BACKGROUND/AIM Macrophages are important components of human defense systems and consequently key to antitumor immunity. Human-serum macrophage activation factor (serum MAF) can activate macrophages, making it a promising reagent for anticancer therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We established four different macrophage subtypes through introduction of different culture conditions to THP-1- and U9...

We describe a new clinical laboratory instrument, the ACS:180, used to automate heterogeneous immunoassay testing. The ACS:180 automates immunoassays in which paramagnetic particles are the solid phase and changes in chemiluminescence are measured. The system can accommodate both competitive and sandwich-type assay configurations. The microprocessor-based instrument fully automates each step of...

Heterogeneous photocatalysis under visible light irradiation allows performing of selective oxofunctionalization hydrocarbons at ambient temperature and pressure, using molecular oxygen as a sacrificial reagent potential use sunlight sustainable low-cost energy source. In the present work, photocatalytic material based on heterojunction titanium dioxide bismuth oxyiodide was used photocatalyst ...

Veterinary diagnostic test kits are used in clinical practice and production medicine as a basis for prescribing vaccination and/or treatment regimens. These kits are also used by state and federal animal health officials to control or regulate the movement of animals. The regulation of such kits, which generally takes the form of establishing requirements for licensure, ensures that the kits c...

several authors have indicated that pcp is a toxic chemical and recalcitrant to biodegradation. aops is one of the moste effective process for degradation of persistant compound.since the mineralization of recalcitrant compound by aops (advanced oxidation processes) often requires long reaction time and strong doses of oxidant, the combination of this process with biological one, considered as ...