A green route to prepare Zr-based MOF-808 with controlled crystal size have been developed. is able decontaminate wastewater by simultaneously degrading a toxic pesticide and recovering phosphate ions.

The continous flow reactor can synthesize MOF-808—an industrially relevant MOF—in 5 minutes compared to 48 hours in Batch, while maintaining crystallinity and porosity of the final product.

BACKGROUND The German cockroach is an important household insect pest mechanically involved in transmission of a variety of diseases to humans. Different classes of insecticides have extensively been used for its control leading to insecticide resistance development. Hence, for an optimal control of this pest, the status and underlying mechanisms of insecticide resistance should be studied in t...

Abstract The additive manufacturing process selective laser melting (SLM) uses a powder bed fusion approach to fully melt layers of powdered metal and create 3D components. Current SLM systems are equipped with either single or multiple (up four) high-power galvo-scanning infrared fibre sources operating at fixed wavelength 1064 nm. At this wavelength, limited energy absorption takes place for ...

Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) serve as vectors for transmitting protozoan parasites, Leishmania spp., that cause the disease called leishmaniasis. The main approach to controlling sand is use of chemical insecticides. discovery alternative methods their control needed because potential health risks insecticides and development fly resistance these pesticides. biomineral produced by diatoms ...

LYSYL OXIDASE INTERACTS WITH HORMONE PLACENTAL LACTOGEN AND SYNERGISTICALLY PROMOTES BREAST EPTHELIAL CELL PROLIFERATION AND MIGRATION Noemi Polgar1, Ben Fogelgren1, 2, J. Michael Shipley3, Katalin Csiszar1 1 Cardiovascular Research Center, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA 96822 2 Department of Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology, John A. Burns School o...

The development of a portable and easy-to-use device for the detection of explosives with high sensitivity and selectivity is in high demand for homeland security and public safety. In this study, we demonstrate miniaturized devices depending on the upconversion ratiometric luminescent probe for point-of-care (POC) assay of explosives with the naked-eye. When the PEI-coated upconversion nanopar...

In vivo biological application of upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) prefers excitation of 700-850 nm, instead of 980 nm, due to the absorption of water. Recently approach in constructing robust Nd doped UCNPs subject to 808 nm excitation relies on a thick Nd sensitized shell. However, for the very 10 important and popular Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based applications, such as pho...