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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,546 Views
13 Pages

Nanofiltration Composite Membranes Based on KIT-6 and Functionalized KIT-6 Nanoparticles in a Polymeric Matrix with Enhanced Performances

  • Gabriela Paun,
  • Viorica Parvulescu,
  • Elena Neagu,
  • Camelia Albu,
  • Larisa Ionita,
  • Monica Elisabeta Maxim,
  • Andrei Munteanu,
  • Madalina Ciobanu and
  • Gabriel Lucian Radu

The nanofiltration composite membranes were obtained by incorporation of KIT-6 ordered mesoporous silica, before and after its functionalization with amine groups, into polyphenylene-ether-ether-sulfone (PPEES) matrix. The incorporation of silica nan...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,024 Views
14 Pages

New Hybrid Nanofiltration Membranes with Enhanced Flux and Separation Performances Based on Polyphenylene Ether-Ether-Sulfone/Polyacrylonitrile/SBA-15

  • Gabriela Paun,
  • Elena Neagu,
  • Viorica Parvulescu,
  • Mihai Anastasescu,
  • Simona Petrescu,
  • Camelia Albu,
  • Gheorghe Nechifor and
  • Gabriel Lucian Radu

This study presents the preparation of hybrid nanofiltration membranes based on poly(1,4-phenylene ether ether sulfone), polyacrylonitrile, poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), and SBA-15 mesoporous silica. Laser treatment of polymeric solutions to enhance the h...

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  • Open Access
44 Citations
8,757 Views
20 Pages

Polyphenolic Extract of Euphorbia supina Attenuates Manganese-Induced Neurotoxicity by Enhancing Antioxidant Activity through Regulation of ER Stress and ER Stress-Mediated Apoptosis

  • Entaz Bahar,
  • Geum-Hwa Lee,
  • Kashi Raj Bhattarai,
  • Hwa-Young Lee,
  • Min-Kyung Choi,
  • Harun-Or Rashid,
  • Ji-Ye Kim,
  • Han-Jung Chae and
  • Hyonok Yoon

Manganese (Mn) is an important trace element present in human body, which acts as an enzyme co-factor or activator in various metabolic reactions. While essential in trace amounts, excess levels of Mn in human brain can produce neurotoxicity, includi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,078 Views
18 Pages

30 June 2022

Inflammation is an immune response that protects against harmful stimuli. However, severe inflammation can cause many diseases, such as diabetes, cancer, and arthritis. In this study, we examined the anti-inflammatory efficacy and mechanism of Potent...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,273 Views
24 Pages

Antioxidant Capacity of Potentilla paradoxa Nutt. and Its Beneficial Effects Related to Anti-Aging in HaCaT and B16F10 Cells

  • Hwa Pyoung Lee,
  • Dong Seon Kim,
  • Sang Hee Park,
  • Chae Yun Shin,
  • Jin Joo Woo,
  • Ji Won Kim,
  • Ren-Bo An,
  • Changyoung Lee and
  • Jae Youl Cho

24 March 2022

Skin aging is a natural process influenced by intrinsic and extrinsic factors, and many skin anti-aging strategies have been developed. Plants from the genus Potentilla has been used in Europe and Asia to treat various diseases. Potentilla paradoxa N...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
6,324 Views
21 Pages

Polyphenols are known dietary antioxidants. They have recently attracted considerable interest in uses to prevent skin aging and hyperpigmentation resulting from solar UV-irradiation. Prunus persica (L.) leaves are considered by-products and were rep...

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  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,032 Views
20 Pages

13 February 2019

Tourists are in contact with two types of services at destinations: enterprise services offered by tourism enterprises (e.g., hotels, shops, restaurants, etc.) and public services (public transportation, public information, public safety, etc.) provi...