The interaction of a styryl(pyridinium)-chromene hybrid dye (DSP-C) with the 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD) macrocycle leads to a remarkably large increase (∼310-fold) in its fluorescence intensity, in contrast to the relatively smaller (∼45-fold) enhancement observed with native β-cyclodextrin (βCD). Both macrocycles (βCD and HPβCD) bind with the styryl(pyridinium) as well as the chromene fragments of the hybrid dye, with the simultaneous formation of 1:1 and 2:1 host:guest complexes. However, the binding constant (K) is more than an order of magnitude higher for HPβCD than for βCD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe anatomy, physiology, and hemodynamics of the premature heart vary along the range of gestational ages cared for in neonatal intensive care units, from 22 weeks to term gestation. Clinical management of the preterm neonate should account for this heterogenous development. This requires an understanding of the impact of ex utero stressors on immature and disorganized cardiac tissue, the different state of hemodynamics across intracardiac shunts impacting the natural transition from fetal to neonatal life, and the effects of intensive pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions that have systemic consequences influencing cardiac function.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUrea is recognized as one of the most frequently used adulterants in milk to enhance artificial protein content, and whiteness. Drinking milk having high urea concentrations which causes innumerable health disputes like ulcers, indigestion, and kidney-related problems. Therefore, herein, a simple and rapid electroanalytical platform was developed to detect the presence of urea in milk using a modified electrode sensor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe present investigation reports a comprehensible and responsive strategy for identifying atrazine in several conditions using an extensive electrochemical method. CdS Quantum dots were synthesized via a greener approach, and their formation was endorsed by numerous characterization techniques such as FTIR, SEM, Raman, UV-Vis, and XRD. Owing to the splendid electrocatalytic behavior, Green CdS quantum dots (QDs) of crystallite size ∼2 nm was opted as the sensor material and were, therefore, incorporated on the bare carbon paste electrode's surface.
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