Oxygen-Dependent Photoluminescence and Electrical Conductance of Zinc Tin Oxide (ZTO): A Modified Stern-Volmer Description.

Zinc tin oxide (ZTO) is investigated as a photoluminescent sensor for oxygen (O); chemisorbed oxygen quenches the luminescence intensity. At the same time, ZTO is also studied as a resistive sensor; being an n-type semiconductor, its electrical conductance decreases by adsorption of oxygen. Both phenomena can be exploited for quantitative O sensing.

Water Sorption on Isoreticular CPO-27-Type MOFs: From Discrete Sorption Sites to Water-Bridge-Mediated Pore Condensation.

Pore engineering is commonly used to alter the properties of metal-organic frameworks. This is achieved by incorporating different linker molecules () into the structure, generating isoreticular frameworks. CPO-27, also named MOF-74, is a prototypical material for this approach, offering the potential to modify the size of its one-dimensional pore channels and the hydrophobicity of pore walls using various linker ligands during synthesis.

Utilization of a highly adaptable murine air pouch model for minimally invasive testing of the inflammatory potential of biomaterials.

The biocompatibility of an implanted material strongly determines the subsequent host immune response. After insertion into the body, each medical device causes tissue reactions. How intense and long-lasting these are is defined by the material properties.

Sarcopenia is associated with chemoradiotherapy discontinuation and reduced progression-free survival in glioblastoma patients.

Purpose: Sarcopenia may complicate treatment in cancer patients. Herein, we assessed whether sarcopenia measurements derived from radiation planning computed tomography (CT) were associated with complications and tumor progression during radiochemotherapy for glioblastoma.

Methods: Consecutive patients undergoing radiotherapy planning for glioblastoma between 2010 and 2021 were analyzed.

Cervical body composition on radiotherapy planning computed tomography scans predicts overall survival in glioblastoma patients.

Background And Purpose: Glioblastoma (GBM) patients face a strongly unfavorable prognosis despite multimodal therapy regimens. However, individualized mortality prediction remains imprecise. Harnessing routine radiation planning cranial computed tomography (CT) scans, we assessed cervical body composition measures as novel biomarkers for overall survival (OS) in GBM patients.