Bad Mexican : portrayal of corruption and the drug trade in Man on Fire, Traffic, and La Ley de Herodes. by Goh, Dianne.

“…By victimizing the United States and demonizing Mexico, Hollywood films such as Traffic and Man on Fire create stereotypes of Mexicans based on the drug trade and corruption in Mexico so the United States can define its identity and become Mexico’s saviour. …”
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The influence of additives on the delivery of paclitaxel from bioresorbable PLGA films by Huang, Charlotte Liwen.

“…The study of the influences of additives on the drug delivery characteristics from PLGA thin films as a coating on angioplasty balloons was reported in this thesis. …”
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Surface modification of smooth poly (L-lactic acid) films for gelatin immobilization by Li, Hai, Xia, Yun, Wu, Jumiati, He, Qiyuan, Zhou, Xiaozhu, Lu, Gang, Shang, Lei, Boey, Freddy Yin Chiang, Venkatraman, Subbu S., Zhang, Hua

“…In this work, we use the oxygen plasma to treat PLLA film followed by modification with organosilanes with different functional groups, such as amine, epoxy, and aldehyde groups. …”
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Janus particle preparation through UV-induced partial photodegradation of spin-coated particle films by Tan, Jasmine Si Jia, Wong, Chong Hui, Chen, Zhong

“…Photocatalytic titanium dioxide particles prefunctionalized with a surface coating were assembled as particle films via spin-coating on a substrate. The particle films were placed directly under an ultraviolet light source, which induced the photodegradation of the surface coating only on the particle surfaces exposed to the light. …”
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Liposomal encapsulation of pro-NO donor drug by Koh, Cheryl Jie Yan

“…Liposomes are utilised as drug carrier due to its biocompatibility and inert nature in the physiological body, to protect the drug as well as prevent premature elimination by the body. …”
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A bilayer swellable drug-eluting ureteric stent : localized drug delivery to treat urothelial diseases by Lim, Wei Shan, Chen, Kenneth, Chong, Tsung Wen, Xiong, Gordon Minru, Birch, William R., Pan, Jisheng, Lee, Bae Hoon, Er, Pei Shan, Salvekar, Abhijit Vijay, Venkatraman, Subbu S., Huang, Yingying

“…On deployment, the device swells to co-apt with the ureteric wall and ensure drug availability to these tissues. …”
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RES.10-001 Making Science and Engineering Pictures, Fall 2014 by Frankel, Felice C.

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Genomic profiling of mycobacterium tuberculosis strains, Myanmar by Aung, Htin Lin, Nyunt, Wint Wint, Fong, Yang, Biggs, Patrick J., Winkworth, Richard C., Lockhart, Peter J., Yeo, Tsin Wen, Hill, Philip C., Cook, Gregory M., Aung, Si Thu

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Loopholes. by Li, Yvonne Meini., Law, Georgina Wan Yi., Phua, Geraldine Soo Yee.

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Assignment optimization of pandemic influenza antiviral drugs in Urban pharmacies by Zhang, Chijun, Du, Zhanwei, Cai, Qing, Yu, Limin, Li, Zhaohui, Bai, Yuan

“…Antiviral drugs have benefited public health officers to elucidate outbreak risks by controlling influenza pandemics efficacious, especially effective in the early stage of epidemic outbreaks. …”
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Dynamic drug combination methods for suppressing bacterial antibiotics resistance adaptation by Bhone, Myint Kyaw

“…It is resistant to many drugs and the glycopeptide vancomycin is the only available antibiotic that is active against MRSA infections. …”
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Layer-by-layer assembled micro and nano carriers for drug delivery applications by Mutukumaraswamy Shaillender

“…In nano- or microparticulate drug delivery, both control of the drug release and interaction of the particles with the cellular environment are critical attributes. …”
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Near-infrared light for phototherapy : photothermal induced drug release and tumor ablation by Li, Menghuan

“…The lessons learnt from the dual responsive core/shell drug nanocarrier proved substantial, which offered useful insights for the shaping of a new NIR responsive drug delivery system. …”
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Formulation and in-vitro release study of drug loaded liposomes for treating dry eye disease by Chua, Yan Ni

“…Thin film hydration method technology is employed to fabricate the liposomes and to encapsulate the drug within its hydrophobic bilayer of the liposomes. …”
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RES.LL-005 D4M: Signal Processing on Databases, Fall 2012 by Kepner, Jeremy

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A bilayer swellable drug-eluting stent for the treatment of fibrosis-induced ureteral stricture recurrence by Lim, Wei Shan

“…The first layer is needed for sustained release of drug while the second layer is required for close contact with urothelial wall. …”
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Characterization and evaluation of bilayer coating for enhanced localization and sustained drug delivery for fibrosis-induced ureteral stricture by Chin, Jia Wen

“…The usage of a bilayer coating, consisting of a hydrogel layer and a drug-loaded polymer layer, allows for direct contact with the ureter walls upon swelling and drug delivery through the urothelium. …”
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Increasing antibiotic activity by rapid bioorthogonal conjugation of drug to resistant bacteria using an upconverted light-activated photocatalyst by Du, Quanchao, Wu, Xiangyang, Bi, Wuguo, Xing, Bengang, Yeow, Edwin Kok Lee

“…We demonstrate that the mode of action is due to increased inhibition of peptidoglycan cell wall biosynthesis. The findings in this study demonstrate that on-demand NIR-light activated bioorthogonal conjugation of Van to microbes is a viable alternative treatment in combating drug-resistant bacteria.…”
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Cationic glycosylated block co-β-peptide acts on the cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria as anti-biofilm agents by Zhang, Kaixi, Raju, Cheerlavancha, Zhong, Wenbin, Pethe, Kevin, Gründling, Angelika, Chan-Park, Mary B.

“…In addition to the emergence of resistance to last resort drugs, bacteria escape antibiotics killing by forming complex biofilms. …”
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Glass box and black box machine learning approaches to exploit compositional descriptors of molecules in drug discovery and aid the medicinal chemist by Robson, B, Cooper, R

“…The synthetic medicinal chemist plays a vital role in drug discovery. Today there are AI tools to guide next syntheses, but many are “Black Boxes” (BB). …”