OBJECTIVES The use of indium compounds, especially those of small size, for the production of semiconductors, liquid-crystal panels, etc., has increased recently. However, the role of particle size or the chemical composition of indium compounds in their toxicity and distribution in the body has not been sufficiently investigated. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the effects of p...

The efficient surface reaction and rapid ion diffusion of nanocrystalline metal oxides have prompted considerable research interest for the development of high functional materials. Herein, we present a novel low-temperature method to synthesize ultrasmall nanocrystalline spinel oxides by controlling the hydration of coexisting metal cations in an organic solvent. This method selectively led to...

solid lipid nanoparticles (slns) have emerged as an alternative colloidal carriers for sustained release of lipophilic drugs with poor absorption and water solubility. this manuscript describes the effect of process variables on the production of solid lipid nanoparticles (slns) from beeswax and carnauba wax and ketoprofen release from these carriers. it was found that by increasing drug conten...

Studies in the field of environmental epidemiology indicate that for the adverse effect of inhaled particles not only particle mass is crucial but also particle size is. Ultrafine particles with diameters below 100 nm are of special interest since these particles have high surface area to mass ratio and have properties which differ from those of larger particles. In this paper, particle size di...

due to unique applications of palladium nanoparticles, synthesis of these nanoparticles by a simple andlow cost method is very important. in this work, pd nanoparticles were synthesized with narrow sizedistribution by loading metal salt (pd(oac)2 ) into the polymeric matrix (peg) as reducing agent andstabilizer. also, the effect of metal salt concentration and peg molecular weight on the conver...

background & aims of the study: heavy metals discharge to environment is a worldwide problem growing in scale. when they accumulate in the environment and in food chains, they can profoundly disrupt biological processes. peganum harmala seeds (phs) was used as a bio-sorbent, using a continuous system for removing pb2+, co2+, ni2+ and cu2+ ions from aqueous solutions. materials and methods: phs ...

Metal oxide gas sensors are predominant solid-state gas detecting devices for domestic, commercial and industrial applications, which have many advantages such as low cost, easy production, and compact size. However, the performance of such sensors is significantly influenced by the morphology and structure of sensing materials, resulting in a great obstacle for gas sensors based on bulk materi...

group viii b metal oxides supported on gamma-alumina were investigated as catalysts and promoters of moo3 hydrodesulfurization catalysis. superior promotion was observed in pbo promoted catalyst compared to that of coo, the typically accepted promoter. other metal oxides, sno and ho2o3 exhibited reasonable hydrodesulfurization catalysis promotion but lower than for coo promoted catalyst.

One of the most promising developments of supercritical fluid technologies concerns today the field of inorganic, hybrid and organic materials processing. Two well known ways are generally associated to materials processing in supercritical fluids: the first way with processes based on a physical transformation (RESS, SAS, PGSS ... processes) and the second one with processes based on a chemica...