"What is
essential, is invisible to the eye."
I recently read in the news about a group of pharmacists and other professionals
of the health area who invented a new treatment based on nanoemulsions of a
derivative of Tumeric: the curcumin. This treatment can inhibit the reappearance of cancerous
cells and is apparently very effective on animals.
Nanoemultions are basically a kind of heterogeneous mix: powder of a
selected product or "active ingredient" round by a lipid monolayer with other immiscible liquid
that contains it. This "emulsion" is encapsulated in nanostructures
and it could be administered by many ways, the process to make simple
nanoemultions is energy efficient, but the trouble is that industries generally
use a high amount of energy to make the process the most effective possible.
His applications are essential in the pharmaceutical industries, it
allows to reduce the size of any material to nano-size (50-200 nm.) and
protect, carry and deliver antimicrobials, antioxidants, drugs, pharmacological
nutrients and many other substances, so they are common in the Pharmacy career.
It's really interesting the wide use that nanoemultions have, not only
in the oncological treatment, but in food and cosmetic industries too, and the
recent discover, shows to everyone the importance and utility of this method.
And if the essential is invisible to the eye, just bring your
microscope!
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