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A RUDN University chemist has created a catalyst for wastewater treatment that removes paracetamol – one of the most commonly prescribed antipyretics. This medicine is excreted from the body through the kidneys and enters the sewage, where it does not decompose and can pose a threat to people and the environment. The chemist managed to create a catalyst based on silver sulfide, zinc oxide, and graphene oxide to decompose paracetamol under light irradiation. The study is published in the journal Separation and Purification Technology.
For the first time, RUDN University chemists obtained polymer nanoparticles from chitosan derivatives with antibacterial activity at the level of modern antibiotics. Chitosan is a polyaminosaccharide, which is obtained from chitin and is actively used as a biological additive and cosmetics, but the antibacterial properties of chitosan are expressed quite poor, mainly due to its low solubility in water. Chemical modification of chitosan allows obtaining water-soluble chitosan derivatives with increased antibacterial activity. In this study, chitosan derivatives with extremely high antibacterial activity and significant solubility in water were obtained. To synthesize chitosan derivatives, from which highly active nanoparticles are formed, scientists have developed a new approach based on a combination of click chemistry and ultrasonic processing. With the help of the proposed approach, it will be possible to obtain other polysaccharide particles with antibacterial activity. The article is published in the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.
From all corners of the planet and even from space, congratulations and kind words fly to RUDN University! 6,000 guests - alumni of different generations from different countries, teachers, students and friends of the university - gathered in the State Kremlin Palace to meet again, share memories and express their love and devotion to Alma mater.
Dear friends, congratulations on the anniversary of the Peoples' friendship university of Russia!
RUDN is celebrating its anniversary! Watch live broadcast of Gala Night at the State Kremlin Palace on February 8, on the RUDN website!
RUDN University has launched the Green University project. Together with partner universities, it plants “trees of friendship” in different countries. Each tree is a step towards preserving the green world.
What unites a university employee, teacher, enterprise manager, doctor, scientist and engineer? They are the first graduates of University of Peoples’ Friendship ...
RUDN has become alma mater for many talented people, trained more than one generation of true professionals who make the world a better place. Birthday is an occasion to unite and once again say: “I love RUDN!”
On the eve of the 60th anniversary of RUDN University, it launches the project “Man of the year of the creation of RUDN University”. The heroes of the project are teachers and staff who came to the university in the early years of its existence and connected their lives with it.
RUDN University has its own Clinical and Diagnostic Center on campus. Each newly arrived student from China undergoes a mandatory medical examination and is under medical supervision for at least 14 days from the date of arrival. ⠀