Silicone Granuloma Associated with Pectoral Muscle Involvement after Ruptured Breast Implant: a Novel case report.

In this study, an unusual case of a patient who was previously operated on a ruptured breast implant following silicone granuloma associated with pectoral muscle involvement is reported. A 72-year-old woman had undergone breast augmentation surgery when she was 52-year-old and silicone implant rupture 10 years later. After 10 years of ruptured silicone implant, her mammography showed diffuse, multiple high-density nodules in the left breast.

Green preparation of a novel red mud@carbon composite and its application for adsorption of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid from aqueous solution.

This study reports the eco-friendly preparation of a novel composite material consisting of red mud and carbon spheres, denoted as red mud@C composite, and its application for the removal of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid herbicide (2,4-D) from aqueous solution. The preparation route has a green approach because it follows the low-energy consuming one-step hydrothermal process by using starch as a renewable carbon precursor and red mud as a waste from aluminum production industry. Characterization of the red mud@C composite was performed by FT-IR, TGA, SEM, TEM, BET, XRD, and Raman microscopy analyses.

Discriminative sensing of DOPA enantiomers by cyclodextrin anchored graphene nanohybrids.

Discriminative sensing of chiral species with a convenient and robust system is a challenge in chemistry, pharmaceutics and particularly in biomedical science. Advanced nanohybrid materials for discrimination of these biologically active molecules can be developed by combination of individual obvious advantages of different molecular scaffolds. Herein, we report on the comparison of the performance of cyclodextrin functionalized graphene derivatives (x-CD/rGO, x: α-, β-, γ-) for discrimination of DOPA enantiomers.

Highly Active Cobalt Sulfide/Carbon Nanotube Catalyst for Hydrogen Evolution at Soft Interfaces.

Hydrogen evolution at polarized liquid-liquid interfaces [water/1,2-dichloroethane (DCE)] by the electron donor decamethylferrocene (DMFc) is catalyzed efficiently by the fabricated cobalt sulfide (CoS) nanoparticles and nanocomposites of CoS nanoparticles formed on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CoS/CNT). The suspended CoS/CNT nanocomposite catalysts at the interface show a higher catalytic activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) than the CoS nanoparticles due to the high dispersity and conductivity of the CNT materials, which can serve as the main charge transport pathways for the injection of electrons to attain the catalytic sites of the nanoparticles. The reaction rate increased more than 1000-fold and 300-fold by using CoS/CNT and CoS catalysts, respectively, when compared to a non-catalyzed reaction.

Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by oleic acid-capped CdS, CdSe, and CdS0.75Se0.25 alloy nanocrystals.

Photocatalytic generation of hydrogen by using oleic acid-capped CdS, CdSe, and CdS(0.75)Se(0.25) alloy nanocrystals (quantum dots) has been investigated under visible-light irradiation by employing Na(2)S and Na(2)SO(3) as hole scavengers.

Green synthesis of reduced graphene oxide/polyaniline composite and its application for salt rejection by polysulfone-based composite membranes.

In this study, a novel, simple, and eco-friendly enzymatic-reaction-based approach to produce reduced graphene oxide/polyaniline (rGO/PANI) composite material was proposed. Glucose oxidase (GOx) was used as an effective catalyst producing hydrogen peroxide, in the presence of glucose, for the oxidative polymerization of aniline under ambient conditions. The prepared rGO/PANI composite was dispersed in polysulfone (PSf), and the mixed membranes were prepared by the phase inversion polymerization method.

Arsenic(V) removal from underground water by magnetic nanoparticles synthesized from waste red mud.

In this study waste red mud (bauxite residue) sample obtained from Seydişehir (Konya, Turkey) was evaluated for the synthesis of Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles (NPs) in ammonia solution that can be used to remove As(V) from both synthetic and natural underground water samples. The synthesized Fe(3)O(4)-NPs were characterized by using TEM, VSM, XRD, SAXS, TGA and FT-IR spectroscopy. The Fe(3)O(4)-NPs assumed a near-sphere shape with an average size of 9 nm.

Calix[4]arene derivative bearing imidazole groups as carrier for the transport of palladium by using bulk liquid membrane.

The carrier activity of calix[4]arene containing imidazole groups towards the facilitated transport of palladium(II) through dichloromethane bulk liquid membrane has been studied. The optimum transport conditions were established by the studies on the effect of pH, feed concentration, carrier concentration, receiver phase concentration and transport time. A solution of 1M hydrochloric acid (HCl) served as receiving phase for maximum transport of the metal ion.

Micronodular T-cell/histiocyte-rich B-cell lymphoma of the spleen in a case of small lymphocytic lymphoma: a Richter's transformation.

Abstract A case of micronodular T-cell/histiocyte-rich B-cell lymphoma of the spleen who had a prior diagnosis of small lymphocytic lymphoma is presented. Micronodular T-cell/histiocyte-rich B-cell lymphoma of the spleen was first described in 2003, and very few cases have been reported since then. This is the first reported case supervening in a patient with pre-existing chronic lymphocytic lymphoma.

Surface modification of glass beads with glutaraldehyde: characterization and their adsorption property for metal ions.

In this study, a new material that adsorbs the metal ions was prepared by modification of the glass beads surfaces with glutaraldehyde. First, the glass beads were etched with 4M NaOH solution. Then, they were reacted with 3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane (APTES).