Facile method to functionalize graphene oxide and its application to poly(ethylene terephthalate)/graphene composite.

Graphene oxide (GO) prepared in bulk quantities by oxidation of graphite with strong oxidants contains many hydrophilic groups, such as hydroxyl, epoxy, and carboxyl acid. We present a method to efficiently convert these hydrophilic groups into alkyl and alkyl ether groups by a one step reaction of bimolecular nucleophilic substitution with alkyl bromide. The functionalized graphene oxide (fGO) can be homogeneously dispersed as exfoliated monolayers in various organic solvents without degradation of size and shape of graphene oxide sheet.

Nodular lymphoid hyperplasia and histologic changes mimicking celiac disease, collagenous sprue, and lymphocytic colitis in a patient with selective IgA deficiency.

Selective IgA deficiency is the most common primary immunoglobulin deficiency. The clinical manifestations of selective IgA deficiency, including gastrointestinal (GI) complications, are rare and typically milder than those seen with common variable immunodeficiency or X-linked agammaglobulinemia. We present a rare case of selective IgA deficiency that shows a number of interesting histological features in the GI tract, including diffuse nodular lymphoid hyperplasia involving the entire small and large intestine, celiac disease-like and collagenous sprue-like changes in the small intestine, as well as lymphocytic colitis pattern.