Chemical reactions proceeding on time-scales comparable to or shorter than those of internal rearrangements in the reaction system renewing the environment of reactants (mixing) are, in general, dispersive. For dispersive kinetics, as for dispersive transport and dispersive relaxation, many time-scales coexist, and the rate coefficients, termed the specific reaction rates, depend on time. In cl...

In this work, kinetics and thermodynamics of esterification reaction were studied. This research investigated the esterification reaction between methanol and acidified oil catalyzed by sulfonated cation exchange resin and proposed a new rate equation for consideration of kinetics of this reaction according to the Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism. Thermodynamics and kinetics parameters were calcu...

To illustrate the different kinetics of cellular self-repair mechanism under external perturbations from outer environment, a mathematical model of DNA damage repair process is proposed by using the Kinetic Theory of Active Particles (KTAP) framework. The profile of cellular self-repair process is represented by two sub-populations, each of which is made up of the active particles with differen...

The fate of circulating tumor cells is an important determinant of their ability to form distant metastasis. Here, we demonstrate the use of in vivo flow cytometry as a powerful new method for detecting quantitatively circulating cancer cells. We specifically examine the circulation kinetics of two prostate cancer cell lines with different metastatic potential in mice and rats. We find that the...

The fate of circulating tumor cells is an important determinant of their ability to form distant metastasis. Here, we demonstrate the use of in vivo flow cytometry as a powerful new method for detecting quantitatively circulating cancer cells. We specifically examine the circulation kinetics of two prostate cancer cell lines with different metastatic potential in mice and rats. We find that the...

We demonstrate a novel patterning technique of conductive polymers produced by vapor phase polymerization. The method involves exposing an oxidant film to UV light which changes the local chemical environment of the oxidant and subsequently the polymerization kinetics. This procedure is used to control the conductivity in the conjugated polymer poly(3,4ethylenedioxythiophene):tosylate (PEDOT:To...

Dyes are an important class of pollutants which when discharged into water resources can be toxic to the aquatic environment and cause serious problems for public health. Various treatment technologies such as adsorption are in use. For this reason, clinoptilolite was used as a low-cost adsorbent to remove color from aqueous solution. Clinoptilolite was modified with sulfuric and phosphoric aci...