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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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Thermodynamic modelling of Ag–Si nanophase diagram including shape effect
The CALPHAD method is an especially effective method to calculate the nanophase diagram of systems by combining the thermodynamic database for the...
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A flexible glucose biosensor modified by reduced-swelling and conductive zwitterionic hydrogel enzyme membrane
This paper reports a flexible glucose biosensor which is modified by a reduced-swelling and conductive zwitterionic hydrogel enzyme membrane that...
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Highly Sensitive and Selective Gas Sensors for Ethanol Based on Mn Doped ZnO Nanoflakes
Low-operating temperature gas sensors play a pivotal role in environmental and health safety. Here, we investigate the performance of hexagonal ZnO...
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Influence of Urolithin A and Cholecalciferol on IFN-γ Production by Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Under Normal Conditions and in the Presence of Products Released by Tumor Cells
Urolithin A is a polyphenolic metabolite of ellagic acid and ellagitannins that is produced by intestinal microbiota and has higher bioavailability...
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Composite cathode Gd0.2Ce0.8O1.9–SrFe1−xTixO3-δ for Nicotiana tabacum-derived carbon fuel-based direct carbon fuel cell
As an electrochemical device that converts the chemical energy of fuel directly into electrical energy, the fuel cell is a new alternative technology...
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Investigation of dry sliding wear characteristics of Al 7075 reinforced with SiC-graphite hybrid composites: multi-parameter optimization using grey relational analysis
Metal matrix composites made of aluminium and ceramics reinforced with silicon carbide (SiC) have desirable mechanical characteristics. On the other...
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Sandwich-structured In–Ga alloy phase change thermal pad with low thermal resistance and leakage prevention
With the rapid increase in chip integration and power density, there is a growing need to develop advanced thermal interface materials for effective...
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PEGylation of Proteins as Tailored Chemistry for Optimized Bioconjugates
The high potential of peptides and proteins as therapeutic agents has not been fully exploited because of their common shortcomings: the only...
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Polymer Therapeutics for Cancer: Current Status and Future Challenges
Drug delivery systems for cancer therapeutics have revolutionized medicine. Delivery systems have improved the efficacy and reduced the toxicity of...
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Polymer Therapeutics: Polymers as Drugs, Drug and Protein Conjugates and Gene Delivery Systems: Past, Present and Future Opportunities
As the 21st century begins we are witnessing a paradigm shift in medical practice. Whereas the use of polymers in biomedical materials applications...
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Block Copolymer Micelles
This review summarizes recent advances to date in the area of block copolymer micelles and also tries to highlight some new directions in that...
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Surface-Grafted Polymer Gradients: Formation, Characterization, and Applications
This review presents to-date progress in the formation of surface-tethered polymer assemblies with gradually varying physico-chemical properties....
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Computer-Aided Conformation-Dependent Design of Copolymer Sequences
A survey is given of the simulation methods as applied to the design of nontrivial sequences in synthetic copolymers aimed at achieving desired...
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After-Action of the Ideas of I.M. Lifshitz in Polymer and Biopolymer Physics
We review the development of ideas in polymer physics initially formulated by I.M. Lifshitz. We start with general issues in polymer statistics,...
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Role of Physical Factors in the Process of Obtaining Copolymers
A brief introduction into the principles of the statistical description of the chemical structure of linear heteropolymers is given....
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Polypeptide and Polypeptide Hybrid Copolymer Synthesis via NCA Polymerization
This article summarizes recent developments in the synthesis of polypeptides and hybrid peptide copolymers. Traditional methods used to polymerize...
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Nucleation and Crystallization in Diblock and Triblock Copolymers
Crystallization of block copolymer microdomains can have a tremendous influence on the morphology, properties and applications of these materials....
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Gene Delivery Using Polymer Therapeutics
The use of polymers as synthetic non-viral carriers for introducing nucleic acids into cells appears very appealing. Polymers can be generated in...
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Polymer Brushes by Anionic and Cationic Surface-Initiated Polymerization (SIP)
The formation of homopolymer and block copolymer brushes grafted from flat and nanoparticle surfaces via surface-initiated anionic and cationic...