Effective Plant Virus Enrichment Using Carbon Nanotubes and Microfluidics
In this report, we present a platform for the enrichment and isolation of known or unknown viruses. This platform is based on carbon nanotube arrays inside a microfluidic device that can be a solution for the identification of low titer viruses from plants. Using our microfluidic devices, we achieved enrichment of two economically important viruses, the orthotospovirus, tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus (TSWV) and the potyvirus, zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV). The carbon nanotube arrays integrated in these microfluidic devices are capable of trapping viruses discriminated by their size; the virus rich arrays can be ...
Source: Journal of Virological Methods - February 22, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: Nestor Perea-L ópez Francisco Iturralde Chad Vosburg Edwin Rajotte Cristina Rosa Mauricio Terrones Source Type: research
Effective plant virus enrichment using carbon nanotubes and microfluidics
In this report, we present a platform for the enrichment and isolation of known or unknown viruses. This platform is based on carbon nanotube arrays inside a microfluidic device that can be a solution for the identification of low titer viruses from plants. Using our microfluidic devices, we achieved enrichment of two economically important viruses, the orthotospovirus, tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus (TSWV) and the potyvirus, zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV). The carbon nanotube arrays integrated in these microfluidic devices are capable of trapping viruses discriminated by their size; the virus rich arrays can be ...
Source: Journal of Virological Methods - February 22, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: Nestor Perea-Lopez Juan Francisco Iturralde Martinez Chad Vosburg Edwin G Rajotte Cristina Rosa Mauricio Terrones Source Type: research
Effective Plant Virus Enrichment Using Carbon Nanotubes and Microfluidics
In this report, we present a platform for the enrichment and isolation of known or unknown viruses. This platform is based on carbon nanotube arrays inside a microfluidic device that can be a solution for the identification of low titer viruses from plants. Using our microfluidic devices, we achieved enrichment of two economically important viruses, the orthotospovirus, tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus (TSWV) and the potyvirus, zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV). The carbon nanotube arrays integrated in these microfluidic devices are capable of trapping viruses discriminated by their size; the virus rich arrays can be ...
Source: Journal of Virological Methods - February 22, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: Nestor Perea-L ópez Francisco Iturralde Chad Vosburg Edwin Rajotte Cristina Rosa Mauricio Terrones Source Type: research
Which Treatment Modalities Are Being Used by Italian Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes?
Diabetes Technology&Therapeutics, Ahead of Print. (Source: Diabetes Technology)
Source: Diabetes Technology - January 22, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Valentino Cherubini Stefano Zucchini Riccardo Bonfanti Ivana Rabbone Andrea Scaramuzza Source Type: research
Sensors, Vol. 23, Pages 9788: Monitoring of a Productive Blue-Green Roof Using Low-Cost Sensors
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Considering the rising concern over climate change and the need for local food security, productive blue-green roofs (PBGR) can be an effective solution to mitigate many relevant environmental issues. However, their cost of operation is high because they are intensive, and an economical operation and maintenance approach will render them as more viable alternative. Low-cost sensors with the Internet of Things can provide reliable solutions to the real-time management and distributed monitoring of such roofs through monitoring the plant as well soil conditions. This research assesses the extent to which a low-cost i...
Source: Sensors - December 12, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Afsana Alam Akhie Darko Joksimovic Tags: Article Source Type: research
Residue dynamics of a contact and a systemic fungicide in pollen, nectar, and other plant matrices of courgette (Cucurbita pepo L.)
Environ Pollut. 2023 Nov 23:122931. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122931. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPollen and nectar can be contaminated with a range of pesticides, including insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides. Since these matrices are important food sources for pollinators and other beneficial insects, their contamination can represent a key route of exposure. However, limited knowledge exists with respect to pesticide residue levels and their dynamics in these matrices for many crops and active ingredients (AIs). We used controlled glasshouse studies to investigate the residue dynamics of a systemic (cyprodinil) ...
Source: Environmental Pollution - November 25, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fiona Gierer Sarah Vaughan Mark Slater J Stephen Elmore Robbie D Girling Source Type: research
Residue dynamics of a contact and a systemic fungicide in pollen, nectar, and other plant matrices of courgette (Cucurbita pepo L.)
Environ Pollut. 2023 Nov 23:122931. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122931. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPollen and nectar can be contaminated with a range of pesticides, including insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides. Since these matrices are important food sources for pollinators and other beneficial insects, their contamination can represent a key route of exposure. However, limited knowledge exists with respect to pesticide residue levels and their dynamics in these matrices for many crops and active ingredients (AIs). We used controlled glasshouse studies to investigate the residue dynamics of a systemic (cyprodinil) ...
Source: Environmental Pollution - November 25, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fiona Gierer Sarah Vaughan Mark Slater J Stephen Elmore Robbie D Girling Source Type: research
Advancing healthcare through thoracic ultrasound research in older patients
Aging Clin Exp Res. 2023 Nov 11. doi: 10.1007/s40520-023-02590-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper reports the proceedings of a meeting convened by the Research Group on Thoracic Ultrasound in Older People of the Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics, to discuss the current state-of-the-art of clinical research in the field of geriatric thoracic ultrasound and identify unmet research needs and potential areas of development. In the last decade, point-of-care thoracic ultrasound has entered clinical practice for diagnosis and management of several respiratory illnesses, such as bacterial and viral pneumonia,...
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - November 11, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Simone Scarlata Chukwuma Okoye Sonia Zotti Fulvio Lauretani Antonio Nouvenne Nicoletta Cerundolo Adriana Antonella Bruni Monica Torrini Alberto Finazzi Tessa Mazzarone Marco Lunian Irene Zucchini Lorenzo Maccioni Daniela Guarino Silvia Fabbri Della Faggio Source Type: research
Advancing healthcare through thoracic ultrasound research in older patients
Aging Clin Exp Res. 2023 Nov 11. doi: 10.1007/s40520-023-02590-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper reports the proceedings of a meeting convened by the Research Group on Thoracic Ultrasound in Older People of the Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics, to discuss the current state-of-the-art of clinical research in the field of geriatric thoracic ultrasound and identify unmet research needs and potential areas of development. In the last decade, point-of-care thoracic ultrasound has entered clinical practice for diagnosis and management of several respiratory illnesses, such as bacterial and viral pneumonia,...
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - November 11, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Simone Scarlata Chukwuma Okoye Sonia Zotti Fulvio Lauretani Antonio Nouvenne Nicoletta Cerundolo Adriana Antonella Bruni Monica Torrini Alberto Finazzi Tessa Mazzarone Marco Lunian Irene Zucchini Lorenzo Maccioni Daniela Guarino Silvia Fabbri Della Faggio Source Type: research
Advancing healthcare through thoracic ultrasound research in older patients
Aging Clin Exp Res. 2023 Nov 11. doi: 10.1007/s40520-023-02590-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper reports the proceedings of a meeting convened by the Research Group on Thoracic Ultrasound in Older People of the Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics, to discuss the current state-of-the-art of clinical research in the field of geriatric thoracic ultrasound and identify unmet research needs and potential areas of development. In the last decade, point-of-care thoracic ultrasound has entered clinical practice for diagnosis and management of several respiratory illnesses, such as bacterial and viral pneumonia,...
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - November 11, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Simone Scarlata Chukwuma Okoye Sonia Zotti Fulvio Lauretani Antonio Nouvenne Nicoletta Cerundolo Adriana Antonella Bruni Monica Torrini Alberto Finazzi Tessa Mazzarone Marco Lunian Irene Zucchini Lorenzo Maccioni Daniela Guarino Silvia Fabbri Della Faggio Source Type: research
Effects of zucchini polysaccharide on pasting, rheology, structural properties and in vitro digestibility of potato starch
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of ZP (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 %, w/w) on the properties of potato starch (PS), including pasting, rheological, thermodynamic, freeze-thaw stability, micro-structure, and in vitro digestibility of the ZP-PS binary system. The results showed that the appearance of ZP significantly reduced the peak, breakdown, final and setback viscosity and prolonged the pasting temperature of PS, whereas increased the trough viscosity. The tests of rheological showed that ZP had a damaging effect on PS gels. Meanwhile, the results of thermodynamic and Fourier transform infrared exhibited that the presence ...
Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - September 28, 2023 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Yu Zhang Yiming Wang Bingjie Yang Xunze Han Yuting He Tiange Wang Xun Sun Jing Zhao Source Type: research
Effects of zucchini polysaccharide on pasting, rheology, structural properties and in vitro digestibility of potato starch
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of ZP (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 %, w/w) on the properties of potato starch (PS), including pasting, rheological, thermodynamic, freeze-thaw stability, micro-structure, and in vitro digestibility of the ZP-PS binary system. The results showed that the appearance of ZP significantly reduced the peak, breakdown, final and setback viscosity and prolonged the pasting temperature of PS, whereas increased the trough viscosity. The tests of rheological showed that ZP had a damaging effect on PS gels. Meanwhile, the results of thermodynamic and Fourier transform infrared exhibited that the presence ...
Source: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - September 28, 2023 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Yu Zhang Yiming Wang Bingjie Yang Xunze Han Yuting He Tiange Wang Xun Sun Jing Zhao Source Type: research
Green synthesis of zinc and nickel dual-doped cerium oxide nanoparticles: antioxidant activity and cytotoxicity effects
Bioprocess Biosyst Eng. 2023 Sep 12. doi: 10.1007/s00449-023-02920-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO2-NPs) and Zn-Ni dual-doped CeO2-NPs were synthesized through a green approach by the implication of zucchini peel (Cucurbita pepo) extract as a capping and reduction agent. All the synthesized samples were studied by the results of FTIR, UV-Vis, XRD, and FESEM/EDAX/PSA analyses. The Zn-Ni dual-doped CeO2-NPs contained a spherical morphology and their size was observed to increase at higher temperatures. The conducted MTT assay on the Huh-7 cell line displayed 50% of cells annihilation as a res...
Source: Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering - September 12, 2023 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Pegah Mahmoodi Alireza Motavalizadehkakhky Majid Darroudi Jamshid Mehrzad Rahele Zhiani Source Type: research
Green synthesis of zinc and nickel dual-doped cerium oxide nanoparticles: antioxidant activity and cytotoxicity effects
Bioprocess Biosyst Eng. 2023 Sep 12. doi: 10.1007/s00449-023-02920-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO2-NPs) and Zn-Ni dual-doped CeO2-NPs were synthesized through a green approach by the implication of zucchini peel (Cucurbita pepo) extract as a capping and reduction agent. All the synthesized samples were studied by the results of FTIR, UV-Vis, XRD, and FESEM/EDAX/PSA analyses. The Zn-Ni dual-doped CeO2-NPs contained a spherical morphology and their size was observed to increase at higher temperatures. The conducted MTT assay on the Huh-7 cell line displayed 50% of cells annihilation as a res...
Source: Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering - September 12, 2023 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Pegah Mahmoodi Alireza Motavalizadehkakhky Majid Darroudi Jamshid Mehrzad Rahele Zhiani Source Type: research
Green synthesis of zinc and nickel dual-doped cerium oxide nanoparticles: antioxidant activity and cytotoxicity effects
Bioprocess Biosyst Eng. 2023 Sep 12. doi: 10.1007/s00449-023-02920-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO2-NPs) and Zn-Ni dual-doped CeO2-NPs were synthesized through a green approach by the implication of zucchini peel (Cucurbita pepo) extract as a capping and reduction agent. All the synthesized samples were studied by the results of FTIR, UV-Vis, XRD, and FESEM/EDAX/PSA analyses. The Zn-Ni dual-doped CeO2-NPs contained a spherical morphology and their size was observed to increase at higher temperatures. The conducted MTT assay on the Huh-7 cell line displayed 50% of cells annihilation as a res...
Source: Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering - September 12, 2023 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Pegah Mahmoodi Alireza Motavalizadehkakhky Majid Darroudi Jamshid Mehrzad Rahele Zhiani Source Type: research
