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UV Spectrophotometry (uv + spectrophotometry)

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Polymers and Materials Science	75%

Selected Abstracts

Straightforward Determination of the Degree of N -Acetylation of Chitosan by Means of First-Derivative UV Spectrophotometry

MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, Issue 14 2008
Ricardo M. P. da Silva
Abstract First-derivative UV spectrophotometry is shown to be a reliable method for the determination of the degree of N- acetylation of chitosan samples. A mathematical expression is derived that allows to determine the DA directly from the mass concentration of a chitosan solution and the first derivative of its UV spectrum at 202 nm, thus eliminating the need for empiric correction curves for highly deacetylated samples. A procedure is proposed for the accurate mass determination of the hygroscopic chitosan. The proposed approach facilitates the routine determination of the DA, especially when using potent multiwell microplate readers, which allow hundreds of samples to be measured in just a few minutes. [source]

Preparation and Characteristics of Esculin-Imprinted Polymers

HELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA, Issue 6 2007
Guo-Song Wang
Abstract Four molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) were prepared in MeOH with esculin (=6,7-dihydroxycoumarin 6-(, - D -glucopyranoside)=6-(, - D -glucopyranosyloxy)-7-hydroxy-2H -1-benzopyran-2-one) as the imprinted molecule, methacrylic acid (=2-methylprop-2-enoic acid; MAA), acrylamide (=prop-2-enamide; AM), 4-vinylpyridine (=4-ethenylpyridine; 4-VP), or 2-vinylpyridine (=2-ethenylpyridine; 2-VP) as the functional monomer, respectively, as well as ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (=2-methylprop-2-enoic acid ethane-1,2-diyl ester; EGDMA) as the cross-linking agent. The interaction between the template and the functional monomers was investigated by fluorescence and UV spectrophotometry, respectively, which revealed the presence of esculin/monomer complexes in the stoichiometric ratio 1,:,2 in the pre-polymerization mixture. The resultant polymers were studied in equilibrium binding experiments to evaluate the recognition ability and the binding capacity towards esculin. The results showed that MIP1, prepared with MAA as the functional monomer, exhibited advantageous characteristics of high binding capacity, optimal imprinting effect, and good selectivity towards esculin. The Scatchard analysis indicated that there are two types of binding sites in MIP1, and its binding parameters including the apparent maximum numbers of binding sites and the dissociation constants were calculated. Finally, by packing an SPE column (SPE=solid-phase extraction) with MIP1, the esculin was separated and enriched successfully by this sorbent from samples of Cortex fraxini, and the average recovery was up to 74.7%. [source]

Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) activity as a risk factor for atherosclerosis in chronic renal failure patients

HEMODIALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, Issue 4 2008
Saeed Abdelwhab SAEED
Abstract Paraoxonase is a high-density lipoprotein-associated enzyme and has been shown to reduce the susceptibility to low-density lipoprotein peroxidation. This study aimed to investigate the activity of serum paraoxonase in uremic patients on hemodialysis (HD) and in the predialysis period, and to evaluate the correlations of vascular disease with paraoxonase activity. Thirty patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) undergoing HD (group 1), 30 patients with CRF under conservative treatment (group 2), and 30 healthy controls (group 3) were included. Basal, salt-stimulated, and arylesterase activity were tested by UV spectrophotometry. Serum lipid parameters were determined. B-Mode Doppler ultrasound was used to assess common carotid intima-media thickness (IMT). Basal paraoxonase, salt-stimulated, and arylesterase activity showed no significant difference between group 1 and group 2. However, it was significantly lower in group 1 and in group 2 than controls. Carotid IMT was significantly higher in group 1 than group 2 and both were significantly higher than controls. Basal paraoxonase-1 (PON1), salt-stimulated PON1, and arylesterase activity correlate with BUN, but only basal PON1 and salt-stimulated PON1 correlate with serum albumin. Linear regression showed that the most significant determinant of carotid IMT was PON1 arylesterase activity in group 1 and arylesterase activity and basal PON1 activity in group 2. Patients with CRF, whether under HD or conservative treatment, have reduced basal and stimulated paraoxonase activities, and this could be an important factor causing increased vascular disease in those patients. Modifying this factor can be of great value to protect against this common complication. [source]

Molecular imprinted solid-phase extraction of huperzine A from Huperzia Serrata

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, Issue 5 2009
Guosong Wang
Abstract On the basis of the non-covalent interaction between template and monomer, porous molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) were synthesized by a thermal-initiated polymerization method using huperzine A as template, acrylamide, or methacrylic acid as function monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as cross-linking agent. The interaction between template and functional monomers was studied by UV spectrophotometry, which showed a formation of huperzine A-monomer complexes with stoichiometric ratio of 1 : 2 in the pre-polymerized systems. The resultant MIP particles were tested in the equilibrium binding experiment to analyze their adsorption ability to huperzine A, and were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) study. The recognition properties of MIP were estimated in solid-phase extraction by selecting four compounds (isolated from the Chinese herb Huperzia serrata) as substrates, and were compared with and prior to those of the NIP. High affinity and adsorption of MIP1 which was prepared in chloroform with huperzine A as imprinted molecule, and acrylamide (AM) as functional monomer, made an attractive application of MIP1 in separation processes. In final, using MIP1 solid-phase extraction micro-column, huperzine A was enriched and separated from the real extraction sample of Huperzia serrata. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009 [source]

Synthesis, characterization, and acoustic properties of new soluble polyurethanes based on 2,2,-[1,4-phenylenebis(nitrilomethylylidene)diphenol and 2,2,-[4,4,-methylene-di-2-methylphenylene-1,1,-bis(nitrilomethylylidene)]diphenol,

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, Issue 1 2007
A. V. Raghu
Abstract Eight novel polyurethanes based on 2,2,-[1,4-phenylenebis(nitrilomethylylidene)]diphenol and 2,2,-[4,4,-methylene-di-2-methylphenylene-1,1,-bis(nitrilomethylylidene)]diphenol acting as hard segments with two aromatic and two aliphatic diisocyanates (4,4,-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, toluene 2,4-diisocyanate, isophorone diisocyanate, and hexamethylene diisocyanate) were prepared and characterized with Fourier transform infrared, UV spectrophotometry, fluorescence spectroscopy, 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and differential thermal analysis. All the polyurethanes contained domains of semicrystalline and amorphous structures, as indicated by X-ray diffraction. The acoustic properties and solubility parameters were calculated with the group contribution method. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2007 [source]

Synthesis, characterization, and molecular modeling studies of novel polyurethanes based on 2,2,-[ethane-1,2-diylbis(nitrilomethylylidene)]diphenol and 2,2,-[hexane-1,6-diylbis(nitrilomethylylidene)] diphenol hard segments,

JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 20 2006
A. V. Raghu
Abstract Novel polyurethanes (PUs) based on 2,2,-[ethane-1,2-diylbis(nitrilomethylylidene)]diphenol and 2,2,-[hexane-1,6-diylbis(nitrilomethylylidene)]diphenol as hard segments containing four aromatic diisocyanates (4,4,-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, toluene 2,4-diisocyanate, isophorone diisocyanate, and hexamethylene diisocyanate) have been prepared. Fourier transform infrared, UV spectrophotometry, fluorescence spectroscopy, 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and differential thermal analysis have been used to determine the structural characterization and thermal properties of the segmented PUs. All the PUs contain domains of both semicrystalline and amorphous structures, as indicated by X-ray diffraction. The acoustic properties have been calculated with the group contribution method. Molecular dynamics simulations have been performed on all the PUs to estimate the cohesive energy density and solubility parameter values, which compare well with the values calculated with the group contribution method. Furthermore, the simulation protocols have been applied to the PUs to produce X-ray diffraction plots to determine the phase morphology of the PUs. The surface properties of the PUs have been estimated from the simulation protocols. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 6032,6046, 2006 [source]

Synthesis and characterization of hyperbranched-poly(siloxysilane)-based polymeric photoinitiators

JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 10 2006
Qing-Fa Si
Abstract Three UV-sensitive, hyperbranched-poly(siloxysilane)-based polymeric photoinitiators, bearing an alkyl phenone moiety linked to the surface of the hyperbranched polymer, were synthesized via the hydrosilylation of hyperbranched poly(siloxysilane) and modified UV-sensitive compounds. Hyperbranched poly(siloxysilane) was prepared via the polyhydrosilylation of the AB2 -type monomer methylvinyldichlorosilane. The chemical structures of the polymeric photoinitiators were characterized with 1H, 13C, and 29Si NMR, elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared, differential scanning calorimetry, UV spectrophotometry, and thermogravimetric analysis. The UV-curing behaviors of the blends of the hyperbranched polymeric photoinitiators with UV-curable epoxy acrylate (EA) resin were determined by Fourier transform infrared, and the results showed that the initiation efficiency of the polymeric photoinitiators was excellent and that the thermostability of the EA/polymeric photoinitiator curing systems was higher than that of the EA/photoinitiators. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 3261,3270, 2006 [source]