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Physicochemical Properties of Hydroxyethyl Cellulose

Physicochemical Properties of Hydroxyethyl Cellulose
Abstract Cellulose based polymers have shown tremendous potential as drug delivery carrier for oral drug delivery system (DDS). Hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) and hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) are widely explored as excipients to improve the solubility of poorly water soluble drugs and to improve self-life of dosage form. Keywords: Hydroxyethyl cellulose; Hydroxypropyl cellulose; XRD; DSC; TGA; Biofield treatment; Abbreviation:HEC: Hydroxyethyl Cellulose; HPC: Hydroxypropyl Cellulose; XRD: X-ray Diffraction Study; DSC: Differential Scanning Calorimetry; TGA: Thermogravimetric Analysis; DTA: Differential Thermal Analysis; DDS: Drug Delivery System Introduction The oral route is by far the most preferred and convenient route for delivery of many pharmaceutically active drugs. Cellulose and cellulose based derivatives are accepted as natural materials with good tolerance by the human body and are commonly used in medical and pharmaceutical applications such as targeted DDS [4,5]. CHNSO analysis

Spectral Properties of Paracetamol - Biofield Energy Treatment Abstract Paracetamol and piroxicam are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), widely used in pain and inflammatory diseases. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of biofield treatment on spectral properties of paracetamol and piroxicam. The study was performed in two groups (control and treatment) of each drug. Keywords: Paracetamol; Piroxicam; Biofield treatment; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Ultraviolet spectroscopy Introduction Paracetamol [N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl) ethanamide] acetaminophen (in United States) is an analgesic and antipyretic drug, widely used for pain (back and neck) and fever for approximately 50 years and has relatively few side effects [1,2].However, it is ineffective in the pain originating from smooth muscle spasm in internal organs. Piroxicam is N-heterocyclic carboxamide of 1,2 benzothiazine 1,1 dioxide. Mr. Materials and Methods Study design FT-IR Spectroscopic characterization UV-Vis Spectroscopic analysis References 1.

Spectroscopic Characterization of Biofield Treated Metronidazole and Tinidazole | Trivedi Science Abstract Metronidazole and tinidazole are widely used antimicrobial drugs against Gram-negative and Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria. The present study was aimed to evaluate the impact of biofield treatment on metronidazole and tinidazole using FT-IR and UV spectroscopy. The study was carried out in two groups i.e. control and treatment. Treatment groups were subjected to Mr. Keywords: Metronidazole; Tinidazole; Biofield treatment; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Ultraviolet spectroscopy Introduction Metronidazole and tinidazole are structurally similar synthetic imidazole derivative and widely used as antimicrobials against several infections such as infection of intra-abdominal, respiratory tract, skin, central nervous, oral and dental, bone and joint, etc. Both metronidazole and tinidazole possess some stability related difficulty. Mr. Materials and Methods Study design FT-IR spectroscopic characterization UV-Vis spectroscopic analysis Results and Discussion UV-Vis spectroscopy 1.

Impact of Biofield Treatment on Characteristics of Magnesium Abstract Magnesium (Mg), present in every cell of all living organisms, is an essential nutrient and primarily responsible for catalytic reaction of over 300 enzymes. The aim of present study was to evaluate the effect of biofield treatment on atomic and physical properties of magnesium powder. Magnesium powder was divided into two parts denoted as control and treatment. Control part was remained as untreated and treatment part received biofield treatment. Both control and treated magnesium samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), surface area and particle size analyzer. Keywords: Biofield treatment; Magnesium powder; X-ray diffraction; Fourier transform infrared; Particle size; Surface area Introduction Magnesium (Mg) is the third most abundant metal in the earth’s crust. In physics, the energy is considered as the ability to do work; which fundamentally interrelates with matter as E=mc2 (Einstein’s famous equation). Experimental X-ray diffraction study G = kλ/(bCosθ), 1.

Spectroscopic Characterization of Chloramphenicol and Tetracycline: An Impact of Biofield Treatment Abstract Objective: Chloramphenicol and tetracycline are broad-spectrum antibiotics and widely used against variety of microbial infections. Nowadays, several microbes have acquired resistance to chloramphenicol and tetracycline. The present study was aimed to evaluate the impact of biofield treatment for spectroscopic characterization of chloramphenicol and tetracycline using FT-IR and UV-Vis spectroscopy. Methods:The study was performed in two groups (control and treatment) of each antibiotic. Results: FT-IR spectrum of treated chloramphenicol exhibited the decrease in wavenumber of NO2 from 1521 cm-1 to 1512 cm-1 and increase in wavenumber of C=O from 1681 cm-1 to 1694 cm-1 in acylamino group. Conclusion: Based on FT-IR spectroscopic data, it is speculated that due to increase in bond strength and conjugation effect after biofield treatment, the chemical stability of both the drugs might be increased as compared to control. Introduction: Materials and Methods Study design Conclusion 1.

Physical and Thermal Properties of Bile Salt & Proteose Peptone Abstract Bile salt (BS) and proteose peptone (PP) are important biomacromolecules being produced inside the human body. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of biofield treatment on physicochemical properties of BS and PP. The study was performed in two groups (control and treated). Keywords:Bile salt; Proteose peptone; Particle size; Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis; X-ray diffraction; Differential scanning calorimetry; Thermogravimetric analysis Abbreviations: PSA: Particle Size Analyzer; BET: Brunauer- Emmett-Teller analysis; DSC: Differential Scanning Calorimetry; XRD: X-ray Diffraction; TGA: Thermogravimetric Analysis; DTA: Differential Thermal Analyzer; DTG: Derivative Thermogravimetry; BS: Bile Salt; PP: Proteose Peptone Introduction On the other hand proteose peptone (PP) is obtained from bovine milk which is partially consist of a number of heat stable minor proteins, glycoproteins, and largely of casein derived peptides [7,8]. Mr. Experimental DSC studies 1.

Spectroscopic Characterization of Nicotinic Acid Abstract Disulfiram is being used clinically as an aid in chronic alcoholism, while nicotinic acid is one of a B-complex vitamin that has cholesterol lowering activity. The aim of present study was to investigate the impact of biofield treatment on spectral properties of disulfiram and nicotinic acid. The study was performed in two groups i.e., control and treatment of each drug. UV spectrum of control and biofield treated disulfiram showed similar pattern of UV spectra. Over all, the FT-IR and UV spectroscopy results suggest an impact of biofield treatment on the force constant, bond strength, and dipole moments of treated drugs such as disulfiram and nicotinic acid that could led to change in their chemical stability as compared to control. Keywords: Disulfiram; Nicotinic acid; Biofield treatment; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Ultraviolet spectroscopy Introduction Nicotinic acid or niacin is one of the B-complex vitamins (Vitamin B3) that has cholesterol lowering activity. 1.

Structural and Physical Properties of Biofield Treated Thymol and Menthol | Trivedi Science Abstract Thymol and menthol are naturally occurring plant derived compounds, which have excellent pharmaceutical and antimicrobial applications. The aim of this work was to evaluate the impact of biofield energy on physical and structural characteristics of thymol and menthol. The control and biofield treated compounds (thymol and menthol) were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR). XRD study revealed increase in intensity of the XRD peaks of treated thymol, which was correlated to high crystallinity of the treated sample. The treated thymol showed significant increase in crystallite size by 50.01% as compared to control. Keywords: Thymol; Menthol; Biofield treatment; XRD; DSC; TGA; FT-IR Introduction Thymol is a volatile organic compound extracted from thyme and it has excellent antibacterial properties. Experimental Materials and methods Characterization 1.

Bio-field Treatment: A Potential Strategy for Modification of Physical and Thermal Properties of Gluten Hydrolysate and Ipomoea Macroelements Abstract The objective of present study was to study the effect of biofield treatment on physical and thermal properties of gluten hydrolysate (GH) and ipomoea macroelements (IM). The study was performed in two groups (control and treated). The control group remained as untreated, and biofield treatment was given to treated group. The control and treated GH and IM were characterized by particle size analysis, surface area analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Particle size results of treated GH showed that d50 (average particle size) was decreased by 3.15% and d99 (size exhibited by 99% of powder particles) by 18.40% as compared to control GH sample. Keywords: Gluten hydrolysate; Ipomoea macroelements; Biofield treatment; Particle size; Surface area; XRD; DSC; TGA Introduction Experimental The gluten hydrolysate (GH) and ipomoea macroelements (IM) powder were procured from HiMedia Laboratories Pvt. Characterization

Human Biofield’s Influence on Properties of Indole Abstract Indole compounds are important class of therapeutic molecules, which have excellent pharmaceutical applications. The objective of present research was to investigate the influence of biofield treatment on physical and thermal properties of indole. The study was performed in two groups (control and treated). Keywords:Indole; X-ray diffraction; Thermal analysis; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; UV-Vis spectroscopy Abbreviations XRD: X-ray diffraction; DSC: Differential scanning calorimetry; TGA: Thermogravimetric analysis; DTA: Differential thermal analyzer; DTG: Derivative thermogravimetry; FT-IR: Fourier transform infrared; UV-Vis: Ultraviolet-visible Introduction The theoretical basis of medicinal chemistry has become much more sophisticated, but is naive to suppose that the discovery of drugs is merely a matter of structure-activity relationships. Mr. Materials and Methods The indole was procured from S D Fine Chem Pvt. Biofield treatment Characterization G = kλ/(bCosθ) 1.

Quality of Beef Extract & Meat Infusion Powder- Energy Impact The present research work investigated the influence of bio-field treatment on two common flavoring agents used in food industries namely beef extract powder (BEP) and meat infusion powder (MIP). The treated powders were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), particle size analysis, surface area analysis, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The FT-IR results showed disappearance of triglycerides peaks in both the treated powders as compared to control. Keywords : Beef extract powder; Meat infusion powder; Bio-field treatment; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; Particle size analysis; Surface area analysis; Differential scanning calorimetry; Thermo gravimetric analysis Beef is known to have excellent nutritional value and it has been widely consumed in many countries. Coronory heart disease (CHD) is the main cause of death in western countries. Mr. Discussion Conclusion

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