Both cellulose acetate electrophoresis and citrate agar electrophoresis were performed on 834 blood samples collected on filter paper in Jamaica and shipped for testing to the National Hemoglobinopathy Standardization Laboratory at the U.S. National Center for Disease Control. Additionally, 30 blood samples collected locally were stored on filter paper, in microhematocrit capillary tubes, and a...

cellulase production by the fungus trichoderma reesei was studied using sugar beet pulp (sbp) as a substrate. the subculture medium was a salt solution consisting of kh2po4, cacl2, etc. fungal cells were sub-cultured in an orbital shaker (180 rpm) at 30°c for 1-2 generations (two days for each generation) and were then used as an inoculum. exponential cells were inoculated into a medium contain...

Cellulase production by the fungus Trichoderma reesei was studied using sugar beet pulp (SBP) as a substrate. The subculture medium was a salt solution consisting of KH2PO4, CaCl2, etc. Fungal cells were sub-cultured in an orbital shaker (180 rpm) at 30°C for 1-2 generations (two days for each generation) and were then used as an inoculum. Exponential cells were inoculated into a medium contain...

Filter papers used for ordiuar.v q uali tative and q uant itative analyses were treated to obtain data for recomnlencted standards of Cjuality. The papers comprised the produ cts of two domestic and three foreign manufacturers. T ests were made for retention of fine precipitates, t im e of flow of water , ash, and wet bursting strength by m odi fi ed methods developed at the Bureau. Den sity, a...

Filtration of a solution may lower metal concentrations through adsorption of metal species to the filter. Processes such as filter-sterilizing nutrient solution and filtration of field water are sensitive to these sorption artifacts, yet basic data on the affinity of different filters for metals are lacking. This article describes the adsorption of five metals to eight types of 0.2-microm memb...

INTRODUCTION Heat and moisture exchangers in combination with a bacterial and viral filter (HMEF) are widely used during general anaesthesia. Excess patient secretions occluding the HMEF have been responsible for previous case reports of airway obstruction. A previous study suggested that differences in HMEF design might contribute to filter obstruction under wet conditions. METHODS We tested...

Small-scale concentration of viruses (sample volumes 1-10 L, here simulated with spiked 100 ml water samples) is an efficient, cost-effective way to identify optimal parameters for virus concentration. Viruses can be concentrated from water using filtration (electropositive, electronegative, glass wool or size exclusion), followed by secondary concentration with beef extract to release viruses ...