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A new type of tungstobismutate water oxidation catalyst (WOC) with a disordered Co|W core, [{Co(H2O)3}2{CoBi2W19O66(OH)4}]10− (1) was tested for visible-light-driven performance and compared to a series of isostructural Co- and Mn-containing polyoxometalates with variable transition metal contents, ([Co2.5(H2O)6{Bi2W1…
Properties of the nematic–isotropic phase transition in polymer and low molecular weight liquid crystals doped with nanoparticles have been studied both experimentally and theoretically in terms of molecular mean-field theory. The variation of the transition temperature and the transition heat with the increasing volu…
Propionibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus aureus are cutaneous pathogens that have become increasingly resistant to antibiotics. We sought to determine if chitosan, a polymer of deacetylated chitin, could be used as a potential treatment against these bacteria. We found that higher molecular weight chitosan had super…
The effect of tris(5-methyl-2-thioxo-1,3,4-thiadiazole)borate (HB(mtdaMe)3) on the corrosion of high carbon steel (HCS) and aluminium (Al) in HCl media has been examined by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), polarization (Tafel), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), El…
A flexible, strain sensor for monitoring uniaxial deformations in oriented polymer films is demonstrated. The sensor consists of a crosslinked cholesteric liquid crystal layer which is spray-coated on a uniaxially oriented polyamide 6 substrate. When no deformation is applied, reflectivity measurements showed a well-d…
Fluids of spherical colloids possessing an off-centered embedded magnetic dipole were investigated by using Monte Carlo simulations. Systems of colloids with different strengths and directions of the embedded dipole moment confined in a 2D space without and with an external magnetic field applied were considered. The…
Pyromellitate-bridged cyclodextrin nanosponges (CDNSs) evolved from sol into gel state upon gradual increase of the concentration from 0.2 to 2000 mg mL(-1) in water. The enantiodifferentiating geometrical photoisomerizations of (Z)-cyclooctene and (Z,Z)-1,3-cyclooctadiene sensitized by CDNS at various concentrations…
Lithium ion encapsulated [60]fullerene (Li+@C60) is included within a free base and nickel complex of a cyclic porphyrin dimer (M-CPDPy, M = H4 and Ni2) to afford supramolecules (Li+@C60⊂M-CPDPy) in a polar solvent (benzonitrile) with the association constants of 2.6 × 105 M−1 and 3.5 × 105 M−1, respectively. From the…
TiO2 particles partially coated with WO3 (WO3/TiO2) were used as photocatalysts for selective oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde with molecular oxygen (O2) under photoirradiation at λ > 300 nm. The catalysts loaded with 8–10 wt% WO3 exhibit very high oxidation activity and produce benzaldehyde with ca. 50% selectivi…
We report a combined theoretical–experimental approach to characterize dendrimers and Polyethylene Glycol (PEG)–dendrimer hybrids in solution. Well-tempered metadynamics simulation allows for an exhaustive sampling of the conformational fluctuations in solution. In contrast to classical molecular dynamics, molecular f…
The extraordinary properties demonstrated for graphene and graphene-related materials can be fully exploited when a large-scale fabrication procedure is made available. Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of graphene on Cu and Ni substrates is one of the most promising procedures to synthesize large-area and good quality…
We introduce a method for calculating the entropy of random hard-sphere packings, also referred to as pore-size entropy. The method is applicable to packings of monodisperse or polydisperse spheres as well as non-spherical particles. Pore-size entropy allows us to analyze the packing microstructure and provides deep i…
Film thickness and functional group retention are routinely measured parameters for plasma polymers. It is known that other parameters such as density, solubility and mechanical properties can affect the performance of the plasma polymer film, however such parameters are not often measured; nor is there any understand…
The structure and optical properties of a set of R-1,1'-binaphthyl-2,2'-dithiol (R-BINAS) monosubstituted A-Au38(SCH3)24 clusters are studied by means of time dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT). While it was proposed earlier that BINAS selectively binds to monomer motifs (SR-Au-SR) covering the Au23 core, ou…
Well-defined polyurethane (PU)-based grafted copolymers with poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PDEM) side chains were prepared by a combination of radical polymerization and condensation reaction. They can self-assemble in water to form nanoparticles with PU as the core and hydrophilic PDEM chains as the shel…
Silver nanoparticles in the form of silver based chemicals trace back their origin to time immemorial since the dilute forms of silver nitrate were used in place of antibiotics before they dominated the field of medicine. But, it has now become necessary to explore the anti-microbial properties of silver based chemica…
The effective dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in a thermoset was achieved using ionic liquid as the dispersion-curing agent. We preferentially dispersed multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) down to individual tube levels in epoxy resin. Here the dispersion is ruled by the depletion of physical bundles within th…
A novel precursor-derived one-step growth (POG) approach has been developed to fabricate highly antireflective, mechanically robust and self-healing nanoporous silica thin films. The nanoporous silica thin films were uniform and smooth with low roughness. Their transmittance decreased with the increase of exposure tim…
A new lignin modified hybrid microsphere, comprising poly(styrene-co-acrylic acid) core and magnetite (Fe3O4)/Au nanoparticle (NP) shell, was proposed here for the selective and highly sensitive detection and removal of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) explosives based on surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and electr…
ZnO thin films were deposited on glass substrates at different Zinc concentration and their effects on structural, Morphology and optical properties were investigated. Zinc acetate dehydrate, 2 Methoxy ethanol and Monoethanolamine were used as the precursor, solvent and stabilizer respectively. The molar ratio of Mono…