SiO Fibers by Centrifugal Spinning with Excellent Textural Properties and Water Adsorption Performance.

Facile and innovative route for large-scale synthesis of SiO fibers with excellent textural properties and HO adsorption performance is presented. At first, a three-dimensional network of SiO precursor fibers was produced from tailored spun solutions (without any toxic elements and surfactants) by centrifugal spinning, which is a very modern fiber-synthesis technique, with numerous advantages over electrospinning. Upon thermal annealing of the precursor fibers, mesoporous amorphous SiO fibers with an ultrahigh surface area of up to 824 m/g and pore size distribution in the range of 2-10 nm were produced.

Bone marrow suppression and associated consequences in patients after heart transplantation: A 6-year retrospective review.

Aims: To evaluate the incidence of bone marrow suppression and consequences of MMF dose adjustment in patients within the first year after heart transplantation.

Methods: Group I (n=47) was treated with a regimen currently used in patients after heart transplantation (mycophenolatemofetil - MMF, valganciclovir - VGC and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole - TMP-SMX). Group II (n=47) received only MMF of potentially myelotoxic medications.