Inducing alignment of cyclic peptide nanotubes through the use of structured...
We describe a convenient route to the alignment of cyclic peptide nanotubes (CPNs). The key lies in the use of nanostructured ionic liquids. An ionic liquid supported membrane with orientated domains...
View ArticleA bifunctional palladium/acid solid catalyst performs the direct synthesis of...
Nitroderivatives are transformed to cyclohexylanilines at room temperature in good yields and selectivity by a hydrogenation-amine coupling cascade reaction using Pd nanoparticles on carbon as a...
View ArticlePincher Ferrocene-Derived Cation Carboxylate Ion Pairs in Aqueous DMSO
Pincher cationic ferrocene hosts for carboxylate ion guests were synthesized and the binding constants were determined by NMR or UV-Vis titrations. These (di)cationic hosts form tight complexes with...
View ArticleThe oxidative toxicity of Ag and ZnO nanoparticles towards the aquatic plant...
The toxicity effects of silver (nAg) and zinc oxide (nZnO) engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) on the duckweed Spirodela punctuta were studied to investigate the potential risks posed by these ENPs...
View ArticleNi2+ and Cu2+ complexes of phenanthroline-based ligand bind to G-quadruplex...
Transition metal complexes allow fine tuning of DNA binding affinity and selectivity. Here we report on the nucleic acid recognition properties of a phenantroline-based ligand coordinated to Ni2+ or...
View ArticleGas/liquid sensing via chemotaxis of Euglena cells confined in an isolated...
We demonstrate on-chip gas/liquid sensing by using the chemotaxis of live bacteria (Euglena gracilis) confined in an isolated micro-aquarium, and gas/liquid permeation through porous...
View ArticleOne-step synthesis of magnetically recyclable rGO supported Cu@Co core-shell...
In this study, well dispersed Cu@Co core-shell nanoparticles (NPs) on rGO surfaces were successfully synthesized via a one-step in situ procedure using methylamine borane (MeAB) as reductant under...
View ArticleHydrogeochemical factors affecting the mobilization of As into the...
Groundwaters in the Brahmaputra River basin are known to contain elevated concentration of naturally occurring Arsenic (As). To better understand the mobilization processes responsible for As...
View ArticleFrom molecular crystals to salt co-crystals of barbituric acid via the...
Co-crystals formed by neutral barbituric acid (HBA) molecules and alkaline barbiturate salts have been prepared by solvent-free mechanochemical treatment of solid HBA and alkaline carbonates or...
View ArticleDual Detection of Cancer Biomarker CA125 Using Absorbance and Electrochemical...
Abstract An enzyme-linked immunoassay based on dual signal transduction has been developed for the detection of ovarian cancer biomarker CA125. The sandwich-type immunoassays use nanoelectrode array...
View ArticleThermophoresis of Charged Colloidal Rods
The thermal diffusion behavior of dilute solutions of very long and thin, charged colloidal rods fd-virus particles) is studied by a holographic grating technique. The Soret coefficient of the charged...
View ArticleStar Polymers Confined in a Nanoslit: A Simulation Test of Scaling and...
The free energy cost of confining a star polymer where $f$ flexible polymer chains containing $N$ monomeric units are tethered to a central unit in a slit with two parallel repulsive walls a distance...
View ArticleSynthesis, structure and third-order nonlinear optical effect of a new 2D...
The self-assembly reaction of multinodal preformed cluster with 1,2-di(pyridin-4-yl)ethane as organic ligand afforded a 2D cluster polymer (1), {[(WS4Cu4)I2(dpe)2](DMF)4}n. There is a cavity between...
View ArticleSeparation and Phase Transition Investigation of Yb3+/Er3+ Codoped NaYF4...
Density gradient ultracentrifuge separation has been employed to study the phase transition of Yb3+/Er3+ codoped NaYF4 from α-phase to β-phase. It was found that the cubic α-phased NaYF4 was rich in...
View ArticlePreparation and luminescence properties of Ce3+ and Ce3+/Tb3+-activated...
Ce3+ and Ce3+/Tb3+-activated Y4Si2O7N2 phosphors are synthesized by the solid-state method, which can be efficiently excited by near ultraviolet (UV) light emitting diode (LED) chips. The PL spectrum...
View ArticleControllable Electrochemical Synthesis of CoFe2O4 Nanostructures on FTO...
CoFe2O4 nanosheets (NSs) and nanoparticles (NPs) were successfully synthesized on F-doped SnO2 coated glass (FTO) substrate via a facile and controllable eletrodeposition method. X-ray photoelectron...
View ArticleThiocyanato-Bridged Copper(I) Cubane Complex and its application in...
Reaction of copper(I) thiocyanate with 1,1’-bis(di-tert-butylphosphino) ferrocene (dtbpf) in 2:1 molar ratio in DCM-MeOH (50:50 V/V) afforded a tetranuclear copper(I) complex...
View ArticleSynthesis of pyramidal and prismatic hexagonal MoO3 nanorods using Thiourea
Hexagonal phase of MoO3 is attractive for electrochemical applications owing to its arrangement of the atoms which offers a large number of intercalation sites. The number of intercalation sites also...
View ArticleSynthesis and Biological Evaluation of Flexible and Conformationally...
Inhibitors of the UDP-3-O-[(R)-3-hydroxymyristoyl]-N-acetylglucosamine deacetylase (LpxC) represent promising candidates for the development of antibiotics possessing a so far unexploited mechanism of...
View ArticleNew amine-functionalized cobalt cluster-based frameworks with open metal...
By employing the mixed-linker synthetic strategy, two new cobalt(II) cluster-based frameworks, [Co2.5(btc)(atz)2(Hatz)(DMF)]∙2DMF (1) and [Co2.5(btc)(Hbtc)0.5(atz)(CH3CN)(H2O)]∙H2O (2), constructed...
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