Publications related to Methylene blue

Periodate activation with copper oxide nanomaterials for the degradation of ciprofloxacin- A new insight into the efficiency and mechanisms

In this study, CuO was synthesized using a facile precipitation method and was characterized using various techniques for the efficient activation of periodate (PI). Compared to systems consisting of PI alone (0.5 mM) and CuO alone (0.5 g/L), the CuO (0.5 ...

ELSEVIER SCI LTD2023

Identification of broad anti-coronavirus chemical agents for repurposing against SARS-CoV-2 and variants of concern

Gerardo Turcatti, Fabien Kuttler, Michael Bauer, Liliane Yang

Endemic human coronaviruses (hCoVs) 229E and OC43 cause respiratory disease with recurrent infections, while severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2 spreads across the world with impact on health and societies. Here, we report an image-based multicy ...

2022

Gap-Plasmon-Enhanced High-Spatial-Resolution Imaging by Photothermal-Induced Resonance in the Visible Range

Giovanni Dietler, Serguei Sekatski, Anton Smirnov, Jiangtao Zhou

Chemical characterization at the nanoscale is of significant importance for many applications in physics, analytical chemistry, material science, and biology. Despite the intensive studies in the infrared range, high-spatial resolution and high-sensitivity ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2019

Cu-decorated Raschig-TiO2 rings inducing MB repetitive discoloration without release of Cu-ions under solar light

César Pulgarin, Michaël Bensimon, Juan Kiwi, Rosendo Sanjines, Laura Victoria Suárez Murillo, Helena Luisa Teixido Pedarros

The methylene blue (MB) discoloration on innovative photocatalysts made up of Raschig-rings coated by pre-formed TiO2 nanoparticles decorated with CuOx (RR@TiO2-Cu) is presented. The MB-discoloration was drastically accelerated by the subsequent addition o ...

Elsevier Sci Ltd2017

Polystyrene CuO/Cu2O uniform films inducing MB-degradation under sunlight

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Sami Rtimi, Oualid Baghriche

This study reports on a Cu-sputtered film on polystyrene (PS) leading to the discoloration/degradation of methylene blue (MB) under low intensity solar simulated irradiation. Direct current magnetron sputtering (DCMS) was used to graft uniform, adhesive Cu ...

Elsevier2017

New evidence for disinfection, self-cleaning and pollutant degradation mediated by GF-TiO2-Cu mats under solar/visible light in mild oxidative conditions

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Stefanos Giannakis, Michaël Bensimon, Laura Victoria Suárez Murillo

This study presents the performance of GF-mats loaded with TiO2 and Cu under solar/visible light leading to bacterial inactivation and pollutant degradation at both solid-air and solid-liquid interfaces. The GF-mats show effective water disinfection, self- ...

Elsevier2017

Supported photocatalysts for model pollutant degradation and bacterial inactivation : preparation, evaluation and characterization

Laura Victoria Suárez Murillo

Water quality and bacterial infections are directly related to human health and wellbeing, thus waste water treatment is a necessary procedure for avoiding disturbances to ecosystems and for assuring human health. Furthermore, bacterial contamination in wa ...

EPFL2017

Preparation, kinetics, mechanism and properties of semi-transparent photocatalytic stable films active in dye degradation

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Laura Victoria Suárez Murillo, Christophe Roussel

The photocatalytic activity, mechanism and characterization of polyethylene-TiO2 films (PE-TiO2) during the discoloration/degradation of methylene blue (MB) are reported in this study. PE-TiO2 films were prepared at moderate temperatures (similar to 90 deg ...

Elsevier2016

Innovative photo-Fenton catalysis by PE-FeOx films leading to methylene blue (MB) degradation: Kinetics, surface properties and mechanism

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Laura Victoria Suárez Murillo, Rosendo Sanjines, Huiyu Dong

This study reports an innovative preparation polyethylene-FeOx (PE-FeOx films) leading to the degradation of the methylene blue (MB) dye under low intensity sunlight/visible light (>400 nm). The intermediate highly oxidative radicals generated by PE-FeOx l ...

Elsevier2016

Accelerated methylene blue (MB) degradation by Fenton reagent exposed to UV or VUV/UV light in an innovative micro photo-reactor

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Mengkai Li

This study presents the accelerated discoloration/degradation of methylene blue (MB) in solution by Fenton reagent under exposure to ultraviolet (UV) or Vacuum-UV/UV (VUV/UV) light in an innovative micro photo-reactor. The MB degradation was kinetically fa ...

Elsevier2016

Kinetics and mechanism for transparent polyethylene-TiO2 films mediated self-cleaning leading to MB dye discoloration under sunlight irradiation

César Pulgarin, Juan Kiwi, Sami Rtimi, Rosendo Sanjines

Polyethylene-TiO2 (from now on PE-TiO2) transparent, non-scattering sputtered films have been found effective in the discoloration of methylene blue (MB) under low intensity solar simulated light. By Fourier transform attenuated infrared spectroscopy (ATR- ...

Elsevier Science Bv2015

Method and device for sensing humidity with reversible molecular dimerization

László Forró, Primoz Rebernik Ribic, Arnaud Magrez, Endre Horvath

The present invention relates to the use of reversible dimerization of methylene blue (MB) for sensing humidity. The invention preferably uses titanate nanowires coated with MB. The self-organizational properties of MB on the surface of this nanostructured ...

2015

Probing titanate nanowire surface acidity through methylene blue adsorption in colloidal suspension and on thin films

László Forró, Arnaud Magrez, Endre Horvath

The interaction of the cationic dye methylene blue (MB) with titanate nanowires (TiONWs) was investigated in different pH environments using visible spectroscopy and electrophoresis on thin films as well as in aqueous suspension. The surface charge of the ...

Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science2014

Effect of fuels on combustion synthesis of TiO2 - Towards efficient photocatalysts for methylene blue oxidation and Cr (VI) reduction under natural sunlight

Nicolas Xanthopoulos

A facile synthesis of carbon and nitrogen co-doped nano-TiO2 with pure anatase phase and high surface area was achieved by using combustion synthesis without the need of surfactants in a single step approach. Organic fuels such as hexamine, triethyl amine ...

Elsevier Science Sa2013

Carbon nanotubes quench singlet oxygen generated by photosynthetic reaction centers

László Forró, Arnaud Magrez, Endre Horvath, Klara Hernadi, Krisztina Nagy

Photosensitizers may convert molecular oxygen into reactive oxygen species (ROS) including, e.g., singlet oxygen (O-1(2)), superoxide anion (O-2(-center dot)), and hydroxyl radicals ((OH)-O-center dot), chemicals with extremely high cyto- and potential gen ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2013

Dye metachromasy on titanate nanowires: sensing humidity with reversible molecular dimerization

László Forró, Arnaud Magrez, Primoz Rebernik Ribic, Endre Horvath

We report on the reversible dimerization of methylene blue (MB) on titanate nanowires. The self-organizational properties of MB on the surface of this nanostructured material studied by spectroscopic means revealed that the light absorption properties of t ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2012

Combustion synthesized TiO2 for enhanced photocatalytic activity under the direct sunlight-optimization of titanylnitrate synthesis

Vincent Laporte

Optimized synthesis of Ti-precursor 'titanylnitrate' for one step combustion synthesis of N- and C-doped TiO2 catalysts were reported and characterized by using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), diffused reflectance UV ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2012

Optofluidic differential spectroscopy for absorbance detection of sub-nanolitre liquid samples

Wuzhou Song, Jianhang Yang

We present a novel optofluidic differential method for carrying out absorbance spectroscopy of subnanolitre volumes of liquid samples on a microfluidic chip. Due to the reduction of liquid volume, the absorbance detection in microfluidics is often hindered ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2012

A Study of Synthesis & [and] Performance of Flame-Made Semiconducting BiVO4 Nanoparticles for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Aqueous Organic Pollutants

Nikola Castillo

Semiconductor photocatalysis is an Advanced Oxidation Technology that uses light as a source of energy to accelerate the degradation of harmful organic pollutants. Current research addresses the development of photocatalysts capable of harvesting visible l ...

EPFL2011

Identification and Functional Response of "Interstitial Cells of Cajal"-like Cells from Rat Mesenteric Artery

Aurélie Formey de Saint Louvent

This thesis is a contribution to the field of interstitial cells of Cajal-like cells (ICC-LCs) in the vasculature. Indeed, cells with irregular shapes and numerous long thin filaments, morphologically similar to the gastrointestinal ICCs, have been observe ...

EPFL2011