The effect of Triton X-100, Na cholate and Tween 80 on the solubilization of integral membrane proteins in intact cells, spheroplasts and inner-membrane fragments of Salmonella typhimurium was studied. The detergents were used in various concentrations (1.6 to 64 mM) and cytochromes b and d were used as marker to monitor the solubilization of membrane-bound proteins. Results showed that no inne...

purpose: deformability/rheologic behavior of erythrocytes are related to near-surface membrane fluidity. specific agents can increase erythrocyte membrane fluidity in order to adjust hemodynamics in cardiovascular diseases. grapefruit flavanone naringenin has been proposed for potential use in an alternative therapy of cardiovascular conditions. in respect to this, we assessed here effects o...

the pomegranate juice with high nutritional value has turbid appearance that makes it difficult to preserve and concentrate. microfiltration is useful process which can clarify it. one of the most important problems in this process is fouling phenomenon which affected by several parameters. the effects of fluid velocity, transmembrane pressure, membrane type and its pore size on membrane foulin...

oily wastewaters from oil refineries and oil distribution centers are one of the most important environmental concerns in recent decades; therefore, it is critical to treat these types of wastewaters. in this study, the performance of different polyethersulfone hollow fiber membranes in oily wastewaters treatment was investigated and the effects of operating conditions such as transmembrane pre...

fresh juices of colourful wild berries: cornelian cherry, blackthorn, white beam and elderberry are considered as valuable, highly nutritive beverages and characterized by the high level of vitamins and antioxidant capacity. the concentration process of these juices by membrane osmotic distillation was studied, where only water vapour is eliminated, while the heat sensitive, valuable compounds ...

the term 'membrane bioreactor' expresses a combination of activated sludge and membrane separation processes. the need to processes like sedimentation and disinfection used in common methods is eliminated through mbr systems in a way that membranes are placed into or out of an aeration tank and the vacuumed wastewater created by the suction pump is pulled up from inside the membranes and leaves...

purpose: to evaluate the use of amniotic membrane transplantation (amt) for management of congenital distichiasis. methods: this interventional case series was performed on 16 eyelids of 5 patients with congenital distichiasis treated with posterior lamella resection and amt. results: all patients were men aged 2 to 42 years. mean follow up was 17 months (6-29 months). post-operative symptoms o...

terms and conditions of current drinking water quality standards, including reducing the maximum arsenic concentration from 50 μgl-1 to 10 μgl-1 and predicted stricter standards in future, reveals the necessity for development of new technologies. this study aimed to prepare and evaluate a new nanocomposite membrane using graphene oxide (go) thin layer to remove arsenic (v) from water. to fabri...

the separation of olefin/paraffin mixtures is an important process in petrochemical industries, which is traditionally performed by low temperature distillation with a high-energy consumption, or complex extractive distillationand adsorption techniques. membrane separation process is emerging as an alternative for traditional separation processes with respect to low energy and simple operation....

Carbon membrane can be produced using a wide variety of polymer precursor materials via heat treatment process. A general concept route of precursor selection-preparation-modification-performance analysis platform for the carbon membrane has been proposed to promote the development of carbon membrane material for a wide range of application. The current review considers the recent progress of c...