The use of low molecular weight organic acids (LMWOAs) for the phytoremediation heavy metals has become a promising technique. We chose five kinds (oxalic acid (OA), acetic (AA), tartaric (TA), malic (MA), and citric (CA)) with six application rates (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 mmol/kg) planted sunflowers (Helianthus annuus L.) in Cd-polluted soil to study efficiency Cd degree toxicity plants. Treatment n...

Electrospinning of nanofibers with cyclodextrin inclusion complexes (CD-ICs) is particularly attractive since distinct properties can be obtained by combining the nanofibers with specific functions of the CD-ICs. Here we report on the electrospinning of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanofibers containing cyclodextrin-menthol inclusion complexes (CD-menthol-ICs). These CD-menthol-IC functiona...

The interaction of cyclodextrins (CDs) with L-alpha-dipalmitoyl phopsatidyl choline (DPPC), L-alpha-distearoyl phosphatidyl choline (DSPC), and L-alpha-dimyristoyl phosphatidyl choline (DMPC) unilamellar liposomes was investigated by the leakage of carboxylfluorescein (CF) entrapped in the inner aqueous phase of liposomes, at 25 degrees C (DPPC and DSPC liposomes) and at 5 degrees C (DMPC lipos...

Cadmium (Cd) isotopes are an important tool to better understand the inorganic and organic geochemistry of Cd. Organic ligands play a key role control toxicity mobility Cd in living organisms also terrestrial aquatic environments. Therefore, knowledge equilibrium isotope fractionation with is crucial further advance source process tracing field biogeochemistry. In this study, we calculated redu...

Celiac disease (CD) is associated with increased mortality rate and adverse pregnancy outcome, but little is known about offspring mortality rate. In this nationwide retrospective cohort study, we identified persons whose biopsy-verified CD was diagnosed in Sweden in 1969-2008. We compared mortality rates in children born to mothers with and without CD (n = 16,121 vs. n = 61,782) and children b...

The role of diet or its components in the absorption, distribution and toxicity of cadmium (Cd) has received attention in recent times. Experimental evidence in literature strongly suggests that the absorption of Cd is dependent on factors such as age, pH, diet and intestinal metallothionein (MT) production. The chemical forms of Cd such as Cd-MT in foods or inorganic Cd administered directly i...

Cyclodextrins (CDs) are cyclic oligosaccharides that form inclusion complexes with lipophilic molecules through their hydrophobic central cavity. In this study, the effect of a-CD, hydroxylpropyl-b-CD (HP-bCD) and mixtures of these two CDs on the aqueous solubility of cyclosporine A (CyA) was investigated. Infrared spectroscopy and thermal analysis were used to confirm CyA-CD complex formation....