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Coagulation
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2024
The coagulation phase is a critical part of the body's process to prevent blood loss following injury to blood vessels. It involves chemical reactions that form a clot to seal the injured area. The clotting process begins shortly after injury, within 15-20 seconds for severe damage and 1-2 minutes for minor injuries. During the coagulation phase, clotting factors, or procoagulants, play a vital role in initiating and progressing the coagulation cascade. This cascade is a series of reactions...
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Coagulation
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2024
Colloidal solids are solid particles suspended in solution. They are usually negatively charged, attracting a compact primary layer of positively charged ions, which attract more counterions to form an electrical double layer. Electrostatic repulsion between the charged double layers prevents the particles from colliding, stabilizing the colloids. These solids are often undesirable because they can contain toxins that are difficult to remove. Coagulation is a technique that helps aggregate and...
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Helical Organization of Blood Coagulation Factor VIII on Lipid Nanotubes
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2014
We present a combination of Cryo-electron microscopy, lipid nanotechnology, and structure analysis applied to resolve the membrane-bound structure of two highly homologous FVIII forms: human and porcine. The methodology developed in our laboratory to helically organize the two functional recombinant FVIII forms on negatively charged lipid nanotubes (LNT) is described.
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Quadruply Metal-Metal Bonded Paddlewheels
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2023
Source: Corey Burns, Tamara M. Powers, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University Paddlewheel complexes are a class of compounds comprised of two metal ions (1st, 2nd, or 3rd row transition metals) held in proximity by four bridging ligands (most commonly formamidinates or carboxylates) (Figure 1). Varying the identity of the metal ion and the bridging ligand provides access to large families of paddlewheel complexes. The structure of paddlewheel complexes allows for metal-metal bonding,...
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Alkali Metals
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2020
Group 1 elements are soft and shiny metallic solids. They are malleable, ductile, and good conductors of heat and electricity. The melting points of the alkali metals are unusually low for metals and decrease going down the group, while the density increases going down the group with the exception of potassium (Table 1). Table 1: Properties of the alkali metals Element Electron Configuration Atomic Radius (pm) IE1 (kJ/mol) Melting Point (°C) Density at 25 °C (g/cm3)
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After addition to water, aluminum sulfate and ferric chloride hydrolyze, producing positively charged hydrolysis products and metal hydroxide precipitates. These products interact with suspended and colloidal particles in different but complementary ways: charged species reduce particle repulsion, while precipitates provide surfaces that can capture contaminants. The resulting chemical changes enable particles to gather into separable flocs.
Performance depends on controlling dosage, pH, and mixing conditions because these variables influence hydrolysis, particle destabilization, and contact between coagulant products and contaminants. An unsuitable dosage or pH can reduce treatment effectiveness, while inadequate mixing can limit interactions throughout the liquid. Optimizing these conditions helps improve removal while limiting residual metals and unnecessary sludge production.
Charge neutralization occurs when positively charged hydrolysis products reduce the electrical repulsion that keeps colloidal particles dispersed. Adsorption allows contaminants or particles to attach to available surfaces, while sweep flocculation occurs as forming metal hydroxide precipitates capture particles within the developing floc. Together, these mechanisms convert difficult-to-separate material into aggregates that can be removed by sedimentation.
A practical sequence begins by adding the selected metal salt to the liquid, followed by mixing that promotes contact between hydrolysis products and suspended or colloidal particles. As destabilized material and metal hydroxide precipitates form flocs, the treatment proceeds to sedimentation, where the aggregates separate from the clarified liquid. Dosage, pH, and mixing conditions require adjustment for effective performance.
These coagulants are relevant to both drinking-water and wastewater treatment. Their use can reduce turbidity and suspended solids, and it can often lower phosphate concentrations as well. The appropriate operating conditions depend on the treatment objective and water chemistry, so controlling dosage and pH is important when applying the process to different liquid-treatment settings.
Evaluation should include reductions in turbidity, suspended solids, and, where relevant, phosphate, alongside possible residual metal concentrations and sludge production. Strong removal performance does not eliminate the need to assess these secondary outcomes. Comparing dosage and operating conditions helps identify a treatment balance that achieves the desired contaminant reduction without creating excessive residual metals or sludge.