Publications by authors named "Ke-liang Chang"

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  • The study explored the impact of adding calcium salts (0.25-1.00%) to noodles, focusing on their physicochemical properties.
  • Calcium citrate, calcium acetate, and calcium carbonate improved the pH and breaking strength of dried noodles, but did not affect the elongation of raw noodles.
  • Noodles with calcium citrate from oyster shells were found to be comparable to those made with commercial calcium citrate, suggesting that oyster shell-derived calcium citrate could be a beneficial ingredient for calcium-fortified noodles.
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Purpose: To characterize the nanoparticle of antroquinonol from and its ameliorative effects on the reproductive dysfunction in the diabetic male rat.

Material And Methods: The chitosan-silicate nanoparticle was used as the carrier for the delivery of antroquinonol from solid-state-cultured extract (AC). The rats were fed with a high-fat diet and intraperitoneally injected with streptozotocin to induce diabetes.

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In the present study, we prepared and characterized chitin nanomaterials with different diameters, lengths, and degree of deacetylation (DD), and investigated their capability for enhancing saltiness perception. Chitin was isolated from squid pens and transformed into chitin nanofiber (CNF), deacetylated chitin nanofiber (DACNF), and chitin nanocrystal (CNC) by ultrasonication, alkali treatment followed by ultrasonication and acid hydrolysis, respectively. The diameters of CNF, CNC and DACNF were 17.

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Objective: To compare the behavioral improvement to find the best transplantation approach for treating brain injury through transplanting amniotic-derived mesenchymal stem cells into brain injured rats in different ways.

Methods: Eighty brain injured Wista rats were randomly divided into a control group with brain injury alone (n=20) and a treatment group(n=60) which were further evenly divided into Group A (transplanted through the vena caudalis), Group B (transplanted through the ventriculus cerebri lateralis), and Group C (transplanted through the injured brain area). Each group was transplanted with amniotic-derived esenchymal stem cells, and their therapeutic efficacy would be evaluated through the neurological severity score (NSS).

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