Michael M. Roberts、Jerry Y. Y. Heng、Daryl R. Williams2010-02-04Crystal Growth & Design
The growth of protein crystals in quiescent mode depends on the supply of protein in a closed vessel, where crystals grow to a size limited by the mass of protein in solution in contact with the crystal. Here, we show that by inducing solution flow into a lower temperature environment, protein crystals grow in capilla…
Enzyme Structure and FunctionCrystallization and Solubility Studiesnanoparticles nucleation surface interactions
Roberto Ambrosio、Mario Moreno、José Mireles 等 6 位作者2010-02-04Physica status solidi. C, Conferences and critical reviews/Physica status solidi. C, Current topics in solid state physics
Abstract At the present time there are commercially available large un‐cooled micro‐bolometer arrays (as large as 1024×768 pixels) for a variety of thermal imaging applications. Different thermo‐sensing materials have been employed as thermo sensing elements as Vanadium Oxide (VO x ), metals, and amorphous and polycry…
Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
Kazuo Tsugawa、Masatou Ishihara、Jae‐Ho Kim 等 5 位作者2010-02-04The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Continuous nanocrystalline diamond films have been grown on Si and glass substrates at substrate temperatures of around 150 °C by the microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition technique. We have observed the nucleation enhancement of diamond crystals from adamantane (C 10 H 16 ) seeding for the first time, which is e…
Metal and Thin Film MechanicsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials ResearchAdvanced materials and composites
Toby Sainsbury、Kris Erickson、David Okawa 等 6 位作者2010-02-04Chemistry of Materials
We report a sequential functionalization methodology for the covalent modification of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) with one and a half repeat units of the polymer poly- p -phenyleneterephthalamide (PPTA), Kevlar. Covalent attachment of PPTA monomer units, p -phenylenediamine (PDA) and terephthaloyl chloride (T…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsConducting polymers and applications
Xiaoyun Lu、Yali Zhang、Liang Wang2010-02-04Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract Poly(3‐hydroxybutyrate‐ co ‐3‐hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBHHx) copolymeric microparticles (MPs) and nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared by the double‐emulsion solvent‐evaporation technique. 5‐Fluorouracil (5‐Fu), an anticancer drug, was entrapped in PHBHHx NPs and MPs. A variety of parameters, including the species a…
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterizationbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Xue‐Feng Wang、Tapash Chakraborty2010-02-04Physical Review B
We have investigated the Coulomb screening properties and plasmon spectrum in a bilayer graphene under a perpendicular electric bias. The bias voltage applied between the two graphene layers opens a gap in the single-particle energy spectrum and modifies the many-body correlations and collective excitations. The energ…
Graphene research and applicationsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchQuantum and electron transport phenomena
Eric P. Holowka、Timothy J. Deming2010-02-04Macromolecular Bioscience
The synthesis and self-assembly of DOPA containing diblock copolypeptides into spherical vesicles is described. DOPA residues are naturally abundant in mussel adhesive proteins and are responsible for extensive covalent crosslinking of these materials upon oxidation. We found that vesicles could be formed from copolyp…
Polymer Surface Interaction StudiesSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsMarine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
Mehmet Ferdi Fellah、Işık Önal2010-02-04The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were carried out in a study of oxidation of methane to methanol by N 2 O on the Fe- and Co-ZSM-5 clusters. The catalytic cycle steps have been studied on model clusters ((SiH 3 ) 4 AlO 4 M) (where M = Fe, Co). Calculations indicate very low methanol selectivity without wate…
Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceZeolite Catalysis and SynthesisCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions
Sandrine Pensec、Nicolas Nouvel、Audrey Guilleman 等 6 位作者2010-02-04Macromolecules
We report a single-step synthesis of a polyisobutene with a bis-urea moiety in the middle of the chain. In low polarity solvents, this polymer self-assembles by hydrogen bonding to form a comb-shaped polymer with a central hydrogen bonded backbone and polyisobutene arms. The comb backbone can be reversibly broken, and…
Supramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
Ines Stachel、Uwe Schwarzenbolz、Thomas Henle 等 4 位作者2010-02-04Biomacromolecules
Collagen is a popular biomaterial. To deal with its lack of thermal stability and its weak resistance to proteolytic degradation, collagen-based materials are stabilized via different cross-linking procedures. Regarding the potential toxicity of residual cross-linking agents, enzyme-mediated cross-linking would provid…
Proteins in Food SystemsBlood properties and coagulationCollagen: Extraction and Characterization
Nastassja A. Lewinski、Huiguang Zhu、Hun-Je Jo 等 9 位作者2010-02-04Environmental Science & Technology
The relative transparency of Daphnia magna (daphnia) and the unique optical properties of quantum dots (QDs) were paired to study the accumulation potential and surface coating effects on uptake of amphiphilic polymer coated CdSe/ZnS QDs. Fluorescence confocal laser scanning microscopy was used to visualize and spectr…
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsElectrochemical Analysis and Applications
Xueyu Tao、Wenfeng Qiu、Hao Li 等 4 位作者2010-02-04Polymers for Advanced Technologies
Abstract A novel preceramic polymer, polyzirconoxanesal (PZS), was synthesized efficiently by one‐pot protocol. The PZS polymer was characterized by the techniques of Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR), nuclear magnetic resonance ( 1 H‐NMR and 13 C‐NMR) and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The precursor exh…
Advanced ceramic materials synthesisMetal and Thin Film MechanicsAdvanced materials and composites
Ellen C. Keene、John Spencer Evans、Lara A. Estroff2010-02-04Crystal Growth & Design
Previous literature by Falini et al. suggests that the cooperation between β-chitin, proteins, and a silk fibroin-like hydrogel determines polymorph selectivity within the nacreous layer of mollusk shells (favoring aragonite over calcite formation). Here we present an in vitro assay in which we combine functionalized…
Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
Jian Ye、Niels Verellen、W. Van Roy 等 7 位作者2010-02-04ACS Nano
The symmetry-broken geometry and variation of metal composition of semishells induce new plasmonic properties. A system of separated metallic semishells embedded in a poly(dimethylsiloxane) polymer film provides an ideal platform to investigate the localized surface plasmon resonance modes of semishells. We demonstrat…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon ResearchOptical Coatings and Gratings
Wen‐Hsiang Chen、Kun‐Li Wang、Der‐Jang Liaw 等 5 位作者2010-02-04Macromolecules
A novel N,N,N′,N′ -tetraphenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine (TPPA)-containing aromatic dibromide ( 3 ), N, N -bis(4-bromophenyl)- N′, N′ -bis(4-(2,4,4-trimethylpentan-2-yl)phenyl)-1,4-phenylenediamine, was successfully synthesized. The novel conjugated polymer ( 4 ) having number-average molecular weight of 2.05 × 10 4 was pr…
Organic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsConducting polymers and applicationsTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
Naoki Shimada、Hideaki Tsutsumi、Koji Nakane 等 5 位作者2010-02-04Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Abstract A new melt electrospinning system equipped with a line‐like laser beam melting device developed for the mass production of nanofibers is introduced; this system enables fibers to be produced from locally melted polymer sheets in the presence of an electric field. Using this system, fibers were produced from p…
Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Svetlana V. Eliseeva、Gerald Auböck、Frank van Mourik 等 9 位作者2010-02-04The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Multiphoton excited luminescent properties of water-soluble Eu(III) and Tb(III) complexes with derivatives of dipicolinic acid functionalized with a polyoxyethylene pendant arm and terminal groups, [Eu(L(OMe))(3)](3-), [Eu(L(NH2))(3)](3-), and [Tb(L(OH))(3)](3-), as well as of binuclear helicates with overall composit…
Nanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsLanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
Mehmet F. Cansizoglu、Robert Engelken、Hye-Won Seo 等 4 位作者2010-02-04ACS Nano
Indium(III) sulfide has recently attracted much attention due to its potential in optical sensors as a photoconducting material and in photovoltaic applications as a wide band gap material. On the other hand, optical absorption properties are key parameters in developing photosensitive photodetectors and efficient sol…
Photonic Crystals and ApplicationsOptical Coatings and GratingsNear-Field Optical Microscopy
Akihito Yoshida、Noritsugu Kometani2010-02-04The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) covered with a double-shell consisting of a spacer layer and cyanine dye J-aggregate (JA) layer were synthesized to examine the hybrid effects of the molecular exciton and the surface plasmon on the spectroscopic properties. The absorption spectral features of the composite NPs are classi…
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesNanocluster Synthesis and Applications
Stephen F. Poterala、Yunfei Chang、Trevor Clark 等 5 位作者2010-02-04Chemistry of Materials
The kinetics of topochemical and morphological conversion of platelet-shaped Na 3.5 Bi 2.5 Nb 5 O 18, PbBi 4 Ti 4 O 15, and BaBi 4 Ti 4 O 15 Aurivillius phases to NaNbO 3, PbTiO 3, and BaTiO 3 perovskites were studied. Reaction of the ⟨001⟩ oriented Aurivillius phases with excess Na 2 CO 3, Pb 3 (CO 3 ) 2 (OH) 2, and…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis