A wood preservative composition and method for preserving wood by contacting wood with said composition comprising a polyurethane polymer, non-aqueous solvents, and a wood preservative active.

A wood preservative composition and method for preserving wood by contacting wood with said composition comprising a polyurethane polymer, non-aqueous solvents, and a wood preservative active.

The compositions and methods described herein are topically applied to the skin with negligible or no skin irritation and can direct or prevent transport through the skin. The compositions contain neat ionic liquids, optionally in combination with a drug to be delivered. In a preferred embodiment, the compositions increase transdermal transport of the drug to be delivered. In some embodiments, the compositions disrupt bacterial biofilms. This is particularly beneficial in the treatment of antibiotic resistant skin infections. In other embodiments, the compositions direct delivery within the skin. In still other embodiments, the compositions prevent transfer of substances through the stratum corneum. The disclosed compositions and methods can be tuned and modified such that they can be used to treat or prevent a variety of different diseases and disorders.

Compositions for forming protective coatings can include a first group of compounds, where each compound of the first group is a fatty acid, fatty acid ester, or fatty acid salt having a carbon chain length of at least 14 carbons. The compositions can optionally include a second group of compounds selected from fatty acids, fatty acid esters, fatty acid salts, and combinations thereof, wherein each compound of the second group has a carbon chain length from 7 to 13 carbons. At least some of the compounds of the first group can function as emulsifiers, allowing the composition to be dissolved, suspended, or dispersed in a solvent. At least some of the compounds of the second group can function as welling agents in order to improve the surface wetting of items to be coated when solutions, suspensions, or colloids that include the compositions are applied to the items.

Compositions for forming protective coatings can include a first group of compounds, where each compound of the first group is a fatty acid, fatty acid ester, or fatty acid salt having a carbon chain length of at least 14 carbons. The compositions can optionally include a second group of compounds selected from fatty acids, fatty acid esters, fatty acid salts, and combinations thereof, wherein each compound of the second group has a carbon chain length from 7 to 13 carbons. At least some of the compounds of the first group can function as emulsifiers, allowing the composition to be dissolved, suspended, or dispersed in a solvent. At least some of the compounds of the second group can function as welling agents in order to improve the surface wetting of items to be coated when solutions, suspensions, or colloids that include the compositions are applied to the items.

Methods of controlling the maturation of plants and/or plant products (e.g. fruit, vegetable, ornamentals, etc.) by manipulating Alternative Oxidase (AOX) activity. An increase in activity hastens the maturation process while a decrease in activity slows or stops maturation.

Methods of controlling the maturation of plants and/or plant products (e.g. fruit, vegetable, ornamentals, etc.) by manipulating Alternative Oxidase (AOX) activity. An increase in activity hastens the maturation process while a decrease in activity slows or stops maturation.

A formulation for delivering one or more health benefits to a human post-consumption and a method to create the formulation are described. The formulation comprises a shell extract of Nephelium lappaceum in a form of a powder or a liquid and at least one material. The at least one material comprises a polysaccharide, a protein, a lipid, and/or a food grade compound. The one or more health benefits to the human include support or regulation of blood sugar, blood pressure, body weight, performance/recovery from sports, immune health, anti-aging, pain management, and/or joint health.

A formulation for delivering one or more health benefits to a human post-consumption and a method to create the formulation are described. The formulation comprises a shell extract of Nephelium lappaceum in a form of a powder or a liquid and at least one material. The at least one material comprises a polysaccharide, a protein, a lipid, and/or a food grade compound. The one or more health benefits to the human include support or regulation of blood sugar, blood pressure, body weight, performance/recovery from sports, immune health, anti-aging, pain management, and/or joint health.

The present invention includes a method of preserving cannabinoid concentration in a biomass comprising: providing a hemp biomass in an aqueous solution; adding a culture of a cannabinoid preserving Bacillus bacteria to the hemp biomass solution; and culturing the hemp biomass with the Bacillus bacteria under conditions in which the cannabinoid concentration is maintained.