Application of Microneedles for High-Molecular-Weight Dextran Penetration Across the Buccal Mucosa [PDF]
PharmaceuticalsObjectives: This work aimed at investigating the effect of different microneedle-based strategies on the permeation of high-molecular-weight model molecules (fluorescently labeled dextrans (FDs), 70 and 150 kDa) across the buccal mucosa.
Adriana Fantini +9 more
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How Do Cyclodextrins and Dextrans Affect the Gut Microbiome? Review of Prebiotic Activity [PDF]
MoleculesThe modulation of the gut microbiome through dietary components has garnered significant attention for its potential health benefits. Prebiotics, non-digestible food ingredients that promote the growth of beneficial gut bacteria, play a crucial role in ...
Anna Gościniak +2 more
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Dextrans as anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents: protocol for a scoping review [PDF]
BMJ OpenIntroduction Haemostasis, a process involving platelet activation, platelet aggregation and coagulation, poses intricate clinical challenges for clinicians. There remains significant national variability in thromboprophylaxis protocols, which are used in
Laurence Weinberg +10 more
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Large molecules from the cerebrospinal fluid enter the optic nerve but not the retina of mice [PDF]
Fluids and Barriers of the CNSIt has been proposed that cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can enter and leave the retina and optic nerve along perivascular spaces surrounding the central retinal vessels as part of an aquaporin-4 (AQP4) dependent ocular ‘glymphatic’ system.
Xiao J. Tong +4 more
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Products Released from Structurally Different Dextrans by Bacterial and Fungal Dextranases
Foods, 2021 Dextran hydrolysis by dextranases is applied in the sugar industry and the medical sector, but it also has a high potential for use in structural analysis of dextrans.
Silke L. Pittrof +3 more
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Foods, 2023 Gluten consumption causes several immunological and non-immunological intolerances in susceptible individuals. In this study, the dextran-producing Weissella cibaria BAL3C-5 and its derivative, the riboflavin-overproducing strain BAL3C-5 C120T, together ...
Pasquale Russo +7 more
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Bio‐Macromolecular Surface Coatings for Autohesive, Transparent, Elastomeric Foils
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 2023 Thin materials made from elastomeric polymers such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and polyurethane (PU) can be both, compliant and resilient. Their mechanical robustness and flexibility will make them great candidates for applications in the human body ...
Maria G. Bauer, Oliver Lieleg
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Pharmaceutics, 2022 The greatest achievement in the advanced drug delivery field should be the optimization of non-invasive formulations for the delivery of high molecular weight compounds.
Adriana Fantini +7 more
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Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Fermented Doughs in Spain Produce Dextrans and Riboflavin
Foods, 2021 Many lactic acid bacteria (LAB) produce metabolites with applications in the food industry, such as dextran-type exopolysaccharides (EPS) and riboflavin (vitamin B2). Here, 72 bacteria were isolated from sourdoughs made by Spanish bread-makers.
María Goretti Llamas-Arriba +9 more
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Development of a microfluidic biosensor for the diagnostics and typing of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis [PDF]
Клиническая практика, 2021 Background. Despite on the general trend towards decreasing the incidence of newly diagnosed active forms of tuberculosis, the situation with spreading of this disease in Russian Federation remains extremely tense.
Tatiana V. Mitko +7 more
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