Surrogate measurements of radioprotective properties were obtained by performing: (i) quantitative EPR to estimate the number of stable free radicals, (ii) determination of mass attenuation coefficients from the cross section used in Monte Carlo simulation; and (iii) clonogenic survival assay to determine melanin's ability to protect mammalian cells.
Experiments were performed in an optically accessible catalytic channel-flow reactor and involved 1-D Raman measurements of major gas-phase species concentrations across the reactor boundary layer for the assessment of catalytic fuel conversion and planar laser induced fluorescence (LIF) of the OH radical for the determination of homogeneous ignition.
Through scavenger experiments and ESR determination, peroxide radical anions are proven as the predominant species during the photodegradation processes.
DPPH has frequently been used as a reactive hydrogen acceptor for the determination of radical scavenging activity of various natural and synthetic compounds [29].
According to the results of iron leaching, the effects of radical scavengers and intermediates determination, a possible pathway of TCP degradation was proposed based on OH mechanism (including free OH in the bulk liquid and surface-bounded OH).
As to the ESR measurements, these involved standard determination of free radicals (residual radicals from sterilization) that represent a risk from the aspect of further oxidative degradation.
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The determination of ABTS radical scavenging was carried out as reported by Luo et al. [24] with slight modifications.
During the simulated gastrointestinal digestion, the mixture was randomly taken at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3 and 4 h for determination of ABTS radical scavenging activity and FRAP.
