These pentraxins are sensitive and specific in the diagnosis and prognosis of chronic diseases. Thus the pentraxins could be used as preferred biomarkers in periodontal disease diagnosis.”
“In this paper we report on the development of an electronic DNA sensor probe assembly using barium strontium titanate (BST) applied by pulsed laser deposition in conjunction with optical spectroscopy and impedance spectroscopy methods. To verify the binding of the probe to the BST, Fourier transform infrared

(FTIR) spectroscopy and attenuated total reflectance (ATR) techniques were employed. FTIR and ATR were employed to verify the hybridization of the probe to an oligonucleotide target. In addition to the FTIR technique, direct capacitance and impedance Lonafarnib supplier spectroscopy measurements were used to verify the ability of the probe binding to the ceramic substrate and also MAPK inhibitor the hybridization of the target DNA

strand to the probe DNA strand. The proposed design has the advantages of label-free detection and large detectable capacitance changes upon hybridization, and does not require the application of a gold electrode layer.”
“A new polymeric resin with thiol pendant functions has been prepared for the extraction of mercuric ions. The thiol containing sulfonamide based resin with 3.5 mmol/g total nitrogen content is able to selectively sorb mercury from aqueous solutions. The mercury sorption capacity of the resin is around 1.70 mmol/g under non-buffered conditions. Experiments performed in identical conditions with several metal ions revealed that Cd(II), Pb(II), Zn(II), Fe(III), and Fe (II) ions also were extractable in quantities (1.0-1..65 mmol/g). The sorbed mercury

can be eluted by repeated treatment with 4M HNO(3) without hydrolysis of the amide groups. (C) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 114: 1879-1883, 2009″
“To characterize serum biomarkers reflecting the severity of generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP), we measured multiple cytokine/chemokine levels in 39 serum samples from 6 cases with GPP during the course of the disease. Serum levels of IL-4, IL-8, CXCL1 and CCL3 were positively correlated with the PD173074 severity scores of GPP, white blood cell counts and serum C-reactive protein levels. Serum levels of IL-1 beta, IL-1ra, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12p70, IL-18, IL-22, IFN-gamma and VEGF showed strong positive correlations (r > 0.4, p < 0.01) with all those 3 clinical markers. Of those, IL-10 and IL-22 were significantly decreased after treatment in parallel with the GPP score and therefore those two serum cytokines might be useful to evaluate the efficacy of treatment for GPP.”
“We have demonstrated that the exemplary red fluorescent organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) gain as much as half of their electroluminescence from annihilation of triplet states generated by recombining charge carriers.