An organic imidazolium salt of terephthalic acid has been utilized as a linker precursor for the synthesis of an aluminum-based metal organic framework (MOF) with MIL-53(ht) structure. This material shows the predicted porosity in terms of nitrogen and hydrogen sorption without exhibiting the breathing effect typical for MIL-53(Al) materials.

Low-pressure high-resolution hydrogen adsorption for the metal-organic framework MIL-101 are measured at 19.5 K and pressures below 57 kPa. The BET specific surface area and micropore volume are determined and compared to results from nitrogen adsorption at 77 K. Steps in the hydrogen adsorption isotherm are correlated to the pore structure of MIL-101.

IL-12 can promote Th1 responses, and early administration of IL-12 during immunization was shown to enhance expression of autoimmune collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). We now studied the impact of IL-12 at the stage of disease expression and during established CIA in DBA-1 mice. Accelerated onset and enhanced severity were provoked when i.p. injections of 100 ng of murine IL-12 (mIL-12) were giv...

Interleukin 21 (IL-21) is a novel type I cytokine that is significantly homologous to IL-2, IL-4 and IL-15. Its receptor complex contains gammac chain which is also a component of receptors for IL-2, IL-4, IL-7, IL-9 and IL-15, so there may be overlapping or relevancies in their biological functions. IL-21 is capable of co-stimulating mature T cells, B cells, NK cells, and of stimulating CD16 e...

The alarming increase in pesticide residues poses a major threat to aquatic and natural habitats. Therefore, it has become essential design extremely operationally economically advantageous systems for the removal of carbofuran pesticides from wastewater. Here, an aluminum-based metal-organic framework (MOF), MIL-53-NH2, its modified forms, MIL-53-NH-ph, MIL-53-NH-ph-Fe, MIL-53-NH-ph-Zn, MIL-53...