TY  - JOUR
A1  - Pogorelova, Natalia
A1  - Rogachev, Evgeniy
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Chernigova, Svetlana
A1  - Nardin, Dmitry
T1  - Bacterial Cellulose Nanocomposites: Morphology and Mechanical Properties
JF  - Materials
N2  - Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a promising material for biomedical applications due to its unique properties such as high mechanical strength and biocompatibility. This article describes the microbiological synthesis, modification, and characterization of the obtained BC-nanocomposites originating from symbiotic consortium Medusomyces gisevii. Two BC-modifications have been obtained: BC-Ag and BC-calcium phosphate (BC-Ca3(PO4)2). Structure and physicochemical properties of the BC and its modifications were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and infrared Fourier spectroscopy as well as by measurements of mechanical and water holding/absorbing capacities. Topographic analysis of the surface revealed multicomponent thick fibrils (150–160 nm in diameter and about 15 µm in length) constituted by 50–60 nm nanofibrils weaved into a left-hand helix. Distinctive features of Ca-phosphate-modified BC samples were (a) the presence of 500–700 nm entanglements and (b) inclusions of Ca3(PO4)2 crystals. The samples impregnated with Ag nanoparticles exhibited numerous roundish inclusions, about 110 nm in diameter. The boundaries between the organic and inorganic phases were very distinct in both cases. The Ag-modified samples also showed a prominent waving pattern in the packing of nanofibrils. The obtained BC gel films possessed water-holding capacity of about 62.35 g/g. However, the dried (to a constant mass) BC-films later exhibited a low water absorption capacity (3.82 g/g). It was found that decellularized BC samples had 2.4 times larger Young’s modulus and 2.2 times greater tensile strength as compared to dehydrated native BC films. We presume that this was caused by molecular compaction of the BC structure.
Y1  - 2020
SN  - 1996-1944
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma13122849
VL  - 13
IS  - 12
SP  - 1
EP  - 16
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Mansurov, Zulkhair A.
A1  - Jandosov, Jakpar
A1  - Chenchik, D.
A1  - Azat, Seitkhan
A1  - Savitskaya, Irina S.
A1  - Kistaubaeva, Aida
A1  - Akimbekov, Nuraly
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Zhubanova, Azhar Achmet
T1  - Biocomposite Materials Based on Carbonized Rice Husk in Biomedicine and Environmental Applications
T2  - Carbon Nanomaterials in Biomedicine and the Environment
N2  - This chapter describes the prospects for biomedical and environmental engineering applications of heterogeneous materials based on nanostructured carbonized rice husk. Efforts in engineering enzymology are focused on the following directions: development and optimization of immobilization methods leading to novel biotechnological and biomedical applications; construction of biocomposite materials based on individual enzymes, multi-enzyme complexes and whole cells, targeted on realization of specific industrial processes. Molecular biological and biochemical studies on cell adhesion focus predominantly on identification, isolation and structural analysis of attachment-responsible biological molecules and their genetic determinants. The chapter provides a short overview of applications of the biocomposite materials based of nanostructured carbonized adsorbents. It emphasizes that further studies and better understanding of the interactions between CNS and microbial cells are necessary. The future use of living cells as biocatalysts, especially in the environmental field, needs more systematic investigations of the microbial adsorption phenomenon.
Y1  - 2020
SN  - 978-981-4800-27-3
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780429428647-2
SP  - 3
EP  - 32
PB  - Jenny Stanford Publishing Pte. Ltd.
CY  - Singapore
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Akimbekov, Nuraly
A1  - Zhanadilovna, Abdieva G.
A1  - Ualieva, Perizat S.
A1  - Abaihanovna, Zhusipova D.
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Savitskaya, Irina S.
A1  - Zhubanova, Azhar Achmet
T1  - Functionalization of Carbon Based Wound Dressings with Antimicrobial Phytoextracts for Bioactive Treatment of Septic Wounds
T2  - Carbon Nanomaterials in Biomedicine and the Environment
N2  - The treatment of septic wounds with curative dressings based on biocomposites containing sage and marigold phytoextracts was effective in in vitro and in vivo experiments. These dressings caused the purification of the wound surface from purulent-necrotic masses three days earlier than in the other experimental groups. The consequence of an increase in incidents of severe course of the wound and the observed tendency to increase the number of adverse effects is the development of long-term recurrent wound processes. To treat purulent wounds, the following tactics were used: The purulent wounds of animals were covered with the examined wound dressing, and then the next day samples were taken, the procedure was performed once in 2 days. To obtain the active nanostructured sorbents such as carbonized rice husks, they are functionalized with biologically active components possessing antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antitoxic, immunomodulating, antiallergic and other types of properties.
Y1  - 2020
SN  - 978-981-4800-27-3
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780429428647-11
SP  - 211
EP  - 228
PB  - Jenny Stanford Publishing
CY  - Singapore
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Akimbekov, Nuraly S.
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Sherelkhan, Dinara K.
A1  - Razzaque, Mohammed S.
T1  - Vitamin D and Phosphate Interactions in Health and Disease
T2  - Phosphate Metabolism
N2  - Vitamin D plays an essential role in calcium and inorganic phosphate (Pi) homeostasis, maintaining their optimal levels to assure adequate bone mineralization. Vitamin D, as calcitriol (1,25(OH)2D), not only increases intestinal calcium and phosphate absorption but also facilitates their renal reabsorption, leading to elevated serum calcium and phosphate levels. The interaction of 1,25(OH)2D with its receptor (VDR) increases the efficiency of intestinal absorption of calcium to 30–40% and phosphate to nearly 80%. Serum phosphate levels can also influence 1,25 (OH)2D and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) levels, i.e., higher phosphate concentrations suppress vitamin D activation and stimulate parathyroid hormone (PTH) release, while a high FGF23 serum level leads to reduced vitamin D synthesis. In the vitamin D-deficient state, the intestinal calcium absorption decreases and the secretion of PTH increases, which in turn causes the stimulation of 1,25(OH)2D production, resulting in excessive urinary phosphate loss. Maintenance of phosphate homeostasis is essential as hyperphosphatemia is a risk factor of cardiovascular calcification, chronic kidney diseases (CKD), and premature aging, while hypophosphatemia is usually associated with rickets and osteomalacia. This chapter elaborates on the possible interactions between vitamin D and phosphate in health and disease.
KW  - Vitamin D
KW  - PTH
KW  - Phosphate
KW  - FGF23
KW  - Klotho
Y1  - 2022
SN  - 978-3-030-91621-3
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91623-7_5
SP  - 37
EP  - 46
PB  - Springer
CY  - Cham
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Akimbekov, Nuraly S.
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Tastambek, Kuanysh T.
A1  - Marat, Adel K.
A1  - Turaliyeva, Moldir A.
A1  - Kaiyrmanova, Gulzhan K.
T1  - Biotechnology of Microorganisms from Coal Environments: From Environmental Remediation to Energy Production
JF  - Biology
N2  - It was generally believed that coal sources are not favorable as live-in habitats for microorganisms due to their recalcitrant chemical nature and negligible decomposition. However, accumulating evidence has revealed the presence of diverse microbial groups in coal environments and their significant metabolic role in coal biogeochemical dynamics and ecosystem functioning. The high oxygen content, organic fractions, and lignin-like structures of lower-rank coals may provide effective means for microbial attack, still representing a greatly unexplored frontier in microbiology. Coal degradation/conversion technology by native bacterial and fungal species has great potential in agricultural development, chemical industry production, and environmental rehabilitation. Furthermore, native microalgal species can offer a sustainable energy source and an excellent bioremediation strategy applicable to coal spill/seam waters. Additionally, the measures of the fate of the microbial community would serve as an indicator of restoration progress on post-coal-mining sites. This review puts forward a comprehensive vision of coal biodegradation and bioprocessing by microorganisms native to coal environments for determining their biotechnological potential and possible applications.
Y1  - 2022
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology11091306
SN  - 2079-7737
N1  - This article belongs to the Special Issue "Microbial Ecology and Evolution in Extreme Environments"
VL  - 11
IS  - 9
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - BOOK
A1  - Staat, Manfred
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Trzewik, Jürgen
A1  - Sielemann, Stefanie
A1  - Erni, Daniel
A1  - Zylka, Waldemar
T1  - Symposium Proceedings; 4th YRA MedTech Symposium 2024 : February 1 / 2024 / FH Aachen
Y1  - 2024
SN  - 978-3-940402-65-3
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.17185/duepublico/81475
PB  - Universität Duisburg-Essen
CY  - Duisburg
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Akimbekov, Nuraly
A1  - Rogachev, Evgeniy
A1  - Pogorelova, Natalia
T1  - Bacterial cellulose produced by Medusomyces gisevii on glucose and sucrose: biosynthesis and structural properties
JF  - Cellulose
N2  - In this work, the effects of carbon sources and culture media on the production and structural properties of bacterial cellulose (BC) synthesized by Medusomyces gisevii have been studied. The culture medium was composed of different initial concentrations of glucose or sucrose dissolved in 0.4% extract of plain green tea. Parameters of the culture media (titratable acidity, substrate conversion degree etc.) were monitored daily for 20 days of cultivation. The BC pellicles produced on different carbon sources were characterized in terms of biomass yield, crystallinity and morphology by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Our results showed that Medusomyces gisevii had higher BC yields in media with sugar concentrations close to 10 g L−1 after a 18–20 days incubation period. Glucose in general lead to a higher BC yield (173 g L−1) compared to sucrose (163.5 g L−1). The BC crystallinity degree and surface roughness were higher in the samples synthetized from sucrose. Obtained FE-SEM micrographs show that the BC pellicles synthesized in the sucrose media contained densely packed tangles of cellulose fibrils whereas the BC produced in the glucose media displayed rather linear geometry of the BC fibrils without noticeable aggregates.
KW  - Bacterial cellulose
KW  - Medusomyces gisevi
KW  - Carbon sources
KW  - Culture media
KW  - Cellulose nanostructure
Y1  - 2023
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10570-023-05592-z
SN  - 1572-882X (Online)
SN  - 0969-0239 (Print)
N1  - Corresponding author: Ilya Digel
PB  - Springer Science + Business Media
CY  - Dordrecht
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Akimbekov, N. Sh.
A1  - Zhubanova, A. A.
A1  - Mansurov, Z. A.
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül
T1  - Use of Carbonized Rise Shell for the local treatment of wounds
JF  - Eurasian ChemTech Journal
N2  - On the model of musculocutaneous wound in rats, the effect of applicative sorption by carbonized rise shell (CRS) on the healing of festering wound was studied. It has been shown, that cytological changes end with rapid scar formation. The use of CRS at the period of severe purulent wound contributes to its favorable course, prevents the development of complications of the animals from sepsis.
Y1  - 2010
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.18321/ectj35
SN  - 2522-4867
VL  - 12
IS  - 2
SP  - 133
EP  - 138
PB  - Institute of Combustion Problems
CY  - Almaty
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Turaliyeva, M.
A1  - Yeshibaev, A.
A1  - Saparbekova, A.
A1  - Akynova, L.
A1  - Abildayeva, R.
A1  - Sadenova, M.
A1  - Sartayeva, K.
A1  - Schieffer, Andre
A1  - Digel, Ilya
T1  - Species composition and injuriousness of stranger xylophilous fauna affecting indigenous urban dendroflora of Central Asia
JF  - Asian journal of microbiology, biotechnology & environmental sciences : AJMBES
N2  - At the present time, one of the most serious environmental problems of Central Asia and South Kazakhstan is the ongoing large-scale deterioration of principal urban tree populations. Several major centers of massive spread of invasive plant pests have been found in urban dendroflora of this region. The degree of damage of seven most wide-spread aboriginal tree species was found to range from 21.4±1.1 to 85.4±1.8%. In particular, the integrity of the native communities of sycamore (Platanus spp.), willow (Salix spp.), poplar (Populus spp.) and elm (Ulmus spp.) is highly endangered. Our taxonomic analysis of the most dangerous tree pests of the region has revealed them as neobiontic xylophilous insects such as Cossus cossus L. (Order: Lepidoptera L.) Monochamus urussovi Fisch., Monochamus sutor L., Acanthocinus aedelis L. and Ñetonia aureate L. (Order: Coleoptera L.). We relate the origin of this threatening trend with the import of industrial wood in the mid 90’s of the last century that was associated with high degree of the constructional work in the region. Because of the absence of efficient natural predators of the pest species, the application of microbiological methods of the pest control and limitation is suggested.
Y1  - 2016
SN  - 0972-3005
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
SP  - 359
EP  - 366
PB  - EM International
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kozhalakova, A. A.
A1  - Zhubanova, Azhar A.
A1  - Mansurov, Z. A.
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Tazhibayeva, S. M.
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül
T1  - Adsorption of bacterial lipopolysaccharides on carbonized rice shell
JF  - Science of Central Asia (2010)
Y1  - 2010
SP  - 50
EP  - 54
ER  -