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We have investigated the effects of ultrasound on the adsorption capacity of Fe 3 O 4 magnetic particle sorbent for the batch removal of chromate [Cr(VI)] from simulated wastewater. Compared with stirring mode, the adsorption capacity of sorbent improved by a factor of about 6 times with ultrasonic agitation. Further experiments demonstrated that the adsorption capacity of the magnetic particles is affected by the applied ultrasonic frequency and power, which has never been reported before. It increased by about 230% when the ultrasonic frequency was increased from 40 to 59 kHz and by 310% when the ultrasonic power was increased from 40 to 200 W. Compared with the absence of ultrasound, the sorption rate increased by 1.7− 2.1 times. This study provides a simple and efficient method for increasing the adsorption capacities of magnetic materials.

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To determine the feasibility of deformation analysis in the right ventricle (RV) using cardiovascular magnetic resonance myocardial feature tracking (CMR-FT) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. We enrolled 104 T2DM patients, including 14 with impaired right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) and 90 with preserved RVEF, and 26 healthy controls in this prospective study. CMR was used to determine RV feature-tracking parameters. RV strain parameters were compared among the controls, patients with preserved and reduced RVEF. Binary logistic regression was used to predict RV dysfunction. Receiver operating characteristic analysis was used to assess the diagnostic accuracy. The agreement was tested by Bland–Altman analysis. Compared with controls, longitudinal and circumferential global peak strain (PS) and PS at mid-ventricular, apical slices were significantly decreased in T2DM patients with or without reduced RVEF (p < 0.05). Within the T2DM patients, the global longitudinal PS (GLPS) and the longitudinal PS at mid-ventricular segments were significantly reduced in the reduced RVEF group than in preserved RVEF groups (p < 0.05). GLPS was an independent predictor of RV dysfunction (odds ratio: 1.246, 95% CI: 1.037–1.496; p = 0.019). The GLPS demonstrated greater diagnostic accuracy (area under curve: 0.716) to predict RV dysfunction. On Bland-Altman analysis, global circumferential PS and GLPS had the best intra- and inter-observer agreement, respectively. In T2DM patients, CMR-FT could quantify RV deformation and identify subclinical RV dysfunction in those with normal RVEF. Further, RV strain parameters are potential predictors for RV dysfunction in T2DM patients.