A relatively new class of three-dimensional ordered mesoporous silicates, KIT-6, incorporated with Earth-abundant metals such as Zr, Nb, and W (termed as M-KIT-6), show remarkable tunability of acidity and metal dispersion depending on the metal content, type, and synthetic method. The metal-incorporation is carried out using one-pot synthesis procedures that are amenable to easy scale-up. By s...

Molecular dynamics simulation was used to estimate the interfacial thermal (Kapitza) resistance between nanoparticles and amorphous and crystalline polymer matrices. Bulk thermal conductivities of the nanocomposites were then estimated using an established effective medium approach. To study functionalization, oligomeric ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers were chemically bonded to a single wall ...

Activation parameters for each reaction step in the kinetic mechanism of liver alcohol dehydrogenase have been measured for the oxidation of ethanol and the reduction of acetaldehyde. In the oxidation process, the highest enthalpy of activation, 9.7 kcal/mol, occurs for the turnover of the liver alcohol dehydrogenase-NAD(+)-ethanol ternary complex. To investigate if this enthalpy requirement re...

The pursuit for targeted drug delivery systems has led to the development of highly improved biomaterials with enhanced biocompatibility and biodegradability properties. Microand nanoscale components of hydrogels prepared from both natural and artificial components have been gaining significant importance due to their potential uses in cell based therapies, tissue engineering, liquid micro-lens...

The dinuclear complexes [Ni(micro-Cl){(4,5-dihydro-4,4-dimethyloxazol-2-yl)methanol}](2)Cl(2) and [Ni(micro-Cl){(pyridin-2-yl)methanol}](2)Cl(2) 16 have been synthesized in high yields by reaction of NiCl(2) with 2 mol. equiv. of the ligands 4,5-dihydro-4,4-dimethyloxazol-2-yl)methanol 13 or (pyridin-2-yl)methanol 15, respectively. The reaction of NiCl(2) with 3 mol. equiv. of 15 afforded in hi...

Objectives. The optimal antidote for the treatment of ethylene glycol or methanol intoxication is not known. The objective of this systematic review is to describe all available data on the use of ethanol and fomepizole for methanol and ethylene glycol intoxication. Data Source. A systematic search of MEDLINE and EMBASE was conducted. Study Selection. Published studies involving the use of etha...

This study is aimed to examine citric acids as a potential chelating agent decrease colloidal impurities in patchouli oil improve its quality. It covers colour, specific density, refractive index, acid value, iron content, oleoresin and alcohol. Complete Randomized Design with factorial design used two factors repeated 3 times. Factors are (1) concentration consists of 0.25%, 0.5%, 1.0% 1.50% (...

Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol (EVOH) is a random copolymer of ethylene and vinyl alcohol, commonly used as a barrier to hydrocarbons in automotive fuel systems and agricultural pesticide and herbicide solvents. EVOH provides extremely high resistance to the migration of gases and volatile organic compounds (VOC’s). The incorporation of EVOH in radon resistant new construction has the potential to dram...

The relationship between low-dose alcohol consumption and lipid metabolism has been extensively studied during the last few decades. It reported that upregulates expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ), a vital nuclear transcription factor involved in glucose metabolism. However, possible molecular mechanism remains unclear. In present study, obese mouse model was est...