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Le TT, Bordignon S, Chierotti MR, Shang Y, Schökel A, Klassen T, Pistidda C. Mixed Metal Amide-Hydride Solid Solutions for Potential Energy Storage Applications. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:11233-11241. [PMID: 38815249 PMCID: PMC11186013 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
Abstract
Mixed solid solutions have played an important role in improving the kinetics and performance of hydrogen storage materials, as reported for the Li-Mg-N-H, K-Mg-N-H, and Rb-Mg-N-H systems. Besides, the formation of a homogeneous solid solution, mostly due to partial ionic substitution, is known to be an effective approach to improve the ionic conductivity of a material, which is an important property in electrochemical applications. We have reported a series of solid solutions based on mixed amide-hydride materials of the Group 1 elements, e.g., K(NH2)xH1-x, Rb(NH2)xH1-x, and Cs(NH2)xH1-x, via the exchange of NH2-/H- anions with the change of the lattice cell of the solid solution. Extending the research in this direction, we study the M-N-H solid solution in the MNH2-MH systems (M = K, Rb, Cs, and their combinations), i.e., KNH2-RbH, RbNH2-KH, RbNH2-CsH, and CsNH2-RbH via ex situ/in situ XRD, IR, and 1H 2D solid-state NMR. The results obtained confirm the formation of mixed metal amide-hydride solid solutions associated with an exchange between both anionic (NH2- and H-) and cationic species (K+, Rb+, and Cs+). With this study, we aim to create an accessible library of M-N-H solid solutions for further studies as additives for hydrogen storage materials or ionic conductors.
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- Thi Thu Le
- Institute
of Hydrogen Technology, Helmholtz-Zentrum
hereon GmbH, Max-Planck-Straße 1, Geesthacht D-21502, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Torino, V. P. Giuria 7, Torino I-10125, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Torino, V. P. Giuria 7, Torino I-10125, Italy
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- Institute
of Hydrogen Technology, Helmholtz-Zentrum
hereon GmbH, Max-Planck-Straße 1, Geesthacht D-21502, Germany
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- Deutsches
Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, Hamburg D-22607, Germany
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- Institute
of Hydrogen Technology, Helmholtz-Zentrum
hereon GmbH, Max-Planck-Straße 1, Geesthacht D-21502, Germany
- Helmut
Schmidt University, Holstenhofweg
85, Hamburg D-22043, Germany
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- Institute
of Hydrogen Technology, Helmholtz-Zentrum
hereon GmbH, Max-Planck-Straße 1, Geesthacht D-21502, Germany
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Wang Y, Xue Y, Züttel A. Nanoscale engineering of solid-state materials for boosting hydrogen storage. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:972-1003. [PMID: 38111973 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00706e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
Abstract
The development of novel materials capable of securely storing hydrogen at high volumetric and gravimetric densities is a requirement for the wide-scale usage of hydrogen as an energy carrier. In recent years, great efforts via nanoscale tuning and designing strategies on both physisorbents and chemisorbents have been devoted to improvements in their thermodynamic and kinetic aspects. Increasing the hydrogen storage capacity/density for physisorbents and chemisorbents and improving the dehydrogenation kinetics of hydrides are still considered a challenge. The extensive and fast development of advanced nanotechnologies has fueled a surge in research that presents huge potential in designing solid-state materials to meet the ultimate U.S. Department of Energy capacity targets for onboard light-duty vehicles, material-handling equipments, and portable power applications. Different from the existing literature, in this review, particular attention is paid to the recent advances in nanoscale engineering of solid-state materials for boosting hydrogen storage, especially the nanoscale tuning and designing strategies. We first present a short overview of hydrogen storage mechanisms of nanoscale engineering for boosted hydrogen storage performance on solid-state materials, for example, hydrogen spillover, nanopump effect, nanosize effect, nanocatalysis, and other non-classical hydrogen storage mechanisms. Then, the focus is on recent advancements in nanoscale engineering strategies aimed at enhancing the gravimetric hydrogen storage capacity of porous materials, reducing dehydrogenation temperature and improving reaction kinetics and reversibility of hydrogen desorption/absorption for metal hydrides. Effective nanoscale tuning strategies for enhancing the hydrogen storage performance of porous materials include optimizing surface area and pore volume, fine-tuning nanopore sizes, introducing nanostructure doping, and crafting nanoarchitecture and nanohybrid materials. For metal hydrides, successful strategies involve nanoconfinement, nanosizing, and the incorporation of nanocatalysts. This review further addresses the points to future research directions in the hope of ushering in the practical applications of hydrogen storage materials.
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- Yunting Wang
- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1950 Sion, Switzerland.
- Empa Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1950 Sion, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1950 Sion, Switzerland.
- Empa Materials Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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Karacaoglu F, Kolsuz ME, Bagis N, Evli C, Orhan K. Development and validation of intraoral periapical radiography-based machine learning model for periodontal defect diagnosis. Proc Inst Mech Eng H 2023:9544119231162682. [PMID: 36939160 DOI: 10.1177/09544119231162682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2023]
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Radiographic determination of the bone level is useful in the diagnosis and determination of the severity of the periodontal disease. Various two- and three-dimensional imaging modalities offer choices for imaging pathologic processes that affect the periodontium. In recent years, innovative computer techniques, especially artificial intelligence (AI), have begun to be used in many areas of dentistry and are helping increase treatment and diagnostic performance. This study was aimed at developing a machine-learning (ML) model and assessing the extent to which it was capable of classifying periodontal defects on 2D periapical images. Eighty-seven periapical images were examined as part of this research. The existence or absence of periodontal defects in the aforementioned images were evaluated by a human observer. The evaluations were subsequently repeated using a radiomics platform. A comparison was made of all data acquired through human observation and ML techniques by SVM analysis. According to the study findings the ability of human observers and the ML model to detect periodontal defects was significantly different in comparison to the gold standard. However, ML and human observers performed similarly for the detection of periodontal defects without a significant difference. This study reveals that the prediction of periodontal defects can be achieved by combining particular radiomic features with image variables. The proposed machine leaning model can be utilized for supporting clinical practitioners and eventually substitute evaluations conducted by human observers while enhancing future levels of performance.
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- Fatma Karacaoglu
- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.,Ankara University Medical Design Application and Research Center (MEDITAM), Ankara, Turkey
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Smith E, Venkataraman D. Deleterious Effects of Halides and Solvents used in Electronic Device Fabrication on the Integrity of Copper Iodide Thin‐Films. Chempluschem 2022; 87:e202200101. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202200101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Emily Smith
- University of Massachusetts Amherst Chemistry UNITED STATES
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- University of Massachusetts Amherst Chemistry 710 N. Pleasant St 01002 Amherst UNITED STATES
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Reicher V, Bálint A, Újváry D, Gácsi M. Non-invasive sleep EEG measurement in hand raised wolves. Sci Rep 2022; 12:9792. [PMID: 35697910 PMCID: PMC9191399 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13643-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Sleep research greatly benefits from comparative studies to understand the underlying physiological and environmental factors affecting the different features of sleep, also informing us about the possible evolutionary changes shaping them. Recently, the domestic dog became an exceedingly valuable model species in sleep studies, as the use of non-invasive polysomnography methodologies enables direct comparison with human sleep data. In this study, we applied the same polysomnography protocol to record the sleep of dog’s closest wild relative, the wolf. We measured the sleep of seven captive (six young and one senior), extensively socialized wolves using a fully non-invasive sleep EEG methodology, originally developed for family dogs. We provide the first descriptive analysis of the sleep macrostructure and NREM spectral power density of wolves using a completely non-invasive methodology. For (non-statistical) comparison, we included the same sleep data of similarly aged dogs. Although our sample size was inadequate to perform statistical analyses, we suggest that it may form the basis of an international, multi-site collection of similar samples using our methodology, allowing for generalizable, unbiased conclusions. As we managed to register both macrostructural and spectral sleep data, our procedure appears to be suitable for collecting valid data in other species too, increasing the comparability of non-invasive sleep studies.
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- Vivien Reicher
- Department of Ethology, Doctoral School of Biology, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary. .,MTA-ELTE Comparative Ethology Research Group, Budapest, Hungary.
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- MTA-ELTE Comparative Ethology Research Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Ethology, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- MTA-ELTE Comparative Ethology Research Group, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Ethology, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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Chevala NT, Kumar L, Veetilvalappil V, Mathew AJ, Paonam B, Mohan G, Shastry S, Balasubramanian K, Rao CM. Nanoporous and nano thickness film-forming bioactive composition for biomedical applications. Sci Rep 2022; 12:8198. [PMID: 35581396 PMCID: PMC9114407 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12280-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Unmanageable bleeding is one of the significant causes of mortality. Attaining rapid hemostasis ensures subject survivability as a first aid during combats, road accidents, surgeries that reduce mortality. Nanoporous fibers reinforced composite scaffold (NFRCS) developed by a simple hemostatic film-forming composition (HFFC) (as a continuous phase) can trigger and intensify hemostasis. NFRCS developed was based on the dragonfly wing structure's structural design. Dragonfly wing structure consists of cross-veins and longitudinal wing veins inter-connected with wing membrane to maintain the microstructural integrity. The HFFC uniformly surface coats the fibers with nano thickness film and interconnects the randomly distributed cotton gauge (Ct) (dispersed phase), resulting in the formation of a nanoporous structure. Integrating continuous and dispersed phases reduce the product cost by ten times that of marketed products. The modified NFRCS (tampon or wrist band) can be used for various biomedical applications. The in vivo studies conclude that the developed Cp NFRCS triggers and intensifies the coagulation process at the application site. The NFRCS could regulate the microenvironment and act at the cellular level due to its nanoporous structure, which resulted in better wound healing in the excision wound model.
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- Naga Thirumalesh Chevala
- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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Songca SP. Applications of Nanozymology in the Detection and Identification of Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:4638. [PMID: 35563029 PMCID: PMC9100627 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23094638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Nanozymes are synthetic nanoparticulate materials that mimic the biological activities of enzymes by virtue of their surface chemistry. Enzymes catalyze biological reactions with a very high degree of specificity. Examples include the horseradish peroxidase, lactate, glucose, and cholesterol oxidases. For this reason, many industrial uses of enzymes outside their natural environments have been developed. Similar to enzymes, many industrial applications of nanozymes have been developed and used. Unlike the enzymes, however, nanozymes are cost-effectively prepared, purified, stored, and reproducibly and repeatedly used for long periods of time. The detection and identification of pathogens is among some of the reported applications of nanozymes. Three of the methodologic milestones in the evolution of pathogen detection and identification include the incubation and growth, immunoassays and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) strategies. Although advances in the history of pathogen detection and identification have given rise to novel methods and devices, these are still short of the response speed, accuracy and cost required for point-of-care use. Debuting recently, nanozymology offers significant improvements in the six methodological indicators that are proposed as being key in this review, including simplicity, sensitivity, speed of response, cost, reliability, and durability of the immunoassays and PCR strategies. This review will focus on the applications of nanozymes in the detection and identification of pathogens in samples obtained from foods, natural, and clinical sources. It will highlight the impact of nanozymes in the enzyme-linked immunosorbent and PCR strategies by discussing the mechanistic improvements and the role of the design and architecture of the nanozyme nanoconjugates. Because of their contribution to world health burden, the three most important pathogens that will be considered include viruses, bacteria and fungi. Although not quite seen as pathogens, the review will also consider the detection of cancer cells and helminth parasites. The review leaves very little doubt that nanozymology has introduced remarkable advances in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and PCR strategies for detecting these five classes of pathogens. However, a gap still exists in the application of nanozymes to detect and identify fungal pathogens directly, although indirect strategies in which nanozymes are used have been reported. From a mechanistic point of view, the nanozyme technology transfer to laboratory research methods in PCR and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay studies, and the point-of-care devices such as electronic biosensors and lateral flow detection strips, that is currently taking place, is most likely to give rise to no small revolution in each of the six methodological indicators for pathogen detection and identification. While the evidence of widespread research reports, clinical trials and point-of-care device patents support this view, the gaps that still exist point to a need for more basic research studies to be conducted on the applications of nanozymology in pathogen detection and identification. The multidisciplinary nature of the research on the application of nanozymes in the detection and identification of pathogens requires chemists and physicists for the design, fabrication, and characterization of nanozymes; microbiologists for the design, testing and analysis of the methodologies, and clinicians or clinical researchers for the evaluation of the methodologies and devices in the clinic. Many reports have also implicated required skills in mathematical modelling, and electronic engineering. While the review will conclude with a synopsis of the impact of nanozymology on the detection and identification of viruses, bacteria, fungi, cancer cells, and helminths, it will also point out opportunities that exist in basic research as well as opportunities for innovation aimed at novel laboratory methodologies and devices. In this regard there is no doubt that there are numerous unexplored research areas in the application of nanozymes for the detection of pathogens. For example, most research on the applications of nanozymes for the detection and identification of fungi is so far limited only to the detection of mycotoxins and other chemical compounds associated with fungal infection. Therefore, there is scope for exploration of the application of nanozymes in the direct detection of fungi in foods, especially in the agricultural production thereof. Many fungal species found in seeds severely compromise their use by inactivating the germination thereof. Fungi also produce mycotoxins that can severely compromise the health of humans if consumed.
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- Sandile Phinda Songca
- School of Chemistry and Physics, College of Agriculture Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa
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Pan C, Mao Z, Yuan X, Zhang H, Mei L, Ji X. Heterojunction Nanomedicine. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2105747. [PMID: 35174980 PMCID: PMC9008793 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202105747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Exogenous stimulation catalytic therapy has received enormous attention as it holds great promise to address global medical issues. However, the therapeutic effect of catalytic therapy is seriously restricted by the fast charge recombination and the limited utilization of exogenous stimulation by catalysts. In the past few decades, many strategies have been developed to overcome the above serious drawbacks, among which heterojunctions are the most widely used and promising strategy. This review attempts to summarize the recent progress in the rational design and fabrication of heterojunction nanomedicine, such as semiconductor-semiconductor heterojunctions (including type I, type II, type III, PN, and Z-scheme junctions) and semiconductor-metal heterojunctions (including Schottky, Ohmic, and localized surface plasmon resonance-mediated junctions). The catalytic mechanisms and properties of the above junction systems are also discussed in relation to biomedical applications, especially cancer treatment and sterilization. This review concludes with a summary of the challenges and some perspectives on future directions in this exciting and still evolving field of research.
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- Chao Pan
- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational MedicineMedical CollegeTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical MaterialsKey Laboratory of Biomaterials and Nanotechnology for Cancer ImmunotherapyInstitute of Biomedical EngineeringChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeTianjin300192China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational MedicineMedical CollegeTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical MaterialsKey Laboratory of Biomaterials and Nanotechnology for Cancer ImmunotherapyInstitute of Biomedical EngineeringChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeTianjin300192China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biomedical MaterialsKey Laboratory of Biomaterials and Nanotechnology for Cancer ImmunotherapyInstitute of Biomedical EngineeringChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeTianjin300192China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational MedicineMedical CollegeTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
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Do T, Guran R, Adam V, Zitka O. Use of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for virus identification: a review. Analyst 2022; 147:3131-3154. [DOI: 10.1039/d2an00431c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The possibilities of virus identification, including SARS-CoV-2, by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry are discussed in this review.
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- Tomas Do
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 656/123, CZ-612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 656/123, CZ-612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
- Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Purkynova 656/123, CZ-612 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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