being ...
The corrosion stability of epoxy cataphoretic coatings on steel and steel coated with zinc alloys
(Corrosion Protection: Processes, Management and Technologies, 2009)
An organic coating is frequently deposited on the top of the metallic coating in order to generate a corrosion resistant system by taking advantage of the good properties of the sublayer. In automotive industry steel is ...