Fig 6, " Boron concentration ([B f ], μg g-1 DW) and boron content (B f , μg) in (A) soluble in water, (B) soluble in organic solvents and (C) insoluble fractions measured in roots and leaves of Citrus macrophylla seedlings grown for 25 days in B-normal (50 μM, Ct) and B-toxic (400 μM, +B) nutrient solutions, " appears incorrectly. Please see the corrected Fig 6 here. Copyright: © 2015 Martínez...

Brownian motion is one of the most fascinating phenomena in nature. Its conceptual implications have a profound impact in almost every field of science and even economics, from dissipative processes in thermodynamic systems, gene therapy in biomedical research, artificial motors and galaxy formation to the behaviour of stock prices. However, despite extensive experimental investigations, the ba...

Soft lithography using polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) allows one to fabricate complex microfluidic devices easily and at low cost. However, PDMS swells in the presence of many organic solvents significantly degrading the performance of the device. We present a method to coat PDMS channels with a glass-like layer using sol-gel chemistry. This coating greatly increases chemical resistance of the cha...

The downstream separation of 1,3-propanediol from dilute aqueous solution was studied. A process combining reversible reaction of 1, 3-propanediol with acetaldehyde to 2-methyl-1,3-dioxane and a simultaneous extraction of the product by organic solvent appears to be technically feasible and attractive. The dioxane yield was 91-92%, the overall conversion of 1,3-propanediol was ca. 98%, and reco...

A new class of fluorescence sensor for detection of water in organic solvents based on photo-induced electron transfer (PET) of anthracene coupled with an amino acid has been designed and developed.

Water decontamination and oil/water separation are principal motives in the surge to develop novel means for sustainability. In this prospect, supplying clean water for the ecosystems is as important as the recovery of the oil spills since the supplies are scarce. Inspired to design an engineering material which not only serves this purpose, but can also be altered for other applications to pre...

Catalysis in organic solvents and the mapping of protein surfaces using multiple solvent crystal structures are two rapidly developing areas of research. Recent advances include the study of protein folding and stability in different solvents, and the demonstration that it is possible to qualitatively rank the affinities of protein binding sites for a given organic solvent using the multiple so...

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We have developed direct asymmetric cross-aldol reactions that can be performed in water without addition of organic solvents. A bifunctional catalyst with a long hydrophobic alkyl chain efficiently catalyzed the reactions and afforded the desired aldol products in excellent yield with high enantiomeric excess, even when only an equal molar ratio of the donor and acceptor was used. These result...