10-09-2010

#img6125# Introduction: The use of nanoparticles in consumer products shows a tremendous increase over the past years. A study of the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars¹ reported that between 2005 and today the number of products based on nanoparticles increased almost ...

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03-12-2009

Micelles and liposomes can serve as vehicles used to solubilize and carry bioactive compounds to their site of action, thus increasing their bioavailability. First experience has been made using vitamins and enzymes as functional food additives. Moreover, micelles could be useful to deliver ...

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27-11-2009

Ever since scientists work with proteins, polymers and particles, there has been an enormous demand to know their molar mass and physical size without making a priori assumptions about these molecules. This is because their properties can depend both on their size and chemical composition. ...

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09-11-2009

INTRODUCTION From the late 1980s commercial Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) detectors started being used in commercial biophysical laboratories throughout the world. These instruments enabled size measurements of small volumes of proteins and other biomaterials in solution to be made, with ...

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05-11-2009

The AF4-MALS combined technique can serve as a routine method for polymer analysis and characterization. AF4 provides separation efficiency entirely comparable with traditionally used and so far dominating SEC. In addition, it yields superior separation of branched polymers, polymers ...

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