In this research, acrylate crosslinked PEG-b-PS polymersomes were synthesized and extensively tested. Polymersomes are nanovesicles that are self-assembled from amphiphilic block copolymers. Like liposomes, they can contain aqueous solutions in the core, which makes them interesting in the field of nanomedicine. …

Traces of condom lubricants in fingerprints can be valuable information in cases of sexual assault. Ideally, not only confirmation of the presence of the condom but also determination of the type of condom brand used can be retrieved. Previous studies have shown to be able to retrieve information about …

De Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij behandelt gewonnen gas op locatie Anjum. Op deze gasbehandelingslocatie wordt het gas afkomstig uit de gasputten Lauwersoog en Moddergat tot zeer lage temperaturen gekoeld, zodat bepaalde kwaliteitsspecificaties van het gas worden behaald. Om te voorkomen dat de …

In collaboration with Eindhoven University of Technology, the goal is to synthesize water-soluble supramolecular fiber components (hydrogels) based on the BTA for mimicking the ECM. Is these BTA components the tetraethylene glycol units would be replaced by mono- or disaccharides, e.g. glucose or cellobiose. …

Background: An effective and tolerable bowel preparation is important to secure quality of colonoscopies. It remains unclear if sodium picosulphate with magnesium citrate (SPMC), which is considered a tolerable bowel preparation agent, is also an effective alternative for polyethylene glycol (PEG) and …

Er bestaan verschillende soorten pigmentstoornissen met een herleidbare oorzaak. De huidaandoening melasma is echter een pigmentstoornis, waarbij de daadwerkelijke ontstaanswijze nog altijd in een grijs gebied verkeert. Hoewel de mogelijkheid bestaat dat de aandoening vanzelf weer verdwijnt, bestaat …

The recycling of post consumer cotton textile waste is highly requested, due to the high environmental impact of cotton production. Often cotton is mixed in blends with polyethylene terephthalate (PET). For the generation of high value products from recycled cotton, it essential that PET is separated …

Inoculation of maize silage with Lactobacillus buchneri (5 × 105 c.f.u. g-1 of maize silage) prior to ensiling results in the formation of aerobically stable silage. After 9 months, lactic acid bacterium counts are approximately 1010 c.f.u. g-1 in these treated silages. An important subpopulation (5.9 …

The degradation of lactic acid under anoxic conditions was studied in several strains of Lactobacillus buchneri and in close relatives such as Lactobacillus parabuchneri, Lactobacillus kefir, and Lactobacillus hilgardii. Of these lactobacilli, L. buchneri and L. parabuchneri were able to degrade lactic …