- Microwave-assisted synthesis of octahedral Rh nanocrystals and their performance for electrocatalytic oxidation of formic acid. [Journal Article]RSC Adv. 2023 Jan 06; 13(3):1751-1756.RA
- Uniform and well-defined octahedral Rh nanocrystals were rapidly synthesized in a domestic microwave oven for only 140 s of irradiation by reducing Rh(acac)3 with tetraethylene glycol (TEG) as both a solvent and a reducing agent in the presence of an appropriate amount of KI, didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (DDAC), ethylene diamine (EDA) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). KI, DDAC and EDA were es…
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- Effect of incubation time of three single extraction procedures on trace element extraction from sediment and soil. [Journal Article]Environ Monit Assess. 2023 Jan 30; 195(2):342.EM
- The use of standard single-extraction procedures to evaluate the mobility and availability of trace elements is a common practice in most laboratories dealing with soil or sediment analysis. Most standard single-extraction procedures describe incubations last for 2 h. However, these were tested and validated for soil analysis. Applying them for sediment analysis without further investigation migh…
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- The development and characterization of a stable Coxsackievirus A16 infectious clone with Nanoluc reporter gene. [Journal Article]
- Coxsackievirus A16 (CA16) belongs to the Human Enterovirus A species, which is a common pathogen causing hand, foot, and mouth disease in children. Currently, specific vaccines and drugs against CA16 are unavailable, and there is an unmet need to further understand the virus and invent effective treatment. Constructing a CA16 infectious clone with a reporter gene will greatly facilitate its virol…
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- Nitrogen assimilation and photorespiration become more efficient under chloride nutrition as a beneficial macronutrient. [Journal Article]
- Chloride (Cl-) and nitrate (NO 3 -) are closely related anions involved in plant growth. Their similar physical and chemical properties make them to interact in cellular processes like electrical balance and osmoregulation. Since both anions share transport mechanisms, Cl- has been considered to antagonize NO 3 - uptake and accumulation in plants. However, we have recently demonstrated that Cl- p…
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- DOTAP: STRUCTURE, HYDRATION, AND THE COUNTERION EFFECT. [Journal Article]Biophys J. 2023 Jan 25 [Online ahead of print]BJ
- The cationic lipid 1,2-Dioleoyl-3-trimethylammonium propane (DOTAP) is one of the original synthetic cationic lipids used for the liposomal transfection of oligonucleotides in gene therapy. The key structural element of DOTAP is its quaternary ammonium headgroup that is responsible for interactions with both nucleic acids and target cell membranes. Because these interactions are fundamental to th…
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- Surface hydrolysis-anchored eugenol self-polishing marine antifouling coating. [Journal Article]J Colloid Interface Sci. 2023 Jan 14; 637:67-75.JC
- Traditional self-polishing antifouling coatings kill surface organisms by releasing toxic substances, which are damaging to the ecosystem. As a natural antimicrobial substance, eugenol is environmentally friendly and has been proven by different research teams to be effective in enhancing the anti-fouling effect of coatings in the real sea. While in these previous research works, the eugenol was …
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- Optimization of ectoine production from Nesterenkonia xinjiangensis and one-step ectoine purification. [Journal Article]Bioresour Technol. 2023 Jan 18; 371:128646.BT
- In the current study, the optimization of ectoine production byNesterenkonia xinjiangensisand purification of ectoine from the bacterial cell extract were performed for the first time. Various carbon sources (glucose, sucrose, maltose, lactose, mannitol, and xylose) and nitrogen sources (ammonium nitrate, ammonium phosphate, ammonium chloride, ammonium oxalate, ammonium sulphate, and ammonium ace…
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- A Novel Cationic Polymer Surfactant for Regulation of the Rheological and Biocidal Properties of the Water-Based Drilling Muds. [Journal Article]
- The copolymer of N,N-diallyl-N,N-dimethylammonium chloride and N-[3-(Dimethylamino)propyl]methacrylamide (DADMAC-DMAPMA) was synthesized by radical polymerization reaction in an aqueous solution in the presence of the initiator ammonium persulfate (NH4)2S2O8. The molar compositions of the synthesized copolymers were determined using FTIR and 1H NMR-spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and conductome…
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- Antimicrobial Resistance and Genetic Diversity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains Isolated from Equine and Other Veterinary Samples. [Journal Article]
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the leading causes of healthcare-associated infections in humans. This bacterium is less represented in veterinary medicine, despite causing difficult-to-treat infections due to its capacity to acquire antimicrobial resistance, produce biofilms, and persist in the environment, along with its limited number of veterinary antibiotic therapies. Here, we explored susc…
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- Is It Possible to Prepare a "Super" Anion-Exchange Membrane by a Polypyrrole-Based Modification? [Journal Article]
- In spite of wide variety of commercial ion-exchange membranes, their characteristics, in particular, electrical conductivity and counterion permselectivity, are unsatisfactory for some applications, such as electrolyte solution concentration. This study is aimed at obtaining an anion-exchange membrane (AEM) of high performance in concentrated solutions. An AEM is prepared with a polypyrrole (PPy)…
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- Layer-by-Layer Deposited Multi-Modal PDAC/rGO Composite-Based Sensors. [Journal Article]
- Different environmental parameters, such as temperature and humidity, aggravate food spoilage, and different volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are released based on the extent of spoilage. In addition, a lack of efficient monitoring of the dosage of pesticides leads to crop failure. This could lead to the loss of food resources and food production with harmful contaminants and a short lifetime. F…
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- Label-Free, Portable, and Color-Indicating Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Test Kit for Acute Myocardial Infarction by Spectral Analysis and Naked-Eye Observation. [Journal Article]
- The early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction is difficult in patients with nondiagnostic characteristics. Acute myocardial infarction with chest pain is associated with increased mortality. This study developed a portable test kit based on cholesteric liquid crystals (CLCs) for the rapid detection of AMI through eye observation at home. The test kit was established on dimethyloctadecyl[3-(t…
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- Fabrication of Printable Colorimetric Food Sensor Based on Hydrogel for Low-Concentration Detection of Ammonia. [Journal Article]
- With the increasing market share of ready-to-cook foods, accurate determination of the food freshness and thus food safety has emerged as a concern. To commercialize and popularize food sensing technologies, food sensors with diverse functionalities, low cost, and facile use must be developed. This paper proposes printable sensors based on a hydrogel-containing pH indicator to detect ammonia gas.…
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- Effect of Sugar Beet Pulp and Anionic Salts on Metabolic Status and Mineral Homeostasis during the Peri-Parturient Period of Dairy Sheep. [Journal Article]
- Sugar beet pulp is a popular by-product of sugar extraction; however, it can potentially cause depletion of Ca availability due to its oxalic content. The experiment examined the effect of sugar beet pulp and anionic salts administration during the dry period on the serum concentration of calcium, magnesium, phosphate, and potassium of dairy sheep. Eighty-seven sheep were divided into three group…
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- Metabolite profiling and identification in living cells by coupling stable isotope tracing and induced electrospray mass spectrometry. [Journal Article]Anal Chim Acta. 2023 Feb 08; 1241:340795.AC
- Direct observation of metabolites in living cells by mass spectrometry offers a bright future for biological studies but also suffers a severe challenge to untargeted peak assignment to tentative metabolite candidates. In this study, we developed a method combining stable isotope tracing and induced electrospray mass spectrometry for living-cells metabolite measurement and identification. By usin…
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- EnT-Mediated N-S Bond Homolysis of a Bifunctional Reagent Leading to Aliphatic Sulfonyl Fluorides. [Journal Article]J Am Chem Soc. 2023 Jan 18 [Online ahead of print]JA
- Sulfur(VI) fluoride exchange (SuFEx) gives rise to a plethora of high-valent sulfur linkages; however, the availability of (aliphatic) sulfonyl fluoride manifolds lag behind, owing to the limited sources of introducing the SO2F moiety via a classical two-electron approach. Recently, radical-based methodologies have emerged as a complementary strategy to increase the diversity of accessible click …
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- Effect of double carbon chains on enhanced removal of phenol from wastewater by amphoteric-gemini complex-modified bentonite. [Journal Article]Environ Pollut. 2023 Jan 14; 320:121088.EP
- A novle amphoteric-gemini complex-modified bentonite was prepared with a gemini surfactant ethylene bis (tetradecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride) (EB) on the basis of the bentonite modified by amphoteric modifier dodecyldimethyl betaine (BS). The surface and structural characteristics of modified bentonite were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), specific surface area (SBET), scanning electro…
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- Assessment of the feed additive consisting of ammonium chloride (Amoklor™) for all ruminants, dogs and cats for the renewal of its authorisation and its extension of use to sows (Latochema Co Ltd). [Journal Article]
- Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the assessment of the application for the renewal of authorisation of ammonium chloride (Amoklor™) as a zootechnical additive for all ruminants, dogs and cats and its extension of use in sows for urinary health. The applicant provided evidence that the additive currently in the market complies with…
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- Effective adsorption of ammonium nitrogen by sulfonic-humic acid char and assessment of its recovery for application as nitrogen fertilizer. [Journal Article]Sci Total Environ. 2023 Jan 11 [Online ahead of print]ST
- Ammonium nitrogen (NH4+-N) is a form of N that is non-negligible in eutrophication water as well as an essential nutrient for plants growing. Carbon materials are considered superior for the adsorption recovery of excess NH4+-N in water bodies. The sulfonic-humic acid char (SHAC) was prepared from humic acid (HA) by pyrolysis and hydrothermal grafting with sodium allyl sulfonate. SEM-mapping, FTI…
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- Efficiencies and mechanism of enhanced coagulation pre-treatment on domestic sewage with PAC-HCA compound. [Journal Article]Water Sci Technol. 2023 Jan; 87(1):27-38.WS
- Poly dimethyl diallyl propyl ammonium chloride (HCA) and poly aluminum chloride (PAC) were used to prepare complex coagulants for the enhanced coagulation (EC) pretreatment of domestic sewage. The influences of hydraulic conditions, the dosage ratio of PAC-HCA complex coagulants, initial pH value, and dosage on the removal efficiency of SS, COD, and TP in domestic sewage were investigated. The fr…
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- Analysis of aerosol liquid water content and its role in visibility reduction in Delhi. [Journal Article]Sci Total Environ. 2023 Jan 10; 867:161484.ST
- Aerosols undergo significant changes due to water uptake under high RH conditions, leading to changes in physical, optical, and chemical properties. Detailed assessment and investigation are needed to understand better aerosol liquid water content (ALWC) characteristics in highly polluted regions like Delhi. Therefore, in this study, we examined the mass concentration and the factors governing th…
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- Oral delivery of layer-by-layer coated exosomes for colitis therapy. [Journal Article]J Control Release. 2023 Jan 24; 354:635-650.JC
- Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (MSC-Exos) have attracted much attention as a potential cell-free therapy for ulcerative colitis (UC), mainly due to their anti-inflammatory, tissue repair, and immunomodulatory properties. Although intravenous injection of MSC-Exos is able to improve UC to a certain extent, oral administration of exosomes is the preferred method to treat gastrointestinal di…
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- (3-Chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) trimethylammonium chloride and polyethyleneimine co-modified pomelo peel cellulose-derived aerogel for remelt syrup decolorization in sugar refining. [Journal Article]Int J Biol Macromol. 2023 Jan 07; 229:1054-1068.IJ
- The crucial need for quality refined sugar has led to the development of advanced adsorbents, with a focus on the decolorization of remelt syrup. In this study, (3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) trimethylammonium chloride and polyethyleneimine co-modified pomelo peel cellulose-derived aerogel (CP-PPA) was fabricated, and synthetic melanoidins were used as model colorants of remelt syrup to evaluate the …
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- A multifunctional chitosan-based hydrogel with self-healing, antibacterial, and immunomodulatory effects as wound dressing. [Journal Article]Int J Biol Macromol. 2023 Jan 06; 231:123149.IJ
- Bacterial infection often leads to inflammatory responses and delays wound healing. Chitosan (CS)-based composite hydrogels can hold desirable mechanical properties and maintain excellent antibacterial abilities, and thus may be promising as wound dressings. Although CS-based hydrogels have been widely studied on the antibacterial and wound-healing abilities, their immunomodulatory abilities were…
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- Multilamellar spherical micelles of alkali lignin: dissipative particle dynamics simulations. [Journal Article]J Mol Model. 2023 Jan 09; 29(2):33.JM
- Lignin has an immense potential for the production of lignin-based functional materials. In this work, effect of 2-chloro-ethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride (AC)-grafted alkali lignin (AL) on the morphologies in water was investigated by dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulations. The results showed that AL molecules formed spherical micelles, but the corresponding phenylpropane units of AL we…
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- Evaluation of the Role of the Activating Application Method in the Cold Sintering Process of ZnO Ceramics Using Ammonium Chloride. [Journal Article]
- The influence of the method of applying the activating additive ammonium chloride and its concentration on the density and microstructure of zinc oxide ceramic obtained by cold sintering at 244 °C was investigated. The activating agent was applied by two methods: impregnation and subsequent autoclave treatment. When the powder was activated by the impregnation method, the crystal sizes remained a…
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- Reinforcement of Calcareous Sands by Stimulation of Native Microorganisms Induced Mineralization. [Journal Article]
- Calcareous sand is a special soil formed by the accumulation of carbonate fragments. Its compressibility is caused by a high void ratio and breakable particles. Because of its high carbonate content and weak cementation, its load-bearing capacity is limited. In this study, the optimal stimulation solution was obtained with response surface methodology. Then, the effect of reinforcing calcareous s…
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- Alteration of Cell Membrane Permeability by Cetyltrimethylammonium Chloride Induces Cell Death in Clinically Important Candida Species. [Journal Article]
- The increased incidence of healthcare-related Candida infection has necessitated the use of effective disinfectants/antiseptics in healthcare settings as a preventive measure to decontaminate the hospital environment and stop the persistent colonization of the offending pathogens. Quanternary ammonium surfactants (QASs), with their promising antimicrobial efficacy, are considered as intriguing an…
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- Optimization of a compact on-site stormwater runoff treatment system: Process performance and reactor design. [Journal Article]Chemosphere. 2023 Feb; 315:137767.C
- Stormwater runoff has become a major anthropogenic urban pollution source that threatens water quality. In this study, coagulation-sedimentation, and ammonium ion exchange and regeneration (AIR) modules were coupled as a CAIR system to efficiently treat stormwater runoff. In the coagulation module, 99.3%, 91.7%, and 97.0% of turbidity, total phosphorus, and chemical oxygen demand could be removed…
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- Quaternized chitosan/chitosan nanofibrous mats: An approach toward bioactive materials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. [Journal Article]Carbohydr Polym. 2023 Feb 15; 302:120431.CP
- Chitosan based nanofibers are emerging biomaterials with a plethora of applications, especially in medicine and healthcare. Herein, binary quaternized chitosan/chitosan fibers are reported for the first time. Their preparation strategy consisted in the electrospinning of ternary chitosan/quaternized chitosan/poly(ethylene oxide) solutions followed by the selective removal of poly(ethylene oxide).…
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