Last week I had the opportunity of participate on the conference “The 7 secrets of highly successful PhD students” given by Hugh Kearns. He works at Flinders University in Australia performing psychological and educational research to develop workshops and materials to help doctors, academics and PhD students to be more effective in their daily life.…
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Recently we have heard about the oil spill that occurs in the Gulf of Mexico. Approximately 4 million gallons of crude have been spilled in the gulf coast. But what new methods have being using to clean the ocean surface. Scientists are tasked with creating new ways to help clean up future oil spills. Like…
DetailsHydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) is a biodegradable polymer which has been used as an ophthalmic lubricant and controlled-delivery component in oral medicaments. Biodegradable polymers are recommended to form films in which an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) is suspended, since it gels when the temperature is increased. In this work, the effect of concentration and type of…
DetailsEs un hecho que a lo largo de los años algunas palabras, personajes y eventos permanecen inmortales en nuestras memorias y trascienden en nuestras vidas, haciéndonos partícipes de un mundo que busca aprender del pasado, vivir el presente y mejorar para proyectarse en el futuro. Como seres humanos buscamos mejorar nuestras vidas, hacer un mundo…
DetailsNanotechnology offers, for the first time, tools to develop new industries based on cost-effective and cost-efficient economies, thus seriously contributing to sustainable economic growth. The areas where nanotechnologies work for sustainable electricity storage basically are rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors [1]. 1. Nanoparticles for lithium-ion (Li-ion) rechargeable batteries Li-ion batteries exhibit the merit of long cycle…
DetailsDear Colleagues: This time, I want to present to all of you, the university (students/faculty) and general community, a fundraising campaign of our Chemical Engineering Department, in which you can contribute and support the department in three specific and important areas for us. Your financial support could help the facilities (classrooms/laboratories), the unit operations laboratory and the graduate research assistantships. …
DetailsIn pharmaceutical industry there are processes which are very important and play a crucial role in some stages of manufacture, they include blending or mixing operations. In the case of mixing the goal is to achieve the same quantity in the dosage unit, as also to obtain a homogeneous association of several solid products. When…
DetailsPlatinum is one of the most researched noble metals. It is used in laboratory equipment, electrical contacts, the chemical industry, and jewelry; however, the high cost of platinum remains a challenge that demands its efficient commercial usage, and the manipulation of its size and shape at the nanoscale can contribute to lowering Pt usage and…
DetailsThere are specific areas where the nanoparticles administration may have an advantage over microparticles based on drug delivery system. One area that has been of great interest is the use of the biodegradable polymer nanoparticles as PLGA or some modification on its surface for delivery of anti-cancer agents and other therapeutic agents. The understanding of…
DetailsA patent is the right to ownership where by a person / organization discovers a lesser known concept or invents something new and holds sole intellectual ownership rights to that particular idea. These are usually published / granted after a lot of research and exhaustive verification. Pharmaceutical patents protect manufacturers of prescription drugs, prohibiting others…
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