− This paper introduces a novel electrochemical detection method for measuring the formation of an immunological complex. The described electrochemical immunoassay consists of several consecutive steps. First the sample is mixed with silver colloid and magnetic particles both previously conjugated to appropriate antibodies. The analyte from the sample binds to both silver and magnetic beads for...

Anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) with rotating glassy carbon electrode (RGCE) and microfiber carbon electrode (μFCE), both filmed with mercury, were used to determine copper content in wine. Influence of phenolics on in situ mercury film formation was studied. Wine and quercetin were added gradually into solution of Hg(II) in acetic acid-sodium acetate buffer (pH = 4.60). Reduction of Hg(II) ...

15 The electroanalytical technique Absence of Gradients and Nernstian Equilibrium 16 Stripping (AGNES) has been extended by applying stripping chronopotentiometry 17 (SCP) as the reoxidation stage in the determination of the free concentration of Zn 2+ , 18 Cd 2+ and Pb 2+ . This new approach, called AGNES-SCP, has been implemented with 19 screen-printed electrodes (SPE) and the standard Hangin...

Air-stripping method was used to remove ammonia from the wastewater collected from natural gas fertilizer factory. Different materials were used as packing materials for the air stripping system. The effect of pH over 10.5, air-water flow ratio, nature of packing materials, height of materials and initial influent concentration of ammonia on air stripping unit were investigated. An attempt has ...

Ants algorithm is a universal and flexible solution which was first designed for solving optimization problem such as Traveling Salesman Problem. Analogy between finding the shortest way by ants and finding documents most alike, became a stimulus of ant based text document clustering method. This method consist of two phases, which are finding documents most alike (trial phase) and clusters mak...

A new procedure for the direct determination of picomolar levels of iron in seawater is presented. Cathodic stripping voltammetry (CSV) is preceded by adsorptive accumulation of the iron(III)-2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN) complex from seawater, containing 20 microM DHN at pH 8.0, onto a static mercury drop electrode, followed by reduction of the adsorbed species. The reduction current is catal...

Coadministration of pomegranate rind extract (PRE) and zinc (II) ions has recently been reported as a potential new topical treatment for Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections. In the current work we examined the in vitro topical delivery of punicalagin (major phytochemical of PRE) and zinc from hydrogels across epithelial membranes that can become infected with HSV. Porcine epidermal, buccal a...

The human skin, particularly the stratum corneum, serves as a protective barrier against exogenous factors, including ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and pathogen invasions. impact of UVR on skin cancer photoaging has been extensively studied. However, direct integrity under clinical settings remains poorly explored. Due to their benefits in reducing inflammation promoting repair, ceramide-containi...

To verify the usefulness of moisturizers, a multi-center study was conducted on patients with atopic dermatitis who visited 3 university hospitals in Japan between November 2009 and March 2012. Thirty-seven patients with dry skin and stable symptoms who were receiving topical and oral treatments were given moisturizers for 8 weeks. The moisturizers contained components such as glycerin and seaw...

We have investigated the photoprotective properties of tanning using erythema as an endpoint. Previously unexposed buttock skin sites of 16 young, healthy adults (8 skin type II, and 8 skin type III) were exposed daily (Mon-Fri) for 2 weeks to 0.5 and 0.75 minimal erythema doses (MED) of solar-simulated radiation (SSR). Erythema and melanin levels were assessed daily both visually and quantitat...