Fluorescent Off-On NBD Probe for Fluoride Sensing: Theoretical Validation and...
Design, synthesis and fluoride sensing ability of a 7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (NBD) based chemodosimeter is reported. Theoretical calculations were used to design more applicable off-on response,...
View ArticleGlass transition and mixing thermodynamics of a binary eutectic system
A quantitative evaluation of the contribution of mixing thermodynamics to glass transition is performed for a binary eutectic benzil and m-nitroaniline system. The microcalorimetric measurements of...
View ArticleBiomass feedstocks for renewable fuel production: a review of the impacts of...
Renewable transportation fuels from biomass have the potential to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions and diversify global fuel supplies. Thermal conversion by fast pyrolysis converts up to...
View ArticleSyntheses, structures, and properties of a series of 2D and 3D coordination...
A series of 2D and 3D transition coordination polymers (CPs), {[M(bcpb)(1,4-bmib)0.5]·xH2O}n (M = Co (1), Cu (2), Ni (3), x = 1 for 1, 0 for 2 and 3), {[Co(bcpb)(4,4′-bibp)0.5(H2O)1.5]·1.5H2O}n (4),...
View ArticleTransition metal-promoted biomimetic steps in total syntheses
Covering: 1960 to presentThis review summarizes the state-of-the-art on the use of transition metals in synthetic steps inspired by biosynthesis. After an introduction showing the importance of metals...
View ArticleHigh-pressure fast-pyrolysis, fast-hydropyrolysis and catalytic...
A lab-scale, high-pressure, continuous-flow fast-hydropyrolysis and vapor-phase catalytic hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) reactor has been successfully designed, built and tested with cellulose as a model...
View ArticleRheology of Soft Colloids Across the Onset of Rigidity: Scaling Behavior,...
We study the rheological behavior of colloidal suspensions composed of soft sub-micron-size hydrogel particles across the liquid-solid transition. The measured stress and strain-rate data, when...
View ArticleHow to switch a fluorophore: from undesired blinking to controlled...
Molecular optical photoswitches based on fluorescent proteins and organic dyes are fundamental for super-resolution fluorescence imaging and tracking methods. Precise control of switching,...
View ArticleOrganic nanoparticle of 9,10-bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene: a novel...
Organic nanoparticles of 9,10-bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene (BPA) with an average particle size of about 40 nm have been prepared via a reprecipitation method. The BPA nanoparticles exhibit strong and...
View ArticleStabilizing amorphous calcium phosphate phase by citrate adsorption
The regulation of citrate on amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP)-mediated crystallization of hydroxyapatite (HAP) is revealed in this work. The surface associated citrate on ACP plays the key role in...
View ArticleIonic liquid modulation of swelling and LCST behavior of...
The physicochemical properties of free-standing cross-linked poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAAM) gels, generated in the presence of the Ionic liquids (ILs), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium [C2mIm]+...
View ArticleColorimetric and ultra-sensitive fluorescence resonance energy transfer...
Ultra-sensitive colorimetric determination of H2O2 is accomplished based on the intrinsic peroxidase-like activity of Au nanoclusters (AuNCs) stabilized by glutathione (GSH). The color change of...
View ArticleLignin depolymerisation by nickel supported layered-double hydroxide catalysts
Lignin depolymerisation is traditionally facilitated with homogeneous acid or alkaline catalysts. Given the effectiveness of homogeneous basic catalysts for lignin depolymerisation, here,...
View ArticleEfficient synthesis of manganese(II) carboxylates: from a trinuclear cluster...
An efficient synthetic procedure for obtaining manganese carboxylates including a trinuclear cluster [Mn3(PhCO2)6(THF)4]2 and a unique [Mn(PhCO2)2]n chiral 3D network is reported. The procedure...
View ArticleFluorescent proteins for live-cell imaging with super-resolution
Fluorescent proteins (FPs) from the GFP family have become indispensable as marker tools for imaging live cells, tissues and entire organisms. A wide variety of these proteins have been isolated from...
View ArticleFD169: A real-time proximity querying algorithm for haptic-based molecular...
Intermolecular binding underlies various metabolic and regulatory processes of the cell, and the therapeutic and pharmacological properties of drugs. Molecular docking systems model and simulate these...
View ArticleInfluence of microbial loop on trophodynamics and toxicity of cadmium...
Cadmium (Cd) is an important industrial and toxicity metal and in the environment fate its destination may be associated with dissolved organic materials excreted by phytoplankton. The aim of the...
View ArticleCO2-induced micelle to vesicle transition in zwitterionic–anionic surfactant...
Study of micelle to vesicle transition (MVT) is of great importance from both theoretical and practical points of view. In this work, we studied the effect of compressed CO2 on the aggregation...
View ArticleInsights into the active surface species formed onTa2O5 nanotubes in the...
Freestanding Ta2O5 nanotubes were prepared by an anodizing method. As-anodized amorphous nanotubes were calcined at high temperature to obtain a crystalline phase. All materials were studied by means...
View ArticleAn electrochemical and high-speed imaging study of micropore decontamination...
Electrochemical and high-speed imaging techniques are used to study the abilities of ultrasonically-activated bubbles to clean out micropores. Cylindrical pores with dimensions (diameter × depth) of...
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