Conference Presentations - 2010 AIChE Annual Meeting

Separation of non-volatile reaction products in ionic liquid catalytic processes has been a challenging problem yet is crucial for practicality, due to high viscosity, non-volatility, and easy solidification of the ionic liquid fluid. In this presentation, we'll discuss separation of 5-...

Smart Process Manufacturing (SPM) is a dramatically intensified knowledge-enabled industrial enterprise in which ALL business and operating actions are executed to achieve substantially enhanced energy, sustainability, environmental, safety and economic performance. When SPM is applied...

The liver is one of most important organs in our bodies and performs many essential functions including metabolism, synthesis, secretion, detoxification, and storage. Hepatocytes are the principal cell type that accounts for 80% of liver and involved in major liver-specific functions. In vitro...

An important topic in systems biology is to understand the dynamic properties of the biological networks. Previous studies have provided important insights into the mechanistic principles of dynamic behaviors by applying kinetic modeling to condition-specific and very small networks. However, it...

TRPV1 (transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype 1) receptors play a central role in nociception and inflammatory pain. Interestingly, both agonists and antagonists of TRPV1 have been tested therapeutically, suggesting that the regulation of TRPV1 activity is a complex balance between pro- and...

Cytochrome c (cyt c) is a highly conserved protein among eukaryotes, mainly owing to its pivotal role in two crucial cellular processes: apoptosis and respiratory chain function. Despite its overall stability, previous studies have reported on the human lineage: (i) a high amino acid evolution rate...