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Purnendu K. Dasgupta
Other affiliations: Dow Chemical Company, Texas Tech University, University of California, Davis ...read more
Bio: Purnendu K. Dasgupta is an academic researcher from University of Texas at Arlington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ion chromatography & Detection limit. The author has an hindex of 62, co-authored 506 publications receiving 16779 citations. Previous affiliations of Purnendu K. Dasgupta include Dow Chemical Company & Texas Tech University.
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TL;DR: A variety of weak acids cannot only be separated on an ion exclusion column, they can be sensitively detected and the elution order is essentially the same as that on a nonfunctionalized poly(styrene-divinylbenzene) column using 1-10% acetonitrile as eluent and follows the reverse order of the polar surface area (PSA) of the analyte molecules.
Abstract: Separation of ions or ionizable compounds with pure water as eluent and detecting them in a simple fashion has been an elusive goal. It has been known for some time that carbonic acid can be separated from strong acids by ion chromatography in the exclusion mode (ICE) using only water as the eluent. The practice of water ICE was shown feasible for very weak acids like silicate and borate with a dedicated element specific detector like an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICPMS), but this is rarely practical in most laboratories. Direct conductometric detection is possible for H2CO3 but because of its weak nature, not especially sensitive; complex multistep ion exchange methods do not markedly improve this LOD. It will clearly be impractical in acids that are weaker still. By using a permeative amine introduction device (PAID, Anal. Chem. 2016, 88, 2198–2204) as a conductometric developing agent, we demonstrate that a variety of weak acids (silicate, borate, arsenite, cyanide, carbonate, and su...
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TL;DR: A new automated instrument based on the Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL)-chromogenic substrate kinetic assay for the determination of bacterial endotoxins is reported, and the data were statistically indistinguishable at the 95% confidence level.
Abstract: A new automated instrument based on the Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL)-chromogenic substrate kinetic assay for the determination of bacterial endotoxins is reported. A computer controlled syringe pump-multiport valve combination was used to aspirate the sample and other reagents into a holding coil. The syringe was always filled with air; liquid did not enter the syringe. The valve could address up to four individual radial paths, fully referenced optical fiber LED-based absorbance detectors that were housed collectively in a single, small (20 x 20 x 30 mm) metal block with a heater and temperature sensor, and maintained at 37 degrees C. Assay mixtures containing sample or standards were delivered to the individual detector cells for the simultaneous collection of the time based absorbance data. The automated system determined endotoxins with good accuracy and reproducibility in the range of 0.005-0.5 endotoxin units (EU)/mL (r2 > or = 0.99). Based on three times the standard deviation of the blank and the slope of the calibration curve, the lower limit of detection was < or = 0.003 EU/mL. The variability of the assay method is less than 5% (n = 10). Analysis time required for a 0.005 EU/mL standard was <100 min. Appropriately diluted tap water samples were simultaneously analyzed by the present system and a manually loaded commercial microplate reader based instrument; the data were statistically indistinguishable at the 95% confidence level.
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TL;DR: Experimental data for a variable path length HPLC detection cell indicate that an exponential model fits the observed dispersion and can be applied to a peak, not part of the original training set, obtained in a longer path cell and the effects of dispersion mathematically reversed without major loss of S/N.
Abstract: The cell volume permissible for a specified degree of loss of efficiency can be computed from response volume considerations. For an open tubular column, the permissible illuminated length can be c...
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TL;DR: The automated preparation of carbonic acid eluents at concentrations exceeding 0.15M is introduced by introducing CO2 into a flowing water stream through the walls of a Teflon AF® capillary tube under pressure and the resulting eluent concentration is controlled by varying the CO2 pressure in a programmed manner.
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TL;DR: An electroosmotic pump that utilizes a cation exchange resin bead as the electric field decoupler is described, which serves as a electrical grounding joint without fluid leakage, thus eliminating electrolytic gas interference from the flow channels.
Abstract: We describe an electroosmotic pump (EOP) that utilizes a cation exchange resin bead as the electric field decoupler. The resin bead serves as a electrical grounding joint without fluid leakage, thus eliminating electrolytic gas interference from the flow channels. The arrangement is easy to practice from readily available components, displays a very low electrical resistance, and is capable of bearing high backpressure (at least 3200 psi). We use a silica xerogel column as the EOP element to pump water and demonstrate a complete capillary ion chromatograph (CIC), which uses a similar bead based microelectrodialytic generator (μ-EDG) to generate a KOH eluent from the pumped water. We observed good operational stability of the complete arrangement over long periods.
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TL;DR: The manipulation of fluids in channels with dimensions of tens of micrometres — microfluidics — has emerged as a distinct new field that has the potential to influence subject areas from chemical synthesis and biological analysis to optics and information technology.
Abstract: The manipulation of fluids in channels with dimensions of tens of micrometres--microfluidics--has emerged as a distinct new field. Microfluidics has the potential to influence subject areas from chemical synthesis and biological analysis to optics and information technology. But the field is still at an early stage of development. Even as the basic science and technological demonstrations develop, other problems must be addressed: choosing and focusing on initial applications, and developing strategies to complete the cycle of development, including commercialization. The solutions to these problems will require imagination and ingenuity.
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TL;DR: It is reported that magnetite nanoparticles in fact possess an intrinsic enzyme mimetic activity similar to that found in natural peroxidases, which are widely used to oxidize organic substrates in the treatment of wastewater or as detection tools.
Abstract: Nanoparticles containing magnetic materials, such as magnetite (Fe3O4), are particularly useful for imaging and separation techniques. As these nanoparticles are generally considered to be biologically and chemically inert, they are typically coated with metal catalysts, antibodies or enzymes to increase their functionality as separation agents. Here, we report that magnetite nanoparticles in fact possess an intrinsic enzyme mimetic activity similar to that found in natural peroxidases, which are widely used to oxidize organic substrates in the treatment of wastewater or as detection tools. Based on this finding, we have developed a novel immunoassay in which antibody-modified magnetite nanoparticles provide three functions: capture, separation and detection. The stability, ease of production and versatility of these nanoparticles makes them a powerful tool for a wide range of potential applications in medicine, biotechnology and environmental chemistry.
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TL;DR: The ability of DLLME technique in the extraction of other organic compounds such as organochlorine pesticides, organophosphorus pesticides and substituted benzene compounds were studied.
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TL;DR: It is concluded that when nonmonotonic dose-response curves occur, the effects of low doses cannot be predicted by the effects observed at high doses, and fundamental changes in chemical testing and safety determination are needed to protect human health.
Abstract: For decades, studies of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have challenged traditional concepts in toxicology, in particular the dogma of “the dose makes the poison,” because EDCs can have effects at low doses that are not predicted by effects at higher doses. Here, we review two major concepts in EDC studies: low dose and nonmonotonicity. Low-dose effects were defined by the National Toxicology Program as those that occur in the range of human exposures or effects observed at doses below those used for traditional toxicological studies. We review the mechanistic data for low-dose effects and use a weight-of-evidence approach to analyze five examples from the EDC literature. Additionally, we explore nonmonotonic dose-response curves, defined as a nonlinear relationship between dose and effect where the slope of the curve changes sign somewhere within the range of doses examined. We provide a detailed discussion of the mechanisms responsible for generating these phenomena, plus hundreds of examples from...
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Brigham and Women's Hospital1, Boston University2, University of California, Los Angeles3, Boston Children's Hospital4, University of Alabama at Birmingham5, Stanford University6, Northwestern University7, Aalborg University8, Cardiff University9, University of Pennsylvania10, Erasmus University Rotterdam11, Medical University of South Carolina12
TL;DR: The revised guidelines for the management of thyroid disease in pregnancy include recommendations regarding the interpretation of thyroid function tests in pregnancy, iodine nutrition, thyroid autoantibodies and pregnancy complications, thyroid considerations in infertile women, hypothyroidism in pregnancy and thyrotoxicosis in pregnancy.
Abstract: Background: Thyroid disease in pregnancy is a common clinical problem. Since the guidelines for the management of these disorders by the American Thyroid Association (ATA) were first published in 2...
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