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Published Date : May 2019

Tissues are a class of paper that can be unglazed, glazed, or creped. Tissue paper contains properties such as light weight, softness and absorbency. Raw material for all kinds of tissue paper is the pulp derived from tree wood. In order to meet increasing demand of paper, trees are cut widely which...

Published Date : May 2019

Automated antimicrobial susceptibility testing products are of two types, consumables and instruments. Consumables used in automated antimicrobial susceptibility testing includes culture & growth media, ready-to-use reagents, complete reagent kits, susceptibility disks, susceptibility plates, an...

Published Date : May 2019

Modified starch is formed by physicochemical or morphological changes in the structure of native starch via its treatment with enzymes, alkalis, heat, and acids. Modified starch finds application in food & beverages industry and is also used in the production of noodles, biscuits, bakery product...

Published Date : May 2019

Glass is used in for manufacturing bottles, containers, vials, syringes, and ampoules among others. Glass molds play an important role in manufacturing of glass products such as ampoules, syringes and vials. Glass is preferred for these application as it tends to not react with the contents that are...

Published Date : Aug 2019

DNA repair drugs such as Niraparib (Zejula), Olaparib (Lynparza), Rucaparib (Rubraca), and Talazoparib (Talzenna) are used for treating ovarian and breast cancer. These drugs fall under the category of Poly ADP-ribose Polymerase (PARP) inhibitors used as monotherapy in combination with other drugs f...

Published Date : May 2019

Suprapubic catheter is a hollow flexible tube intended to create a passage between the urinary bladder and skin to drain urine from the bladder of the individual suffering from obstruction of normal urinary flow. Swelling of the prostate, traumatic disruption of urethra, congenital defects of the ur...

Published Date : May 2019

Biomarkers are widely used in development of drugs. One of the primary processes through which biomarkers are accepted for use in drug development, is the drug approval process. The biomarker is included in the regulatory submission process for drug approval such as Investigational New Drug (IND), B...

Published Date : May 2019

Central venous catheters consist of a long, thin tube that is inserted into a large vein to deliver medication, nutrition, intravenous fluids, and cancer medications. Different types of central venous catheters can be utilized by patients according to the duration of the treatment. These include, tu...

Published Date : May 2019

Cell culture media consists an appropriate source of energy and compounds, which supports growth of cells and regulate the cell cycle. A typical culture medium is composed of vitamins, inorganic salts, complement of amino acids, glucose, and serum which acts as source of growth factors, hormones, an...

Published Date : May 2019

Lasers are used in surgeries such as vocal cord, cervical, lung, penile, skin, vaginal, and vulvar surgeries, as these are some of the difficult to treat location areas. Laser surgery is also used for palliative surgery in cancer patients, in order to help the patient feel better or function better ...

Published Date : May 2019

Blood gas analyzer is a standard clinical diagnostic test machine used to measures a patient’s blood gases including oxygen and carbon dioxide and pH level. Arterial blood is the sample type required for correct assessment of gas exchange and function of lungs, specifically oxygenation status....

Published Date : May 2019

Heparin is an anticoagulant used to decrease the clotting ability of blood and help to prevent harmful clots from forming in blood vessels. It is sometimes referred as a blood thinner, although it does not actually thin the blood. Heparin does not dissolve already formed blood clots, but it can prev...

Published Date : May 2019

Radiation therapy or radiotherapy is a cancer treatment therapy, which uses high doses of radiations to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Several types of radiotherapies such as external beam radiation therapy, internal beam radiation therapy/ brachytherapy, and systemic radiation therapy are ava...

Published Date : May 2019

Tissue banks recover, process, store, and distribute tissue for transplantation. Research in the field of tissue preservation at low temperature and high clinical success of transplanted tissue led to increase in the use of stored tissue in major burn and trauma patients. Increased demand for allogr...

Published Date : May 2019

Consumption of protein cookies helps to lower blood pressure. Moreover, these cookies have a low calorie content. Increasing health awareness is expected to boost demand for protein cookies. Product development on the basis of varying protein content, flavors, attractive packaging and safer ingredie...

Published Date : May 2019

CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) and CRISPR-associated (Cas) genes are essential for the adaptive immunity in few bacteria and archaea, enabling the organisms to respond to and to eliminate invading genetic material. These gene editing tools are extensively used in ...

Published Date : May 2019

Beta glucan is an important component of dietary fiber, which can be extracted from oat, barley, bacteria, and yeast. It possesses several physiological effects, including lowering plasma cholesterol level, control of postprandial glucose level, and immune modulation effects. Apart from the food ind...

Published Date : May 2019

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common complication of advanced liver disease. HE covers a complex set of non-specific neuropsychiatric symptoms and clinical signs affecting quality of life of patients. HE is a major challenge to the healthcare system due to frequent hospital contacts and admission...