background: poly chlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) are a class of chlorinated organic chemicals that do not easily degrade in the environment. this study was conducted to determine the effect of microwave rays, hydrogen peroxide, dioxide titanium and ethanol solvent on the degradation of pcbs. methods: a 900w domestic mw oven with a fixed frequency of 2450 mhz was used to provide mw irradiation. ray...

UV-induced grafting technique was used as a flexible method for surface modification of Polysulfone (PSf) ultrafiltration (UF) membranes in order to prepare hydrophilic nanofiltration (NF) membranes. Flat sheet Polysulfone (PSf) ultrafiltration membranes were prepared via phase inversion method. N-methylene-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) of three different molecular weights (...

Ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) and microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) techniques have been employed as complementary techniques to extract oils from vegetable sources, viz, soybean germ and a cultivated marine microalga rich in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Ultrasound (US) devices developed by ourselves, working at several frequencies (19, 25, 40 and 300 kHz), were used for US-based protoc...

Radiofrequency (RF) and microwave (MW) radiation have been used in the modern world for many years. The rapidly increasing use of cellular phones in recent years has seen increased interest in relation to the possible health effects of exposure to RF/MW radiation. In 2011 a group of international experts organized by the IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon) concluded that ...

uv-induced grafting technique was used as a flexible method for surface modification of polysulfone (psf) ultrafiltration (uf) membranes in order to prepare hydrophilic nanofiltration (nf) membranes. flat sheet polysulfone (psf) ultrafiltration membranes were prepared via phase inversion method. n-methylene-2-pyrrolidone (nmp) and polyethylene glycol (peg) of three different molecular weights (...

We present a new type of fiber-coupled photodetector with a thermal-based optical sensor head, which enables it to operate even in the presence of strong electro-magnetic interference and in electrically sensitive environments. The optical sensor head consists of three cascaded Fabry-Perot interferometers. The end-face surface is coated with copper-oxide micro-particles embedded in hydrogel, wh...

Although the polymerization reaction in light-cured orthodontic adhesive continues for some time after light irradiation, it is unclear whether insufficiently irradiated adhesive develops sufficient bond strength. This in vitro study examined the maturation of bond strength after exposure of a variety of light doses. Large metal brackets were bonded to the enamel of 288 bovine mandibular inciso...

New cumulative effects in laser-induced birefringence have been observed under 10Hz-pulse-repetition-rate, nanosecond-duration laser irradiation of azo-dye-doped planarnematic liquid crystal layers at incident intensities I ∼ 1–10 MW/cm2. An irradiation geometry with the incident polarization parallel to the nematic director was used. This geometry does not permit a first-order electric field i...

The effects of Ga-Al-As diode laser (830 nm, 16.2 mW) irradiation on the distal portion of the processes of cultured murine dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons associated with C-fibers were studied by patch-clamp whole-cell recording of membrane potentials at the cell body. The chemical as well as laser light stimulations were limited to the processes of the neuron isolated from the cell body wi...

PURPOSE To evaluate the protective effects of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) against UV irradiation of cultured human lens epithelial cells. METHODS We irradiated cultured human lens epithelial cells with a 30-second pulse from a UV lamp with an irradiance of 0.6 mW/cm2. Five minutes and 1 hour after UV irradiation, we administered 0, 5, 10, 15, 25, 50, or 100 uM EGCG. The cell number was me...