Abstract: A filter media suitable for use in filtering fluids is provided. The filter media comprises a filtration particle, said filtration particle having an Al2O3 content of from 15 wt % to 70 wt % and a SiO2 content of less than 70 wt % based on the weight of the particle.

Abstract: A method for producing a core-shell hybrid material made of an activated carbon core surrounded by a mesoporous silica sol-gel shell, the method including the formation of a mesoporous silica sol-gel shell around activated carbon particles. Also, the core-shell hybrid material formed by the method, and its use as a filtering material in filtering systems.

Abstract: Air filtration, in particular in cooking appliances, such as for example deep fryers. In particular, an odorless lid suitable for any container that allows odors or volatile compounds to escape and more particularly for any food cooking appliance, the odorless lid comprises a filtering material of particles having a core-shell structure, wherein the activated carbon core is surrounded by a shell of a mesoporous sol-gel material based on functionalized or nonfunctionalized silica.

Abstract: A method for producing a core-shell hybrid material made of an activated carbon core surrounded by a mesoporous silica sol-gel shell, the method including the formation of a mesoporous silica sol-gel shell around activated carbon particles. Also, the core-shell hybrid material formed by the method, and its use as a filtering material in filtering systems.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to protocells, which have a core and a lipid bilayer surrounding the core, with at least one CD47 molecule or an active fragment thereof in or conjugated to the lipid bilayer. The CD47 present on the lipid bilayer allows the protocell to evade phagocytosis by macrophages, and can be conjugated to the lipid bilayer via a crosslinker. The protocell can be loaded with a diagnostic or therapeutic cargo, such as a polypeptide, a nucleic acid, or a drug. The protocell can also include a targeting species for targeted delivery of the cargo to a cell. The protocell can also include an endosomolytic peptide, which promotes endosomal escape after uptake by the targeted cell. The protocells with CD47 on the lipid bilayer provide better circulation after in vivo administration compared to protocells without CD47, and are therefore particularly useful as a cargo delivery vehicle.