After niacin was melted with excipients and cooled, the mass was extruded and spheronized into pellets. Size distribution and flowability were determined before pellets were filled into hard gelatin capsule. The USP dissolution study revealed that a candidate formulation of 250 mg in strength released similar amount of niacin as its commercial reference, selleck niacin controlled-release 500 mg tablet, in 6 h (223.9 +/- 23.8 mg, n=4 versus 259.4 +/- 2.6 mg, n=3). The differential scanning calorimetry study of the pellets in capsules stored in 40 degrees C for 4 weeks, and the content assay of capsules in 40 degrees C up to 6 months suggested that niacin was stable within the innovative formulation. In vitro

release from this innovative ER capsules stored at 40 degrees C up to 4 weeks were also investigated.”
“Hafnium oxide films were deposited with a range of substrate temperatures using a filtered cathodic vacuum arc deposition system. The microstructure, VX-661 electronic structure, and electrical breakdown of the films were characterized. In films deposited at temperatures above 200 degrees C, the microstructure became more ordered and x-ray diffraction indicated that the dominant phase was monoclinic hafnium oxide. Evidence for the presence of the tetragonal phase was also found in the films deposited at temperatures above 400 degrees

C. The near edge structure of the oxygen K-edge measured using x-ray absorption spectroscopy, provided further evidence that films prepared at high temperatures contained a combination of the monoclinic and tetragonal phases. Films deposited at room temperature were disordered and exhibited the best electrical breakdown characteristics. The electrical

breakdown of the films deteriorated as the crystallinity increased with increasing deposition temperature. These results support the proposition that electrical breakdown paths may occur along grain boundaries in polycrystalline hafnium oxide films and therefore a disordered microstructure AZD1480 purchase is preferable. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3607238]“
“To enhance the mechanical strength of poly(ethylene glycol)(PEG) gels and to provide functional groups for surface modification, we prepared interpenetrating (IPN) hydrogels by incorporating poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)(PHEMA) inside PEG hydrogels. Formation of IPN hydrogels was confirmed by measuring the weight percent gain of the hydrogels after incorporation of PHEMA, as well as by ATR/FTIR analysis. Synthesis of IPN hydrogels with a high PHEMA content resulted in optically transparent and extensively crosslinked hydrogels with a lower water content and a 6 similar to 8-fold improvement in mechanical properties than PEG hydrogels. Incorporation of less than 90 wt % PHEMA resulted in opaque hydrogels due to phase separation between water and PHEMA.