Category: Scientific papers

Spray-freezing induced multidimensional morphology tuning of assembled spherical carbon for solar-driven steam generation Da Li, Ang Li, Yaxin Chen, Guanyu Chen, Xiaohong Chen, Dexu Zhang, Haitao Zhu, Imran Ahmed Samo, Huaihe Song Abstract Carbon materials have been extensively researched as solar absorbers in the field of solar steam generation (SSG) for their full spectrum absorption,… Continue reading Spray-freezing induced multidimensional morphology tuning of assembled spherical carbon for solar-driven steam generation

Hydroxypropyl beta cyclodextrin: a water-replacement agent or a surfactant upon spray freeze-drying of IgG with enhanced stability and aerosolization Shahriar Milani, Homa Faghihi, Abdolhosein Roulholamini Najafabadi, Mohsen Amini, Hamed Montazeri, Alireza Vatanara Abstract The great potential of hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin (HPßCD), as a dried-protein stabilizer, has been attributed to various mechanisms namely water-replacement, vitrification and surfactant-like… Continue reading Hydroxypropyl beta cyclodextrin: a water-replacement agent or a surfactant upon spray freeze-drying of IgG with enhanced stability and aerosolization

Application of Spray Freeze Drying to Theophylline-Oxalic Acid Cocrystal Engineering for Inhaled Dry Powder Technology Ryoma Tanaka, Yusuke Hattori, Makoto Otsuka, Kazuhide Ashizawa Abstract Spray freeze drying (SFD) produces suitable particles for the pharmaceutical formulation of dry powders used in dry powder inhalers (DPIs). However, SFD particles have large specific surface area and are partially… Continue reading Application of Spray Freeze Drying to Theophylline-Oxalic Acid Cocrystal Engineering for Inhaled Dry Powder Technology

Dense and homogeneous MOX fuel pellets manufactured using the freeze granulation route F. La Lumia, L. Ramond, C. Pagnoux, P. Coste Abstract MOX fuels (UO2‐PuO2) are used in light water nuclear reactors of several countries and are also potential candidates for fast neutron reactors. Industrial MOX is currently manufactured by a dry‐route process, involving steps… Continue reading Dense and homogeneous MOX fuel pellets manufactured using the freeze granulation route

Rapid freezing using atomized liquid nitrogen spray followed by frozen storage below glass transition temperature for Cordyceps sinensis preservation: Quality attributes and storage stability You Tian, Dongmei Li, Wenhuang Luo, Zhiwei Zhu, Wenjia Li, Zhengming Qian, Guangrong Li, Da-Wen Sun Abstract Fresh Cordyceps sinensis (CS) is rich in bioactive components but perishable with a short… Continue reading Rapid freezing using atomized liquid nitrogen spray followed by frozen storage below glass transition temperature for Cordyceps sinensis preservation: Quality attributes and storage stability

Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing of Ceramics: Comparison of Flowability and Sinterability Between Raw and Granulated Powders Wenchao Du, Guanxiong Miao, Lianlian Liu, Zhijian Pei, Chao Ma Abstract The objective of this study is to compare three different feedstock powders for the binder jetting process by characterizing their flowability and sinterability. Binder jetting additive manufacturing is… Continue reading Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing of Ceramics: Comparison of Flowability and Sinterability Between Raw and Granulated Powders

Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing of Ceramics: Feedstock Powder Preparation by Spray Freeze Granulation Wenchao Du, Guanxiong Miao, Lianlian Liu, Zhijian Pei Abstract Objective of this study is to prepare the binder jetting feedstock powder by spray freeze drying and study the effects of its parameters on the powder properties. Binder jetting additive manufacturing is a… Continue reading Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing of Ceramics: Feedstock Powder Preparation by Spray Freeze Granulation

Inhalable liposomal powder formulations for co-delivery of synergistic ciprofloxacin and colistin against multi-drug resistant gram-negative lung infections Shihui Yu, Shaoning Wang, Peizhi Zou, Guihong Chai, Yu-Wei Lin, Tony Velkov, Jian Li, Weisan Pan, Qi Tony Zhou Abstract The aim of this study was to design and characterize dry powder inhaler formulations of ciprofloxacin and colistin… Continue reading Inhalable liposomal powder formulations for co-delivery of synergistic ciprofloxacin and colistin against multi-drug resistant gram-negative lung infections

Naked pDNA/hyaluronic acid powder shows excellent long-term storage stability and gene expression in murine lungs Takaaki Ito, Maino Fukuhara, Tomoyuki Okuda, Hirokazu Okamoto Abstract We evaluated the storage stability of powder containing naked plasmid DNA (pDNA) and hyaluronic acid (HA) or mannitol (Man) prepared by the spray-freeze-drying technique, through which we have reported high gene… Continue reading Naked pDNA/hyaluronic acid powder shows excellent long-term storage stability and gene expression in murine lungs

Effects of liquid nitrogen quick freezing on polyphenol oxidase and peroxide activities, cell water states and epidermal microstructure of wolfberry ZhiweiZhu, Wenhuang Lou, Da-Wen Sun Abstract Fresh wolfberry has a very short shelf-life and drying is the most common method for preserving wolfberry. For better retention of the quality and nutritional values of wolfberry, effects… Continue reading Effects of liquid nitrogen quick freezing on polyphenol oxidase and peroxide activities, cell water states and epidermal microstructure of wolfberry