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THE METHOD OF MEASURING THE MEMBRANE COVER GEOMETRY USING LASER SCANNING AND SYNCHRONOUS PHOTOGRAMMETRY
PublikacjaThe authors present the experience and results of field studies carried out at the technical acceptance of Forest Opera (name in Polish: Opera Leśna) in Sopot (Poland). An unusual design of covering made in the form of “Sheerfill I” technical fabric membrane required spanned in the form of sails, required the use of terrestrial laser scanning. Such approach allowed for the fast and accurate record of the surface of individual panels...
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A Novel Cryptic Clostridial Peptide That Kills Bacteria by a Cell Membrane Permeabilization Mechanism
PublikacjaThis work reports detailed characteristics of the antimicrobial peptide Intestinalin (P30), which is derived from the LysC enzyme of Clostridium intestinale strain URNW. The peptide shows a broader antibacterial spectrum than the parental enzyme, showing potent antimicrobial activity against clinical strains of Gram-positive staphylococci and Gram-negative pathogens and causing between 3.04 ± 0.12 log kill for Pseudomonas aeruginosa...
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Reviewing the recent developments of using graphene-based nanosized materials in membrane separations
PublikacjaAccording to the potentialities of graphene-based materials and their unique physicochemical properties. Such 2D nanomaterials are likely to be the most implemented within the improvement of the selective separations of polymer membranes, together with enhanced physicochemical properties (such as hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity, transport of molecules, mechanical and thermal features, among others). Hence, this review compiles and...
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Synthesis and application of tetrazole di and triamide derivatives in ion-selective membrane electrodes
PublikacjaA number of tetrazole diamides and triamides have been synthesized and applied as ion carries in ion-selective membrane electrodes. Their selectivity and sensitivity were studied towards alkali, alkaline earth, transition and heavy metal cations. it was found that membranes doped with 3 and 2-nitrophenyl octyl ether exhibit an almost theoretial Nernstian response for NH+ over relatively wide concentration range. Elestrodes with...
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Irreversible thermodynamics model equations for heterogeneous solute flows in a double-membrane system
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Proposed approaches for coronaviruses elimination from wastewater: Membrane techniques and nanotechnology solutions
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Membrane Filtration-Assisted Enzymatic Hydrolysis Affects the Biological Activity of Potato Juice
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Development of stabilized protonconducting membrane based on poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol)
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Operando EPR Study of Radical Formation in Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
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Application of carbon-coated TiO2 for decomposition of methylene blue in a photocatalytic membrane reactor
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Extension of the UNRES Coarse-Grained Force Field to Membrane Proteins in the Lipid Bilayer
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Scaling diminution by heterogeneous crystallization in a filtration element integrated with membrane distillation module
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Studies of polypropylene membrane fouling during microfiltration of broth with Citrobacter freundii bacteria
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Clarification of 1,3-Propanediol Fermentation Broths by Using a Ceramic Fine UF Membrane
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The influence of magnetic water treatment on CaCO3 scale formation in membrane distillation process
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Water desalination using membrane distillation with acidic stabilization of scaling layer thickness
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Application of ultrafiltration ceramic membrane for separation of oily wastewater generated by maritime transportation
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Membrane shell finite element for textile fabric modelling numerical and experimental aspects
PublikacjaW pracy omówiono podstawowe problem numeryczne pojawiające się przy projektowaniu przekryć z tkanin technicznych. Przedstawiono eksperymenty potrzebne do identyfikacji właściwości mechanicznych takich tkanin.
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Molecular modelling of membrane activity of amphotericin B, a polyene macrolide antifungal antibiotic
PublikacjaPraca dotyczy różnego typu modelowań molekularnych cząsteczki przeciwgrzybowego antybiotyku (amfoterycyny B). Praca przeglądowa obejmuje opis badań nad właściwościami molekularnymi samej cząsteczki antybiotyku, jej oddziaływań z powierzchnią błony oraz struktur kanałowych jakie tworzą cząsteczki amfoterycyny wewnątrz błony lipidowej.
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Comparative molecular dynamics simulations of amphotericin B-cholesterol/ergosterol membrane channels
PublikacjaBadania polegały na przeprowadzeniu porównawczej dynamiki molekularnej dla dwóch typów kanałów amfoterycyny B. Obie symulacje różniły się rodzajem sterolu (cholesterol lub ergosterol). Na podstawie wyników przeprowadzonych prac ustalono jakie elementy strukturalne badanych kanałów mogą być odpowiedzialne za selektywne działanie amfoterycyny B.
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Mechanism of Binding of Antifungal Antibiotic Amphotericin B to Lipid Membranes: An Insight from Combined Single-Membrane Imaging, Microspectroscopy, and Molecular Dynamics
PublikacjaAmphotericin B is a lifesaving polyene antibiotic used in the treatment of systemic mycoses. Unfortunately, the pharmacological applicability of this drug is limited because of its severe toxic side effects. At the same time, the lack of a well-defined mechanism of selectivity hampers the efforts to rationally design safer derivatives. As the drug primarily targets the biomembranes of both fungi and humans, new insights into the...
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Separation of toluene from gas phase using supported imidazolium ionic liquid membrane
PublikacjaInvestigation on utilization of supported ionic liquids membranes for hydrocarbon separation from the gas phase was performed. Properties of membrane phase, wettability of supports, swelling effects and solubility of toluene were taken into account. Toluene permeation rates were significantly higher than those of pure nitrogen, the selectivity in a range of 17–341 was satisfying for separation. Despite the increase of viscosity...
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Membrane technologies assisting plant-based and agro-food by-products processing: A comprehensive review
PublikacjaBackground Nowadays, membrane-based technologies (e.g. microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, membrane distillation, and pervaporation) have demonstrated to meet the requirements to be involved in different food and bioproduct processes. Scope and approach Several applications have been developed, including either separation, recovery or concentration of bioactive molecules from agro-food products and by-products,...
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A simple and efficient hybrid discretization approach to alleviate membrane locking in isogeometric thin shells
PublikacjaThis work presents a new hybrid discretization approach to alleviate membrane locking in isogeometric finite element formulations for Kirchhoff–Love shells. The approach is simple, and requires no additional dofs and no static condensation. It does not increase the bandwidth of the tangent matrix and is effective for both linear and nonlinear problems. It combines isogeometric surface discretizations with classical Lagrange-based...
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On the possibility of using liguid or lipid, lipid like-polimer membrane systems as taste sensor
PublikacjaZastosowano membrany ciekłe w oscylatorach zawierających oleinian sodu i substancje należące do czterech klas smaku. Wpływają one na charakterystyki oscylacyjne potencjału elektrycznego miedzy fazami wodnymi. Otrzymane atraktory są różne w kształcie i dwu wymiarowej powierzchni. Powierzchnia ta zależy także od stężenia sacharozy w układzie. Mogą one byc użyte jako ''odcisk palca'' do indentyfikacji odpowiednije substancji smakowej....
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Kinetic characterization of hydrogen sulfide inhibition of suspended anammox biomass from a membrane bioreactor
PublikacjaThe inhibition effects of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on anammox-enriched biomass from a laboratory membrane reactor were analyzed in a series of batch respirometric experiments. The determined half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) was 4.67 mg H2S-S L−1 at the constant pH = 7.0 and the total sulfide concentration varying between 1 and 15 mg TS-S L−1. In another test, the IC50 was found to be 4.25 mg H2S-S L−1 under a constant...
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Ultrastructural alterations of the tympanic membrane in retraction pockets from patients with chronic otitis media
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Method to determine the critical concentration Rayleigh number in isothermal passive membrane transport processes
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The lipid composition of Legionella dumoffii membrane modulates the interaction with Galleria mellonella apolipophorin III
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Can Immobilized Artificial Membrane Chromatography Support the Characterization of Antimicrobial Peptide Origin Derivatives?
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Water Demineralization by Membrane Distillation Utilizing Cooling Water From Municipal Waste Incinerator
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On the mechanism of oscillations in three-phase system containing coationc surfactant and nitrobenzene liquid membrane
PublikacjaObserwuje się oscylacje różnicy potencjału elektochemicznego między fazami wodnymi oscylatora zawierającego bromek heksadecylotrimetyloamoniowy. Ta różnica potencjału składa sie z potencjałów na granicach faz między membraną a fazą wodną donorową oraz membraną a fazą wodną akceptorową. Wykazano, że oscylacje zachodzą na granicy fazy akceptorowej i membrany. Są one spowodowane procesami adsorpcji/desorpcji pary jonowej surfaktantu...
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE BIOLOGY
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Hydrophobic PVDF hollow fiber membranes with narrow pore size distribution and ultra-thin skin for the fresh water production through membrane distillation
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Membrane distillation assisting food production processes of thermally sensitive food liquid items: a review
PublikacjaPhysical separation technologies have become important tool for processing in the current food manufacturing industries, especially for the products containing bioactive compounds thanks to their health benefits in costumers. As for the processing of bioactive food ingredients implies the implementation of integrated systems oriented to their separation, fractionation, and recovery. In this field, membrane distillation (MD), which...
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Membranowe przekrycia wiszące -zagadnienia konstrukcyjno-materiałowe. Membrane hanging roof - constructional-material problems.
PublikacjaArtykuł przedstawia przykłady zastosowania membranowych przekryć wiszących w budownictwie ogólnym. Dodatkowo zwraca uwagę na wybrane zagadnienia konstrukcyjno-materiałowe tego typu obiektów.This paper presents the application examples of membrane hanging roof in building engineering. Additionally, attention to the chosen constructional-material problems of this type of structures has been focused.
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Are the short cationic lipopeptides bacterial membrane disruptors? Structure-Activity Relationship and molecular dynamic evaluation
PublikacjaShort cationic lipopeptides are amphiphilic molecules that exhibit antimicrobial activity mainly against Grampositives. These compounds bind to bacterial membranes and disrupt their integrity. Here we examine the structure-activity relation (SAR) of lysine-based lipopeptides, with a prospect to rationally design more active compounds. The presented study aims to explain how antimicrobial activity of lipopeptides is affected by...
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Continuous Monitoring of Thermooxidative Degradation Products of Polystyrene by Membrane Extraction with Sorbent Interface and Gas Chromatography
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Consequences of cathepsin C inactivation for membrane exposure of proteinase 3, the target antigen in autoimmune vasculitis
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ICTP concentration in cervical-vaginal fluid as a potential marker of membrane collagen degradation before labor
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Mineral composition and bioavailability of calcium and phosphorus from acid whey concentrated by various membrane processes
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Influence of Analyte Flow Rate on Signal and Response Time of the Amperometric Gas Sensor with Nafion Membrane
PublikacjaW publikacji przedstawiono rezultaty badań nad wpływem zmian objętościowego natężenia przepływu gazu na sygnał i czas odpowiedzi prototypowego czujnika ditlenku siarki z membraną nafionową. Porównywano właściwości czujników różniących się materiałem elektrody pracującej oraz składem roztworu elektrolitu wewnętrznego. Zastosowano elektrody pracujące wykonane z napylonych próżniowo na powierzchnię membrany nafionowej złota i platyny....
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Transport of lead across polymer inclusion membrane with p-tert-butylkalix[4]arene derivative
PublikacjaOpisane zostały ułatwienia w transporcie jonów ołowiu (II) przez polimerową membranę inkluzyjną (PIMs),która składała się z trój octanu celulozy jako polimerowego suportu, eteru o-nitrofenylooktylu jako plastyfikatora i 25,26,27,28, tetra-(N-hydroksy-N-metylokarbonylo metoksy)-p-tert-butylokaliks[4]arenu jako nośnika jonów. Polimerowa membrana inkluzyjna została scharakteryzowana przy pomocy mikroskopu sił atomowych (AFM). Otrzymane...
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Effectiveness of toluene separation from gas phase using supported ammonium ionic liquid membrane
PublikacjaAmmonium ionic liquids (ILs) are relatively cheap in synthesis and environmentally benign and despite that they have been very rarely used in gas separation. In this research we used several ammonium ILs as liquid membranes for removal of residual toluene from gas phase. Ionic liquids used in this study were composed of bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide anion [Tf2N] and trimethylbutylammonium [N1114], trietylbutylammonium [N2224],...
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Interactions of amphotericin B derivative of low toxicity with biological membrane components - the Langmuir monolayer approach
PublikacjaMetodą monowarstw Langmuira zbadano naturę oddziaływań nowej pochodnej antybiotyku przeciwgrzybowego amfoterycyny B o niskiej toksyczności, tj. estru metylowego N-metylo-N-D-fruktopiranozyloamfoterycyny B (MF-AME)z komponentami błon biologicznych: ergosterolem, występującym w komórkach grzybowych i cholesterolem występującym w komórkach zwierzęcych oraz z modelowym fosfolipidem DPPC i na tej podstawie stwierdzono, że zróżnicowanie...
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On the new possibility of applying oscillating liquid membrane systems for melecular recognition substances responsible for taste.
PublikacjaSugerowano wczesniej, że układy osylacyjne z membraną ciekłą mogą być uzyte do opracowania sensora smaku. zbadano wpływ substancji odpowiedzialnych za smak należacych do czterech klas samku na charakterystyki osylacyjne oscylatora z mambrana ciekłą i kationowym surfaktantem chlorkiem benzylodimetylotetradecyloamonionowym. Wykazano,że niezaleznie od natury rozpuszczalnika organicznego w membranie ciekłej charkterystyki oscylacyjne...
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Membrane Sterols Modulate the Binding Mode of Amphotericin B without Affecting Its Affinity for a Lipid Bilayer
PublikacjaMembrane-active antibiotics are known to selectively target certain pathogens based on cell membrane properties, such as fluidity, lipid ordering, and phase behavior. These are in turn modulated by the composition of a lipid bilayer and in particular by the presence and type of membrane sterols. Amphotericin B (AmB), the golden standard of antifungal treatment, exhibits higher activity toward ergosterol-rich fungal membranes, which...
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New bulk liquid membrane oscillator composed of two coupled oscillators with diffusion-mediated physical coupling
PublikacjaA new type of bulk liquid membrane system, which represents the first example of a bulk liquid membrane oscillator characterised by the presence of two coupled oscillators, is described. When the benzyldimethyltetradecylammonium chloride surfactant undergoes an oscillatory mass transfer through a nitromethane liquid membrane, a new liquid layer (phase X) appears between the membrane and the acceptor phase. Kinetic analysis provides...
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Fabrication of the cross-linked PVA/TiO2/C nanocomposite membrane for alkaline direct methanol fuel cells
PublikacjaA crosslinked Poly(vinyl alcohol) based composite membrane was developed through a phase inversion process for use in alkaline direct methanol fuel cells (ADMFCs). The titanium dioxide (TiO2) and carbon nanoparticles (NPs) have been incorporated into the PVA polymer matrix to improve the mechanical and thermal properties. The membrane samples were further modified with maleic acid, a carboxylic acid acting as the cross-linker,...