Bisphenol A (BPA), a prominent endocrine-disrupting compound, has garnered considerable attention due to its urgent need for rapid removal from water. Herein, we first used a novel reactive phosphine oxide containing tertiary amines as crosslinker to prepare water-insoluble crosslinked β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) adsorbent via radical-mediated thiol-ene polymerization. Owing to the synergistic hydrogen-bond (H-bond) interactions of functional groups (tertiary amine and PO groups) toward BPA, the resulted adsorbents showed fast adsorption kinetics to BPA with an adsorption equilibrium time of 5 min. After six adsorption-desorption cycles, the removal efficiency of BPA was 92.5 %, indicating its excellent reusability. Due to the presence of the CS bonds, the β-CD -derived bio-adsorbents offered binding sites for Cu ions, resulting in a maximum adsorption capacity of 113.89 mg g.
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BMC Ophthalmol
January 2025
Department of Retina and Vitreous, Narayana Nethralaya, #121/C, 1st R Block, Chord Road, Rajaji Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560010, India.
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BMC Public Health
January 2025
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
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January 2025
Department of Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, China.
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Sci Rep
January 2025
Department of Breast Surgery, Mindong Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, No. 89, Heshan Road, Fu'an, 355000, Fujian Province, China.
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December 2024
Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Objective: This scoping review aimed to explore the literature on molecular genetics of obesity in Malaysia.
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