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Chronicles of Thailand



Last Day of Rotations
Today was our final day at Rangsit University and also the completion of our Advanced Pharmaceutical Practice Experience. We are ready...


Connecting the Dots
It was my turn to check on the 66 samples of the 3:1 surfactant/co-surfactant dilution that I did yesterday and note their appearance....


Microemulsions
Using predetermined amounts of Co/S , water, oil ---> prepared 66 individual test tubes (each 1 g) of ME 1, ME 2 and analyzed our sample...


66 Vials of Microemulsions
Our experience with microemulsions continues. As resulted from yesterday's tests of particle size and zeta potential, our capsaicin...


Alphas and Zetas
Continuing on-wards with our capsaicin in microemulsion, after scaling up to 20 g it was time to verify particle size and measure the...


Water in Oil
Today we continued with our microemulsions (from 3-13-17) but instead of mixing a total of 1 g of each, we scaled up to 20 g of each ....


How Lipstick is Made
The Faculty of Pharmacy at Rangsit University treated us to another manufacturing facility visit, this time to a cosmetic manufacturer,...


Microemulsions in cosmetics
Upon arrival, the basket with our mixtures and solutions were prepared for us. We were working with microemulsions, a combination of...


Farewell Presentation
It was a bittersweet day today, we had to say goodbye to our Thai friends and colleagues as they concluded their rotation with final...


Field Trip
Today we had the pleasure of being taken on a field trip to the Thai Herbal Products CO.,LTD in Ayutthaya. We were accompanied by fellow...
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