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Mankind has been exploring many new dimensions and techniques to obtain the most feasible and cost effective biopolymers. Biopolymers are the 21st century polymers and are in great demand as they are very easy to produce through the microbial partners and their conglomeration. Future is all about the emancipation of higher finesse quality products with an iota of eco-friendliness. Biodegradation and low pollutant output has made these polymers from the biological sources, a great eco-friendly substituent for the chemical based polymers. Poly-g-Glutamic Acid (PGA) is a naturally occurring anionic polymer composed of extensively viscous homo-polyamide of D and L- Glutamic acid units. Its multi-functionality, biodegradability, non-toxicity, compatibility and edibility have made it a promising biopolymer for food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. PGA has several applications in environmental, agricultural and biomedical products as well as it can be used as biodegradable packing material and in other applications including conductive display material, drug delivery, gene vector, dispersant and enzyme-immobilizing material. In this review, we have discussed about the history of PGA,...
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Posted by admin on Apr 30, 2015 in |
Infancy is the most important period of human life, because a infant grows up to be a healthy teen and adult, parents should have to take precautions seriously so as to impart a healthy life to their child, since the immunity of children is not so strong as that of adults so they are prone to diseases and illnesses, the medicine used in conventional system of medicine for such pediatrics ailments are also associated with a number of side and adverse effects, ancient Unani scholars had elaborately discussed about the care of children during their developmental period right from delivery to adolescence, Unani scholars also emphasizes use of common herbs which are free from any side effects for day to day ailments of children. This paper presents Unani medicine concept of human health and role of unani medicine in upbringing of a healthy...
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Posted by admin on Apr 30, 2015 in |
Various drugs are available these days, which may either require long term administration via multiple doses or may be susceptible to enzymes and first pass-metabolism or all the above. One way to administer such drugs is through the transdermal route. After a transdermal delivery system is designed, it is important to evaluate it for various essential parameters that help us determine how effective it is, i.e. its physiochemical parameters, which describe the physical and some of the chemical properties of the patch and it’s in-vitro parameters, which would mimic how the patch would behave on exposure to real time conditions On the body. This article briefly reviews the ideal characters for choosing this mode of drug delivery, its advantages and provides an in-depth analysis of the techniques used to physio-chemically evaluate the delivery system’s important parameters and also the conditions that help understand the systems behavior in a real time...
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Posted by admin on Mar 30, 2015 in |
Herbal medicines are precious and valuable gift of nature. Indian system of medicine viz. Ayurveda is much prevailing in our country, which comprises of various traditional medicines. The practice of medicinal herbs for treating the diseases is very well known from ancient time. Actiniopteris australis (Syn: A. radiata; A. Dichotoma), is a xerophytic species of the fern family Actiniopteridaceae , listed among endangered and fast disappearing plants, found to be little explored with regards to its medicinal uses, reproductive methods and chemical constituents. Major phytoconstituents reported in this plant are hentriacontane, hentriacontanol, β-sitosterol palmitate, β-sitosterol, β-sitosterol-D-glucoside and Quarcetin-3-rutinoside (rutin). This plant has been reported for various biological activities such as antifertility, styptic, anthelmitic, anti-tubercular etc. 50 % Ethanolic extract can be used to develop a safe male contraceptive pill . It is also used as dietary supplement in malnutrition. It has shown to remove heavy metals like Selenium and Arsenic from the rhizosphere by Phytoremediation...
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Posted by admin on Mar 30, 2015 in |
Since last decade, the interdisciplinary research of Nanoemulsions (NEs) have gained great attention in research and drug designing owing to their promising range of applications in the field of pharmaceutics, drug delivery through different route, cosmetics, to name a few. In addition to the small droplet size these non-equilibrium liquid systems have interesting properties including optical clarity, preparatory ease, thermodynamic stability, high bioavailability, resistant to creaming, flocculation, coalescence and sedimentation, low viscosity and increased surface area, among others. Due to these peculiar properties, NEs have become an authentic tool in the drug delivery system. This article pertains to the types of NEs, characterization techniques, different methods of preparation of stable NEs with special emphasis on the various routes by which drug formulated NEs can be administered. Recent advancements of the fascinating applications of NEs in the delivery of the usually hydrophobic drugs and other bio actives/biotechnology, pharmaceutical ingredients are...
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