Background: Previous investigations have shown that local application of nanoparticles presenting the carbohydrate moiety galactose-α-1,3-galactose (α-gal epitopes) enhance wound healing by activating the complement system and recruiting pro-healing macrophages to the injury site. Our companion in vitro paper suggest α-gal epitopes can similarly recruit and polarize human microglia toward a pro-healing phenotype. In this continuation study, we investigate the in vivo implications of α-gal nanoparticle administration directly to the injured spinal cord.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this work, we prepared various sub-micron thymol emulsions with high hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) surfactants via spontaneous emulsification. Emulsion properties, such as size, polydispersity and charge, were assessed for each surfactant type and mass fraction. Emulsion stability was characterized by monitoring droplet size following exposure to physical (centrifugation) and thermal stressors (freeze, thaw cycling).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOBJECTIVE To determine the effects of 3 topically applied treatments (1% silver sulfadiazine cream [SSC], triple antimicrobial ointment [TAO], and hyperosmolar nanoemulsion [HNE]) on microbial counts, exuberant granulation tissue (EGT) development, and reepithelialization of contaminated wounds at the distal aspect of the limbs of horses. ANIMALS 8 healthy adult horses. PROCEDURES A 2.
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