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Self-Assembled Structure of α-Isostearyl Glyceryl Ether Affects Skin Permeability—a Lamellar with 70-nm Spaces and L3 Phase Enhanced the Transdermal Delivery of a Hydrophilic Model Drug
Self-assembled surfactant structures, such as liquid crystals, have the potential to enhance transdermal drug delivery. In the present study, the pseudo-ternary system of GET (composed of α-Isostearyl glycery...
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Open AccessEnhancement of membrane vesicle production by disrupting the degP gene in Meiothermus ruber H328
The phenomenon of membrane vesicle (MV) production is known to be common to all bacterial cells. Although MVs are expected to be employed in a variety of applications, improving MV productivity is essential fo...
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Silica layer-dependent leakage of cadmium from CdSe/ZnS quantum dots and comparison of cytotoxicity with polymer-coated analogues
The cytotoxicity of cadmium-containing quantum dots (QDs) is reportedly caused by released Cd2+ as well as other factors such as ligand, size, and surface modification. The tolerated concentration of QDs therefor...
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Overexpression of a virus-like particle influenza vaccine in Eri silkworm pupae, using Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus and host-range expansion
Ecological investigations of silkworms have revealed that Eri silkworms (Samia cynthia ricini) possess useful morphological and ecological characteristics for virus-like particle (VLP) production, namely non-seas...
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Extraordinary denaturant tolerance of keratinolytic protease complex assemblies produced by Meiothermus ruber H328
A moderately thermophilic bacterial strain, Meiothermus ruber H328, can efficiently solubilize intact chicken feathers by aerobic cultivation at 55 °C for 6 days. The keratinolytic proteases extracellularly secre...
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Influence of Molecular Structure of Quaternary Phosphonium Salts on Thai Bentonite Intercalation
A comprehensive study of the intercalation of organo-phosphonium salts into Thai bentonite (Mt) was conducted to investigate the influence of the molecular structures of organic moieties, including chain types...
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Efficient secreted production of (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid from living Halomonas sp. KM-1 under successive aerobic and microaerobic conditions
Production of (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid [(R)-3-HB] by strain Halomonas sp. KM-1 under successive aeration conditions was investigated. The first aerobic condition allowed both cell growth and intracellular storag...
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Au/SiO2/QD core/shell/shell nanostructures with plasmonic-enhanced photoluminescence
A sol–gel method has been developed to fabricate Au/SiO2/quantum dot (QD) core–shell–shell nanostructures with plasmonic-enhanced photoluminescence (PL). Au nanoparticle (NP) was homogeneously coated with a SiO2 ...
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The pathogenesis of spinal cord involvement in dengue virus infection
To investigate the mechanisms of dengue (DEN) virus transmission within the spinal cord, severe combined immunodeficient mice were intracerebrally inoculated with DEN virus type 2. After inoculation, a high vi...