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The Casimir forces between two plates moving parallel to each other are found by calculating the vacuum electromagnetic stress tensor. The perpendicular force between the plates is modified by the motion but there is no lateral force on the plates. Electromagnetic vacuum fluctuations do not therefore give rise to "qua…
The London penetration depth $\ensuremath{\lambda}(T)$ has been measured in single crystals of $\mathrm{Ba}({\mathrm{Fe}}_{0.93}{\mathrm{Co}}_{0.07}{)}_{2}{\mathrm{As}}_{2}$. The observed low-temperature variation of $\ensuremath{\lambda}(T)$ follows a power law, $\ensuremath{\Delta}\ensuremath{\lambda}(T)\ensuremath{…
The geometric frustration in a class of the mixed spin-1/2 and spin-S Ising-Heisenberg diamond chains is investigated by combining three exact analytical techniques: Kambe projection method, decoration-iteration transformation and transfer-matrix method. The ground state, the magnetization process and the specific hea…
We present a method, based on a non-Markovian Langevin equation, to include quantum corrections to the classical dynamics of ions in a quasi-harmonic system. By properly fitting the correlation function of the noise, one can vary the fluctuations in positions and momenta as a function of the vibrational frequency, and…
Nearly half a century ago, I joined an ambitious research project aimed at establishing the mechanism of photodecomposition of ionic salts. We measured the mobilities and lifetimes of photoelectrons and photoholes in silver bromide in order to get an early-stage knowledge of the process. The last pairs of quantities t…
The objectives of these studies were to investigate and compare solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) of two anthracyclines, idarubicin (IDA) and doxorubicin (DOX), against Pgp-mediated multiple drug resistance (MDR) in-vitro and in-vivo using different human and murine cancer cell models. IDA and DOX SLNs were developed f…
We have studied the pH-dependent speciation of aqueous HAuCl 4 and its influences on the synthesis, structure, and property of Au colloids. Aqueous HAuCl 4 consists of [AuCl x (OH) 4− x ] − ( x ≥ 2) at low pH but [AuCl x (OH) 4− x ] − ( x < 2) at high pH. By employment of ascorbic acid as the reducing agent and sodium…
Structural differences in the so-called M polymorphs of ${\text{AgNbO}}_{3}$ were analyzed using combined high-resolution x-ray diffraction, neutron total scattering, electron diffraction, and x-ray absorption fine-structure measurements. These polymorphs all crystallize with $Pbcm$ symmetry and lattice parameters $\e…
In this study, TiO(2) nanotubes of various dimensions were used to elute albumin, a large protein molecule, as well as sirolimus and paclitaxel, common small molecule drugs. The nanotubes controlled small molecule diffusion for weeks and large molecule diffusion for a month. Drug eluted from the nanotubes was bioactiv…
Material systems are needed that promote stabilization of entrained molecules, such as enzymes or therapeutic proteins, without destroying their activity. We demonstrate that the unique structure of silk fibroin protein, when assembled into the solid state, establishes an environment that is conducive to the stabiliza…
The conformal deposition of metal nanoparticles (Au, Pd, and Pt) onto natural cellulose fibers using two chemical strategies is reported. The driven mechanism responsible for the high surface coverage of the substrates was identified as the electrostatic interactions between the positively charged cellulose and the ei…
To study plasmon-induced charge-transfer mechanisms between excited gold nanoparticles and TiO 2, ultrafast visible-pump/infrared-probe femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy was used and charge separation and recombination dynamics in gold−TiO 2 nanoparticle systems were explored. TiO 2 nanoparticles of differ…
Functionalization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has attracted considerable interest in the fields of physics, chemistry, material science and biology. The functionalized CNTs exhibit improved properties enabling facile fabrication of novel nanomaterials and nanodevices. Most of the functionalization approaches developed…
Abstract Radical polymers are aliphatic or nonconjugated polymers bearing organic robust radicals as pendant groups per repeating unit. A large population of the radical redox sites allows the efficient redox gradient‐driven electron transport through the polymer layer by outer‐sphere self‐exchange reactions in electr…
Single-crystalline ZnS nanobelts with sharp ultraviolet-light emission (∼337 nm) at room temperature have been assembled as UV Sensors. The high spectral selectivity, combined with high photosensitivity and fast response time, justifies the effective utilization of the present ZnS nanobelts as “visible-light-blind” UV…
The immunological response of macrophages to physically produced pure Au and Ag nanoparticles (NPs) (in three different sizes) is investigated in vitro. The treatment of either type of NP at > or =10 ppm dramatically decreases the population and increases the size of the macrophages. Both NPs enter the cells but only…
The very low sliding friction at natural synovial joints, which have friction coefficients of mu < 0.002 at pressures up to 5 megapascals or more, has to date not been attained in any human-made joints or between model surfaces in aqueous environments. We found that surfaces in water bearing polyzwitterionic brushes t…
Graphene nanoribbons can exhibit either quasi-metallic or semiconducting behavior, depending on the atomic structure of their edges. Thus, it is important to control the morphology and crystallinity of these edges for practical purposes. We demonstrated an efficient edge-reconstruction process, at the atomic scale, fo…
We present a density-functional-theory study of transition-metal atoms (Sc-Zn, Pt, and Au) embedded in single and double vacancies (SV and DV) in a graphene sheet. We show that for most metals, the bonding is strong and the metal-vacancy complexes exhibit interesting magnetic behavior. In particular, an Fe atom on a S…
Although the physics of materials at surfaces and edges has been extensively studied, the movement of individual atoms at an isolated edge has not been directly observed in real time. With a transmission electron aberration-corrected microscope capable of simultaneous atomic spatial resolution and 1-second temporal re…