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Inexpensive and colorimetric RNA detection at ambient temperature with a cell-free protein synthesis platform
While many proposals of paper-based diagnostics utilize cell-free gene expression systems, these assays oftentimes suffer from the need for...
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Comparison of the dosimetry of scandium-43 and scandium-44 patient organ doses in relation to commonly used gallium-68 for imaging neuroendocrine tumours
BackgroundSeveral research groups have explored the potential of scandium radionuclides for theragnostic applications due to their longer half-lives...
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Ion Microscopy on Diamond
Because of its physical properties (strong radiation hardness, wide energy gap with a consequent extremely low dark current, very large electron and...
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Laser Ablation-Deposited CN x Thin Films
Amorphous CN x thin films were deposited at room temperature by pulsed laser ablation of graphite targets in a...
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Defects in CVD Diamond Films from Their Response as Nuclear Detectors
CVD diamond films can be used to realize nuclear detectors with outstanding working capability in harsh environments. Since efficient particle...
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Raman Spectroscopy and Optical Properties of Amorphous Diamond-Like Carbon Films
The Raman spectroscopy and optical characterization of amorphous hydrogen-free diamond-like carbon films is described. The samples were prepared by...
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Vibrational Spectroscopy in Ion–Irradiated Carbon–Based Thin Films
In this work we present and discuss some selected experiments on ion–irradiated carbon–based thin films. Vibrational spectroscopy is used to...
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Aid of Scaling Laws in the Achievement of a Well-Controlled Film Deposition Process
Scaling laws are profitably applied in all the scientific disciplines. Approximated solutions constitute a valuable aid for the analysis of complex...
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Elastic and Structural Properties of Carbon Materials Investigated by Brillouin Light Scattering
Brillouin light scattering (BS) is a nondestructive technique exploited to investigate collective excitations in solids: acoustic phonons, spin...
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Formation, Atomic Structures and Properties of Carbon Nanocage Materials
Various carbon nanocage fullerene materials (clusters, metallofullerenes, onions, nanotubes, nanohorns and nanocapsules) were synthesized by...
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Pulsed Laser Deposition of Carbon Films: Tailoring Structure and Properties
Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) is a versatile technique to synthesize films of a given material with strongly different properties. In this chapter we...
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Correlation Between Local Structure and Film Properties in Amorphous Carbon Materials
A discussion of the various amorphous carbon and amorphous hydrogenated carbon films is presented. A link between sp 2, sp...
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Gene expression modulation tools for bacterial synthetic biology
Synthetic biology has revolutionized the creation of microbial cell factories for the efficient production of value-added chemicals and materials...
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Measurements of Defect Density Inside CVD Diamond Films Through Nuclear Particle Penetration
Fast nuclear particles (light or heavy ions), passing through a diamond film, deposit energy by ionization. It is possible to collect the developed...
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Optical Characterisation of High-Quality Homoepitaxial Diamond
Recently, great effort has been devoted to the deposition of homoepitaxial diamond for electronic applications. Its single-crystal nature avoids the...
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A Spectroscopic Approach to Carbon Materials for Energy Storage
In this Chapter we present the contribution offered by vibrational spectroscopy in the characterization of carbon–based materials. The necessary...
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Raman Spectroscopy of CVD Carbon Thin Films Excited by Near-Infrared Light
The interpretation of the Raman spectra of amorphous carbon thin films is still controversial. The concept of their decomposition into D and G peaks...
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Electrical Resistivity and Real Structure of Magnetron-Sputtered Carbon Films
The resistivity and structure of DC magnetron-sputtered carbon films is studied. The film structure is examined by Raman spectroscopy, transmission...
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Characterisation of the Growth Mechanism during PECVD of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes
The growth mechanism of multiwalled carbon nanotubes has been a subject of considerable research interest. Published results show that nanotubes may...
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Pareto optimization of SPECT acquisition and reconstruction settings for 177Lu activity quantification
BackgroundThe aim was to investigate the noise and bias properties of quantitative 177 Lu-SPECT with respect to the number of projection angles, and...
