a pvc membrane ni(ii) ion selective electrode has been constructed using (1e,2e)-bis(2-aminophenyl)n'1,n'2-dihydroxyethanebis as membrane carrier. the electrode exhibited a goodpotentiometric response for ni(ii) over a wide concentration range 1.0×10-4 to 1.0×10-1m with aslope of 29.4±0.5 mv/decade a and a working ph range of 6.5-9.0. it had a fast response time of≤20s. the best performance was...

As a part of research project aimed to optimize antioxidant delivery, here we studied the influence of both salts and lipid matrix composition on the interaction of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) with bilayer leaflets. Thus, we combined in silico and experimental methods to study the ability of neutral and anionic vesicles to encapsulate EGCG in the presence of Ca2+ and Mg2+ divalent salts. ...

Angiotensin (1-7) (Ang-(1-7)) is a bioactive heptapeptide with a short half-life and has beneficial effects in several tissues - among them, skeletal muscle - by preventing muscle atrophy. Dendrimers are promising vehicles for the protection and transport of numerous bioactive molecules. This work explored the use of a neutral, non-cytotoxic hydroxyl-terminated poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM-OH) dendr...

The effect of the PEG-grafted degree in the range of 0-30% on the in vitro macrophage uptake and in vivo biodistribution of poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(lactic acid)-poly(ethylene glycol) (PELE) nanoparticles (NPs) were investigated in this paper. The prepared NPs were characterized in terms of size, zeta potential, hydrophilicity, poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) residual on nanoparticles surfaces as w...

children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (adhd) react explosively and inappropriately to emotional stimuli. it could be hypothesized that these children have some impairment in attending to emotional cues. based on this hypothesis, we conducted this study to evaluate visual directions of children with adhd towards paired emotional scenes.thirty boys between the ages of 6 and 11 ye...

the aim of the present study was to prepare new cluster (b6c4si) as an antibiotic carrier. density functional theory (dft) method at the b3lyp level of theory in conjugate with the 6-311g** basis set was used to evaluate the interaction between b6c4si cluster and penicillin. binding parameters, homo, lumo and homo- lumo gap were calculated. results show the ‍ b6c4si homo–lumo gap value of 0.13...

background: salmonella is one of the major causes of human diseases related to food consumption. salmonella typhi and s. para-typhi are causes of typhoidal and para-typhoidal infections. some infected individuals recovering from this infection become temporary or permanent carriers, harboring the organisms in the gallbladder, biliary tract, or rarely in their intestines. the aims of this study ...