Many Pill Manufacturers Rely On Liposomal Encapsulation

By Ida Dorsey


Sometime, you need something far more specific, than just an over the counter pain relief pill. Liposomal encapsulation technology even has a do it yourself group. This is where they get together and throw out new ideas and report on results. It was found that by doing it this way one does not have to go through the complex route of formulating drug carrying liposomes. These are more commonly carried out in laboratories around the world.

A liposome is a circular vesicle made up of double layers and is liquid filled bubbles made from phospholipids. These are then used as a means of transportation for administering certain thick pharmaceutical drugs and nutrients. These drugs are a chemical substance made as a single active ingredient. They are normally packed in separate single packs and are used for external, internal as well as for all treatments, cures, and medical identifications.

When ultrasonic waves are produced the sound waves then break up the lipids causing the liposome to trap the watery drug. Working outside a laboratory helps to save money and also improve one's health. There is a book available that will help those budding scientists to create this new technology themselves.

The word liposome comes from two Greek words; the first is fat and the other body. They were first discovered while scientists were testing a new electron microscope and added a negative stain to dry phospholipids. This negative staining is a method used in diagnostic microscopy, for different small specimens with an optically opaque fluid.

The actual specimen will not be touched but the background will be left stained and easier to see. It can also be done with a positive staining and in this way only the specimen will be stained. The ink used is called nigrosin and is a mix of synthetic dyes which are made up by heating a mixture of nitrobenzene, aniline hydrochloride with some copper or iron catalyst.

Nitrobenzene is an organic compound and is water insoluble yellow oil that has an odour similar to almonds. Once it is frozen they will become more of a greenish yellow crystal. When this compound is made on a bigger scale it changes from benzene to aniline. Occasionally when used in the laboratories they are used as a solvent.

Having been diagnosed with cancer a blood count is done which is a very important part of the therapy. This is because they can harm the cells that are situated in the bone marrow, where blood is produced. Everyone knows that the red blood cells are the ones that ensure that oxygen is delivered to the tissues. Without this one can get anaemia which can make one feel exhausted.

Liposomal encapsulation employs a phospholipids liposome to create a resistance that repels the unhelpful actions of the digestive juices as well as the free radicals of the body. These kinds of protection will last from the time the nutrients reach the GI tract until the contents has reached its target. They are absorbed by the cells and transferred into the intracellular spaces.




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