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Scaffolds From Natural Polymers And Soy Protein For Cultured Meat Production, Utumporn Butkatanyoo
Scaffolds From Natural Polymers And Soy Protein For Cultured Meat Production, Utumporn Butkatanyoo
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
To overcome the problems of livestock farming, cultured meat technologies have been developed. Cultured meat is an alternative way to produce meat by culturing cells in vitro using tissue engineering technology. The construction of cultured meat requires a scaffold to support cell proliferation and differentiation. Herein this research, polysaccharides namely high acyl gellan gum (HG) and konjac (KJ) together with a plant-based protein, soy protein isolate (SP) were used to develop scaffolds for cultured meat production. The composite scaffolds were prepared by freeze-drying and followed by ionic crosslinking. The composition of HG, KJ, and SP had a strong influence on …
Identification And Characterization Of Bacteriophages For Phage Cocktail Formulation Specific To Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli, Pattida Kongsomboonchoke
Identification And Characterization Of Bacteriophages For Phage Cocktail Formulation Specific To Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli, Pattida Kongsomboonchoke
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are commonly found in elderlies, infants, hospitalized patients, and most women. UTIs are caused by a variety of pathogens with uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is mostly prevalence. Even though UPEC can be treated with several antibiotics, the rapid emergence of multidrug resistant (MDR)-UPEC renders the antibiotic treatment no longer successful. Therapy using phages, which are bacterial viruses, has been considered but it is limited by bacterial resistance that develops during evolution. Fortunately, the suppression of phage resistance can be improved when used several phages as a cocktail. Here, I aim to formulate an efficient phage cocktail …
Design, Synthesis, And Biological Evaluation Of Darunavir Analogs As Hiv-1 Protease Inhibitors, Muhammad Asad Ur Rehman
Design, Synthesis, And Biological Evaluation Of Darunavir Analogs As Hiv-1 Protease Inhibitors, Muhammad Asad Ur Rehman
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
Darunavir, a potent inhibitor for HIV protease (PR) for the treatment of HIV infection, encounters limitations due to the emergence of multi-drug resistance HIV strains, imposing the development of darunavir analogs as new HIV protease inhibitors (PI) with enhanced efficacy. In this study, a combinatorial in silico method was used to at first design a several HIV-1 PI analogs with variations at key sites, P1' and P2', to improve the interactions with HIV-1 PR. Fifteen analogs with encouraging binding score were selected for synthesis and assessed for the inhibition activity of HIV-1 PR. The study demonstrated the effectiveness of P2' …
Isolation And Characterization Of Bacteriophage Targeting Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease-Causing Vibrio Parahaemolyticus, Khrongkhwan Thammatinna
Isolation And Characterization Of Bacteriophage Targeting Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease-Causing Vibrio Parahaemolyticus, Khrongkhwan Thammatinna
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
Vibrio parahaemolyticus causing Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (VPAHPND) has been a major cause of serious shrimp aquaculture economic losses. Moreover, many isolates have exhibited the resistance of various antibiotic drugs. Most recently, bacteriophage or phage, the killer of bacteria, has been gaining interest as an alternative tool to prevent and control pathogens. In this study, we discovered two novel vibriophages - vibriophage Seahorse and vibriophage phiKT1024 – that target various strains of VPAHPND. vibriophage Seahorse and vibriophage phiKT1024 were assigned to the family Siphoviridae and Myoviridae, respectively. Based on the cut-off of genome size that is less than 200 kbp …
Pesticide Intoxication On Hepatic And Renal Functions Among Farmers In Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, Ekarat Sombatsawat
Pesticide Intoxication On Hepatic And Renal Functions Among Farmers In Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, Ekarat Sombatsawat
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
In developing countries, pesticides are commonly used to protect crops and increase productivity among agricultural workers. These might cause effects to their health. The study aimed to compare the various variables between the pesticides unexposed and unexposed groups and find an association between pesticide intoxication on erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase (AChE), and hepatic and renal functions in farmers. A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted with 30 nonfarmers and 71 farmers during August to October 2022. Socio-demographic characteristics and variables related to pesticide exposure were collected using a questionnaire-based interview. The erythrocyte AChE inhibition, hepatic, and renal functions were measured by EQM Test-mate …
Dna-Templated Synthesis Of Cationic Styryl Dyes, Kriangsak Faikhruea
Dna-Templated Synthesis Of Cationic Styryl Dyes, Kriangsak Faikhruea
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
Styryl dye is a class of pi-conjugated dye that shows several desirable optical properties, such as high photostability, solvatochromic characteristics, and high fluorescence quantum yields. Due to the responsiveness to the binding with the target biomolecules such as nucleic acids, some of these dyes have been widely employed for biomolecular detection and cellular imaging. These dyes are typically synthesized via an aldol-type reaction between a methyl heterocycle and an aromatic aldehyde in the presence of acid or base as a catalyst. However, the conventional method of synthesizing these dyes is inefficient, time-consuming, and involves the use of excessive chemicals, as …
Effect Of 5-O-(N-Boc-L-Alanine)-Renieramycin T In The Suppression Of Lung Cancer Stem Cells, Darinthip Suksamai
Effect Of 5-O-(N-Boc-L-Alanine)-Renieramycin T In The Suppression Of Lung Cancer Stem Cells, Darinthip Suksamai
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) drive aggressiveness and metastasis by utilizing stem cell-related signals. In this study, 5-O-(N-Boc-L-alanine)-renieramycin T (OBA-RT) was demonstrated to suppress CSC signals and induce apoptosis. OBA-RT exerted cytotoxic effects with a half-maximal inhibitory concentration of approximately 7 µM and mediated apoptosis as detected by annexin V/PI and nuclear staining assays. Mechanistically, OBA-RT exerted dual roles, activating p53-dependent apoptosis and concomitantly suppressing CSC signals. A p53-dependent pathway was indicated by the induction of p53 and the depletion of anti-apoptotic Mcl-1 and Bcl-2 proteins. Cleaved PARP was detected in OBA-RT-treated cells. Interestingly, OBA-RT exerted strong CSC-suppressing activity, reducing the …
Antioxidant Activity Of Thunbergia Laurifolia Lindl. Ethanolic Extract In Keratinocytes, Buakotchaphan Jirabanjerdsiri
Antioxidant Activity Of Thunbergia Laurifolia Lindl. Ethanolic Extract In Keratinocytes, Buakotchaphan Jirabanjerdsiri
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) can cause skin damage through the induction of oxidative stress in epidermis. Antioxidants help counteract with cellular oxidant species and maintain cell homeostasis. This study aims to examine the protective effect of Thunbergia laurifolia lindl. ethanolic extract on PM2.5-mediated oxidative stress in epidermal keratinocytes. High-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection was conducted for quantitative analysis of rosmarinic acid content in the extract. Cell viability was detected by the 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide assay. Intracellular ROS was monitored using 2’,7’-Dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate. Proteins related to p62-Keap1-Nrf2 signaling pathway were examined by western blot analysis. Expressions of Nrf2 and p62 …
Α-Glucosidase Inhibitors From Dendrobium Delacourii, Dendrobium Gibsonii And Aerides Multiflora, May Thazin Thant
Α-Glucosidase Inhibitors From Dendrobium Delacourii, Dendrobium Gibsonii And Aerides Multiflora, May Thazin Thant
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
In this study, three plants from the Orchidaceae family, i.e., Dendrobium delacourii, Dendrobium gibsonii, and Aerides multiflora, were investigated for their chemical constituents and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities. A total of thirty compounds were isolated and structurally characterized. Eleven known compounds were identified from Dendrobium delacourii, including hircinol, ephemeranthoquinone, densiflorol B, moscatin, 4,9-dimethoxy-2,5-phenanthrenediol, gigantol, batatasin III, lusianthridin, 4,4',7,7'-tetrahydroxy-2,2'-dimethoxy-9,9',10,10'-tetrahydro-1,1'-biphenanthrene, phoyunnanin E, and phoyunnanin C. Two new compounds, i.e., dihydrodengibsinin and dendrogibsol, were isolated from Dendrobium gibsonii, along with seven known compounds including ephemeranthol A, dengibsinin, nobilone, aloifol I, lusianthridin, denchrysan A, and 4-methoxy-9H-fluorene-2,5,9-triol. Four new compounds, i.e., aerimultins A-C and dihydrosinapyl dihydroferulate, …
Lipase Inhibitors From Dendrobium Senile, Myat Pann Phyu
Lipase Inhibitors From Dendrobium Senile, Myat Pann Phyu
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
Obesity is characterized as an abnormal lipid metabolism due the imbalance between the energy intake and output. Pancreatic lipase is secreted by the pancreas and plays an important role in the digestion and absorption of lipids in the small intestine. Inhibition of pancreatic lipase enzyme can reduce dietary fat absorption which will lead to loss of weight and finally result in hypocholesterolemia and hypoglycemia. From the whole plant of Dendrobium senile, a new phenanthrene derivative was isolated, together with seven known compounds, including 2,5,7-trihydroxy-4-methoxyphenanthrene (1), moscatin (2), 2,5-dihydroxy-4,9-dimethoxyphenanthrene (3), moscatilin (4), aloifol I (5), 4,4ʹ,8,8ʹ-tetramethoxy[1,1ʹ-biphenanthrene]-2,2ʹ,7,7ʹ-tetrol (6), 2,2ʹ,7,7ʹ-tetrahydroxy-4,4ʹ-dimethoxy-1,1ʹ-biphenanthrene (7) and bleformin …
Analysis Of Protein-Protein Interaction Network From Leukocyte Transcriptomic Profiles In Severe Covid -19 Patients, Pakorn Sagulkoo
Analysis Of Protein-Protein Interaction Network From Leukocyte Transcriptomic Profiles In Severe Covid -19 Patients, Pakorn Sagulkoo
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) still provides global public health issues although several vaccines and antiviral agents have been developed. Some patients experience severe conditions needed medical intensive care, and some are dead due to the failure of treatments. Therefore, identifying the key genes and underlying molecular mechanisms is necessary to discover precisely targeted drugs. Analysis of protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks provides invaluable information to find disease mechanisms and effective alternative drugs. Hence, PPI network analysis based on leukocyte transcriptomic profiles of severe COVID-19 collected from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) DataSets was proposed for this study. A network diffusion method called …
The Effect Of Laser Power On Mechanical And Physical Properties Of Ti-6al-4v Eli Fabricated By Selective Laser Melting, Pajaree Termrungruanglert
The Effect Of Laser Power On Mechanical And Physical Properties Of Ti-6al-4v Eli Fabricated By Selective Laser Melting, Pajaree Termrungruanglert
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
This study aimed to examine the differences in mechanical and physical properties of Ti-6Al-4V extra low interstitial (ELI) fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM) between different laser power. The Ti-6Al-4V ELI alloy samples were printed in dumbbell shape by SLM machine (Trumpf/TruPrint 1000, Germany) with 3 laser powers (75, 100 and 125 W), 8 samples for each group. And the other parameters (spot size 30 µm, scanning speed 600 mm/s, layer thickness 30 µm) were kept constantly. All samples were performed under tensile test with universal testing machine. Moreover, The microhardness test was performed. All data were statistically analyzed with …
Controlled Release Of Fibroin Repeat-Tagged Proteins From Silk Hydrogel, Jaturong Promsuk
Controlled Release Of Fibroin Repeat-Tagged Proteins From Silk Hydrogel, Jaturong Promsuk
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
Protein-based biologic drugs such as growth factors are playing important roles in modern medicine. These proteins can be used to stimulate local tissue repair. Growth factors are often incorporated into a scaffold, such as a hydrogel, and then put into the desired area of the body to achieve therapeutic effects. However, diffusion of these growth factors outside of the designated area or inappropriate release time can have deleterious consequences, such as inducing tumors in other areas of the body or uncontrolled inflammation. Therefore, this project aims to create a model to study diffusion of protein from hydrogel by using green …
Synthesis And Encapsulation Of 1,3,5-Triazine Derivatives As Anticancer Agent, Monnaya Chalermnon
Synthesis And Encapsulation Of 1,3,5-Triazine Derivatives As Anticancer Agent, Monnaya Chalermnon
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
The 1,3,5-triazine scaffold is known for its versatile biological activities especially as an anticancer agent, but a limitation of 1,3,5-triazine is the ability to reach cancer cells thus affecting its anticancer potency. In this work, the anticancer activity of twelve 1,3,5-triazine derivatives was evaluated against two colon cancer cell lines along with an investigation of a drug delivery system (DDS) using calcium citrate nanoparticles (CaCit NPs). Results from the biological evaluation showed that there was a variation in the anticancer activity of 1,3,5-triazine derivatives which some of them exhibited comparable activity to the reference drug cisplatin. Compound 2a and 3d …
Hydromorphological Changes Of Chi River, Mueang District, Khon Kaen Province, Pawat Wattanachareekul
Hydromorphological Changes Of Chi River, Mueang District, Khon Kaen Province, Pawat Wattanachareekul
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
This thesis focuses on the analysis of hydrology coupled with geomorphology for river management such as flood mitigation and river restoration. Morphological Quality Index (MQI) is used for assessing hydro-morphological conditions from part of the Chi River (67 km long) at Khon Kaen province, a major river in north-eastern Thailand. This study area has been suffering from unexpected and repeated flooding. MQI is applied to evaluate the degree of hydro-morphological alteration in terms of relative scores (from 0 to 1). Basically, in case that MQI score equals 1, it means the area has no any alteration. On the other hand, …
Pharmacokinetic And Metabolomic Studies Of Standardized Extract Of Centella Asiatica (Eca 233) Capsule In Thai Healthy Volunteers, Phanit Songvut
Pharmacokinetic And Metabolomic Studies Of Standardized Extract Of Centella Asiatica (Eca 233) Capsule In Thai Healthy Volunteers, Phanit Songvut
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
A well-characterized standardized extract of Centella asiatica (ECa 233) being developed as a phytopharmaceutical product for human use was explored in this clinical study. The first objective of this research was to understand changes in disposition kinetics after oral administration of both the original-formula capsule and a newly-modified enhanced-dissolution capsule of ECa 233. Secondly, this study aimed to investigate alteration of human metabolomes following administration of the modified capsule of ECa 233, using an NMR-based metabolomics approach. For pharmacokinetics, the study involved a phase I clinical trial in twelve healthy Thai volunteers, who each received 250 and 500 mg of …
Development Of An Integrated Microfluidic System For Cell Sorting And Trapping—Considering Sorting Efficacy And Cell Viability, Thammawit Suwannaphan
Development Of An Integrated Microfluidic System For Cell Sorting And Trapping—Considering Sorting Efficacy And Cell Viability, Thammawit Suwannaphan
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
This study is divided into two phases. The first phase is about the investigation of cell viability and damage of white blood cells after sorting in both a spiral microchannel and contraction and expansion array (CEA) at appropriate flow rates for cell separation. Three techniques such as Trypan Blue staining, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Wright-Giemsa staining are employed in the experiments. After flowing the sample through a whole setup of spiral microchannel at 2 ml/min, 85% of cells are viable while 30% of cells are significantly deformed and 2% of cells are seriously damaged in their intracellular structures. In …
Phospholipid- And Gold-Induced Gelation Of Thai Silk Fibroin And Its Applications For Cell And Drug Delivery, Chavee Laomeephol
Phospholipid- And Gold-Induced Gelation Of Thai Silk Fibroin And Its Applications For Cell And Drug Delivery, Chavee Laomeephol
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
Recently, an in situ gelation, which is a rapid sol-to-gel transition under mild conditions, has been employed, allowing an entrapment of cells or substances in 3D structures as well as tailorable geometries and point-of-care uses. Silk fibroin (SF), a natural polymer from Bombyx mori silkworm cocoons, was chosen in this study as a substrate for the in situ hydrogel fabrication, due to self-assembly characteristic and a presence of modifiable functional groups. However, regenerated SF solution poses a slow gelation (several days or weeks) which is impractical for an in situ application. Therefore, a phospholipid, dimyristoyl glycerophosphoglycerol (DMPG), and a gold …
Phytochemicals With Α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activity From Cissus Javana, Dendrobium Christyanum, Gastrochilus Bellinus And Huberantha Jenkinsii, Htoo Tint San
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
Phytochemical investigations of Cissus javana DC., Dendrobium christyanum Rchb. f., Gastrochilus bellinus Rchb. f. Kuntze and Huberantha jenkinsii (Hook. f. & Thomson) Chaowasku led to the isolation of twenty-seven compounds, six of which were new naturally occurring compounds. From Cissus javana, three known compounds were isolated, including bergenin, stigmast-4-en-3-one, and β-sitosterol. From Dendrobium christyanum, thirteen known compounds were identified, namely, n-eicosyl trans-ferulate, n-docosyl 4-hydroxy-trans-cinnamate, 4,5-dihydroxy-2-methoxy-9,10-dihydrophenanthrene, moscatilin, aloifol I, gigantol, batatasin III, dendrosinen B, coniferyl aldehyde, methyl haematommate, atraric acid, vanillin and diorcinolic acid. From Gastrochilus bellinus, four new compounds, comprising three phenanthropyrans and a phenanthrene derivative, were isolated and structurally …
Standardization Of Leaf And Stem Of Thunbergia Laurifolia And Quantitative Analysis Of Rosmarinic Acid In Selected Thai Medicinal Plants, Parichart Hongsing
Standardization Of Leaf And Stem Of Thunbergia Laurifolia And Quantitative Analysis Of Rosmarinic Acid In Selected Thai Medicinal Plants, Parichart Hongsing
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
Rang-Jued or Thunbergia laurifolia Lindl. is a species in family Thunbergiaceae. In Thailand, leaf and stem of T. laurifolia are used to treat fever, inflammation, as well as antidotes. Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton or Nga-Kee-Mon belongs to Labiatae family. The leaf of P. frutescens is used to treat allergy, fever and inflammation. Rosmarinic acid is the active compound in both plants which was used as a standard marker in this study. Quantification of rosmarinic acid in the three samples using TLC-densitometry and TLC-image analysis were not statistically significantly different (P > 0.05). The pharmacognostic specification of T. laurifolia leaf and stem …
Epidemiological Surveillance Of Feline Morbillivirus Infection In The Aspects Of Polymerase Chain Reaction, Indirect Elisa And Immunohistochemistry, Surangkanang Chaiyasak
Epidemiological Surveillance Of Feline Morbillivirus Infection In The Aspects Of Polymerase Chain Reaction, Indirect Elisa And Immunohistochemistry, Surangkanang Chaiyasak
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
Feline morbillivirus (FeMV), a relatively new virus, has been discovered in domestic cats and associated with kidney diseases since 2012 in Hong Kong. The FeMV study gained widely attentions in many countries whereas the pathogenesis remains elusive. These studies aimed to provide the FeMV knowledge in Thai domestic cat by performing the genetic-based, serological-based and pathological-based studies of FeMV-infected in Thai cats. Additionally, the indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and rabbit polyclonal antibody against FeMV matrix (FeMV-M) protein was produced for seroprevalence and viral localization by immunohistochemistry (IHC) techniques, respectively. Our results revealed the FeMV RNA prevalence at 11.9% …
Chemical Modifications Of Α-Mangostin For Cytotoxic Study On Lung Cancer Cell Lines, Nan Yadanar Lin Pyae
Chemical Modifications Of Α-Mangostin For Cytotoxic Study On Lung Cancer Cell Lines, Nan Yadanar Lin Pyae
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
α-Mangostin is a natural oxygenated and prenylated xanthone, which is mainly isolated from the pericarps of Garcinia mangostana. It possesses numerous pharmacological properties and promising therapeutic effects. However, the limitations of α-mangostin such as highly hydrophobicity and poor bioavailability hider its therapeutic applications. To overcome these drawbacks of α-mangostin, chemical modifications have been performed to discover the improved analogs. Herein, two semi-synthetic approaches to obtain new α-mangostin derivatives were investigated by the modifications of the phenolic hydroxy groups at C-3 and C-6 positions involving Smiles rearrangement to install amine functional groups and the addition reaction of isocyanate to form the …
Synthesis And Development Of Nanocomposites Of Magnetic Nanoparticles-Silica-Mannan As Vaccine Adjuvants, Kamonlatth Rodponthukwaji
Synthesis And Development Of Nanocomposites Of Magnetic Nanoparticles-Silica-Mannan As Vaccine Adjuvants, Kamonlatth Rodponthukwaji
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
Over the past years, vaccination has been considered as an effective treatment against a wide range of pathogens and diseases. Despite a promising outcome, the lack of strong immune response of some types of vaccines is still challenging. Therefore, targeting and activating dendritic cells (DCs) using nanomaterial-based vaccine adjuvant is of our interest. Herein, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) have been exploited as directing agents to the targeted dendritic cells (DCs). In addition, mannan extracted from Saccharomyces cerevisiae was used as targeting molecules for targeting DCs. Nanocomposites of silica-magnetic nanoparticles-mannan (S-SPION-MN) were successfully fabricated. The synthesized particles were morphologically and …
Chemical Synthesis Of Galacto-Oligosaccharides And Evaluation Of Their Prebiotic Properties, Pranpariya Ponpakdee
Chemical Synthesis Of Galacto-Oligosaccharides And Evaluation Of Their Prebiotic Properties, Pranpariya Ponpakdee
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
Galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) are composed of galactose and glucose between 2–8 units or disaccharide comprising 2 units of galactose linked by glycosidic bonds. GOS exhibits prebiotic activity and widely used in infant formula. Commercial GOS was achieved as mixture by enzymatic synthesis of lactose with β-galactosidase. Due to the nature of the enzymatic derived-GOS, the structure-activity relationship of GOS and prebiotic activity is mainly ambiguous. In this work, we presented the development towards a production of GOS by chemical synthesis starting from lactose. First, lactose was isolated from liquid whey with 3.90% w/v recovery. Lactose was then hydrolyzed to produce galactose …
Microfluidics-Based Single Cell Isolation And Trapping Of Canine Cutaneous Mast Cell Tumor Cells, Dettachai Ketpun
Microfluidics-Based Single Cell Isolation And Trapping Of Canine Cutaneous Mast Cell Tumor Cells, Dettachai Ketpun
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
In this research, the primary objective was to develop a microfluidic platform utilized for the size-based single cell sorting of canine cutaneous mast cell tumor (MCT) cells which were categorized into 4 groups; I, II, III and IV, upon their individual sizes ranged from 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, and equal to or over than 20 mm respectively. And the secondary aim was to establish the microfluidic-based entrapping microdevice which had a capacity to ensnare single MCT cells into its triangular microwell array at the ratio of one cell per one microwell. The study consequence consistently indicated the accomplishment of device developments. …
Ammonium Removal And Biomass Production By Unicellular Cyanobacterium Synechococcus Sp., Piroonporn Srimongkol
Ammonium Removal And Biomass Production By Unicellular Cyanobacterium Synechococcus Sp., Piroonporn Srimongkol
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
Using microalgae as a biofuel feedstock has played more attention over a decade. The cultivation of microalgae requires high water use and high initial investment that can make the process still not economically appealing. This study attempted to examine the potential for using brackish shrimp aquaculture effluents as culture medium for algal biomass production. To investigate whether algae could be used to remove ammonium from brackish shrimp aquaculture wastewater, marine cyanobacterium, Synechococcus sp. was cultured in BG-11 medium supplemented with Turks Island salt solution and different concentrations of NH4Cl (10-40 mg N L-1) for 18 days. The results showed that, …
Design And Synthesis Of Selenium Nanoparticles To Overcome Multiple Drug Resistance Of Cancer Cells, Urarika Luesakul
Design And Synthesis Of Selenium Nanoparticles To Overcome Multiple Drug Resistance Of Cancer Cells, Urarika Luesakul
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
The objective of this research is to synthesize selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) stabilized by chitosan as a drug carrier for delivery doxorubicin to overcome drug-resistant in cancer cells. One important mechanism of multidrug resistance (MDR) includes decreased drug influx and increased drug efflux, leading to insufficient drug concentration to kill cancer cells. Therefore, to overcome MDR by increasing cellular uptake, the surface of SeNP was functionalized to provide 3 structural features: (i) a positive charge to improve their solubility, (ii) gallic acid, a hydrophobic molecule to enhance biocompatibility and (iii) folic acid, a targeting molecule to target cancer cells and enhance …
Synthesis Of Cationic Cdse/Zns Quantum Dots And Applications In Dna Detection, Jamornpan Yangcharoenyuenyong
Synthesis Of Cationic Cdse/Zns Quantum Dots And Applications In Dna Detection, Jamornpan Yangcharoenyuenyong
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
Semiconductor nanoparticles or quantum dots (QDs), especially CdSe/ZnS QDs, are of great interest in bioapplications due to their unique size-dependent optical properties and photo-stability. One of the plausible applications of QDs is DNA detection using QDs as a novel fluorescence tool for sensing of DNA using the electrostatic interaction between negative charge of DNA and positive charge on QDs surface. In this work, CdSe/ZnS QDs were synthesized using a hot-solution decomposition process resulting in hydrophobic CdSe/ZnS QDs. To obtain water-soluble and cationic QDs, the surface of QDs were modified with poly(ethylene)imine (PEI) via micelle formation. Because of hydrophilicity of PEI …