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Cover Picture: Extraction of Noble and Rare‐Earth Metals from Aqueous Solutions by DNA Cross‐Linked Hydrogels (ChemPlusChem 7/2013)
Author(s) -
Maeda Yuko,
Zinchenko Anatoly,
Lopatina Larisa I.,
Sergeyev Vladimir G.,
Murata Shizuaki
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
chempluschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 61
ISSN - 2192-6506
DOI - 10.1002/cplu.201390026
Subject(s) - aqueous solution , ethidium bromide , extraction (chemistry) , dna , chemistry , self healing hydrogels , dna extraction , earth (classical element) , bromide , matrix (chemical analysis) , rare earth , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , mineralogy , chromatography , organic chemistry , biochemistry , physics , polymerase chain reaction , mathematical physics , gene , engineering
The cover picture shows extraction of several valuable elements of the periodic table by DNA hydrogel, which is cut out in the form of a blossom from a Japanese cherry tree and stained with a pink DNA dye, ethidium bromide. In their Communication on page 619 ff. , A. Zinchenko and co‐workers outline the application of DNA cross‐linked hydrogel for efficient extraction of noble and rare‐earth metals. They demonstrate that placement of DNA hydrogel into a solution containing Au III , Pd II , or Yb III for several hours yields, in a single step, up to 70% of the metals from the aqueous phase in the hydrogel matrix.
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