Nitinol (NiTi) nanoparticles are a valuable metal alloy due to many unique properties that allow for medical applications. NiTi nanoparticles have the potential to form nanofluids, which can advance the thermal conductivity of fluids by controlling the surface functionalization through chemical ...

The treatment for many diseases can be improved by developing more efficient peptide delivery technologies, for example, biodegradable polymers. In this work, photocrosslinked poly(ester anhydride)s based on functionalized poly(ε-caprolactone) oligomers were investigated for their abilities to ...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of n-alkenyl succinic anhydrides (n-ASAs) to improve the film-forming characteristics of a novel coating polymer, potato starch acetate degree of substitution 2.8 (SA). n-ASAs were also applied to improve the otherwise brittle propert...

Surface-eroding biodegradable polymers can provide many advantages in drug delivery, such as controllable and zero-order drug release. Photocrosslinkable poly(ester anhydride)s are a recently developed family of surface-eroding polymers with readily modifiable oligomer chemistry allowing tailori...

Medium and long chain esters of inulin have been prepared by reaction of alkenyl succinic anhydrides (ASA) such as 2-octen-1-ylsuccinic anhydride (OSA), and 2-dodecen-1-ylsuccinic anhydride (DDSA) in aqueous media and aqueous surfactant media, respectively. The design of the chemical process was...

Homochiral piperidines containing a quaternary carbon branch at C-2 of the piperidine ring may be made from readily available carbohydrate lactones containing a branched 2-C-hydroxymethyl substituent. This gives an easy access to the branched iminosugars. In particular a trihydroxypipecolic acid...

BackgroundHereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare, autosomal-dominant disorder caused by C1 inhibitor gene mutation. Patients with HAE experience intermittent attacks of edema affecting the oropharynx, abdomen, gastrointestinal tract, and limbs. C1 inhibitor is the primary endogenous inhibitor of ...

BackgroundHereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare disorder characterized by recurrent angioedema attacks. Ecallantide, a novel plasma kallikrein inhibitor, inhibits production of bradykinin, the key mediator of these angioedema attacks.

BackgroundHereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare disorder associated with episodic attacks of well-demarcated angioedema. Attacks that affect the larynx can result in life-threatening airway obstruction.

BackgroundHereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare, debilitating, and potentially fatal disease characterized by acute attacks of swelling that can affect the abdomen/gastrointestinal tract, larynx, face, genitals, and extremities. Ecallantide is a novel plasma kallikrein inhibitor developed for th...

BackgroundAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor–induced angioedema (ACEI-AE) is mediated by bradykinin. There remains an unmet treatment need because these patients, when presenting to the emergency department (ED), do not respond to conventional therapies, such as antihistamines and corticos...

Study objectiveWe compare the safety and efficacy of ecallantide with placebo in subjects undergoing assessment for acute angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor–induced angioedema (ACEIA) in an emergency department (ED).

BackgroundEffective treatment of acute attacks is critical in managing hereditary angioedema (HAE). Ecallantide, a plasma kallikrein inhibitor, is approved for the treatment of HAE attacks. Occasionally, a second dose is needed when treating attacks of HAE.

BackgroundEcallantide is a human plasma kallikrein inhibitor indicated for treatment of acute attacks of hereditary angioedema for patients 12 years of age and older. Ecallantide is produced in Pichia pastoris yeast cells by recombinant DNA technology. Use of ecallantide has been associated with...

Zinc in Electric Arc Furnace dust or EAF dust mainly exists as ZnFe2O4 and ZnO. While ZnO can be simply dissolved into either an acidic or alkaline solution, it is difficult to dissolve ZnFe2O4. In our previous work, we introduced a process called “CaO treatment”, a preliminary pyrometallurgic...

Four new 1,1′-dialkyl-2,2′-bibenzimidazoles were used to extract zinc(II) from acid chloride solutions at various concentrations of chloride and hydrogen ions. In low acidity media (pH > 2), the maximum zinc(II) extraction with the compounds is observed at chloride concentrations in the range ...

A zinc dross was cast into anodes and electrorefined in an ammoniacal ammonium chloride electrolyte (NH3–NH4Cl) to produce high purity zinc. The influence of several factors, such as zinc concentration, current density and temperature, on cathodic current efficiency and power consumption were i...

Recycling of spent Zn–MnO2 batteries by hydrometallurgy is usually carried out by leaching in acid media, mainly with sulphuric acid solutions. Another type of leachant was used in this work, specifically solutions of concentrated ammonium chloride. The development of this study has relied on t...

Chitosan (Chit) coatings deposited on zinc by dip coating technique were impregnated with ammonium paratungstate (PTA) to improve their anticorrosive effect.UV–Vis spectroscopy was used to determine the layer thickness on glass substrates, while PTA accumulation and retention were studied on qu...

The sulfidation-flotation method is commonly used for the treatment of zinc oxide minerals. However, few studies have been conducted on the promoting sulfidation-flotation behavior and mechanism of smithsonite. In this paper, we investigate the promoting sulfidation of smithsonite by zinc sulfid...