We communicate an unconventional synthesis of Au nanoplates with high yield and excellent reproducibility through polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-assisted H2O2 reduction. Unlike the ones prepared using halide-based surfactants, the PVP-capped Au nanoplates are found to afford fairly easy bio-functionalization, suggesting a vastly expanded spectrum of applications in bio-related fields.

Azo-dye was liberated from azocoll not only by proteolytic enzymes but also by albumin (serum or egg), a culture medium (papain digest of meat) or polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). Pretreatment of azocoll with papain and PVP increased the reactivity of azocoll to ƒÈ-toxin of Clostridium perfringens. A rapid and reliable assay method of ƒÈ-toxin and ƒÈ-antitoxin using the pretreated azocoll is described.

Through harvesting of the increased Stokes shift of CdS QDs via Cu-doping, the concentration-quenching or aggregation-quenching of CdS QDs was largely alleviated. A dually-enriched strategy with both polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) twisting and SiO2 loading was developed for generating a highly luminescent doped-dots (d-dots) assembly for improved cell imaging.

Kalus padi Mentik Wangi Susu memiliki tingkat regenerasi tunas yang rendah karena pencokelatan kalus tinggi dalam media regenerasi. Pencokelatan dipicu oleh tingginya akumulasi etilen dan fenol selama kultur in vitro. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk membandingkan efikasi antara inhibitor antioksidan mengurangi pencoklatan serta meningkatkan pada Susu. Perlakuan dilakukan dengan melakukan penamba...

Immunoassay interference causing unexpected reactive results in magnetic-microparticle-based assays was detected. A systematic evaluation of Liaison Epstein-Barr virus immunoglobulin M showed that 5% of the positive results (0.4% of tested samples) could be explained by such interference. Adding chemical blocking reagents (polyvinylpyrrolidone and polyvinyl alcohol) to the assay buffers partial...

Composite materials based on superparamagnetic magnetite nanoparticles embedded in polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) are generated in a continuous flow vortex fluidic device (VFD). The same device is effective in entrapping microalgal cells within this material, such that the functional cells can be retrieved from aqueous dispersions using an external magnet.

A kind of spin crossover-macromolecule polymer composite material, [Fe(NH(2)trz)(3)(ClO(4))(2)]-PVP (NH(2)trz is 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole and PVP is polyvinylpyrrolidone), appears as homogeneous film with a regular structure in nano-scale and shows the spin crossover (SC) phenomenon.

The quantitative relationships between the concentrations of solutions of gelatin, polyvinylpyrrolidone, poly(ethylene oxide), polyvinylmethylether, and poly(ethylene glycol), and their ability to reduce the solubility of water for Na citrate are presented. The data in general are in harmony with the polarized multilayer theory of protein (and polymer) dominated water in vitro and in living cells.

A persistent Staphylococcus epidermidis infection in mice around a subcutaneous polyvinylpyrrolidone-grafted silicon elastomer catheter (SEpvp) but not around a conventional silicon elastomer catheter was observed. With SEpvp pericatheter tissue, protracted and exaggerated interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) production was found. Apparently, sustained levels of IL-1beta are associated with enhanced su...