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Banks H, Surfaro F, Pastryk KF, Buchholz C, Zaluzhnyy IA, Gerlach A, Schreiber F. From adsorption to crystallization of proteins: Evidence for interface-assisted nucleation. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2024; 241:114063. [PMID: 38954939 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2024.114063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Protein crystallization is among the key processes in biomolecular research, but the underlying mechanisms are still elusive. Here, we address the role of inevitable interfaces for the nucleation process. Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) with simultaneously optical microscopy, confocal microscopy, and grazing-incidence small angle X-rays scattering (GISAXS) were employed to investigate the temporal behavior from the initial stage of protein adsorption to crystallization. Here we studied the crystallization of the Human Serum Albumin (HSA), the most abundant blood protein, in the presence of a charged surface and a trivalent salt. We found evidence for interface-assisted nucleation of crystals. The kinetic stages involved are initial adsorption followed by enhanced adsorption after longer times, subsequent nucleation, and finally crystal growth. The results highlight the importance of interfaces for protein phase behavior and in particular for nucleation.
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- Hadra Banks
- Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, Tübingen 72076, Germany.
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Institut für Angewandte Physik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, Tübingen 72076, Germany; Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Sensors & Analytics LISA+, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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Rahman Z, Das SK. Ionic Liquids based Acid‐base Indicators for Aqueous to the Non‐Aqueous Medium: An Overview. ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202102273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Ziaur Rahman
- Department of Chemistry University of North Bengal West Bengal India- 734013
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- Department of Chemistry University of North Bengal West Bengal India- 734013
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Recent Progress in Synthesis and Applications of Tunable Materials and Nanomaterials Based on Organic Salts. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202002727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Potyrailo RA, Brewer J, Cheng B, Carpenter MA, Houlihan N, Kolmakov A. Bio-inspired gas sensing: boosting performance with sensor optimization guided by "machine learning". Faraday Discuss 2020; 223:161-182. [PMID: 32749434 PMCID: PMC7986473 DOI: 10.1039/d0fd00035c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The performance of existing gas sensors often degrades in field conditions because of the loss of measurement accuracy in the presence of interferences. Thus, new sensing approaches are required with improved sensor selectivity. We are developing a new generation of gas sensors, known as multivariable sensors, that have several independent responses for multi-gas detection with a single sensor. In this study, we analyze the capabilities of natural and fabricated photonic three-dimensional (3-D) nanostructures as sensors for the detection of different gaseous species, such as vapors and non-condensable gases. We employed bare Morpho butterfly wing scales to control their gas selectivity with different illumination angles. Next, we chemically functionalized Morpho butterfly wing scales with a fluorinated silane to boost the response of these nanostructures to the vapors of interest and to suppress the response to ambient humidity. Further, we followed our previously developed design rules for sensing nanostructures and fabricated bioinspired inorganic 3-D nanostructures to achieve functionality beyond natural Morpho scales. These fabricated nanostructures have embedded catalytically active gold nanoparticles to operate at high temperatures of ≈300 °C for the detection of gases for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) applications. Our performance advances in the detection of multiple gaseous species with specific nanostructure designs were achieved by coupling the spectral responses of these nanostructures with machine learning (a.k.a. multivariate analysis, chemometrics) tools. Our newly acquired knowledge from studies of these natural and fabricated inorganic nanostructures coupled with machine learning data analytics allowed us to advance our design rules for sensing nanostructures toward the required gas selectivity for numerous gas monitoring scenarios at room and high temperatures for industrial, environmental, and other applications.
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- GE Research, Niskayuna, NY, USA.
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- GE Research, Niskayuna, NY, USA.
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- SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Albany, NY, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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Azevedo AM, Santos JL, Warner IM, Saraiva MLM. GUMBOS and nanoGUMBOS in chemical and biological analysis: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1133:180-198. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Oprea A, Weimar U. Gas sensors based on mass-sensitive transducers. Part 2: Improving the sensors towards practical application. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:6707-6776. [PMID: 32737549 PMCID: PMC7496080 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02627-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Within the framework outlined in the first part of the review, the second part addresses attempts to increase receptor material performance through the use of sensor systems and chemometric methods, in conjunction with receptor preparation methods and sensor-specific tasks. Conclusions are then drawn, and development perspectives for gravimetric sensors are discussed.
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- Alexandru Oprea
- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.
- Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Sensors & Analytics, Eberhard Karls University, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany
- Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Sensors & Analytics, Eberhard Karls University, Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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Quartz Crystal Microbalance Based Sensor Arrays for Detection and Discrimination of VOCs Using Phosphonium Ionic Liquid Composites. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20030615. [PMID: 31979151 PMCID: PMC7037595 DOI: 10.3390/s20030615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Herein, we examine two sensing schemes for detection and discrimination of chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In this work, phosphonium ionic liquids (ILs) were synthesized and vapor sensing properties examined and compared to phosphonium IL-polymer composites. Pure IL sensors were used to develop a QCM-based multisensory array (MSA), while IL-polymer composites were used to develop an MSA and virtual sensor arrays (VSAs). It was found that by employing the composite MSA, five chlorinated VOCs were accurately discriminated at 95.56%, which was an increase in accuracy as compared to pure ILs MSA (84.45%). Data acquired with two out of three VSAs allowed discrimination of chlorinated VOCs with 100% accuracy. These studies have provided greater insight into the benefits of incorporating polymers in coating materials for enhanced discrimination accuracies of QCM-based sensor arrays. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a QCM-based VSA for discrimination of closely related chlorinated VOCs.
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Zeng G, Wu C, Chang Y, Zhou C, Chen B, Zhang M, Li J, Duan X, Yang Q, Pang W. Detection and Discrimination of Volatile Organic Compounds using a Single Film Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator with Temperature Modulation as a Multiparameter Virtual Sensor Array. ACS Sens 2019; 4:1524-1533. [PMID: 31132253 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.8b01678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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This paper describes the detection and discrimination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) using an e-nose system based on a multiparameter virtual sensor array (VSA), which consists of a single-chip temperature-compensated film bulk acoustic wave resonator (TC-FBAR) coated with 20-bilayer self-assembled poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate)/poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) thin films. The high-frequency and microscale FBAR multiparameter VSA was realized by temperature modulation, which can greatly reduce the cost and complexity compared to those of a traditional e-nose system and can allow it to operate at different temperatures. The discrimination effect depends on the synergy of temperature modulation and the sensing material. For proof-of-concept validation purposes, the TC-FBAR was exposed to six different VOC vapors at six different gas partial pressures by real-time VOC static detection and dynamic detection. The resulting frequency shifts and impedance responses were measured at different temperatures and evaluated using principal component analysis and linear discriminant analysis, which revealed that all analytes can be distinguished and classified with more than 97% accuracy. To the best of our knowledge, this report is the first on an FBAR multiparameter VSA based on temperature modulation, and the proposed novel VSA shows great potential as a compact and promising e-nose system integrated in commercial electronic products.
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Rudd ND, Wang H, Teat SJ, Li J. A dual linker metal-organic framework demonstrating ligand-based emission for the selective detection of carbon tetrachloride. Inorganica Chim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2017.05.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Karam TE, Siraj N, Zhang Z, Ezzir AF, Warner IM, Haber LH. Ultrafast and nonlinear spectroscopy of brilliant green-based nanoGUMBOS with enhanced near-infrared emission. J Chem Phys 2017; 147:144701. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4994712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Tony E. Karam
- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
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Ionic liquid functionalization of semi-packed columns for high-performance gas chromatographic separations. J Chromatogr A 2017; 1510:66-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.06.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Revised: 06/15/2017] [Accepted: 06/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Potyrailo RA. Toward high value sensing: monolayer-protected metal nanoparticles in multivariable gas and vapor sensors. Chem Soc Rev 2017; 46:5311-5346. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cs00007c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This review provides analysis of advances in multivariable sensors based on monolayer-protected nanoparticles and several principles of signal transduction that result in building non-resonant and resonant electrical sensors as well as material- and structure-based photonic sensors.
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Potyrailo RA. Multivariable Sensors for Ubiquitous Monitoring of Gases in the Era of Internet of Things and Industrial Internet. Chem Rev 2016; 116:11877-11923. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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He X, Monk J, Singh R, Hung FR. Molecular modelling of ionic liquids in the ordered mesoporous carbon CMK-5. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2015.1089992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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McNeel KE, Das S, Siraj N, Negulescu II, Warner IM. Sodium Deoxycholate Hydrogels: Effects of Modifications on Gelation, Drug Release, and Nanotemplating. J Phys Chem B 2015; 119:8651-9. [PMID: 26039574 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b00411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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In the present study, sodium deoxycholate (NaDC) was used to produce gelation of tris(hydroxymethyl)amino-methane (TRIS) solutions above, below, and near the pKa of NaDC, respectively, which yielded a neutral gelator, a charged gelator, and a mixture of each. Impacts of ionic interactions on gel formation were studied in detail and showed that pH can be used to modify many hydrogel properties including sol-gel temperature, crystallinity, and mechanical strength. Several formulations yielded a unique rheological finding of two stable regions of elastic modulus. The release of a small molecule has been investigated under different hydrogel conditions and at variable shear rate, suggesting utility as a drug-delivery vehicle. It was also observed that pH modification of the hydrogels affected nanoparticle formation. Nanoparticles derived from a Group of Uniform Materials Based on Organic Salts (nanoGUMBOS), specifically cyanine-based NIR dyes, were templated within the hydrogel network for potential applications in tissue imaging. These nanoGUMBOS were found to be size-tunable, although material-dependent. Further understanding of NaDC/TRIS gelation has broadened the tunability and multidimensional applications of these tailored hydrogel systems.
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- Kelsey E McNeel
- †Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, 434 Choppin Hall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- †Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, 434 Choppin Hall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- †Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, 434 Choppin Hall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- †Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, 434 Choppin Hall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States.,‡Louisiana State University AgCenter, 304 Thomas Boyd Hall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- †Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, 434 Choppin Hall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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Speller NC, Siraj N, Regmi BP, Marzoughi H, Neal C, Warner IM. Rational Design of QCM-D Virtual Sensor Arrays Based on Film Thickness, Viscoelasticity, and Harmonics for Vapor Discrimination. Anal Chem 2015; 87:5156-66. [DOI: 10.1021/ac5046824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Nicholas C. Speller
- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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Warner IM, El-Zahab B, Siraj N. Perspectives on Moving Ionic Liquid Chemistry into the Solid Phase. Anal Chem 2014; 86:7184-91. [DOI: 10.1021/ac501529m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Isiah M. Warner
- Department
of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department
of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33174, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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Dumke JC, Qureshi A, Hamdan S, Rupnik K, El-Zahab B, Hayes DJ, Warner IM. In vitro activity studies of hyperthermal near-infrared nanoGUMBOS in MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2014; 13:1270-80. [DOI: 10.1039/c4pp00030g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Nanoparticles devised entirely of ionic liquid-like materials called GUMBOS created a localized hyperthermal effect within breast cancer cells concurrent with near-infrared laser excitation.
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- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Louisiana State University
- Baton Rouge, USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Louisiana State University
- Baton Rouge, USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Louisiana State University
- Baton Rouge, USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Louisiana State University
- Baton Rouge, USA
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- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Louisiana State University
- Baton Rouge, USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Louisiana State University
- Baton Rouge, USA
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Jordan AN, Siraj N, Das S, Warner IM. Tunable near-infrared emission of binary nano- and mesoscale GUMBOS. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra03256j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Mixtures of GUMBOS were used to form binary nanomaterials with tunable emission spectra due to Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET).
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- Atiya N. Jordan
- Department of Chemistry
- Louisiana State University
- Baton Rouge, USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Louisiana State University
- Baton Rouge, USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Louisiana State University
- Baton Rouge, USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Louisiana State University
- Baton Rouge, USA
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Bachar N, Liberman L, Muallem F, Feng X, Müllen K, Haick H. Sensor Arrays Based on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Chemiresistors versus Quartz-Crystal Microbalance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2013; 5:11641-11653. [PMID: 24147727 DOI: 10.1021/am403067t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Arrays of broadly cross-reactive sensors are key elements of smart, self-training sensing systems. Chemically sensitive resistors and quartz-crystal microbalance (QCM) sensors are attractive for sensing applications that involve detection and classification of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the gas phase. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) derivatives as sensing materials can provide good sensitivity and robust selectivity towards different polar and nonpolar VOCs, while being quite tolerant to large humidity variations. Here, we present a comparative study of chemiresistor and QCM arrays based on a set of custom-designed PAH derivatives having either purely nonpolar coronas or alternating nonpolar and strongly polar side chain termination. The arrays were exposed to various concentrations of representative polar and nonpolar VOCs under extremely varying humidity conditions (5-80% RH). The sensor arrays' classification ability of VOC polarity, chemical class and compound separation was explained in terms of the sensing characteristics of the constituent sensors and their interaction with the VOCs. The results presented here contribute to the development of novel versatile and cost-effective real-world VOC sensing platforms.
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- Nadav Bachar
- The Department of Chemical Engineering and Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa 3200003, Israel
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Qiu X, Hu S. "Smart" Materials Based on Cellulose: A Review of the Preparations, Properties, and Applications. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2013; 6:738-781. [PMID: 28809338 PMCID: PMC5512797 DOI: 10.3390/ma6030738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2012] [Revised: 02/19/2013] [Accepted: 02/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cellulose is the most abundant biomass material in nature, and possesses some promising properties, such as mechanical robustness, hydrophilicity, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. Thus, cellulose has been widely applied in many fields. "Smart" materials based on cellulose have great advantages-especially their intelligent behaviors in reaction to environmental stimuli-and they can be applied to many circumstances, especially as biomaterials. This review aims to present the developments of "smart" materials based on cellulose in the last decade, including the preparations, properties, and applications of these materials. The preparations of "smart" materials based on cellulose by chemical modifications and physical incorporating/blending were reviewed. The responsiveness to pH, temperature, light, electricity, magnetic fields, and mechanical forces, etc. of these "smart" materials in their different forms such as copolymers, nanoparticles, gels, and membranes were also reviewed, and the applications as drug delivery systems, hydrogels, electronic active papers, sensors, shape memory materials and smart membranes, etc. were also described in this review.
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- Xiaoyun Qiu
- Department of Environmental Sciences & Engineering, College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences & Engineering, College of Resources & Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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