Trần Cao Đào、Trúc Quỳnh Ngân Lương、Tuấn Anh Cao 等 5 位作者2016-02-12Advances in Natural Sciences Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
In order to detect trace concentrations of organic or biological molecules by surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) technique, the SERS-active substrates with high enhancement factor are required. The silver nanodendrites (AgNDs) are a growing class of such SERS-active substrates. This report presents the prelimina…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsProtein Interaction Studies and Fluorescence AnalysisParaquat toxicity studies and treatments
Min Wu、John S. Tse、Yuanming Pan2016-02-12Scientific Reports
Greigite (Fe3S4) is a ferrimagnetic mineral with vital functions in both the bio-geochemical cycle and novel technological applications. However, the ground state electronic structure of this material has not been fully characterized by either experiment or theory. In the present study, ab initio calculations using th…
Crystal Structures and PropertiesIron oxide chemistry and applicationsMineralogy and Gemology Studies
Ly D. Tran、Jialiu Ma、Antek G. Wong‐Foy 等 4 位作者2016-02-12Chemistry - A European Journal
The design, synthesis, and properties of the new microporous coordination polymer UMCM-310 are described. The unique electronic character of the perylene-based linker enables selective interaction with electron-poor aromatics leading to efficient separation of nitroaromatics. UMCM-310 possesses high surface area and l…
Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsCovalent Organic Framework Applications
Hongming Sun、Mao Cheng、Zhenshan Li 等 4 位作者2016-02-12Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Carbon stripping is critical to preventing char particles from reaching air reactors. In this study, a riser-based carbon stripper is proposed to separate the lighter char particles from the heavier oxygen carrier particles. The performance of the proposed riser-based carbon stripper in the separation of plastic beads…
Chemical Looping and Thermochemical ProcessesThermal and Kinetic AnalysisIndustrial Gas Emission Control
Lei Ji、Tao Yan、Yan Li 等 9 位作者2016-02-12Scientific Reports
A novel carbon encapsulated Fe3O4 nanoparticles embedded in two-dimensional (2D) porous graphitic carbon nanocomposites (Fe3O4@C@PGC nanocomposites) were synthesized by situ synthesis strategy, which provided a sensor platform owing to a large aspect ratio and porous structure. Polydopamine (PDA) were modified on the…
Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesElectrochemical sensors and biosensorsNanocluster Synthesis and Applications
Yusuke Yamaki、Takashi Nakamura、Sayuri Suzuki 等 6 位作者2016-02-12European Journal of Organic Chemistry
Abstract Pentacene has attracted much attention as an organic electric material, but it often suffers from its very low solubility. We now report self‐assembled rectangular host 1 8+ that has two pairs of terpyridine–Pt II moieties aligned parallel to each other and connected by diyne linkers. The host encapsulated un…
Supramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures
Z. Zhang、R. Miyajima、Yoichi Sato 等 16 位作者2016-02-12IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
Due to global issue of energy shortage, alternative energy such as solar and wind energy has to be introduced to the commercial electricity grid. A hybrid energy storage system which is able to convert unstable alternative energy into constant electricity has been proposed. The hybrid energy storage system is composed…
Fuel Cells and Related MaterialsHydrogen Storage and MaterialsHybrid Renewable Energy Systems
Ángela Perdones、Núria Tur、Amparo Chiralt 等 4 位作者2016-02-12Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
BACKGROUND: Oregano essential oil (EO) was incorporated into film-forming dispersions (FFDs) based on biopolymers (chitosan and/or methylcellulose) at two different concentrations. The effect of the application of the FFDs was evaluated on tomato plants (cultivar Micro-Tom) at three different stages of development, an…
Nanocomposite Films for Food PackagingPlant Growth Enhancement TechniquesPolymer-Based Agricultural Enhancements
D. Bravo-Bárcenas、I. Campos-Silva、Hüseyin Çi̇menoǧlu 等 6 位作者2016-02-12Surface Engineering
New results about the scratch practical adhesion-resistance of the CoB–Co 2 B/substrate system developed at the surface of CoCrMo (ASTM-F75) alloy were estimated. The boron diffusion on the surface of the cobalt alloy was conducted using the powder-pack boriding process at temperatures of 1223 and 1273 K with differen…
Metal and Thin Film MechanicsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchAdvanced materials and composites
P. Zaloba、Ben A. Bailey-Elkin、Miriam Derksen 等 4 位作者2016-02-12PLoS ONE
FlgJ is a glycoside hydrolase (GH) enzyme belonging to the Carbohydrate Active enZyme (CAZy) family GH73. It facilitates passage of the bacterial flagellum through the peptidoglycan (PG) layer by cleaving the β-1,4 glycosidic bond between N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid sugars that comprise the glycan str…
Carbohydrate Chemistry and SynthesisEnzyme Structure and FunctionEnzyme Production and Characterization
Asghar Ali、K Nithyanandan、K. Porsezian 等 4 位作者2016-02-12Journal of Optics
A theoretical investigation of the modulation instability (MI) in the three core triangular oppositely directed coupler with negative index material channel is presented. This class of couplers have an effective feedback mechanism due to the opposite directionality of the phase velocities in the negative and positive…
Metamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsNonlinear Waves and SolitonsNonlinear Photonic Systems
Xiang Liu、Xiaohua Zhao、Jianjun Zhu 等 4 位作者2016-02-12Applied Organometallic Chemistry
A magnetically separable NiFe2O4@GO–Pd composite (GO = graphene oxide) was successfully prepared by a facile one‐pot hydrothermal strategy. This new kind of hybrid material was fully characterized using powder X‐ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy and…
Catalytic Cross-Coupling ReactionsMagnetic Properties and Synthesis of FerritesNanomaterials for catalytic reactions
Mariana Dias、K.M.B. Jansen、J. W. Luinge 等 5 位作者2016-02-12Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials
The influence of fiber-matrix adhesion on the linear viscoelastic creep behavior of ‘as received’ and ‘surface modified’ carbon fibers (AR-CF and SM-CF, respectively) reinforced polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) composite materials was investigated. Short-term tensile creep tests were performed on ±45° specimens under six d…
Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesFiber-reinforced polymer compositesTribology and Wear Analysis
Munyaradzi Shumba、Tebello Nyokong2016-02-12Electroanalysis
Abstract Glassy carbon electrodes were modified with composites containing cobalt tetraaminophenoxy phthalocyanine nanoparticles (CoTAPhPcNP), multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and gold nanorods (AuNRs). The modified electrodes were studied for their electrocatalytic behavior towards the reduction of hydrogen pero…
Electrochemical sensors and biosensorsConducting polymers and applicationsElectrochemical Analysis and Applications
Kyeong‐Sill Lee、Kwang‐Joo Kim、Joachim Ulrich2016-02-12Crystal Research and Technology
Cocrystals of salicylic acid (derived from reaction between aspirin and coformers) with 4,4′dipyridyl, nicotinamide, isonicotinamide, N,N′‐diacetylpiperazine and piperazine have been examined with intent to improve physicochemical properties of antipyretic agent. All of the resulting cocrystals, salicylic acid/4,4′dip…
Crystal structures of chemical compoundsCrystallography and molecular interactionsCrystallization and Solubility Studies
C. M. R. Rocha、A. J. C. Varandas2016-02-12The Journal of Chemical Physics
The combined Jahn-Teller plus pseudo-Jahn-Teller [(E'+A1')⊗e'] problem is discussed for the tricarbon radical (C3) by means of ab initio calculations at the multireference configuration interaction level of theory. For the (1)E' electronic state arising from a e'(2) valence configuration, three additional symmetry-equ…
Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesMagnetism in coordination complexesFullerene Chemistry and Applications
Luca Mazzola2016-02-12Surface Engineering
The main problem for the aircrafts is the ice formation on critical components (leading edges, slats, vertical tails, etc … ) that decreases reliability and safety of the flights. The objectives of this work are mainly two. The former is to design and develop a new multifunctional coating with aesthetical (livery effe…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityAdhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsIcing and De-icing Technologies
Yuanfei Fu、Jing Li、Fuqiang Zhang 等 4 位作者2016-02-12Journal of Experimental Nanoscience
Recently, the tribological properties of polyimide composites filled with TiO2 nanoparticles and short pitch-based carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were investigated. Sliding tests were performed on a co-rotating twin-screw extruder under different temperatures and regular pressure and speed. It was found that the composite wi…
Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesSynthesis and properties of polymersTribology and Wear Analysis
Taner Aytun、Peter J. Santos、Carson J. Bruns 等 7 位作者2016-02-12The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
The power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells (OSCs) could benefit from systematic studies to improve bulk heterojunction (BHJ) morphology by modifying donor compounds. Supramolecular self-assembly is an attractive strategy to combine the beneficial properties of polymeric donors, such as a well-controlled mo…
Organic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesConducting polymers and applications
Wenzhuo Wu2016-02-12Nanotechnology
Harvesting energies from the atmosphere cost-effectively is critical for both addressing worldwide long-term energy needs at the macro-scale, and achieving the sustainable maintenance-free operation of nanodevices at the micro-scale (Wang and Wu 2012 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 51 11700-21). Piezoelectric nanogenerator (NG)…
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsConducting polymers and applicationsInnovative Energy Harvesting Technologies