Preparation and Oil Adsorption of Cellulose-graft-poly(butyl acrylate-N,N'-methylene Bisacrylamide).

With the advancement of industrial economies, incidents involving spills of petroleum products have become increasingly frequent. The resulting pollutants pose significant threats to air, water, soil, plant and animal survival, as well as human health. In this study, microcrystalline cellulose served as the matrix and benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as the initiator, while butyl acrylate (BA) and N,N'-methylene bisacrylamide (MBA) were employed as graft monomers. Through free radical graft polymerization, cellulose-graft-poly(butyl acrylate-N,N'-methylene bisacrylamide) [Cell-g-P(BA-MBA)], possessing oil-adsorbing properties, was synthesized. The chemical structure, elemental composition, surface morphology and wetting properties of the graft polymerization products have been characterized, using infrared spectroscopy, elemental analysis, scanning electron microscopy and contact angle testing. The adsorption properties of Cell-g-P(BA-MBA) for various organic solvents and oils were then assessed. The experimental results demonstrated that Cell-g-P(BA-MBA) exhibited a maximum adsorption capacity of 37.55 g/g for trichloromethane. Adsorption kinetics experiments indicated a spontaneous and exothermic process involving physical adsorption, conforming to the Freundlich isotherm model. Furthermore, adsorption kinetics experiments revealed that Cell-g-P(BA-MBA) displayed favorable reuse and regeneration performance, maintaining its adsorption capacity essentially unchanged over fifteen adsorption-desorption cycles.

Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) Is Associated with Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) Recurrence: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

BACKGROUND Current guidelines are inadequate for use in predicting ITP recurrence. Therefore, our primary goal in this study was to investigate the association of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) at diagnosis with ITP recurrence in Chinese patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS We performed a historical cohort study and non-selectively enrolled 233 patients with newly-identified ITP from March 2013 to June 2017. The independent variable was PLR recorded at diagnosis and the dependent variable was recurrence-free survival (RFS) at 6 months. Data on the following variables were also collected for establishing a multivariate Cox regression model: demographic details, general details, and variables found to be closely related to PLR in previous studies, as well as risk factors for ITP recurrence. RESULTS During follow-up, 85 patients had an event within 6 months. At the range of 0.86-9.7 of PLR, a 1-unit increase in PLR was associated with a 13% decrease in ITP recurrence (hazard ratio: 0.87; 95% confidence interval: 0.78-0.97), whereas no association was detected at the range of 9.7-33.75 of PLR (hazard ratio: 0.99; 95% confidence interval: 0.95-1.04). An interaction test indicated that patients with HP infection (0.91 (0.86-1.97)) or diabetes history (0.86 (0.78-0.96)) showed a stronger association compared with patients without HP infection (1.01 (0.95-1.04) and those without diabetes (1.01 (0.97-1.04)). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that PLR is a useful parameter to consider when hematologists attempt to assess the risk of recurrence in ITP patients receiving first-line therapy, and the nonlinearity of PLR and ITP recurrence risk must be fully considered when constructing predictive models.

Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio and Glucocorticoid Resistance in Newly Diagnosed Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

BACKGROUND In China, evidence regarding to the association between platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and glucocorticoid (GC) resistance in participants with primary newly identified immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is limited. We aimed to investigate whether PLR is independently linked with GC-resistant ITP. MATERIAL AND METHODS We non-selectively and consecutively collected 154 newly diagnosed ITPs. The start enrollment time and the end enrollment time were from March 2013 to June 2017. The independent and dependent variables were PLR measured at diagnosis and GC non-response. Other variables involved in the present work can be summarized as demographic data and factors that were correlated with PLR reported by published studies. Univariate and multivariate binary logistic regression model and sensitivity analysis were used to evaluate the associations between PLR and GC resistance. RESULTS After adjusting covariates, PLR level was negatively associated with GC non-response [odds ratio (OR)=0.89, 95% confidence intervals (CI): 0.80 to 0.98], and supported by propensity score matching model (OR=0.74, 95%CI: 0.57 to 0.96]. Nonlinearity of PLR and GC resistance was observed whose inflection point was 5.08 (by 2-piecewise model). The OR and 95%CI on both sides of inflection point were 3.14 (0.81 to 12.21) and 0.81 (0.69 to 0.95), respectively. Subgroup analysis showed no significant differences from subgroups. CONCLUSIONS Threshold effect on PLR and GC resistance is observed. When PLR is larger than 5.08, a unit increase of PLR is independently associated with 19% reduction of GC resistance.

Mean platelet volume at baseline and immune thrombocytopenia relapse in Chinese newly-diagnosed patients: a retrospective cohort study.

OBJECTIVE: In China, the ability of the current immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) guideline to stratify recurrent risk at diagnosis is limited. This study aimed to investigate whether mean platelet volume at diagnosis (MPV) is a risk factor for ITP relapse in Chinese. METHODS: The present study was a retrospective cohort study. Two hundred thirty-three adult patients with newly diagnosed ITP were consecutively and nonselectively collected from March 2013 to June 2017. The exposure and outcome variable were MPV at baseline and relapse-free survival at 6 months. Other covariants included demographic data, general information, variables that can affect MPV reported by previous literature and risk factors of ITP relapse. RESULTS: After adjusting potential confounders, the non-linear relationship was detected between MPV and ITP relapse, and inflection point was 21. The effect sizes and the confidence intervals on the left and right sides of inflection point were 1.30 (1.22-1.39) and 0.89 (0.76-1.04), respectively. Subgroup analysis showed, in subjects with hyperuricemia (1.54 (1.24, 1.90)), MPV showed significant differences from non-hyperuricemia (1.19 (1.13, 1.25)), and the p for interaction was less than 0.05. CONCLUSION: The relationship between MPV and ITP relapse is non-linear. MPV is an independent risk factor of ITP relapse when MPV is less than 21 fl.