Effects of different types of starches on Katjang goat meat emulsion characteristics by ‘Ainaa’ Nasuha Zamzurin, Nur Aqilah Ismail, Abu Bakar Asyrul-Izhar, Pavan Kumar, Awis Qurni Sazili, Mohammad Rashedi Ismail-Fitry

“…The developed emulsion samples were evaluated for physiochemical, proximate, colour, texture, and gel strength. The addition of TS into meat emulsion results in the most stable emulsion as exhibited by the lowest total expressible fluid (%TEF), expressible fat (%EFAT), and cooking loss. …”
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Fabrication, properties, and performance of polymer nanocomposite Ion exchange membranes for fuel cell applications: A review by Sayed Dauda, Syarifah Noor Syakiylla, Mohd. Norddin, Muhammad Noorul Anam, Jaafar, Juhana, Sudirman, Rubita

“…The effect of incorporating nanoparticles is determined by their type, size, shape, surface acidity, and relationship to the polymer matrix. The blending, sol-gel, and infiltration methods are used to develop the nanocomposite membrane. …”
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Investigation on chemical protease, nuclease and catecholase activity of two copper complexes with flexidentate Schiff base ligands by Das, Mriganka, Kundu, Bidyut Kumar, Tiwari, Ritudhwaj, Mandal, Poulami, Nayak, Debasis, Ganguly, Rakesh, Mukhopadhyay, Suman

“…Screening tests were conducted to quantify the binding ability of complexes (1 and 2) towards BSA and DNA as well as the protease and nuclease activity of these complexes using gel electrophoresis technique. Furthermore enzyme kinetic studies were also performed for those two complexes towards effectiveness in mimicking catecholase like activities. …”
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Sequence Analysis of Malaysian Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Isolate and the Use of Reverse Transcriptase Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for t... by Phong, S. F., Hair-Bejo, M., Omar, A. R., Aini, I.

“…The RT nested PCR ELISA was able to detect 10-4 dilution of the infected bursa homogenates and was 10 times more sensitive when compared with the agarose gel detection method. The RT nested PCR ELISA can detect up to 0.48 ng of the PCR product. …”

Mucins regulate virulence and colonization factors in Streptococcus pneumoniae by Bath, Jade Rose

“…Mucin glycoproteins, the main gel-forming component of mucus, have emerged as multifaceted regulators of microbial physiology and microbial communities. …”
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Isolation and identification of microbes to convert lignocellulose wastes to reducing sugars by Tan, Michelle Wei Qi.

“…The processes included conducting experiments such as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extraction, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification, denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE), optical density (turbidity) and reducing and total sugars. …”
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Purification, crystallization and structure determination of Thermotoga maritima CorA Magnesium transporter. by Nurhuda Nordin.

“…Here we have successfully crystallized TMCorA in the absence of divalent cations by keeping the sample fractionated after gel filtration. Arguably, crystals grown in such conditions would result in an open conformation structure. …”
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Measurement of adsorption isotherms for storage and cooling applications by Kalra, Deepanshu

“…HKUST-1 Metal Organic framework, FeBTC Metal Organic Framework and Maxsorb III are each paired with Methane at temperatures ranging from 120K to 150K. The pair of Silica Gel and Water is also experimented at temperatures from 308K to 338K. …”
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Microneedles for diagnosis and therapeutic drug monitoring by Thean, Jia Hui

“…This study investigates the reliability used of paper-based MeHA microneedle patches penetrating through the agarose gel to detect the presence of glucose. The microneedles were fabricated with addition of the polymer MeHA into the casted PDMS mold. …”
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Photoluminescence study of graphene quantum dots (GOD's) embedded into SiO2 matrix by M Tanda Erapanni Sukumar

“…Various parameters, such as GQDs concentration, annealing temperature, and Sol-Gel preparation time, were varied to find out the effect which those parameters had, on the photoluminescence of sample. …”
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Caraval / by Garber, Stephanie, author 655982, Macmillan Books (Online service) 655983

“…Welcome, welcome to Caraval . . . beware of getting swept too far away.…”
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Knowledge and attitude towards diabetic retinopathy among diabetic patients in outpatient clinics at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia by Zolkiflee, Nur Dafinah Zolkiflee

“…Good attitude to reduce the risk of getting diabetic retinopathy is less than half of the respondents. …”
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Unveiling the importance of controllable growth of c-axis oriented Sn-doped ZnO nanorod arrays: Towards humidity sensing applications by Ahmad Syakirin, Ismail @ Rosdi, Mohamad Hafiz, Mamat, Ruziana, Mohamed, Embong, Z., Kossar, Shahnaz

“…In this study, tin (Sn)-doped zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorod arrays (SZO) were prepared using a sonication assisted sol-gel immersion method, with the growth of the nanorod arrays controlled by varying the immersion time in the precursor material. …”
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Engineering of In Vitro 3D Capillary Beds by Self-Directed Angiogenic Sprouting by Chan, Juliana Maria, Zervantonakis, Ioannis K., Rimchala, Tharathorn, Polacheck, William Joseph, Whisler, Jordan, Kamm, Roger Dale

“…Here, we report the engineering of 3D capillary beds in an in vitro microfluidic platform that is comprised of a biocompatible collagen I gel supported by a mechanical framework of alginate beads. …”
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Red blood cell extracellular vesicles incorporated into 3D printed scaffolds for spinal cord injury regeneration by Huang, Chongquan, Jayasinghe, Migara Kavishka, Lau, Kieran, Thi Nguyet Minh Le, Chew, Sing Yian

“…Thereafter, the RNA-loaded RBCEVs were incorporated into gelatin meth acryloyl (GelMA) solution for 3D printing, which could permit physical support and guidance for neural regeneration and act as a reservoir for gene materials.…”
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In vitro analyses of the anti-fibrotic effect of SPARC silencing in human Tenon’s fibroblasts : comparisons with mitomycin C by Seet, Li-Fong, Su, Roseline, Toh, Li Zhen, Wong, Tina T.

“…We demonstrate that SPARC-silenced HTFs showed normal proliferation and negligible cellular necrosis but were impaired in motility and collagen gel contraction. The expression of pro-fibrotic genes including collagen I, MMP-2, MMP-9, MMP-14, IL-8, MCP-1 and TGF-β2 were also reduced. …”
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Incorporating a guanidine-modified cytosine base into triplex-forming PNAs for the recognition of a C-G pyrimidine–purine inversion site of an RNA duplex by Toh, Desiree-Faye Kaixin, Devi, Gitali, Patil, Kiran M., Qu, Qiuyu, Maraswami, Manikantha, Xiao, Yunyun, Loh, Teck Peng, Zhao, Yanli, Chen, Gang

“…We have developed a convenient synthesis method for a modified peptide nucleic acid (PNA) monomer with a guanidine-modified 5-methyl cytosine base. We demonstrated by gel electrophoresis, fluorescence and thermal melting experiments that short PNAs incorporating the modified residue show high binding affinity and sequence specificity in the recognition of an RNA duplex containing an internal inverted Watson-Crick C-G base pair. …”
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A Preliminary Study on the Extrusion Resolution of Pluronic F127 for Bioprinting Thermo-responsive Hydrogel Constructs by Suntornnond, Ratima, An, Jia, Chua, Chee Kai

“…Thermo-responsive hydrogels have gained more attention recently due to their unique characteristic of tunable sol-gel transition when temperature is changed. They have been used for many biomedical applications from drug delivery to fabrication of soft tissue scaffolds via 3D bioprinting. …”
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Analysis of capillary filling in nanochannels with electroviscous effects by Phan, Vinh-Nguyen, Yang, Chun, Nguyen, Nam-Trung

“…Recent advances in micro/nanotechnologies allow the fabrication of nanoscale structures that can replace the traditional stationary phases such as paper, silica gel, alumina, or cellulose. Thus, understanding capillary filling in a nanochannel helps to advance the development of planar chromatography based on fabricated nanochannels. …”
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Evaluation of carbon nanotubes-phthalocyanine composite coatings as thermal camouflage materials by Yap, Soon Hao

“…This project also compares drop-casting and gel spreading methods to coat paper substrates. …”
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