Volume 5 Issue 3

Biomimetic System Characterization: pH-Induced Chromatic Transition and Nanostructural Transformation of Polydiacetyle and Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine Vesicles Under pH Variation Using Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) Technique

Cristiane Patrícia de Oliveira, Nilda de Fátima Ferreira Soares, Alvaro Vianna Novaes de Carvalho Teixeira, Taíla Veloso de Oliveira and Antônio Manoel Maradini Filho
Blue polydiacetylene (PDA) vesicles were prepared and their response to pH changes was investigated using UV-Vis absorption. The effect of the H+ and OH- presence on the size of vesicles was also studied using the dynamic light scattering (DLS) technique

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Development of a Rapid Qualitative Test Using Ferroin Dye for Detection of Rancid Ghee Mixed with Fresh Ghee

Bhavesh N. Chaudhary, Keyursinh D. Vaghela, Bhavbhuti M. Mehta, Amit Kumar Jain, Vijaykumar B. Darji and Kishorkumar D. Aparnathi
In the present study, a rapid ferroin dye-based test was developed for detection of rancid ghee mixed with fresh ghee. For assessing the ability of ferroin dye to detect the presence of rancid ghee mixed with fresh ghee, 40% (v/v) treated samples were tested.

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