Matt Allen
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Matt Allen
@mattallen12345.bsky.social
Father of two and fan of the f block
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The Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science invite applications for an assistant professor faculty position in microelectronics chemistry. #wsuchemistry #chemjobber #chemistryindetroit #AlDep #ChemSky

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Assistant/Associate/Full Professor- Chemistry
The Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Wayne State University are inviting applications for a faculty position...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Morgan Deal passed her PhD Candidacy exam in the Allen Lab and is now an official PhD candidate. Congratulations, Morgan! #wsuchemistry #graduateresearch #chemistryindetroit #ChemSky
May 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Please join us in congratulating Dr. Alexander Sertage. Yesterday, the Allen Lab member successfully defended his dissertation: "Advanced Lanthanide Probes for Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computational Modeling” at #wsuchemistry. Congrats, Dr. Sertage! #PhDdone #chemistryindetroit
#ChemSky
May 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Fantastic talk by Sethma!
Sethma Wijesinghe, of the Allen Group, gave her 4th year talk on: "Analytical Techniques for Gadolinium Recovery from Wastewater.” Congratulations on reaching this milestone, Sethma! @mattallen12345.bsky.social
#wsuchemistry #NextStopPhD #chemistryindetroit #ChemSky
April 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Now that this is complete, I guess I can retire! (The missing ones aren’t available.)
April 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Check out our latest pub on recovery of Gd after MRI.
Congratulations to first author Sethma Wijesinghe! “Electrochemical Filtration of Gadolinium from Patient Urine after #MRI” is a chem collab between the @mattallen12345.bsky.social Group at #wsuchemistry & the @loulaboula.bsky.social at Utah Chemistry. #ChemSky

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Electrochemical Filtration of Gadolinium from Patient Urine after Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The widespread use of gadolinium-based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in recent decades has led to a growing demand for Gd and raised environmental concerns due to their direct discharge into wastewater systems. In response, we developed an electrochemical filtration method to recover Gd from patient urine following contrast-enhanced MRI. This method involves modifying a conventional vacuum filtration apparatus by introducing electrodes into the filter membrane, creating a strong electric field of ∼5 kV/m and a steep three-zone pH gradient within the filter membrane. These electric and pH fields facilitate the dissociation of Gd-based contrast agents, releasing GdIII ions, electrophoretic separation of GdIII and its ligand, and eventually precipitation and trapping of GdIII as GdPO4 and Gd(OH)3 on the filter membrane. Using gadopentetate dimeglumine (GdDTPA) as a model Gd-based contrast agent, we achieved a Gd trapping efficiency of ∼70% for artificial and real urine samples. For macrocyclic Gd-based contrast agents such as gadoterate meglumine (GdDOTA), the Gd trapping efficiency decreased to 25.4% due to the slow dissociation kinetics of macrocyclic contrast agents. However, the trapping efficiency can be improved to ∼40% by allowing the macrocyclic contrast agent to predissociate in an acidic environment before electrochemical filtration. The Gd trapped on the filter membrane can be recovered by thermal treatment in a muffle furnace. After thermal treatment, the reclaimed Gd from the real urine sample was primarily identified as GdPO4. This electrochemical filtration design offers a straightforward and practical approach to recovering Gd from contrast-enhanced MRI scans, addressing the increasing demand for Gd and helping alleviate concerns about Gd contamination in surface water.
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January 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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December 14, 2024 at 4:50 PM
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Wayne State University Chemistry invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Analytical or Organic Chemistry with a broad focus on interdisciplinary biomedical research. #wsuchemistry #scisky #chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social

Apply by 12/1/24

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Now hiring: Analytical/organic chemistry tenure-track faculty
Wayne State's Department of Chemistry invites applications for a tenure-track analytical or organic chemistry faculty position.
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November 18, 2024 at 4:57 PM