2018 / Dalton Transactions
Thiolate coordination to zinc(II) ions occurs widely in such functional biomolecules as zinc enzymes or zinc finger proteins. Here, we… Continue reading A simple method for determining the ligand affinity toward a zinc-enzyme model by using a TAMRA/TAMRA interaction
2018 / The FEBS Journal
Papillomavirus oncoprotein E6 is a critical factor in the modulation of cervical cancer in humans. At the molecular level, formation… Continue reading A Cu2+ complex induces the aggregation of human papillomavirus oncoprotein E6 and stabilizes p53
2018 / Inorganic Chemistry
The hybrid structure of nanoparticles (NPs) with nanosheets has the advantage of both anisotropic properties of NPs and large specific… Continue reading Topotactic Transformation of Solvated MgCr-LDH Nanosheets to Highly Efficient Porous MgO/MgCr2O4 Nanocomposite for Photocatalytic H2Evolution
2018 / Bioconjugate Chemistry
Polymer-based nanotheranostics for cancer treatment and diagnosis are appealing tools in the fast-growing field of nanomedicine. In this paper, we… Continue reading PEI-NIR Heptamethine Cyanine Nanotheranostics for Tumor Targeted Gene Delivery
2018 / ChemSusChem
A green, template‐free easy‐to‐implement strategy giving access to holey g‐C₃N₄ nanosheets doped with carbon is described. The protocol involves heating… Continue reading ß‐Cyclodextrin as template‐free precursor to prepare holey C‐doped g‐C₃N₄ nanosheets with improved charge separation for efficient visible‐light photocatalytic hydrogen generation
2018 / ACS Omega
In this work, a series of heterostructure Ag@Ag3PO4/g-C3N4/NiFe layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanocomposites were prepared by a combination of an… Continue reading Dynamics of Charge-Transfer Behavior in a Plasmon-Induced Quasi-Type-II p–n/n–n Dual Heterojunction in Ag@Ag3PO4/g-C3N4/NiFe LDH Nanocomposites for Photocatalytic Cr(VI) Reduction and Phenol Oxidation
2018 / Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry
As a class of multifunctional materials, crystalline supramolecular complexes have attracted much attention because of their unique architectures, intriguing topologies… Continue reading Construction of a three‐dimensional supramolecular framework based on an anionic cadmium(II) coordination network and protonated dipyridine organic cations
2018 / Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry
In recent years, the design and construction of crystalline coordination complexes by the assembly of metal ions with multitopic ligands… Continue reading Substituent effects of two isophthalate derivatives on the construction of cadmium coordination polymers incorporating a dipyridyl ligand
2018 / ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Developing adhesives that can function underwater remains a major challenge for bioengineering; yet, many marine creatures, exemplified as mussels and… Continue reading Self-Assembled Nanofibers for Strong Underwater Adhesion: the Trick of Barnacles
2018 / Nanoscale
Carbon nanodots (CDs) are a novel family of nanomaterials exhibiting unique optical properties. In particular, their bright and tunable fluorescence… Continue reading Disentangling Size Effects and Spectral Inhomogeneity in Carbon Nanodots by Ultrafast Dynamical Hole-Burning
2018 / RSC Advances
In this work, green-emitting InP/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) modified with 1-dodecanethiol were embedded into silica by two methods to improve… Continue reading Photoluminescence color stability of green-emitting InP/ZnS core/shell quantum dots embedded in silica prepared via hydrophobic routes
2018 / Chemistry: A European Journal
The synthesis and photophysical properties of two luminescent Cu(I) coordination polymers, [Cu2I2(PPh3)2(3‐tpyb)]n and [Cu2I2(PPh3)2(4‐tpyb)]n (Cu‐3‐tpyb and Cu‐4‐tpyb; PPh3 = triphenylphosphine,… Continue reading Mechanochromic Switching between Delayed Fluorescence and Phosphorescence of Luminescent Coordination Polymers Composed of Dinuclear Copper(I) Iodide Rhombic Cores
2018 / Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
The interaction of cupric ion with esculetin, a dihydroxy coumarin derivative, was studied by absorption and fluorescence spectroscopic methods in… Continue reading Fluorescence “off” and “on” signalling of esculetin in presence of copper and thiol: A possible implication in cellular thiol sensing
2018 / Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences
Dyad 4, comprised of a triphenylamine (TPA) electron donor and 1,4-pentadien-3-one (pentadienone) electron acceptor tethered by a nonconjugated linker displays… Continue reading A Leaning Amine–Ketone Dyad with a Nonconjugated Linker: Solvatofluorochromism and Dual Fluorescence Associated with Intramolecular Charge Transfer
2018 / The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Nitrogen content in carbon dots plays a crucial role both on the structure and on the optical properties. We synthesized… Continue reading Tailoring the Emission Color of Carbon Dots through Nitrogen-Induced Changes of Their Crystalline Structure
2018 / Macromolecules
3-Methyl-4-aza[6]helicene (A6H) enantiomers were synthesized and proposed as high-performance visible light photoinitiators and/or photosensitizers for the free radical polymerization (FRP)… Continue reading Visible Light Chiral Photoinitiator for Radical Polymerization and Synthesis of Polymeric Films with Strong Chiroptical Activity
2018 / ACS Omega
Here, naphthalene diamine-based β-diketone derivative (compound LH) was successfully used as a dual signaling probe for divalent cations, Fe2+ and Cu2+ ions,… Continue reading On/Off Fluorescent Chemosensor for Selective Detection of Divalent Iron and Copper Ions: Molecular Logic Operation and Protein Binding
2013 / Chirality
UV, circular dichroism (CD), fluorescence and circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) spectra were recorded for a set of four related [2.2.1]… Continue reading Experimental and Calculated CPL Spectra and Related Spectroscopic Data of Camphor and Other Simple Chiral Bicyclic Ketones
2016 / Chemistry Letters
This paper proposes a new approach for generating strong circularly polarized luminescence (CPL), based on the complexation of non-chiral, non-functionalized… Continue reading Facile and Versatile Approach for Generating Circularly Polarized Luminescence by Non-chiral, Low-molecular Dye-on-nanotemplate Composite System
2018 / RSC Advances
We have shown that fullerene (C60) becomes soluble in water by mixing fullerene and amyloid β peptide (Aβ40) whose fibril… Continue reading Preparation and photo-induced activities of water-soluble amyloid β-C60 complexes
