The potential toxicity and accumulation of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in agricultural crops has become an area of great concern and intense investigation. Interestingly, although below-ground vegetables are most likely to accumulate the highest concentrations of ENMs, little work has been done investigating the potential uptake and accumulation of ENMs for this plant group. The overall obj...

The molecular mobility of films thermoplastic aromatic polyimides and nanocomposites based on them with 3% cerium dioxide has been studied by dielectric spectroscopy. Three relaxation regions dipole polarization were found for the initial polyimides, γ β (in glassy state) α (transition to a highly elastic state).The introduction into matrix polyimide leads suppression process appearance in spec...

Cu/ZnO/A1203 catalysts modified by compounds of manganese or cerium were prepared by coprecipitation or by impregnation and were tested for the synthesis of alcohol mixtures from synthesis gas at pressures of up to 70 bar. They were also examined by XPS both before and after the reaction. With both the impregnated and the coprecipitated catalysts, manganese increased the selectivity to higher a...

The catalytic activity for CO oxidation over cerium dioxide (CeO2) and Cu-modified ceria (Cu/CeO2) powders prepared by wetness impregnation method was investigated in flow tube reactor system under atmospheric pressure. Reaction curves of powder samples pre-treated by calcination in mixture of argon and oxygen and by reduction in hydrogen, all at 300 °C were measured. X-ray photoelectron spectr...

Abstract Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) hybrid film containing cerium, tin and folic acid modified nano titanium dioxide is a new functional material with good compatibility, light resistance heat resistance. In this work, the PVC was prepared by replacing cerium lanthanum. The characterized thermogravimetric infrared spectroscopy, dynamic mechanical analysis, atomic force microscopy, x-ray photoelec...

Here, we have studied the impact of nanocrystalline cerium dioxide (NCD) particles on erythrocyte membrane state in a model hypothermic storage blood samples by examining content lipid peroxidation (LPO) primary products and hematological indices (free total hemoglobin, hematocrit hemolysis levels). After within 5 weeks, no significant difference between control experimental groups was revealed...

the anti-cancer activity of metal ions in the lanthanide group is being considered recently. it has been reported that cerium salts might stimulate the metabolism and therefore, produce anti-cancer effects. however, little is known about the effects of protein-cerium complex in controlling cancer cell growth. the aim of the present study was to elucidate the possible pathways for the cytotoxic ...