Author:Thobakgale, Setumo L; Ombinda-Lemboumba, Saturnin; Mthunzi-Kufa, PatienceDate:Aug 2022The increase in demand for pharmaceutical treatments due to pandemic-related illnesses has created a need for improved quality control in drug manufacturing. Understanding the physical, biological, and chemical properties of APIs is an important ...Read more
Author:Adeleke, Oluwatoyin A; Karry, KM; Michniak-Kohn, BB; Monama, Nkwe ODate:Oct 2015The purpose of this abstract is to design and characterize a thermodynamically stable mouth-dissolving film containing isoniazid employing in silico and in vitro techniques. Isoniazid (solubility = 140 mg/mL and log P = -0.64 at 25°C) is a ...Read more
Author:Stark, T; Chakauya, E; Kabamba, A; Morris, L; Rybicki, E; Chikwamba, Rachel KDate:Aug 2010Sub-Saharan Africa remains the region most heavily affected by HIV, and the majority of new infections from heterosexual contact are in women. Griffithsin (GRFT), a lectin isolated from the red algae Griffithsia, has shown extreme potency ...Read more
Author:Stark, T; Chakauya, E; Kabamba, A; Morris, L; Rybicki, E; Chikwamba, Rachel KDate:01 Sep 2010Due to the increasing demand for pharmaceuticals and the high cost of production in traditional fermentor systems, plants are being considered as alternative production platforms for therapeutic molecules. One of the considerations for ...Read more
Author:Msomi, NDate:17 Nov 2008The national biotechnology strategy was published in 2001. The process followed for drafting the strategy is as follows: involvement of experts; wider consultation with stakeholders and adoption and publication. The mandate for the BRICs was ...Read more
Author:Mosangi, Damodar; Kesavan Pillai, Sreejarani; Moyo, Lumbidzani; Ray, Suprakas SDate:Aug 2016In this study, the hydrophobic even skin tone active, 4-hexylresorcinol (HR), was intercalated into a zinc aluminium layered double hydroxide (ZnAl-LDH) by a co-precipitation method and used as a controlled release ingredient in skin care ...Read morecb
Author:Chikwamba, Rachel K; Lotter, T; Ramesaar, KDate:28 Feb 2006The demand for health products such as protein therapeutics and sub-unit vaccines to control infectious diseases far outweighs the current global production capacity of these molecules. These products are currently being produced in conventional ...Read more
Author:Mittal, Hemant; Ray, Suprakas S; Kaith, BS; Bhatia, JK; Sukriti; Sharma, J; Alhassan, SMDate:Dec 2018This article critically reviews the recent developments in the structural modifications of chitosan and its nano-structured variants produced via different techniques and their potential applications in diversified biomedical fields such as ...Read more