Ethylene glycol poisoning is a rare yet potentially fatal illness seen most commonly in association with ingestion by alcoholics or in suicide attempts. It is characterized by an elevated anion gap metabolic acidosis, osmolal gap, calcium oxalate crystals in the urine, and a well-defined clinical picture. Prompt treatment is crucial because effective intervention can prevent the neurologic, car...

To the Editor: The recent paper by Eder et al. (1) recalls, among other things, the problems that a clinical STAT laboratory has to face in the case of ethylene glycol poisoning. As an alternative to the precise and accurate gas chromatographic technique, the enzymatic assay with glycerol dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.6) and NADH as tracer has been proposed by various authors [see, e.g., (2–4)]. The ...

Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) has been used to investigate the solution properties of four model polymers, two poly-amino acids [poly(lysine) and poly (proline)], and two water-soluble synthetic polymers [poly (acrylic acid) and poly(ethylene oxide)]. In each case, one of the two polymers is charged, while the other is neutral. SANS measurements were made in the semi-dilute concentratio...

Past studies on the toxicological effects of ethylene glycol alkyl ethers as well as the recent data on these chemicals in Japan are reviewed. Only a few researchers have participated in the study of ethylene glycol alkyl ethers in Japan. The effects of ethylene glycol alkyl ethers on testis and embryotoxic effects of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether (EGM) have been studied, as has the teratoge...

In this work, 18.5 microm titanium oxide (TiO(2)) nanotube arrays were formed by the anodization of titanium (Ti) foil in ethylene glycol containing 1 wt% water and 5 wt% fluoride for 60 min at 60 V. The fast growth rate of the nanotube arrays at 308 nm min(-1) was achieved due to the excess fluoride content and the limited amount of water in ethylene glycol used for anodization. Limited water ...

The present study represents part of an effort in considering the replacement of ethylene-glycol/water mixtures with propyleneglycol/water mixtures for engine cooling in automotive application. Experimental results are presented for the heat transfer coeffic ient under flow boiling conditions for water and mixtures of water with ethylene-glycol and propylene-glycol. The range covered includes t...

The aim of this study was to investigate the gastrointestinal (GI) transit and mucoadhesive properties of complexation hydrogels, poly(methacrylic acid-grafted-ethylene glycol). The fluorescent labeled complexation hydrogels containing different molar ratios of methacrylic acid/ethylene glycol and different particle diameters were synthesized by free radical solution polymerization. The GI tran...

OBJECTIVE This study was designed to investigate the survival rate of vitrified mouse blastocysts depending on the presence or absence of sucrose in vitrification solution. METHODS Mouse two-cell embryos were collected and cultured to blastocysts. Two vitrification solutions were prepared. The control solution was composed of 25% glycerol, 25% ethylene glycol, and 0.5 M sucrose (G25E250.5S) c...