TY - JOUR
AU - Aytas, Sule
AB - The aim of this work was to investigate whether Ca-alginate biopolymer beads (CaABBs) can be used to reduce the bioavailability of radionuclides in the gastrointestinal tract of humans. The uptake of strontium, uranium and thorium from a simulated gastrointestinal system was studied by in vitro techniques using CaABBs. This agent was prepared from Na-alginate through cross-linking with divalent calcium ions according to the egg-box model. The effects of process variables such as pH of the gastrointestinal juice, incubation time and solid-to-solution ratio for the removal of radionuclides from the gastrointestinal juice were investigated. The results suggest that CaABBs are a potent material for reducing the bioavailability of radionuclides with a high uptake efficiency in the gastrointestinal tract.
TI - Preparation of Ca-alginate biopolymer beads and investigation of their decorporation characteristics for 85Sr, 238U and 234Th by in vitro experiments
JO - Radiation Protection Dosimetry
DO - 10.1093/rpd/ncs088
DA - 2013-01-30
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/preparation-of-ca-alginate-biopolymer-beads-and-investigation-of-their-mzAb0L7I27
SP - 47
EP - 55
VL - 153
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -