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A clinical approach to an unidentified aerosolized bioterrorism agent: a narrative review for emergency providers [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2023 The current heightened international political climate is accompanied by increased risk of chemical or biological agent weaponization. Historical accounts of biochemical warfare are extensive, and considering the recent use of such agents for targeted ...
Rashed Alremeithi +4 more
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Detection of a Nerve Agent Simulant by a Fluorescent Sensor Array
Chemosensors, 2023 Detection of nerve agents (NAs) gas in the environment through portable devices to protect people in case of emergencies still remains a challenge for scientists involved in this research field. Current detection strategies require the use of cumbersome,
Rossella Santonocito +5 more
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Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 2021 Organophosphorus poisoning caused by some pesticides and nerve agents is a life-threating condition that must be swiftly addressed to avoid casualties. Despite the availability of medical countermeasures, the clinically available compounds lack a broad ...
Daniel A. S. Kitagawa +14 more
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An organized 3D in vitro model for peripheral nerve studies [PDF]
, 2013 Three-dimensional cell cultures have been proposed to address the limitations in two-dimensional cell cultures (i.e. lack of relevant architectural features) and very few have developed 3D cell culture methods for peripheral nerve studies. Therefore, the
Daud, Muhammad Fauzi
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Nerve agents: A guide for emergency nurses. Part 1 [PDF]
, 2020 Recent incidents in the UK and the alleged chemical attacks in Syria by the Bashar al-Assad regime have brought the subject of chemical weapons back into the public domain. To date these types of event have been relatively rare because terrorist plans to
McGhee, Stephen +2 more
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Molecules, 2021 Organophosphorous nerve agents (OPNA) pose an actual and major threat for both military and civilians alike, as an upsurge in their use has been observed in the recent years.
Janek Bzdrenga +5 more
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Characterization of the Interaction of Nerve Agent Mimics with Selected Synthetic Receptors
Organic Materials, 2022 Qualitative NMR spectroscopic and quantitative calorimetric binding studies were performed to characterize the interaction of nontoxic mimics of the V-type nerve agent VX (O-ethyl S-[2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl] methylphosphonothioate) and the Novichok ...
Carolina Braga Barbosa +3 more
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Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2010 Among the Weapons of Mass Destruction, chemical warfare (CW) is probably one of the most brutal created by mankind in comparison with biological and nuclear warfare.
K Ganesan, S K Raza, R Vijayaraghavan
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Global Challenges, 2021 Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of porous organic‐inorganic solids extensively explored for numerous applications owing to their catalytic activity and high surface area.
Agnieszka Gorzkowska‐Sobas +6 more
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Sensors, 2015 Organophosphates are organic substances that contain a phosphoryl or a thiophosphoryl bond. They are mainly used around the world as pesticides, but can also be used as chemical warfare agents. Their detection is normally entrusted to techniques like GC-
Paola Carullo +4 more
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