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Lalrempuia R, Müller-Bunz H, Albrecht M. Methyltransferase Activity of an Iridium Center with Methylpyridinium as Methylene Source. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 50:9969-72. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201104073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Lalrempuia R, Müller-Bunz H, Albrecht M. Methyltransferase-Aktivität eines Iridiumzentrums mit Methylpyridinium als Methylenquelle. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201104073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Poulain A, Iglesias M, Albrecht M. Abnormal NHC Palladium Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity. CURR ORG CHEM 2011. [DOI: 10.2174/138527211797248049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ahrens I, Domeij H, Eisenhardt SU, Topcic D, Albrecht M, Leitner E, Viitaniemi K, Jowett JB, Lappas M, Bode C, Haviv I, Peter K. Opposing effects of monomeric and pentameric C-reactive protein on endothelial progenitor cells. Basic Res Cardiol 2011; 106:879-95. [PMID: 21562922 PMCID: PMC3149664 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-011-0191-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2010] [Revised: 04/12/2011] [Accepted: 04/29/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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C-reactive protein (CRP) has been linked to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. The dissociation of native, pentameric (p)CRP to monomeric (m)CRP on the cell membrane of activated platelets has recently been demonstrated. The dissociation of pCRP to mCRP may explain local pro-inflammatory reactions at the site of developing atherosclerotic plaques. As a biomarker, pCRP predicts cardiovascular adverse events and so do reduced levels and function of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). We hypothesised that mCRP and pCRP exert a differential effect on EPC function and differentiation. EPCs were treated with mCRP or pCRP for 72 h, respectively. Phenotypical characterisation was done by flow cytometry and immunofluorescence microscopy, while the effect of mCRP and pCRP on gene expression was examined by whole-genome gene expression analysis. The functional capacity of EPCs was determined by colony forming unit (CFU) assay and endothelial tube formation assay. Double staining for acetylated LDL and ulex lectin significantly decreased in cells treated with pCRP. The length of tubuli in a matrigel assay with HUVECs decreased significantly in response to pCRP, but not to mCRP. The number of CFUs increased after pCRP treatment. RNA expression profiling demonstrated that mCRP and pCRP cause highly contradictory gene regulation. Interferon-responsive genes (IFI44L, IFI44, IFI27, IFI 6, MX1, OAS2) were among the highly up-regulated genes after mCRP, but not after pCRP treatment. In conclusion, EPC phenotype, genotype and function were differentially affected by mCRP and pCRP, strongly arguing for differential roles of these two CRP conformations. The up-regulation of interferon-inducible genes in response to mCRP may constitute a mechanism for the local regulation of EPC function.
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Mercs L, Neels A, Stoeckli-Evans H, Albrecht M. Probing Intermetallic Coupling in Dinuclear N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ruthenium(II) Complexes. Inorg Chem 2011; 50:8188-96. [DOI: 10.1021/ic200651h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Wunder S, Lu Y, Albrecht M, Ballauff M. Catalytic Activity of Faceted Gold Nanoparticles Studied by a Model Reaction: Evidence for Substrate-Induced Surface Restructuring. ACS Catal 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/cs200208a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 443] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Bergmann L, Kube U, Kindler M, Koepke T, Steiner G, Janssen J, Fries S, Goebell P, Jakob A, Steiner T, Staehler MD, Overkamp F, Albrecht M, Doehn C. A noninterventional study of everolimus in metastatic renal cell cancer after use of one VEGFR-TKI: Results of a preplanned interim analysis of a prospective study. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.4552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Horn S, Gandolfi C, Albrecht M. Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones and Activated Olefins Using Chelating NHC Ruthenium Complexes. Eur J Inorg Chem 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201100143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Narayanan TN, Mary APR, Swalih PKA, Kumar DS, Makarov D, Albrecht M, Puthumana J, Anas A, Anantharaman MR. Enhanced bio-compatibility of ferrofluids of self-assembled superparamagnetic iron oxide-silica core-shell nanoparticles. JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 2011; 11:1958-1967. [PMID: 21449334 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.3578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Self-assembled magnetic colloidal suspensions are sought after by material scientists owing to its huge application potential. The biomedical applications of colloidal nanoparticles necessitate that they are biocompatible, non-interacting, monodispersed and hence the synthesis of such nanostructures has great relevance in the realm of nanoscience. Silica-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles based ferrofluids were prepared using polyethylene glycol as carrier fluid by employing a controlled co-precipitation technique followed by a modified sol-gel synthesis. A plausible mechanism for the formation of stable suspension of SiO2-coated Iron Oxide nanoparticles with a size of about 9 nm dispersed in polyethylene glycol (PEG) is proposed. Core-shell nature of the resultant SiO2-Iron Oxide nanocomposite was verified using transmission electron microscopy. Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy studies were carried out to understand the structure and nature of chemical bonds. The result suggests that Iron Oxide exist in an isolated state inside silica matrix. Moreover, the presence of silanol bonds establishes the hydrophilic nature of silica shell confirming the formation of stable ferrofluid with PEG as carrier fluid. The magnetic characterization reveals the superparamagnetic behavior of the nanoparticles with a rather narrow distribution of blocking temperatures. These properties are not seen in ferrofluids prepared from Iron Oxide nanoparticles without SiO2 coating. The latter suggests the successful tuning of the inter-particle interactions preventing agglomeration of nanoparticles. Cytotoxicity studies on citric acid coated water based ferrofluid and silica-coated PEG-based ferrofluid were evaluated by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazole-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium chloride assay and it shows an enhanced compatibility for silica modified nanoparticles.
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Albrecht M, Strunk HP, Hansson PO, Bauser E. Evaluation of the Interface Structure During Stranski-Krastanov Growth of GE(SI) on Si (001). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-238-79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACTThe initial stages of heteroepitaxial growth of Ge0.85 Si0.15 on Si(001) grown from Bi solution (liquid phase epitaxy) are studid by transmission electron microscopy. Stranski-Krastanov growth is observed to take place. After growth of a pseudomorphic Ge0.85 Si0.15 layer of 4 monolayer thickness, islands form and grow pseudomorphically up to a thickness of 30 nm. Then first misfit dislocations form. The formation process of these dislocations is analyzed and discussed in terms of half loop nucleation at the surface and dislocation glide. Evidence for glide on (110) planes is put forward.
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ABSTRACTPrior to relaxation of misfit strain by formation of misfit dislocations, a growing heteroepitaxial layer can relax elastically by forming surface undulations called ripples. With increasing amplitude of the ripples the misfit strain and thus stress fields grow markedly inhomogeneous, and dislocation formation may thus be triggered in areas of maximum shear stress. The surface directly above such a new dislocation then represents a band of preferential growth and develops into a ridge, which in turn redistributes the strain in the growing layer. This interwoven elastic/plastic relaxation mechanism can comparably easily be deduced from transmission electron and atomic force microscopy studies of SiGe layers grown onto silicon by liquid phase epitaxy. This growth technique exerts only very small driving forces and thus operates very near thermodynamical equilibrium. The local strain tensor and strain energy density are calculated for the actual layer geometries by three dimensional finite element method and provide for quantification of the mechanism.
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Monney A, Venkatachalam G, Albrecht M. Synthesis and catalytic activity of histidine-based NHC ruthenium complexes. Dalton Trans 2011; 40:2716-9. [PMID: 21327245 DOI: 10.1039/c0dt01768j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Main-chain C,N-protected histidine has been successfully alkylated at both side-chain nitrogens. The corresponding histidinium salt was metallated with ruthenium(II) by a transmetalation procedure, thus providing histidine-derived NHC ruthenium complexes. These bio-inspired complexes show appreciable activity in the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of ketones.
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Vepřek S, Christiansen S, Albrecht M, Strunk HP. Percolation Threshold in Superhard Nanocrystalline Transition Metal-Amorphous Silicon Nitride Composites: The Control and Understanding of the Superhardness. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-457-407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACTThe hardness of the recently developed novel superhard nanocrystalline composites exceeds 5000 kg/mm2 (50 GPa) and the elastic modulus 550 GPa. This is due to a special microstructure which is formed when the fraction of the amorphous component reaches the percolation threshold. Experimental data are presented and discussed.
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Prades A, Peris E, Albrecht M. Oxidations and Oxidative Couplings Catalyzed by Triazolylidene Ruthenium Complexes. Organometallics 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/om101145y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Albrecht M, Christiansen S, Salviati G, Zanotti-Fregonara C, Rebane YT, Shreter YG, Mayer M, Pelzmann A, Kamp M, Ebeling KJ, Bremser MD, Davis RF, Strunk HP. Luminescence Related to Stacking Faults in Heterepitaxially Grown Wurtzite GaN. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-468-293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACTWe correlate structure analyzed by transmission electron microscopy with photo- and cathodoluminescence studies of GaN/Al2O3(0001) and GaN/SiC(0001) and show that an additional UV line at 364nm/3.4eV can be connected to the occurrence of stacking faults. We explain the occurrence of this line by a model that is based on the concept of excitons bound to stacking faults that form a quantum well of cubic material in the wurtzite lattice of the layer material. The model is in reasonable agreement with the experimental observations.
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Fromme H, Raab U, Fürst P, Vieth B, Völkel W, Albrecht M, Schwegler U. Vorkommen und gesundheitliche Bedeutung von persistenten organischen Substanzen und Phthalaten in der Muttermilch. DAS GESUNDHEITSWESEN 2011; 73:e27-43. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1268452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Poulain A, Canseco-Gonzalez D, Hynes-Roche R, Müller-Bunz H, Schuster O, Stoeckli-Evans H, Neels A, Albrecht M. Synthesis and Tunability of Abnormal 1,2,3-Triazolylidene Palladium and Rhodium Complexes. Organometallics 2011. [DOI: 10.1021/om101076u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Janisch CP, Albrecht M, Wolfschuetz A, Kundu F, Klein S. Vouchers for health: A demand side output-based aid approach to reproductive health services in Kenya. Glob Public Health 2011; 5:578-94. [PMID: 20099183 DOI: 10.1080/17441690903436573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Reaching the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals has been a focus for many countries and development partners. In Kenya, as in many other countries with low levels of development, access to and equity of basic quality health services is limited, especially for the very poor. Among poor populations, maternal mortality is high as access to medical care and financial means are lacking. In 2005, the Governments of Kenya and Germany in cooperation with KfW Banking Group made funds available for the Reproductive Health OBA Voucher Programme offering vouchers for Safe Motherhood, Family Planning and Gender Violence Recovery Services. This programme, herein referred to as Vouchers for Health, was launched in June of 2006 in five Kenyan districts with the aim of providing health services for safe deliveries, long-term family planning methods and victims of gender violence. The way that the programme is being implemented in Kenya demonstrates that the voucher-based approach comprises a variety of key structural elements of a national health insurance scheme: accreditation; quality assurance; reimbursement system; claims processing; integrating the private sector; client choice; provider competition; and access to and equity of services provided.
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Gandolfi C, Cotting T, Martinho PN, Sereda O, Neels A, Morgan GG, Albrecht M. Synthesis and self-assembly of spin-labile and redox-active manganese(iii) complexes. Dalton Trans 2011; 40:1855-65. [DOI: 10.1039/c0dt01222j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Horn S, Albrecht M. Transfer hydrogenation of unfunctionalised alkenes using N-heterocyclic carbene ruthenium catalyst precursors. Chem Commun (Camb) 2011; 47:8802-4. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cc12923f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Suhm MA, Albrecht M. Comment on “Theoretical investigations into the enantiomeric and racemic forms of α-(trifluoromethyl)lactic acid” by R. Tonner, V. A. Soloshonok and P. Schwerdtfeger, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 811-817. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2011; 13:4159-60; discussion 4161-2. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cp02455d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Krüger A, Häller LJL, Müller-Bunz H, Serada O, Neels A, Macgregor SA, Albrecht M. Smooth C(alkyl)–H bond activation in rhodium complexes comprising abnormal carbene ligands. Dalton Trans 2011; 40:9911-20. [DOI: 10.1039/c1dt11116g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Lyubina J, Rellinghaus B, Gutfleisch O, Albrecht M. Structure and Magnetic Properties of L10-Ordered Fe–Pt Alloys and Nanoparticles. HANDBOOK OF MAGNETIC MATERIALS 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-53780-5.00005-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Albrecht M, Lindner MM. Cleavage of unreactive bonds with pincer metal complexes. Dalton Trans 2011; 40:8733-44. [DOI: 10.1039/c1dt10339c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Bernet L, Lalrempuia R, Ghattas W, Mueller-Bunz H, Vigara L, Llobet A, Albrecht M. Tunable single-site ruthenium catalysts for efficient water oxidation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2011; 47:8058-60. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cc12615f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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