start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=14 cd-vols= no-issue=10 article-no= start-page=e30729 end-page= dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2022 dt-pub=20221026 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=A Novel Method for Detecting Lanthanum Phosphate Deposition in the Gastroduodenal Mucosa Using Fluorescence Microscopy en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Diagnostic utility of fluorescence microscopy for lanthanum phosphate deposition in the gastrointestinal mucosa has not been reported previously. In this study, we comparatively assessed the light, electron, and fluorescence microscopy features of gastroduodenal lanthanum phosphate deposition in 10 patients with deposits in the stomach and 5 patients with deposits in the duodenum. During light microscopy, lanthanum deposits were observed as dark-brown, needle-shaped, or crystalloid structures and pale red amorphous materials. During electron microscopy, the deposited material appeared as bright aggregates. Fluorescence microscopy also revealed lanthanum deposits as bright areas under green, red, and blue filters. The deposits were more easily recognizable on electron and fluorescence microscopy than on light microscopy. Furthermore, during fluorescence microscopy, the green filter provided the most clear visualization of lanthanum phosphate. In conclusion, fluorescence microscopy with a green filter is useful in determining the degree and extent of lanthanum deposition in the gastroduodenal mucosa. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=IwamuroMasaya en-aut-sei=Iwamuro en-aut-mei=Masaya kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=UrataHaruo en-aut-sei=Urata en-aut-mei=Haruo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=IwasaSatoshi en-aut-sei=Iwasa en-aut-mei=Satoshi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=TanakaTakehiro en-aut-sei=Tanaka en-aut-mei=Takehiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=KawaharaYoshiro en-aut-sei=Kawahara en-aut-mei=Yoshiro kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=OkadaHoroyuki en-aut-sei=Okada en-aut-mei=Horoyuki kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Central Research Laboratory, Okayama University Medical School kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Central Research Laboratory, Okayama University Medical School kn-affil= affil-num=4 en-affil=Department of Pathology, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=5 en-affil=Department of Practical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Okayama University Hospital kn-affil= affil-num=6 en-affil=Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences kn-affil= en-keyword=fluorescence microscopy kn-keyword=fluorescence microscopy en-keyword=esophagogastroduodenoscopy kn-keyword=esophagogastroduodenoscopy en-keyword=scanning electron microscopy analysis kn-keyword=scanning electron microscopy analysis en-keyword=lanthanum carbonate kn-keyword=lanthanum carbonate en-keyword=hyperphosphatemia kn-keyword=hyperphosphatemia END start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=298 cd-vols= no-issue= article-no= start-page=1273 end-page=1281 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2020 dt-pub=20200717 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Flow synthesis of monodisperse micron-sized polymer particles by heterogeneous polymerization using a water-in-oil slug flow with a non-ionic surfactant en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=Flow synthesis of poly(methyl methacrylate) particles was performed by heterogeneous polymerization of methyl methacrylate using a water-in-oil (W/O) slug flow with or without a non-ionic surfactant in the continuous organic phase. It was found that undesired phenomena in this polymerization system, clogging of the channel and broadening particle size distribution, can occur when growing polymer particles adsorb to the W/O interface during polymerization, and that the addition of non-ionic surfactant to the continuous organic phase prevents the particles from adsorption to the W/O interface and gives monodisperse polymer particles. In addition, it was shown that as the initiator concentration increases, the particle diameter becomes larger, resulting in monodisperse micron-sized polymer particles with 100% monomer conversion at a 120-min reaction time. These results indicated that the heterogeneous polymerization process using a W/O slug flow can be a promising way to continuously prepare monodisperse polymer particles with micron sizes in a short reaction time. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=WatanabeTakaichi en-aut-sei=Watanabe en-aut-mei=Takaichi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=KaritaKengo en-aut-sei=Karita en-aut-mei=Kengo kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=OnoTsutomu en-aut-sei=Ono en-aut-mei=Tsutomu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=2 en-affil=Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= affil-num=3 en-affil=Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University kn-affil= en-keyword=Microreactor kn-keyword=Microreactor en-keyword=Heterogeneous polymerization kn-keyword=Heterogeneous polymerization en-keyword=Slug flow kn-keyword=Slug flow en-keyword=Monodisperse kn-keyword=Monodisperse en-keyword=Micron-sized particle kn-keyword=Micron-sized particle END