Carbonaceous N-containing materials derived from leather skin residues have been found to have unprecedented photocatalytic properties as compared to P25 Evonik, with an interesting degradation potential for contaminants in water (e.g. phenol). The carbonaceous materials were prepared by carbonization of the leather skin residues at different temperatures (180-600oC). Different crystalline spec...

Crystallization from solution is an industrially important unit operation due to its ability to provide high purity separations. The control of the crystal size distribution can be critically important for efficient downstream operations such as filtration and drying, and product effectiveness (e.g., bioavailability, tablet stability). This paper provides an overview on recent developments in t...

Abstract Nowadays, diverse leather usage conditions and increasing demands from consumers challenge the industry. Traditional manufacturing is facing long-term challenges, including low-value threshold, confined application fields, environmental issues. Leather inherits all biomimetic properties of natural skin such as flexibility, sanitation, cold resistance, biocompatibility, biodegradability...

BACKGROUND Drop drying is a key factor in a wide range of technical applications, including spotted microarrays. The applied nL liquid volume provides specific reaction conditions for the immobilization of probe molecules to a chemically modified surface. RESULTS We investigated the influence of nL and μL liquid drop volumes on the process of probe immobilization and compare the results obtai...

Skins are used to manufacture leather, casings and gelatine, soluble collagen for cosmetic purposes as well as medical devices like hemostyptic sponges, threads, films and matrices for cell culture. All of these materials are manufactured from the same biological polymer collagen. However, the skin as tissue is a natural product, a complex system far from being homogenious compared to most indu...