A simple, precise and accurate kinetic spectrophotometric method for determination of cefradine anhydrous, cefaclor monohydrate, cefadroxil monohydrate, cefalexin anhydrous and cefixime in bulk and in pharmaceutical formulations has been developed. The method based on a kinetic investigation of the reaction of the free carboxylic acid group of the drug with a mixture of potassium iodate and pot...

A polarographic catalytic hydrogen wave of bovine serum albumin (BSA) at about –1.80 V (vs. SCE) in NH4Cl-NH3 H2O buffer is further catalyzed by such oxidants as iodate, persulfate and hydrogen peroxide, producing a kinetic wave. Studies show that the kinetic wave is a parallel catalytic wave of hydrogen, which resulted from that hydrogen ion is electrochemically reduced and chemically regenera...

We observed the effects of intraocular pressure (IOP), vitreous pressure and gravity on the resorption of small retinal detachments (blebs) made with Hanks' solution or autologous serum. Raising the IOP decreased the absorption time moderately and lowering the IOP increased it. These effects were greater when the RPE had been damaged by sodium iodate or laser burns, but we conclude that IOP mak...

Instabilities in propagating fronts of the iodate-arsenous acid reaction are predicted by an empirical rate-law model. The planar front loses stability when the ratio of the reactant diffusivity to the autocatalyst diffusivity exceeds a critical value. The relative diffusivities can be altered by introducing a reagent that reacts specifically with the autocatalyst to form an immobile complex. E...

Autocatalytic reaction between reacted and unreacted species may propagate as solitary waves, namely, at a constant front velocity and with a stationary concentration profile, resulting from a balance between molecular diffusion and chemical reaction. The effect of advective flow on the autocatalytic reaction between iodate and arsenous acid in cylindrical tubes and Hele-Shaw cells is analyzed ...

Horizontally propagating fronts in the iodate-arsenous acid reaction are investigated experimentally in a vertically oriented Hele-Shaw cell by varying the height of liquid layer for various stoichiometry. At the preset conditions, a stable pattern develops which can be characterized by its mixing length defined as the standard deviation of the front position in the direction of propagation. Th...