University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated

Manoj Varshney

Dinesh Ochhavlal Shah

Donn Dennis

Richard Earl Partch

Timothy E Morey

Charles R Martin

Balraj Singh Parmar

A method of removing a toxic compound comprising contacting the toxic compound with a particle having two regions, the first region containing a detoxifying enzyme and the second region containing a material selected to partition the toxic compound into the second region. The particle may be a nanoparticle.

Detoxification and decontamination using nanotechnology therapy

The subject invention provides microemulsions having, as one component thereof, electron-deficient aromatic rings, e.g.. di(trifluoromethyi) benzene, for efficient separation and/or isolation of target molecules, e.g., bupivacaine.

Microemulsions for selective molecular separation

A particle with two regions, the first region contains a detoxifying enzyme and a second region that partitions toxic compounds. The particle may be a nanoparticle.

A method of forming an oil in water microemulsion includes the steps of providing at least one non-ionic ethoxylated surfactant, providing an oil and mixing the surfactant and the oil to form a microemulsion. The surfactant can be selected from the group of alkyl phenol ethoxylates, where the alkyl group contains 8 to 12 carbons and the ethoxylate contains an average of 4 to 12 ethoxylate groups. The surfactant can be a nonyl phenol ethoxylate. An oil in water microemulsion includes at least one non-ionic ethoxylated surfactant and at least one oil. The surfactant can be a single surfactant or a mixed surfactant. The oil can be derived from at least one tree, preferably from as the Neem Tree.

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