Would cationic surfactant enhance antimicrobial properties of Chitosan?

Can chitosan alone can act as a reducing agent for Cu(0) nanoparticle sythesis?

[Synthesizing Cu nanoparticles without using chemical reductants]

01 March 2021 8,359 1 View

How the wettability of rock sample can be changed by ageing in pure hydrocarbon oils only?

I want to do wettability analysis of hydrocarbon oil (octane)/rock/surfactant solution system. but to do the analysis first I have to make rock surface oil-wet. Since hydrocarbon oil does not have...

27 February 2021 5,383 3 View

What is the exact mechanism of the antimicrobial effect of local anesthetics?

The antimicrobial effect of local anesthetics has been known for more than 50 years, but it still seems to have an unclear mechanism of action. which bacteria? which concentration? etc etc. ....

27 February 2021 4,450 2 View

How the values of errors can be calculated for thermodynamic data?

I have calculated thermodynamic parameters for surfactant solutions in aqueous and mixed alcoholic solvents. I want to calculate the value of errors in the data and represent it in the table along...

22 February 2021 239 2 View

What is the best procedure for measuring the pH of aqueous colloidal systems?

There has long been a debate among my colleagues about measuring the pH of aqueous colloids. As I see there is no general truth in the matter, so I ask this question below. What is the best and...

31 January 2021 8,203 3 View

How to prevent aggregation of nano-particles without using surfactants?

As it is well known fact that nano-particles can easily aggregate during nucleation/ synthesis part due to high surface energy..by reading literature, I came to know that surfactants can help to...

30 January 2021 8,206 6 View

Suggestions for using antisense oligonucleotide for brain delivery?

hello I am working on a project that includes gene delivery to the brain. my intentions are encapsulating a gene in a Chitosan NP and IV administration the NP to rats. beside plasmids is there...

29 January 2021 4,455 5 View

Are any database collected cell penetrating anticancer peptides ?

Dear researchers, Anticancer peptides(ACPs) with cell-penetrating properties can enter to cytoplasmic space of cancer cells and induce cell death. but, I could not find the database that...

29 January 2021 707 3 View

How to find degree of deacetylation of chitosan colorimetrically?

I am working with low DD% chitosan. It doesn't dissolve completely in acidic solutions. How to calculate the degree of deacetylation by potentiometric and acid-base titration, UV spectroscopic...

27 January 2021 8,532 2 View

How to calculate theoretical drug loading for polymer nanoparticle and calculated nanoparticle ?

nanoparticles coated with chitosan as well uncoated nanoparticle

26 January 2021 9,053 6 View