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We have shown that the amount fraction of carbon dioxide in a nitrogen or synthetic air matrix stored in cylinders increases as the pressure of the gas mixture reduces, while the amount fraction of methane remains unchanged. Our measurements show the initial amount fraction of carbon dioxide to be lower than the gravimetric value after preparation, which we attribute to the adsorption of a proportion of the molecules to active sites on the internal surface of the cylinder and the valve. As the mixture is consumed, the pressure in the cylinder reduces and the amount fraction of the component is observed to increase. The effect is less pronounced in the presence of water vapor. More dramatic effects have been observed for hydrogen chloride. These findings have significant implications for the preparation of high accuracy gaseous reference materials with unprecedented uncertainties which underpin a broad range of requirements, in particular atmospheric monitoring of high impact greenhouse gases.
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ACS Omega
September 2025
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Tacrolimus belongs to the BCS class-II drug family and exhibits poor water solubility, which leads to poor bioavailability. Furthermore, since tacrolimus is an immunosuppressant, it is essential to maintain its therapeutic concentration for a greater period of time to confirm its effectiveness against transplant rejection. Therefore, to achieve the objective of the sustained release of the drug with a suitable amount of entrapment efficiency, pH-sensitive tacrolimus-loaded superabsorbent hydrogels using chitosan have been prepared.
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November 2025
Chemical and Veterinary Investigations Office Stuttgart, Schaflandstraße 3/2, 70736, Fellbach, Germany.
Background: Previous studies involving cleanup via conventional solid-phase extraction (SPE) materials to overcome matrix effects for the polar organophosphonate and -phosphinate pesticides glyphosate, glufosinate, ethephon, fosetyl, and their various metabolites often showed limitations due to the existence of various matrix compounds in plant commodities with similar polarity. To overcome existing drawbacks, we utilized the unique selectivity provided by metal oxides as SPE materials. These were exploited in a novel automated online SPE-LC-MS/MS method which allowed analyte-specific trapping in the presence of excessive amounts of matrix compounds as typically contained in extracts of the Quick Polar Pesticides (QuPPe) method.
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November 2025
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Alzahra University, Vanak, Tehran, Iran; Analytical and Bioanalytical Research Centre, Alzahra University, Vanak, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address:
Background: Determination of the estradiol hormone in urine is crucial for evaluating congenital adrenal hyperplasia, certain hormone-producing ovarian tumors, polycystic ovary syndrome, liver disease, pregnancy, and infertility. On the other hand, steroid hormones can have destructive effects on the environment, animals, and the endocrine system of humans. Consequently, accurately measuring this hormone's concentration in trace amounts is essential for environmental safety and human health.
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August 2025
Faculty of Geoscience and the Environment, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; Laboratory of Ecohydrology ENAC/IIE/ECHO, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Livestock animals are commonly treated with veterinary pharmaceuticals (VPs), and their residues often enter the environment through manure applied to soil. A fraction of these residues may be further transported to surface waters through intricate transport mechanisms. Here, we examine the temporal dynamics of VPs in lowland surface waters of an agricultural catchment in the Netherlands, utilizing information on VPs concentrations in manure (2015-2020) and surface water measurements collected in 2020.
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September 2025
IFP Energies nouvelles, Rond-point de l'échangeur de Solaize, BP 3, 69360 Solaize, France.
Plastics are widely used materials composed of polymers and various additives to achieve specific properties. Their composition is often highly complex, particularly in post-consumer plastic waste. As mechanical recycling faces increasing limitations, chemistry-driven strategies are attracting growing interest to improve plastic recovery.
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