Lysozyme (LYZ) is a model protein frequently employed to study interaction with drugs and to understand the crystallization process of… Continue reading Investigation of complexation of amlodipine with lysozyme and its effect on lysozyme crystal growth
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
March 24, 2020
In a variety of applications, functionalization of gold nanoparticles is needed to ensure adequate surface charge and hydrophobicity for their… Continue reading Effect of Added Surfactant on Poly(Ethylenimine)-Assisted Gold Nanoparticle Formation
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
March 24, 2020
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
March 24, 2020
In this study, a novel zero-dimensional (0D)/two-dimensional (2D) heterojunction photocatalyst consisting of cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanosheets (NSs) decorated with FeP… Continue reading Highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from 0D/2D heterojunction of FeP nanoparticles/CdS nanosheets
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
March 24, 2020
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
March 24, 2020
Web spiders connect silk proteins, so-called spidroins, into fibers of extraordinary toughness. The spidroin N-terminal domain (NTD) plays a pivotal… Continue reading Methionine in a protein hydrophobic core drives tight interactions required for assembly of spider silk
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
March 24, 2020
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
March 24, 2020
A crystal growth of hydrothermal ZnO nanowires essentially requires a concentration control within so-called “concentration window”, where the anisotropic crystal… Continue reading Substantial Narrowing on the Width of “Concentration Window” of Hydrothermal ZnO Nanowires via Ammonia Addition
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
March 24, 2020
Aquasomes (AQ) are self-assembled nanostructures, made up of a spherical hydroxyapatite core and a carbohydrate layer on top, for delivering… Continue reading Synthesis, Detailed Characterization, and Dual Drug Delivery Application of BSA Loaded Aquasomes
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
March 24, 2020
Novel hydrogel@liposome particles were prepared by pH-triggered molecular gel formation inside of liposomes loaded with a low-molecular weight gelator derived from l-valine (1).… Continue reading Liposome-Enveloped Molecular Nanogels
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
March 24, 2020
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
March 24, 2020
The proteolytic resistant 33-mer gliadin peptide is an immunodominant fragment in gluten and responsible for the celiac disease and other… Continue reading Molecular mechanisms of 33-mer gliadin peptide oligomerisation
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
March 24, 2020
Quinoline based fluorescent probes were formulated for the precise detection of cerium ions. Probes 1 and 2 detect Ce3+ ion as opposed to other metal… Continue reading Quinoline based probes: Large blue shifted fluorescent and electrochemical sensing of cerium ion and its biological applications
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
June 29, 2020
Core double-shell MnFe2O4@reduced graphene oxide (rGO)@TiO2 magnetic photocatalyst was synthesized at different calcination temperatures using different initial amounts of graphene oxide.… Continue reading Core double-shell MnFe2O4@rGO@TiO2 superparamagnetic photocatalyst for wastewater treatment under solar light
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
March 24, 2020
A novel visible-light-driven Bi12O17Cl2/AgI composite was synthesized by a deposition-precipitation method at room temperature. Dispersing AgI on Bi12O17Cl2 substrate endows AgI… Continue reading Improving the stability and photocatalytic activity of AgI via constructing novel Bi12O17Cl2/AgI composite
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
March 24, 2020
Artificial tubular networks are promising structures for biomaterial applications because of their large surface areas. A tubular network was formed… Continue reading Tubular Network Formation by Mixing Amphiphilic Polypeptides with Differing Hydrophilic Blocks
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
March 24, 2020
A highly conserved 458PLSSMXP464 sequence in the small subunit (S-subunit) of an industrially important Bacillus licheniformis γ-glutamyltranspeptidase (BlGGT) was identified by sequence alignment. Molecular… Continue reading Mutational Analysis of a Highly Conserved PLSSMXP Sequence in the Small Subunit of Bacillus licheniformis γ-Glutamyltranspeptidase
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
March 24, 2020
Photo-responsive materials with good luminescence performance in solid state have received widespread attention. However, the reported luminescent photo-responsive systems exhibit… Continue reading An AIEgen-based luminescent photo-responsive system used as concealed anti-counterfeit material
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
March 24, 2020
Nanocrystalline AZrTi2O7 (A = Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba) system has been synthesized by an auto-ignited combustion technique. The structure of the system… Continue reading Synthesis and characterization of AZrTi2O7 (A = mg, ca, Sr and Ba) functional nanoceramics
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
March 24, 2020
New types of polymers composed of bithiophene condensed with disilacyclohexadiene rings and benzothiadiazole were prepared by the platinum-catalyzed dehydrogenative bissilylation.… Continue reading Synthesis and optical properties of polymers with bithiophene condensed with disilacyclohexadiene rings and benzothiadiazole
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
March 24, 2020