Publications by authors named "S Mutic"
This review explores biochar's potential as a sustainable and cost-effective solution for remediating organic pollutants, particularly polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and pesticides, in water. Biochar, a carbon-rich material produced from biomass pyrolysis, has demonstrated adsorption efficiencies exceeding 90% under optimal conditions, depending on the feedstock type, pyrolysis temperature, and functionalization. High surface area (up to 1500 m/g), porosity, and modifiable surface functional groups make biochar effective in adsorbing a wide range of contaminants, including toxic metals, organic pollutants, and nutrients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIncident reporting and learning systems provide an opportunity to identify systemic vulnerabilities that contribute to incidents and potentially degrade quality. The narrative of an incident is intended to provide a clear, easy to understand description of an incident. Unclear, incomplete or poorly organized narratives compromise the ability to learn from them.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe rapid and sensitive voltammetric determination of organic UV filters benzophenone-3 (BP-3) and avobenzone (AVO) was performed by an ionic liquid carbon paste electrode (IL-CPE). Namely, the synthesized pyridinium-based ILs, 1-butyl-3-methylpyridinium chloride ([N-C-3CPy]Cl) and 1-ethoxyethyl-3-methylpyridinium chloride ([N-COC-3CPy]Cl) were compared as bulk CPE modifiers for BP-3 determination. [N-C-3CPy]Cl-CPE showed more favorable interactions with the target analyte, and it was tested for AVO determination, too.
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- Researchers developed a cholesterol biosensor by immobilizing cholesterol oxidase on a composite electrode, enhancing its electrochemical performance.
- The biosensor demonstrated a strong linear response for cholesterol concentrations between 0.31 and 2.46 µM, with a detection limit of 0.13 µM and a high level of precision in measurements.
- Successful application of the biosensor in human blood serum samples showed excellent recovery rates, indicating it could be a reliable alternative to current commercial cholesterol testing methods.
Introduction: A kV imager coupled to a novel, ring-gantry radiotherapy system offers improved on-board kV-cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) acquisition time (17-40 seconds) and image quality, which may improve CT radiotherapy image-guidance and enable online adaptive radiotherapy. We evaluated whether inter-observer contour variability over various anatomic structures was non-inferior using a novel ring gantry kV-CBCT (RG-CBCT) imager as compared to diagnostic-quality simulation CT (simCT).
Materials/methods: Seven patients undergoing radiotherapy were imaged with the RG-CBCT system at breath hold (BH) and/or free breathing (FB) for various disease sites on a prospective imaging study.