Methods are described to synthesize shape-selectable, monodisperse, aqueous-stable metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) by the reaction of aluminium nitrate with benzene tricarboxylic acid in various aqueous solvent mixtures and acetic acid as the capping ligand. Environmental stability was confirmed by thermal analysis and immersion in aqueous acidic media.

N,S,Fe-doped graphene nanosheets were directly synthesized from aminothiazole, a precursor molecule that contains N and S atoms, through Fe catalysis under heat treatment. The graphene nanosheets exhibited high electrocatalytic activity toward oxygen reduction reaction in both acidic and alkaline media during rotating disk electrode half-cell and fuel cell tests.

The synchronized cyrstal dissolution hypothesis previously proposed to explain the unusual dissolution behavior of human dental enamel and hydroxyapatite in partially saturated acidic media has been critically examined with dissolution-dialysis transport experiments. The findings are in accord with the hypothesis. A model based upon a variable effective solubility for the hydroxyapatite crystal...

Nanoscale metal ring and dot catalyst arrays are printed over large substrate areas using vertically aligned carbon-based stamps with the ring- and dot-shaped tips. The fundamental nature of these ring and dot catalysts is successfully compared by applying them in diverse electrocatalytic reactions in acidic and alkaline media.

A catalytic spectrophotometric method for determination of ultra-trace quantities of manganese(II) id described. The method is based on the catalytic effect of manganese(II) on the oxidation reaction of ferroin by potassium periodate in acidic media. The reaction is monitored spectrophotometrically at 510 nm by a slope method and Mn(II) is determinable in the range of 1-1000ngmL-1</sup...

BACKGROUND Local acidosis has been demonstrated in ischemic tissues and at inflammatory sites. RESULTS Acidic extracellular pH triggers NLRP3 inflammasome activation and interleukin-1β secretion in human macrophages. CONCLUSION Acidic pH represents a novel danger signal alerting the innate immunity. SIGNIFICANCE Local acidosis may promote inflammation at ischemic and inflammatory sites. L...

AIM To study the relationship between the pathogenesis of lung cancer and antioxidant status and acidic media by measuring the activities of erythrocyte catalase (CAT) and carbonic anhydrase (CA). METHODS A total of 26 patients with lung cancer and 15 healthy individuals were included in the study. The CAT and CA activities of erythrocytes were defined. The catalase (CAT) activity of erythroc...

The design and synthesis of efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction under all pH conditions is extremely desirable but still remains a challenge. Here a facile method to decorate PdTe nanowires on reduced graphene oxide nanosheets (PdTe NWs/rGO) has been developed. As a robust integrated 2D hydrogen-evolving cathode catalyst, the Pd3.02Te NWs/rGO shows a low onset potential o...

Quantum chemical calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) method were performed on heterocyclic azole derivatives as corrosion inhibitors for mild steel in acid media to investigate the relationship between molecular structure of the inhibitors and the corresponding inhibition efficiencies (%). Quantum chemical parameters most relevant to their potential action as corrosion inhibit...

Rare earth ion-doped yttrium oxide (Y2O3) nanocrystals are nontoxic and can be prepared as upconversion materials for cellular imaging, but they do not suspend well in water. In contrast to their tendency to dissolve in acidic media, yttria (Y2O3) nanoparticles readily react with phosphonic acids to give phosphonate-bonded yttria particles. Through the choice of phosphonic acid, the hydrophilic...