R. L. Frost、H. F. Shurvell1997-02-01Clays and Clay Minerals
Abstract The Raman spectra of a tubular halloysite originating from Matauri Bay, New Zealand, have been obtained using a Renishaw 1000 Raman microscope system. The Raman microprobe enables the Raman spectra of crystals as small as 0.8 μm diameter to be obtained over the complete wavelength range and allows spectral va…
Geological and Geochemical AnalysisClay minerals and soil interactionsMineralogy and Gemology Studies
Michael P. Scannell、David J. Fenick、Syun‐Ru Yeh 等 4 位作者1997-02-01Journal of the American Chemical Society
The interactions of various pyrimidines (1,3-dimethylthymine, DMT, 1,3-bis( N 4, N 4 -dimethylcytosin-1-yl)propane, DMC) and their corresponding cis - syn cyclobutane dimers (DMTD and DMCD) with a series of excited-state electron donors were examined with the goal of understanding the energetics and mechanism of UV re…
Photochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesLight effects on plantsPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
Maija‐Liisa Mattinen、Maarit Kontteli、Janne Kerovuo 等 8 位作者1997-02-01Protein Science
Three-dimensional solution structures for three engineered, synthetic CBDs (Y5A, Y31A, and Y32A) of cellobiohydrolase I (CBHI) from Trichoderma reesei were studied with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. According to CD measurements the antiparallel beta-sheet structure of the C…
Biofuel production and bioconversionAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesEnzyme Production and Characterization
Larry L. Miller、Robert G. Duan、David C. Tully 等 4 位作者1997-02-01Journal of the American Chemical Society
Generations 1−5 of poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers were peripherally modified with cationically substituted naphthalene diimides. Reduction with sodium dithionite in water or formamide formed anion radicals on the diimide moieties. Evaporation of water under argon produced powders of the reduced dendrimers that we…
Organic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsConducting polymers and applicationsDendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
Andreas P. Heiner、Olle Teleman1997-02-01Langmuir
The interface between the (110) crystal face of cellulose Iβ and water was studied by molecular dynamics simulation with cellulose coordinates refined from electron diffraction data as a starting point. Potential energies, pucker parameters, torsion angles, and hydrogen bonding have been used for the characterization.…
Biofuel production and bioconversionAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesLignin and Wood Chemistry
Seung‐Eek Park、Kelley Markowski、Shoko Yoshikawa 等 4 位作者1997-02-01Journal of the American Ceramic Society
The effect of barium (Ba) and strontium (Sr) additions on the electrical properties of lead lanthanum zirconate stannate titanate (PLZST) ceramics and their electrically induced phase change behavior was examined. Sr additions decreased both the ferroelectric (FE) ↔ antiferroelectric (AFE) transition temperature ( T A…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsPhase-change materials and chalcogenidesSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
Yosuke Takeuchi、Takashi Ida、Kenta Kimura1997-02-01The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
The influence of laser light irradiation at the surface plasmon frequency of the gold nanoparticles suspended in 2-propanol is examined by the UV−vis absorption spectral measurement and also by a transmission electron microscope. It has been found that the laser light irradiation on the colloidal suspension causes coa…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applicationsnanoparticles nucleation surface interactionsLaser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles
Alan Lien1997-02-01Liquid Crystals
A detailed derivation of the extended Jones matrix representation for twisted nematic liquid crystal displays at oblique incidence (which was previously published by the author) is given. It is shown that this representation reduces to the well-known ordinary Jones matrix representation at normal incidence.
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsVisual perception and processing mechanismsAdvanced Optical Imaging Technologies
S. E. Lofland、Vishva Ray、P. H. Kim 等 6 位作者1997-02-01Physical review. B, Condensed matter
Using a special technique for measuring the saturation magnetization at temperatures close to the Curie point, we demonstrate that in ${\mathrm{La}}_{0.7}$${\mathrm{Sr}}_{0.3}$${\mathrm{MnO}}_{3}$ the magnetic phase transition is continuous.
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsMultiferroics and related materialsAdvanced Condensed Matter Physics
Paul Nguyen、G. Lesley、Todd B. Marder 等 5 位作者1997-02-01Chemistry of Materials
A series of unsymmetric π-donor−acceptor (D/A) bis(phenylethynyl)benzenes was prepared in a two-step sequence via Pd/Cu catalyzed cross-coupling reactions of 1,4-diiodobenzene and the corresponding 4-p-R-phenylethynes. Related unsymmetric D/A platinum trans-bis(acetylide) complexes were also prepared in a stepwise fas…
Nonlinear Optical Materials ResearchSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic CompoundsNonlinear Optical Materials Studies
Tetsuya OHASHI1997-02-01Philosophical Magazine Letters
The density distribution of geometrically necessary dislocations, which accompany the gradient of plastic slip strain on slip systems, is evaluated by a finite-element technique. As a numerical example, the bending of a single-crystal plate is analysed. The result obtained for the density distribution of dislocations…
Microstructure and mechanical propertiesMetal and Thin Film MechanicsAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques
David B. Hall、Jacob C. Hooker、John M. Torkelson1997-02-01Macromolecules
ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVCommunication to the...Communication to the EditorNEXTUltrathin Polymer Films near the Glass Transition: Effect on the Distribution of α-Relaxation Times As Measured by Second Harmonic GenerationDavid B. Hall, Jacob C. Hooker, and John M. TorkelsonView Author Information Department of…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsMaterial Dynamics and PropertiesPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
Georges Feller、Z. Zekhnini、Josette Lamotte‐Brasseur 等 4 位作者1997-02-01European Journal of Biochemistry
A heat-labile beta-lactamase has been purified from culture supernatants of Psychrobacter immobilis A5 grown at 4 degrees C and the corresponding chromosomal ampC gene has been cloned and sequenced. All structural and kinetic properties clearly relate this enzyme to class C beta-lactamases. The kinetic parameters of P…
Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationEnzyme Structure and Function
Byung‐Dae Park、John J. Balatinecz1997-02-01Polymer Composites
Abstract This study investigates the mechanical properties of wood‐fiber/toughened PP composite modified by physical blending with an EPDM rubber to improve impact toughness. Wood‐fiber thermoplastic composites were prepared with a modified PP matrix resin, employing high shear thermokinetic compounding aided with mal…
Mechanical Behavior of CompositesPolymer crystallization and propertiesNatural Fiber Reinforced Composites
Linda J. Gerhardt、Charles W. Manke、Esin Gulari1997-02-01Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics
Viscosity curves were measured for polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) melts swollen with dissolved carbon dioxide at 50 and 80°C for shear rates ranging from 40 to 2300 s−1, and for carbon dioxide contents ranging from 0 to 21 wt %. The measurements were performed with a capillary extrusion rheometer modified for sealed, hi…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesPhase Equilibria and ThermodynamicsPolymer Foaming and Composites
Carol A. Bessel、Debra R. Rolison1997-02-01The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
The electroactivity of zeolite-encapsulated redox-active transition metal complexes, {M(L)}Z, was explored for Co(salen) and [Fe(bpy) 3 ] 2+ formed in NaY zeolite (where salen = N, N‘ -bis(salicylidene)ethylenediamine and bpy = 2,2‘-bipyridine). The zeolite boundary was characterized via X-ray photoelectron spectrosco…
Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryElectrochemical Analysis and Applications
Andrew M. Thompson、Kamal Soni、Helen M. Chan 等 7 位作者1997-02-01Journal of the American Ceramic Society
The distribution of yttrium and lanthanum dopants has been mapped in yttrium‐ and lanthanum‐doped polycrystalline aluminas using imaging secondary‐ion mass spectrometry (imaging‐SIMS). Both dopants segregate to grain boundaries and pore surfaces. On average, yttrium occupies 7.1%–9.0% of the available grain‐boundary c…
Advanced ceramic materials synthesisSemiconductor materials and devicesNuclear materials and radiation effects
Masayoshi Higuchi、Isao Ikeda、Toshikazu Hirao1997-02-01The Journal of Organic Chemistry
π-Conjugate polymers, polyanilines and polypyrroles, served as catalysts in dehydrogenative oxidation reactions of benzylamines, 2-phenylglycine, and 2,6-di- tert -butylphenol under oxygen. The catalytic activity was controlled by protonic acid doping. The reversible redox of the polyaniline catalyst under oxygen was…
Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsConducting polymers and applicationsElectrochemical Analysis and Applications
Kari Hiltunen、Jukka Seppälä、M. Härkönen1997-02-01Macromolecules
The synthesis of low molecular weight ( M̄ n (NMR) < 27 000 g/mol) lactic acid polymers by condensation polymerization of l -lactic acid was investigated. All polymerizations were carried out in the melt, using different catalysts and polymerization temperatures. The products were characterized by DSC, GPC, titrimetri…
biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
Tadahisa Iwata、Yoshiharu Doi、Ken‐ichi Kasuya 等 4 位作者1997-02-01Macromolecules
Single crystals of bacterial poly[( R )-3-hydroxybutyrate] (P(3HB)) with different molecular weights ( M n = 2500 and M n = 48 000) were prepared in a mixture of chloroform and ethanol. The enzymatic degradation of P(3HB) single crystals with extracellular PHB depolymerase purified from Pseudomonas stutzeri YM1006 was…
biodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution