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Stabilising a mucus attacking enzyme with cross-links could allow it to be delivered orally to fight infections in cystic fibrosis patients.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the commonest opportunistic pathogens in cystic fibrosis. The bacterium produces alginate, a polysaccharide which causes significant mucus build-up in the lungs and intestine. In addition to affecting patients’ quality of life, this also significantly obstructs the delivery of antibiotics, requiring increased dosages which can lead to antibiotic resistance and an increased chance of side-effects.
Guillermo Castro at the National University of La Plata in Argentina, and his team, investigate the delivery of drugs with significant administrative problems’…
Interested? If so, read the full article at Chemistry World here.
Development of novel alginate lyase cross-linked aggregates for the oral treatment of cystic fibrosis
G. A. Islan, Y. N. Martinez, A. Illanes and G. R. Castro
RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 11758-11765
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA47850E
Our referees have spoken once again and chosen the below ‘HOT’ articles. Please have a gander and let us know what you think in the comments section below:
Mn2+/graphene oxide nanocomposite efficiently catalyzes the epoxidation of alkenes with H2O2
Weiguo Zheng, Rong Tan, Lili Zhao, Yaju Chen, Chuanwu Xiong and Donghong Yin
RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 11732-11739
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA47183G
Enzymatic oxidation as a potential new route to produce polysaccharide aerogels
Kirsi S. Mikkonen, Kirsti Parikka, Jussi-Petteri Suuronen, Abdul Ghafar, Ritva Serimaa and Maija Tenkanen
RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 11884-11892
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA47440B
Sensitive and regenerable organochalcogen probes for the colorimetric detection of thiols
Shah Jaimin Balkrishna, Ananda S. Hodage, Shailesh Kumar, Piyush Panini and Sangit Kumar
RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 11535-11538
DOI: 10.1039/C4RA00381K
And remember – these articles are free to access for 4 weeks!
Take a look at our most-downloaded articles from the months of October, November and December 2013 and let us know what you think!
System-dependent melting behavior of icosahedral anti-Mackay nanoalloys
Hassan Yousefi Oderji, Hassan Behnejad, Riccardo Ferrando and Hongbin Ding
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 21981-21993
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA43401J
Using a two-step deposition technique to prepare perovskite (CH3NH3PbI3) for thin film solar cells based on ZrO2 and TiO2 mesostructures
Dongqin Bi, Soo-Jin Moon, Leif Häggman, Gerrit Boschloo, Lei Yang, Erik M. J. Johansson, Mohammad K. Nazeeruddin, Michael Grätzel and Anders Hagfeldt
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 18762-18766
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA43228A
Graphene–inorganic nanocomposites
Song Bai and Xiaoping Shen
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 64-98
DOI: 10.1039/C1RA00260K
Electrode materials for aqueous asymmetric supercapacitors
Faxing Wang, Shiying Xiao, Yuyang Hou, Chenglin Hu, Lili Liu and Yuping Wu
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 13059-13084
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA23466E
One-pot synthesis of homogeneous core–shell Cu2O films with nanoparticle-composed multishells and their photocatalytic properties
Chen Chen, Haiyan Xu, Ling Xu, Fengjun Zhang, Jinkuang Dong and Hao Wang
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 25010-25018
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA43450H
Iron-containing nanomaterials: synthesis, properties, and environmental applications
Boris I. Kharisov, H. V. Rasika Dias, Oxana V. Kharissova, Victor Manuel Jiménez-Pérez, Betsabee Olvera Pérez and Blanca Muñoz Flores
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 9325-9358
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20812A
Review of recent advances in carbon dioxide separation and capture
Saeed Danaei Kenarsari, Dali Yang, Guodong Jiang, Suojiang Zhang, Jianji Wang, Armistead G. Russell, Qiang Wei and Maohong Fan
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 22739-22773
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA43965H
Graphene-based photocatalytic composites
Xiaoqiang An and Jimmy C. Yu
RSC Adv., 2011, 1, 1426-1434
DOI: 10.1039/C1RA00382H
Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) for sustainable energy production and product recovery from organic wastes and industrial wastewaters
Deepak Pant, Anoop Singh, Gilbert Van Bogaert, Stig Irving Olsen, Poonam Singh Nigam, Ludo Diels and Karolien Vanbroekhoven
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 1248-1263
DOI: 10.1039/C1RA00839K
Synthesis of graphene-based nanomaterials and their application in energy-related and environmental-related areas
Guixia Zhao, Tao Wen, Changlun Chen and Xiangke Wang
RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 9286-9303
DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20990J
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Our referees have selected the below ‘HOT’ articles for this month. Please have a read and let us know your thoughts below!
Utilization of the photophysical and photochemical properties of phosphorescent transition metal complexes in the development of photofunctional cellular sensors, imaging reagents, and cytotoxic agents
Kenneth Kam-Wing Lo, Steve Po-Yam Lia
RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 10560-10585
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA47611A
Carbon-based quantum dots for fluorescence imaging of cells and tissues
Pengju G. Luo, Fan Yang, Sheng-Tao Yang, Sumit K. Sonkar, Liju Yang, Jessica J. Broglie, Yun Liu and Ya-Ping Sun
RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 10791-10807
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA47683A
Automated system for extraction and instantaneous analysis of millimeter-sized samples
Jie-Bi Hu, Ssu-Ying Chen, June-Tai Wu, Yu-Chie Chen and Pawel L. Urban
RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 10693-10701
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA48023B
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An electrolysis cell that couples energy storage with water purification and reuse has been developed as part of a wider project to make a self-sustaining toilet.
The electrochemical system reduces the yellow colour of wastewater at the same time as producing hydrogen
Electrochemical approaches to water purification are not unknown but often focus on wastewater in industrially developed areas. Michael Hoffmann, and colleagues at the California Institute of Technology in the US, hope their electrochemical water splitting method for purifying human waste, at the same time as generating hydrogen gas, will eventually be introduced into areas with underdeveloped infrastructure.
Read the full article at Chemistry World.
Electrochemical treatment of human waste coupled with molecular hydrogen production
Kangwoo Cho, Daejung Kwon and Michael R. Hoffmann
RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 4596-4608
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA46699J
Here are the latest HOT papers published in RSC Advances:
Size-adjustable annular ring-functionalized mesoporous silica as effective and selective adsorbents for heavy metal ions
Fa-Kuen Shieh, Chia-Teng Hsiao, Hsien-Ming Kao, Yu-Chein Sue, Kuan-Wei Lin, Chang-Cheng Wu, Xi-Hong Chen, Lei Wan, Ming-Hua Hsu, Jih Ru Hwu, Chia-Kuang Tsung and Kevin C.-W. Wu
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 25686-25689
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA45016C
A quantitative assessment of the production of ˙OH and additional oxidants in the dark Fenton reaction: Fenton degradation of aromatic amines
Claudio Minero, Mirco Lucchiari, Valter Maurino and Davide Vione
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 26443-26450
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA44585B
Synthesis of dibenzyl carbonate: towards a sustainable catalytic approach
Giulia Fiorani and Maurizio Selva
RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 1929-1937
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA42904K
All the papers listed above are free to access for the next 4 weeks!
Here are the latest HOT papers published in RSC Advances:
Synthesis of [18F]4-(4-fluorophenyl)-1,2,4-triazole-3,5-dione: an agent for specific radiolabelling of tyrosine
Flagothier Jessica, Warnier Corentin, Dammicco Sylvestre, Lemaire Christian and Luxen André
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 24936-24940
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA44666B
Novel environmentally friendly (Bi, Ca, Zn, La)VO4 inorganic yellow pigments
Wendusu, Taihei Honda, Toshiyuki Masui and Nobuhito Imanaka
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 24941-24945
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA43978J
Iron-catalysed alkene hydrogenation and reductive cross-coupling using a bench-stable iron(II) pre-catalyst
Dominik J. Frank, Léa Guiet, Alexander Käslin, Elliot Murphy and Stephen P. Thomas
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 25698-25701
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA44519D
All the papers listed above are free to access for the next 4 weeks!
Here are the latest HOT papers published in RSC Advances:
Biobutanol: An outlook of an academist and industrialist
Sandip B. Bankar, Shrikant A. Survase, Heikki Ojamo and Tom Granström,
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 24734-24757, DOI: 10.1039/C3RA43011A
A cationic water-soluble pillar[6]arene: synthesis, host–guest properties, and self-assembly with amphiphilic guests in water
Yingjie Ma, Jie Yang, Jinying Li, Xiaodong Chi and Min Xue,
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 23953-23956, DOI: 10.1039/C3RA44727H
Multifunctional graphene quantum dots-conjugated titanate nanoflowers for fluorescence-trackable targeted drug delivery
Xin Ting Zheng, Hui Ling He and Chang Ming Li,
RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 24853-24857, DOI: 10.1039/C3RA44125C
All the papers listed above are free to access for the next 4 weeks!
