Quinoa is a food that has been termed one of the “grains of the 21st century”, due to its high nutritional value and tolerance by people with a wide range of food intolerances. Additionally, quinoa has a high amount of high-quality protein, despite being a plant. This high nutritional value makes it an ideal base […]
Join us as Dr. Daniel Seeman, Chief Scientist at Brookhaven Instruments, gives formulation, development, and analytical scientists a practical framework for using dynamic light scattering to detect protein aggregation early. You’ll learn how DLS resolves monomer and aggregate populations in a single measurement, how to move from a raw correlation function to a meaningful hydrodynamic […]
DLVO theory, named after scientists Boris Derjaguin, Lev Landau, Evert Verwey, and Theodor Overbeek, is a fundamental framework in colloidal chemistry that explains the stability of colloidal dispersions. It describes the balance between attractive and repulsive forces acting on colloidal particles in a suspension. Key points of DLVO theory: Electrostatic Repulsion: When colloidal particles acquire […]
Red diode lasers are highly advantageous for Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) instruments, offering superior performance and reliability. One key benefit is their wavelength stability, typically around 640nm, which ensures consistent scattering essential for precise particle size analysis. This wavelength is optimal for reducing sample fluorescence interference, leading to clearer signals and more accurate data interpretation. […]
Zeta potential is a scientific term describing the electrical potential at the slipping plane of a particle in a fluid. Essentially, it measures the charge that particles acquire in a liquid, which influences how they interact with each other. It is not simply the surface charge of particles, but the charge including the associated ions […]
In the study, Shelf-Stable, Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Patches: Dip-and-Deliver Solutions for Personalized Wound Care, researchers were able to demonstrate the therapeutic potential of an auxetic skin mesh drug delivery platform for diabetic wound healing. The mesh adheres instantly to the skin, can deliver a variety of therapeutics through a dip-and-deliver process, and is shelf-stable. The platform […]
Self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery systems (SNEDDSs) are a type of advanced formulation designed to improve the solubility, stability, and bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs. They consist of a mixture of oils, surfactants, and co-surfactants that can spontaneously form upon exposure to aqueous environments and agitation. These nano-sized emulsions increase the surface area of the dug, enhance […]
Scientists are exploring an unexpected ally in the fight against heart disease: avocados. A recent study published in the Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine entitled, Avocado-derived extracellular vesicles loaded with ginkgetin and berberine prevent inflammation and macrophage foam cell formation, investigated whether tiny particles naturally found in avocados could deliver plant-based compounds directly into […]
Nanobubbles are tiny gas bubbles with diameters generally less than 200 nanometers. Due to their small size, they exhibit unique physical and chemical properties compared to larger bubbles, such as higher stability in liquids, increased surface area, and enhanced reactivity. Nanobubbles are used in water treatment, environmental remediation, agriculture, aquaculture, medical and cleaning and sterilization […]
Serum albumin is highly important and interesting as a nanocarrier or nanoplatform for therapeutics due to several key properties: Biocompatibility and Nonimmunogenicity: Albumin is a naturally occurring protein in blood, which minimizes immune responses and toxicity, making it safe for human use. Abundant and Cost-Effective: It is readily available and inexpensive to produce, facilitating scalable […]