Manuel Ildefonso、Nadine Candoni、Stéphane Veesler2011-03-21Crystal Growth & Design
Here we measure lysozyme nucleation kinetics using an easy-to-use and simply constructed microfluidics setup previously described. We confirm that microfluidics is a direct, accurate, and fast method to measure nucleation frequency using only a few milligrams of molecules. Moreover, our microfluidics setup, by diminis…
Mass Spectrometry Techniques and ApplicationsEnzyme Structure and FunctionCrystallization and Solubility Studies
Gabriele Giuli、Eleonora Paris、Kai‐Uwe Hess 等 8 位作者2011-03-21American Mineralogist
The Fe oxidation state, coordination geometry, and distances have been determined by Fe K-edge XANES and EXAFS for a set of silicate glasses of phonolite composition produced at different oxygen fugacity conditions with the aim of determining the effect of iron oxidation state and local structural environment on the v…
Glass properties and applicationsMetallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsX-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis
Kohsuke Ikeda、Daisuke Umeno、Kyoichi Saito 等 6 位作者2011-03-21Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
By using electron-beam-induced graft polymerization, an epoxy-group-containing monomer, glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), was appended onto a 6-nylon fiber; subsequently, N -methylglucamine as a chelate-forming moiety was added to the epoxy group. The chelating group density of the resultant chelating fiber was 2.0 mmol/g,…
Analytical chemistry methods developmentElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsRecycling and Waste Management Techniques
Javeed Akhtar、Mohammad Afzaal、Mateusz Bański 等 13 位作者2011-03-21Journal of the American Chemical Society
Truly alloyed PbS(x)Se(1-x) (x = 0-1) nanocrystals (∼5 nm in size) have been prepared, and their resulting optical properties are red-shifted systematically as the sulfur content of the materials increases. Their optical properties are discussed using a modified Vegard's approach and the bowing parameter for these nan…
Quantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsSemiconductor materials and interfaces
Wakana Takeuchi、Hiroki Kondo、Tomomi Obayashi 等 5 位作者2011-03-21Applied Physics Letters
Carbon nanowalls (CNWs) are two-dimensional carbon nanostructures consisting of stacked graphene sheets standing vertically on the substrate. The sharp edges of CNWs provide us with opportunities for applications as electron field emitter arrays. The effects of nitrogen plasma (NP) treatment on the surface of CNWs hav…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsDiamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
Nasim Alem、Oleg V. Yazyev、Christian Kisielowski 等 11 位作者2011-03-21Physical Review Letters
Crystalline systems often lower their energy by atom displacements from regular high-symmetry lattice sites. We demonstrate that such symmetry lowering distortions can be visualized by ultrahigh resolution transmission electron microscopy even at single point defects. Experimental investigation of structural distortio…
2D Materials and ApplicationsSemiconductor materials and devicesElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
G. Ipek Yucelen、Rudra Prosad Choudhury、Anastasia Vyalikh 等 6 位作者2011-03-21Journal of the American Chemical Society
We report the identification and elucidation of the mechanistic role of molecular precursors and nanoscale (1-3 nm) intermediates with intrinsic curvature in the formation of single-walled aluminosilicate nanotubes. We characterize the structural and compositional evolution of molecular and nanoscale species over a le…
Zeolite Catalysis and SynthesisMesoporous Materials and CatalysisClay minerals and soil interactions
Zhao Xue、John Mack、Hua Lü 等 11 位作者2011-03-21Chemistry - A European Journal
The synthesis of [14]triphyrin(2.1.1) compounds is described. In contrast with conventional subporphyrins, which consistently contain a central boron atom, free-base heteroaromatic compounds can be formed. A modified Lindsey method was used to prepare a range of different [14]triphyrins(2.1.1) in yields of up to 35% b…
Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation MechanismsPorphyrin Metabolism and Disorders
Yue Fan、Akihiro Kushima、Sidney Yip 等 4 位作者2011-03-21Physical Review Letters
Evolution of small-vacancy clusters in bcc Fe is simulated using a multiscale approach coupling an atomistic activation-relaxation method for sampling transition-state pathways with environment-dependent reaction coordinate calculations and a kinetic Monte Carlo simulation to reach time scales on the order of ~10⁴ s.…
Fusion materials and technologiesNuclear Materials and PropertiesMuon and positron interactions and applications
S. Narendra Babu、Jen‐Hwa Hsu、Y. S. Chen 等 4 位作者2011-03-21Journal of Applied Physics
Multiferroic composites that comprise NiFe2O4(NFO) and Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3(NBT) are synthesized using the sol-gel method. The results of XRD and scanning electron microscopy indicate the single-phase formation of NFO and NBT and the presence of two phases in the composites. The dielectric constant and dielectric loss are d…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMultiferroics and related materialsDielectric properties of ceramics
Zhenghua Ju、Ruiping Wei、Jiangrong Zheng 等 6 位作者2011-03-21Applied Physics Letters
A reddish orange emissive long afterglow phosphor Ca2SnO4:Sm3+ was prepared by solid-state reaction in air atmosphere and characterized by photoluminescence, long-lasting phosphoresce. The afterglow time is more than 7 h which is the longest red or reddish orange long afterglow phosphor at the present time. The phosph…
Luminescence Properties of Advanced MaterialsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
François Perreault、Nicoleta Bogdan、Mario Morin 等 5 位作者2011-03-21Nanotoxicology
With the rise of nanotechnologies, the risk of contamination of aquatic ecosystems with nanoparticles is increasing. Glycodendrimer-coated gold nanoparticles have been developed for biomedical applications; however, their effect on microalgae has never been studied. In this report, their interactions with algae were i…
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications
Sidney B. Lang、Syed A. M. Tofail、Abbasi A. Gandhi 等 8 位作者2011-03-21Applied Physics Letters
Hydroxyapatite (HA) is the major component of bone and is used in artificial form in many biomedical applications. It was once believed to have a centrosymmetric crystal structure. In theoretical and experimental studies published in 2005, it was shown to have a monoclinic P21 structure. In the work reported here, 500…
Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsAcoustic Wave Resonator TechnologiesSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
Benjamin Geffroy、Chiraz Ladhar、Sébastien Cambier 等 6 位作者2011-03-21Nanotoxicology
The impact of a daily ration of food containing gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) of two sizes (12 and 50 nm) was investigated in the zebrafish Danio rerio at very low doses (from 36-106 ng gold/fish/day). AuNP exposure resulted in various dysfunctions at the sub cellular scale, and AuNP concentration in food, AuNP size and…
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsEnvironmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyHeavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
Melissa K. M. Leung、Georgina K. Such、Angus P. R. Johnston 等 8 位作者2011-03-21Small
Nano-/micrometer-scaled films and capsules made of low-fouling materials such as poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) are of interest for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications. Herein, the assembly and degradation of low-fouling, alkyne-functionalized PEG (PEG(Alk) ) multilayer films and capsules, which are prepare…
Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesPolymer Surface Interaction Studies
Marshall Cox、Alon A. Gorodetsky、Bumjung Kim 等 8 位作者2011-03-21Applied Physics Letters
A laminated single-layer graphene is demonstrated as a cathode for organic photovoltaic devices. The measured properties indicate that graphene offers two potential advantages over conventional photovoltaic electrode materials; work function matching via contact doping, and increased power conversion efficiency due to…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsMolecular Junctions and Nanostructures
Hui He、Pui‐Chi Lo、Sin‐Lui Yeung 等 5 位作者2011-03-21Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
A series of pegylated distyryl boron dipyrromethenes have been prepared and characterized. Their in vitro photodynamic activities in Tween 80 emulsions have also been investigated against HT29 human colorectal carcinoma cells. The derivative having five triethylene glycol chains (compound 8) exhibits the highest photo…
Molecular Sensors and Ion DetectionPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials
Benjamin Matt、Séverine Renaudineau、Lise‐Marie Chamoreau 等 6 位作者2011-03-21The Journal of Organic Chemistry
A new series of polyoxometalate-based hybrids has been synthesized. These covalently linked organic-inorganic materials represent valuable elementary building blocks ready for postfunctionalization, using classical organic reactions and couplings. This approach is exemplified by the grafting of an organic chromophore…
Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsChemical Synthesis and Reactions
Daeha Joung、Lei Zhai、Saiful I. Khondaker2011-03-21Physical Review B
We show that the low-temperature electron transport properties of chemically functionalized graphene can be explained as sequential tunneling of charges through a two-dimensional array of graphene quantum dots (GQDs). Below 15 K, a total suppression of current due to Coulomb blockade through a GQD array was observed.…
Graphene research and applicationsCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications
Virginia Martínez、Pedro Garcı́a、José L. Garcı́a 等 4 位作者2011-03-21Microbial Biotechnology
The development of efficient recovery processes is essential to reduce the cost of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) production. In this work, a programmed self-disruptive Pseudomonas putida BXHL strain, derived from the prototype medium-chain-length PHA producer bacterium P. putida KT2440, was constructed as a proof of co…
Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilizationbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction