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Cationic Au Nanoparticle Binding with Plasma Membrane-like Lipid Bilayers: Potential Mechanism for Spontaneous Permeation to Cells Revealed by Atomis…

2014

Despite being chemically inert as a bulk material, nanoscale gold can pose harmful side effects to living organisms. In particular, cationic Au nanoparticles (AuNP+) of 2 nm diameter or less permeate readily through plasma membranes and induce cell death. We report atomistic simulations of cationic Au nanoparticles interacting with realistic membranes and explicit solvent using a model system that comprises two cellular compartments, extracellular and cytosolic, divided by two asymmetric lipid bilayers. The membrane-AuNP+ binding and membrane reorganization processes are discovered to be governed by cooperative effects where AuNP+, counterions, water, and the two membrane leaflets all contr…

Post-synthetic methods for functionalization of imidazole-fused porphyrins

2018

Several methods for the post-synthetic modification of imidazo[4,5-[Formula: see text]]porphyrins are reported. First, a synthetic approach to the isomeric difunctionalized porphyrins, containing two [Formula: see text]-fused 2-aryl-1[Formula: see text]-imidazole cycles at adjacent or opposite pyrrole rings of the macrocycle is developed. The core chemistry of this synthetic route is the transformation of 2-aryl-1[Formula: see text]-imidazo[4,5-[Formula: see text]]porphyrins into corresponding imidazodioxochlorins followed by Debus–Radziszewski condensation with aromatic aldehyde. Next, 2-(4-bromophenyl)-1[Formula: see text]-imidazo[4,5-[Formula: see text]]-5,10,15,20-tetramesitylporphyrin…

Investigation of Adsorption behaviour of Acetone Vapour towards a Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensing Layer using Adsorption Isotherm Models

2021

Abstract Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors are widely explored due their ultra-sensitivity to even a minute alteration of refractive index. Knowledge of adsorption processes could be exploited to explain the performance and interaction mechanism of an SPR sensor. Here in, we report the fitting of the experimental SPR sensing data during the detection of low concentrations of acetone vapour (0.5-5 ppm) using the linearized and non-linearized format of the Langmuir and the Freundlich isotherm models. The sensing layer is made from a ternary composite material of doped polyaniline, reduced graphene oxide and chitosan. The objective is to find the best model, understand the interaction me…

How do different surface modification strategies affect the properties of MnO nanoparticles for biomedical applications? Comparison of PEGylated and …

2011

ABSTRACTMnO nanoparticles (NPs) were surface functionalized by two different approaches, (1) using a dopamine-poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) (DA-PEG) ligand and (2) by encapsulation within a thin silica shell applying a novel approach. Both MnO@DA-PEG and MnO@SiO2 NPs exhibited excellent long-term stability in physiological solutions. In addition, the cytotoxic potential of both materials was comparatively low. Furthermore, owing to the magnetic properties of MnO NPs, both MnO@DA-PEG and MnO@SiO2 lead to a shortening of the longitudinal relaxation time T1 in MRI. In comparison to the PEGylated MnO NPs, the presence of a thin silica shell led to a greater stability of the MnO core itself by pre…

Separation of Enantiomers in a Monolayer of Racemic 3-Hexadecyl-oxy-propane-1,2-diol

1993

Monolayers of a racemic mixture and of the pure S enantiomer of 3-hexadecyloxy-propane-1,2-diol have been characterized by thermodynamic measurements at the air/water interface as well as by fluorescence microscopy. The critical temperatire T c , the limiting molecular area at high pressure and the pressure π c corresponding to the observed main phase transition, derived from the isotherms, slightly depend on chiral purity

Absolutes Molekulargewicht der nativen Cellulose der Alge Valonia

1976

Der Polymerisationsgrad der nativen Cellulose der Alge Valonia wurde bei dem unfraktionierten Material zu Pw≈26500 und bei dem durch Fallungsfraktionierung isolierten hochmolekularen Anteil der Molekulargewichtsverteilung zu Pw≈44000 ermittelt. Diese letzte Grose legt die Dimension fest, die die synthetisierende Matrize geometrisch erfullen mus. Sie durfte um einen Faktor von ca. 3 groser sein als die bei der Baumwollcellulose mit Pw≈14000. In Verbindung mit anderen Untersuchungen wird eine Biosynthese des Cellulosemolekuls als sehr wahrscheinlich angesehen, die direkt auf einer flachenformigen Matrize zu einer gefalteten Kette fuhrt. Da die thermodynamisch kontrollierte Faltungslange zu me…

Synthesis of small carboranylsilane dendrons as scaffolds for multiple functionalizations.

2006

Small carbosilane dendrons in which a closo-carborane is located at the focal point have been prepared by a sequence of steps involving hydrosilylation and reduction reactions. These compounds are used as scaffolds for peripheral functionalization with styrene, chlorovinylstyrene, or suitable carboranes, while keeping the C(cluster)-Si (C(c)-Si) bond. Modification of the core by reduction of the carborane with Mg/BrCH2CH2Br was also achieved.

Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of the First Enantiomerically Pure Ortho-Metalated Rhodium(II) Dimer

1999

Immobilisation of humic substances

2002

Attempts were made to immobilise humic substances (HS) by grafting them onto different carriers (styrene-divinylbenzene copolymers, cellulose and silica) as well as by their crosslinking with formaldehyde. Reaction with Merrifield resin was used for the immobilisation of HS, coupling by means of water-soluble carbodiimides to carriers containing amino-groups. Crosslinking of HS with formaldehyde (also in presence of other substances able to enter polycondensation reactions with formaldehyde) was shown to be an efficient method for their insolubilisation. Properties of the obtained immobilised HS were studied, including their potential use as sorbents for several metal ions and organic subst…

Kinetik und Molekulargewichtsverteilung eines anionischen Polymerisationsprozesses mit momentanem Start bei simultanem Monomerabbruch

1973

Die Kinetik und die Molekulargewichtsverteilung wird fur einen anionischen Polymerisationsprozes mit einem momentanen Startschritt und mit simultanem Monomerabbruch berechnet. Ein derartiger Polymerisationsablauf ist bei der anionischen Polymerisation von Methylmethacrylat in polaren Losungsmitteln zu erwarten. — Die Molekulargewichtsverteilung geht mit steigendem Monomerabbruch in eine SCHULZ-FLORY-Verteilung uber. The kinetics and the molecular weight distribution are calculated for an anionic polymerization with rapid initiation and simultaneous deactivation by the monomer. Such a process is to be expected for the anionic polymerization of methylmethacrylate in polar solvents. — The mole…