Orchidaceae is the largest family of flowering plants with over 35,000 species and 850 genera. About 3300 species of orchids are found in Malaysia and the diversity is highest in the Main, Keledang, Bintang and Tahan Ranges. Apart from being prized for their beauty, orchids have long been used by humans for medicinal purposes. Today the uses of orc

Human Robot Interaction is a multidisciplinary field which involves developing, perceiving and assessing robotic systems. In effective communication, the understanding of emotions and intentions are essential. A roboticsystem that is capable of recognizing emotion states and synthesizing proper response would be beneficial for Human Robot Interacti

Human Robot Interaction (HRI) is a multidisciplinary field which involves developing, perceiving and assessing robotic systems. To ensure the effectiveness in communication, the understanding of emotions and intentions is essential. In the development of an emotionally intelligent robot, the issues on how to perceive human affective states and how

Fibrinolytic enzymes were widely used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. However, the efficiency of the commercial enzymes are still lack of perfection because there are many side effects as well as not tolerant to downstream processing such as heat sensitive during spray drying process. Therefore, this study presents newly isolated therm

INTRODUCTION Microsponges are porous microspheres, which can be used as a polymeric delivery system to deliver active pharmaceutical ingredient such as resiquimod in a controlled release manner. The objectives of this study were to encapsulate and characterize resiquimod in the microsponges. MATERIALS AND METHODS 100mg of ethylcellulose and 1mg of

INTRODUCTION Nowadays, shea butter can be often used in the cosmetic products in which it may impart moisturizing effects on the skin. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of cosmetic formulations containing shea butter, by using the hydration and elasticity probes of DermaLab Combo. MATERIALS AND METHODS The cosmetic formulations conta

INTRODUCTION Piper betle are commonly used as traditional plant remedy. Betel leaves contain hydroxychavicol (HC), a phenolic compound that has properties such as antioxidant, antifungal, antimicrobial and tyrosinase inhibitor [1]. The aims of this study are to extract and isolate HC from P. betel leaves. MATERIALS AND METHODS 5kg of betel leaves w

INTRODUCTION The effectiveness of sunscreens depends on the absorption characteristics of each single UV filter substance. The objective of this study was to determine the penetration profile of UV filter substances using the imaging technique of DermaLab Combo probe and analytical technique of UV/VIS Spectroscopy. MATERIALS AND METHODS 2 mg/cm2 of

Caffeine prominent property as a natural sunscreen has received recent interests in researches on topical formulations incorporating this organic compound. The main objective of this paper is to evaluate caffeine behaviours in a broad-spectrum sprayable sunscreen preparation. Two types of sunscreen formulations were developed with and without prese

The aim of this study was to incorporate microponges loaded with resiquimod in gel dosage form. Microsponges were prepared by emulsion solvent evaporation method using dichloromethane (DCM), ethylacetate (EA), and chloroform in dispersed phase were incorporated into different gels. 0.5% w/w Carbopol® 934 (polyacrylic acid) powder was dispersed int