Exopolysacharides (EPS) produced by Lactobacillus acidophilus play an important role in food processing with its well-recognized antioxidant activity. In this study, a L. acidophilus mutant strain with high-yielding EPS (2.92±0.05 g/L) was screened by chemical mutation (0.2 % diethyl sulfate). Plackett-Burman (PB) design and response surface methodology (RSM) were applied to optimize the EPS fe...

Polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) are highly promising materials as selective separation layers on the inside of hollow fiber membranes. We investigate forward osmosis (FO) performance poly(4-styrene sulfonate) (PSS)/poly(allylamine) (PAH)- and PSS/poly(ethylene imine)-based PEM membranes apply different draw solutions. The show properties, demonstrated by their retention behavior under nanofi...

Emulsifying salts (ES) are used for process cheese production, however, it is not completely understood how ES influence the physical and chemical properties of process cheese. The purpose of this study was to understand the interactions between ES and milk proteins using a simple model system. In this system, milk protein concentrates (MPC) solution was used as the source of milk protein and t...

In this work, we report synthesis of surface modified superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) by co-precipitation method using FeSO4.7H2O and Fe2(SO4)3.5H2O as precursors and trisodium citrate dihydrate as surfactant. Surface modification of the as prepared samples was performed in pot by sol-gel precipitation method u...

BACKGROUND The requirements for magnesium (Mg) supplementation increase under regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA) because citrate acts by chelation of bivalent cations within the blood circuit. The level of magnesium in commercially available fluids for continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) may not be sufficient to prevent hypomagnesemia. METHODS Patients (n = 45) on CRRT (2,000 ml/h...

BACKGROUND Systemic heparinization is associated with a high rate of bleeding when used to maintain patency of the extracorporeal circuit during continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in critically ill patients. Regional anticoagulation can be achieved with citrate, but previously described techniques are cumbersome and associated with metabolic complications. METHODS We designed a simpl...

Abstract Background and Aims In hemodialysis (HD) patients, the majority of bloodstream infections are caused by infection vascular access catheters. Commonly, Central venous catheters (CVCs) only option when HD is needed for patients without definitive access. However, in addition to infection, CVCs associated with other complications, such as thrombosis, dysfunction, leading higher mortality ...