Silica, a common food additive and cosmetics ingredient, may not be as chemically inert as once thought. According to a new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...

Powdered silica has long had a reputation for being chemically inert, nontoxic, and biocompatible. But that description may be inaccurate, according to a biomolecular study (Proc. Natl.

The article documents Chiu and Oh's findings that black carbon, previously thought to be chemically inert, can be conductive and can actually serve as a catalyst. Chiu explains that black carbon ...

Although the therapeutic components of drugs get most of the attention, fillers called excipients make up the bulk of most drugs. Excipients act as preservatives or contain active ingredients ...

Third, it points to the importance of studying the biological impact of breakdown products of antibiotics that result not only from intrinsic chemical instability but also from the many ...

Inert ingredients, also known as “other” ingredients, and not disclosed by name on pesticide product labels, facilitate the action of active ingredients targeting a specific pest. Although both ...