Methods of evaluating a surfactant may include ultrasonicating a mixture of oil, water, and the surfactant to form at least one of the following: a sub-macroemulsion, a macroemulsion phase or a combination of the aforementioned; separating the sub-macroemulsion from the macroemulsion phase; introducing the sub-macroemulsion into a foam container; performing a first automated phase identification of the sub-macroemulsion; introducing a gas into the sub-macroemulsion to generate a column of foam, where the column of foam has a height in the foam container; performing a second automated phase identification of the sub-macroemulsion; and measuring the height of the column of foam in the foam container. In these methods, the first and second automated phase identifications may be configured to quantify one or more liquid phases and a foam phase in the column.

This invention relates to a device (10) for conditioning and applying a biphasic fluid cosmetic composition, comprising: a receptacle (12) extending along a main axis and defining an internal volume (30) able to receive said cosmetic composition, said receptacle comprising a neck (26) giving access to said internal volume; and a mixing member (42), received in the internal volume of the receptacle characterized in that: the mixing member includes a plurality of extended filaments (60), a first end (62) of each one of said filaments is connected to the neck of the receptacle, with the filaments being separated two-by-two by a non-zero distance (66) over at least 50% of a height (34) of the internal volume from said neck; and the mixing member is fixed in rotation with respect to the receptacle.

Compositions contain boron nitride nanomaterials at least partially coated with biomolecules.

Various embodiments include a method for determining the mixing ratio R of a fluid comprising a mixture of at least two different fluids for a technical process in a device comprising: irradiating an ultrasonic signal with a transmission level along a measuring distance running inside a measuring section; measuring a receiving level of the ultrasonic signal at one end of the measuring distance; determining an ultrasonic attenuation of the ultrasonic signal attenuated by the fluid based at least on the transmission and receiving levels of the ultrasonic signal; measuring a temperature of the fluid flowing through the measuring section; and determining a mixing ratio of the at least two different fluids from the determined ultrasonic attenuation and from the measured fluid temperature.

A highly stable cannabinoid nanoparticle carrier composition for administration to a human made by incorporating non-ionic surfactants with cannabinoid oils and lipids, sonicating for a predetermined period of time at a predetermined amplification with an ultrasonic liquid processor until completely integrated; combining the mixture with a carrier fluid that includes ascorbic acid and distilled water; and further sonicating the mixture using an ultrasonic liquid processor at predetermined amplitude for a predetermined period of time at a controlled temperature, and thereby to create a CBD nanoemulsion. The composition is tailored using non-ionic surfactants to adsorb to the surface of the cannabinoid oil particles to advantageously affect electrokinetics and surface forces at the interface of the bioactive cannabinoid particles and the suspending liquid are controlled by tailoring the suspending liquid to maximize the zeta potential.

A method of producing a pharmaceutical gel emulsion, wherein the emulsion is an oil-in-water gel emulsion, comprising the steps of forming an oil-in-water emulsion comprising at least one pharmaceutically acceptable oil, at least one aqueous phase, at least one osmotic agent, at least one emulsifying agent, mixing a gelling polysaccharide with the oil-in-water emulsion and allowing the resulting mixture to form the pharmaceutical gel emulsion, optionally mixing an bioactive agent into the pharmaceutical gel emulsion.

Provided in one embodiment is a method of making paste for solar cells. The method can include forcing silver through a feed tube coupled to a hydrodynamic cavitation chamber using an air-driven piston. The method can include subjecting the silver to hydrodynamic cavitation in the hydrodynamic cavitation chamber by using a hydraulic pump to pass the silver sequentially through a primary orifice, a secondary orifice, and a final orifice within the hydrodynamic cavitation chamber to produce the paste for the solar cells. The silver can include up to three unique silver powders having a total particle size distribution from 0.1 microns to 10 microns. A first silver powder can have a first average particle size of 1.5 um, a second silver powder having a second average particle size of 0.5 um, and a third silver powder having a third average particle size of 0.2 um.

A method for mixing and dispersing an internal phase and an external phase in a liquid compound. The method includes preparing the compound by combining the internal phase of the compound and the external phase of the compound, the external phase of the compound being a liquid, forming a film of the compound by depositing a first volume of the liquid compound on a rotating surface and collecting the film as a dispersed liquid compound on a collection surface.

The present invention generally relates to the manipulation of fluids using acoustic waves such as surface acoustic waves. In some aspects, one fluid may be introduced into another fluid via application of suitable acoustic waves. For example, a fluid may be added or injected into another fluid by applying acoustic waves where, in the absence of the acoustic waves, the fluid cannot be added or injected, e.g., due to the interface or surface tension between the fluids. Thus, for example, a fluid may be injected into a droplet of another fluid. Other embodiments of the invention are generally directed to systems and methods for making or using such systems, kits involving such systems, or the like.

Microbubble production and size isolation with high yield processing. Specifically, a size isolation process is used in which a diffusion coefficient related to gas diffusion forces acting on microbubbles in suspension is controlled through maintaining diffusion parameters for the suspension. Diffusion parameters may include effective viscosity, which may be a function of microbubble volume fraction. Another diffusion parameter controlled may include temperature. In turn, microbubbles may be size isolated at high yields, which may provide for advantageous microbubble products that demonstrate increased stability for storage.