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The unusual exhibition of a biaxial nematic phase in nonlinear thermotropic mesogens derived from the 2,5-oxadiazole biphenol (ODBP) core is placed in a general context; the uniaxial nematic phase of the prototypical rod-like mesogen para-quinquephenyl does not follow the classical mean-field behaviour of nematics, th…
Abstract A series of biodegradable, thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers poly(ϵ‐caprolactone‐co‐lactide(polyurethane [PCLA–PU] were synthesized from a random copolymer of L ‐lactide (LA) and ϵ‐caprolactone (CL), hexamethylene diisocyanate, and 1,4‐butanediol. The effects of the LA/CL monomer ratio and hard‐segment co…
Abstract Flexible conductive polymer composites were prepared using styrene–butadiene rubber (SBR) as a matrix and conductive carbon black as filler. The filler loading was varied from 10 to 60 phr. The complex AC impedance and electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness (EMI SE) of the composites were measur…
A composite poly(D,L)lactic acid (PDLLA)/hydroxyapatite (HA) biomaterial was prepared by in situ polymerization of D,L-lactide monomer and HA. Supercritical CO2 (SC CO2) technology was developed to prepare the biodegradable composite foams for use in tissue regeneration. In this technology, NaCl particles were used as…
Abstract Phenol reaction cascades are commonly used in nature to create crosslinked materials that perform mechanical functions. These processes are mimicked by electrochemically initiating a reaction cascade to examine if the mechanical properties of a biopolymer film can be predictably altered. Specifically, thin fi…
Owing to fundamental reasons of symmetry, liquid crystals are soft materials. This softness allows long length-scales, large susceptibilities and the existence of modulated phases, which respond readily to external fields. Liquid crystals with such phases are tunable, self-assembled, photonic band gap materials; they…
Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy is performed on glassy systems of poly(methylmethacrylate) colloidal particles in density- and refractive-index-matched solvents. Samples are prepared with varying amounts of linear polystyrene, which induces a depletion driven attraction between the nearly hard-sphere…
A brief account on the historical events leading to the discovery of self-assembling dendrons that generate self-organizable supramolecular dendrimers, or supramolecular polymers, and self-organizable dendronized polymers is provided. These building blocks were accessed by an accelerated design strategy that involves…
Optical and electric properties in Zr-doped In2O3 epitaxial layers were systematically investigated. The films at Zr concentrations of 0.3–0.5at.% are found to be superior transparent conductive oxides in transparency in near infrared wavelength region and Hall mobility compared to Sn-doped In2O3. Maximum mobilities a…
Photophysical properties of semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots (QDs) are primary determinants of their efficacy as fluorescence probes in biological systems. Our minimally passivated core/shell/shell QDs are smaller than the QDs with thick polymer coats that are often used for cellular probes, permitting less rest…
Giving lanthanides a new twist: The chiral nonaaza macrocycle L wraps tightly around lanthanide(III) ions in a helical fashion (see picture). The all-R enantiomer of the macrocycle, LRRRRRR, forms kinetically controlled complexation products of M helicity (100 % de), which undergo inversion to the P diastereomer (90 %…
A method, which is especially useful for the study of ferroelectric nanowire with piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM), was developed. In this method electric bias is directly applied on the axial direction of nanowire. The axial poling and switching of single crystalline BaTiO3 nanowire were realized, and hysteresis…
We present molecular dynamics simulations of the slow dynamics of a mixture of large and small soft spheres with a large size disparity. The dynamics are investigated in a broad range of temperature and mixture composition. As a consequence of the large size disparity, large and small particles exhibit very different…
The origin of the diradical character dependence of the second hyperpolarizability (gamma) of neutral singlet diradical systems is clarified based on the perturbation formula of gamma using the simplest diradical molecular model with different diradical characters, i.e., H2 under bond dissociation. The enhancement of…
Mycothiol (MSH) (acetyl-Cys-GlcN-Ins) is the major low-molecular-mass thiol in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. MSH has antioxidant activity, can detoxify a variety of toxic compounds, and helps to maintain the reducing environment of the cell. The production of MSH provides a potential novel target for tuberculosis treatm…
Aligned piezoelectric (PZT) nanofibres were fabricated by electrospinning using PZT sol–gel as precursor. A pure perovskite phase with an average grain size of 10 nm was obtained at 650 °C. The average diameter of these fibres could be controlled to range from 52 to 150 nm by varying the concentration of poly(vinyl py…
Polymers are among the major hallmarks of 20th-century science, and the explosive outgrowth and tremendous importance of polymeric foams is a testament to their amazing versatility and unique properties. With applications from automotive to acoustic and medical, polymeric foams pervade all areas of our lives. If this…
The ability to acquire iron from the extracellular environment is a key determinant of pathogenicity in mycobacteria. Mycobacterium tuberculosis acquires iron exclusively via the siderophore mycobactin T, the biosynthesis of which depends on the production of salicylate from chorismate. Salicylate production in other…
Abstract Fluorescent self‐assembled liquid gels have been prepared for the first time through the use of a gelator showing aggregation‐induced enhanced emission. The photoluminescence, arising from the fibrous aggregates of the gelator, can be repeatedly switched by an electric field. Modulating the excitation light t…
The authors report the suspension and movement of ferrofluid droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces in the presence of strong external magnetic fields. The system allows the quantitative evaluation of friction between droplet and substrate surface. It represents an enabling example for the development of microferroflui…