Antimicrobial Nanofiber Based Filters for High Filtration Efficiency Respirators
Nanomaterials, 2021 Electrospinning has been used to develop and upscale polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers as effective aerosol filtration materials for their potential use in respirators.
Maria Pardo-Figuerez +4 more
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Genomic variations define divergence of water/wildlife-associated Campylobacter jejuni niche specialists from common clonal complexes [PDF]
, 2011 Although the major food-borne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni has been isolated from diverse animal, human and environmental sources, our knowledge of genomic diversity in C.
Ashelford, KE +14 more
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Nanomaterials to Enhance Food Quality, Safety, and Health Impact
Nanomaterials, 2020 Food quality and safety are key aspects to guarantee that foods reach consumers in optimal conditions from the point of view of freshness and microbiology. Nanotechnology offers significant potential to secure or even enhance these aspects.
Sergio Torres-Giner +2 more
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Cross-sensitization between poppy seed and buckwheat in a food-allergic patient with poppy seed anaphylaxis [PDF]
, 2006 The opium poppy, Papaver somniferum L., is the source of both poppy seeds and opium. The commercially available seeds are widely used as ingredients for various kinds of food.
Oppel, T., Thomas, P., Wollenberg, A.
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Development of Multilayer Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride Electrospun Patches for Buccal Drug Delivery
Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2022 Bacterial infections in the oral cavity can become a serious problem causing pain, sores and swelling for several weeks. This type of infection could be alleviated using mucoadhesive delivery systems, allowing local administration of the antibiotic to ...
Jorge Teno +4 more
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 Coffee by-products contain bioactive compounds that have been shown to have the capacity to modulate human metabolism. The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of the main bioactive compounds in coffee by-products and two aqueous extracts ...
Miguel Rebollo-Hernanz +7 more
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Risk assessment of genetically modified food and neoliberalism: An argument for democratizing the regulatory review protocol of the Food and Drug Administration [PDF]
, 2014 The primary responsibility of the US Food and Drug Administration is to protect public health by ensuring the safety of the food supply. To that end, it sometimes conducts risk assessments of novel food products, such as genetically modified food.
Meghani, Zahra
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A central role for C1q/TNF-related protein 13 (CTRP13) in modulating food intake and body weight. [PDF]
, 2013 C1q/TNF-related protein 13 (CTRP13), a hormone secreted by adipose tissue (adipokines), helps regulate glucose metabolism in peripheral tissues. We previously reported that CTRP13 expression is increased in obese and hyperphagic leptin-deficient mice ...
Byerly, Mardi S +5 more
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Nanomaterials, 2021 In the current work, a super-repellent biopaper suitable for food contact applications was developed. To do this, three different kinds of biopolymers, namely polylactide (PLA), poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL), poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate ...
Alvaro Lafraya +4 more
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Wheat glutenin subunits and dough elasticity: findings of the EUROWHEAT project [PDF]
, 2000 Detailed studies of wheat glutenin subunits have provided novel details of their molecular structures and interactions which allow the development of a model to explain their role in determining the visco-elastic properties of gluten and dough.
Barro +35 more
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