17 Result(s)
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Plastic Microchip Electrophoresis for Clinical Applications of DNA Analysis
Microfluidic devices were fabricated on poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) substrate using heat embossing method. Results indicated that all of the 11 DNA fragments of the size marker (HaeIII digest of φX174) could...
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Reaction of Tetracopper(I)-Phosphonitocavitand with PhSeSiMe3: Synthesis and Structure of a Polyanionic Cluster [pyH]6[(CuCl)9(μ3-SePh)5(μ4-SePh)]
Treatment of tetracopper(I)-phosphonitocavitand [1·Cu4(μ-Cl)4(μ4-Cl)] (2) (1 = tetraphosphonitocavitand [rccc-2,8,14,20-tetrakis-(iso-butyl)-phosphonitocavitand (C44H48O8P4Ph4)]) with PhSeSiMe3 in THF at low temp...
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Investigations of flow field designs in direct methanol fuel cell
An experimental and simulation research had been performed to investigate the performance as well as the flow distribution in the cathode flow field in the case of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). The gas w...
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Nano-porous SiO/carbon composite anode for lithium-ion batteries
Carbon-coating of sub-μm SiO particles (dmax = 0.36 μm, d50 = 0.69 μm) by a fluidized-bed chemical-vapor-deposition process has produced unique nano-porous SiO/C secondary particles within which the SiO primary p...
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Synthesis of 3-O-sulfonated heparan sulfate octasaccharides that inhibit the herpes simplex virus type 1 host–cell interaction
Cell surface carbohydrates play significant roles in a number of biologically important processes. Heparan sulfate, for instance, is a ubiquitously distributed polysulfated polysaccharide that is involved, amo...
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Evaluation of adiabatic runaway reaction of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide by DSC and VSP2
Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKPO) is generally applied to manufacturing in the polymerization processes. Due to thermal instability and high exothermic behaviors of MEKPO, if any operation is undertaken rec...
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Nephrotoxicity assessments of benzo(a)pyrene during zebrafish embryogenesis
Benzo(a)pyrene is a chemical produced during the process of making fried, roasted, and smoked foods. It remains unclear whether benzo(a)pyrene affects the early development of human organs. In this study, we u...
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Exploring physical stability characteristics of positively charged catanionic vesicle/DNA complexes
Cationic vesicles fabricated from various novel materials have been recently developed for DNA delivery applications, and the physical stability of the vesicle/DNA complexes played an important role in the tra...
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Production of bacterial cellulose with various additives in a PCS rotating disk bioreactor and its material property analysis
Previous studies have demonstrated that bacterial cellulose (BC) can be semi-continuously produced by utilizing the plastic composite support-rotating disk bioreactor (PCS-RDB). In this study, different additi...
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Determination of sorption and diffusion parameters of 99Tc in crushed granite using through-diffusion experiments
Diffusion and sorption are important processes associated with radionuclides migration in crystalline rock. These processes are studied in the laboratory using borehole core samples. In this study, we obtained...
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Temperature effect on the optical properties of two different triphenylamine-based organic dyes
In this paper, we present the absorption and photoluminescence (PL) spectra of conjugated, metal-free organic dyes, triphenylamine derivatives 3-(4-(bis(4-(5-(4-(hexyloxy)phenyl)thiophenyl)phenyl)amino)phenyl)...
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Experimental and numerical investigations of 99TcO4− diffusion in compacted SPV 200 bentonite
Diffusion characteristics in bentonite are essential to quantify the transport of radionuclides through buffer/backfill materials in waste repositories. This study employs through-diffusion techniques to inves...
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The Suspension of Platinum Nanoparticles Prepared by Electric Discharge Method in Ethanol
Platinum nanoparticles were prepared in ethanol by electric discharge method. The absorption of platinum nano-colloid was measured by UV–Visible Spectrophotometer (UV–Vis). Measurement of Zetasizer showed that...
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Investigation into bentonite colloid sorption behavior of cesium using batch tests
In this study, we characterized the physical properties of bentonite colloids, conducted stability tests, and examined the effects of the colloids on the sorption of radionuclides in groundwater (Cs-137). The ...
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Preparation of Ag Nanoparticles in Ammonia by Using EDM and a Study of the Relationships Between Ammonia and Silver Nanoparticles
This study used deionized water and ammonia (0.02%) as dielectric fluids and then employed electronic discharge machine to ionize them, with the arc-focused energy melting the surface of silver electrode rods....
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Preliminary evaluation of SEM/EDS technique for the determination of colloid diffusion coefficient in granite matrix
Colloids present high sorption for many solutes and are considered potential contaminant carriers in geological environments. Experimental quantitative data are required for an adequate description of colloid-...
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Growth and Characterization of Fluorocarbon Thin Films from Low Pressure Tetrafluoromethane, Hexafluoroethane and Octafluorocyclobutane Plasmas
This study aims to explore the plasma polymerization reaction of fluorocarbon gases, with specific focus on three monomers: tetrafluoromethane, hexafluoroethane, and octafluorocyclobutane. Optical emission spe...
