A process is provided for encapsulating glutathione (GSH), 3,3′-diindolylmethane (DIM), coenzyme-Q10 (CoQ10), and other hydrophobic antioxidant compounds by using whey proteins which may be polymerized in a particular manner. Further, compositions comprising polymerized whey protein (PWP) encapsulated glutathione, polymerized whey protein (PWP) encapsulated CoQ10, and polymerized whey protein (PWP) encapsulated DIM are provided.

The present invention provides injectable compositions comprising cells encapsulated in hydrogel capsules and methods of preparing these compositions. The present invention also provides methods for using these compositions to promote hematopoiesis and to treat or prevent cardiovascular and immunological disorders in a subject.

A composition-of-matter is provided. The present composition includes dietary supplements capable of reducing or reversing the negative effects of alcohol on motor and cognition, dietary supplements having anti-gastroparesis, antiemetic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities and/or dietary supplements capable of increasing alcohol catabolism and decreasing the level of toxic products of alcohol catabolism.

Described herein is a composition for delivery of an active agent. The composition includes a peptide coacervate, wherein the peptide coacervate includes one or more peptides derived from histidine-rich proteins, and an active agent encapsulated in the peptide coacervate. Further provided are a method for encapsulation of an active agent in a peptide coacervate, a method for delivery of an active agent, and a method for treating or diagnosing a condition or disease in a subject in need thereof.

Methods are provided for promoting the adsorption of an active agent to microparticles by modifying the structural properties of the active agent in order to facilitate favorable association to the microparticle.

The present invention provides a conductive hydrogel comprising a polystyrene sulfonate compound selected from poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS), reduced graphene oxide polystyrene sulfonate (rGO:PSS) and rGO:PEDOT:PSS; and a conjugate of polyethylene glycol (PEG) and a linker-(BX)n oligopeptide of formula (I)
PEG-linker-(BX)n  (I) wherein B is lysine or arginine, X is selected from alanine, glycine, serine, threonine, tyrosine, glutamic acid or aspartic acid and n is an integer selected from 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20. The invention further relates to processes for assembling the conductive hydrogel. The conductive hydrogel can be used in various biomedical applications, such as neuroprostheses, biosensors, nerve grafts, cell culture and encapsulation of cells and microorganisms as well as for drug delivery.

A composition comprising microcapsules in an oral dosage form is described. The oral dosage form comprises gastric-resistant ileal-sensitive microcapsules comprising a matrix and active agent such as probiotic bacterium, contained within the matrix, in which the matrix comprises denatured whey protein, and in which the microcapsules are be coldgelated and vacuum dried microcapsules, and thus are subject to less heat treatment than conventional probiotic-containing microparticles. The microcapsules may be formed by extrusion through a single or double nozzle and are vacuum dried to a water activity (Aw) of 0.30 or less. The microcapsules may be subjected to two separate vacuum drying steps to further reduce the water activity and provide microcapsules with greater stability against moisture, humidity and thermal processes such as pasteurisation and Ultra High Temperatures (i.e. UHT)

A bubble manufacturing container of the present invention includes: a container body having an opening portion; and a rubber stopper provided on the opening portion of the container body. The rubber stopper is constituted so that the bubbles 1 of an inside of the container body are able to be taken by piercing an injection needle. It is preferred that the bubble manufacturing container has a fastening portion provided on the rubber stopper, having an opening and sealing the container body with the rubber stopper. Furthermore, it is preferred that the container body mounts a weight portion.

Disclosed herein are low density particles comprising polymerized fibrin that are micrometer or nanometer sized in diameter. The particles can further include at least one therapeutic agent. The particles may be used to treat wounds, by administration directly or systemically to the site of the wound. Exemplary wounds that may be treated with the fibrin particles include a trauma wound, a surgical wound, a burn wound, or an ulcer wound. Also disclosed herein are methods for preparing the particles using a shearing process.

A composition comprising a core material, having a taste value and polymeric coating. The polymeric coating substantially surrounds the core material and comprises a cationic polymer and optionally an anionic polymer. The polymeric coating has a uniform thickness ranging from 2 μm to 20 μm. The composition provides release of a portion of the core material which is taste masked over a time period ranging from 0.5 minute to 2 minutes in the oral cavity and provides a modified-release of the remaining core material in a gastrointestinal tract.