Phosphate is a predominately intracellular anion that has several key roles in normal cellular functions. Derangements in serum phosphate concentration occur frequently during critical illness, particularly hypophosphataemia, which has been reported in up to 75% of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients. The association between hypophosphataemia and IC...
The use of nicotinamide cofactors in cell-free biocatalytic systems is necessitated by the high specificity that these enzymes show for their natural redox mediators. Unfortunately, isolation and use of natural cofactors is costly, which suggests that enhancing their stability is key to enabling their use in industrial processes. This study details...
Published in The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Aging increases fracture risk through bone loss and microarchitecture deterioration due to an age-related imbalance in bone resorption and formation during bone remodeling. We examined the associations between levels of phosphate, calcium (Ca), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and fracture risk in initially healthy older individuals. A post hoc anal...
(1) Background: An alternative and understudied microbial mechanism that may influence demineralization is the microbially mediated ion exchange of Ca2+ and orthophosphate (Pi), which alters the saturation state of the mineral species within the surface enamel. There is a need to examine the ability of members of the oral microbiome to modulate Ca2...
In the fabrication of soft magnetic composites, the lattice mismatch between the inorganic insulation layer and the iron matrix often leads to the formation of cracks during the molding process, which significantly impairs the operational performance of the materials. Consequently, it is imperative to develop novel strategies for inorganic insulati...
Cognitive impairment and dementia are common in patients with chronic kidney disease, including those undergoing hemodialysis. Since magnesium and phosphate play important roles in brain function and aging, alterations in these and other factors related to bone mineral disorder (MBD) may contribute to low cognitive performance in patients on hemodi...
Published in Andrology
Androgen receptors are expressed in the kidney and serum testosterone is negatively associated with serum phosphate in males, suggesting a role of testosterone in renal phosphate handling. In this cross-sectional study, we examined the association of serum total and free testosterone with acute phosphate and calcium excretion in males in response t...
Phosphorus mainly exists in the form of phosphate in water. Excessive phosphorus can cause eutrophication, leading to algae reproduction and the depletion of oxygen in water, destroying aquatic ecology. This study prepared quaternized polyaniline (PN) and quaternized polyaniline with lanthanum hydrate (HLO-PN), and a new nanocomposite for removing ...
Published in Physica Scripta
Recently, supercapacitors have been considered an excellent option for improving electrical and electronic systems because of their huge potential as energy storage devices. In this work, two phases of the hydrothermal process and drop casting method were used to fabricate the synthesized composites of Cerium phosphate/MXene (MX) (Ce(PO4)/MXene), M...
Blue/turquois crystals of Sr2Cr II (PO4)2 with prismatic shape and edge-length up to 1 mm were obtained by vapour-phase moderated solid-state reaction at 1273K in sealed silica tubes. Its crystal structure was solved and refined from a triply twinned ("Trilling") crystal {Pbca (no. 61), Z = 12, a = 10.7064(6) Å, b = 9.2730(5) Å, c = 21.2720(7) Å, R...
