Olive Oil Suspension

Olive oil suspension is a preparation in which insoluble biological or chemical material is dispersed throughout olive oil to create a relatively uniform mixture for experimental use. Its behavior depends on particle size, mixing, oil viscosity, and the stability of the oil–particle interface, which together influence settling, redispersion, and delivery. In immunology and infection research, such suspensions can help formulate or administer hydrophobic compounds, particulate materials, or experimental immunogens when an oil-based vehicle is appropriate. Careful preparation and characterization improve dose consistency and support reproducible studies of immune responses, host–pathogen interactions, and candidate interventions.

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JoVE Journal - Medicine

A Clinical Trial Assessing the Safety, Efficacy, and Delivery of Olive-Oil-Based Three-Chamber Bags for Parenteral Nutrition

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2019

Here, we present a protocol for a study comparing the efficacy, safety, and delivery of olive-oil-based 3CB and soybean-oil-based CoB formulations in adults requiring parenteral nutrition. The results revealed that olive-oil-based 3CBs is non-inferior and well tolerated compared to soybean formulations.

Enhanced Oil Recovery using a Combination of Biosurfactants

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2022

We illustrate the methods involved in screening and identification of the biosurfactant producing microbes. Methods for chromatographic characterization and chemical identification of the biosurfactants, determining the industrial applicability of the biosurfactant in enhancing residual oil recovery are also presented.

The Tail Suspension Test

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2012

The tail-suspension test is validated as an experimental procedure to assess antidepressant efficacy of drug treatments in mice. Mice are suspended by their tails for six minutes and escape-related behaviors are assessed. We describe procedures used in conducting the tail suspension test.

Infecting Flies with Bacterial Suspension Using a Nanoinjector

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2025

This video demonstrates the nano-injection of bacterial suspension into the fly body cavity, resulting in bacterial multiplication and infection. The fly's immune response clears some bacteria, while others escape immune clearance and survive within the host causing an infection.

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JoVE Journal - Neuroscience
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In vivo Calcium Imaging in Mouse Inferior Olive

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2021

We present a protocol to expose the brainstem of adult mouse from the ventral side. By using a gradient-refractive index lens with a miniature microscope, calcium imaging can be used to examine the activity of inferior olive neural somata in vivo.

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