Potato juice, a starch industry waste, as a cost-effective medium for the biosynthesis of bacterial cellulose

D Ciecholewska-Juśko, M Broda, A Żywicka… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this work, we verified the possibility of valorizing a major waste product of the potato
starch industry, potato tuber juice (PJ). We obtained a cost-effective, ecological-friendly …

YourTuber matters: Screening for potato variety for the synthesis of bacterial cellulose in its tuber juice

D Ciecholewska-Juśko, A Żywicka, M Broda… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to characterize potato varieties for producing potato juice media (PJM) that
allow bacterial cellulose (BC) effective and cost-efficient production. The study used 12 …

Analysis of amylase in the kitchen: an at-home biochemistry experiment for the COVID-19 pandemic

S Maqsood, SM Kilpatrick, CD Truong… - Journal of Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
During the COVID-19 pandemic, an at-home enzyme assay was developed for a
biochemistry laboratory course at Arizona State University. The experiment was designed to …

Silver ions immobilized on thiourea/formaldehyde resin for solid phase extraction of iodide ions from aqueous solution

AM Elgarahy, AS Al-Bogami, A Akhdhar… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Iodine has been found to have considerable effects on tropospheric photochemistry, which
in turn affects climate by lowering ozone's radiative forcing and air quality by lowering …

Assessment of bacterial nanocellulose loaded with acetylsalicylic acid or povidone-iodine as bioactive dressings for skin and soft tissue infections

S Argel, M Castaño, DE Jimenez, S Rodríguez… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) is a novel nanomaterial known for its large surface area,
biocompatibility, and non-toxicity. BNC contributes to regenerative processes in the skin but …

Optimized spectrophotometry method for starch quantification

P Bahdanovich, K Axelrod, AY Khlystov, V Samburova - Analytica, 2022 - mdpi.com
Starch is a polysaccharide that is abundantly found in nature and is generally used as an
energy source and energy storage in many biological and environmental processes …

Microfluidic Paper-Based Device Incorporated with Silica Nanoparticles for Iodide Quantification in Marine Source Dietary Supplements

MG Pereira, A Machado, A Leite, M Rangel, A Bordalo… - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Iodine is an essential micronutrient for humans due to its fundamental role in the
biosynthesis of thyroid hormones. As a key parameter to assess health conditions, iodine …

Investigating the pro-inflammatory differentiation of macrophages with bacterial ghosts in potential infection control

A Pradeep, AI Mathew, PK Vemula, SG Bhat… - Archives of …, 2024 - Springer
In the complex realm of bacterial infections, particularly those caused by Staphylococcus
aureus (S. aureus), macrophages play a pivotal role in orchestrating the immune response …

Adsorption of aqueous iodide on hexadecyl pyridinium-modified bentonite investigated using an iodine–starch complex

JG Kim, JY Lee - Chemosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The sorption affinity of iodide on organo-bentonite, modified with hexadecyl pyridinium
(HDPy), was investigated with the iodine–starch method coupled with UV/Vis absorption …

In‐line spectroscopy for iodine quantification in dynamic contrast‐enhanced dedicated breast CT

LC Goris, M Mikerov, JJ Pautasso… - Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background In 4D dynamic contrast‐enhanced dedicated breast computed tomography (4D
DCE‐bCT), the functional properties of the breast will be characterized by monitoring the …