Biofabrication of highly pure copper oxide nanoparticles using wheat seed extract and their catalytic activity: A mechanistic approach by Buazar Foad, Sweidi Sajjad, Badri Mohammad, Kroushawi Feisal

“…The stability of copper oxide nanoparticles was confirmed after 3 months’ storage of product with no sedimentation or suspension. Transmission electron microscopy results showed the spherical shape of nano-particle with an average size of 22 ± 1.5 nm. …”
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Performance Enhancement of Kaolin/Chitosan Composite-Based Membranes by Cross-Linking with Sodium Tripolyphosphate: Preparation and Characterization by S. Bouzid Rekik, S. Gassara, J. Bouaziz, S. Baklouti, A. Deratani

“…A new family of environmentally friendly and low-cost membranes based on readily available mineral and polymeric materials has been developed from cast suspensions of kaolin and chitosan using aqueous phase separation and polyethylene glycol as a pore-forming agent. …”
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Exposure to Polypropylene Microplastics via Oral Ingestion Induces Colonic Apoptosis and Intestinal Barrier Damage through Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Mice by Rui Jia, Jie Han, Xiaohua Liu, Kang Li, Wenqing Lai, Liping Bian, Jun Yan, Zhuge Xi

“…Male C57BL/6 mice were administered PP suspensions (8 and 70 μm; 0.1, 1.0, and 10 mg/mL) for 28 days. …”
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Identification of hydrogen peroxide responsive ESTs involved in phenylethanoid glycoside biosynthesis in Cistanche salsa cell culture by J. Chen, Y. -X. Yan, Z. -G. Guo

“…We show that in cell suspension culture of a salt-tolerant medicinal plant Cistanche salsa, the production of bioactive components phenylethanoid glycosides (PeGs) was increased after an H2O2 treatment. …”
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Experimental investigation on enhanced combustion of methanol/heavy fuel oil by droplet puffing at elevated temperatures by Xiaoyu Chen, Wuqiang Long, Yang Wang, Ge Xiao, Pengbo Dong, Zixin Wang, Xi Xi

“…Abstract To achieve high-efficiency combustion of heavy fuel oil (HFO), this study investigated the combustion characteristics of methanol/HFO droplets with methanol content from 10 to 30% using the suspension method under ambient temperature from 923 to 1023 K. …”
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THE SIDEROPHORE PRODUCTION BY PSEUDOMONAS BACTERIA by М. Ю. Русакова, Б. М. Галкін, Т. О. Філіпова, В. В. Івах, О. О. Тітлянов

“…Adding iron to the medium in which Pseudomonas cultured, was resulting in increased cell number in suspension. However, concentration of siderophores, which are synthesized by these microorganisms, in the presence of 30 μg/ml of iron (III) decreased by 2–7 fold, and at 1000 μg/ml – synthesis of tested compounds by most Pseudomonas strains practically completely ceased. …”
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Alteration in the Expression of Genes Involved in Cerebral Glucose Metabolism as a Process of Adaptation to Stressful Conditions by Mariola Herbet, Iwona Piątkowska-Chmiel, Monika Motylska, Monika Gawrońska-Grzywacz, Barbara Nieradko-Iwanicka, Jarosław Dudka

“…To confirm the induction of depression-like disorders, we performed three behavioral tests: sucrose preference test (SPT), forced swim test (FST), and tail suspension test (TST). In order to study the cerebral glucose metabolism of the brain, mRNA levels of the following genes were determined in the prefrontal cortex of mice: <i>Slc2a3</i>, <i>Gapdh</i>, <i>Ldha</i>, <i>Ldhb</i>, and <i>Pkfb3</i>. …”
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<i>Arthrospira platensis</i> Cultivation in a Bench-Scale Helical Tubular Photobioreactor by Alessandro Alberto Casazza, Ricardo Pinheiro de Souza Oliveira, Milena Fernandes da Silva, Carlo Solisio, Charles Bronzo Barbosa Farias, Leonie Asfora Sarubbo, Attilio Converti

“…Furthermore, as <i>A. platensis</i> suspensions behave as Newtonian and non-Newtonian (pseudoplastic) fluids at very low and high biomass concentrations, respectively, a flow analysis was carried out for evaluating the most suitable mixing conditions depending on growth. …”
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Cytotoxic and proinflammatory effects of PVP-coated silver nanoparticles after intratracheal instillation in rats by Nadine Haberl, Stephanie Hirn, Alexander Wenk, Jörg Diendorf, Matthias Epple, Blair D. Johnston, Fritz Krombach, Wolfgang G. Kreyling, Carsten Schleh

“…Monodisperse, PVP-coated AgNP (70 nm) showing little agglomeration in aqueous suspension were instilled intratracheally. After 24 hours, the lungs were lavaged, and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), total protein, and cytokine levels as well as total and differential cell counts were measured in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). …”
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Significance of non-uniform heat source/sink and cattaneo-christov model on hybrid nanofluid flow in a Darcy-forchheimer porous medium between two parallel rotating disks by Sawan Kumar Rawat, Moh Yaseen, Umair Khan, Umair Khan, Manoj Kumar, Sayed M. Eldin, Abeer M. Alotaibi, Ahmed M. Galal, Ahmed M. Galal

“…The suspension of nanoparticles in fluid influences several properties of the resulting fluid. …”
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Impurity of stem cell graft by murine embryonic fibroblasts – implications for cell-based therapy of the central nervous system by Marek eMolcanyi, Marek eMolcanyi, Narges eZare Mehrjardi, Ute eSchaefer, Nadia Nabil eHaj-Yasein, Michael eBrockmann, Marina ePenner, Peter eRiess, Clemens eReinshagen, Clemens eReinshagen, Bernhard eRieger, Tobias eHannes, Tobias eHannes, Jürgen eHescheler, Bert eBosche, Bert eBosche

“…Depending on the culture conditions and subsequent purification procedure, the MEF-fraction ranged from 0.9 to 9.9% of the cell suspensions in vitro. MEF survival and related formation of extracellular substances in vivo were observed after implantation into the uninjured rat brain. …”
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Hyperspectral Multiplexed Biological Imaging of Nanoprobes Emitting in the Short-Wave Infrared Region by A. Yakovliev, R. Ziniuk, D. Wang, B. Xue, L. O. Vretik, O. A. Nikolaeva, M. Tan, G. Chen, Yu. L. Slominskii, J. Qu, T. Y. Ohulchanskyy

“…Both quantitative and spatial distribution for every type of nanoparticles were obtained from their mixed suspensions. Finally, the SWIR HSI technique with unmixing protocol was applied to in vivo imaging of mice subcutaneously injected with PNPs and RENPs. …”
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Synthesis of Nanofibrillated Cellulose by Combined Ammonium Persulphate Treatment with Ultrasound and Mechanical Processing by Inese Filipova, Velta Fridrihsone, Ugis Cabulis, Agris Berzins

“…The carboxylated cellulose suspension of different fractions including nanofibrils, microfibrils and bundles were produced from bleached birch Kraft pulp fibers using chemical pretreatment with ammonium persulfate solution and further defibrillation using consequent mechanical treatment in a high shear laboratory mixer and ultrasonication. …”
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NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR COMBATING DISCRIMINATION – COURT OF JUSTICE OF EUROPEAN UNION – BUCHAREST COURT OF APPEAL. CAUSE C-81/12 by Cristian JURA

“…On 12 October 2011 the Bucharest Court of Appeal ruled the notification of the Court of Justice of European Union related to preliminary questions formulated and ordered the suspension of the case until the settlement of the procedure. …”
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Klebsiella pneumoniae Planktonic and Biofilm Reduction by Different Plant Extracts: In Vitro Study by Lucas De Paula Ramos, Carlos Eduardo da Rocha Santos, Daphne Camargo Reis Mello, Lígia Nishiama Theodoro, Felipe Eduardo De Oliveira, Graziella N. Back Brito, Juliana Campos Junqueira, Antonio Olavo Cardoso Jorge, Luciane Dias de Oliveira

“…For this, standardized suspension at 107 UFC/mL of K. pneumoniae was distributed into 96-well microplates (n=10) and after 48 h at 37°C and biofilm was subjected to treatment for 5 min with the extracts at a concentration of 200 mg/mL. …”
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Targeting the Kinesin Eg5 to Monitor siRNA Transfection in Mammalian Cells by D. Weil, L. Garçon, M. Harper, D. Duménil, F. Dautry, M. Kress

“…We report that the calcium phosphate precipitation technique can be an efficient and cost-effective alternative to Oligofectamine™ in some adherent cells, while electroporation can be efficient for some cells growing in suspension such as hematopoietic cells and some adherent cells. …”
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Upregulation of Sarcolemmal Hemichannels and Inflammatory Transcripts with Neuromuscular Junction Instability during Lower Limb Unloading in Humans by Giuseppe Sirago, Julián Candia, Martino V. Franchi, Fabio Sarto, Elena Monti, Luana Toniolo, Carlo Reggiani, Emiliana Giacomello, Sandra Zampieri, Lisa M. Hartnell, Giuseppe De Vito, Marco Sandri, Luigi Ferrucci, Marco V. Narici

“…Here, we investigated the potential mechanisms involved in this neuromuscular disruption induced by a 10-day unilateral lower limb suspension (ULLS) in humans. Specifically, we investigated hemichannels’ upregulation, neuromuscular junction and axonal damage, neurotrophins’ receptor downregulation and inflammatory transcriptional signatures. …”
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Current trends and future perspectives of natural polymer loaded nanoparticle based drug delivery system for the management of inflammatory bowel disease by Ankita Basak, Soumyadip Ghosh, Debgopal Ganguly, Soukat Garain, Riya Ghosh, Ananta Choudhury, Himangshu Deka, Jahnabi Sarmah

“…NPDDSs were primarily developed to combine the colloidal stability of solid particle suspensions in biological fluids and the solubilizing properties of liquids. …”
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Carrageenan from <i>Gigartina skottsbergii</i>: A Novel Molecular Probe to Detect SARS-CoV-2 by Patrícia Daiane Zank, Milena Mattes Cerveira, Victor Barboza dos Santos, Vitor Pereira Klein, Thobias Toniolo de Souza, Danielle Tapia Bueno, Tais Poletti, Amanda Fonseca Leitzke, Janice Luehring Giongo, Neftali Lenin Villarreal Carreño, Andrés Mansilla, Maria Soledad Astorga-España, Claudio Martin Pereira de Pereira, Rodrigo de Almeida Vaucher

“…After 24 h of incubation with an inactivated viral suspension, the carrageenan’s capacity to bind SARS-CoV-2 was tested. …”
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Resilience of Neural Cellularity to the Influence of Low Educational Level by Viviane A. Carvalho de Morais, Ana V. de Oliveira-Pinto, Arthur F. Mello Neto, Jaqueline S. Freitas, Magnólia M. da Silva, Claudia Kimie Suemoto, Renata P. Leite, Lea T. Grinberg, Wilson Jacob-Filho, Carlos Pasqualucci, Ricardo Nitrini, Paulo Caramelli, Roberto Lent

“…Methods: The Isotropic Fractionator technique was used to allow the anisotropic brain tissue to be transformed into an isotropic suspension of nuclei, and therefore assess the absolute cell composition of the MTL. …”
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