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Method for electroless nickel plating on poly(ethylene terephthalate) substrates and through holes modified with primer
In this work, region-selective electroless nickel plating on poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) substrates and through holes modified with primer was developed. Results showed active groups formed on the modif...
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Open AccessSemi-rational engineering of a thermostable aldo–keto reductase from Thermotoga maritima for synthesis of enantiopure ethyl-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyrate (EHPB)
A novel aldo-keto reductase Tm1743 characterized from Thermotoga maritima was explored as an effective biocatalyst in chiral alcohol production. Natural Tm1743 catalyzes asymmetric reduction of ethyl 2-oxo-4-phen...
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High-adhesive electroless copper plating on polyethylene surface modified with primer
In this work, the region-selective electroless copper plating on the surface of calcium carbonate (CaCO3)-filled polyehtylene (PE) (CFP) films have been established based on printing primer by screen printing in ...
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Efficient Preparation of (S)-N-Boc-3-Hydroxylpiperidine Through Bioreduction by a Thermostable Aldo-KetoReductase
(S)-N-Boc-3-hydroxypiperidine ((S)-NBHP) is a key pharmaceutical intermediate and the chiral source in synthesizing Imbruvica, which is a newly approved drug in lymphoma therapy by targeting Bruton’s tyrosine ...
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High-conductivity SiO2-matrix B-doped Si-NC thin films by following ion-beam treatment
In this work, further ion-beam was performed on SiO2-matrix B-doped Si-NC (SBC) thin films in order to enhance conductivity. The effect of ionbeam type on the electrical properties of SBC thin films was investiga...
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Semi-rational Directed Evolution of Monoamine Oxidase for Kinetic Resolution of rac-Mexiletine
Semi-rational directed evolution was applied to the D5 variant of monoamine oxidase from Aspergillus niger (MAO-N-D5) with the aim of deriving the more desirable (R)-mexiletine through the kinetic resolution of m...
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Effect of montmorillonite on the morphologies and properties of monomer casting polyamide 6/polystyrene blends via successive in situ polymerization
Monomer casting polyamide 6 (MCPA6)/polystyrene (PS)/montmorillonite (MMT) ternary composites were prepared via successive in situ polymerization. The effects of Na+-MMT and OMMT on morphologies of MCPA6/PS blend...
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A facile technique to prepare cross-linked enzyme aggregates using p-benzoquinone as cross-linking agent
To obtain robust and thermo-stable enzyme aggregates, p-benzoquinone was used as cross-linker and bovine serum albumin (BSA) as crowding macromolecules to prepare cross-linked enzyme aggregates (CLEAs) of lipase....
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Synthesis and characterization of polyamide-6/graphite oxide nanocomposites
Polyamide-6/graphite oxide (PA6/GO) nanocomposites were synthesized using delamination/absorption method. The morphologies of the composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron mic...
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Cloning, expression, and biochemical characterization of a thermostable lipase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus JC
A thermophilic lipase gene of Geobacillus stearothermophilus JC was cloned and expressed in a pET 28-a (+) expression vector. The biochemical properties of the recombinant enzyme and its enantioselective hydrolys...
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Efficient Algorithms for Determining 3-D Bi-Plane Imaging Geometry
Biplane projection imaging is one of the primary methods for imaging and visualizing the cardiovascular system in medicine. A key problem in such a technique is to determine the imaging geometry (i.e., the rel...
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Efficient Job Scheduling Algorithms with Multi-Type Contentions
In this paper, we consider an interesting generalization of the classic job scheduling problem in which each job needs to compete not only for machines but also for other types of resources. The contentions am...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Efficient Job Scheduling Algorithms with Multi-type Contentions
In this paper, we consider an interesting generalization of the classic job scheduling problem in which each job needs to compete for not only machines but also other types of resources. The contentions among ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
An Efficient Algorithm for Determining 3-D Bi-plane Imaging Geometry
Biplane projection imaging is one of the primary methods for imaging and visualizing the cardiovascular systems in medicine. A key problem in such a technique is to determine the imaging geometry (i.e., the ro...
