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Anredera cordifolia (Ten.) V. Steenes), commonly known as binahong in Indonesia and madeira vine in other country. Binahong leaves have been used in Indonesian traditional medicine to treat various diseases including renal failure improvement, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, infections and another diseases. Renal impairment cannot be healed by medicines, therefore, this study aims to determine the [...]

Cerebral aneurysm is a cerebrovascular disorder in which weakening and thinning of arterial blood vessel causes a localized dilation or ballooning of the artery. Cerebral aneurysm occurs primarily near the arteries at the base of the brain, known as the Circle of Willis. Ruptured cerebral aneurysms are very dangerous. If it ruptured, the blood will [...]

Introduction PDT is a treatment technique for cancer and for certain benign conditions, utilizes a photosensitizing drug and light to produce reactive oxygen in cell. Porphyrin and its derivatives are widely investigated as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy (PDT) because of its relatively low side effects and high selectivity to cancer cells. Protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) is [...]

Introduction Emulsion is a thermodynamically unstable system consisting of at least two immiscible liquid phases (usually oil and water), that one liquid is dispersed as globules (the dispersed phase) in the other (the continuous phase), stabilized by the presence of an emulsifying agent. While, nanoemulsion is thermodynamically stable system with the droplet size usually less [...]