Papers by Keyword: Biotoxicity

Abstract: Wound healing is a natural process of human body. When the wound size exceeds the critical point for naturally body healing, the fibrous tissue will play their parts and created a scar. Therefore, extra treatment has been added to eliminate the body limitations. Currently, there are a lot of commercial bioactive wound healing and dressing due to its physiological and biological abilities. In wound healing process, high moisture condition is also required. In order to accelerate the wound healing process, Tissue engineering (TE) is recommended. The increasing of cell proliferation by TE will be increased the chance for wound healing acceleration. In this study, the combination of Gelatin (Gel), Chitosan (CS) and Silk Fibroin (SF) were varied mixed in 10 ratios and fabricated the structure by lyophilisation technique. The elastic ability, biodegradability, structure and pore morphology, porosity, swelling ability, and biotoxicity were observed in each ratio. Gel provided highest elastic ability and biodegradability. The addition of SF and CS in Gel decreased biodegradation rate and activate fibroblast cell proliferation. Therefore, CS and SF could increase efficiency of gelatin-base wound dressings for a variety of utilization.

Abstract: The industrial effluents produced in petrochemical production contain kinds of pollutants and fluctuate wildly, also lead sewage plant to be impacted frequently. It is significant to develop a method that warms the effluents quality early, efficiently and accurately. As a result, it can make the biochemical devices run and manage smoothly. Based on the extreme sensitivity of Oxygen Uptake Rate (OUR) and Dehydrogenase Activity (DHA) to the abnormal effluents and toxicants, this study proposed a comprehensive assessment method of biodegradability and biotoxicity with Specific Oxygen Uptake Rate (SOUR) and Specific Dehydrogenase Activity (SDHA). And it also discussed the biodegradability and biotoxicity of the industrial effluents with different pH and toxicant by detecting OUR, SOUR and DHA. The results showed that, these three indexes were extremely sensitive and accurate to the effluents quality change. And the maximum concentrations of phenol, formaldehyde and carbinol that the microorganisms can allow in the industrial effluents were 350mg/L, 70mg/L and 170 mg/L. When the sewage plant was functioning normally, SOUR and SDHA fluctuations were 3.0~7.0 and 1.0~4.0 respectively. Therefore, they have important application value and prospect to early warming in the effluents quality.

Abstract: Mikania micrantha has invasive alien species harmful to many plants; it natively grows in South and Central America area. But now it is found throughout Asia and India area. It has a big reproductive capacity, so several researchers ever used thermal treatment, controlled-environmental treatment, mechanical treatment and biological control treatment to inhibit Mikania micrantha growth. However, rare studies use Mikania micrantha to make building materials. In this paper we will attempt to use untreated and treated (treated by carbonization) Mikania micrantha for making building bricks. Results are shown that the optimal uniaxial compressive strength occurred as 30 wt. % of the carbonized Mikania micrantha; the optimal uniaxial compressive strength took place as 40 wt. % of carbonized Mikania micrantha with an addition of organic acid. But the fresh Mikania micrantha has a lower uniaxial compressive strength, so we used interpolation method to calculate the optimized mixing ratio would be 5:95 for the fresh Mikania micrantha. In addition, Mikania micrantha as building material has no biotoxicity for E. coli.