Some of the women (15/112 for S-WET; 6/112 for S-DRY) evaluated one of the self-tests as more complex than the other, while the majority did not report any difference in complexity.
Since drying the particles could affect the extent of surface oxidation, two different methods of drying were evaluated: a) drying the particles in air at 105°C for 15 minutes and b) drying the particles in air for 1 hour at room temperature (25°C).
Three methods of processing for the removal of spores from the swabs (vortexing, sonication, or minimal agitation) and two swab preparations (premoistened and dry) were evaluated.
Moreover, the effectiveness of ultrasound-assisted convective drying was evaluated in terms of drying rate and such ultrasound phenomena as "heating effect", "vibration effect" and "synergistic effect" were analyzed.
There were no differences between the drying methods evaluated (in an oven and freeze-drying) with regard to particle morphology or dissolution behaviour, which is almost instantaneous.
Characteristics of thin layer microwave drying of apple pomace with and without hot air pre-drying were evaluated in a laboratory scale microwave dryer.
Two initial moisture conditions, residual water saturation and air-dry, were evaluated.
Clinoptilolites, naturally occurring zeolites, currently used by nuclear industry for ion exchange and drying, were evaluated for the nitrogen/methane separation.
Herein the potential of a relatively new water soluble fiber, resistant maltodextrin (RMD) to encapsulate grapefruit polyphenol, naringin, using spray drying was evaluated.
The influence of encapsulating carbohydrates (EC) with varying properties on the technological and functional properties of jussara pulp microparticles produced by spray drying were evaluated using experimental design.
For the first time, an advanced exergy analysis is applied to a ground-source heat pump (GSHP) drying system used in food drying for evaluating its performance along with each component in this study.
