Category: 6. Chemistry

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  • Multimodal deep learning for chemical toxicity prediction and management

    Multimodal deep learning for chemical toxicity prediction and management

    Experimental setup

    The experimental environment was designed to facilitate the effective integration of chemical property data and molecular structure image data for predicting multi-label toxicity across multiple categories, including general…

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  • Researchers develop recyclable, healable electronics

    Researchers develop recyclable, healable electronics

    Between upgrades and breakdowns to cellphones, tablets, laptops, and appliances, so many electronics are getting tossed in the trash that they’ve taken on a name of their own: e-waste.

    According to a 2024 report issued by the United Nations, the…

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  • Synthetic compound shows promise against multidrug resistance

    Synthetic compound shows promise against multidrug resistance

    Antimicrobial resistance directly causes more than 1 million deaths every year and contributes to more than 35 million more, according to the World Health Organization. Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus sp., 2 gram-positive pathogens highly…

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  • Crispr Nobel laureates get another chance to claim ownership in long-running patent dispute | Business

    Crispr Nobel laureates get another chance to claim ownership in long-running patent dispute | Business

    There is a new twist in the long-running dispute over who owns patent rights to the Nobel prize-winning Crispr–Cas9 gene editing technology.

    A team including Nobel laureates Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier lost its claim to key

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  • AFM maps the way collagen unfolds and refolds in the body | Research

    AFM maps the way collagen unfolds and refolds in the body | Research

    For the first time, researchers have mapped how collagen protein structures, which are structurally unstable at body temperature, unfold and refold in the body.

    The researchers say that understanding more about the stability of collagen could aid…

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  • Liquid carbon characterised in the lab for the first time | Research

    Liquid carbon characterised in the lab for the first time | Research

    Using an ultra-powerful laser, researchers have successfully characterised liquid carbon in the lab for the first time. The experiments offer rare insight into one of the most abundant elements in the universe, which, despite its ubiquity,…

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  • Modified starch as a new co-excipient in hydrophilic gels for prolonged drug delivery

    Modified starch as a new co-excipient in hydrophilic gels for prolonged drug delivery

    Release study evaluation

    The study was conducted to investigate the kinetics of MB release from MC, C980 and AV hydrogels both in the absence and presence of native and citric acid-modified starch. Figure 5 illustrates the percentage of MB…

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  • In situ epoxidation of hybrid waste cooking oil and oleic acid via peracid mechanism

    In situ epoxidation of hybrid waste cooking oil and oleic acid via peracid mechanism

    Fatty acid composition

    The composition of fatty acids plays a vital role in the epoxidation process, as the reaction occurs specifically at the double bonds found in unsaturated fatty acids. Table 4 highlights the fatty acid composition of pure…

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  • Traditional Chinese herbal tea Psychotria rubra suppresses inflammatory response caused by respiratory tract infections via STAT3/IL-6/TNF

    Traditional Chinese herbal tea Psychotria rubra suppresses inflammatory response caused by respiratory tract infections via STAT3/IL-6/TNF

    Experimental instruments

    Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatograph (LC-30 A, Shimadzu), Mass spectrometer (TripleTOF 6600+, SCIEX), Centrifuge (5424R, Eppendorf), Constant temperature metal shaker (MU-G02-0448, Hangzhou MIO Instrument Co.,…

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