Abstract: The present invention is a nail clipper including an incorporated nail arrestor that prevents the unconstrained ejection and propulsion of cut nail clippings. The nail clipper includes two steel plates connected at one end and with cutting edges at an opposing end, and an operating lever, which moves the cutting edges of the plates together. A pivot pin is inserted through bores in both first and second plates, at a spaced distance behind the cutting edges. A grommet encircles the portion of the pin between the plates and maintains a spaced distance between the plates to form an opening for receiving a nail. The space between the foam and the topside of the second plate forms a receptacle for receiving nail clippings after they fall downwards from the cutting edges. The clippings may be emptied directly into a trash bin by tilting the nail clipper sideways.

Abstract: Certain alginates exhibit a superior ability to inhibit the proteolytic activity of pepsin and/or gastric juice. In particular, alginates having a molecular weight between 40,000 and 350,000 exhibit a superior inhibition of the proteolytic activity of pepsin and gastric juice by over 50% when measured using an N-terminal assay.