Mononuclear lanthanide complexes incorporating an anthracene group:...
Four mononuclear lanthanide complexes, [Ln(hfac)3(depma)(H2O)] [Ln(iii) = Dy (1), Gd (2)], [Dy(hfac)3(depma)2]2·H2O (3) and [Gd(hfac)3(depma)2]·2H2O (4), have been obtained (hfac =...
View ArticleThermoelectric Properties of CuInTe2/graphene Composites
CuInTe2/graphene composites were fabricated by spark plasma sintering and their thermoelectric properties were investigated. Embedding graphene sheets into CuInTe2 leaded to decreased thermal...
View ArticleDifferent behavior of water in confined solutions of high and low solute...
Water-glycerol solutions confined in 21 Å pores of the silica matrix MCM-41 C10 have been studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS). The results...
View ArticleRapid and specific sensing of gallic acid with a photoelectrochemical...
A novel photoelectrochemical sensor has been designed with polyaniline-reduced graphene oxide-titanium dioxide, which was further applied to sense Gallic acid and exhibited extraordinary rapid...
View ArticleThree-dimensional Pillared-layer Supramolecular Network Comprising Polymeric...
Three three-dimensional (3D) supramolecular lanthanide complexes, {[Ln2(tdc)3(H2O)](H2O)2}n (Ln = La 1, Ce 2, Pr 3; H2tdc = 3,4-thiophenedicarboxylic acid), have been synthesized by the hydrothermal...
View ArticleFormation of Irregular Micro- or nano-structure with Features of Varying Size...
Electrically induced patterning is a process for fabricating micro- or nano-structures where a voltage is applied between a conductive template and a polymer coated substrate, sandwiching an air gap....
View ArticleMeta-Arylation of Calixarenes using Organomercurial Chemistry
A direct mercuration reaction combined with a subsequent Pd-catalyzed arylation was used to introduce aryl moiety into the meta position of calix[4]arene skeleton. The application of organomercurial...
View ArticleDouble network hydrogels prepared from pH-responsive doubly crosslinked...
Doubly crosslinked (DX) microgels are macroscopic hydrogels comprised of covalently inter-linked microgels. In this study pH-responsive DX microgels comprised of pH-responsive...
View ArticlePlasmon-induced oxidation of gold nanoparticles on TiO2 in the presence of...
The mechanism of plasmon-induced charge separation of the gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) on TiO2 was investigated with the help of anionic ligands. Au NPs are oxidized in the presence of KX (X = SCN, Br...
View ArticleSynthesis, Spectral and Redox Switchable Cubic NLO Properties of Chiral...
Two chiral dinuclear cyanide/isocyanide-bridged complexes (R)-[Cp(dppe)Fe-CN-Fe(dppp)Cp]PF6 (1[PF6]), (R)-[Cp(dppe)Fe-NC-Fe(dppp)Cp]PF6 (2[PF6]) and their mono-oxidation products...
View ArticleFluorescent Sensing of Cocaine Based on Structure Switching Aptamer, Gold...
This study demonstrates a cocaine sensing method employing graphene oxide, gold nanoparticles and structure switching aptamer, which can fold into a three-way junction in the presence of cocaine. On...
View ArticleReversible carbon–carbon bond formation between carbonyl compounds and a...
This communication describes the reversible reaction of a ruthenium pincer complex with a variety of carbonyl compounds. Both NMR spectroscopic and X-ray crystallographic characterization of isomeric...
View ArticleA contact line pinning based microfluidic platform for modeling physiological...
This work introduces a contact line pinning based microfluidic platform for the generation of interstitial and intramural flows within a three dimensional (3D) microenvironment for cellular behaviour...
View ArticleCrystal structure and magnetic properties of a new layered sodium nickel...
Mixed sodium nickel hydroxide phosphate, Na2Ni3(OH)2(PO4)2 has been synthesized hydrothermally from the system NiCO3 – Na4P2O7 – NaCl – H2O. Its monoclinic crystal structure has been determined by...
View ArticleLaser Flash Photolysis Study of Photocatalytic Properties of Pillared...
Laser flash photolysis was applied to determine the primary photochemical processes over iron-containing clay (montmorillonite KSF), pillared interlayered clays (PILC) and mesoporous mesophase iron...
View ArticleIodine Recycling via 1,3-Migration in Iodoindoles under Metal Catalysis
3-Phenoxy-(indol-2-yl) allenes were transformed into 1-oxygenated carbazoles via gold catalysis, whereas 3-iodo-(indol-2-yl) allenes under gold- or palladium catalysis afforded 3-iodocarbazoles...
View ArticleSolution structure of cadmium carboxylate and its implication to the...
Diffusion-ordered spectroscopy (DOSY) was used to investigate the solution structure of cadmium carboxylate. The molecular weights of cadmium complexes highly depend on the solvent, being polymeric in...
View ArticleRT-isoPCR: Nested, High Multiplex, mRNA Amplification
RT-isoPCR provides multiplex amplification of mRNA targets using a first-stage multiplex RT-PCR reaction with subsequent isothermal amplification for individual target loci detection. We demonstrate...
View ArticleThe relative roles of DNA damage induced by UVA irradiation in human cells
UVA light (320–400 nm) represents approximately 95% of the total solar UV radiation that reaches the Earth's surface. UVA light induces oxidative stress and the formation of DNA photoproducts in skin...
View ArticleAn Affinity Capture Involved Enzymatic Assay for Thrombin by Using Peptide...
Here we present a sensitive and specific assay for thrombin through the affinity capture of thrombin with mRNA display generated peptide aptamer on magnetic beads and the subsequent thrombin-involved...
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