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Multimodal molecular imaging combining Raman Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry: from fundamental aspects to selected biological examples
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Year: 2019 Publisher: Liège Université de Liège (ULiège)

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Biological samples are extremely complex molecular systems. Indeed, their molecular microstructure can be very intricate and heterogeneous. Thus, the analysis of such samples requires analytical techniques providing a high spatial resolution and information on the chemical composition at a molecular level. To this end, the use of multimodal imaging is a promising avenue as it may provide solutions to overcome the limitations of single techniques. The project is devoted to the investigation of multimodal molecular imaging combining vibrational spectroscopy and mass spectrometry, for the study of biological samples, which is of particular interest in the fields of life science, medicine and environment. We first investigated the fundamental desorption/ionisation processes taking place in Surface-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionisation Mass Spectrometry (SALDI-MS) using various nanoparticles as substrates and p-methoxybenzylpyridinium salt. The amount of detected ions and the observed survival yield in SALDI was found significantly different to what was observed in MALDI. SALDI led to more fragmentation than MALDI, which may complicate the interpretation of SALDI data. We also implemented classical Raman spectroscopy, Surface-Enhanced Raman spectroscopy, MALDI-MS and SALDI-MS imaging on two kinds of biological tissues: a model tissue of mouse brain and a bacterial biofilm. Critical experimental aspects, related to sample preparation, spectral data acquisition and data treatment leading to the generation of molecular images are discussed. Les échantillons biologiques sont des systèmes moléculaires extrêmement complexes. En effet, leur microstructure moléculaire peut être très complexe et hétérogène. Ainsi, l'analyse de tels échantillons nécessite l’utilisation de techniques d'analyse offrant une haute résolution spatiale et des informations sur la composition chimique au niveau moléculaire. Ainsi, l’utilisation de l’imagerie multimodale semble prometteuse dans la mesure où elle pourrait apporter des solutions pour surmonter les limites propres à une seule technique. Le projet est dédié à l’application de l'imagerie moléculaire multimodale, combinant spectroscopie vibrationnelle et spectrométrie de masse, pour l'étude d'échantillons biologiques, ce qui présente un intérêt particulier dans les domaines des sciences de la vie, de la médecine et de l'environnement. Nous avons d’abord étudié les processus fondamentaux de désorption/ionisation se déroulant en spectrométrie de masse par désorption/ionisation laser assistée par surface (SALDI-MS) en utilisant diverses nanoparticules comme substrats et un sel de p-méthoxybenzylpyridinium. La quantité d'ions détectés et le taux de survie des ions observés en SALDI sont significativement différents de ceux observés en MALDI. Les processus SALDI entrainent également plus de fragmentation qu’en MALDI, ce qui peut compliquer l'interprétation des données SALDI. Nous avons également utilisé l’imagerie par spectroscopie Raman classique, spectroscopie Raman exaltée de surface, MALDI-MS et SALDI-MS sur deux types de tissus biologiques: un tissu modèle de cerveau de souris et un biofilm bactérien. Les aspects expérimentaux critiques liés à la préparation des échantillons, à l’acquisition des données spectrales et au traitement des données conduisant à la génération d’images moléculaires sont discutés dans ce mémoire.


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Selected methods of trace metal analysis : biological and environmental samples
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ISBN: 0471896349 9780471896340 Year: 1985 Volume: 80 Publisher: New York, NY ; Chichester ; Brisbane, Qld : John Wiley,


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Advances in Transmission Electron Microscopy for the Study of Soft and Hard Matter
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Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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This book provides readers with some examples of advanced applications of electron microscopy on organic and inorganic specimens, highlighting out how new original approaches could provide a deeper understanding of the properties of matter and how a transmission electron microscope is not only a microscope but also a flexible tool for tailoring experiments, properly suited, to the issue of interest.


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Advances in Transmission Electron Microscopy for the Study of Soft and Hard Matter
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This book provides readers with some examples of advanced applications of electron microscopy on organic and inorganic specimens, highlighting out how new original approaches could provide a deeper understanding of the properties of matter and how a transmission electron microscope is not only a microscope but also a flexible tool for tailoring experiments, properly suited, to the issue of interest.


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Advances in Transmission Electron Microscopy for the Study of Soft and Hard Matter
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Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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This book provides readers with some examples of advanced applications of electron microscopy on organic and inorganic specimens, highlighting out how new original approaches could provide a deeper understanding of the properties of matter and how a transmission electron microscope is not only a microscope but also a flexible tool for tailoring experiments, properly suited, to the issue of interest.

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Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- Materials science --- scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) --- electron tomography (ET) --- sparse imaging --- inpainting reconstruction --- biological samples --- Trypanosoma brucei --- TEM --- in-line holography --- single particle imaging --- atomic resolution imaging --- radiation damage --- soft matter --- nanostructured drugs --- organic materials --- holography --- electron holography --- diffraction --- coherent diffraction imaging --- iterative phase retrieval --- biomolecules --- propionic acid --- autophagy --- mitophagy --- correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) --- amorphous silica --- powder diffraction --- transmission electron microscopy --- high-resolution --- spectroscopy --- electron diffraction --- electron pair distribution function --- magnetic nanoparticles --- magnetic hyperthermia --- EMCD --- EELS --- magnetism --- acceleration voltage --- scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) --- electron tomography (ET) --- sparse imaging --- inpainting reconstruction --- biological samples --- Trypanosoma brucei --- TEM --- in-line holography --- single particle imaging --- atomic resolution imaging --- radiation damage --- soft matter --- nanostructured drugs --- organic materials --- holography --- electron holography --- diffraction --- coherent diffraction imaging --- iterative phase retrieval --- biomolecules --- propionic acid --- autophagy --- mitophagy --- correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) --- amorphous silica --- powder diffraction --- transmission electron microscopy --- high-resolution --- spectroscopy --- electron diffraction --- electron pair distribution function --- magnetic nanoparticles --- magnetic hyperthermia --- EMCD --- EELS --- magnetism --- acceleration voltage


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Sample Preparation-Quo Vadis : Current Status of Sample Preparation Approaches-2nd Edition
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ISBN: 3036557210 3036557229 Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Sample preparation is and will always be the most important step in chemical analysis. Numerous techniques, methods, methodologies, and approaches are published in the literature offering a wide range of analytical tools to the lab practitioner. Analytical scientists all over the world are trying to develop protocols for a plethora of analytes in various sample matrices. In the last decade, sample pre-treatment advances have followed green chemistry and green analytical chemistry demands, focusing on miniaturization and automation, using the least possible amount of organic solvents. The question is how far we have been till now, and what the future perspectives are. To answer this question, analytical chemists were invited to share their experience in the field and report on the recent advances in sample-preparation approaches. The outcome of our invitation was eleven excellent manuscripts, including four review articles and seven original research articles in the first edition of the Special Issue “Sample Preparation-Quo Vadis: Current Status of Sample Preparation Approaches”.The second edition is a collection of ten significant contributions to the field of sample preparation. It includes two highly interesting and comprehensive review articles and eight innovative research articles.


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Nanomaterials for Biomedical and Biotechnological Applications
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Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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The need for constant improvement to reach a high standard of safety and to make nanomaterials accessible for marketing has generated a considerable number of scientific papers that highlight new important aspects to be considered, such as synthesis, stability, biocompatibility, and easy manipulation. In order to provide a comprehensive update on the latest discoveries concerning nanomaterials, this reprint presents 14 scientific papers, 10 research articles and 4 reviews, that deal with biomedical and biotechnological applications of nanomaterials.

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Technology: general issues --- Biotechnology --- neurodegenerative disease --- cerium oxide nanoparticles --- Parkinson’s disease --- oxidative stress --- physicochemical properties --- blood-brain barrier --- synthesis methods --- magnetic driving --- magnetic nanoparticles --- actuation system --- drug targeting --- chitosan --- clay --- nanocomposite films --- papain --- covalent immobilization --- wine --- magnetic gels --- drug release --- magnetic hyperthermia --- magnetic lipogels --- supramolecular hydrogels --- self-assembly --- nanoparticle functionalization --- organic and inorganic nanoparticles --- ophthalmic applications --- clinical trials --- orthopedic --- nanomedicine --- nanomodified surfaces --- animal model --- immune response --- Chlorella vulgaris --- microwave-synthesized magnetite particles --- response surface methodology --- harvesting process optimization --- optimization --- economic analysis --- plant design and process engineering --- cubic particles --- COVID-19 --- nanotechnology --- vaccines --- sanitizers --- biosensors --- restricted access media --- nanofibers --- microfibers --- on-line extraction --- biological samples --- column-switching chromatography --- theranostic nanomaterials --- boron nitride --- neutron capture reaction --- nuclear medicine --- drug delivery --- antibiotics --- antimicrobial resistance --- gold nanoparticles --- ciprofloxacin --- Enterococcus faecalis --- liver and kidney infections --- colorectal cancer --- biomarkers --- cytotoxic medication --- genetic pathways --- epigenetic changes --- prognostic --- phytomedicine --- rheumatoid arthritis --- methotrexate --- anti-arthritic activity --- nanoemulsion --- hemocompatibility --- MTT assay --- stability studies --- n/a --- Parkinson's disease


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Pharmaceutical Residues in the Environment
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Year: 2020 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Pharmaceuticals, due to their pseudo-persistence and biological activity as well as their extensive use in human and veterinary medicine, are a class of environmental contaminants that is of emerging concern. In contrast to some conventional pollutants, they are continuously delivered at low levels, which might give rise to toxicity even without high persistence rates. These chemicals are designed to have a specific physiological mode of action and to resist frequently inactivation before exerting their intended therapeutic effect. These features, among others, result in the bioaccumulation of pharmaceuticals which are responsible for toxic effects in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. It is extremely important to know how to remove them from the environment and/or how to implement procedures or treatments resulting in their biological inactivation. Although great advances have been made in their detection in aquatic matrices, there remains limited analytical methodologies available for the trace analysis of target and non-target pharmaceuticals in matrices such as soils, sediments, or biota. There are still many gaps in the data on their fate and behavior in the environment as well as on their threats to ecological and human health. This book has included nine current research and three review articles in this field.

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ifosfamide --- cyclophosphamide --- 5-fluorouracil --- cytostatic drug --- BDD anode --- electrochemical oxidation --- intermediates --- lincomycin --- monensin --- roxarsone --- migration --- residual --- toxicity --- pharmaceuticals --- endocrine disrupting compounds --- hydroponic cultivation --- determining target pollutants in plant materials --- municipal wastewater treatment plants --- ionic liquids --- green chemistry --- environmental and biological samples --- sample preparation --- determination of pharmaceuticals --- chromatographic methods --- electromigration techniques --- sulfamethoxazole --- antibiotic resistance genes --- sul genes --- bacterial community --- constructed wetlands --- environmental contaminants --- pharmaceuticals occurrence --- aquatic compartments --- soil --- poultry farms --- ultra-high performance liquid chromatography --- antibiotics, antibiotic resistance --- antibiotics --- wastewater --- sewage sludge --- risk assessment --- removal efficiency --- LC-MS/MS analysis --- Spirotox --- fluoxetine --- sertraline --- paroxetine --- mianserin --- pharmaceuticals in the environment --- wastewaters --- pharmaceutical residues --- conventional wastewater treatments --- solid phase extraction --- pharmaceuticals toxicity --- environmental risk assessment --- antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) --- antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) --- wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) --- activated sludge (AS) --- constructed wetlands (CWs) --- environmental pollution --- spread of resistance --- tetracyclines --- sulfonamides --- fate in the environment --- fate in WWTPs --- ecotoxicity --- antibiotic resistance --- development of methods


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Nanomaterials for Biomedical and Biotechnological Applications
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Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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The need for constant improvement to reach a high standard of safety and to make nanomaterials accessible for marketing has generated a considerable number of scientific papers that highlight new important aspects to be considered, such as synthesis, stability, biocompatibility, and easy manipulation. In order to provide a comprehensive update on the latest discoveries concerning nanomaterials, this reprint presents 14 scientific papers, 10 research articles and 4 reviews, that deal with biomedical and biotechnological applications of nanomaterials.

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neurodegenerative disease --- cerium oxide nanoparticles --- Parkinson’s disease --- oxidative stress --- physicochemical properties --- blood-brain barrier --- synthesis methods --- magnetic driving --- magnetic nanoparticles --- actuation system --- drug targeting --- chitosan --- clay --- nanocomposite films --- papain --- covalent immobilization --- wine --- magnetic gels --- drug release --- magnetic hyperthermia --- magnetic lipogels --- supramolecular hydrogels --- self-assembly --- nanoparticle functionalization --- organic and inorganic nanoparticles --- ophthalmic applications --- clinical trials --- orthopedic --- nanomedicine --- nanomodified surfaces --- animal model --- immune response --- Chlorella vulgaris --- microwave-synthesized magnetite particles --- response surface methodology --- harvesting process optimization --- optimization --- economic analysis --- plant design and process engineering --- cubic particles --- COVID-19 --- nanotechnology --- vaccines --- sanitizers --- biosensors --- restricted access media --- nanofibers --- microfibers --- on-line extraction --- biological samples --- column-switching chromatography --- theranostic nanomaterials --- boron nitride --- neutron capture reaction --- nuclear medicine --- drug delivery --- antibiotics --- antimicrobial resistance --- gold nanoparticles --- ciprofloxacin --- Enterococcus faecalis --- liver and kidney infections --- colorectal cancer --- biomarkers --- cytotoxic medication --- genetic pathways --- epigenetic changes --- prognostic --- phytomedicine --- rheumatoid arthritis --- methotrexate --- anti-arthritic activity --- nanoemulsion --- hemocompatibility --- MTT assay --- stability studies --- n/a --- Parkinson's disease


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Pharmaceutical Residues in the Environment
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Year: 2020 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Pharmaceuticals, due to their pseudo-persistence and biological activity as well as their extensive use in human and veterinary medicine, are a class of environmental contaminants that is of emerging concern. In contrast to some conventional pollutants, they are continuously delivered at low levels, which might give rise to toxicity even without high persistence rates. These chemicals are designed to have a specific physiological mode of action and to resist frequently inactivation before exerting their intended therapeutic effect. These features, among others, result in the bioaccumulation of pharmaceuticals which are responsible for toxic effects in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. It is extremely important to know how to remove them from the environment and/or how to implement procedures or treatments resulting in their biological inactivation. Although great advances have been made in their detection in aquatic matrices, there remains limited analytical methodologies available for the trace analysis of target and non-target pharmaceuticals in matrices such as soils, sediments, or biota. There are still many gaps in the data on their fate and behavior in the environment as well as on their threats to ecological and human health. This book has included nine current research and three review articles in this field.

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Research & information: general --- Environmental economics --- ifosfamide --- cyclophosphamide --- 5-fluorouracil --- cytostatic drug --- BDD anode --- electrochemical oxidation --- intermediates --- lincomycin --- monensin --- roxarsone --- migration --- residual --- toxicity --- pharmaceuticals --- endocrine disrupting compounds --- hydroponic cultivation --- determining target pollutants in plant materials --- municipal wastewater treatment plants --- ionic liquids --- green chemistry --- environmental and biological samples --- sample preparation --- determination of pharmaceuticals --- chromatographic methods --- electromigration techniques --- sulfamethoxazole --- antibiotic resistance genes --- sul genes --- bacterial community --- constructed wetlands --- environmental contaminants --- pharmaceuticals occurrence --- aquatic compartments --- soil --- poultry farms --- ultra-high performance liquid chromatography --- antibiotics, antibiotic resistance --- antibiotics --- wastewater --- sewage sludge --- risk assessment --- removal efficiency --- LC-MS/MS analysis --- Spirotox --- fluoxetine --- sertraline --- paroxetine --- mianserin --- pharmaceuticals in the environment --- wastewaters --- pharmaceutical residues --- conventional wastewater treatments --- solid phase extraction --- pharmaceuticals toxicity --- environmental risk assessment --- antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) --- antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) --- wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) --- activated sludge (AS) --- constructed wetlands (CWs) --- environmental pollution --- spread of resistance --- tetracyclines --- sulfonamides --- fate in the environment --- fate in WWTPs --- ecotoxicity --- antibiotic resistance --- development of methods --- ifosfamide --- cyclophosphamide --- 5-fluorouracil --- cytostatic drug --- BDD anode --- electrochemical oxidation --- intermediates --- lincomycin --- monensin --- roxarsone --- migration --- residual --- toxicity --- pharmaceuticals --- endocrine disrupting compounds --- hydroponic cultivation --- determining target pollutants in plant materials --- municipal wastewater treatment plants --- ionic liquids --- green chemistry --- environmental and biological samples --- sample preparation --- determination of pharmaceuticals --- chromatographic methods --- electromigration techniques --- sulfamethoxazole --- antibiotic resistance genes --- sul genes --- bacterial community --- constructed wetlands --- environmental contaminants --- pharmaceuticals occurrence --- aquatic compartments --- soil --- poultry farms --- ultra-high performance liquid chromatography --- antibiotics, antibiotic resistance --- antibiotics --- wastewater --- sewage sludge --- risk assessment --- removal efficiency --- LC-MS/MS analysis --- Spirotox --- fluoxetine --- sertraline --- paroxetine --- mianserin --- pharmaceuticals in the environment --- wastewaters --- pharmaceutical residues --- conventional wastewater treatments --- solid phase extraction --- pharmaceuticals toxicity --- environmental risk assessment --- antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) --- antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) --- wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) --- activated sludge (AS) --- constructed wetlands (CWs) --- environmental pollution --- spread of resistance --- tetracyclines --- sulfonamides --- fate in the environment --- fate in WWTPs --- ecotoxicity --- antibiotic resistance --- development of methods

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