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Nanoparticles co-encapsulating hVEGF and hAng-1 can induce mitotic and antiapoptotic effect on vascular endothelial cells

Khan A.A., Paul A., Abbasi S., Prakash S., McGill University, CA

This study demonstrates the combined effect of the angiogenic proteins, hVEGF and hAng-1, coencapsulated in human serum albumin (HSA) nanoparticles (NPs), towards human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and an evaluation of the potential application [...]

The Physics of Pressure Powered Micro-Flow Focusing Device for the Encapsulation of Live Cells

Berthier J., Dalle P., Rivera F., Renaudot R., Morales S., Benhamou P-Y., Caillat P., CEA-LETI, FR

Flow focusing devices (FFD) have emerged as a powerful tool for cell encapsulation and formation of micro-emulsions [1,2]. In the frame of live cell encapsulation, a micro-FFD using alginate solutions for the capsule and powered [...]

Synthesis and Application of nano-size polymer colloids at The Dow Chemical Company

Tucker C.J., The Dow Chemical Company, US

Over the last 50+ years The Dow Chemical Company has sponsored numerous research programs involving the preparation and use of nano-size colloidal systems. The nano-colloids used range from soft (liquid microemulsions) to solid (polymeric) materials [...]

Degradation of Phenol in Waste Water Using Alcohol-Free Enzyme Encapsulated Silica Aerogel

Sani S., Lee S.L., Mohd Muhid M.N., Hamdan H., Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, MY

Encapsulation of enzyme tyrosinase into nano-porous silica aerogel via an alcohol-free colloidal sol-gel route using rice husk ash (RHA) as silica source was studied. Tyrosinase encapsulated silica aerogel (TESA) was synthesized with and without solvent [...]

Degradation of Phenol in Waste Water Using Alcohol-Free Enzyme Encapsulated Silica Aerogel

Sani S., Lee S.L., Mohd Muhid M.N., Hamdan H., Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, MY

Encapsulation of enzyme tyrosinase into nano-porous silica aerogel via an alcohol-free colloidal sol-gel route using rice husk ash (RHA) as silica source was studied. Tyrosinase encapsulated silica aerogel (TESA) was synthesized with and without solvent [...]

NanoZeolites – porous nanomaterials for cleantech, encapsulation and triggered release applications

Daniell W., Sauer J., Kohl A., NanoScape AG, DE

Recent advances in hydrothermal synthesis techniques and procedures to modify the surfaces of the particles have led to the development of a new class of material – the NanoZeolites. The availability of porous, nanocrystalline materials [...]

Computations on (Li)x@C60

Slanina Z., Nagase S., Institute for Molecular Science, JP

Li@C60 and Li@C70 can be now produced by the low-energy bombardment method in bulk amounts and thus, their computations at higher levels of theory are also of interest. In the report, the computations are carried [...]

NanoZeolites – porous nanomaterials for cleantech, encapsulation and triggered release applications

Daniell W., Sauer J., Kohl A., NanoScape AG, DE

Recent advances in hydrothermal synthesis techniques and procedures to modify the surfaces of the particles have led to the development of a new class of material – the NanoZeolites. The availability of porous, nanocrystalline materials [...]

Controlled Encapsulation of a Hydrophilic Drug Simulant in Nano-Liposomes using Continuous Flow Microfluidics

Jahn A., Reiner J.E., Vreeland W.N., DeVoe D.L., Locascio L.E., Gaitan M., National Institute of Standards and Technology, US

A new method to tailor the size and size distribution of nanometer scale liposomes in a continuous-flow microfluidic design is presented. Encapsulation of a model drug into the liposomes is analyzed with Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy [...]

Functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes with _-lactalbumin and _-lactoglobulin

Zhou J., Yang Q., Pan X., Gunasekaran S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, US

The immobilization of proteins on carbon nanotubes is attracting much attention because the resultant hybrid nanomaterials are potentially useful as biomolecular nanosensors [1]. -lactalbumin and -lactoglobulin are the major proteins in whey, the by-products of [...]