Xin Pang、Xiaoye Yang、Guangxi Zhai2014-04-23Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery
INTRODUCTION: Polymer-drug conjugates are an important part of polymer therapeutics. Recently, they have been used as an appealing platform for drug delivery. As a delivery vector, the route of administration performs a serious impact on the accessibility of drug molecules to their respective target site and therapeut…
Nanoparticle-Based Drug DeliveryAdvancements in Transdermal Drug DeliveryAdvanced Drug Delivery Systems
Xue Wang、Jana Hartmann、Martin Mandl 等 7 位作者2014-04-23Journal of Applied Physics
Three-dimensional GaN columns recently have attracted a lot of attention as the potential basis for core-shell light emitting diodes for future solid state lighting. In this study, the fundamental insights into growth kinetics and mass transport mechanisms of N-polar GaN columns during selective area metal organic vap…
Semiconductor Quantum Structures and DevicesZnO doping and propertiesGaN-based semiconductor devices and materials
Sarwat Jahan、Asia Zahra、Umaira Irum 等 5 位作者2014-04-23Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine
The present study was performed to determine the effects of different antioxidants on testicular histopathology and oxidative damage induced by cadmium (Cd) in rat testis and prostate. Twenty five rats were equally divided into five groups (n = 5/group). The control group was injected subcutaneously with saline while…
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsHeavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityAluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals
Kuldeep Rana、Jyoti Singh、Jeong-Taik Lee 等 5 位作者2014-04-23ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
The electrodes in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are typically films that are arranged on metal foil current collectors with a thickness of several tens of μm. Here, we report on the preparation of a thick free-standing graphene film synthesized by CVD as an alternative to Cu foil as an anode current collector. As a mod…
Advancements in Battery MaterialsGraphene research and applicationsSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
Julien Massin、Laurent Ducasse、Thierry Toupance 等 4 位作者2014-04-23The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Functional hybrid materials are an important tool for generating original architectures featuring desirable properties for multiple applications. The success in creating innovative materials with valuable functionalities relies on the close interaction between the organic and inorganic parts of the hybrid system. Here…
TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesConducting polymers and applications
Luı́s M. P. Lima、Zakaria Halime、Ronan Marion 等 7 位作者2014-04-23Inorganic Chemistry
The synthesis of a new cross-bridged 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane (cb-cyclam) derivative bearing a picolinate arm (Hcb-te1pa) was achieved by taking advantage of the proton sponge properties of the starting constrained macrocycle. The structure of the reinforced ligand as well as its acid-base properties and coor…
Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesRadioactive element chemistry and processingLanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
Yongdan Hou、Koichi Aoki、Jingyuan Chen 等 4 位作者2014-04-23The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
This paper aims at finding the experimentally controllable variables of solvent for the electric double layer capacitance obtained at two parallel platinum wire electrodes in the polarized potential domain. The equivalent circuit used is the frequency-dependent double layer impedance in series with solution resistance…
Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors
Radwa H. Abou‐Saleh、Matthew Swain、Stephen D. Evans 等 4 位作者2014-04-23Langmuir
Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) is widely used on the outside of biomedical delivery vehicles to impart stealth properties. Encapsulated gas microbubbles (MBs) are being increasingly considered as effective carriers for therapeutic intervention to deliver drug payloads or genetic vectors. MBs have the advantage that they…
Ultrasound and Hyperthermia ApplicationsMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing TechnologiesUltrasound and Cavitation Phenomena
Abidemi J. Akindele、Adejuwon Adewale Adeneye、Oluwole S. Salau 等 5 位作者2014-04-23Frontiers in Pharmacology
Flabellaria paniculata Cav. (Malpighiaceae) is a climbing shrub, the preparations of which are used in the treatment of wounds and ulcers in Nigeria and Ghana. This study investigated the sub-chronic toxicity profile of the hydroethanolic leaf extract of F. paniculata (HLE-FP). HLE-FP was administered p.o. (20, 100, a…
Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesPhytochemistry and Bioactive CompoundsPhytochemistry and biological activities of Ficus species
Koji Matsui、Hidehiro Yoshida、Yuichi Ikuhara2014-04-23Scientific Reports
Y2O3-stabilized tetragonal ZrO2 polycrystal (Y-TZP) has been known to be an excellent structural material with high strength and toughness since the pioneering study by Garvie et al. in 1975. However, Y-TZP is not considered an environmental or biomedical material because it undergoes an inherent tetragonal-to-monocli…
Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsAdvanced ceramic materials synthesisAdvanced materials and composites
Md. Mehboob Alam、Mausumi Chattopadhyaya、Swapan Chakrabarti 等 4 位作者2014-04-23Accounts of Chemical Research
The two-photon absorption (TPA) process is the simplest and hence the most studied nonlinear optical phenomenon, and various aspects of this process have been explored in the past few decades, experimentally as well as theoretically. Previous investigations have shown that the two-photon (TP) activity of a molecular s…
Photochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryNonlinear Optical Materials StudiesPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research
Ellen M. Matson、Jeffery A. Bertke、Alison R. Fout2014-04-23Inorganic Chemistry
A tripodal ligand platform, tris(5-cycloiminopyrrol-2-ylmethyl)amine (H3[N(pi(Cy))3]), that features a hydrogen bond-accepting secondary coordination sphere when bound anionically to an iron center is reported. Neutral coordination to iron affords ligand tautomerization, resulting in a hydrogen bond-donating secondary…
Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
Jia Liu、Jiangshui Huang、Tianxiang Su 等 5 位作者2014-04-23PLoS ONE
Helices are amongst the most common structures in nature and in some cases, such as tethered plant tendrils, a more complex but related shape, the hemihelix forms. In its simplest form it consists of two helices of opposite chirality joined by a perversion. A recent, simple experiment using elastomer strips reveals th…
Liquid Crystal Research AdvancementsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsStructural Analysis and Optimization
Guillaume G. Hedir、Craig A. Bell、Nga Sze Ieong 等 7 位作者2014-04-23Macromolecules
Herein we report the first example of the controlled synthesis of linear and hyperbranched copolymers of 2-methylene-1,3-dioxepane (MDO) with functional vinyl monomers to deliver a range of functional, degradable polymers by reversible deactivation radical polymerization. The copolymerization was able to be tuned to v…
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationSynthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsDendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
Michael Severance、Bo Wang、Kartik Ramasubramanian 等 6 位作者2014-04-23Langmuir
Zeolites are microporous, crystalline aluminosilicates with the framework made up of T-O-T (T = Si, Al) bonds and enclosed cages and channels of molecular dimensions. Influencing and manipulating the nucleation and growth characteristics of zeolites can lead to novel frameworks and morphologies, as well as decreased c…
Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsZeolite Catalysis and SynthesisMesoporous Materials and Catalysis
Mehdi D. Esrafili、Mahshad Vakili2014-04-23Molecular Physics
Quantum chemical calculations are performed to study the cooperativity effects between chalcogen bond and halogen bond interactions in F2S···NCX···NCY complexes, where X = F, Cl, Br, I and Y = H, F, OH. These effects are investigated in terms of geometric and energetic features of the complexes, which are computed by…
Crystallography and molecular interactionsOrganic and Molecular Conductors ResearchInorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
Cheng Zhang、B. Montgomery Pettitt2014-04-23Molecular Physics
The Mayer sampling method was used to compute the virial coefficients of high-dimensional hard-sphere fluids. The first 64 virial coefficients for dimensions 12 < D ⩽ 100 were obtained to high precision, and several lower dimensional virial coefficients were computed. The radii of convergence of the virial series in 1…
Phase Equilibria and ThermodynamicsMaterial Dynamics and PropertiesTheoretical and Computational Physics
Yusuke Tamaki、Aaron K. Vannucci、Christopher J. Dares 等 5 位作者2014-04-23Journal of the American Chemical Society
Rapid water oxidation catalysis is observed following electrochemical oxidation of [Ru(II)(tpy)(bpz)(OH)](+) to [Ru(V)(tpy)(bpz)(O)](3+) in basic solutions with added buffers. Under these conditions, water oxidation is dominated by base-assisted Atom Proton Transfer (APT) and direct reaction with OH(-). More important…
Electrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceElectrochemical Analysis and Applications
Bogyu Lim、Jason T. Bloking、Andrew J. Ponec 等 5 位作者2014-04-23ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
The incorporation of a tert-butyl-functionalized silicon 2,3-naphthalocyanine bis(trihexylsilyloxide) dye molecule as a third component in a ternary blend bulk heterojunction (BHJ) organic solar cell containing P3HT (donor) and PC60BM (acceptor) results in increased NIR absorption. This absorption yields an increase o…
Organic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsConducting polymers and applications
Leo‐Philipp Heiniger、Fabrizio Giordano、Thomas Moehl 等 4 位作者2014-04-23Advanced Energy Materials
Overcoming ionic diffusion limitations is essential for the development of high‐efficiency dye‐sensitized solar cells based on cobalt redox mediators. Here, improved mass transport is reported for photoanodes composed of mesoporous TiO2 beads of varying pore sizes and porosities in combination with the high extinction…
TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties