61 results on '"Marcin Wysokowski"'
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2. Modification of TiO
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Mariusz, Szkoda, Anna, Ilnicka, Malgorzata, Skorupska, Marcin, Wysokowski, and Jerzy P, Lukaszewicz
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Herein, we demonstrate that modification of TiO
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- 2022
3. Ionic liquid-assisted synthesis of chitin–ethylene glycol hydrogels as electrolyte membranes for sustainable electrochemical capacitors
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Marcin Wysokowski, Krzysztof Nowacki, Filip Jaworski, Michał Niemczak, Przemysław Bartczak, Mariusz Sandomierski, Adam Piasecki, Maciej Galiński, and Teofil Jesionowski
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Multidisciplinary - Abstract
A novel chitin–ethylene glycol hybrid gel was prepared as a hydrogel electrolyte for electrical double-layer capacitors (EDLCs) using 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate [Bmim][Ac] as a chitin solvent. Examination of the morphology and topography of the chitin–EG membrane showed a homogeneous and smooth surface, while the thickness of the membrane obtained was 27 µm. The electrochemical performance of the chitin–EG hydrogel electrolyte was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and galvanostatic charge/discharge measurements. The specific capacitance value of the EDLC with chitin–EG hydrogel electrolyte was found to be 109 F g−1 in a potential range from 0 to 0.8 V. The tested hydrogel material was electrochemically stable and did not decompose even after 10,000 GCD cycles. Additionally, the EDLC test cell with chitin–EG hydrogel as electrolyte exhibited superior capacitance retention after 10,000 charge/discharge cycles compared with a commercial glass fiber membrane.
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- 2022
4. UV-light photocatalytic degradation of non-ionic surfactants using ZnO nanoparticles
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Marcin Wysokowski, Bogdan Wyrwas, Marcin Janczarek, Agnieszka Zgoła-Grześkowiak, Teofil Jesionowski, Klaudia Huszla, and Maciej Staszak
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Environmental Engineering ,Materials science ,Nanoparticle ,02 engineering and technology ,010501 environmental sciences ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,01 natural sciences ,Nanomaterials ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Adsorption ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,Triton X-100 ,Photocatalysis ,Environmental Chemistry ,0210 nano-technology ,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences ,Photodegradation ,Mesoporous material ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Wurtzite crystal structure - Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of zinc oxide nanoparticles as a photocatalyst for photodegradation of two model non-ionic surfactants (Triton X-100 and C12E10). The first part of the investigation was focused on the synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanoparticles, since its crystalline structure strongly impacts its photocatalytic properties. Based on the results of the XRD analysis, it was concluded that the obtained material occurred in the form of hexagonal wurtzite with a polycrystalline structure. FT-IR and XPS analyses were used to elucidate and confirm the nanomaterial structure, whereas investigation of N2 adsorption/desorption and SEM/TEM imaging allowed to establish that the synthesized ZnO was characterized as a mesoporous material with uniform, spherical shape and particle size fluctuating between 90 and 130 nm. The second part of the study included spectrophotometric assessment of the photodegradation process. The use of the obtained ZnO nanoparticles allowed to achieve efficient photodegradation of both C12E10 (92%) and Triton X-100 (82%) after 1 h of UV irradiation. The Langmuir–Hinshelwood mechanism was used to describe the reaction kinetics. Subsequent LC-MS/MS analysis of the residues indicated that the degradation mechanism is most likely based on both central fission of the surfactant molecules with further terminal oxidation of poly(ethylene glycol) and terminal oxidation leading to carboxylic derivatives of surfactants.
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- 2021
5. Identification and first insights into the structure of chitin from the endemic freshwater demosponge Ochridaspongia rotunda (Arndt, 1937)
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Andriy Fursov, Marcin Wysokowski, Boris Pejin, V. N. Sivkov, Volodymyr Trylis, Teofil Jesionowski, Mikhail V. Tsurkan, Yuliya Khrunyk, Tomasz Machałowski, Snezana Pantovic, Hermann Ehrlich, Mirko Djurovic, Trajce Talevski, Aleksandra Talevska Leshoska, Olga V. Petrova, Elena Pejoski, and Rajko Martinović
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Chitin ,02 engineering and technology ,Test (biology) ,Biochemistry ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Demosponge ,Structural Biology ,Botany ,Animals ,Molecular Biology ,030304 developmental biology ,Holdfast ,0303 health sciences ,biology ,Chemistry ,General Medicine ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,biology.organism_classification ,Porifera ,Sponge ,Multicellular organism ,Chitinase ,biology.protein ,Identification (biology) ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
Studies on the identification, properties and function of chitin in sponges (Porifera), which are recognized as the first multicellular organisms on Earth, continue to be of fundamental scientific interest. The occurrence of chitin has so far been reported in 21 marine sponge species and only in two inhabiting fresh water. In this study, we present the discovery of α-chitin in the endemic demosponge Ochridaspongia rotunda, found in Lake Ohrid, which dates from the Tertiary. The presence of chitin in this species was confirmed using special staining, a chitinase test, FTIR, Raman and NEXAFS spectroscopy, and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). In contrast to the case of marine sponges, chitin in O. rotunda has been found only within its holdfast, suggesting a role of chitin in the attachment of the sponge to the hard substratum. Isolated fibrous matter strongly resemble the shape and size of the sponge holdfast with membrane-like structure.
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- 2020
6. Methods of Isolating Chitin from Sponges (Porifera)
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Iaroslav Petrenko, Teofil Jesionowski, Christine Klinger, Yvonne Joseph, Marcin Wysokowski, Hermann Ehrlich, and Sonia Żółtowska
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chemistry.chemical_compound ,Chitin ,chemistry ,Biochemistry - Published
- 2019
7. Degradation of environmentally harmful textile dye rhodamine B using silicate ceramic photocatalysts
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Senthil Kumar Venkatraman, Naveensubramaniam Vijayakumar, Dharmendra Kumar Bal, Anmol Mishra, Bharat Gupta, Vedant Mishra, Marcin Wysokowski, Sivasankar Koppala, and Sasikumar Swamiappan
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Inorganic Chemistry ,Materials Chemistry ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry - Published
- 2022
8. Supercritical fluid extraction of essential oils
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Somayeh Mirsadeghi, Seied Mahdi Pourmortazavi, Teofil Jesionowski, Mehdi Rahimi-Nasrabadi, Mohammad Yousefi, Hermann Ehrlich, and Marcin Wysokowski
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Materials science ,business.industry ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Extraction (chemistry) ,Supercritical fluid extraction ,Fractionation ,01 natural sciences ,Supercritical fluid ,0104 chemical sciences ,Analytical Chemistry ,Volumetric flow rate ,Scientific method ,Process optimization ,Process engineering ,business ,Spectroscopy ,Collection methods - Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the extraction of essential oils from plants by the supercritical fluid extraction technique. However, other interesting information, regarding the process optimization, is also discussed. Therefore, logical steps were identified to completely describe the process. These steps were divided into three parts: (1) characterization of essential oils; (2) properties attributed to the supercritical fluid, including supercritical fluid extraction, parameters affecting the procedure such as temperature, pressure, particle size, modifier, flow rate, and water, the importance of fractionation, types of collection methods, the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of essential oils extracted by supercritical fluid, advantages and drawbacks of this method in comparison with other extraction techniques; and (3) the use of experimental designs, including screening, optimizing and modeling, in the process of supercritical fluid extraction of essential oils.
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- 2019
9. Investigation of the synergic effect of silver on the photodegradation behavior of copper chromite nanostructures
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Ali Abbasi, Amir Homayoun Keihan, Yvonne Joseph, Teofil Jesionowski, Seyed Milad Safar Sajadi, Mehdi Rahimi-Nasrabadi, Marcin Wysokowski, and Hermann Ehrlich
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010302 applied physics ,Materials science ,Nanostructure ,Chromium nitrate ,Copper chromite ,Condensed Matter Physics ,01 natural sciences ,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Chemical engineering ,chemistry ,0103 physical sciences ,Rhodamine B ,Photocatalysis ,Methyl orange ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Photodegradation ,Ethylene glycol - Abstract
Pure copper chromite nanoparticles were prepared through an efficient route using copper nitrate and chromium nitrate. For the first time, various amino acids were employed as capping agents in the presence of propylene glycol and ethylene glycol in order to prepare these nanostructures. A number of experiments were performed to examine the effect of stabilization agents, alkaline agents and connecting agents on the shape, grain size and photodegradation behavior of CuCr2O4. The results showed that the type of stabilization agent and reducing agent creates numerous changes in terms of the size and photocatalytic performance of copper chromite. The effects of several factors, including the type of pollutant, grain size of CuCr2O4 nanostructures, pH and dosage of dye, on the photocatalytic behavior of copper chromite nanostructure were evaluated. Solutions of methylene blue, methyl orange and rhodamine B were employed as model contaminants. The maximum photocatalytic activity of the CuCr2O4 nanostructure was achieved for the rhodamine B contaminant under UV irradiation. When the CuCr2O4/Ag nanostructure was used instead of CuCr2O4 nanoparticles, the photocatalytic activity during the degradation of rhodamine B increased from 76 to 91%.
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- 2019
10. Synthesis and characterization of MnWO4/TmVO4 ternary nano-hybrids by an ultrasonic method for enhanced photocatalytic activity in the degradation of organic dyes
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Ali Sobhani-Nasab, Teofil Jesionowski, Marcin Wysokowski, Farhad Ahmadi, Saeid Pourmasoud, Hermann Ehrlich, and Mehdi Rahimi-Nasrabadi
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Materials science ,Mechanical Engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Condensed Matter Physics ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Mechanics of Materials ,Photocatalysis ,Rhodamine B ,Degradation (geology) ,General Materials Science ,0210 nano-technology ,Photodegradation ,Luminescence ,Ternary operation ,Eosin Y ,Nuclear chemistry ,Visible spectrum - Abstract
In this study, novel MnWO4/TmVO4 ternary nano-hybrids were synthesized effectively via a simple sonochemical method. The products were characterized in detail with the use of modern analytical techniques including XRD, EDX, TEM, DRS, BET, PL, and VSM. To the authors’ best knowledge, this is the first report on the synthesis and photocatalytic performance of MnWO4/TmVO4 ternary nano-hybrids in the degradation of rhodamine B (Rh B), 2-naphthol (Na), phenol red (Ph R), and eosin Y (EY) under visible light. Based on the degradation results, MnWO4/TmVO4 is shown to have higher photodegradation ability than pure TmVO4 or MnWO4 nanoparticles. It was also found that maximum degradation (99.2%) is achieved in the case of Rh B dye.
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- 2019
11. The philosophy of extreme biomimetics
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Hermann Ehrlich, TEOFIL JESIONOWSKI, and Marcin Wysokowski
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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,General Materials Science ,Waste Management and Disposal ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering - Published
- 2022
12. Zaawansowane funkcjonalne materiały wytwarzane z użyciem substancji pochodzenia naturalnego
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Łukasz Klapiszewski, Katarzyna Jankowska, Tadeusz Jan Szalaty, Jakub Zdarta, Sonia Żółtowska-Aksamitowska, Agnieszka Kołodziejczak-Radzimska, Marcin Wysokowski, Teofil Jesionowski, Monika Stasiewicz, and Artur Jędrzak
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010304 chemical physics ,General Chemical Engineering ,0103 physical sciences ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,0210 nano-technology ,01 natural sciences - Abstract
Praca zostala zrealizowana w ramach projektow badawczych Politechniki Poznanskiej 03/32/DSPB/0806 i 03/32/DSMK/0810.
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- 2018
13. Niebiologiczne metody degradacji surfaktantów niejonowych w środowisku wodnym
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Bogdan Wyrwas, Klaudia Huszla, Dorota Cierniak, and Marcin Wysokowski
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General Chemical Engineering ,General Chemistry - Published
- 2018
14. Removal of nickel(II) and lead(II) ions from aqueous solution using peat as a low-cost adsorbent: A kinetic and equilibrium study
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Małgorzata Kawalec, Małgorzata Norman, Przemysław Bartczak, Jakub Zdarta, Marcin Wysokowski, Łukasz Klapiszewski, Teofil Jesionowski, Filip Ciesielczyk, Natalia Karwańska, and Monika Baczyńska
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Langmuir ,Sorbent ,Chemistry(all) ,General Chemical Engineering ,Metal ions in aqueous solution ,Inorganic chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_element ,02 engineering and technology ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Adsorption kinetics ,Adsorption ,Desorption ,Freundlich equation ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Nickel(II) and lead(II) ions ,Low-cost adsorbents ,Chemistry ,Adsorption isotherms ,Peat ,Sorption ,General Chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Nickel ,Chemical Engineering(all) ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
Analysis was carried out to determine the physicochemical characteristics – morphological and structural, electrokinetic properties, elemental composition and functional groups – of peat, with a view to its use as a potential adsorbent of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions. A significant part of the study comprised tests of adsorption of nickel(II) and lead(II) ions from model solutions. It was determined how the parameters of the adsorption process (time, pH, quantity of sorbent) influence the effectiveness of removal of nickel(II) and lead(II) ions. The adsorption kinetics are also described, using a pseudo-first-order model and pseudo-second-order models of types 1–4. The results show strong correspondence to a pseudo-second-order kinetics model of type 1 ( r 2 = 0.999 for all initial concentrations). Another key part of the analysis was the use of the Langmuir and Freundlich models to determine the adsorption isotherms. The experimental data were in strong correspondence with Langmuir’s isotherm model. The sorption capacities of peat with respect to nickel(II) and lead(II) ions were 61.27 mg(Ni 2+ )/g and 82.31 mg(Pb 2+ )/g. Desorption tests confirmed the possibility of reusing peat as an effective sorbent of environmentally harmful metals. A mechanism is also proposed for the adsorption of Ni 2+ and Pb 2+ ions on adsorbent.
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15. Synthesis and characterization of novel copper oxide-chitosan nanocomposites for non-enzymatic glucose sensing
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Monika Figiela, Izabela Stepniak, Teofil Jesionowski, Maciej Galinski, and Marcin Wysokowski
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Detection limit ,Materials science ,Nanocomposite ,Potentiometric titration ,Metals and Alloys ,Infrared spectroscopy ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Condensed Matter Physics ,Electrochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Amperometry ,0104 chemical sciences ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,Chemical engineering ,Electrode ,Materials Chemistry ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy ,0210 nano-technology ,Instrumentation - Abstract
This work presents an Extreme Biomimetic approach for the development of a novel non-enzymatic electrochemical glucose sensor based on modification of a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) with CuO-chitosan nanocomposite. The impact of the synthesis conditions on the structure of the formed CuO-chitosan nanocomposites was analyzed in detail using a variety of analytical techniques, including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). To investigate electrocatalytic activity towards glucose oxidation and to optimize the synthesis process, the modified electrodes (CuO-CS/GCE) were tested by amperometric and potentiometric methods The CuO-CS sensor based on CuO-CS_100 Exhibits 20% better electrocatalytic activity than a CuO sensor with CuO obtained under the same process conditions. The CuO-CS/GCE sensor for glucose oxidation displays high sensitivity (503 μA mM cm−2) with a high detection limit (LOD of 11 μM), short response time (within 6 s), and very good long-term stability and reproducibility. Electrochemical measurements confirmed that the CuO-chitosan nanocomposite obtained after 18 h of hydrothermal reaction at 100 °C was the most efficient modifier of GCE. These results clearly indicate that the novel CuO-CS/GCE sensor is very promising for future application in devices used to detect glucose in biological fluids.
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- 2018
16. Forced Biomineralization: A Review
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Hermann Ehrlich, Marcin Wysokowski, Teofil Jesionowski, and Elizabeth Bailey
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0301 basic medicine ,Technology ,Chemistry ,polyextremophiles ,030106 microbiology ,Biomedical Engineering ,Bioengineering ,Review ,biomineralization ,extreme environments ,Biochemistry ,Mineralization (biology) ,Astrobiology ,Biomaterials ,03 medical and health sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,Molecular Medicine ,Extreme environment ,Psychrophile ,extreme biomimetics ,Biotechnology ,Biomineralization - Abstract
Biologically induced and controlled mineralization of metals promotes the development of protective structures to shield cells from thermal, chemical, and ultraviolet stresses. Metal biomineralization is widely considered to have been relevant for the survival of life in the environmental conditions of ancient terrestrial oceans. Similar behavior is seen among extremophilic biomineralizers today, which have evolved to inhabit a variety of industrial aqueous environments with elevated metal concentrations. As an example of extreme biomineralization, we introduce the category of “forced biomineralization”, which we use to refer to the biologically mediated sequestration of dissolved metals and metalloids into minerals. We discuss forced mineralization as it is known to be carried out by a variety of organisms, including polyextremophiles in a range of psychrophilic, thermophilic, anaerobic, alkaliphilic, acidophilic, and halophilic conditions, as well as in environments with very high or toxic metal ion concentrations. While much additional work lies ahead to characterize the various pathways by which these biominerals form, forced biomineralization has been shown to provide insights for the progression of extreme biomimetics, allowing for promising new forays into creating the next generation of composites using organic-templating approaches under biologically extreme laboratory conditions relevant to a wide range of industrial conditions.
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- 2021
17. Macrobiomineralogy: Insights and Enigmas in Giant Whale Bones and Perspectives for Bioinspired Materials Science
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Marcin Wysokowski, Paul Zaslansky, and Hermann Ehrlich
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Materials science ,Bone development ,0206 medical engineering ,Materials Science ,Biomedical Engineering ,Cetacea ,Biocompatible Materials ,02 engineering and technology ,Environmental stress ,Bone and Bones ,Biomaterials ,Extant taxon ,Osteogenesis ,biology.animal ,Animals ,biology ,Whale ,Whales ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,biology.organism_classification ,020601 biomedical engineering ,Baleen ,Evolutionary biology ,Adaptation ,0210 nano-technology ,Biomineralization - Abstract
The giant bones of whales (Cetacea) are the largest extant biomineral-based constructs known. The fact that such mammalian bones can grow up to 7 m long raises questions about differences and similarities to other smaller bones. Size and exposure to environmental stress are good reasons to suppose that an unexplored level of hierarchical organization may be present that is not needed in smaller bones. The existence of such a macroscopic naturally grown structure with poorly described mechanisms for biomineralization is an example of the many yet unexplored phenomena in living organisms. In this article, we describe key observations in macrobiomineralization and suggest that the large scale of biomineralization taking place in selected whale bones implies they may teach us fundamental principles of the chemistry, biology, and biomaterials science governing bone formation, from atomistic to the macrolevel. They are also associated with a very lipid rich environment on those bones. This has implications for bone development and damage sensing that has not yet been fully addressed. We propose that whale bone construction poses extreme requirements for inorganic material storage, mediated by biomacromolecules. Unlike extinct large mammals, cetaceans still live deep in large terrestrial water bodies following eons of adaptation. The nanocomposites from which the bones are made, comprising biomacromolecules and apatite nanocrystals, must therefore be well adapted to create the macroporous hierarchically structured architectures of the bones, with mechanical properties that match the loads imposed in vivo. This massive skeleton directly contributes to the survival of these largest mammals in the aquatic environments of Earth, with structural refinements being the result of 60 million years of evolution. We also believe that the concepts presented in this article highlight the beneficial uses of multidisciplinary and multiscale approaches to study the structural peculiarities of both organic and inorganic phases as well as mechanisms of biomineralization in highly specialized and evolutionarily conserved hard tissues.
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- 2020
18. Marine biomimetics: bromotyrosines loaded chitinous skeleton as source of antibacterial agents
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L. V. Muzychka, Diaa T. A. Youssef, Iaroslav Petrenko, Irina Ehrlich, Valentine Kovalchuk, Marcin Wysokowski, Oleg B. Smolii, Alona Voronkina, and Hermann Ehrlich
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Chitin ,02 engineering and technology ,medicine.disease_cause ,01 natural sciences ,Chemical synthesis ,Enterococcus faecalis ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Demosponge ,Biomimetics ,0103 physical sciences ,medicine ,General Materials Science ,010302 applied physics ,biology ,Chemistry ,Secondary metabolites ,Biological activity ,General Chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,biology.organism_classification ,Antimicrobial ,Spherulocytes ,Antibacterial ,Bromotyrosines ,Biochemistry ,Staphylococcus aureus ,Sponges ,T.C. Biological and Biomimetic Materials ,0210 nano-technology ,Bacteria - Abstract
The marine sponges of the order Verongiida (Demospongiae: Porifera) have survived on our planet for more than 500 million years due to the presence of a unique strategy of chemical protection by biosynthesis of more than 300 derivatives of biologically active bromotyrosines as secondary metabolites. These compounds are synthesized within spherulocytes, highly specialized cells located within chitinous skeletal fibers of these sponges from where they can be extruded in the sea water and form protective space against pathogenic viruses, bacteria and other predators. This chitin is an example of unique biomaterial as source of substances with antibiotic properties. Traditionally, the attention of researchers was exclusively drawn to lipophilic bromotyrosines, the extraction methods of which were based on the use of organic solvents only. Alternatively, we have used in this work a biomimetic water-based approach, because in natural conditions, sponges actively extrude bromotyrosines that are miscible with the watery environment. This allowed us to isolate 3,5-dibromoquinolacetic acid from an aqueous extract of the dried demosponge Aplysina aerophoba and compare its antimicrobial activity with the same compound obtained by the chemical synthesis. Both synthetic and natural compounds have shown antimicrobial properties against clinical strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis and Propionibacterium acnes. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00339-020-04167-0.
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- 2020
19. Extreme biomineralization: the case of the hypermineralized ear bone of gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus)
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David Rafaja, Christian Schimpf, Christos G. Aneziris, Roberta Galli, Konstantin R. Tabachnick, Sergey A. Dyshlovoy, Iaroslav Petrenko, Marcin Wysokowski, Heike Meissner, Jana Hubálková, Yuri M. Yakovlev, Hermann Ehrlich, Gunhild von Amsberg, and Allison L. Stelling
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0303 health sciences ,TYMPANIC BULLA ,biology ,Chemistry ,Whale ,Rostrum ,Cetacea ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,Anatomy ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,biology.organism_classification ,Biological materials ,03 medical and health sciences ,biology.animal ,Bone material ,General Materials Science ,Gray whale ,0210 nano-technology ,030304 developmental biology ,Biomineralization - Abstract
Selected hypermineralized bones (rostrum and tympanic bullae) have yet to be characterized for diverse species of whales (Cetacea). Hypermineralization in these structures is an example of extreme biomineralization that, however, occurs at temperatures around 36 °C. In this study we present the results of analytical investigations of the specimen of tympanic bulla isolated from gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) for the first time. Examination of the internal surface of the bone mechanically crushed under a press revealed the presence of a lipid-containing phase, which did not disappear even after complete demineralization of the bone material. Additionally, analytical investigations including CARS, ATR-FTIR, Raman and XRD confirmed the presence of carbonated bioapatite and a collagen- lipid complex as the main components of this up to 2.34 kg/cm3 dense bone. Our experimental results open the way for further research on understanding of the principles of hypermineralization in highly specialized whale bones.
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- 2020
20. Conchixes: organic scaffolds which resemble the size and shapes of mollusks shells, their isolation and potential multifunctional applications
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Aleksandar Joksimović, Michael Gelinsky, Dmitry Tsurkan, Danijela Joksimović, Iaroslav Petrenko, Stefano Schiaparelli, Armin Springer, Allison L. Stelling, Rajko Martinović, Marcin Wysokowski, and Hermann Ehrlich
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Biomineralization ,Periostracum ,Gastropoda ,Nanotechnology ,02 engineering and technology ,Biological materials, Conchiolin, Periostracum, Organic scaffolds, Mollusks, Shell, Bivalvia, Gastropoda, Biomineralization, Biomimetics ,03 medical and health sciences ,Conchiolin ,Biomimetics ,Shell ,General Materials Science ,030304 developmental biology ,0303 health sciences ,Mollusks ,biology ,Organic scaffolds ,Biological materials ,General Chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Bivalvia ,biology.organism_classification ,Demineralization ,Fresh water ,Biocomposite ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
Molluscan shells are an example of a mineral-based biocomposite material, and most studies to date have focused on understanding their biomineralization mechanisms. Meanwhile, large amounts of these shells are produced as waste globally by seafood which is used by other industries as a source of biogenic calcium carbonates. In this study, we propose a simple methodological approach for isolation ofConchixes, the organic scaffolds that resemble the size and shapes of mollusks shells, using gentle EDTA-based demineralization of the shells. Such mineral-free biological materials have been extracted from selected representatives of marine and fresh water bivalves, as well as from marine and terrestrial gastropods under study. Key pathways to practical applications of molluscanconchixeswith regards to pharmacy, cosmetics, feed and feed additives, biomedicine and bioinspired materials science are also discussed.
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- 2020
21. Progress in chitin analytics
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Yuliya Khrunyk, Iaroslav Petrenko, Mikhail V. Tsurkan, Alona Voronkina, Hermann Ehrlich, and Marcin Wysokowski
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Electrophoresis ,Polymers and Plastics ,Nanotechnology ,Chitin ,macromolecular substances ,02 engineering and technology ,Calcofluor-white ,engineering.material ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Materials Chemistry ,Animals ,Immunoassay ,Chromatography ,Chemistry ,Spectrum Analysis ,fungi ,Organic Chemistry ,Structural component ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,0104 chemical sciences ,Highly sensitive ,carbohydrates (lipids) ,engineering ,Biopolymer ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
Chitin is the second most abundant biopolymer and functions as the main structural component in a variety of living organisms. In nature, chitin rarely occurs in a pure form, but rather as nanoorganized chitin-proteins, chitin-pigments, or chitin-mineral composite biomaterials. Although chitin has a long history of scientific studies, it is still extensively investigated for practical applications in medicine, biotechnology, and biomimetics. The complexity of chitin has required the development of highly sensitive analytical methods for its identification. These methods are crucial for furthering disease diagnostics as well as advancing modern chitin-related technologies. Here we provide a summary of chitin identification by spectroscopic (NEXAFS, FTIR, Raman, NMR, colorimetry), chromatographic (TLC, GC, HPLC), electrophoretic (HPCE), and diffraction methods (XRD, WAXS, SAXS, HRTEM-SAED). Biochemical and immunochemical (ELISA, immunostaining) methods are described with respect to their medical application. This review outlines the history as well as the current progress in the analytical methods for chitin identification.
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- 2020
22. In vivo biomimetic calcification of selected organic scaffolds using snail shell regeneration: a new methodological approach
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Tomasz Machałowski, Teofil Jesionowski, Enrico Langer, Dmitry Tsurkan, Iaroslav Petrenko, Marcin Wysokowski, and Hermann Ehrlich
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0303 health sciences ,biology ,Chemistry ,Regeneration (biology) ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Chitin ,In vivo ,medicine ,Garden Snail ,Biophysics ,Snail shell ,General Materials Science ,0210 nano-technology ,Cornu aspersum ,030304 developmental biology ,Biomineralization ,Calcification - Abstract
In vivo biomimetic biomineralization using living organisms known as biomineralizers is currently a major research trend. Industrially cultivated terrestrial snails, such as the common garden snail Cornu aspersum, represent a simple model organism that is ideal for use in experiments on the regeneration of the calcified shell after the excavation of a corresponding shell fragment. The mollusk’s artificially damaged shell is regenerated via the formation of an organic regenerative membrane, which serves as a native template for in vivo biocalcification. In this study, for the first time, a special plexiglass device for non-lethal fixation of living snails, enabling real-time monitoring of their ability to regenerate their shells using digital microscopy, has been proposed and tested. As an alternative to natural biomineralization using the mollusk’s own sources, we propose chitin- and collagen-based templates, which have been shown to be effectively calcified by living snails. The results indicate that the type of organic template used for in vivo biomineralization has a substantial effect on the nature of the mineral phases.
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- 2020
23. An extreme biomimetic approach: hydrothermal synthesis of β-chitin/ZnO nanostructured composites
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Roberta Galli, Hermann Ehrlich, Enrico Langer, Thomas Behm, Teofil Jesionowski, Marcin Wysokowski, Krzysztof J. Kurzydłowski, Hartmut Stöcker, Serguei L. Molodtsov, Łukasz Klapiszewski, Mykhailo Motylenko, Magdalena Nowacka, Dirk C. Meyer, Vasilii V. Bazhenov, Allison L. Stelling, Damian Ambrożewicz, Katarzyna Czaczyk, Anna Dobrowolska, and Barbara Abendroth
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Materials science ,fungi ,Biomedical Engineering ,Substrate (chemistry) ,Nanotechnology ,macromolecular substances ,General Chemistry ,General Medicine ,Zno nanocrystals ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,symbols.namesake ,Chitin ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,Wound dressing ,symbols ,Hydrothermal synthesis ,General Materials Science ,Sepia ,Raman spectroscopy ,Nanostructured composites - Abstract
β-Chitinous scaffolds isolated from the skeleton of marine cephalopod Sepia officinalis were used as a template for the in vitro formation of ZnO under conditions (70 °C) which are extreme for biological materials. Novel β-chitin/ZnO film-like composites were prepared for the first time by hydrothermal synthesis, and were thoroughly characterized using numerous analytical methods including Raman spectroscopy, HR-TEM and XRD. We demonstrate the growth of hexagonal ZnO nanocrystals on the β-chitin substrate. Our chitin/ZnO composites presented in this work show antibacterial properties against Gram positive bacteria and can be employed for development of inorganic–organic wound dressing materials.
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- 2020
24. The Impact of the Vanadium Oxide Addition on the Physicochemical Performance Stability and Intercalation of Lithium Ions of the TiO
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Beata, Kurc, Marcin, Wysokowski, Łukasz, Rymaniak, Piotr, Lijewski, Adam, Piasecki, and Paweł, Fuć
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vanadium oxide ,solvothermal synthesis ,anatase ,reduced graphene oxide ,lithium ion batteries ,Article - Abstract
This work determines the effect of the addition of various amounts of vanadium oxide on the work of a cell built from a hybrid VxOy-TiO2-rGO system in a lithium-ion cell. Moreover, a new method based on solvothermal chemistry is proposed for the creation of a new type of composite material combining reduced graphene, vanadium oxide and crystalline anatase. The satisfactory electrochemical properties of VxOy-TiO2-rGO hybrids can be attributed to the perfect matching of the morphology and structure of VxOy-TiO2 and rGO. In addition, it is also responsible for the partial transfer of electrons from rGO to VxOy-TiO2, which increases the synergistic interaction of the VxOy-TiO2-rGO hybrid to the reversible storage of lithium. In addition a full cell was created LiFePO4/VxOy-TiO2-rGO. The cell showed good cyclability while providing a capacity of 120 mAh g−1.
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- 2020
25. Surface-Dependent Osteoblasts Response to TiO
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Yuliya Y, Khrunyk, Sergey V, Belikov, Mikhail V, Tsurkan, Ivan V, Vyalykh, Alexandr Y, Markaryan, Maxim S, Karabanalov, Artemii A, Popov, and Marcin, Wysokowski
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anodization ,amorphous ,TiO2 nanotubes ,gene expression ,implants ,osseointegration ,anatase ,Article - Abstract
One of the major challenges of implantology is to design nanoscale modifications of titanium implant surfaces inducing osseointegration. The aim of this study was to investigate the behavior of rat osteoblasts cultured on anodized TiO2 nanotubes of different crystallinity (amorphous and anatase phase) up to 24 days. TiO2 nanotubes were fabricated on VT1–0 titanium foil via a two-step anodization at 20 V using NH4F as an electrolyte. Anatase-phase samples were prepared by heat treatment at 500 °C for 1 h. VT1–0 samples with flat surfaces were used as controls. Primary rat osteoblasts were seeded over experimental surfaces for several incubation times. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to analyze tested surfaces and cell morphology. Cell adhesion and proliferation were investigated by cell counting. Osteogenic differentiation of cells was evaluated by qPCR of runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2), osteopontin (OPN), integrin binding sialoprotein (IBSP), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and osteocalcin (OCN). Cell adhesion and proliferation, cell morphology and the expression of osteogenic markers were affected by TiO2 nanotube layered substrates of amorphous and anatase crystallinity. In comparison with flat titanium, along with increased cell adhesion and cell growth a large portion of osteoblasts grown on the both nanostructured surfaces exhibited an osteocyte-like morphology as early as 48 h of culture. Moreover, the expression of all tested osteogenic markers in cells cultured on amorphous and anatase TiO2 nanotubes was upregulated at least at one of the analyzed time points. To summarize, we demonstrated that amorphous and anodized TiO2 layered substrates are highly biocompatible with rat osteoblasts and that the surface modification with about 1500 nm length nanotubes of 35 ± 4 (amorphous phase) and 41 ± 8 nm (anatase phase) in diameter is sufficient to induce their osteogenic differentiation. Such results are significant to the engineering of coating strategies for orthopedic implants aimed to establish a more efficient bone to implant contact and enhance bone repair.
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- 2019
26. The demosponge Pseudoceratina purpurea as a new source of fibrous chitin
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Viatcheslav N. Ivanenko, Heike Meissner, Konstantin R. Tabachnick, Teofil Jesionowski, Diaa T. A. Youssef, Iaroslav Petrenko, Hermann Ehrlich, Sonia Żółtowska Aksamitowska, Lamiaa A. Shaala, Marcin Wysokowski, Swee Cheng Lim, Nicole Bechmann, Mikhail V. Tsurkan, and Yvonne Joseph
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Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization ,Electrospray ionization ,Chitin ,02 engineering and technology ,Calcofluor-white ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Demosponge ,Structural Biology ,Pseudoceratina purpurea ,Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared ,Animals ,Molecular Biology ,Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ,biology ,010405 organic chemistry ,Chemistry ,General Medicine ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,biology.organism_classification ,Porifera ,0104 chemical sciences ,Sponge ,Chitinase ,biology.protein ,Biologically active substances ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
Among marine demosponges (Porifera: Demospongiae), only representatives of the order Verongiida have been recognized to synthetize both biologically active substances as well as scaffolds-like fibrous skeletons made of structural aminopolysaccharide chitin. The unique 3D architecture of such scaffolds open perspectives for their applications in waste treatment, biomimetics and tissue engineering. Here, we focus special attention to the demosponge Pseudoceratina purpurea collected in the coastal waters of Singapore. For the first time the detailed description of the isolation of chitin from the skeleton of this sponge and its identification using diverse bioanalytical tools were carried out. Calcofluor white staining, FTIR analysis, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), SEM, and fluorescence microscopy as well as a chitinase digestion assay were applied in order to confirm with strong evidence the finding of alpha-chitin in the skeleton of P. purpurea. We suggest that the discovery of chitin within representatives of Pseudoceratinidae family is a perspective step in evaluation of these verongiid sponges as novel renewable sources for both chitin and biologically active metabolites, which are of prospective use for marine oriented biomedicine and pharmacology, respectively.
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- 2018
27. Biosilica as a source for inspiration in biological materials science
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Teofil Jesionowski, Marcin Wysokowski, and Hermann Ehrlich
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0301 basic medicine ,03 medical and health sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,Geophysics ,Geochemistry and Petrology ,Chemistry ,Nanotechnology ,02 engineering and technology ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,0210 nano-technology ,Biological materials - Published
- 2018
28. Extreme biomimetics: A carbonized 3D spongin scaffold as a novel support for nanostructured manganese oxide(IV) and its electrochemical applications
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Marcin Wysokowski, Jana Hubálková, Iaroslav Petrenko, Beata Mania, Allison L. Stelling, Sonia Żółtowska-Aksamitowska, Yvonne Joseph, Christos G. Aneziris, Horst Borrmann, Enrico Langer, Serguei L. Molodtsov, Kacper Kopczyński, Friedrich Roth, Teofil Jesionowski, Małgorzata Graś, Mykhailo Motylenko, David Rafaja, Hermann Ehrlich, Vasilii V. Bazhenov, Grzegorz Lota, Tomasz Szatkowski, and Juliane Weise
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Supercapacitor ,Materials science ,Spongin ,Composite number ,02 engineering and technology ,engineering.material ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Condensed Matter Physics ,01 natural sciences ,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics ,0104 chemical sciences ,Dielectric spectroscopy ,Coating ,Chemical engineering ,engineering ,General Materials Science ,Thermal stability ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,0210 nano-technology ,Mesoporous material ,Porosity - Abstract
Composites containing biological materials with nanostructured architecture have become of great interest in modern materials science, yielding both interesting chemical properties and inspiration for biomimetic research. Herein, we describe the preparation of a novel 3D nanostructured MnO2-based composite developed using a carbonized proteinaceous spongin template by an extreme biomimetics approach. The thermal stability of the spongin-based scaffold facilitated the formation of both carbonized material (at 650 °C with exclusion of oxygen) and manganese oxide with a defined nanoscale structure under 150 °C. Remarkably, the unique network of spongin fibers was maintained after pyrolysis and hydrothermal processing, yielding a novel porous support. The MnO2-spongin composite shows a bimodal pore distribution, with macropores originating from the spongin network and mesopores from the nanostructured oxidic coating. Interestingly, the composites also showed improved electrochemical properties compared to those of MnO2. Voltammetry cycling demonstrated the good stability of the material over more than 3,000 charging/discharging cycles. Additionally, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy revealed lower charge transfer resistance in the prepared materials. We demonstrate the potential of extreme biomimetics for developing a new generation of nanostructured materials with 3D centimeter-scale architecture for the storage and conversion of energy generated from renewable natural sources.
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- 2018
29. Extreme biomimetic approach for synthesis of nanocrystalline chitin-(Ti,Zr)O2 multiphase composites
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Hartmut Stöcker, David Rafaja, Johannes Heitmann, Hermann Ehrlich, Jan Beyer, Marcin Wysokowski, Mykhaylo Motylenko, Vasilii V. Bazhenov, Teofil Jesionowski, Iwona Koltsov, Mirko Đurović, Tadeusz Jan Szalaty, Allison L. Stelling, and Slavica Petović
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Anatase ,Materials science ,Zirconium dioxide ,Scanning electron microscope ,Nanotechnology ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Condensed Matter Physics ,01 natural sciences ,Nanocrystalline material ,0104 chemical sciences ,law.invention ,Thermogravimetry ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,law ,General Materials Science ,Cubic zirconia ,Crystallization ,0210 nano-technology ,High-resolution transmission electron microscopy - Abstract
This work presents an extreme biomimetics route for the modification of the surface of fibre-based scaffolds of poriferan origin by the creation of novel nanostructured multiphase biocomposites. The exceptional thermal stability of the nanostructured sponge chitin allowed for the formation of a novel nanocrystalline chitin-(Ti,Zr)O2 composite with a well-defined nanoscale structure under hydrothermal conditions (160 °C). Using a combination of experimental techniques, including X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, high resolution transmission electron microscopy, EDX mapping and near-edge electron loss spectroscopy (ELNES) in TEM and thermogravimetry/differential scanning calorimetry coupled with mass spectrometry; we showed that this bioorganic scaffold facilitates selective crystallization of TiO2, predominantly in form of anatase, over the monoclinic zirconium dioxide (baddeleyite). The control of the crystal morphology through the chitin templates is also demonstrated. Obtained samples were characterized in terms of their photoluminescent properties and photocatalytic performance. These data confirm the high potential of the extreme biomimetics approach for developing a new generation of multiphase biopolymer-based nanostructured materials.
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- 2017
30. Advanced hybrid materials. Present and future Zaawansowane materiały hybrydowe. Teraźniejszość i przyszłość
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Teofil Jesionowski, Marcin Wysokowski, and Łukasz Klapiszewski
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chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,Chitin ,General Chemical Engineering ,Lignin ,General Chemistry ,Hybrid material - Published
- 2017
31. Spider Chitin: An Ultrafast Microwave-Assisted Method for Chitin Isolation from
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Tomasz, Machałowski, Marcin, Wysokowski, Mikhail V, Tsurkan, Roberta, Galli, Christian, Schimpf, David, Rafaja, Erica, Brendler, Christine, Viehweger, Sonia, Żółtowska-Aksamitowska, Iaroslav, Petrenko, Katarzyna, Czaczyk, Michael, Kraft, Martin, Bertau, Nicole, Bechmann, Kaomei, Guan, Stefan R, Bornstein, Alona, Voronkina, Andriy, Fursov, Magdalena, Bejger, Katarzyna, Biniek-Antosiak, Wojciech, Rypniewski, Marek, Figlerowicz, Oleg, Pokrovsky, Teofil, Jesionowski, and Hermann, Ehrlich
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microwave ,Spectrum Analysis ,extraction ,Animals ,Chitin ,Spiders ,biopolymers ,Chemical Fractionation ,Molting ,Microwaves ,spider molt cuticle ,Article ,melanin - Abstract
Chitin, as a fundamental polysaccharide in invertebrate skeletons, continues to be actively investigated, especially with respect to new sources and the development of effective methods for its extraction. Recent attention has been focused on marine crustaceans and sponges; however, the potential of spiders (order Araneae) as an alternative source of tubular chitin has been overlooked. In this work, we focused our attention on chitin from up to 12 cm-large Theraphosidae spiders, popularly known as tarantulas or bird-eating spiders. These organisms “lose” large quantities of cuticles during their molting cycle. Here, we present for the first time a highly effective method for the isolation of chitin from Caribena versicolor spider molt cuticle, as well as its identification and characterization using modern analytical methods. We suggest that the tube-like molt cuticle of this spider can serve as a naturally prefabricated and renewable source of tubular chitin with high potential for application in technology and biomedicine.
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- 2019
32. A nanocomposite consisting of reduced graphene oxide and electropolymerized β-cyclodextrin for voltammetric sensing of levofloxacin
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Mohammad Reza Ganjali, Mohammad Hossein Ghanbari, Hermann Ehrlich, Yvonne Joseph, Mehdi Rahimi-Nasrabadi, Alireza Khoshroo, Faezeh Shahdost-fard, Marcin Wysokowski, Sonia Żółtowska-Aksamitowska, Tomasz Rębiś, Parvaneh Rahimi, and Teofil Jesionowski
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Detection limit ,Horizontal scan rate ,Materials science ,Nanocomposite ,Graphene ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Oxide ,02 engineering and technology ,Electrolyte ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Electrochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Analytical Chemistry ,law.invention ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,law ,0210 nano-technology ,Nuclear chemistry ,Antibacterial agent - Abstract
A glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was modified with a nanocomposite prepared from polymerized β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO). The modified GCE is shown to enable the voltammetric determination of traces of levofloxacin (LEV) by various electrochemical techniques. Experimental factors affecting the results including the amount of the substrates in preparation of the nanocomposite, accumulation time, the scan rate and pH value of the electrolyte were optimized. The modified GCE, best operated at a working potential of 1.00 V (vs. Ag/AgCl), has two linear response ranges, one for low LEV concentrations (100 pmol L−1 to 100 nmol L−1), and one for higher LEV concentrations (100 nmol L−1 to 100 μmol L−1). The limit of detection and sensitivity are calculated to be 30 pmol L−1 and 467.33 nA μmol L−1 cm−2, respectively. The modified GCE demonstrates a number of advantages such as high sensitivity and selectivity, low LOD, excellent reproducibility, high surface-to-volume ratio, and good electrocatalytic activity towards LEV. The sensor was successfully applied to the determination of LEV in spiked human serum samples.
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- 2019
33. New Source of 3D Chitin Scaffolds: The Red Sea Demosponge
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Lamiaa A, Shaala, Hani Z, Asfour, Diaa T A, Youssef, Sonia, Żółtowska-Aksamitowska, Marcin, Wysokowski, Mikhail, Tsurkan, Roberta, Galli, Heike, Meissner, Iaroslav, Petrenko, Konstantin, Tabachnick, Viatcheslav N, Ivanenko, Nicole, Bechmann, Lyubov V, Muzychka, Oleg B, Smolii, Rajko, Martinović, Yvonne, Joseph, Teofil, Jesionowski, and Hermann, Ehrlich
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Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization ,scaffolds ,Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared ,Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ,Animals ,Pseudoceratina arabica ,Chitin ,demosponges ,Indian Ocean ,Article ,Porifera ,biological materials - Abstract
The bioactive bromotyrosine-derived alkaloids and unique morphologically-defined fibrous skeleton of chitin origin have been found recently in marine demosponges of the order Verongiida. The sophisticated three-dimensional (3D) structure of skeletal chitinous scaffolds supported their use in biomedicine, tissue engineering as well as in diverse modern technologies. The goal of this study was the screening of new species of the order Verongiida to find another renewable source of naturally prefabricated 3D chitinous scaffolds. Special attention was paid to demosponge species, which could be farmed on large scale using marine aquaculture methods. In this study, the demosponge Pseudoceratina arabica collected in the coastal waters of the Egyptian Red Sea was examined as a potential source of chitin for the first time. Various bioanalytical tools including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), fluorescence microscopy, FTIR analysis, Calcofluor white staining, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), as well as a chitinase digestion assay were successfully used to confirm the discovery of α-chitin within the skeleton of P. arabica. The current finding should make an important contribution to the field of application of this verongiid sponge as a novel renewable source of biologically-active metabolites and chitin, which are important for development of the blue biotechnology especially in marine oriented biomedicine.
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- 2019
34. Functionalization of organically modified silica with gold nanoparticles in the presence of lignosulfonate
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Grzegorz Milczarek, Emilia Konował, Marcin Wysokowski, Mykhailo Motylenko, Hermann Ehrlich, Vasilii V. Bazhenov, Łukasz Klapiszewski, Teofil Jesionowski, David Rafaja, and Anna Modrzejewska-Sikorska
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Materials science ,Silicon dioxide ,Metal Nanoparticles ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,Borohydride ,Lignin ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,Catalysis ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Dynamic light scattering ,Structural Biology ,Organic chemistry ,Particle Size ,Molecular Biology ,Spectrum Analysis ,General Medicine ,Silicon Dioxide ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,0104 chemical sciences ,Thermogravimetry ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,Colloidal gold ,Surface modification ,Colorimetry ,Gold ,Particle size ,0210 nano-technology ,Hybrid material - Abstract
It is shown that lignosulfonate (LS) can be used as an effective reducing agent for gold ions and simultaneously as a stabilizing agent for gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). When organically modified silica is introduced to the reaction mixture, most of the AuNPs grow on the surface of the silica due to hydrophobic interactions between LS and organic layers covering the solid particles. It was also found that the structure of the organic layer is crucial for the effective deposition of gold nanoparticles onto silica spheres in terms of particle size and gold content in the final SiO2-LS-AuNPs composites. Due to the hydrophobicity of the modified silica it was necessary to carry out the modification in mixed organic/aqueous solvent. The polarity of the organic co-solvent was found to have an effect on the size of the deposited Au-NPs and their quantity. The physical appearance of the obtained hybrids was analyzed by colorimetry, and their structure and composition were evaluated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Additionally dispersive and thermal properties were examined by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and thermogravimetry (TG), respectively. The obtained multifunctional hybrid materials exhibits remarkable catalytic activity for the reduction of C.I. Basic Blue 9 (Methylene Blue) by borohydride.
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- 2016
35. A novel chitosan/sponge chitin origin material as a membrane for supercapacitors – preparation and characterization
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Maciej Galinski, Tilmann Leisegang, Paulina Jakubowska, Teofil Jesionowski, Krzysztof Nowacki, Vasilii V. Bazhenov, Izabela Stepniak, Hermann Ehrlich, and Marcin Wysokowski
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Materials science ,General Chemical Engineering ,Analytical chemistry ,02 engineering and technology ,General Chemistry ,Lithium acetate ,Electric double-layer capacitor ,010402 general chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Electrochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,0104 chemical sciences ,Dielectric spectroscopy ,Chitosan ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Membrane ,chemistry ,Chitin ,Cyclic voltammetry ,0210 nano-technology ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
A new chitosan/sponge chitin – based membrane (CS/CH membrane) was prepared via the casting method for the first time. We used the demineralized skeleton of the marine demosponge Ianthella basta as a source for a chitinous network. The obtained membrane was immersed in 1 M LiOAc (lithium acetate) solution and tested in an Electric Double Layer Capacitor (EDLC) cell. For comparison, chitosan (CS) with LiOAc solution was also tested. The studies performed indicated good properties of the CS/CH membrane. Very good mechanical stability (for use in electrochemical capacitors) and electrochemical properties of the CS membrane were achieved by the addition of chitin isolated from the sponge to the polymer matrix. Their electrochemical performances were tested in EDLC cells by cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and galvanostatic charge/discharge. The specific capacitances of the tested capacitor cells were found to be approximately 97 F g−1 and 88 F g−1 with CS/CH and CS membranes (in the voltage range 0–0.8 V), respectively.
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- 2016
36. Naturally pre-designed biomaterials: Spider molting cuticle as a functional crude oil sorbent
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Marcin Wysokowski, Iaroslav Petrenko, Heike Meissner, Yvonne Joseph, Teofil Jesionowski, Mohd Amro, Tomasz Machałowski, Andriy Fursov, Mehdi Rahimi-Nasrabadi, Hermann Ehrlich, and Bakhtiyor Fazilov
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Environmental Engineering ,Sorbent ,Cuticle ,0208 environmental biotechnology ,02 engineering and technology ,Molting ,010501 environmental sciences ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,01 natural sciences ,Avicularia ,Adsorption ,Desorption ,Peru ,Animals ,Petroleum Pollution ,Waste Management and Disposal ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Spider ,Wax ,biology ,Chemistry ,Spiders ,Sorption ,General Medicine ,biology.organism_classification ,020801 environmental engineering ,Petroleum ,Chemical engineering ,visual_art ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Plastics ,Water Pollutants, Chemical - Abstract
Diverse fields of modern environmental technology are nowadays focused on the discovery and development of new sources for oil spill removal. An especially interesting type of sorbents is those of natural origin—biosorbents—as ready-to-use constructs with biodegradable, nontoxic, renewable and cost-efficient properties. Moreover, the growing problem of microplastic-related contamination in the oceans further encourages the use of biosorbents. Here, for the first time, naturally pre-designed molting cuticles of the Theraphosidae spider Avicularia sp. “Peru purple”, as part of constituting a large-scale spider origin waste material, were used for efficient sorption of crude oil. Compared with currently used materials, the proposed biosorbent of spider cuticular origin demonstrates excellent ability to remain on the water surface for a long time. In this study the morphology and hydrophobic features of Theraphosidae cuticle are investigated for the first time. The unique surface morphology and very low surface free energy (4.47 ± 0.08 mN/m) give the cuticle-based, tube-like, porous biosorbent excellent oleophilic–hydrophobic properties. The crude oil sorption capacities of A. sp. “Peru purple” molt structures in sea water, distilled water and fresh water were measured at 12.6 g/g, 15.8 g/g and 16.6 g/g respectively. These results indicate that this biomaterial is more efficient than such currently used fibrous sorbents as human hairs or chicken feathers. Four cycles of desorption were performed and confirmed the reusability of the proposed biosorbent. We suggest that the oil adsorption mechanism is related to the brush-like and microporous structure of the tubular spider molting cuticles and may also involve interaction between the cuticular wax layers and crude oil.
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- 2020
37. Discovery of chitin in skeletons of non-verongiid Red Sea demosponges
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Yvonne Joseph, Iaroslav Petrenko, Hermann Ehrlich, Roberta Galli, Konstantin R. Tabachnick, Mikhail V. Tsurkan, Heike Meissner, Marcin Wysokowski, Nicole Bechmann, Diaa T. A. Youssef, Sonia Żółtowska-Aksamitowska, Lamiaa A. Shaala, Viatcheslav N. Ivanenko, and Teofil Jesionowski
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0301 basic medicine ,Polymers ,lcsh:Medicine ,Chitin ,02 engineering and technology ,Calcofluor-white ,Biochemistry ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Fluorescence Microscopy ,Spectrum Analysis Techniques ,Metabolites ,Secondary Metabolites ,lcsh:Science ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,Microscopy ,Multidisciplinary ,biology ,Chitinases ,Eukaryota ,Light Microscopy ,Absorption Spectroscopy ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Porifera ,Chemistry ,Macromolecules ,Sponges ,Physical Sciences ,0210 nano-technology ,Research Article ,Echinoclathria ,Materials by Structure ,Materials Science ,Marine Biology ,macromolecular substances ,Polysaccharide ,Research and Analysis Methods ,03 medical and health sciences ,Bodies of water ,Animals ,Skeleton ,Marine biology ,lcsh:R ,Organisms ,Biology and Life Sciences ,biology.organism_classification ,Polymer Chemistry ,Red Sea ,Invertebrates ,Marine and aquatic sciences ,Metabolic pathway ,Earth sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,Metabolism ,chemistry ,Poecilosclerida ,Chitinase ,biology.protein ,lcsh:Q - Abstract
Marine demosponges (Porifera: Demospongiae) are recognized as first metazoans which have developed over millions of years of evolution effective survival strategies based on unique metabolic pathways to produce both biologically active secondary metabolites and biopolymer-based stiff skeletons with 3D architecture. Up to date, among marine demosponges, only representatives of the Verongiida order have been known to synthetize biologically active substances as well as skeletons made of structural polysaccharide chitin. This work, to our knowledge, demonstrates for the first time that chitin is an important structural component within skeletons of non-verongiid demosponges Acarnus wolffgangi and Echinoclathria gibbosa collected in the Red Sea. Calcofluor white staining, FTIR and Raman analysis, ESI-MS, SEM, and fluorescence microscopy as well as a chitinase digestion assay were applied in order to confirm, with strong evidence, the finding of α-chitin in the skeleton of both species. We suggest that, the finding of chitin within these representatives of Poecilosclerida order is a promising step in the evaluation of these sponges as novel renewable sources for both biologically active metabolites and chitin, which are of prospective application for pharmacology and biomedicine.
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- 2018
38. The Use of Spray Drying in the Production of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials with Defined Porous Structure
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Teofil Jesionowski, Marcin Wysokowski, Łukasz Klapiszewski, and Beata Michalska
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chemistry.chemical_compound ,Materials science ,chemistry ,Chitin ,Chemical engineering ,Spray drying ,Lignin ,Inorganic organic ,Hybrid material ,Porosity - Abstract
Chitin and lignin are important, widespread, natural biopolymers and they have gained much attention in various branches of science. Recently, due to the unique properties of these biopolymers, special attention has been paid to the synthesis of various chitin-based and lignin-based inorganic-organic hybrids with defined porous structure parameters. This chapter reviews the use of spray drying as a useful technique for controlled synthesis of inorganic-organic functional materials, with chitin-silica and lignin-silica as examples.
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- 2018
39. Solvothermal synthesis of hydrophobic chitin–polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) nanocomposites
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Olga Lewandowska, Tomasz Szatkowski, Łukasz Klapiszewski, Juliane Walter, Teofil Jesionowski, Marcin Wysokowski, Serguei L. Molodtsov, Hieronim Maciejewski, Vasilii V. Bazhenov, Hermann Ehrlich, Katarzyna Materna, Allison L. Stelling, Iaroslav Petrenko, and Dawid Stawski
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Materials science ,Nanocomposite ,Scanning electron microscope ,Solvothermal synthesis ,Chitin ,General Medicine ,Spectrum Analysis, Raman ,Biochemistry ,Silsesquioxane ,Nanocomposites ,Thermogravimetry ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,symbols.namesake ,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy ,chemistry ,Structural Biology ,Polymer chemistry ,Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ,symbols ,Organosilicon Compounds ,Raman spectroscopy ,Molecular Biology - Abstract
Chitinous scaffolds isolated from the skeleton of marine sponge Aplysina cauliformis were used as a template for the deposition of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS). These chitin–POSS based composites with hydrophobic properties were prepared for the first time using solvothermal synthesis (pH 3, temp 80 °C), and were thoroughly characterized. The resulting material was studied using scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and thermogravimetry. A mechanism for the chitin-POSS interaction after exposure to these solvothermal conditions is proposed and discussed.
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- 2015
40. Extreme biomimetic approach for developing novel chitin-GeO2 nanocomposites with photoluminescent properties
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Sabine Kaiser, Enrico Langer, Teofil Jesionowski, Dirk C. Meyer, Dawid Stawski, Serguei L. Molodtsov, Hermann Ehrlich, Vasilii V. Bazhenov, Marcin Wysokowski, Iaroslav Petrenko, Jan Beyer, Allison L. Stelling, Denis V. Vyalikh, Juliane Walter, Mykhailo Motylenko, Mikhail V. Tsurkan, Hartmut Stöcker, Roberta Galli, Anna A. Makarova, Krzysztof J. Kurzydłowski, and Johannes Heitmann
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Nanocomposite ,Materials science ,Photoluminescence ,Composite number ,Hexagonal phase ,Nanotechnology ,Condensed Matter Physics ,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics ,symbols.namesake ,Transmission electron microscopy ,symbols ,General Materials Science ,Thermal stability ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy ,Raman spectroscopy - Abstract
This work presents an extreme biomimetics route for the creation of nanostructured biocomposites utilizing a chitinous template of poriferan origin. The specific thermal stability of the nanostructured chitinous template allowed for the formation under hydrothermal conditions of a novel germanium oxide-chitin composite with a defined nanoscale structure. Using a variety of analytical techniques (FTIR, Raman, energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS), and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, EDS-mapping, selected area for the electron diffraction pattern (SAEDP), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM)), we showed that this bioorganic scaffold induces the growth of GeO2 nanocrystals with a narrow (150–300 nm) size distribution and predominantly hexagonal phase, demonstrating the chitin template’s control over the crystal morphology. The formed GeO2–chitin composite showed several specific physical properties, such as a striking enhancement in photoluminescence exceeding values previously reported in GeO2-based biomaterials. These data demonstrate the potential of extreme biomimetics for developing new-generation nanostructured materials.
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- 2015
41. Silica conjugated with kraft lignin and its use as a novel ‘green’ sorbent for hazardous metal ions removal
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Katarzyna Kabat, Łukasz Klapiszewski, Teofil Jesionowski, Marcin Wysokowski, Marta Jankowska, and Przemysław Bartczak
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Langmuir ,Sorbent ,Materials science ,General Chemical Engineering ,Metal ions in aqueous solution ,Langmuir adsorption model ,Sorption ,General Chemistry ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering ,symbols.namesake ,Adsorption ,Chemical engineering ,symbols ,Environmental Chemistry ,Organic chemistry ,Freundlich equation ,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy - Abstract
An advanced functional silica/lignin material was obtained and tested as a novel adsorbent of nickel(II) and cadmium(II) ions. The ‘green’ sorbent was obtained chemically from the commercial silica Syloid®244 and kraft lignin. The resulting hybrid material exhibited specific physicochemical and structural properties, which were determined by a number of methods, including Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, elemental analysis, scanning electron microscopy, electrophoretic light scattering, nitrogen sorption and others. The surface area of the hybrid material was 223 m 2 /g. The obtained material was tested as an adsorbent of hazardous metals from aqueous solutions, and an analysis was made of parameters influencing the effectiveness of the adsorption process, such as duration, pH of solution and mass of adsorbent. The kinetics of the process were approximated by pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order models; the experimental data were found to correspond well to the pseudo-second-order model, with correlation coefficient r 2 = 0.999. The isotherms of adsorption equilibrium were fitted by the Langmuir and Freundlich models using a nonlinear regression method, and good correspondence of the experimental data to the Langmuir isotherm was obtained.
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- 2015
42. Treatment of model solutions and wastewater containing selected hazardous metal ions using a chitin/lignin hybrid material as an effective sorbent
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Przemysław Bartczak, Adam Piasecki, Weronika Czernicka, Marcin Wysokowski, Łukasz Klapiszewski, Teofil Jesionowski, Izabela Majchrzak, and Hermann Ehrlich
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Environmental Engineering ,Sorbent ,Metal ions in aqueous solution ,Inorganic chemistry ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Industrial Waste ,Chitin ,02 engineering and technology ,Zinc ,010501 environmental sciences ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,Wastewater ,01 natural sciences ,Lignin ,symbols.namesake ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Adsorption ,Nitric acid ,Nickel ,Waste Management and Disposal ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Ions ,Chemistry ,Langmuir adsorption model ,Sorption ,General Medicine ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Kinetics ,Metals ,symbols ,Thermodynamics ,0210 nano-technology ,Copper - Abstract
A chitin/lignin material with defined physicochemical and morphological properties was used as an effective adsorbent of environmentally toxic metals from model systems. Particularly significant is its use in the neutralization of real industrial wastes. The ions Ni 2+ , Cu 2+ , Zn 2+ and Pb 2+ were adsorbed on the functional sorbent, confirming the high sorption capacity of the newly obtained product, primarily due to the presence on its surface of numerous active functional groups from the component biopolymers. The kinetics of the process of ion adsorption from model solution were investigated, and the experimental data were found to fit significantly better to a type 1 pseudo-second-order kinetic model, as confirmed by the high correlation coefficient of 0.999 for adsorption of both nickel(II) copper(II) zinc(II) and lead(II) ions. The experimental data obtained on the basis of adsorption isotherms corresponded to the Langmuir model. The sorption capacity of the chitin/lignin material was measured at 70.41 mg(Ni 2+ )/g, 75.70 mg(Cu 2+ )/g, 82.41 mg(Zn 2+ )/g and 91.74 mg(Pb 2+ )/g. Analysis of thermodynamic parameters confirmed the endothermic nature of the process. It was also shown that nitric acid is a very effective desorbing (regenerating) agent, enabling the chitin/lignin material to be reused as an effective sorbent of metal ions. The sorption abilities of the chitin/lignin system with respect to particular metal ions can be ordered in the sequence Ni 2+ 2+ 2+ 2+ . Tests were also performed with the adsorption of ions of nickel(II), copper(II), zinc(II) and lead(II) from wastewater obtained from galvanization and battery production plants, confirming the ability of the chitin/lignin sorbent to adsorb harmful ions from real industrial wastes.
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- 2017
43. Deposition of silver nanoparticles on organically-modified silica in the presence of lignosulfonate
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Teofil Jesionowski, Łukasz Klapiszewski, Emilia Konował, Grzegorz Milczarek, Marcin Wysokowski, Hermann Ehrlich, Anna Modrzejewska-Sikorska, Adam Piasecki, Mykhailo Motylenko, and Vasilii V. Bazhenov
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Rhodamine 6G ,Solvent ,Hydrophobic effect ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,General Chemical Engineering ,Inorganic chemistry ,Molecule ,General Chemistry ,Hybrid material ,Colorimetric analysis ,High-resolution transmission electron microscopy ,Silver nanoparticle - Abstract
It is shown that the chemical reduction of silver ions by lignosulfonate (LS) in a mixed aqueous–organic solvent produces silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). If, additionally, spherical silica (SiO2) (surface-functionalized with various organic groups) is introduced to the reaction mixture, the LS-stabilized Ag-NPs are deposited on the surface of the silica spheres, forming a SiO2–LS–AgNPs hybrid material. The efficiency of the process is found to depend significantly on both the polarity of the organic solvent and the hydrophobicity of the SiO2-grafted functionalities. The most effective synthesis was in a mixed dimethylformamide–water solvent with octadecylsilane-functionalized SiO2. It is concluded that hydrophobic forces are essential for the successful coupling of LS–AgNPs with the surface of the modified silica. The formation of LS–AgNPs was monitored by UV-Vis spectroscopy, and the properties of the final hybrid materials were determined by EDS, elemental analysis, NIBS, TGA colorimetric analysis and HRTEM techniques. The resulting SiO2–LS–AgNPs hybrids were also used as SERS substrates with Rhodamine 6G as a test molecule.
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- 2014
44. Identification of chitin in 200-million-year-old gastropod egg capsules
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Hermann Ehrlich, Vasilii V. Bazhenov, Marcin Wysokowski, Martin Hog, Andre Ehrlich, Allison L. Stelling, Michał Zatoń, and Thomas Behm
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0301 basic medicine ,Fossil Record ,Ecology ,biology ,Paleontology ,Fluvial ,Sediment ,02 engineering and technology ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,biology.organism_classification ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,030104 developmental biology ,Chitin ,chemistry ,Mesozoic ,Arthropod ,0210 nano-technology ,General Agricultural and Biological Sciences ,Cenozoic ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Invertebrate - Abstract
Chitin occurs in a variety of invertebrates, especially in arthropod cuticles, but is rarely reported in the fossil record. Although it has been detected in fossils as old as Middle Cambrian and Silurian, the majority of records come from much younger, Cenozoic deposits. In this paper, we report the preservation of chitin in Early Jurassic neritimorph gastropod egg capsules deposited in bivalve shells from prodelta-deltafront and nearshore paleoenvironments of the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland. We used a number of analytical methods to confirm the presence of chitin preserved in these ancient fossils. This is the first record of chitin preservation in Mesozoic deposits that, interestingly, do not follow the conventional Konservat-Lagerstätten manner of preserving soft-bodied and non-biomineralized organisms. We believe that deltaic settings characterized by episodic, high input of fluvial deposits, oligohaline conditions, and oxygen-poor microenvironment within the sediment—as well as early cementation of sediment infilling the shells—were crucial for chitin preservation. The preservation of chitin in such recalcitrant structures as egg capsules and deposits that formed outside conventional Konservat-Lagerstätten conditions renders it likely similar deposits may yield promise for discoveries of similar biological macromolecules.
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- 2014
45. Isolation and identification of chitin from heavy mineralized skeleton of Suberea clavata (Verongida: Demospongiae: Porifera) marine demosponge
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Marcin Wysokowski, Mikhail V. Tsurkan, Heike Meissner, Roberta Galli, Teofil Jesionowski, Vasilii V. Bazhenov, Nicole J. de Voogd, Murat Kaya, Esra Bulut, Hermann Ehrlich, Cécile Debitus, Jayakumar, R (ed.), Meenakshi, S. (ed.), Mühendislik Fakültesi, Ehrlich, Hermann -- 0000-0003-3654-0810, Bazhenov, Vasilii -- 0000-0002-1346-1151, Debitus, Cecile -- 0000-0002-3978-0644, Tsurkan, Mikhail V. -- 0000-0003-4000-3890, and Kaya, Murat -- 0000-0001-6954-2703
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Chitin ,02 engineering and technology ,Test (biology) ,Calcofluor-white ,Biology ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Demosponge ,Structural Biology ,Botany ,Animals ,Suberea clavata ,sponges ,Molecular Biology ,Skeleton ,Suberea Clavata ,Minerals ,010405 organic chemistry ,Chitinases ,General Medicine ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,biology.organism_classification ,Isolation (microbiology) ,0104 chemical sciences ,Porifera ,chemistry ,Sponges ,Chitinase ,biology.protein ,Identification (biology) ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
WOS: 000412959500037, PubMed: 28185932, Since the discovery of chitin in skeletal structures of sponges (Porifera) in 2007, studies on search of novel species which possess this structural aminopolysaccharide continue up today. The most potential source of chitin is suggested to be localized in the four families of sponges related to the order Verongida (Demospongiae) which nevertheless require further clarification. Here, we report for the first time the isolation and identification of alpha-chitin from the Suberea clavata demosponge (Aplysinidae: Verongida). Raman spectroscopy, Calcofluor White staining, chitinase test and ESI-MS techniques were used to identify chitin. We suggest that the presence of chitin within fibrous skeletons of diverse species of Verongida order, and, especially in all species of the Aplysinidae family, may be useful for the identification of novel, previously unidentified marine demosponges. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved., DFG (Germany) [EH 394-3]; PUT research grant (Poland) [03/32/DSPB/0706/2017], This work was supported by DFG Grant EH 394-3 (Germany) and PUT research grant 03/32/DSPB/0706/2017 (Poland). The authors thank Prof. Dr. Yixin Zhang for the use of the ESI-MS instrument and Rob van Soest for his support and comments.
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- 2016
46. Chitin of poriferan origin and the bioelectrometallurgy of copper/copper oxide
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Teofil Jesionowski, Elke Niederschlag, Valentina Z. Kutsova, Hermann Ehrlich, Roberta Galli, Vasilii V. Bazhenov, Jane Fromont, Marcin Wysokowski, Hartmut Stöker, Peter J. Schupp, Allison L. Stelling, and Iaroslav Petrenko
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Copper oxide ,Materials science ,Surface Properties ,Oxide ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Chitin ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,Electrochemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,Metal ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Structural Biology ,Biomimetic Materials ,Plating ,Copper plating ,Animals ,Molecular Biology ,Metallurgy ,Substrate (chemistry) ,General Medicine ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Copper ,0104 chemical sciences ,Porifera ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,visual_art ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Nanoparticles ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
Chitinous scaffolds isolated from marine demosponge Ianthella basta represent novel templates for deposition of metals such as copper and copper oxides. In contrast to traditional Extreme Biomimetics methods which are based on high temperature reactions, here, we propose an alternative way based on a well-known process – electrochemical deposition or plating. This method allows production of 3D composite materials with metallic and metal oxide structures within their surfaces. For the first time chitinous scaffolds of poriferan origin, which possess a 3D network structure, were used for the copper plating. The nanocrystallites of metallic phase obtained on chitinous fibres represents replicas of the original nanofibrous substrate.
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- 2016
47. Spider Chitin: An Ultrafast Microwave-Assisted Method for Chitin Isolation from Caribena versicolor Spider Molt Cuticle
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Stefan R. Bornstein, Oleg S. Pokrovsky, Wojciech Rypniewski, Michael Kraft, Kaomei Guan, Tomasz Machałowski, Nicole Bechmann, Iaroslav Petrenko, Katarzyna Biniek-Antosiak, Magdalena Bejger, Erica Brendler, Sonia Żółtowska-Aksamitowska, Marek Figlerowicz, Teofil Jesionowski, Alona Voronkina, David Rafaja, Andriy Fursov, Roberta Galli, Katarzyna Czaczyk, Christian Schimpf, Christine Viehweger, Marcin Wysokowski, Mikhail V. Tsurkan, Hermann Ehrlich, and Martin Bertau
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microwave ,Cuticle ,Pharmaceutical Science ,biopolymers ,02 engineering and technology ,Biology ,chitin ,Polysaccharide ,Microwave assisted ,Molting cycle ,Analytical Chemistry ,lcsh:QD241-441 ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,lcsh:Organic chemistry ,Chitin ,Drug Discovery ,Botany ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,spider molt cuticle ,High potential ,030304 developmental biology ,Order Araneae ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,0303 health sciences ,Spider ,fungi ,Organic Chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,melanin ,chemistry ,Chemistry (miscellaneous) ,extraction ,Molecular Medicine ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
Chitin, as a fundamental polysaccharide in invertebrate skeletons, continues to be actively investigated, especially with respect to new sources and the development of effective methods for its extraction. Recent attention has been focused on marine crustaceans and sponges, however, the potential of spiders (order Araneae) as an alternative source of tubular chitin has been overlooked. In this work, we focused our attention on chitin from up to 12 cm-large Theraphosidae spiders, popularly known as tarantulas or bird-eating spiders. These organisms &ldquo, lose&rdquo, large quantities of cuticles during their molting cycle. Here, we present for the first time a highly effective method for the isolation of chitin from Caribena versicolor spider molt cuticle, as well as its identification and characterization using modern analytical methods. We suggest that the tube-like molt cuticle of this spider can serve as a naturally prefabricated and renewable source of tubular chitin with high potential for application in technology and biomedicine.
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- 2019
48. New Source of 3D Chitin Scaffolds: The Red Sea Demosponge Pseudoceratina arabica (Pseudoceratinidae, Verongiida)
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Heike Meissner, Teofil Jesionowski, Iaroslav Petrenko, Marcin Wysokowski, Nicole Bechmann, Roberta Galli, Diaa T. A. Youssef, Oleg B. Smolii, Lamiaa A. Shaala, Hani Z. Asfour, Hermann Ehrlich, L. V. Muzychka, Yvonne Joseph, Viatcheslav N. Ivanenko, Mikhail V. Tsurkan, Konstantin R. Tabachnick, Sonia Żółtowska-Aksamitowska, and Rajko Martinović
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Pseudoceratina arabica ,Pharmaceutical Science ,02 engineering and technology ,demosponges ,Calcofluor-white ,chitin ,01 natural sciences ,biological materials ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Demosponge ,Chitin ,Drug Discovery ,Botany ,lcsh:QH301-705.5 ,Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous) ,Verongiida ,biology ,010405 organic chemistry ,Chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Pseudoceratinidae ,biology.organism_classification ,0104 chemical sciences ,Sponge ,lcsh:Biology (General) ,scaffolds ,Chitinase ,biology.protein ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
The bioactive bromotyrosine-derived alkaloids and unique morphologically-defined fibrous skeleton of chitin origin have been found recently in marine demosponges of the order Verongiida. The sophisticated three-dimensional (3D) structure of skeletal chitinous scaffolds supported their use in biomedicine, tissue engineering as well as in diverse modern technologies. The goal of this study was the screening of new species of the order Verongiida to find another renewable source of naturally prefabricated 3D chitinous scaffolds. Special attention was paid to demosponge species, which could be farmed on large scale using marine aquaculture methods. In this study, the demosponge Pseudoceratina arabica collected in the coastal waters of the Egyptian Red Sea was examined as a potential source of chitin for the first time. Various bioanalytical tools including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), fluorescence microscopy, FTIR analysis, Calcofluor white staining, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), as well as a chitinase digestion assay were successfully used to confirm the discovery of &alpha, chitin within the skeleton of P. arabica. The current finding should make an important contribution to the field of application of this verongiid sponge as a novel renewable source of biologically-active metabolites and chitin, which are important for development of the blue biotechnology especially in marine oriented biomedicine.
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- 2019
49. Poriferan chitin as a template for hydrothermal zirconia deposition
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Iaroslav Petrenko, Thomas Behm, Teofil Jesionowski, Allison L. Stelling, Andre Ehrlich, Dawid Stawski, Hermann Ehrlich, Zoran Kljajić, Mykhaylo Motylenko, Marcin Wysokowski, and Vasilii V. Bazhenov
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Materials science ,biology ,fungi ,Mineralogy ,macromolecular substances ,engineering.material ,biology.organism_classification ,Hydrothermal circulation ,carbohydrates (lipids) ,Sponge ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Chitin ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,engineering ,Hydrothermal synthesis ,General Materials Science ,Cubic zirconia ,Biopolymer ,Biocomposite ,Hybrid material - Abstract
Chitin is a thermostable biopolymer found in various inorganic-organic skeletal structures of numerous invertebrates including sponges (Porifera). The occurrence of chitin within calcium- and silica-based biominerals in organisms living in extreme natural conditions has inspired development of new (extreme biomimetic) synthesis route of chitin-based hybrid materials in vitro. Here, we show for the first time that 3D-α-chitin scaffolds isolated from skeletons of the marine sponge Aplysina aerophoba can be effectively mineralized under hydrothermal conditions (150°C) using ammonium zirconium(IV) carbonate as a precursor of zirconia. Obtained chitin-ZrO2 hybrid materials were characterized by FT-IR, SEM, HRTEM, as well as light and confocal laser microscopy. We suggest that formation of chitin-ZrO2 hybrids occurs due to hydrogen bonds between chitin and ZrO2.
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- 2013
50. Poriferan Chitin as the Scaffold for Nanosilica Deposition under Hydrothermal Synthesis Conditions
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Peter J. Schupp, Vasilii V. Bazhenov, Teofil Jesionowski, Dominik Paukszta, Adam Piasecki, Marcin Wysokowski, Iaroslav Petrenko, and René Born
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chemistry.chemical_compound ,Scaffold ,Materials science ,Chemical engineering ,Chitin ,chemistry ,Hydrothermal synthesis ,Composite material ,Deposition (chemistry) - Published
- 2013
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