Removal characteristics of presepsin by operating conditions and hemofilter.

Presepsin, which is used as a biomarker for sepsis, is thought to be removed by dialysis, but the actual removal properties of dialysis are unknown. We investigated the presepsin removal properties of continuous hemodiafiltration using the high concentration of presepsin from human plasma drained by plasma exchange. Each solution in plasma exchange was connected to a continuous hemodiafiltration blood circuit and circulated at 4 conditions.

A photoswitchable polar crystal that exhibits superionic conduction.

Ionic conductors serve as solid electrolytes for fuel cells and batteries, whereas polar crystals such as ferroelectrics and pyroelectrics-which are typically insulating materials-are used in electronic devices. Here we show a material that combines superionic conductivity with a polar crystal structure at room temperature. This three-dimensional anionic network is based on -Fe-N≡C-Mo- units, with Cs cations hosted in every other pore.

Humidity-Induced Switching between Two Magnetic and Structural Phases in a Co -[W (CN) ] Molecular Magnet.

The self-assembly of cobalt(II) with purine and octacyanidotungstate(V) results in the formation of the three-dimensional Co [W(CN) ] (purine) ⋅8.5H O (1) coordination polymer. This compound exhibits humidity-induced variation of the number of water molecules of crystallisation leading to a reversible structural phase transition and the alternation of the long-range ferromagnetic ordering temperature from T =29 K for the pristine assembly (1) to T =49 K for the sample stored in a low-humidity atmosphere (1-deh).

Nanometer-size hard magnetic ferrite exhibiting high optical-transparency and nonlinear optical-magnetoelectric effect.

Development of nanometer-sized magnetic particles exhibiting a large coercive field (Hc) is in high demand for densification of magnetic recording. Herein, we report a single-nanosize (i.e.