Ruthenium

Ruthenium Structure
Ruthenium structure
Common Name Ruthenium
CAS Number 7440-18-8 Molecular Weight 101.070
Density 1.02 Boiling Point 3900ºC
Molecular Formula Ru Melting Point 2310ºC
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 134.3ºC
Symbol GHS02
GHS02
Signal Word Danger

TRPV4 regulates the integrity of the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier and modulates transepithelial protein transport.

FASEB J. 29 , 2247-59, (2015)

The diffusion of materials from systemic circulation to the central nervous system (CNS) is restricted by the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCSFB). Choroid plexus epithelial cells (CPECs) of the brain ventricles constitu...

A New Organic Dye-Based Staining for The Detection of Plant DNA in Agarose Gels.

Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids 34 , 515-22, (2015)

Ethidium bromide (EtBr) is used to stain DNA in agarose gel electrophoresis, but this dye is mutagenic and carcinogenic. We investigated N-719, which is a visible, reliable and organic Ruthenium-based dye, and five fluorescent alternatives for staining plant ...

The CO donor CORM-2 inhibits LPS-induced vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 expression and leukocyte adhesion in human rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts.

Br. J. Pharmacol. 171(12) , 2993-3009, (2014)

Infection with Gram-negative bacteria has been recognized as an initiator of rheumatoid arthritis, which is characterized by chronic inflammation and infiltration of immune cells. Carbon monoxide (CO) exhibits anti-inflammatory properties. Here we have invest...

Hydrogen generation from formic acid decomposition by ruthenium carbonyl complexes. Tetraruthenium dodecacarbonyl tetrahydride as an active intermediate.

ChemSusChem 4(9) , 1241-8, (2011)

The present Minireview covers the formation and the structural characterization of noble metal carbonyl and hydrido carbonyl complexes, with particular emphasis on ruthenium complexes using formic acid as a carbonyl and hydride source. The catalytic activity ...

Calcium release from intra-axonal endoplasmic reticulum leads to axon degeneration through mitochondrial dysfunction.

J. Neurosci. 34(21) , 7179-89, (2014)

Axonal degeneration represents an early pathological event in neurodegeneration, constituting an important target for neuroprotection. Regardless of the initial injury, which could be toxic, mechanical, metabolic, or genetic, degeneration of axons shares a co...

Simultaneous Nanoscale Surface Charge and Topographical Mapping.

ACS Nano 9 , 7266-76, (2015)

Nanopipettes are playing an increasingly prominent role in nanoscience, for sizing, sequencing, delivery, detection, and mapping interfacial properties. Herein, the question of how to best resolve topography and surface charge effects when using a nanopipette...

Effect of particle size of PtRu nanoparticles embedded in WO3 on electrocatalysis.

J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 13(5) , 3591-6, (2013)

Size-controlled PtRu nanoparticles embedded in WO3 were prepared by simultaneous multigun sputtering on pure targets of Pt, Ru, and WO3. The mean diameter of the PtRu nanoparticles, as confirmed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, can be vari...

Improving the hydrogen oxidation reaction rate by promotion of hydroxyl adsorption.

Nature Chemistry 5(4) , 300-6, (2013)

The development of hydrogen-based energy sources as viable alternatives to fossil-fuel technologies has revolutionized clean energy production using fuel cells. However, to date, the slow rate of the hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) in alkaline environments ...

Solid Solutions of Rare Earth Cations in Mesoporous Anatase Beads and Their Performances in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.

Sci. Rep. 5 , 16785, (2015)

Solid solutions of the rare earth (RE) cations Pr(3+), Nd(3+), Sm(3+), Gd(3+), Er(3+) and Yb(3+) in anatase TiO2 have been synthesized as mesoporous beads in the concentration range 0.1-0.3% of metal atoms. The solid solutions were have been characterized by ...

Tissue and sex specificities in Ca2+ handling by isolated mitochondria in conditions avoiding the permeability transition.

Exp. Physiol. 100 , 1073-92, (2015)

What is the central question of this study? The assessment of Ca(2+) handling by isolated mitochondria can be biased by dysfunctions secondary to Ca(2+) -induced mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT). As a result of this uncertainty and the differing ex...