Abstract: A polymeric encapsulated fragrance is disclosed which is suitable for use in personal care and cleaning products. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the fragrance is encapsulated by a first polymer material to form a fragrance encapsulated polymer, the polymer encapsulated shell is then coated with a mixture of cationic polymers, in a preferred embodiment the coating polymers are a reaction product of polyamines (including 1H-imidazole) and (chloromethyl) oxirane or (bromomethyl) oxirane.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for diagnosing carnitine deficiency in patients and quantifying that deficiency such that carnitine concentrations can be easily and accurately tracked within a given patient over time. Particular embodiments disclosed herein pertain to methods for diagnosing and quantifying the level of carnitine deficiency in patients undergoing dialysis procedures. The diagnosing and quantifying methods allow high throughput and low cost handling while providing high sensitivity and accuracy analysis such that the methods can be used frequently to monitor patient status, diagnose carnitine deficiency, and manage appropriate therapies to treat carnitine deficiency.