AgCl/poly(GMA-co-MMA-co-AMPS) copolymer hybrid membranes were prepared by in situ microemulsion polymerization. The morphology of the AgCl particles and hybrid membranes was characterized by UV-visible spectrophotometry, transmission electron microscopy, and scanning
electron microscopy. A size decrease was observed in the AgCl nanoparticles with increased surfactant and salt concentrations. The AgCl nanoparticles maintained an even dispersion in the hybrid membranes. The separation performance of the hybrid membranes was evaluated by pervaporation experiments of benzene/cyclohexane mixtures. The high solubility of the polymerizable surfactant in the MMA-GMA mixture led to better hybrid membrane high throughput screening performance compared with the hybrid membranes prepared by macromolecular surfactant. The swelling-sorption behavior of benzene and cyclohexane indicated that the equilibrium swelling-sorption amounts in all hybrid membranes were larger than in membranes without the nanoparticles. When the surfactant and salt concentrations were both
0.3 mol L-1, the equilibrium swelling-sorption amounts in the hybrid membranes reached a maximum. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.”
“Purpose: The signal-to-noise ratio and resolution are two competing parameters Veliparib for dental MRI and are highly dependent on the radiofrequency coil configuration and performance. The purpose of this work is to describe an intraoral approach for imaging teeth with the radiofrequency coil plane oriented orthogonally to the Zeeman field to use the transverse components of the B-1 field for transmitting and receiving the NMR signal. Methods: A single loop coil with shape and size fitted to www.selleckchem.com/products/azd9291.html the average adult maxillary arch
was built and tested with a phantom and human subjects in vivo on a whole-body 4 T MRI scanner. Supporting Biot-Savart law simulations were performed with Matlab. Results: In the occlusal position (in bite plane between the upper and lower teeth), the sensitive volume of the coil encompasses the most important dental structures, the teeth and their supporting structures, while uninteresting tissues containing much higher proton density (cheeks, lips, and tongue) are outside the sensitive volume. The presented images and simulated data show the advantages of using a coil in the orthogonal orientation for dental applications.