Maria Curie-Skłodowska University

3 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Chemistry

Surface Properties of Synthesized Nanoporous Carbon and Silica Matrices

Angelina Sterczyńska¹, Małgorzata Śliwińska-Bartkowiak^1,2, Małgorzata Zienkiewicz-Strzałka³, Anna Deryło-Marczewska³

¹Faculty of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University, ²NanoBioMedical Centre, ³Department of Physicochemistry of Solid Surface, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University

Here we report the synthesis and characterization of ordered nanoporous carbon (with a 4.6 nm pore size) and SBA-15 (with a 5.3 nm pore size). The work describes the surface and textural properties of nanoporous molecular sieves, their wettability, and the melting behavior of D₂O confined in the materials.

JoVE Journal

Measuring Light-Switching Behavior Using an Occupancy and Light Data Logger

Krzysztof J. Leoniak^*1, Wojciech Cwalina^*1

¹Department of Social Psychology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University

This article describes a procedure for using and deploying an occupancy and light data logger which allows collecting data about light-switching behavior of participants in field settings.

Medicine

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Multiple Sclerosis at 7.0 Tesla

Sonia Waiczies^*1, Antje Els^*1, Joseph Kuchling^*2,3,4, Karin Markenroth Bloch⁵, Anna Pankowska^6,7, Helmar Waiczies⁸, Carl Herrmann¹, Claudia Chien^2,3, Carsten Finke^4,9, Friedemann Paul^2,3,4, Thoralf Niendorf^1,2,8

¹Berlin Ultrahigh Field Facility (B.U.F.F.), Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, ²Experimental and Clinical Research Center, Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, ³NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, ⁴Department of Neurology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, ⁵The Swedish National 7T Facility, Lund University Bioimaging Center, Lund University, ⁶Department of Radiography, Medical University of Lublin, ⁷ECOTECH-COMPLEX, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, ⁸MRI.TOOLS GmbH, ⁹Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Here, we present a protocol to acquire magnetic resonance (MR) images of multiple sclerosis (MS) patient brains at 7.0 Tesla. The protocol includes preparation of the setup including the radio-frequency coils, standardized interview procedures with MS patients, subject positioning in the MR scanner and MR data acquisition.