Comparative assessment of Pasteuria penetrans and three nematicides for the control of Meloidogyne javanica and their effect on yields of successive crops of tomato and melon

Les effects du bromure de méthyle, du diméthyle itaconate (DI), du cadusaphos et de #Pasteuria penetrans ont été évalués sur les taux de populations de #Meloidogyne javanica, l'indice de galles et les rendement de trois cultures maraîchères successives. Seul le traitement au bromure de méthyle permet une forte réduction des densités de populations de nématodes, d'où résultent un faible indice de galle et une augmentation significative du rendement. La recolonisation du sol par les nématodes durant la deuxième année est plus importante, ce phénomène étant associé à une fort diminution du rendement. Le DI n'a pas d'effet nématicide mais permet une légère augmentation du rendement. Le cadusaphos a un effet retard sur les populations de nématodes et permet d'améliorer significativement le rendement. #P. penetrans$ n'a d'effet direct ni sur les nématodes, ni sur l'indice de galles ou les rendement lors de la première culture. Ce traitement biologique permet une multiplication active du parasite dans le sol durant cette première culture, mais il réduit les densités de populations de nématodes et l'indice de galle des cultures suivantes, tout en améliorant le rendement. (Résumé d'auteur

Design and synthesis of an exceptionally stable and highly porous metal-organic framework

Open metal-organic frameworks are widely regarded as promising materials for applications(1-15) in catalysis, separation, gas storage and molecular recognition. Compared to conventionally used microporous inorganic materials such as zeolites, these organic structures have the potential for more flexible rational design, through control of the architecture and functionalization of the pores. So far, the inability of these open frameworks to support permanent porosity and to avoid collapsing in the absence of guest molecules, such as solvents, has hindered further progress in the field(14,15). Here we report the synthesis of a metal-organic framework which remains crystalline, as evidenced by Xray single-crystal analyses, and stable when fully desolvated and when heated up to 300 degrees C. This synthesis is achieved by borrowing ideas from metal carboxylate cluster chemistry, where an organic dicarboxylate linker is used in a reaction that gives supertetrahedron clusters when capped with monocarboxylates. The rigid and divergent character of the added linker allows the articulation of the dusters into a three-dimensional framework resulting in a structure with higher apparent surface area and pore volume than most porous crystalline zeolites. This simple and potentially universal design strategy is currently being pursued in the synthesis of new phases and composites, and for gas-storage applications.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/62847/1/402276a0.pd

Some parameters influencing the uptake of industrial Acid blue 113 dye using chitin as natural adsorbent: Equilibrium and Isotherm studies

In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the potentiality of chitin as eco-friendly adsorbent for the removal of industrial dye (Acid Blue 113) from aqueous solutions using the static system under different experimental conditions.The sorption properties of the adsorbent used for the removal of an anionic dye Acid Blue 113 were studied and the results obtained showed that, at initial concentrations of 20 and 100 mg/L at room temperature, the chitin microparticles had a removal percentage higher than 85%. The effect of different environmental factors on the adsorption of AB113 dye was also studied.  The results showed that the isotherms were well described by the Langmuir model justifying a monolayer and homogeneous adsorption. Scientifically, it can be concluded that chitin, as an environmentally friendly adsorbent, could potentially be used for the removal of industrial anionic dyes from aqueous solutions

Coating of conducting and insulating threads with porous mof particles through langmuir-blodgett technique

The Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) method is a well-known deposition technique for the fabrication of ordered monolayer and multilayer thin films of nanomaterials onto different substrates that plays a critical role in the development of functional devices for various applications. This paper describes detailed studies about the best coating configuration for nanoparticles of a porous metal-organic framework (MOF) onto both insulating or conductive threads and nylon fiber. We design and fabricate customized polymethylmethacrylate sheets (PMMA) holders to deposit MOF layers onto the threads or fiber using the LB technique. Two different orientations, namely, horizontal and vertical, are used to deposit MIL-96(Al) monolayer films onto five different types of threads and nylon fiber. These studies show that LB film formation strongly depends on deposition orientation and the type of threads or fiber. Among all the samples tested, cotton thread and nylon fiber with vertical deposition show more homogenous monolayer coverage. In the case of conductive threads, the MOF particles tend to aggregate between the conductive thread’s fibers instead of forming a continuous monolayer coating. Our results show a significant contribution in terms of MOF monolayer deposition onto single fiber and threads that will contribute to the fabrication of single fiber or thread-based devices in the future

Reticular synthesis and the design of new materials

The long-standing challenge of designing and constructing new crystalline solid-state materials from molecular building blocks is just beginning to be addressed with success. A conceptual approach that requires the use of secondary building units to direct the assembly of ordered frameworks epitomizes this process: we call this approach reticular synthesis. This chemistry has yielded materials designed to have predetermined structures, compositions and properties. In particular, highly porous frameworks held together by strong metal-oxygen-carbon bonds and with exceptionally large surface area and capacity for gas storage have been prepared and their pore metrics systematically varied and functionalized.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/62718/1/nature01650.pd

Phenotyping clonal populations of glioma stem cell reveals a high degree of plasticity in response to changes of microenvironment

The phenotype of glioma-initiating cells (GIC) is modulated by cell-intrinsic and cell-extrinsic factors. Phenotypic heterogeneity and plasticity of GIC is an important limitation to therapeutic approaches targeting cancer stem cells. Plasticity also presents a challenge to the identification, isolation, and propagation of purified cancer stem cells. Here we use a barcode labelling approach of GIC to generate clonal populations over a number of passages, in combination with phenotyping using the established stem cell markers CD133, CD15, CD44, and A2B5. Using two cell lines derived from isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)-wildtype glioblastoma, we identify a remarkable heterogeneity of the phenotypes between the cell lines. During passaging, clonal expansion manifests as the emergence of a limited number of barcoded clones and a decrease in the overall number of clones. Dual-labelled GIC are capable of forming traceable clonal populations which emerge after as few as two passages from mixed cultures and through analyses of similarity of relative proportions of 16 surface markers we were able to pinpoint the fate of such populations. By generating tumour organoids we observed a remarkable persistence of dominant clones but also a significant plasticity of stemness marker expression. Our study presents an experimental approach to simultaneously barcode and phenotype glioma-initiating cells to assess their functional properties, for example to screen newly established GIC for tumour-specific therapeutic vulnerabilities

A route to high surface area, porosity and inclusion of large molecules in crystals

One of the outstanding challenges in the field of porous materials is the design and synthesis of chemical structures with exceptionally high surface areas(1). Such materials are of critical importance to many applications involving catalysis, separation and gas storage. The claim for the highest surface area of a disordered structure is for carbon, at 2,030 m(2) g(-1) (ref. 2). Until recently, the largest surface area of an ordered structure was that of zeolite Y, recorded at 904 m(2) g(-1) (ref. 3). But with the introduction of metal-organic framework materials, this has been exceeded, with values up to 3,000 m(2) g(-1) (refs 4-7). Despite this, no method of determining the upper limit in surface area for a material has yet been found. Here we present a general strategy that has allowed us to realize a structure having by far the highest surface area reported to date. We report the design, synthesis and properties of crystalline Zn4O(1,3,5-benzenetribenzoate)(2), a new metal-organic framework with a surface area estimated at 4,500 m(2) g(-1). This framework, which we name MOF-177, combines this exceptional level of surface area with an ordered structure that has extra-large pores capable of binding polycyclic organic guest molecules-attributes not previously combined in one material.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/62609/1/nature02311.pd

Modular and predictable assembly of porous organic molecular crystals

Nanoporous molecular frameworks are important in applications such as separation, storage and catalysis. Empirical rules exist for their assembly but it is still challenging to place and segregate functionality in three-dimensional porous solids in a predictable way. Indeed, recent studies of mixed crystalline frameworks suggest a preference for the statistical distribution of functionalities throughout the pores rather than, for example, the functional group localization found in the reactive sites of enzymes. This is a potential limitation for 'one-pot' chemical syntheses of porous frameworks from simple starting materials. An alternative strategy is to prepare porous solids from synthetically preorganized molecular pores. In principle, functional organic pore modules could be covalently prefabricated and then assembled to produce materials with specific properties. However, this vision of mix-and-match assembly is far from being realized, not least because of the challenge in reliably predicting three-dimensional structures for molecular crystals, which lack the strong directional bonding found in networks. Here we show that highly porous crystalline solids can be produced by mixing different organic cage modules that self-assemble by means of chiral recognition. The structures of the resulting materials can be predicted computationally, allowing in silico materials design strategies. The constituent pore modules are synthesized in high yields on gram scales in a one-step reaction. Assembly of the porous co-crystals is as simple as combining the modules in solution and removing the solvent. In some cases, the chiral recognition between modules can be exploited to produce porous organic nanoparticles. We show that the method is valid for four different cage modules and can in principle be generalized in a computationally predictable manner based on a lock-and-key assembly between modules