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The influence of martensitic and magnetic phase transformations on the optical and magneto-optical (MO) properties of polycrystalline ${\mathrm{Ni}}_{2}\mathrm{MnGa}$ alloy samples, in bulk and thin films, has been investigated. The parameters of charge carriers (plasma and relaxation frequencies) were determined for…
The electropolymerization and deposition of conjugated polypyrrole network films on planar indium tin oxide electrode surfaces is described. The precursor polymer, a polymethacrylate functionalized with pyrrole, PPHMA2, was synthesized and then electropolymerized on ITO substrates. The possibility of inter- and intra…
The influence of salt nature and concentration on tetragonal lysozyme chloride crystal solubility is presented for a set of mono-, di- and trivalent cations (Cs(+), Rb(+), Mn(2+), Co(2+) and Yb(3+)). The results show that cations have as strong an effect on protein solubility as anions and that they present their own…
The crystallization facility of the TB (Tuberculosis) structural genomics consortium, one of nine NIH sponsored p50 structural genomic centres, provides TB consortium members with automated crystallization, data collection and basic molecular replacement (MR) structure solution up to bias minimized electron density ma…
It has been shown for several years that the second virial coefficient, A(2), can be helpfully used to describe the thermodynamic behavior of biological macromolecules in solution prior to crystallization. The coefficient, which reflects either repulsive or attractive interactions between particles, can allow a rapid…
2-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol (MPD) is the most popular chemical additive used for crystallization of biological macromolecules. However, the mechanism of its action on proteins in aqueous solution is not well understood. We have carried out a systematic analysis of the conformation and environment of MPD molecules bound t…
Confocal micro-Raman imaging was used to investigate the structural and, to some extent, the chemical inhomogeneities that exist in a high-quality, free-standing, polished, optically transparent boron-doped chemical-vapor-deposition (CVD) diamond disk. A number of boron-related Raman lines centered at about 610, 925,…
A novel method is presented to synthesize herringbone-stacked carbon nanofibers in high selectivity using cobaltocene as the catalytic precursor. Thiophene was essential for carbon nanofiber growth while hydrogen was used as the carrier gas. Selectivity close to 100% was achieved using cobaltocene, thiophene, and hydr…
Granada Crystallisation Box (GCB) is a new crystallisation device designed to perform counter-diffusion experiments. Here we describe the device and its use for protein crystallisation purposes. GCB allows one to explore and exploit the coupling between crystallisation and diffusion. The role of viscous fluids, gels a…
Neodymium-substituted Bi4Ti3O12 (i.e., Bi4−xNdxTi3O12) were synthesized by sol–gel process for different compositions. Thin films were deposited on Pt (i.e., Pt/TiO2/SiO2/Si) substrate by spin coating. Materials were characterized by x-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. This study indicates that the material make…
Mach-Zehnder interferometry is applied to quantitatively characterize growth of lysozyme crystals in microgravity. Experiments were performed by the Free Interface Diffusion technique into APCF FID reactors using large seeds. Tracking of the experiments using interferometry allowed to monitor the onset of supersaturat…
The Q − e scheme was developed for the interpretation of the reactivity of a monomer containing a double bond in free-radical copolymerizations. This empirical scheme has proven to be remarkably useful and continues to be the only general reactivity scheme in use today. To develop a reliable computational approach for…
A means of controlling crystallization is to separate the phases of nucleation and growth. Methods to achieve this, other than seeding, involve lowering the supersaturation by changing the temperature or diluting drops after incubating them for a given time at nucleation conditions. However, by the time nuclei or crys…
Probable reasons why some protein crystals grown in a magnet exhibited better quality than control are discussed as follows. (1). Sedimenting three-dimensional nuclei are able to have the same orientation as the underlying, mother crystal into which the nuclei merge. (2). Protein solution may become more viscous, lead…
3,4-Alkylenedioxy ring functionalized thiophenes (XDOT’s) have been synthesized by double Mitsunobu reactions to yield precursors to monomers for conjugated and electrically conducting polymers, including the commercially important 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT).
Recent discoveries have demonstrated that some synthetic and natural olenite tourmalines contain less than the putative Si 6.00 p.f.u. , with the deficiencies in the tetrahedral sites being filled by excess boron (above B 3.00 p.f.u. ), existing as [4] B. Conversely, examination of the original study on natural olenit…
Gellified media prevent convection and crystal sedimentation, and provide an attractive growth environment for optimising biological crystals. Agarose gels are particularly easy to use and they are compatible with most of the common crystallization methods. They also offer new possibilities like counter-diffusion tech…
Cryo-etch-HRSEM is introduced as a useful method for exploring colloidal systems. The method fast freezes an aqueous sample (to -105 degrees C in 6-7 ms), removes some or all of the surface water by sublimation (etching), and magnifies the resulting colloidal structure by up to a million. Three new structurally simila…
The effects of grain boundaries on the characteristics of Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 (PZT) thin films were investigated by locating the top electrode within grain, on the line boundary, or on the grain-boundary intersection in a controlled manner. It turned out that, when there was no grain boundary in the area measured, excellent f…
Heteropoly salt Cs2.5H0.5PW12O40 is a highly efficient and reusable solid acid catalyst for the liquid-phase acylation of toluene or anisole with C2 – C12 aliphatic carboxylic acids.