The IR and UV absorption spectra of the ammonium salt of cupferrone and manganese, cobalt, nickel, copper and zinc divalent cupferrate complexes are investigated. The IR absorption bands identified in the region 400-4000 cm '1 are given and assigned, especially those three related to M -0 vibrations. In the UV absorption spectrum of the cupferrone m etal complexes a characteristic shift in the ...

Metallic copper surfaces rapidly and efficiently kill bacteria. Cells exposed to copper surfaces accumulated large amounts of copper ions, and this copper uptake was faster from dry copper than from moist copper. Cells suffered extensive membrane damage within minutes of exposure to dry copper. Further, cells removed from copper showed loss of cell integrity. Acute contact with metallic copper ...

Water–copper is one of the most common combinations working fluid and heating surface in high-performance cooling systems. Copper usually selected for its high thermal conductivity water heat transfer coefficient, especially two-phase regime. However, copper tends to suffer oxidation presence thus flux performance affected. In this research, an experimental investigation was conducted using a c...

Copper is an essential micronutrient that is toxic in excess. To maintain an adequate yet non-toxic concentration of copper, cells possess several modes of control. One involves copper uptake mediated by genes encoding proteins that play key roles in high affinity copper transport. These include the FRE1-encoded Cu2+/Fe3+ reductase and the CTR1 and CTR3-encoded membrane-associated copper transp...