Microspheres of essential oil in polylactic acid and poly(methyl methacrylate) matrices and their blends

This study is focussed on micro-encapsulation of essential oils in polylactic acid (PLA) and a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) matrix as well as blends of the same. Microspheres were prepared by the solvent evaporation technique and characterised by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR). The encapsulation efficiencies and release profiles of the essential oils were studied by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and head-space solid-phase microextraction GC-MS, respectively. Furthermore, the microspheres were tested for antibacterial activity against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial strains.

The results showed that the microspheres compositions (PLA/PMMA ratio) have significant effect on their characteristics. The process adopted for preparing the microspheres promoted formation of spherical particles at the sizes of 1.5–9.5?µm. The highest encapsulation efficiency of the prepared microspheres was observed in systems consisting of linalool (81.10?±?10.0?wt. % for PLA system and 76.0?±?3.3?wt. % for PMMA system). Confirmation was also made that the release rate of the microspheres was affected by the size of the same.     

Ethyl lactate as a potential green solvent to extract hydrophilic (polar) and lipophilic (non-polar) phytonutrients simultaneously from fruit and vegetable by-products

Phytonutrients extracted from natural resources are receiving much attention among researchers due to their highly antioxidative characteristics which prevent several degenerative diseases including cardiovascular diseases and cancers. These nutraceutical compounds can be used in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products as natural antioxidants, preservatives, colourants and functional foods. Huge volume of food wastes are generated from the processing industry and these low-value food residues are rich in various phytonutrients worth recovering. This approach of valorisation reduces the generation of food wastes and is cost-effective considering the cheap feedstock, reduced waste management expenses and high market value of extracted compounds. In light of the health and safety risks posed by commonly used organic extraction solvents derived from the petrochemical industry, there is a need to recover the phytonutrients using green, sustainable and efficient solvents that are safe for human consumption. This work discusses ethyl lactate as a safe, green, efficient and potentially cheap solvent to recover phytonutrients from fruit and vegetable by-products. Ethyl lactate is compared with other organic solvents commonly used from the aspects of safety, environmental impacts and efficiency. Current challenges when employing ethyl lactate are also discussed.     

吉非罗齐中有机溶剂残留量的顶空毛细管GC测定

建立了顶空毛细管GC法测定吉非罗齐中甲酸乙酯、THF和甲基环己烷3种有机溶剂的残留量。采用HP-1毛细管柱，溶剂DMA，内标乙酸乙酯。平均同收率分别为99．8％、100．3％、100．0％，RSD分别为0．71％、1．51％和1．76％。     

职业性接触苯、甲苯、二甲苯对子代行为影响的初步探讨

为探讨职业性接触苯、甲苯、二甲苯对子代行为的影响，以４６名父母生育期接触苯、甲苯、二甲苯的儿童为暴露组；抽取与暴露组同年龄、同性别、同班级、其父母无任何职业有害因素接触史的５８名儿童为对照组，用ＷＩＣＳ－Ｒ（韦克斯勒儿童智力量表）对研究对象进行智力测验，用ＮＢ－Ｉ型视运动反应仪测试视简单反应时。结果显示，接触组各智力测验的得分均低于对照组，视反应时指标慢于对照组，差异有显著意义；进一步的分层分析结果显示，母接触组的各项得分均低于对照组，而父接触组的各项得分与对照组之间差异无显著意义。     

甘氨酸螯合铁的合成工艺

以氯化亚铁和甘氨酸为原料,研究了甘氨酸螯合铁的合成工艺条件.结果表明,pH值、配位比以及抗氧化剂用量对产品组成和得率有很大影响.确定了螯合的最适条件为:pH值为5.5、配位比为4∶1.采用有机溶剂萃取法,使甘氨酸螯合铁在无水乙醇中以沉淀的方式析出,实现甘氨酸螯合铁与无机铁的分离.讨论了萃取时有机溶剂用量对产品得率的影响,在无水乙醇与滤液的体积比为9∶1时,亚铁得率最高.     

修订车间空气中溶剂汽油容许浓度的研究

通过对969例汽油作业工人的体格检查和对86个作业点760次车间内汽油浓度的测定结果表明,在达标的条件下,工人仍有神经衰弱,植物神经功能障碍的临床症状,说明现行车间的卫生标准应当进行修订。根据动物实验资料计算 MAC,180汽油为198.6mg/m~3,120汽油为225.0mg/m~3,二者相差不大,我们建议车间空气中溶剂汽油容许浓度可修订为200mg/m~3。     

Membrane-coated fiber array approach for predicting skin permeability of chemical mixtures from different vehicles.

A membrane-coated fiber (MCF) array approach was developed for quantitative assessment of skin absorption from chemical mixtures, which was based on the similarity in the absorption mechanisms of the MCF membrane and the stratum corneum of the skin. A set of probe compounds were used to detect the relative molecular interaction strengths of chemicals with the vehicle and the membranes, which provided a linkage between the skin permeability (log k) and MCF partition coefficients (log KF). A predictive model was established via multiple linear regression analysis of the data matrix of experimentally measured log k value and log KFm values; log k=a0+a1 log KF1+a2 log KF2+...+an log KFm, where m is the number of diverse MCFs. Twenty-five probe compounds and three MCFs (polydimethylsiloxane for lipophilic, polyacrylate for polarizable, and CarboWax for polar interactions) were used to demonstrate the model development processes in the MCF array approach. The skin permeability of the probe compounds was measured with conventional diffusion cell experiments using dermatomed porcine skin. Three predictive models were established for skin permeability prediction from chemical mixtures in water, 50% ethanol, and 1% sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) with R2 values of 93, 91, and 83, respectively. The log k and log KF values were considerably altered by the addition of ethanol or SLS into the dose vehicle; however, their correlations to skin permeability remained strong under various conditions. These results suggested that the experimentally based MCF array approach can be used to predict skin absorption from chemical mixtures in different vehicles or formulations.     

Rapidly Progressive Toxic Leukoencephalomyelopathy with Myelodysplastic Syndrome: a Clinicopathological Correlation

Neurological disorders induced by long-term exposure to organic solvents typically have a slowly progressive clinical course, which may be arrested or even reversed following discontinuation of exposure. We report an unusual case of rapidly progressive toxic leukoencephalomyelopathy in a 29-year-old man who had worked at a chemical factory that used toluene for the manufacture of nylon 66 for 5 years. He presented with progressive weakness of legs, recurrent seizures, and cognitive decline. Widespread white-matter changes in the brain and spinal cord, and myelodysplastic syndrome were noted. He died 6 months after the onset of his symptoms, and autopsy showed discrete multifocal demyelination and necrosis in the central nervous system, and dysplastic cells of erythroid, myeloid, and megakaryotic lineages in blood vessels. The co-occurrence of leukoencephalomyelopathy and myelodysplastic syndrome highlights the vulnerability of the white matter and bone marrow to injury from organic solvents. Intravascular congestion of dysplastic hematopoietic cells might have led to his unusually rapid progression of leukoencephalomyelopathy.     

弱极性药物在混合溶剂系统中溶解度的研究

分别用聚二醇，１－２丙醇，无水乙醇与水组成不同比例的二元溶剂系统，测定了弱极性药物ＳＭＺ及ＴＭＰ在上述各系统中的溶解度。从而导出药物溶解度与二混合溶剂体积分类间的半实验方程。     

Development of enrofloxacin ELISA using a monoclonal antibody tolerating an organic solvent with broad cross-reactivity to other newquinolones

Antibacterial reagents, especially quinolones, are widely used in animals and humans, and have caused serious problems to human health because of their residual contaminants in food. In order to screen for different kinds of newquinolones at the same time, a sensitive and specific enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) has been developed. The anti-enrofloxacin monoclonal antibody was selected because of its ability to react with structurally related newquinolones in organic solvent. The antibody has 100% cross-reactivity with norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin and other newquinolones at 50% inhibition of control values IC₅₀, but not with nitroflazone, sulphadimethoxine. The lowest detection limit of this ELISA was 0.7 ng/ml (ppb) when enrofloxacin was used as the calibrator. Eel extracts were spiked with enrofloxacin and the average recoveries at 10, 50, 100 ng/ml were 98, 102 and 91%, respectively. The proposed ELISA is a useful method for the practical microquantitation of various newquinolones in biological and environmental specimens.