Publications by authors named "A Zizzari"

Sézary syndrome (SS) is a rare and aggressive T-cell lymphoma with a poor prognosis in advanced stages. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) offers a potential cure, but complications such as graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) remain a clinical challenge. Mogamulizumab, a humanized anti-CC chemokine receptor 4 (CCR4) antibody, is sometimes used as a bridge to transplantation, but its potential interactions with allo-HCT are unclear.

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Microfluidics offers a highly controlled and reproducible route to synthesize lipid vesicles. In recent years, several microfluidic approaches have been introduced for this purpose, but double emulsions, such as Water-in-Oil-in-Water (W/O/W) droplets, are preferable to produce giant vesicles that are able to maximize material encapsulation. Flow focusing (FF) is a technique used to generate double emulsion droplets with high monodispersity, a controllable size, and good robustness.

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Membrane-based sensors (MePSs) exhibit remarkable precision and sensitivity in detecting pressure changes. MePSs are commonly used to monitor catalytic reactions in solution, generating gas products crucial for signal amplification in bioassays. They also allow for catalyst quantification by indirectly measuring the pressure generated by the gaseous products.

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We present the case of a young adult, who developed several hepatic post-HCT complications, which made differential diagnosis extremely difficult.

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Article Synopsis
  • Polymeric membranes enhanced with hydrophilic dopants, like polyaniline-capped halloysite nanotubes (HNTs), significantly improve water filtration efficiency.
  • The study compares undoped and HNT-doped polyether sulfone (PES) membranes in their wettability, permeance, mechanical strength, and structure using advanced imaging techniques like µ-PIXE and STIM.
  • Findings reveal that HNT-doped membranes show higher water permeance due to optimal distribution of HNTs within the polymer matrix, emphasizing the analytical benefits of the techniques used for characterization.
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