Catleya Rojviriya、Thunyaluck Pratumrat、Mark A. Saper 等 4 位作者2011-11-25Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications
Penicillin G acylase from Bacillus megaterium (BmPGA) is currently used in the pharmaceutical industry as an alternative to PGA from Escherichia coli (EcPGA) for the hydrolysis of penicillin G to produce 6-aminopenicillanic acid (6-APA), a penam nucleus for semisynthetic penicillins. Despite the significant difference…
Glycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchEnzyme Structure and FunctionBiochemical and Molecular Research
Thi Hoang Yen Quach、Thi Minh Nguyet Tran、Que Chi Tran 等 6 位作者2011-11-25Advances in Natural Sciences Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Perovskite-type oxides La 0.9 M 0.1 CoO 3 ( M = K / Na / Li ) were prepared by a citrate sol–gel method. These oxides were characterized by x-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and the N 2 physisorption Brunauer–Emmitt–Teller (BET) method. Their catalytic activity was studied by a con…
Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions
Tracy A. Gwyther、Jason Z. Hu、Kristen L. Billiar 等 4 位作者2011-11-25Journal of Visualized Experiments
Each year, hundreds of thousands of patients undergo coronary artery bypass surgery in the United States.1 Approximately one third of these patients do not have suitable autologous donor vessels due to disease progression or previous harvest. The aim of vascular tissue engineering is to develop a suitable alternative…
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Junfeng Xu、F Liu、K Zhang 等 4 位作者2011-11-25Materials Science and Technology
Assuming constant rates for nucleation and growth and neglecting thermal gradient in the melt, an analytical approach to describe the undercooled solidification was proposed in terms of ξ α ( x) function. This approach was adopted to study the solidification of undercooled Ni–B alloy. With increasing melt undercooling…
Metallic Glasses and Amorphous AlloysSolidification and crystal growth phenomenaMetallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics
Chu Viet Ha、Emmanuel Fort、Thi Ha Lien Nghiem 等 4 位作者2011-11-25Advances in Natural Sciences Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Abstract Due to the energy transfer from surface plasmons, the fluorescence of fluorophores near metallic nanostructures can be enhanced. This effect has been intensively studied recently for biosensor applications. This work reports on the luminescence enhancement of 100 nm Cy3 dye-doped polystyrene nanoparticles by…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
L. A. Fen’ko、N. G. Semenkevich、A. V. Bildyukevich2011-11-25Petroleum Chemistry
A comparative light transmission and scanning electron microscopy study of the kinetics of pore structure formation for membranes based on polysulfone (PS), polycaproamide (PCA), and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) from solutions in DMAA has been performed. It has been shown that the structure formation rate is determi…
Fuel Cells and Related MaterialsBlock Copolymer Self-AssemblyFluid Dynamics and Thin Films
Volodymyr Pavlyuk、Grygoriy Dmytriv、I. Tarasiuk 等 5 位作者2011-11-25Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications
New ternary dodecalithium dodecacopper tetradecaaluminium, Li(12)Cu(12.60)Al(14.37) (trigonal, R ̅3m, hR39), crystallizes as a new structure type and belongs to the structural family that derives from binary Laves phases. The Li atoms are enclosed in 15- and 16-vertex and the Al3 atom in 14-vertex pseudo-Frank-Kasper…
Rare-earth and actinide compoundsMagnetic Properties of AlloysQuasicrystal Structures and Properties
Guofeng Yao、Xiaohui Wang、Longtu Li2011-11-25Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
The effects of Y 2 O 3 on BaTiO 3 –MgO–MnO 2 –CaZrO 3 nonreducible ceramics were investigated. Specimens with Y 2 O 3 contents ranging from 1.0 to 2.5 mol % were prepared via the solid state method. The Curie temperature ( T c ) and the electrical properties were closely related to the occupation behavior of yttrium,…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics SynthesisDielectric properties of ceramics
Christopher Depcik、A. Srinivasan2011-11-25Chemical Engineering & Technology
Abstract The inclusion of a washcoat model into monolithic catalyst simulations in order to create a one + one‐dimensional framework using a minimum number of parameters is reviewed. All assumptions and numerical methods are presented while ensuring the prevention of excessive temperature excursions. Parametric studie…
Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceGas Dynamics and Kinetic TheoryHeat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media
Juan Manuel Pardal、Sérgio Souto Maior Tavares、Maria Cindra Fonseca 等 5 位作者2011-11-25Materials Science and Technology
Duplex and superduplex stainless steels have high strength and high corrosion resistance with a crescent demand in chemical and petrochemical industries. The best mechanical properties of this family of steels are obtained with approximately equal parts of ferrite and austenite. Grain refinement increases the toughnes…
Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metalsMaterial Properties and Failure Mechanisms
Z-Z Shi、F-Z Dai、W-Z Zhang2011-11-25Materials Science and Technology
Two new orientation relationships between β-Mg 2 Sn precipitates and α-Mg matrix have been observed by transmission electron microscopy. One is (1 1 0) β //(0 0 0 1) α , [0 0 1] β //[1 −1 0 0] α , and the other is (1 1 0) β //(0 0 0 1) α , [−1 1 −1] β //[1 −1 0 0] α . The precipitates with both orientation relationshi…
Metal and Thin Film MechanicsMagnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsAluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
Jon Sertucha、Jacques Lacaze、J. A. Serrallach 等 5 位作者2011-11-25Materials Science and Technology
The development of low temperature applications for ferritic nodular cast irons calls for improved materials in the as cast state, e.g. for off-shore windmills components. Within this line of work, a series of 68 castings were prepared with the same casting procedure and slight changes in composition. The tensile prop…
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SteelsAluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesMetal Alloys Wear and Properties
Laura Badalucco、Ishwari Poudel、Mamoru Yamanishi 等 5 位作者2011-11-25Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications
Deoxyuridine triphosphatase (dUTPase) is a ubiquitous enzyme that has been widely studied owing to its function and evolutionary significance. The gene coding for the dUTPase from the Chlorella alga was codon-optimized and synthesized. The synthetic gene was expressed in Escherichia coli and recombinant core Chlorella…
DNA Repair MechanismsPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsEnzyme Structure and Function
Ejaz Ahmed、Michael Ruck2011-11-25Angewandte Chemie
Eine neu aufkommende Methode: Die Ionothermalsynthese ist ein neuer, vielversprechender Ansatz, bei dem eine ionische Flüssigkeit als Lösungsmittel, strukturdirigierendes Agens und ladungskompensierende Spezies dient. Die Methode ermöglicht die Entwicklung unkomplizierter Strategien zur Synthese von polyoxometallatbas…
Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsChemical Synthesis and Reactions
Andrew J. Logsdail、Z. Y. Li、Roy L. Johnston2011-11-25Journal of Computational Chemistry
Whilst technological advancements have allowed imaging at atomic resolution using scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), identification of nanocluster structures has proven difficult due to their low thermal stability, and often resultant low-symmetry. In this work, we look at a novel solution to this probl…
Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsMachine Learning in Materials ScienceField-Flow Fractionation Techniques
Rashmi R. Devi、Manabendra Mandal、Tarun K. Maji2011-11-25Holzforschung
Abstract Wood plastic composites have been prepared based on simul wood ( Bombax ceiba L.), which was vacuum impregnated with the styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) co-polymer nanoclay (nnc) intercalating system in the presence of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), a crosslinking agent. The impact of nanoclay was investigated on t…
Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesAdvanced Cellulose Research Studies
Tao Huang、Wei Cao、Hani E. Elsayed-Ali 等 4 位作者2011-11-25Nanoscale
Electron beam lithography (EBL) has become a popular means to prepare a wide variety of nano-arrays for numerous studies and applications, including photonics and sensors. Their fabrications and characterizations are costly and time consuming, underscoring the importance of developing effective tools to rapidly study…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
Peng Wang、Mingming Jin、Guoping Zhu2011-11-25FEMS Microbiology Letters
An isocitrate dehydrogenase from Zymomonas mobilis was overexpressed in Escherichia coli as a fused protein (ZmIDH). The molecular mass of recombinant ZmIDH, together with its 6× His partner, was estimated to be 74 kDa by gel filtration chromatography, suggesting a homodimeric structure. The purified recombinant ZmIDH…
Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationEnzyme Structure and FunctionBiochemical and Molecular Research
K. Morrison、Julia Lyubina、James D. Moore 等 7 位作者2011-11-25The Philosophical Magazine A Journal of Theoretical Experimental and Applied Physics
Magnetic refrigeration at around ambient temperatures has become of considerable technical and commercial interest over the last few years. It depends upon the magnetocaloric effect, and suitable working materials are those that undergo a phase transition which can be driven by a modest magnetic field. We focus here o…
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsRare-earth and actinide compoundsMagnetic Properties of Alloys
Sheng Wang、Zhiyong Zhang、Lian‐Mao Peng2011-11-25Chinese Science Bulletin
Semiconducting carbon nanotubes (CNTs) possess outstanding electrical and optical properties because of their special one-dimensional (1D) structure. CNTs are direct bandgap materials, which makes them ideal for use in optoelectronic devices, e.g. light emitters and light detectors. Excitons determine their light abso…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesNanowire Synthesis and ApplicationsMechanical and Optical Resonators