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Bioanalytical approaches for the detection, characterization, and risk assessment of micro/nanoplastics in agriculture and food systems
This review discusses the most recent literature (mostly since 2019) on the presence and impact of microplastics (MPs, particle size of 1 μm to 5 mm) and nanoplastics (NPs, particle size of 1 to 1000 nm) throu...
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Open AccessA multi-scale approach to study biochemical and biophysical aspects of resveratrol on diesel exhaust particle-human primary lung cell interaction
Diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) are major air pollutants that lead to numerous human disorders, especially pulmonary diseases, partly through the induction of oxidative stress. Resveratrol is a polyphenol that...
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Inkjet printed microfluidic paper-based analytical device (μPAD) for glucose colorimetric detection in artificial urine
This article introduces a novel inkjet printing method for the fabrication of a microfluidic paper-based analytical device (μPADs) with improved analytical performance for colorimetric measurements. Firstly, a...
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Photocatalytic degradation of endosulfan in contaminated soil with the elution of surfactants
Microbial degradation has been commonly used to remedy endosulfan-contaminated soil. However, this technique is limited by low degradation efficiency with high toxic metabolite. This work investigated the phot...
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Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation of Ofloxacin Using Highly Ordered TiO2 Nanotube Arrays
Ofloxacin has been widely used as a form of quinolone antibiotics. However, it has the potential to exert biological effects on aquatic organisms and cause surface water pollution. It is necessary to find an e...
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Sensing Biophysical Alterations of Human Lung Epithelial Cells (A549) in the Context of Toxicity Effects of Diesel Exhaust Particles
Diesel exhaust particles (DEP) in urban air are associated with numerous respiratory diseases. The role of underlying biomechanics in cytotoxicity of individual lung cells relating to DEP exposure is unclear. ...
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Characterization and analysis of mycobacteria and Gram-negative bacteria and co-culture mixtures by Raman microspectroscopy, FTIR, and atomic force microscopy
The molecular composition of mycobacteria and Gram-negative bacteria cell walls is structurally different. In this work, Raman microspectroscopy was applied to discriminate mycobacteria and Gram-negative bacte...
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Biocorrosion studies of TiO2 nanoparticle-coated Ti–6Al–4V implant in simulated biofluids
The corrosion behaviors of the TiO2 nanoparticles coated bioimplant Ti–6Al–4V exposed to three different simulated biofluids (SBF), namely, (1) NaCl solution, (2) Hank’s solution, and (3) Cigada solution, were st...
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An improved Hurst parameter estimator based on fractional Fourier transform
A fractional Fourier transform (FrFT) based estimation method is introduced in this paper to analyze the long range dependence (LRD) in time series. The degree of LRD can be characterized by the Hurst paramete...
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Bulk Acoustic Wave Sensing Technique Applied to Dibazol Assay in Serum and Urine
A simple, rapid, specific and sensitive method for the assay of dibazol using a bulk acoustic wave technique is described. PVC film containing various activants was coated on one electrode of a piezoelectric q...
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Piezoelectric Crystal Impedance Analysis for Investigating the Changes of Interfacial Properties due to Interaction of Cobalt Salt with DNA Immobilized on Biosensor
The interaction of a cobalt compound, tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)cobalt(III) perchlorate (Co(bpy)3(ClO4)3·3H2O), with DNA immobilized on a biosensor has been investigated by using a piezoelectric impedance technique. Th...