Browsing by Keywords "chemistry"
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Antibacterial electrospun poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanofibrous webs incorporating triclosan/cyclodextrin inclusion complexes
(2013)Solid triclosan/cyclodextrin inclusion complexes (TR/CD-IC) were obtained and then incorporated in poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanofibers via electrospinning. α-CD, β-CD, and γ-CD were tested for the formation of TR/CD-IC by ... -
Application of the Ugi reaction with multiple amino acid-derived components: Synthesis and conformational evaluation of piperazine-based minimalist peptidomimetics
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015)The concurrent employment of α-amino acid-derived chiral components such as aldehydes and α-isocyanoacetates, in a sequential Ugi reaction/cyclization two-step strategy, opens the door to the synthesis of three structurally ... -
Detecting secondary structure and surface orientation of helical peptide monolayers from resonant hybridization signals
(Nature Publishing Group, 2013)Hybridization of dominant vibrational modes with meta-surface resonance allows detection of both structural changes and surface orientations of bound helical peptides. Depending on the resonance frequency of meta-molecules, ... -
Electroless synthesis of 3nm wide alloy nanowires inside Tobacco mosaic virus
(2012)We show that 3nm wide cobaltiron alloy nanowires can be synthesized by simple wet chemical electroless deposition inside tubular Tobacco mosaic virus particles. The method is based on adsorption of Pd(II) ions, formation ... -
Electrospinning of functional poly(methyl methacrylate) nanofibers containing cyclodextrin-menthol inclusion complexes
(Institute of Physics Publishing, 2009)Electrospinning of nanofibers with cyclodextrin inclusion complexes (CD-ICs) is particularly attractive since distinct properties can be obtained by combining the nanofibers with specific functions of the CD-ICs. Here we ... -
The formation and characterization of cyclodextrin functionalized polystyrene nanofibers produced by electrospinning
(2009)Polystyrene (PS) nanofibers containing the inclusion complex forming beta-cyclodextrin (β-CD) were successfully produced by electrospinning aimed at developing functional fibrous nanowebs. By optimization of the electrospinning ... -
Improved InGaN/GaN light-emitting diodes with a p-GaN/n-GaN/p-GaN/n-GaN/p-GaN current-spreading layer
(Optical Society of American (OSA), 2013)This work reports both experimental and theoretical studies on the InGaN/GaN light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with optical output power and external quantum efficiency (EQE) levels substantially enhanced by incorporating ... -
In vitro biocompatibility of plasma-aided surface-modified 316L stainless steel for intracoronary stents
(Institute of Physics Publishing, 2010)316L-type stainless steel is a raw material mostly used for manufacturing metallic coronary stents. The purpose of this study was to examine the chemical, wettability, cytotoxic and haemocompatibility properties of 316L ... -
Influence of phase function on modeled optical response of nanoparticle-labeled epithelial tissues
(2011)Metal nanoparticles can be functionalized with biomolecules to selectively localize in precancerous tissues and can act as optical contrast enhancers for reflectance-based diagnosis of epithelial precancer. We carry out ... -
Ionic current inversion in pressure-driven polymer translocation through nanopores
(American Physical Society, 2015)We predict streaming current inversion with multivalent counterions in hydrodynamically driven polymer translocation events from a correlation-corrected charge transport theory including charge fluctuations around mean-field ... -
Non-radiative resonance energy transfer in bi-polymer nanoparticles of fluorescent conjugated polymers
(Optical Society of American (OSA), 2010)This work demonstrates the comparative studies of non-radiative resonance energy transfer in bi-polymer nanoparticles based on fluorescent conjugated polymers. For this purpose, poly[(9,9-dihexylfluorene) (PF) as a donor ... -
Plasmonic band gap structures for surface-enhanced Raman scattering
(Optical Society of American (OSA), 2008)Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) of rhodamine 6G (R6G) adsorbed on biharmonic metallic grating structures was studied. Biharmonic metallic gratings include two different grating components, one acting as a coupler ... -
Release and antibacterial activity of allyl isothiocyanate/β-cyclodextrin complex encapsulated in electrospun nanofibers
(Elsevier, 2014)Allyl isothiocyanate (AITC) is known as an efficient antibacterial agent but it has a very high volatility. Herein, AITC and AITC/β-cyclodextrin (CD)-inclusion complex (IC) incorporated in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanofibers ... -
Self-assembled template-directed synthesis of one-dimensional silica and titania nanostructures
(2011)Mineralized biological materials such as shells, skeleton, and teeth experience biomineralization. Biomimetic materials exploit the biomineralization process to form functional organic-inorganic hybrid nanostructures. In ... -
Silicon-Germanium multi-quantum well photodetectors in the near infrared
(Optical Society of American (OSA), 2012)Single crystal Silicon-Germanium multi-quantum well layers were epitaxially grown on silicon substrates. Very high quality films were achieved with high level of control utilizing recently developed MHAH epitaxial technique. ... -
Surface wave splitter based on metallic gratings with sub-wavelength aperture
(Optical Society of American (OSA), 2008)We investigated the splitting of surface electromagnetic waves trapped at the output surface of a one-dimensional metallic grating structure. The output gratings of the structure asymmetrically such that the output surfaces ... -
Synthesis and anticancer activity evaluation of some benzothiazole-piperazine derivatives
(Bentham Science Publishers B.V., 2015)Synthesis, characterization and cytotoxic activities of ten benzothiazole-piperazine derivatives were reported. In vitro cytotoxic activities of compounds were screened against hepatocellular (HUH-7), breast (MCF-7) and ... -
Synthesis of novel substituted purine derivatives and identification of the cell death mechanism
(Elsevier Masson SAS, 2015)Novel substituted adenine and purine derivatives were designed and synthesized.Compound 36 displayed the greatest cytotoxic activity with IC50 less than 1 1/4M.36 induces senescence associated cell death, which was ... -
Texturing of titanium (Ti6Al4V) medical implant surfaces with MHz-repetition-rate femtosecond and picosecond Yb-doped fiber lasers
(Optical Society of American (OSA), 2011)We propose and demonstrate the use of short pulsed fiber lasers in surface texturing using MHz-repetition-rate, microjoule- and sub-microjoule-energy pulses. Texturing of titanium-based (Ti6Al4V) dental implant surfaces ... -
Triangular metallic gratings for large absorption enhancement in thin film Si solar cells
(Optical Society of American (OSA), 2012)We estimate high optical absorption in silicon thin film photovoltaic devices using triangular corrugations on the back metallic contact. We computationally show 21.9% overall absorptivity in a 100-nmthick silicon layer, ...