The aim of the present study was the characterization of silymarin and silibinin liposomes via determination of encapsulation efficiency, particle size, polydispersity index (PDI), zeta potential, mobility, and conductivity, as well as storage stability during 28 days at 4ºC and stability after UV irradiation. Encapsulation efficiencies of sil...

By Aleksandra A. Jovanović, Svetlana Dinić, Aleksandra Uskoković, Jelena Arambašić Jovanović, Nevena Grdović, Melita Vidaković, Mirjana Mihailović

Intensive development of the global biodiesel industry has led to the generation of a large excess of crude glycerol, which is impure, and its disposal into the environment is unacceptable without previous purification. Since purification costs are high, the application of crude glycerol in biotechnological production of valueadded products represe...

By Ida Zahović, Jelena Dodić, Damjan Vučurović, Siniša Dodić, Bojana Bajić, Zorana Trivunović

Development of a food product requires integrated scientific and professional knowledge on the technological process, the final product and, the quality of the ingredients and their interaction. This research examined the effect of formulation variables on the sensory quality of a thermo-reversible sour cherry fruit filling, as well as the modellin...

By Slavica Grujić, Božana Odžaković, Goranka Atelj

A gluten-free diet is the only available therapy for people with celiac disease (CD) and wheat allergy (WA). Given that this type of diet is difficult to implement because there is a possibility that gluten-free products could be contaminated with gluten, the aim of this paper was to examine the effect of cold plasma treatment on gluten proteins pr...

By Vesna Gojković Cvjetković, Željka Marjanović-Balaban, Dragan Vujadinović, Milan Vukić, Marko Ivanović

Diabetes is a complex, chronic illness that demands a healthy diet. The overall quality of consumed food is important for diabetics, but benefits are expected from whole grains and lower-energy food. Choice of appropriate sweet bakery product may present the problem for diabetics in meal planning. The aim of this research is to provide an overview ...

By Slavica Grujić, Božana Odžaković

Amiloride (AMI) is a representative of diuretics. Among other purposes, it is utilized for high blood pressure or swelling induced by heart failure. While it is identified as one of the safest medicines available, it is also listed in the World Anti-doping Agency’s list of substances banned in sport, because it is considered a masking agent. ...

By Svetlana Pelemiš, Sanja J. Armaković, Bogdan T. Tomić, Stevan Armaković

Designing shell and tube heat exchangers is a complex and time-consuming procedure. Since they are one of the most common process units in process industry, great effort should be made to improve their design and to facilitate the design procedure. Therefore, in this study, an easy-to-use MATLAB application for shell and tube heat exchanger prelimi...

By Dario Balaban, Goran Tadić

The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of dry-fermented pork sausages – “čajna” type from the market, with similar composition and different salt content. Physicochemical parameters of selected samples were determined and sensory quality parameters were evaluated. In samples M and D, with significantly higher (P ≤ 0....

By Božana Odžaković, Slavica Grujić, Dragana Ivanović, Goran Vučić

In this paper a mathematical model for the soda ash drying process in a pneumatic dryer was presented. The model presents a macroscopic aspect of the drying process, for a two-phase, gas-solid system. The model is based on mass and heat transfer between the gas phase and the particle, movement of air and particles through the system, and geometric ...

By Edisa Papraćanin, Nisad Avdić, Abdel Đozić, Ervin Karić

In traditional medicine Thymus serpyllum L. (wild thyme) herb represents a part of a large number of herbal medicinal formulations such as syrups, tinctures, infusions, teas, and decoctions. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in testing the biological properties of wild thyme, because the plant is a high-quality raw material, rich i...

By Aleksandra A. Jovanović, Bojana D. Balanč, Predrag Petrović, Radoslava Pravilović, Verica B. Djordjević