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Han GE, Priefer R. A systematic review of various pK a determination techniques. Int J Pharm 2023; 635:122783. [PMID: 36858133 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.122783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2022] [Revised: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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The pKa values of functional groups is crucial in determining the pharmacokinetic properties of a drug, affecting its absorption and thus bioavailability. This physicochemical property is also vital for the designing of drug excipients and vehicles. There are currently 13 known methods of determining a pKa value, namely: potentiometric titration, spectrometry, fluorometry, NMR, HPLC, conductometry, electrophoresis, voltammetry, solubility, partition coefficient, calorimetry, computational, and surface tension. Some of these techniques are more widely utilized and well-established compared to others, with each having their inherent advantages and disadvantages. This review discusses each of the aforementioned techniques with emphasis on their pros and cons.
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- Gi Eun Han
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA, United States
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- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA, United States.
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Ashrafi AM, Bytešníková Z, Cané C, Richtera L, Vallejos S. New trends in methyl salicylate sensing and their implications in agriculture. Biosens Bioelectron 2023; 223:115008. [PMID: 36577177 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.115008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Methyl salicylate (MeSal) is an organic compound present in plants during stress events and is therefore a key marker for early plant disease detection. It has usually been detected by conventional methods that require bulky and costly equipment, such as gas chromatography or mass spectrometry. Currently, however, chemical sensors provide an alternative for MeSal monitoring, showing good performance for its determination in the vapour or liquid phase. The most promising concepts used in MeSal determination include sensors based on electrochemical and conductometric principles, although other technologies based on mass-sensitive, microwave, or spectrophotometric principles also show promise. The receptor elements or sensitive materials are shown to be part of the key elements in these sensing technologies. A literature survey identified a significant contribution of bioreceptors, including enzymes, odourant-binding proteins or peptides, as well as receptors based on polymers or inorganic materials in MeSal determination. This work reviews these concepts and materials and discusses their future prospects and limitations for application in plant health monitoring.
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- A M Ashrafi
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00, Brno, Czech Republic; CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 656/123, 612 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00, Brno, Czech Republic; CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 656/123, 612 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 656/123, 612 00, Brno, Czech Republic; Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain.
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Maravić N, Šereš Z, Krstonošić V, Dokić P, Teslić N, Dokić L. Comparative characterization of sugar beet fibers to sugar beet pectin and octenyl succinic anhydride modified maltodextrin in aqueous solutions using viscometry, conductometry, tensiometry and component analysis. J Sci Food Agric 2023; 103:255-263. [PMID: 35859266 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Knowledge about specific functional characteristics, such as viscosimetric, conductometric, tensiometric and structural properties of polysaccharide aqueous solutions is highly important in the successful and adequate application in food emulsion formulation. For the first time detailed characterization of sugar beet fibers aqueous solutions in comparison to high molecular weight (sugar beet pectin) and low molecular weight [octenyl succinic anhydride (OSA) maltodextrin] hydrocolloids/stabilizers was performed through viscometry, conductometry, tensiometry and component analysis. RESULTS Sugar beet fibers and its water-soluble fraction were investigated. All sugar beet fiber samples showed substantial surface-active properties but different effect on the viscosity values of aqueous solutions. Sugar beet pectin had higher impact on aqueous solutions viscosity values compared to sugar beet fiber samples. Structural bonding between investigated polysaccharides were evaluated through conductometric measurements. Intermolecular linking and probable embedding of OSA maltodextrin molecules into the sugar beet fiber complex structure was detected in conductometric studies. The increased concentration of sugar beet fibers in the presence of sugar beet pectin led to the accelerated increase in specific conductivity values indicating effects of 'macromolecular crowding', intermolecular and intramolecular conformation changes and charge formation. CONCLUSIONS Detailed characterization of sugar beet fibers provided scientific insight towards fundamental characteristics of sugar beet fiber aqueous solutions. The presented characteristics are particularly applicable in the field of food emulsion stabilization due to the presented surface-active properties of sugar beet fibers as well as specific characteristics of investigated multi-polysaccharide systems. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Nikola Maravić
- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Institute of Food Technology, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology, Novi Sad, Serbia
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Singh S, Sharma M, Singh G. Recent advancements in urea biosensors for biomedical applications. IET Nanobiotechnol 2021; 15:358-379. [PMID: 34694714 PMCID: PMC8675831 DOI: 10.1049/nbt2.12050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The quick progress in health care technology as a recurrent measurement of biochemical factors such as blood components leads to advance development and growth in biosensor technology necessary for effectual patient concern. The review wok of authors present a concise information and brief discussion on the development made in the progress of potentiometric, field effect transistor, graphene, electrochemical, optical, polymeric, nanoparticles and nanocomposites based urea biosensors in the past two decades. The work of authors is also centred on different procedures/methods for detection of urea by using amperometric, potentiometric, conductometric and optical processes, where graphene, polymer etc. are utilised as an immobilised material for the fabrication of biosensors. Further, a comparative revision has been accomplished on various procedures of urea analysis using different materials-based biosensors, and it discloses that electrochemical and potentiometric biosensor is the most promise one among all, in terms of rapid response time, extensive shelf life and resourceful design.
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- Saravjeet Singh
- Department of Biomedical EngineeringDeenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and TechnologyMurthalSonepatIndia
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- Department of ZoologyMaharishi Dayanand UniversityRohtakHaryanaIndia
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringDeenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and TechnologyMurthalSonepatIndia
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Perera GS, Ahmed T, Heiss L, Walia S, Bhaskaran M, Sriram S. Rapid and Selective Biomarker Detection with Conductometric Sensors. Small 2021; 17:e2005582. [PMID: 33502115 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202005582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The biomarker detection in human body fluids is crucial as biomarkers are important in diagnosing diseases. Conventional invasive techniques for biomarker detection are associated with infection, tissue damage, and discomfort. Non-invasive devices are an attractive alternative. Here, metal oxide (oxygen-deficient zinc oxide, ZnO) based conductometric sensors with two-terminal electrodes for rapid detection of biomarkers in real-time, are presented. This platform can be engineered for non-invasive, sensitive, and on-demand selective detection of biomarkers based on surface functionalization. The three novelties in this biosensing technique include an on-demand target selection device platform, short (<10 min) incubation times, and real-time monitoring of the biomarker of interest by electrical (resistance change) measurements. Cardiac inflammatory biomarkers interleukin 6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are used as the model antigens. The devices can detect 100× lower concentration of IL-6 than healthy levels in human saliva and sweat and 1000× and ≈50× lower CRP concentrations than healthy levels in human saliva and sweat, respectively. The devices show high selectivity for IL-6 and CRP antigens when tested with a mixture of biomarkers. This sensor platform can be extended to selective measurements for viruses or DNA screening, which enables a new category of compact and rapid point-of-care medical devices.
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- Ganganath S Perera
- Functional Materials and Microsystems Research Group and the Micro Nano Research Facility, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia
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- Functional Materials and Microsystems Research Group and the Micro Nano Research Facility, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia
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- School of Design, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia
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- Functional Materials and Microsystems Research Group and the Micro Nano Research Facility, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia
- School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia
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- Functional Materials and Microsystems Research Group and the Micro Nano Research Facility, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia
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- Functional Materials and Microsystems Research Group and the Micro Nano Research Facility, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia
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Thomas JR, Brittain SM, Lipps J, Llamas L, Jain RK, Schirle M. A Photoaffinity Labeling-Based Chemoproteomics Strategy for Unbiased Target Deconvolution of Small Molecule Drug Candidates. Methods Mol Biol 2017; 1647:1-18. [PMID: 28808992 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7201-2_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The combination of photoaffinity labeling (PAL) and quantitative chemoproteomics enables the comprehensive, unbiased determination of protein interaction profiles to support target identification of bioactive small molecules. This approach is amenable to cells in culture and compatible with pharmacologically relevant transmembrane target classes like G-protein coupled receptors and ions channels which have been notoriously hard to access by conventional chemoproteomics approaches. Here, we describe a strategy that combines PAL probe titration and competition with excess parental compounds with the goal of enabling the identification of specific interactors as well as assessing the functional relevance of a binding event for the phenotype under investigation.
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- Jason R Thomas
- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, 181 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, 181 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, 181 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, 181 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, 181 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, 181 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
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Zhao Y, Li W, Pan L, Zhai D, Wang Y, Li L, Cheng W, Yin W, Wang X, Xu JB, Shi Y. ZnO-nanorods/graphene heterostructure: a direct electron transfer glucose biosensor. Sci Rep 2016; 6:32327. [PMID: 27572675 PMCID: PMC5004169 DOI: 10.1038/srep32327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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ZnO-nanorods/graphene heterostructure was synthesized by hydrothermal growth of ZnO nanorods on chemically reduced graphene (CRG) film. The hybrid structure was demonstrated as a biosensor, where direct electron transfer between glucose oxidase (GOD) and electrode was observed. The charge transfer was attributed to the ZnO nanorod wiring between the redox center of GOD and electrode, and the ZnO/graphene heterostructure facilitated the transport of electrons on the hybride electrode. The glucose sensor based on the GOD-ZnO/CRG/Pt electrode had a high sensitivity of 17.64 μA mM(-1), which is higher than most of the previously reported values for direct electron transfer based glucose biosensors. Moreover, this biosensor is linearly proportional to the concentration of glucose in the range of 0.2-1.6 mM. The study revealed that the band structure of electrode could affect the detection of direct electron transfer of GOD, which would be helpful for the design of the biosensor electrodes in the future.
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- Yu Zhao
- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
- Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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Martín-Domínguez A, Lara-Sánchez A, Hansen-Hansen AM, Alarcón-Herrera MT. Conductometric measurement of the changes in humic substances caused by ozone oxidation. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:12085-12094. [PMID: 26965279 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6391-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Humic substances (HS), a broad category of organic compounds and a major constituent of soil, are responsible for serious problems during water purification processes. In particular, HS react with chlorine during disinfection processes to produce a variety of organochlorine compounds such as trihalomethanes (THMs), which are potentially carcinogenic to humans. The use of ozone as a disinfection method represents a potential solution to this problem; however, HS that are not completely oxidized may form by-products more reactive than the original molecules. The structural changes of HS during oxidation with ozone were evaluated through a replicated 2(2) design, where concentrations of 5 and 30 mg/L of two commercial HS (Aldrich and Fluka) were ozonized over different time intervals (0, 10, and 20 min). The ozone-treated HS were titrated with acid and base solutions, and the shifts of the slopes were then analyzed and finally related to the ionic alterations of the HS. The Aldrich HS (AHS) showed only protonated functional groups; the Fluka HS (FHS) showed only ionized groups; and in both cases, the amount of functional groups increased with increasing ozonation. For AHS and FHA, respectively, the maximum ozone exposure time (20 min) and the highest concentration of HS (30 mg/L) produced the greatest reductions in total organic carbon (TOC) (39 and 34 %), UV254 (50 and 60.8 %), and color (16.4 and 19.6 %). As for aromaticity, AHS showed removals of 39.6 % (from a starting concentration of 5 mg/L) and 17.2 % (from a starting concentration of 30 mg/L). FHS showed the opposite effect, with removals of 33.3 % (starting at 5 mg/L) and 40.1 % (starting at 30 mg/L). In this study, the structural changes of HS submitted to ozonation were inferred in a relatively quick and easy way by using a conductometric titration, thus demonstrating the applicability of the technique.
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- Alejandra Martín-Domínguez
- Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua (IMTA), Paseo Cuauhnáhuac 8532, Progreso, CP 62550, Jiutepec, Mor., Mexico
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- Buckman Laboratories S.A. de C.V., Paseo Cuauhnáhuac Km 13.5, Progreso, CP 62550, Jiutepec, Mor., Mexico
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- Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua (IMTA), Paseo Cuauhnáhuac 8532, Progreso, CP 62550, Jiutepec, Mor., Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados (CIMAV-Durango), Victoria 147 Nte., CP 34000, Durango, Dgo., Mexico.
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Tiecco M, Roscini L, Corte L, Colabella C, Germani R, Cardinali G. Ionic Conductivity as a Tool To Study Biocidal Activity of Sulfobetaine Micelles against Saccharomyces cerevisiae Model Cells. Langmuir 2016; 32:1101-1110. [PMID: 26752694 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b04077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Zwitterionic sulfobetaine surfactants are used in pharmaceutical or biomedical applications for the solubilization and delivery of hydrophobic molecules in aqueous medium or in biological environments. In a screening on the biocidal activity of synthetic surfactants on microbial cells, remarkable results have emerged with sulfobetaine amphiphiles. The interaction between eight zwitterionic sulfobetaine amphiphiles and Saccharomyces cerevisiae model cells was therefore analyzed. S. cerevisiae yeast cells were chosen, as they are a widely used unicellular eukaryotic model organism in cell biology. Conductivity measurements were used to investigate the interaction between surfactant solution and cells. Viable counts measurements were performed, and the mortality data correlated with the conductivity profiles very well, in terms of the inflection points (IPs) observed in the curves and in terms of supramolecular properties of the aggregates. A Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)-based bioassay was then performed to determine the metabolomic stress-response of the cells subjected to the action of zwitterionic surfactants. The surfactants showed nodal concentration (IPs) with all the techniques in their activities, corresponding to the critical micellar concentrations of the amphiphiles. This is due to the pseudocationic behavior of sulfobetaine micelles, because of their charge distribution and charge densities. This behavior permits the interaction of the micellar aggregates with the cells, and the structure of the surfactant monomers has impact on the mortality and the metabolomic response data observed. On the other hand, the concentrations that are necessary to provoke a biocidal activity do not promote these amphiphiles as potential antimicrobial agents. In fact, they are much higher than the ones of cationic surfactants.
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- Matteo Tiecco
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences-Microbiology, University of Perugia , Borgo XX Giugno 74, I-06121 Perugia, Italy
- CEMIN, Centre of Excellence on Nanostructured Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia , via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences-Microbiology, University of Perugia , Borgo XX Giugno 74, I-06121 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences-Microbiology, University of Perugia , Borgo XX Giugno 74, I-06121 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences-Microbiology, University of Perugia , Borgo XX Giugno 74, I-06121 Perugia, Italy
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- CEMIN, Centre of Excellence on Nanostructured Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia , via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences-Microbiology, University of Perugia , Borgo XX Giugno 74, I-06121 Perugia, Italy
- CEMIN, Centre of Excellence on Nanostructured Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia , via Elce di Sotto 8, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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Sorrenti A, Illa O, Pons R, Ortuño RM. Chiral Cyclobutane β-Amino Acid-Based Amphiphiles: Influence of Cis/Trans Stereochemistry on Solution Self-Aggregation and Recognition. Langmuir 2015; 31:9608-9618. [PMID: 26286019 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Novel diastereomeric anionic amphiphiles based on the rigid cyclobutane β-amino acid scaffold have been synthesized and deeply investigated with the aim of generating new functional supramolecular architectures on the basis of the rational design of original amphiphilic molecules and the control of their self-assembly. The main interest has been focused on the effect that cis/trans stereochemistry exerts on their molecular organization and recognition. In diluted solutions, the relative stereochemistry mainly influences the headgroup solvation and anionic-charge stabilization, i.e., better stabilized in the cis diastereoisomer due to intramolecular hydrogen-bonding and/or charge-dipole interactions. This provokes differences in their physicochemical behavior (pKa, cmc, conductivity) as well as in the structural parameters of the spherical micelles formed. Although both diastereoisomers form fibers that evolve with time from the spherical micelles, they display markedly different morphology and kinetics of formation. In the lyotropic liquid crystal domain, the greatest differences are observed at the highest concentrations and can be ascribed to different hydrogen-bonding and molecular packing imposed by the stereochemical constraints. Remarkably, the spherical micelles of the two anionic surfactants show dramatically diverse enantioselection ability for bilirubin enantiomers. In addition, both the surfactants form heteroaggregates with bilirubin at submicellar concentrations but with a different expression of supramolecular chirality. This points out that the unlike relative configuration of the two surfactants influences their chiral recognition ability as well as the fashion in which chirality is expressed at the supramolecular level by controlling the molecular organization in both micellar aggregates and surfactant/bilirubin heteroaggregates. All these differential features can be appropriate and useful for the design and development of new soft materials with predictable and tunable properties and reveal the cyclobutane motif as a valuable scaffold for the preparation of new amphiphiles.
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- Alessandro Sorrenti
- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Tecnologia Química i de Tensioactius, Institut de Química Avançada de Catalunya, IQAC-CSIC , c/Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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The ionic conductance of a solid-state nanopore plays an important role in analyzing biomolecules transported through the pore. The phenomenological pore-conductance is assumed to be a sum of three contributions: bulk, surface (for a charged nanopore) and access ones. Despite being commonly used, phenomenological results were not rigorously derived in theory and their accuracies have not been tested yet. By carrying out numerical modeling on the nanopore conductance, I show that both the ion concentration and the surface charge can affect the accuracy. For a charged solid-state nanopore solvated in an intermediate-ion-concentration electrolyte (e.g. 50 mM), the phenomenological result can be substantially larger than the numerically calculated one. The criteria for properly applying phenomenological results are provided.
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- Binquan Luan
- IBM T J Watson Research Center, 1101 Kitchawan Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
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Zakharova LY, Semenov VE, Syakaev VV, Voronin MA, Gabdrakhmanov DR, Valeeva FG, Mikhailov AS, Voloshina AD, Reznik VS, Latypov SK, Konovalov AI. Amphiphilic macrocycles bearing biofragment: molecular design as factor controlling self-assembly. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2014; 38:143-50. [PMID: 24656362 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2014.01.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 01/26/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Two novel macrocyclic 6-methyluracilic amphiphiles (uracilophanes) with four (UP1) and two (UP2) uracil moieties and ammonium groups have been synthesized. Tetracationic multi-uracilophane is composed of two macrocyclic units bridged each other with an external methylene spacer, while in the cryptand-like dicationic uracilophane pyrimidinic moieties are connected with an internal methylene spacer. This internal spacer provided a conformational rigidity to the macrocycle. The self-assembly of the uracilophanes is studied and compared with a reference dicationic uracilophane (UP3) with no spacer fragment. Compounds UP1 and UP3 are capable of aggregating, which is characterized by the analogous critical micelle concentration of 1mM, although the former has four decyl tails versus two decyl tails in UP3 molecule. NMR self-diffusion, fluorimetry and DLS techniques revealed that bimodal size distribution occurs in the UP1 solution, with small (≤2nm) and large (ca. 30-50 nm) aggregates contributed. Unexpectedly, the cryptand-like uracilophane UP2 with the same hydrophobicity as UP3 does not form aggregates. The balance of the geometry and energetic factors was analyzed and compared with those contributing to the aggregation of the reference compound UP3. It was established that it is the geometry that controls the packing of the cryptand-like uracilophanes upon aggregation, while hydrophobic effect plays a minor role. In contrast, both factors control the aggregation of oligomeric macrocycle, with energetic factor prevailing. These findings are of importance for (i) the understanding the diverse structural behavior of bioamphiphiles that have very similar chemical structure, but different conformations; and (ii) the design of amphiphiles with controlled model of self-assembly. Supramolecular systems studied can be recommended for biotechnological applications.
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- L Ya Zakharova
- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, ul.Akad. Arbuzov, Kazan 420088, Russia.
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, ul.Akad. Arbuzov, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, ul.Akad. Arbuzov, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, ul.Akad. Arbuzov, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, ul.Akad. Arbuzov, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, ul.Akad. Arbuzov, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, ul.Akad. Arbuzov, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, ul.Akad. Arbuzov, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, ul.Akad. Arbuzov, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, ul.Akad. Arbuzov, Kazan 420088, Russia
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- A.E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, ul.Akad. Arbuzov, Kazan 420088, Russia
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Krepski ST, Emerson D, Hredzak-Showalter PL, Luther GW, Chan CS. Morphology of biogenic iron oxides records microbial physiology and environmental conditions: toward interpreting iron microfossils. Geobiology 2013; 11:457-471. [PMID: 23790206 DOI: 10.1111/gbi.12043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 05/13/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Despite the abundance of Fe and its significance in Earth history, there are no established robust biosignatures for Fe(II)-oxidizing micro-organisms. This limits our ability to piece together the history of Fe biogeochemical cycling and, in particular, to determine whether Fe(II)-oxidizers played a role in depositing ancient iron formations. A promising candidate for Fe(II)-oxidizer biosignatures is the distinctive morphology and texture of extracellular Fe(III)-oxyhydroxide stalks produced by mat-forming microaerophilic Fe(II)-oxidizing micro-organisms. To establish the stalk morphology as a biosignature, morphologic parameters must be quantified and linked to the microaerophilic Fe(II)-oxidizing metabolism and environmental conditions. Toward this end, we studied an extant model organism, the marine stalk-forming Fe(II)-oxidizing bacterium, Mariprofundus ferrooxydans PV-1. We grew cultures in flat glass microslide chambers, with FeS substrate, creating opposing oxygen/Fe(II) concentration gradients. We used solid-state voltammetric microelectrodes to measure chemical gradients in situ while using light microscopy to image microbial growth, motility, and mineral formation. In low-oxygen (2.7-28 μm) zones of redox gradients, the bacteria converge into a narrow (100 μm-1 mm) growth band. As cells oxidize Fe(II), they deposit Fe(III)-oxyhydroxide stalks in this band; the stalks orient directionally, elongating toward higher oxygen concentrations. M. ferrooxydans stalks display a narrow range of widths and uniquely biogenic branching patterns, which result from cell division. Together with filament composition, these features (width, branching, and directional orientation) form a physical record unique to microaerophilic Fe(II)-oxidizer physiology; therefore, stalk morphology is a biosignature, as well as an indicator of local oxygen concentration at the time of formation. Observations of filamentous Fe(III)-oxyhydroxide microfossils from a ~170 Ma marine Fe-Si hydrothermal deposit show that these morphological characteristics can be preserved in the microfossil record. This study demonstrates the potential of morphological biosignatures to reveal microbiology and environmental chemistry associated with geologic iron formation depositional processes.
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- S T Krepski
- Department of Geological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
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Arya SK, Pui TS, Wong CC, Kumar S, Rahman ARA. Effects of the electrode size and modification protocol on a label-free electrochemical biosensor. Langmuir 2013; 29:6770-6777. [PMID: 23651210 DOI: 10.1021/la401109r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In the present work, the effect of a surface modification protocol along with the electrode size has been investigated for developing an efficient, label-free electrochemical biosensing method for diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI) biomarkers. A microdisk electrode array (MDEA) and a macroelectrode with a comb structure (MECS) were modified with an anti-GFAP (GFAP = glial fibrillary acidic protein) antibody using two protocols for optimum and label-free detection of GFAP, a promising acute-phase TBI biomarker. For the MDEA, an array of six microdisks with a 100 μm diameter and, for the MECS, a 3.2 mm × 5.5 mm electrode 5 μm wide with 10 μm spaced comb fingers were modified using an optimized protocol for dithiobis(succinimidyl propionate) (DSP) self-assembled monolayer formation. Anti-GFAP was covalently bound, and the remaining free DSP groups were blocked using ethanolamine (Ea). Sensors were exposed to solutions with different GFAP concentrations, and a label-free electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) technique was used to determine the concentration. EIS results confirmed that both types of Ea/anti-GFAP/DSP/Au electrodes modified with an optimized DSP-based protocol can accurately detect GFAP in the range of 1 pg mL(-1) to 100 ng mL(-1) with a detection limit of 1 pg mL(-1). However, the cross-use of the MDEA protocol on the MECS and vice versa resulted in very low sensitivity or poor signal resolution, underscoring the importance of proper matching of the electrode size and type and the surface modification protocol.
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- Sunil K Arya
- Bioelectronics Programme, Institute of Microelectronics, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore Science Park II, Singapore.
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Słaba M, Gajewska E, Bernat P, Fornalska M, Długoński J. Adaptive alterations in the fatty acids composition under induced oxidative stress in heavy metal-tolerant filamentous fungus Paecilomyces marquandii cultured in ascorbic acid presence. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2013; 20:3423-34. [PMID: 23132407 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1281-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 10/23/2012] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The ability of the heavy metal-tolerant fungus Paecilomyces marquandii to modulate whole cells fatty acid composition and saturation in response to IC50 of Cd, Pb, Zn, Ni, and Cu was studied. Cadmium and nickel caused the most significant growth reduction. In the mycelia cultured with all tested metals, with the exception of nickel, a rise in the fatty acid unsaturation was noted. The fungus exposure to Pb, Cu, and Ni led to significantly higher lipid peroxidation. P. marquandii incubated in the presence of the tested metals responded with an increase in the level of linoleic acid and escalation of electrolyte leakage. The highest efflux of electrolytes was caused by lead. In these conditions, the fungus was able to bind up to 100 mg g(-1) of lead, whereas the content of the other metals in the mycelium was significantly lower and reached from 3.18 mg g(-1) (Cu) to 15.21 mg g(-1) (Zn). Additionally, it was shown that ascorbic acid at the concentration of 1 mM protected fungal growth and prevented the changes in the fatty acid composition and saturation but did not alleviate lipid peroxidation or affect the increased permeability of membranes after lead exposure. Pro-oxidant properties of ascorbic acid in the copper-stressed cells manifested strong growth inhibition and enhanced metal accumulation as a result of membrane damage. Toxic metals action caused cellular modulations, which might contributed to P. marquandii tolerance to the studied metals. Moreover, these changes can enhance metal removal from contaminated environment.
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- Mirosława Słaba
- Department of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Łódź, Poland
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Maneesuwannarat D, Maneesuwannarat S, Nilratnisakorn S, Thiravetyan P. Effect of silicon on calcium, proline, growth rate and salt stress of narrow-leaved cattails in synthetic reactive dye wastewater. Int J Phytoremediation 2013; 15:24-37. [PMID: 23487983 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2012.670313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Narrow-leaved cattails (Typha angustifolia L.) show higher efficiency in the removal of colour and reduction of pH, TDS, and conductivity from synthetic reactive red dye wastewater (Rw) when silicon is added to the wastewater. The efficiency of the colour removal was increased from 86% within 12 days to 93% within 9 days with the addition of silicon. Furthermore, the TDS was also decreased when adding silicon in the wastewater. In addition, calcium and proline accumulation in the plant leaf increased in response to increasing Rw concentrations in the absence of added silicon. Higher salinity was also observed with increasing Rw concentrations. Plants attempt to balance their water potential by secreting proline as an osmotic adjustment. But both calcium and proline levels decreased when silicon was added to the wastewater. This result implies that the plant uses silicon as primary element for responsibility under salt stress condition by increasing growth of plant. In addition, silicon can be used instead of calcium, resulting in decreased proline and calcium production in the plant.
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- Dussadee Maneesuwannarat
- Division of Biotechnology, School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand
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Liu K, Sakurai M, Aono M. Enhancing the humidity sensitivity of Ga2O3 /SnO2 core/shell microribbon by applying mechanical strain and its application as a flexible strain sensor. Small 2012; 8:3599-3604. [PMID: 22893615 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201201028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2012] [Revised: 06/12/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The humidity sensitivity of a single β-Ga(2) O(3) /amorphous SnO(2) core/shell microribbon on a flexible substrate is enhanced by the application of tensile strain and increases linearly with the strain. The strain-induced enhancement originates from the increase in the effective surface area where water molecules are adsorbed. This strain dependence of humidity sensitivity can be used to monitor the external strain. The strain sensing of the microribbon device under various amounts of mechanical loading shows excellent reliability and reproducibility with a gauge factor of -41. The flexible device has high potential to detect both humidity and strain at room temperature. These findings and the mechanism involved are expected to pave the way for new flexible strain and multifunctional sensors.
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- Kewei Liu
- International Center for Materials, Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan.
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Sirajuddin M, Ali S, Shah NA, Khan MR, Tahir MN. Synthesis, characterization, biological screenings and interaction with calf thymus DNA of a novel azomethine 3-((3,5-dimethylphenylimino)methyl)benzene-1,2-diol. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2012; 94:134-142. [PMID: 22537938 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2012.03.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2012] [Revised: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 03/21/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The novel azomethine, 3-((3,5-dimethylphenylimino)methyl)benzene-1,2-diol (HL) was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, (1)H, (13)C NMR spectroscopy and single crystal analysis. The title compound has been screened for its biological activities including enzymatic study, antibacterial, antifungal, cytotoxicity, antioxidant and interaction with CTDNA, and showed remarkable activities in each area of research. The titled compound interacts with DNA via two binding modes: intercalation and groove binding. In intercalation the compound inserts itself into the base pairs of DNA and the compound-DNA complex is stabilized by π-π stacking. Interaction via groove binding may be due to hydrogen bonding to bases, typically to N3 of adenine and O2 of thymine. The synthesized compound was also found to be an effective antioxidant of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) and gives percent inhibition (%I) of 90.7 at a concentration level of 31.3μg/mL.
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Chakraborty M, Hsiao FW, Naskar B, Chang CH, Panda AK. Surfactant-assisted synthesis and characterization of stable silver bromide nanoparticles in aqueous media. Langmuir 2012; 28:7282-7290. [PMID: 22512457 DOI: 10.1021/la300615b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Colloidal dispersions of silver bromide (AgBr) in aqueous surfactant medium have been prepared using a surfactant-assisted synthesis approach with hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). The surfactant acts both as source of bromide ion as well as the stabilizing agent. Upon progressive addition of silver nitrate to aqueous CTAB solution, stable AgBr dispersions were obtained. Formation of surfactant cation (CTA(+)) stabilized AgBr was confirmed by way of XRD, FTIR and NMR studies. Thermal behavior of the isolated nanoparticles was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), where the occurrence of phase transition in the surfactant-stabilized nanoparticles was observed. Kinetics of the particle growth was investigated by dynamic light scattering measurements, which predicted the formation of surfactant bilayered structures associated with the nanoparticles of AgBr. Band gap of the nanoparticles was determined by suitably analyzing the UV-visible spectral data, which concluded that the particles behaved like insulators. Morphology of the particles, studied by TEM measurements, was found to be spherical. Finally, enthalpy of formation of surfactant-stabilized AgBr, determined calorimetrically, was found to be dependent on the concentration of the precursors.
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- Moumita Chakraborty
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling 734 013, W.B., India
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Tan R, Schulam P, Schmidt J. Conductometric catheter-mounted pressure sensor. Stud Health Technol Inform 2012; 173:512-514. [PMID: 22357046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We are developing an in vivo pressure sensor that measures the change in conductance of a deformable electrolyte-filled catheter resulting from external pressure. The sensor design and materials are easily scaled and inexpensive. The compact, in vivo nature of the device may result in the compact instrumentation being unobtrusively affixed to the patient externally and removing the tethered to an external apparatus, the current practice. We describe our initial device construction and in vitro pressure measurements.
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- Robert Tan
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles
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In this paper, study of the biosorption of Cd(2+) and Pb(2+) by nonliving Laminaria japonica in a batch adsorption system is described. The content of acidic sites and the dissociation constant of carboxylic acid functional groups (metal-binding site) of L. japonica were experimentally determined by conductometric and potentiometric titrations and theoretically predicated by using monodentate and bidentate binding models. The models are based on the monodentate or bidentate binding reactions of bivalent metal ions to acidic sites. The acidic site content and carboxylic acid dissociation constants determined are 1.25 and 0.18 mmol L(-1), respectively. The results showed that the bidentate adsorption model fits well the biosorption of bivalent metal ions onto L. japonica with the bidentate binding constants for Cd(2+) and Pb(2+) being 5.72 × 10(3) and 6.24 × 10(4) L mol(-1), respectively. The adsorption process of L. japonica followed the pseudo-second-order kinetics.
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- Jun Xiao
- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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Ahmadzadeh S, Kassim A, Rezayi M, Rounaghi GH. Thermodynamic study of the complexation of p-isopropylcalix[6]arene with Cs+ cation in dimethylsulfoxide-acetonitrile binary media. Molecules 2011; 16:8130-42. [PMID: 21941227 PMCID: PMC6264241 DOI: 10.3390/molecules16098130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2011] [Revised: 08/26/2011] [Accepted: 08/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The complexation reactions between the macrocyclic ionophore, p-isopropylcalix[6]arene and Cs+ cation were studied in dimethylsulfoxide-acetonitrile (DMSO-AN) binary non-aqueous solvents at different temperatures using a conductometry method. The conductance data show that the stoichiometry of the (p-isopropylcalix[6]-arene·Cs)+ complex in all binary mixed solvents is 1:1. The stability of the complexes is affected by the composition of the binary solvent media and a non-linear behavior was observed for changes of log K(f) of the complex versus the composition of the binary mixed solvents. The thermodynamic parameters (DH°(c) and DS°(c)) for formation of (p-isopropyl-calix[6]arene·Cs)+ complex were obtained from temperature dependence of the stability constant and the obtained results show that the (p-isopropylcalix[6]arene·Cs)+ complex is enthalpy destabilized, but entropy stabilized, and the values of the mentioned parameters are affected strongly by the nature and composition of the binary mixed solvents.
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- Saeid Ahmadzadeh
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; (A.K.); (M.R.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; (A.K.); (M.R.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; (A.K.); (M.R.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran; (G.H.R.)
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Ahmed IS, Moustafa MM, Abd El Aziz MM. Mono and binuclear Ag(I), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Hg(II) complexes of a new azo-azomethine as ligand: synthesis, potentiometric, spectral and thermal studies. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2011; 78:1429-1436. [PMID: 21330188 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2011.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2010] [Revised: 01/05/2011] [Accepted: 01/17/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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New azo-azomethine dyes were prepared by reaction of p-aminobenzoic acid, o-anisidine, o-nitroaniline, and p-bromoaniline with salicylaldehyde respectively to form azo compounds and then condensation by urea to form 4-(R-arylazo 2-salicylaldene)-urea azo-azomethine derivatives (I(a-d)). The complexes of these ligands with Ag(I), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Hg(II) metal ions were prepared. The structure of the free ligands and their complexes were characterized by using elemental analysis (C, H, N), (1)H NMR, IR and UV-Vis-spectra. The proton dissociation constants of the ligands and the stability constant of their complexes have been determined potentiometrically in 40% (v/v) alcohol-water medium as well as the stoichiometry of complexes were determined conductometrically. The data reveal that the stoichiometries for all complexes were prepared in molar ratios (1:1) and (1:2) (M:L). The electrolytic and nonelectrolytic natures of the complexes were assigned based on molar conductance measurements. The thermogravimetric (TG), and differential thermal analyses (DTA) were studied in nitrogen atmosphere with heating rate 10°C/min. The kinetic and thermodynamic parameters for thermal decomposition of complexes have been calculated by graphical method using Coats-Redfern (CR) method.
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- Ibrahim S Ahmed
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha City, Egypt.
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Voronin MA, Gabdrakhmanov DR, Semenov VE, Valeeva FG, Mikhailov AS, Nizameev IR, Kadirov MK, Zakharova LY, Reznik VS, Konovalov AI. Novel bolaamphiphilic pyrimidinophane as building block for design of nanosized supramolecular systems with concentration-dependent structural behavior. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2011; 3:402-409. [PMID: 21261278 DOI: 10.1021/am101000j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A new macrocyclic bolaamphiphile with thiocytosine fragments in the molecule (B1) has been synthesized and advanced as perspective platform for the design of soft supramolecular systems. Strong concentration-dependent structural behavior is observed in the water-DMF (20% vol) solution of B1 as revealed by methods of tensiometry, conductometry, dynamic light scattering, and atomic force microscopy. Two breakpoints are observed in the surface tension isotherms. The first one, around 0.002 M, is identified as a critical micelle concentration (cmc), whereas the second critical concentration of 0.01 M is a turning point between the two models of the association involved. Large aggregates of ca. 200 nm are mostly formed beyond the cmc, whereas small micelle-like aggregates exist above 0.01 M. The growth of aggregates between these critical points occurs, resulting in a gel-like behavior. An unusual decrease in the solution pH with concentration takes place, which is assumed to originate from the steric hindrance around the B1 head groups. Because of controllable structural behavior, B1 is assumed to be a candidate for the development of biomimetic catalysts, nanocontainers, drug and gene carriers, etc.
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- Mikhail A Voronin
- A. E. Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, ul.Akad. Arbuzov, Kazan, 420088, Russia
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Fang L, Huang Q, Wei X, Liang W, Rong X, Chen W, Cai P. Microcalorimetric and potentiometric titration studies on the adsorption of copper by extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), minerals and their composites. Bioresour Technol 2010; 101:5774-5779. [PMID: 20227874 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.02.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2009] [Revised: 02/04/2010] [Accepted: 02/16/2010] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Equilibrium adsorption experiments, isothermal titration calorimetry and potentiometric titration techniques were employed to investigate the adsorption of Cu(II) by extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) extracted from Pseudomonas putida X4, minerals (montmorillonite and goethite) and their composites. Compared with predicted values of Cu(II) adsorption on composites, the measured values of Cu(II) on EPS-montmorillonite composite increased, however, those on EPS-goethite composite decreased. Potentiometric titration results also showed that more surface sites were observed on EPS-montmorillonite composite and less reactive sites were found on EPS-goethite composite. The adsorption of Cu(II) on EPS molecules and their composites with minerals was an endothermic reaction, while that on minerals was exothermic. The positive values of enthalpy change (Delta H) and entropy change (DeltaS) for Cu(II) adsorption on EPS and mineral-EPS composites indicated that Cu(II) mainly interacts with carboxyl and phosphoryl groups as inner-sphere complexes on EPS molecules and their composites with minerals.
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- Linchuan Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Bamoharram FF. Synthesis and characterization of two novel organic-inorganic compounds based on tetrahexyl and tetraheptyl ammonium ions and the Preyssler anion and their catalytic activities in the synthesis of 4-aminopyrazolo[3,4-d]- pyrimidines. Molecules 2010; 15:2509-19. [PMID: 20428060 PMCID: PMC6257269 DOI: 10.3390/molecules15042509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2010] [Revised: 03/17/2010] [Accepted: 04/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Two novel organic–inorganic compounds based on tetrahexylammonium (THA) and tetraheptylammonium (THPA) ions and the Preyssler anion, [NaP5W30O110]14-, were synthesized and formulated as (THA)7.7H6.3 [NaP5W30O110] (A) and (THPA)7.5 H6.5[N aP5W30O110] (B). The synthesized compounds were characterized by IR, UV, and TGA and used for the catalytic synthesis of 4-aminopyrazolo[3,4,-d]pyrimidine derivatives 2a-2d. Our findings showed efficient catalytic activities for A and B.
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The last years showed a significant trend toward the exploitation of rapid and economic analytical devices able to provide multiple information about samples. Among these, the so-called artificial tongues represent effective tools which allow a global sample characterization comparable to a fingerprint. Born as taste sensors for food evaluation, such devices proved to be useful for a wider number of purposes. In this review, a critical overview of artificial tongue applications over the last decade is outlined. In particular, the focus is centered on the chemometric techniques, which allow the extraction of valuable information from nonspecific data. The basic steps of signal processing and pattern recognition are discussed and the principal chemometric techniques are described in detail, highlighting benefits and drawbacks of each one. Furthermore, some novel methods recently introduced and particularly suitable for artificial tongue data are presented.
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- Paolo Oliveri
- Department of Drug and Food Chemistry and Technology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
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Manoni F, Fornasiero L, Ercolin M, Tinello A, Ferrian M, Valverde S, Gessoni G. Laboratory diagnosis of renal failure: urine conductivity and tubular function. MINERVA UROL NEFROL 2009; 61:17-20. [PMID: 19417723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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AIM Conductivity is a measure of a material's ability to conduct an electric current and it works thanks to movable charges. Conductivity in urine is directly proportional to ionic contents. The aim of this study was to evaluate the significance of urine conductivity by using the Sismex UF-100 analyser in correlations with other surrogate parameters of osmolality and renal diuresis, relative density, electrolytes and creatinine concentration. METHODS For this study 140 urine samples were submitted for diagnostic urinalysis to the Clinical Pathology laboratory. Samples were collected from 70 healthy subjects, 42 diabetics with poor metabolic control and significant glicosuria, 28 patients with monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance, with significant proteinuria. All the samples were assessed for conductivity (UF-100 Sysmex), relative density (refract meter Zeiss), sodium, potassium, chlorine, creatinine, urea, glucose, protein (Olympus AU-2700). RESULTS Urine conductivity appears to be related to ionic concentration but not to glucose and/or protein presence. CONCLUSIONS This study results suggest that conductivity determination should be useful in diabetic patients to study the tubular function minimising interferences due to osmotic action of glucose.
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- F Manoni
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Monselice Civil Hospital, Padua, Italy
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Aliaev IG, Kuz'micheva GM, Kolesnikova MO, Rudenko VI, Mel'nikov DV, Chernobrovkin MG. [Clinical implications of physicochemical examination of uroliths and urine]. Urologiia 2009:8-12. [PMID: 19432227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We have examined composition of uroliths (qualitative and quantitative x-ray tests) and measured 24-h excretion of electrolytes (Cl-, NO2-, NO3-, SO4(2-), PO4(3-), cytrate, isocytrate and uric acid) using ion-exchange chromatography with a conductometric detector. We revealed correlations between ion characteristics, their concentration in the urine before and after treatment and composition of disintegrated uroliths and clinical data. This allowed us to identify some urinary ions which indicate activity of urolithogenesis, predisposition to urolithiasis, production of certain uroliths, reflect some processes running in patients with urolithiasis. We give concentrations of some urinary ions which can be considered normal and deviations which may indicate urolithogenesis.
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This review explores the question whether chemometrics methods enhance the performance of electroanalytical methods. Electroanalysis has long benefited from the well-established techniques such as potentiometric titrations, polarography and voltammetry, and the more novel ones such as electronic tongues and noses, which have enlarged the scope of applications. The electroanalytical methods have been improved with the application of chemometrics for simultaneous quantitative prediction of analytes or qualitative resolution of complex overlapping responses. Typical methods include partial least squares (PLS), artificial neural networks (ANNs), and multiple curve resolution methods (MCR-ALS, N-PLS and PARAFAC). This review aims to provide the practising analyst with a broad guide to electroanalytical applications supported by chemometrics. In this context, after a general consideration of the use of a number of electroanalytical techniques with the aid of chemometrics methods, several overviews follow with each one focusing on an important field of application such as food, pharmaceuticals, pesticides and the environment. The growth of chemometrics in conjunction with electronic tongue and nose sensors is highlighted, and this is followed by an overview of the use of chemometrics for the resolution of complicated profiles for qualitative identification of analytes, especially with the use of the MCR-ALS methodology. Finally, the performance of electroanalytical methods is compared with that of some spectrophotometric procedures on the basis of figures-of-merit. This showed that electroanalytical methods can perform as well as the spectrophotometric ones. PLS-1 appears to be the method of practical choice if the %relative prediction error of approximately +/-10% is acceptable.
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- Yongnian Ni
- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330047, China.
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The current status of the problem of ionic mechanisms underlying excitation of vertebrate photoreceptors is reviewed. Evidence is presented that the ionic dark current of retinal rods is sustained by the action of a ouabain-sensitive Na-K exchange pump driven by oxidative metabolism. The photoreceptors are depleted of K when the pump is stopped by ouabain. Considerations of cell membrane topology, kinetics of the light response, and signal amplification indicate that the light-induced suppression of the ionic dark current is mediated by a diffusible internal chemical transmitter substance. The desensitizing effect of low CA2+ Ringer's on the light responses of vertebrate rods, along with other indirect evidence, suggests that the transmitter substance may be calcium ions released from the internal membranous disks of the outer segments.
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Al-Ghannam SM. Atomic absorption spectroscopic, conductometric and colorimetric methods for determination of some fluoroquinolone antibacterials using ammonium reineckate. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2008; 69:1188-94. [PMID: 17689288 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2007.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2007] [Revised: 04/09/2007] [Accepted: 06/21/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Three accurate, rapid and simple atomic absorption spectrometric (AAS), conductometric and colorimetric methods were developed for the determination of gatifloxacin (GTF), moxifloxacin (MXF) and sparfloxacin (SPF). The proposed methods depend upon the reaction of ammonium reineckate with the studied drugs to form stable precipitate of ion-pair complexes, which was dissolved in acetone. The pink coloured complexes were determined either by AAS or colorimetrically at lambda(max) 525 nm directly using the dissolved complex. Using conductometric titration, the studied drugs could be evaluated in 50% (v/v) acetone. The optimizations of various experimental conditions were described. Optimum concentration ranges for the determination of GTF, MXF and SPF were 5.0-150, 40-440 microg mL(-1) and 0.10-1.5 mg mL(-1) using atomic absorption (AAS), conductometric and colorimetric methods, respectively. Detection and quantification limits are ranges from 1.5 to 2.3 microg mL(-1) using AAS method or 30-45 microg mL(-1) using colorimetric method. The proposed procedures have been applied successfully to the analysis of these drugs in pharmaceutical formulations and the results are favourably comparable to the reference methods.
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- Sheikha M Al-Ghannam
- Girls College of Science, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 838, Dammam-31113, Saudi Arabia.
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Wang W, Zhou F, Zhao L, Zhang JR, Zhu JJ. Measurement of electroosmotic flow in capillary and microchip electrophoresis. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1170:1-8. [PMID: 17915240 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.08.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2007] [Revised: 08/22/2007] [Accepted: 08/29/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Microfluidics is the science and technology of systems that process or manipulate small amounts of fluids, using channels with dimensions of tens of micrometers. Electroosmotic flow (EOF) is an important characteristic of fluids in microchannels. In this paper, EOF generation, effects on separation and definition of EOF are introduced. And EOF measurement methods on capillary electrophoresis (CE) and microchip CE are systematically reviewed based on detection principle, hallmarks of EOF measurement methods are presented, the devices and signals are also schematically described. This paper offers researchers a guidance to obtain an estimate of EOF mobility in capillary and microchip electrophoresis.
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- Wei Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Key Lab of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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Kvasnicka F, Voldrich M, Vyhnálek J. Determination of glycyrrhizin in liqueurs by on-line coupled capillary isotachophoresis with capillary zone electrophoresis. J Chromatogr A 2007; 1169:239-42. [PMID: 17875310 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2007.08.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2007] [Revised: 08/29/2007] [Accepted: 08/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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An on-line coupled capillary isotachophoresis-capillary zone electrophoresis method for the determination of glycyrrhizin in liqueurs is described. The optimised electrolyte system was 5 mM HCl+11 mM epsilon-aminocaproic acid+0.05% hydroxyethylcellulose+30% methanol (leading electrolyte), 5 mM caproic acid+30% methanol (terminating electrolyte) and 20 mM caproic acid+10 mM histidine+0.1% hydroxyethylcellulose+30% methanol (background electrolyte). Method characteristics, i.e., linearity (20-500 ng/ml), accuracy (recovery 99+/-4%), intra-assay repeatability (2%), intermediate repeatability (3.8%) and detection limit (8 ng/ml) were determined. Speed of analysis, low laboriousness, high sensitivity and low-running cost are the typical attributes of the capillary isotachophoresis-capillary zone electrophoresis method. Developed method was successfully applied to analysis of liqueurs with liquorice extract and some foods (sweets and food supplements) containing liquorice. Found levels of glycyrrhizin in liqueurs, sweets and food supplements varied between 1-16 mg/l, 850-1050 mg/kg and 1.6-1.8 g/kg, respectively.
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- Frantisek Kvasnicka
- Department of Food Preservation and Meat Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology Prague, Technická 3, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
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Sosovs'ka OF, Berezhets'kyĭ AL. [Development of conductometric biosensor based on alkaline phosphatase for determining concentration of cadmium ions]. Ukr Biokhim Zh (1999) 2007; 79:102-109. [PMID: 18219998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The paper describes a novel conductometric biosensor sensitive to cadmium ions based on alkaline phosphatase immobilized on gold planar microelectrodes used as transducers. Assays have been carried out with paranitrophenyl phosphate as substrate for the immobilized enzyme. Various parameters such as reticulation time, along with pH, ionic strength and buffer concentration of the measuring solution were studied. The optimized biosensor was stable, reproducible and it exhibited a detection limit of 4.45 microM for cadmium ions.
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Hébrant M. Conductivity stopped-flow study of the kinetics of solutes uptake by colloidal particles of synthetic resins. J Colloid Interface Sci 2007; 311:368-74. [PMID: 17433353 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2007.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2007] [Revised: 02/09/2007] [Accepted: 03/15/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The uptake rates of acids (hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, perchloric acid and acetic acid) by colloidal solid particles (mean diameter 0.35 microm) of DEAE (diethylaminoethyl Sephadex) resin was studied by the means of the stopped flow technique equipped with a conductivity detection. This original experimental approach allows to avoid hydrodynamics perturbations during data acquisition. For the sake of comparison NaOH uptake or K(+)/H(+) exchange by sulfonic Dowex resin particles experiments have also been performed. As stated in the literature we observed that the uptake rate limiting step is the solute diffusion in the solution layer surrounding the particles. To fit the experimental conductivity versus time curves on the basis of solutes diffusion concepts a simple mathematical equation fitting perfectly well the experimental data is proposed. The mathematical modeling of kinetic data obtained in non-stationary diffusion proposed here can substitute to the empiric pseudo-first- and -second-order models often used in environmental research.
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- Marc Hébrant
- Analytical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, UMR CNRS-Nancy University no. 7564, Nancy University, L.C.P.M.E., 405 rue de Vandoeuvre, F-54600 Villers-lès-Nancy, France.
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Marrakchi M, Vidic J, Jaffrezic-Renault N, Martelet C, Pajot-Augy E. A new concept of olfactory biosensor based on interdigitated microelectrodes and immobilized yeasts expressing the human receptor OR17-40. Eur Biophys J 2007; 36:1015-8. [PMID: 17579849 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-007-0187-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2007] [Revised: 05/02/2007] [Accepted: 05/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This work shows the feasibility of an olfactory biosensor based on the immobilization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast cells genetically modified to express the human olfactory receptor OR17-40 onto interdigitated microconductometric electrodes. This olfactory biosensor has been applied to the detection of its specific odorant (helional) with a high sensitivity (threshold 10(-14) M). In contrast, no significant response was observed using a non-specific odorant (heptanal), which suggests a good selectivity. Thus, this work may represent a first step towards a new kind of bioelectronic noses based on whole yeast cells and allowing a real time monitoring of olfactory receptor activation.
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- Mouna Marrakchi
- CEGELY, UMR-CNRS 5005, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, 36 Avenue Guy de Collongue, 69134, Ecully Cedex, France.
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Berduque A, Scanlon MD, Collins CJ, Arrigan DWM. Electrochemistry of non-redox-active poly(propylenimine) and poly(amidoamine) dendrimers at liquid-liquid interfaces. Langmuir 2007; 23:7356-64. [PMID: 17516665 DOI: 10.1021/la063294w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The electrochemistry of a series of dendrimers was examined at the interface between two immiscible electrolyte solutions (ITIES), enabling study of non-redox-active dendrimers. Different generations of poly(propylenimine) (DAB-AM-n) and poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers were studied. In their protonated states, the dendrimers were transferred across the ITIES, with the electrochemical behavior observed depending on the dendrimer family, the generation number, and the experimental pH. The electrochemistry of the lower generations studied was characterized by well-defined peaks for both dendrimer families and with small peak-peak separations in the case of the PAMAM family. The voltammetry of the higher generations was more complex, showing distorted voltammograms and instability of the interface. The charges of the transferring dendrimers were calculated by convolution of the voltammetric data and were similar to the theoretical charges for DAB-AM-n. For PAMAM, only the lowest generation exhibited reversible behavior, with higher generations having irreversible behavior. Using cyclic voltammetry, low micromolar concentrations of the dendrimers were detected. The results show that electrochemistry at the ITIES can be a useful method for characterization of ionizable dendrimers and that voltammetry can be a simple method for detection of low concentrations of these multicharged species.
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- Alfonso Berduque
- Tyndall National Institute, Lee Maltings, University College, Cork, Ireland
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Natalini B, Sardella R, Camaioni E, Gioiello A, Pellicciari R. Correlation between CMC and chromatographic index: simple and effective evaluation of the hydrophobic/hydrophilic balance of bile acids. Anal Bioanal Chem 2007; 388:1681-8. [PMID: 17572887 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-007-1360-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2007] [Revised: 05/03/2007] [Accepted: 05/10/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The discovery that bile acids are involved in the modulation of nuclear steroid receptors has prompted renewed interest in this field of research. Due to the nature of research in this field, a technique that enables simple and effective assessment of the hydrophobic/hydrophilic balance, thus improving and speeding up evaluations of the biological profiles of these compounds, is greatly needed. In this context, both CMC value determination and RP-HPLC mobility evaluation were explored as possible approaches. While the CMC was calculated using the noninvasive conductimetric method, the RP-HPLC mobility was assessed by measuring the retention factor at several mobile phase compositions and extrapolating back to the pure aqueous mobile phase. The correlation of the CMC with the derived chromatographic hydrophobic index phi0 was satisfactory.
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- Benedetto Natalini
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via del Liceo, 1, 06123, Perugia, Italy.
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Neuropathy target esterase (NTE) is a membrane protein found in human neurons and other cells, including lymphocytes. Binding of certain organophosphorus (OP) compounds to NTE is believed to cause OP-induced delayed neuropathy (OPIDN), a type of paralysis for which there is no effective treatment. Mutations in NTE have also been linked with serious neurological diseases, such as motor neuron disease. This paper describes development of the first nanostructured biosensor interface containing a catalytically active fragment of NTE known as NEST. The biosensor was fabricated using the layer-by-layer assembly approach, by immobilizing a layer of NEST on top of multilayers consisting of a polyelectrolyte (poly-L-lysine) and an enzyme (tyrosinase). The biosensor has a response time on the order of seconds and gives a concentration-dependent decrease in sensor output in response to a known NEST (and NTE) inhibitor. Potential applications of the biosensor include screening OP compounds for NTE inhibition and investigating the enzymology of wild-type and mutant forms of NTE. Although the development of a NEST biosensor was the primary purpose of this study, we found that the approach developed for NEST could also be extended to measure the activity of other esterases involved in neural processes, such as acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE). On the basis of measured sensitivities, phenyl valerate was the preferred substrate for NEST and BChE, whereas phenyl acetate was better for AChE.
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- Neeraj Kohli
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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The electrochemical behavior of complex EuMo2 (Mo = Morin, 2',3,4'5,7-pentahydroxyflavone) and its interactions with calf thymus DNA were studied using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and double potential step chronocoulometry (DPSCC) at glass carbon electrode (GCE) and DNA modified GCE, respectively. Information such as diffusion coefficient (D), rate constant (ks) of EuMo2 and intrinsic binding constant (K), binding numbers (n) of bound species per DNA (bp) were obtained. EuMo2 can bind to DNA, and the binding mode is intercalation. By nonlinear fitting with Langmuir equation, a K of 1.02 x 10(6) M-1 and an n of 1 were obtained.
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- Zhifeng Li
- School of life Science and Chemistry, Tianshui Normal University, Tianshui, PR China
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Wang W, Zhao L, Jiang LP, Zhang JR, Zhu JJ, Chen HY. EOF measurement by detection of a sampling zone with end-channel amperometry in microchip CE. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:5132-7. [PMID: 17161004 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A simple method for EOF measurement by detection of sampling zones with end-channel amperometry in microchip CE is developed. This method is based on the principle of the Kohlrausch regulating function (KRF). A dilute electroactive ionic species is added to the BGE as a continuously eluting electrophore which is used as a probe. When a BGE-like sample at a different concentration is injected, a peak of sampling zone appears and the migration time is related to EOF. In a microchip CE with hybrid PDMS/glass channel, a cathodic EOF of the hybrid glass/PDMS microchip was measured by end-channel amperometry; the effects of sample concentration and different probes on EOF rate were discussed. The present method was applied to monitor EOF rates in glass and in PDMS microchips. There was no significant difference between the values of EOF rates measured by the present method and the current-monitoring method. Detection of nonelectroactive analytes K(+), Na(+), and Li(+) can also be accomplished by the indirect amperometric method. Hence, the effective mobility of analyte can be accurately obtained.
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- Wei Wang
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, PR China
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Duc M, Adekola F, Lefèvre G, Fédoroff M. Influence of kinetics on the determination of the surface reactivity of oxide suspensions by acid–base titration. J Colloid Interface Sci 2006; 303:49-55. [PMID: 16949092 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2006.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2006] [Revised: 07/11/2006] [Accepted: 07/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The effect of acid-base titration protocol and speed on pH measurement and surface charge calculation was studied on suspensions of gamma-alumina, hematite, goethite, and silica, whose size and porosity have been well characterized. The titration protocol has an important effect on surface charge calculation as well as on acid-base constants obtained by fitting of the titration curves. Variations of pH versus time after addition of acid or base to the suspension were interpreted as diffusion processes. Resulting apparent diffusion coefficients depend on the nature of the oxide and on its porosity.
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- M Duc
- Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, ENSCP, CNRS-UMR 7575, Laboratoire d'Electrochimie et de Chimie Analytique, 11, Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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The formation of spontaneous mixed prevesicles and vesicles consisting of a cationic double-chain surfactant, didecyldimethylammonium bromide (di-C(10)DMAB), and a cationic single-chain alkyltrimethylammonium bromide with 10 and/or 14 carbon atoms (decyltrimethylammonium bromide, C(10)TAB, and/or tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide, C(14)TAB) has been investigated by means of a series of (i) highly precise experimental techniques, such as conductometry, transmission electronic microscopies (TEM and cryo-TEM), laser Doppler electrophoresis (LDE), and steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy and (ii) theoretical models, such as the DLVO theory and two of its main further modifications, Inoues's and Sogami's models. Two new potentials, based on the combination of DLVO or Inoue potentials with that of Sogami, have been proposed and checked. This theoretical analysis has been carried out not only for the aggregates studied in this work but also for other di-C(m)DMAB + C(n)TAB (m = 10, 12 and n = 10, 12, 14) systems previously reported by us. In respect to the experimental study, special emphasis has been devoted to the prevesicle domain. We have confirmed the existence of two critical aggregation concentrations in the very diluted concentration domain, where the conductivity plot shows a zigzag pattern: the so-called mixed critical aggregate concentration, CAC* and the mixed critical vesicle concentration, CVC*. Contrarily, only CVC* is detected. The pre-CAC* nanoaggregates, with a variety of sizes and shapes, do not show a clear aggregation pattern, but even at such low concentrations a small number of nanoaggregates with a clear and ordered aggregation pattern has been visualized. In the postvesicle domain, the aggregates (vesicles) are unilamellar and spherical with a medium polidispersity and a net averaged surface density charge of around 14 x 10(-3) (pure vesicles) and 24 x 10(-3) C m(-2) (mixed vesicles). The hydrophobicities of the lipidic bilayer and the surface of the vesicles resemble those of media with dielectric constants of around 30 and 75, respectively. Finally, theoretical predictions confirm the stability of the pure and mixed vesicles studied in this work and in other works previously reported.
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- Patricia Del Burgo
- Departamento de Química Física I, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040-Madrid, Spain
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ElKestawy MA, Saafan SA, Shehata MM, Saafan AM. Investigation of the electrical properties of some dental composite restorative materials before and after laser exposure. Dent Mater 2006; 22:885-95. [PMID: 16387356 DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2005.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2005] [Revised: 09/13/2005] [Accepted: 10/25/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Some electrical properties, such as piezoelectricity, ac conductivity, dielectric constant and loss tangent of nine commercial types of dental composite restorative materials, have been investigated before and after laser exposure for 3s to study the effect of a probable laser exposure during some surgeries on the electrical properties of these materials. No piezoelectric effect has been found in these materials before and after laser exposure. The materials were found to be good insulators (very poorly conducting materials). The temperature and frequency dependence of ac conductivity, dielectric constant and loss tangent have not shown significant changes in values after laser exposure.
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- M A ElKestawy
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Education, Suez Canal University, Suez, Egypt
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The interaction of calix[3]thieno[1]pyrrole, 1, and halide and dihydrogen phosphate anions in a variety of solvents (acetonitrile, propylene carbonate, N,N-dimethylformamide, and dimethyl sulfoxide) has been investigated through 1H NMR, conductance measurements, and titration calorimetry. 1H NMR measurements reveal the sites of interaction of the ligand with the anions in CD3CN while the composition of the complex was determined through conductance measurements. A quantitative assessment of anion-ligand interactions is provided. Thus the thermodynamics of complexation of 1 with halide and dihydrogen phosphate anions in dipolar aprotic media at 298.15 K is reported. These data are interpreted in terms of the thermodynamics of transfer of reactants and product from a reference solvent (acetonitrile) to other solvents. The crucial role played by the solvent on the ability of the ligand to interact with anions and on the composition of the complex is demonstrated.
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- Angela F Danil de Namor
- Laboratory of Thermochemistry, Chemistry Division, School of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
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Jong T, Parry DL. Microbial sulfate reduction under sequentially acidic conditions in an upflow anaerobic packed bed bioreactor. Water Res 2006; 40:2561-71. [PMID: 16814360 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2004] [Revised: 05/01/2006] [Accepted: 05/01/2006] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The aim of this study was to operate an upflow anaerobic packed bed reactor (UAPB) containing sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) under acidic conditions similar to those found in acid mine drainage (AMD). The UAPB was filled with sand and operated under continuous flow at progressively lower pH and was shown to be capable of supporting sulfate reduction at pH values of 6.0, 5.0, 4.5, 4.0 and 3.5 in a synthetic medium containing 53.5 mmol l(-1) lactate. Sulfate reduction rates of 553-1,052 mmol m(-3) d(-1) were obtained when the influent solution pH was progressively lowered from pH 6.0 to 4.0, under an optimal flow rate of 2.61 ml min(-1). When the influent pH was further lowered to pH 3.5, sulfate reduction was substantially reduced with only about 1% sulfate removed at a rate of 3.35 mmol m(-3) d(-1) after 20 days of operation. However, viable SRB were recovered from the column, indicating that the SRB population was capable of surviving and metabolizing at low levels even at pH 3.5 conditions for at least 20 days. The changes in conductivity in the SRB column did not always occur with changes in pH and redox potential, suggesting that conductivity measurements may be more sensitive to SRB activity and could be used as an additional tool for monitoring SRB activity. The bioreactor containing SRB was able to reduce sulfate and generate alkalinity even when challenged with influent as low as pH 3.5, indicating that such treatment systems have potential for bioremediating highly acidic, sulfate contaminated waste waters.
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- Tony Jong
- Environmental Analytical Chemistry Unit, School of Science, Faculty of Education, Health and Science, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory 0909, Australia.
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A new method for the electrophoretic separation of nine phenolic acids (derivatives of benzoic and cinnamic acids) with contactless conductometric detection is presented. Based on theoretical calculations, in which the mobility of the electrolyte co- and counterions and mobility of analytes are taken into consideration, the electrolyte composition and detection mode was selected. This approach was found to be especially valuable for optimization of the electrolyte composition for the separation of analytes having medium mobility. Indirect conductometric detection mode was superior to the direct mode as predicted theoretically. The best performance was achieved with 150 mM 2-amino-2-methylpropanol electrolyte at pH 11.6. The separation was carried out in a counter-electroosmotic mode and completed in less than 6 min. The LODs achieved were about 2.3-3.3 microM and could be further improved to 0.12-0.17 microM by using a sample stacking procedure. The method compares well to the UV-Vis detection.
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- Petr Kubán
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Bearpark J. Designing screened enclosures: Part III. Med Device Technol 2006; 17:39-40. [PMID: 16736666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The engineer will be able to design a successful screened enclosure using careful selection of materials, gaskets and, if necessary, screened optical windows. Many of the techniques covered in this series of articles can be employed during the research and development stage to arrive at a cost-effective solution that offers the required mechanical, aesthetical, environmental and electrical properties.
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- Jon Bearpark
- RFI Global Services Ltd, Ramsdall, Basingstoke, UK.
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Danil de Namor AF, Chaaban JK, Piro OE, Castellano EE. Resorcarene-Based Receptor: Versatile Behavior in Its Interaction with Heavy and Soft Metal Cations. J Phys Chem B 2006; 110:2442-50. [PMID: 16471836 DOI: 10.1021/jp053137q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Standard solution Gibbs energies, DeltasG degrees, of the resorcarene-based receptor 5,11,17,23-ethylthiomethylated calix[4]resorcarene, (characterized by 1H NMR and X-ray diffraction studies) in its monomeric state (established through partition experiments) in various solvents are for the first time reported in the area of resorcarene chemistry. Transfer Gibbs energies of from hexane (reference solvent) to other medium are calculated. Agreement between DeltatG degrees (referred to the pure solvents) and standard partition Gibbs energies, DeltapG degrees (solvent mutually saturated) is found. Cation-ligand interactions were investigated through 1H NMR (CD3CN and CD3OD) and conductometric titrations in acetonitrile and methanol. 1H NMR data revealed the sites of interaction of with the metal cation. The composition of the metal-ion complexes (Ag+ and Pb2+ in acetonitrile and Ag+ and Cu2+ in methanol) was established through conductometric titrations. Thus, complexes of 1:1 stoichiometry were formed between and Ag+ and Pb2+ in acetonitrile and Cu2+ in methanol. However, in moving from acetonitrile to methanol, the composition of the silver complex was altered. Thus, two metal cations are hosted by a unit of the ligand. As far as Cu2+ and in acetonitrile is concerned, conductance data suggest that metalates are formed in which up to four units of Cu2+ are taken up per unit of resorcarene. The contrasting behavior of with Cu2+ in acetonitrile relative to methanol is discussed. As far as mercury (II) is concerned, the unusual jump in conductance observed in the titration of Hg2+ with in acetonitrile and methanol after the formation of a multicharged complex (undefined composition) is attributed to the presence of highly charged smaller units (higher mobility) resulting from the departure of pendant arms from the resorcarene backbone. Isolation of these species followed by X-ray diffraction studies corroborated this statement. The thermodynamic characterization of metal-ion complexes of Ag+ and Pb2+ in acetonitrile and Cu2+ and Ag+ in methanol is reported. Final conclusions are given.
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- Angela F Danil de Namor
- Laboratory of Thermochemistry, Chemistry Division, School of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH, UK
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