One weight percent of differently sized Au nanoparticles were deposited on two commercially available TiO₂ photocatalysts: Aeroxide P25 and Kronos Vlp7000. The primary objective was to investigate the influence of the noble metal particle size and the deposition method on the photocatalytic activity. The developed synthesis method involves a simple approach for the preparation of finely-tuned A...

BACKGROUND Catheter-related infections are a major problem for hemodialysis patients with central venous catheters for vascular access. Catheter lock solutions containing an anticoagulant are used to maintain the patency of the catheter between hemodialysis sessions. There is evidence that the use of lock solutions containing an antibiotic is associated with lower rates of infection but also th...

Secondary hyperoxaluria (SH) is a multifactorial disorder that extends from inflamed intestinal epithelium with oxalate malabsorption to kidney stone disease; its prevalence increasing annually. Studying complex SH has been considerable challenge because of the lack an in vitro multiorgan model describes dynamic pathophysiological interactions between native and proximal tubule (PT). An develop...

Persimmon-like NaLa(WO(4))(2) microarchitectures were prepared via hydrothermal process with using trisodium citrate (Na(3)Cit) as chelated reagent and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), photoluminescence (PL), and fluorescent dynamics. The influences of Na(3)Cit concentration, organic additivities, and reaction time on the morphologi...

In this paper, a fast and sensitive localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) based biosensor was developed and the optimization of gold – antibody conjugates through investigation of different parameters were performed. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) with a size of ~20 nm were synthesized via chemical reduction of HAuCl4 with trisodium citrate as reducing and stabilizing agent. The impacts of pH ...

Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) are developed considering the importance of this class in different fields biochemical and biomedical applications owing to their distinctive chemical physical properties. In work, preparation (SPIONs (using Co-precipitation method has been done as most commonly used wet magnetic for biological applications. The SPIONs synthesis was based on s...

Interdialytic hemodialysis catheter-locking solutions could contribute to a reduction of catheter-related complications, especially infections. However, they can cause side effects because of leakage from the tip of the catheter. Recently, trisodium citrate (TSC) has been advocated because of its antimicrobial properties and local anticoagulation. In a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, con...

We present the simultaneous synthesis of a hollow fiber membrane with selective layer created by means polyelectrolyte complexation (PEC), to be used as in forward osmosis. The aim this single-step approach was create defect-free robust and circumvent challenges associated coating via interfacial polymerization. nascent PEC characterized SEM imaging well determining streaming potential pure wat...

Stable magnetic nanofluids containing Fe3O4@Polypyrrole (PPy) nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared by using a facile and novel method, in which one-pot route was used. FeCl3·6H2O was applied as the iron source, and the oxidizing agent to produce PPy. Trisodium citrate (Na3cit) was used as the reducing reagent to form Fe3O4 NPs. The as-prepared nanofluid can keep long-term stability. The Fe3O4@PPy ...