Studies of thermoluminescence properties of liquid crystalline N-phenyl substituted phenyl polysiloxane hydroxamic acids.

The investigation of thermoluminescence (TL) glow curves in liquid crystalline side chain N-phenyl-substituted phenyl polysiloxane hydroxamic acids (PHAs) has yielded significant insights. These polymers demonstrated TL behavior when exposed to ß-radiation between 0 and 220°C, indicating inherent luminescent properties when irradiated. Notably, a dose-dependent relationship was observed in reported derivatized polymers; this study elucidates the diverse TL characteristics exhibited by various liquid crystalline side chain N-phenyl-substituted phenyl PHAs when exposed to ß-radiation. Understanding these dose-dependent and dose-independent behaviors enhances the knowledge of their luminescent properties and potential applications in radiation detection.

Estimation of time since death using cardiac troponin I in case of death due to asphyxia and cardiotoxicity of acebutolol.

The objective of this study was to investigate the degradation pattern of cardiac troponin I in rats in vivo, and to determine whether the pattern was dependent on the cause of death, for the purpose of estimating the postmortem interval. The rats were categorized into three distinct groups depending on the factors leading to their demise: the control group, the group experiencing acebutolol-induced cardiotoxicity, and the group affected by asphyxia. The analysis encompassed the isolation and segregation of the protein, subsequently employing Western blotting as a means of visualizing the results. The results revealed a distinct degradation pattern of cTnI into smaller fragments over time, indicating that cardiac troponin I can serve as a reliable marker for estimating the postmortem interval. Furthermore, noteworthy variations were noted in the degradation pattern of cardiac troponin I among the different causes of death, which suggests that this method can also be used to determine whether cardiac failure was the cause of death or not.

RP-HPLC Study of the Complexation of Acetamiprid, Imidacloprid and Carboxin Guest Molecules With Thiophosphorylated Calix [6] Arene in Dimethylformamide-Acetonitrile-Water Mobile Phase.

Reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography was used to study the host-guest complexation of thiophosphacalixarenes (TPC 1-3) with acetamiprid, imidacloprid and carboxin as guests. The Onyx Monolithic C 18 column (150 × 0.1 mm) and Phenomenex® were used with UV detection at 254 nm. The mobile phase consisted of dimethylformamide-acetonitrile-water. The association constant of the 1:1 guest-host complexes was determined from the relationship between the retention factor of the guest and concentration of the thiophosphacalix [6] arene host in the mobile phase. The stability constants are influenced by size, nature, position and quantity of substituents in the benzene ring of the calixarene skeleton. The detection limits for TPC 1, TPC 2 and TPC 3 are 0.95, 1.20 and 1.40 µg/mL, while the quantification limits are 2.85, 3.60 and 4.20 µg/mL for TPC 1, TPC 2 and TPC 3, respectively.