Prussian blue (PB) is known to be an effective cesium adsorbent, but the direct application of PB is limited by the difficulty of its recovery from solution. In this study, PB was immobilized on a porous support media, poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) sponge, for use as a selective material for cesium ...

This paper presents the influence of coating thickness on the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 coatings. Methylene blue decomposition under UV light was tested. Transparent anatase TiO2 thin films were prepared by the sol-gel method using alcoholic solutions. Thin films were deposited on a borosi...

This work investigates the use of electrochemical platforms containing polymeric films derived from 4-aminosalicylic acid (4-ASA) modified with the enzyme urate oxidase (UOx) for quantification of uric acid (UA) in urine samples. Electropolymerization of 4-ASA was investigated over carbon graphi...

Lycopene, one of the strongest natural antioxidants known and the main carotene in ripe tomato, is very important for human health. Light is well known to be one of the most important environmental stimuli influencing lycopene biosynthesis; specifically, red light induces higher lycopene content...

Some strains of the Bacillus cereus group can be implicated in two types of foodborne intoxication syndromes, namely diarrheal and emetic. The emetic syndrome results from the ingestion of the cereulide toxin produced by particular strains of B. cereus and Bacillus weihenstephanensis. It represe...

The present investigation deals with a comparative assessment of various techniques for the synthesis of blue luminescence Graphene Quantum Dots (GQDs) using various equipments like furnace, domestic microwave synthesiser and scientific microwave synthesiser using citric acid as a precursor. A b...

Polypyrrole has been prepared by facile single-step chemical oxidative polymerization of the monomer in aqueous medium containing an anthraquinone dye, Acid Blue 25 or Acid Blue 129. The addition of the former structure-guiding agent results in the formation of polypyrrole nanowires with conduct...

The apoA-I molecule adopts a two-domain tertiary structure and the properties of these domains modulate the ability to form HDL particles. Thus, human apoA-I differs from mouse apoA-I in that it can form smaller HDL particles; the C-terminal α-helix is important in this process and human apoA-I...

Currently, advanced electrode materials have excellent potential in energy storage as the result of their high specific surface area and strong electron and ion transport capacity. Herein, a tribasic composite material Cu-WOx@C is obtained by calcining {PW12O40}@metal-organic frameworks under th...

ObjectivesThis clinical study aims to evaluate the long-term efficacy of reconstruction of the gingival interdental papilla via injection of hyaluronic acid gel.

Electrochemical oxidation of theophylline was investigated at the surface of carbon paste electrode with methylene blue dye as an electron mediator. The electrode surface was characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and XRD. Methylene blue a cationic dye is an excellent redox mediator. Cyc...

Retinoic acid inducible gene-I (RIG-I) is a cytoplasmic RNA sensor for detecting a variety of RNA viruses including influenza A viruses. Detection ultimately produces Type I interferon (IFN), which stimulates expression of interferon stimulated genes (ISGs), including RIG-I itself in a positive ...

In this paper, degradation of a basic dye (methylene blue), using electrochemical oxidation is studied. The chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency obtained under optimum conditions of present setup was 62%. The optimum operating conditions were 2 V applied voltage, 0.01 M NaCl concentra...

Recent studies have reported circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) as novel biomarkers for cardiovascular diseases including acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, diabetes mellitus, stroke, and acute pulmonary embolism. The aims of this study were 1) to compare the plasma expression levels of miR...

In this article, the adsorption of methylene blue (MB) from its aqueous solution onto citric acid treated carbonized bamboo leaves powder as an adsorbent is reported. The adsorbent was characterized by determining the density, pHpzc (6.6), particle size (32.53 μm), and was analyzed by SEM, BET ...

Three different size tetragonal tin oxide nanoparticles (SnO2 NPs) were synthesized using ascorbic acid as a complexing agent at three different temperatures 170, 500 and 900 °C for 1 h. The synthesized NPs were characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Transmission Electron Microscope (T...

Recent scientific investigations on P. longifolia leaf extract revealed its anti-cancer property via the regulation of miR-221-5p. However, there were no further investigations performed to report the role miR-221-5p through the regulation of its target genes and the subsequent protein-protein i...

The use of cheap, efficient and ecofriendly adsorbent has been studied as an alternative source of activated carbon for the removal of dyes from wastewater. This study has investigated the potential use of kaolinite as alternative adsorbent for the removal of reactive blue 221 from wastewater. T...

The removal of reactive blue 221 and acid blue 62 anionic dyes onto sepiolite from aqueous solutions has been investigated using parameters such as calcination temperature, pH, ionic strength and temperature. After 200 °C calcination temperature, the specific surface area of sepiolite decreased...

Following peripheral nerve injury, Schwann Cells (SCs) undergo dedifferentiation, proliferation, migration, and remyelination. Recent works demonstrated the importance of the short non-coding RNA (miRNAs) in SC dedifferentiation and remyelination after nerve injury. Previously, we found some miR...