3D screen printing - An innovative technology for large-scale manufacturing of pharmaceutical dosage forms.

Three-dimensional (3D) screen printing was used to fabricate oral dosage forms of different geometry and size. The paste required as starting material for the 3D screen printing process was designed for delayed release and contained the model drug paracetamol (acetaminophen). A prototype screen printing unit was used to fabricate different tablets in a single production process.

Substitution pattern controlled aggregation-induced emission in donor-acceptor-donor dyes with one and two propeller-like triphenylamine donors.

We present a comparative study of the spectroscopic properties of the donor-acceptor-donor substituted dyes triphenylamine-allylidenemalononitrile-julolidine (TMJ) and triphenylamine-allylidenemalononitrile-triphenylamine (TMT), bearing one and two propeller-like triphenylamine donor moieties, in solvents of varying polarity and viscosity and in the aggregated and solid state. Our results reveal control of the aggregation-induced spectroscopic changes and the packing motifs of the dye molecules in the solid state by the chemical nature and structure of the second nitrogen-containing donor, i.e.

Light-Responsive Size of Self-Assembled Spiropyran-Lysozyme Nanoparticles with Enzymatic Function.

Novel light-responsive nanoassemblies with switchable size and enzymatic activity are built from a protein and a water-soluble spiropyran. Assemblies are created by electrostatic self-assembly in aqueous solution such that the photochromic property of the spiropyran enables light responsiveness. Upon visible light exposure, the aggregate size increases from 200 to 400 nm.

Complexes of the Mycotoxins Citrinin and Ochratoxin A with Aluminum Ions and their Spectroscopic Properties.

The sensitive detection of the mycotoxin citrinin (CIT) utilizing its fluorescence requires approaches to enhance the emission. In this respect, we studied the complexation of CIT and ochratoxin A (OTA) with Al in methanol using absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. In this context, an isocratic high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method using a polymer column and a fluorescence detector was also developed that enables the separation of the metal ion complexes from the free ligands and non-complexed Al.

Light-Responsive Shape: From Micrometer-Long Nanocylinders to Compact Particles in Electrostatic Self-Assembly.

A light-triggered shape change of supramolecular nanostructures is achieved through electrostatically self-assembly of linear polyelectrolytes and oppositely charged dyes in aqueous solution: Upon UV-irradiation, 1-µm-long, flexible cylinders with a cross-section of 10 nm convert into ellipsoids of 400 nm × 40 nm. The nano-object shape is encoded in the molecular dye structure.

Water-Soluble Spiropyrans with Inverse Photochromism and Their Photoresponsive Electrostatic Self-Assembly.

A new type of light responsive nanoscale assemblies based on water-soluble spiropyrans is presented. We have synthesized four anionic spiropyrans bearing multiple sulfonate groups and investigated their photochromic behavior in aqueous solution. Depending on the pH, either inverse photochromism (acidic conditions) or normal photochromism (alkaline conditions) is found.

Elucidating Electrostatic Self-Assembly: Molecular Parameters as Key to Thermodynamics and Nanoparticle Shape.

The rational design of supramolecular nanoparticles by self-assembly is a crucial field of research due to the wide applications and the possibility of control through external triggers. Understanding the shape-determining factors is the key for tailoring nanoparticles with desired properties. Here, we show how the thermodynamics of the interaction control the shape of the nanoparticle.

Amphiphilic pentaazamacrocyclic manganese superoxide dismutase mimetics.

Five newly functionalized pentaazamacrocyclic manganese complexes, with variable lengths and amounts of the aliphatic groups (three compounds with one linear chain containing 12, 16, and 22 carbon atoms, i.e., MnL1, MnL2, and MnL3, respectively, as well as two compounds containing two C12 and C16 chains, MnL4 and MnL5, respectively) that are derivatives of the known SOD mimetic, Mn(Me2-Pyane), have been synthesized.