[doi:10.1063/1.3554217]“
“SiO2 particles prepared by Stober method were modified using 1,3,5,7-tetravinyl-1,3,5,7-tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane (Vi-D-4), and SiO2/polystyrene (PS) composite particles with core-shell structure were synthesized adopting mulsion polymerization of PS in a water-ethanol medium. The products were characterized by infrared spectra, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Zetasizer analyzer. The average diameter of SiO2 particles prepared by Stober method was about 80 nm, the SiO2 particles were modified using the molar

ratio of Vi-D-4 and SiO2 particles 1 : 10 (the dosage of Vi-D-4 find more benever too much), and the size of modified silica particles was about 90 nm. The infrared spectra indicated that the Vi-D-4 had bonded to the silanol groups on sur-face of SiO2 particles, and XPS indicated the grafting efficiency of Vi-D-4 on surface of SiO2 particles had reached 90%. The infrared spectra indicated the PS had been incorporated with SiO2 particles, and TEM indicated the composite particles have obvious core-shell structure. The suitable size of SiO2 particles should be lower than 200 nm, and the optimum volume ratio of ethanol and water should be 1 : 9 or 1 : 4. A kind of monodisperse

SiO2/PS composite particles having function of self-assembling was successfully and effectively synthesized. (C) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 122: 43-49, 2011″
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of malignancy is an established MK-0518 inhibitor complication of organ transplantation and the associated immunosuppression. In this study on cancer incidence in solid organ transplant recipients in Britain, we describe the incidence of de novo cancers in the allograft recipient, and compare these selleck chemicals llc incidences following the transplantation of different organs. Data in the UK Transplant Registry held by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) were linked with data made available by the cancer registries in England, Scotland and Wales. Incidence rates in the transplanted population were then compared with the general population, using standardized incidence ratios matched for age, gender and time period. The 10-year incidence of de novo cancer in transplant recipients is twice that of the general population, with the incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer being 13 times greater. Nonmelanoma skin cancer, cancer of the lip, posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease and anal cancer have the largest standardized incidence ratios, but the incidence of different types of malignancy differs according to the organ transplanted. Patterns in standardized incidence ratios over time since transplantation are different for different types of transplant recipient, as well as for different malignancies. These results have implications for a national screening program.