When I was conducting an experiment on enteric coated capsules, I posted the pictures of what I observed onto the site. I think the first thing people should know about the capsule is that the name "enteric" is really the Greek word for "intestine". Furthermore, the capsules are made with the purpose of moving the inside contents past the stomach and into the intestinal area.
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I conducted the experiment on how long probiotic capsules could last in an acidic environment because I realized earlier when placed in those environments, probiotics cannot survive for a long time (in other words, stomach acid would be a death wish to all the probiotics consumed if not for the capsules that were protecting them).
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The general ingredients used to create a enteric coated capsule include fatty acids, waxes, and etc. These are generally acid resistant and is ideally how the capsules are able to resist the stomach acid and reach the intestinal area.
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When I observed these small "bubbles" when melting the capsule (for the experiment), I immediately thought of fatty acids because of the similarity it had with fats when floating in water.
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Hi KyuBeen,
ReplyDeleteI recently had the chance to view your posts on microscope images. I have to say it's an interesting blog in that you take mundane, normal objects and give us opportunities to look at them up close. I particularly enjoyed the post on BO type blood (11/24/16) <-- I've never seen what the molecules look like up close! I wonder what blood type BO might actually look like mixed with type A blood, as a visual experiment. We probably wouldn't be able to see the molecular interactions with a microscope, but maybe we might see something at the macroscopic level..
In regards to your more recent posts, I'd enjoy reading your descriptions/thoughts on each image. It makes looking at each field more fun to learn about. The pictures for this specific post, the enteric coated capsule, look amazing for sure. The second image looks like it can be an album cover. I'd just like to know what the coated capsule is, and why you were interested in taking images of this :)
~a curious and fascinated follower
Hello! Because you are my first commentator on the blog, I am very thankful for you taking interest on my posts :) As a Junior studying for AP exams, I have been taking a break from my blogspot until the tests are finally over. I will post in a few weeks but for now, I hope you enjoy the older posts I was able to add descriptions for!
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Thanks for the warm welcome to the blog-- I'll be sure to read your older posts. I hope AP exams are going well for you; they are difficult!
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