What's the difference between compound and lactide?
Compound
Definition:
(n.) In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.
(v. t.) To form or make by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; as, to compound a medicine.
(v. t.) To put together, as elements, ingredients, or parts, in order to form a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
(v. t.) To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.
(v. t.) To compose; to constitute.
(v. t.) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise; to discharge from obligation upon terms different from those which were stipulated; as, to compound a debt.
(v. i.) To effect a composition; to come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; -- usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration.
(v. t.) Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word.
(n.) That which is compounded or formed by the union or mixture of elements ingredients, or parts; a combination of simples; a compound word; the result of composition.
(n.) A union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight, so combined as to form a distinct substance; as, water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen.
Example Sentences:
(1) These factors might account for the lower systemic bioavailability of these compounds.
(2) The interaction of the antibody with both the bacterial and the tissue derived polysialic acids suggests that the conformational epitope critical for the interaction is formed by both classes of compounds.
(3) These organic compounds were found to be stable on the sorbent tubes for at least seven days.
(4) Compound Z has the properties expected of an oxidized MPT precursor.
(5) Although Jeggo's Chinese hamster ovary cells were more responsive to mAMSA, novo still abrogated mAMSA toxicity in the mutant cells as well as in the parental Chinese hamster ovary cells 2,4-Dinitrophenol acted similarly to novo with respect to mAMSA killing, but neither compound reduced the ATP content of V79 cells.
(6) Recent data collected by the Games Outcomes Project and shared on the website Gamasutra backs up the view that crunch compounds these problems rather than solving them.
(7) There fore, the adverse effects may be induced by such quartz or silicon compounds.
(8) Fluorination with [18F]acetylhypofluorite yields 6-[18F]fluoro-L-dopa with 95% radiochemical purity; fluorination of the same substrate with [18F]F2 yields a mixture of all three structural isomers in a ratio of 70:16:14 for 6-, 5-, and 2-fluoro compounds.
(9) Mitonafide is the lead compound of a new series of antitumor drugs, the 3-Nitronaphthalimides, which have shown antineoplastic activity in vitro as well as in vivo.
(10) We have examined the activities of X, Y, and several related compounds as activators of macrophages.
(11) [125I]ET-1 binding to ETB receptors (nonselective to ET isopeptides) in cerebellar membranes was not inhibited by either of these compounds even at 100 microM.
(12) The individual classes of drugs are first treated separately to highlight specific aspects of their quantification, and this is followed by an overview of those methods permitting the concomitant analysis of two or more antiepileptic compounds.
(13) The remainder of the radioactivity appeared chromatographically just prior to the bisantrene peak, indicating that compounds more polar than the parent were present as transformation products.
(14) The ADAM derivative of carnitine was separated from decomposition products of the reagent and related compounds such as amino acid derivatives on a silica gel column eluted with methanol-5% aqueous SDS-phosphoric acid (990:10:1).
(15) Accidentally discovered nearly 40 years ago as the first true antidepressants, the MAOIs soon fell into disfavor due to concerns about toxicity and seemingly lesser efficacy compared with the newer tricyclic compounds.
(16) In a series of compounds with H2-antihistaminic activity, a conformational analysis was performed based on force field calculations.
(17) All three compounds were also very similar in their effects on [3H]5HT release from superfused rat striatal slices.
(18) A new compound, 5-bromo-2-(N,N-dimethylaminomethyl)furnan (IIc), is prepared in a similar way.
(19) On the basis of obtained data on the uniformity of chemical compounds of the secretion of glands belonging to different groups their common origin has been suggested.
(20) S-methyl-l-cysteine, 2-hydroxy-4-methiol butyric acid, S-adenosyl-l-methionine, and methionine peptides were the only compounds supporting growth, when substituted for methionine.
Lactide
Definition:
(n.) A white, crystalline substance, obtained from also, by extension, any similar substance.
Example Sentences:
(1) Diphtheria toxoid, which is an important vaccine in the expanded program of immunization (EPI) in the developing countries, was microencapsulated using poly(D,L,-lactide) of 49,000 molecular weight and the in-water drying technique.
(2) Using the technique described it was possible, in all cases, to carry out treatment with the use of 4-hole poly(L-lactide) plates and screws.
(3) To evaluate the mechanical properties of absorbable braided poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) fibre implants, 2.0 and 3.2 mm in diameter, maximum load defined as tensile load carrying capacity, elongation and axial rigidity were investigated after immersion in phosphate-buffered distilled water at 37 degrees C and pH 6.1 and after subcutaneous implantation in rabbit.
(4) In order to compare them, similar compression-moulded specimens were implanted intramuscularly in the backs of rabbits, namely PLA50 (poly(DL-lactic acid)), PLA37.5GA25 (75% DL-lactide and 25% glycolide in the feed) and PLA75GA25 (75% L-lactide and 25% glycolide).
(5) The duration of hormone release from testosterone-loaded poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) microspheres was assessed in eight hypogonadal men.
(6) Self-reinforced poly-L-lactide (SR-PLLA) screws were used to fix bilateral mandibular sagittal split osteotomies (SSO) in six sheep.
(7) The inclusion of osteo-inductive substances in poly-(DL, lactide-co-glycolide) copolymer alloplastic implants has been shown to enhance the repair of osseous defects.
(8) When microspheres of poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide), starch, dextran or dextran blue were transferred, their distribution in the genital tract in the morning of Day 5 showed that poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) and dextran microspheres stayed longer in the oviduct while starch and dextran blue microspheres were transported to the uterus at the same time as the eggs.
(9) In vivo and in vitro degradation of high molecular weight poly(L-lactide) used for internal bone fixation has been investigated.
(10) To determine how the distribution of poly(L-lactide) molecules in the microcapsule membrane changes during degradation, poly(L-lactide) microcapsules, at various stages of the degradation process in various solutions, were sampled and redispersed in pH 7.6 buffer solutions of different ionic strengths and their zeta potentials determined.
(11) Arthrodesis was performed in both feet at the same operation and fixed on one side with a self-reinforced poly-L-lactide (SR-PLLA) screw, and with a standard AO screw on the other side.
(12) Ultra-high-strength poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) rods were fabricated using a drawing technique.
(13) Poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) with an extremely high molecular weight (Mv up to 1 X 10(6)) was synthesized at a low catalyst concentration (0.015 wt%) and temperatures between 100-110 degrees C. Besides good mechanical properties the as-polymerized PLLA exhibited a microporous structure.
(14) The effectiveness of the system is illustrated by comparing the results for three contrasting materials: polyethylene, poly(vinyl-chloride) containing a stabilizer that is cytotoxic, and poly(DL-lactide) containing hydrocortisone acetate.
(15) We reviewed 27 patients with small-fragment fractures or osteotomies treated by internal fixation with absorbable self-reinforced poly-L-lactide pins.
(16) In an NMR study, the signal of the water protons shifted towards a higher applied field with increasing interaction of water with the poly(L-lactide) microcapsule surface when the microcapsules were dispersed at low concentrations (up to 4 x 10(-3) per cent).
(17) We have evaluated the use of biodegradable poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) microspheres for the controlled release of interleukin-2 (IL-2) and its modified forms: succinyl IL-2 (SIL-2) and polyethylene glycol-modified IL-2 (PEG IL-2).
(18) Microspheres composed of biocompatible, biodegradable poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) (DL-PLG) and staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) toxoid were evaluated as a vaccine delivery system when subcutaneously injected into mice.
(19) The degree of degradation of poly(L-lactide) microcapsules was measured as a function of the time elapsed in solutions of different pH values.
(20) Biodegradable rods made of polyglycolide (Dexon, Biofix) or lactide-glycolide copolymer (Vicryl) have been used for the past 5 years for internal fixation of a variety of fractures and osteotomies (Böstman et al.