The effects of histamine H2-receptor antagonists, alone or in a combination with bismuth, on *OH-provoked degradation of deoxyribose were studied. The histamine H2-receptor antagonists (cimetidine, ranitidine and roxatidine), themselves decreased the deoxyribose damage in Fenton-type systems. In combinations with bismuth, their inhibitory effect in Fenton system (Fe(III)/ascorbic acid + H2O2 wa...

Bismuth nanoparticles have been proposed as a novel CT contrast agent, however few syntheses of biocompatible bismuth nanoparticles have been achieved. We herein report the synthesis of composite bismuth-iron oxide nanoparticles (BION) that are based on a clinically approved, dextran-coated iron oxide formulation; the particles have the advantage of acting as contrast agents for both CT and MRI...

Thermoelectric Properties of Bismuth Nanowires: Bismuth nanowires were electrochemically deposited in ion track-etched polymer membranes and their transport properties were studied. The Seebeck coefficients of single-and polycrystalline nanowires were measured as a function of wire diameter and temperature. For that purpose, a sample holder was designed that is capable of contacting nanowire ar...

We fabricated a series of glasses with the composition 94.7GeO2-5Al2O3-0.3Bi2O3PbO =0–24 mol. % . Characteristic absorption bands of bismuth centered at 500, 700, 800, and 1000 nm were observed. Adding PbO was found to decrease the strength of bismuth absorption. The addition of 3%–4% PbO resulted in a 50% increase in lifetime, a 20-fold increase in quantum efficiency, and a 28-fold increase in...

Seventy patients admitted to hospital with bismuth encephalopathy had repeated clinical and EEG examinations. All the patients exhibited myoclonic jerks, but no paroxysmal features ever appeared on EEG. Computed tomography showed cortical hyperdensities. Seizures were observed in 22 patients, but epileptic EEG patterns appeared only when the bismuth blood level was below 1500 microgram/1. It is...

A series of tris (α-naphthyl) bismuth (V) carboxylates (α-C10H7)3Bi(OCOR)2 where OCOR = p-trifluoromethyl mandelate, pmethoxy mandelate, salicylate, 2pyrazine carboxylate, mandelate have been synthesised and characterised by solid state infrared, H and C NMR spectroscopy, molecular weight and conductance measurements. The newly synthesized derivatives are monomeric in benzene and non ionic in a...

Bismuth ferrite, BiFeO3, is the only known room-temperature magnetic ferroelectric material. We demonstrate here, using neutron scattering measurements in high quality single crystals, that the antiferromagnetic and ferroelectric order parameters are intimately coupled. Initially in a single ferroelectric state, our crystals have a canted antiferromagnetic structure describing a unique cycloid....

Bismuth oxide may be a promising battery material due to the high gravimetric (690 mAh g(-1)) and volumetric capacities (6280 mAh cm(-3)). However, this intrinsic merit has been compromised by insufficient Li-storage performance due to poor conductivity and structural integrity. Herein, we engineer a heterostructure composed of bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) and bismuth sulphide (Bi2S3) through sulfuriz...

I N T R O D U C T I O N Stabilised ~ bismuth oxide based systems form a new generation of compounds capable of improved performance in oxygen pump and oxygen sensor applications compared to the conventional stabilised zirconia based materials. The high temperature isomorph of bismuth oxide, the ~ phase, is an excellent oxygen ion conductor (I). This phase can be stabilised to room temperature b...