Accidental ingestional poisoning among pediatric patients is a prevalent problem. In the absence of a well-designed national injury and poisoning surveillance system, cases often go unreported. Underreporting also occurs because many pediatric ingestions are trivial and not referred to a hospital for further medical management.1 To reduce health risks posed by common household products, emphasi...

In this paper, the photochemical degradation of azure-b by Cu2+/S2O82− process has beenpresented. Cu2+ as photocatalyst and S2O82− ion as photooxidant used in this process. Atextremely low concentrations, cupric ion showed true catalytic activity in the overall process.The influence of various parameters on the performance of the treatment process has beenconsidered, such as pH, concentration o...

Microfabricated biochips are very efficient platforms for analysis of biologically important molecules such as DNA, RNA, enzymes, antibodies etc. These devices requires sample in micro/nano volume and produces faster and better results. For these reasons, we fabricated a simple, disposable microfluidic device for amperometric detection of DNA intercalated with methylene blue redox dye. The devi...

To investigate the role of nitric oxide in human sepsis, ten patients with severe septic shock requiring vasoactive drug therapy and mechanical ventilation were enrolled in a prospective, open, non-randomized clinical trial to study the acute effects of methylene blue, an inhibitor of guanylate cyclase. Hemodynamic and metabolic variables were measured before and 20, 40, 60, and 120 min after t...

Under appropriate conditions, both surface areas and cation exchange capacities of clay minerals can be measured by absorption of methylene blue from aqueous solutions. The method has been applied to two kaolinites, one illite, and one montmorillonite, all initially saturated with Na + ions. For Na-montmorillonite, the total area, internal plus external, is measured. For Ca-montmorillonite, ent...

Methylene blue oxidizes uric acid to allantoin in vitro, analogous to the reaction between uric acid and phosphotungstate, although the rate is considerably slower. The reaction requires oxygen and produces hydrogen peroxide. As little as 10 micromol of methylene blue per liter in a serum sample will produce a measurable difference in the apparent uric acid concentration within 4 h at room temp...

Neurotoxicity is a clinically relevant adverse event observed with the use of ifosfamide. It is usually mild, occasionally severe and seldom fatal. Ifosfamide-induced encephalopathy requires interruption of chemotherapy, intravenous hydration and administration of methylene blue. Less is known about the efficacy of methylene blue in avoiding a second episode of ifosfamide-induced encephalopathy...

Sorbents derived from roots of Tephrosia purpurea, leaves and stems of Terminalia Arjuna and Bivalve snail shells have been explored for their sorption abilities towards Methylene Blue using synthetically prepared simulated waste waters. It is found that at high pHs, these bio-materials have shown strong affinity towards Methylene Blue. The physicochemical properties such as pH, sorbent concent...