Turcz. Root Bark Improves Skin Barrier Function and Symptoms of Atopic Dermatitis in Mice.

The root bark of Turcz. has been traditionally used for the topical treatment of skin disorders like pruritus. This study was designed to investigate the inflammatory and skin barrier protective effects of in mice with calcipotriol (MC903)-induced atopic dermatitis (AD).

Oxyanion flux characterization using passive flux meters: development and field testing of surfactant-modified granular activated carbon.

We report here on the extension of Passive Flux Meter (PFM) applications for measuring fluxes of oxyanions in groundwater, and present results for laboratory and field studies. Granular activated carbon, with and without impregnated silver (GAC and SI-GAC, respectively), was modified with a cationic surfactant, hexadecyltrimethylammonium (HDTMA), to enhance the anion exchange capacity (AEC). Langmuir isotherm sorption maxima for oxyanions measured in batch experiments were in the following order: perchlorate>>chromate>selenate, consistent with their selectivity.