poly(4-vinylpyridine)-supported copper iodide nanoparticles is reported as a new, green and recyclable catalyst for the synthesis of aryl-14h-dibenzo [a-o] xanthenes under solvent-free conditions. this catalyst can be recovered by simple filtration and recycled up to 8 consecutive runs without any loss of their efficiency.

phthalocyanine complexes of cu, co, ni, fe, zn, pd, pt and ru have been synthesized from reaction between phthalonitrile and proper metal salts upon exposure to microwave irradiation under solvent-free conditions and considerably reduced reaction times.

human peripheral blood monocytes (hpbm) were cultured in the absence of human serum and were converted into a state exhibiting a high accessory function expressed by their ability of supporting lymphocyte proliferation. after a prolonged culture in serum free media the monocyte derived cells were highly viable, increased in size and developed veils and dendritiform elongatio'l1s. paralleli...

protonation of the highly reactive 1:1 intermediates, produced in the reaction between triphenylphosphine and acetylenic esters, by nh-acids such as azathioprine, imidazole or theophylline leads to the formation of vinyltriphenylphosphonium salts, which undergo a michael addition reaction with a conjugate base to produce phosphorus ylides. silica nanoparticles (silica nps were prepared by therm...

The propagation of neural precursors in culture is an essential tool for the study of the signaling matrix that regulates their proliferation, self-renewal, and generation of terminally differentiated progeny. Neural precursors can be expanded in vitro using both adherent and non-adherent culture protocols. The culture of fetal human neural precursors in the absence of serum as free-floating cl...