This study reports the interaction and energy transfer between fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) and DPenicillamine capped gold nanoparticles (DPA−AuNPs).… Continue reading Spectroscopic Investigation of Interaction Between Carbon Quantum Dots and D-Penicillamine Capped Gold Nanoparticles
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Cardiac troponin C (cTnC) is a key effector in cardiac muscle excitation-contraction coupling as the Ca2+ sensing subunit responsible for controlling… Continue reading Fluorescent Protein-Based Ca2+ Sensor Reveals Global, Divalent Cation-Dependent Conformational Changes in Cardiac Troponin C
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Advanced microscopy methods allow obtaining information on (dynamic) conformational changes in biomolecules via measuring a single molecular distance in the… Continue reading Förster resonance energy transfer and protein-induced fluorescence enhancement as synergetic multiscale molecular rulers
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Synthesis, characterization and bovine serum albumin (BSA) binding properties of three derivatives of vitamin K3 have been described. Results of… Continue reading Synthesis, characterization and serum albumin binding studies of vitamin K3 derivatives
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-dopamine (PLGA-D)-based nanoparticles (NPs) were developed for the delivery of protein to macrophages. PLGA-D was synthesized viaamide bond formation between… Continue reading Dopamine-conjugated poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles for protein delivery to macrophages
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
In this study, we report the protective effects of linolenic acid towards the formation of early (HbA1c) and advanced glycation… Continue reading Linolenic acid prevents early and advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) modification of albumin
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
(R)-1,1’-Bi(2-naphthol) ((R)-BINOL) in an acetonitrile solution lost optical activity upon irradiation with an Hg–Xe lamp. HPLC resolution of the product… Continue reading Photo Racemization and Polymerization of (R)-1,1′-Bi(2-naphthol)
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
WhmD is considered to have a role in the septation and division Mycobacterium smegmatis cells. Since FtsZ is the central protein of… Continue reading WhmD promotes the assembly of Mycobacterium smegmatisFtsZ: A possible role of WhmD in bacterial cell division
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
In this study we synthesized three novel poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV) derivatives that differ in terms of their ratios of heterocyclic benzo[c]cinnoline… Continue reading Synthesis and properties of air-stable n-channel semiconductors based on MEH-PPV derivatives containing benzo[c]cinnoline moieties
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
We synthesized ZnO nano-micro structures, including microrods, nanosheets, a nanosheet self-assembled hollow sphere (NSHS), and a hollow hierarchical aggregate (HHA)… Continue reading Hydrothermally controlled ZnO nanosheet self-assembled hollow spheres/hierarchical aggregates and their photocatalytic activities
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
A narrow high intensity red-emitting double-perovskite type phosphor SrLa1−xMgTaO6:xEu3+ was successfully synthesized by a solid-state reaction method. Under the excitation of… Continue reading A red-emitting perovskite-type SrLa(1−x)MgTaO6:xEu3+ for white LED application
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
We report the fabrication of one dimensional conducting Al doped ZnO nanowires by spray pyrolysis and subsequent aqueous chemical growth… Continue reading Epitaxial growth of vertically aligned highly conducting ZnO nanowires by modified aqueous chemical growth process
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
A few years ago, single molecule Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscope (FRET SNOM) images were demonstrated using… Continue reading Single molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer scanning near-field optical microscopy: potentials and challenges
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Blue-emitting (Hf1−xEux)P2O7−δ (0≤x≤0.14) phosphors were prepared in air atmosphere by a liquid-phase method and photoluminescent properties were characterized. The pyrophosphate phosphors… Continue reading Novel blue-emitting phosphors based on hafnium pyrophosphate
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Green-emitting (Gd1−x−yLaxTby)2O(WO4)2 (0 ⩽ x ⩽ 0.05, 0.05 ⩽ y ⩽ 0.15) phosphors were synthesized in a single phase form by the conventional solid-state reaction method, and their photoluminescent… Continue reading Synthesis of green-emitting (Gd, La, Tb)2O(WO4)2 phosphors
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Carbendazim (1) is a benzimidazole extensively used as post-harvest fungicide on fruits and vegetables. The aim of the present work… Continue reading Photodegradation of carbendazim sensitized by aromatic ketones
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018