Encapsulation of inorganic particles via miniemulsion polymerization. I. Dispersion of titanium dioxide particles in organic media using OLOA 370 as stabilizer

The dispersion of hydrophilic and hydrophobic titanium dioxide (TiO₂) particles in organic media (styrene and cyclohexane) was studied to evaluate the effect of dispersion quality (i.e., size and stability) on the encapsulation efficiencies of subsequent miniemulsion polymerizations. Through screening studies of various block copolymers, OLOA 370 (polybutene–succinimide pentamine) was chosen as the stabilizer for detailed dispersion studies on both types of TiO₂ particles. As a result of strong interactions between the amine end group of the OLOA 370 stabilizer and the hydroxyl groups on the surface of the hydrophilic TiO₂ particles, a good dispersion stability and small particle size (D_v = 39–45 nm) was obtained using 1.0 wt % stabilizer and 20 min of sonification. The dispersions of the hydrophobic TiO₂ particles resulted in a larger average particle size (D_v = 60 nm) and poorer stability. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 4419–4430, 2000     

Synthesis and spectral characterization of some new azo dyes and their metal complexes

A series of azo-metal chelate dyes have been synthesized by coupling substituted o-nitroaniline and p-t-/s-butylphenol. The spectral characterization of the azo dyes containing o-hydroxy group and azo-metal(II) chelate [metal(II): Cu, Ni, Co] dyes by IR spectra, UV–VIS spectra, NMR spectra, elemental analysis and magnetic susceptibility techniques are reported. The stoichiometry of the azo-metal chelates was determined by the spectroscopic titration method to be 1:2 (ML₂).     

Hydromagnetic flow between two porous disks rotating about non-coincident axes

Hydromagnetic flow between two porous disks rotating with same angular velocity Ω about two noncoincident axes has been studied in the presence of a uniform transverse magnetic field. An exact solution of the governing equations has been obtained in a closed form. It is found that the primary velocity f/Ωl increases and the secondary velocity g/Ωl decreases with increase in either Reynolds number Re or the Hartman number M. It is also found that the torque at the disk η= 0 increases with increase in either M^2 or K^2. On the other hand there is no torque at the disk η= 1 for large M^2 and K^2. The heat transfer characteristic has also been studied on taking viscous and Joule dissipation into account. It is seen that the temperature increases with increase in either M^2 or K^2. It is found that the rate of heat transfer at the disk η= 0 increases with increase in either M or K. On the other hand the rate of heat transfer at the disk η= 1 increases with increase in K but decreases with increase in M.     

One‐pot synthesis of organic–inorganic hybrid polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane microparticles in a double‐zone temperature controlled microfluidic reactor

Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) particles are one of the smallest organosilica nano‐cage structures with high multifunctionality that show both organic and inorganic properties. Until now poly(POSS) structures have been synthesized from beginning with a methacryl‐POSS monomer in free‐radical mechanism with batch‐wise methods that use sacrificial templates or additional multisteps. This study introduces a novel one‐pot synthesis inside a continuous flow, double temperature zone microfluidic reactor where the methodology is based on dispersion polymerization. As a result, spherical monodisperse POSS microparticles were obtained and characterized to determine their morphology, surface chemical structure, and thermal behavior by SEM, FTIR, and TGA, respectively. These results were also compared and reported with the outcomes of batch‐wise synthesis. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019, 57, 1396–1403     

New steps in acute coronary syndrome and antihyperlipidemic treatment: Determination of statins and metabolites by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

Our aim in this study was to develop a validated liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) method for the measurement of atorvastatin, rosuvastatin and their major metabolites, and furthermore to evaluate patients’ adherence to statin therapy and to investigate the effect of statin therapy on various hematological and biochemical parameters. A simple protein precipitation was performed for the extraction of analytes and the extracted samples were injected directly. The levels of drugs and their metabolites were measured by the validated method in a total of 210 patients diagnosed with unstable angina pectoris (USAP), ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Various biochemical and hematological parameters were measured. The linearity ranges for atorvastatin and rosuvastatin were 1.22–2,500 and 0.97–2000 ng/ml, respectively. The inter-assay coefficient of variation for all analytes was ≤ 6%. In patients diagnosed with USAP, STEMI and NSTEMI, treatment compliance rates were 22.1, 23.5 and 41.2% for atorvastatin and 36.1, 40.2 and 67.1% for rosuvastatin, respectively. An economical, simple and reliable measurement method has been developed. Our findings support the poor patient compliance with statin therapy in the included population. It was observed that 6 months of statin treatment caused slight changes in biochemical and hematological parameters.     

Pathogen detection in complex samples by quartz crystal microbalance sensor coupled to aptamer functionalized core–shell type magnetic separation

A quartz crystal microbalance sensor (QCM) was developed for sensitive and specific detection of Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium cells in food samples by integrating a magnetic bead purification system. Although many sensor formats based on bioaffinity agents have been developed for sensitive and specific detection of bacterial cells, the development of robust sensor applications for food samples remained a challenging issue. A viable strategy would be to integrate QCM to a pre-purification system. Here, we report a novel and sensitive high throughput strategy which combines an aptamer-based magnetic separation system for rapid enrichment of target pathogens and a QCM analysis for specific and real-time monitoring. As a proof-of-concept study, the integration of Salmonella binding aptamer immobilized magnetic beads to the aptamer-based QCM system was reported in order to develop a method for selective detection of Salmonella. Since our magnetic separation system can efficiently capture cells in a relatively short processing time (less than 10 min), feeding captured bacteria to a QCM flow cell system showed specific detection of Salmonella cells at 100 CFU mL⁻¹ from model food sample (i.e., milk). Subsequent treatment of the QCM crystal surface with NaOH solution regenerated the aptamer-sensor allowing each crystal to be used several times.     

Modeling the Dynamics and Kinematics of a Telescopic Rotary Crane by the Bond Graph Method: Part II

Simulation of a rotary telescopic crane for which a detailed nonlinearbond graph model has been established in Part I of this study, isrealized utilizing experimental actual system for geometrical anddynamical parameters. With the intention of comparing the real system andthe model and of verifying the sufficiency of the model accuracy,various scenarios are defined corresponding to different loading andoperating conditions. Of the scenarios defined, impulse response, timeresponse and static response are used to experimentally gather such system parameters and variables as damping coefficient, cylinderdisplacements, and stiffness of the telescopic boom, respectively.Following, the simulation for two dissimilar scenarios which are staticresponse and impulse response is undergone and results are presented.     

Synthesis, Metal Complexation and Spectroscopic Characterization of Three New Azo Compounds

The synthesis of azo compounds [4-(N'-2-thiazol-2-ylsulfanyl)-4'-hydroxyazo benzene (1), 4-(N'-2-thiazol-2-ylsulfanyl)-2'-hydroxy-5-tert-butylazobenzene (2), 7-[4-(N'-2-thiazol-2-ylsulfanyl)phenylazo-8-hydroxy quinoline (3)] have been carried out by reacting phenol, 4-tert-butyl phenol and 8-hydroxy quinoline with N'-2-thiazol-2-ylsulfanylamide as coupling component. The resulting ligands (2 and 3) were treated with two transition metal salts (e.g., CuCl₂2H₂O andNiCl₂6H₂O). Cu(II) and Ni(II) complexes of the azo derivative ofphenol were obtained and characterised by IR, UV-Vis, ¹H NMR, spectroscopic and elemental analysis techniques. All the complexes have a metal : ligand ratio of 1 : 2 and are square-planar.     

Determination of naproxen in human plasma by GC–MS

This paper describes a GC–MS method for the determination of naproxen in human plasma. Naproxen and internal standard ibuprofen were extracted from plasma using a liquid–liquid extraction method. Derivatization was carried out using N‐methyl‐N‐(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide. The calibration curve was linear between the concentration range of 0.10–5.0 μg/mL. Intra‐ and interday precision values for naproxen in plasma were <5.14, and accuracy (relative error) was better than 4.67%. The extraction recoveries of naproxen from human plasma were between 93.0 and 98.9%. The LOD and LOQ of naproxen were 0.03 and 0.10 μg/mL, respectively. Also, this assay was applied to determine the pharmacokinetic parameters of naproxen in six healthy Turkish volunteers who had been given 220 mg naproxen.