Lanthanide metal-organic frameworks as multifunctional luminescent sensor for detecting cations, anions and organic solvent molecules in aqueous solution

2017 / Journal of Solid State Chemistry

A series of water-stable isostructural mono/bimetallic lanthanide metal-organic frameworks (Ln-MOFs) {[Eu5xTb5(1-x)(OH)6(TZI)3(DMA)1.5(H2O)10.5]·DMA·0.5H2O}n (x = 1.0 (1), 0.5 (3), 0.4 (4), 0.3… Continue reading Lanthanide metal-organic frameworks as multifunctional luminescent sensor for detecting cations, anions and organic solvent molecules in aqueous solution

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Competitive fluorescence anisotropy/polarization assay for ATP using aptamer as affinity ligand and dye-labeled ATP as fluorescence tracer

2017 / Talanta

We developed an aptamer-based competitive fluorescence anisotropy (FA)/fluorescence polarization (FP) assay for adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Different from the traditional fluorescence… Continue reading Competitive fluorescence anisotropy/polarization assay for ATP using aptamer as affinity ligand and dye-labeled ATP as fluorescence tracer

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Reactive bienzyme systems fabricated through immobilization of biotinylated glucose oxidase and peroxidase molecules onto neutralized avidin-conjugated liposomes

2017 / Biochemical Engineering Journal

Immobilization of multiple enzymes onto solid surface is of significance for efficient consecutive reactions. In this work, the neutralized avidin… Continue reading Reactive bienzyme systems fabricated through immobilization of biotinylated glucose oxidase and peroxidase molecules onto neutralized avidin-conjugated liposomes

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Optimized structure of silane-core containing host materials for highly efficient blue TADF OLEDs

2017 / Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Three new derivatives containing silane cores, viz. 9,9′,9′′-(((4-(pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)silanetriyl)tris(benzene-4,1-diyl))tris(9H-carbazole) (SiCz3Py1), bis(4-(9H-carbazol-9-yl)phenyl)bis(4-(pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)silane (SiCz2Py2), and 9-(4-(tris(4-(pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)silyl)phenyl)-9H-carbazole (SiCz1Py3), were designed and synthesized. Carbazole as a donor… Continue reading Optimized structure of silane-core containing host materials for highly efficient blue TADF OLEDs

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Extremely deep-blue fluorescent emitters with CIEy ≤ 0.04 for non-doped organic light-emitting diodes based on an indenophenanthrene core

2017 / Dyes and Pigments

The fluorescent molecules 7,7-dimethyl-N,N-diphenyl-7H-indeno[1,2-a] phenanthren-9-amine (DIP) and 4-(7,7-dimethyl-7H-indeno[1,2-a]phenanthren-9-yl)-N,N-diphenylaniline (TIP), with indenophenanthrene cores and attached arylamine structures, were synthesized for use… Continue reading Extremely deep-blue fluorescent emitters with CIEy ≤ 0.04 for non-doped organic light-emitting diodes based on an indenophenanthrene core

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Site-specific conjugation of fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) based on incorporation of alkyne-reactive unnatural amino acid

2017 / Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry

Recent advances in site-specific protein modification include the increasingly popular incorporation of unnatural amino acid(s) using amber codon, a method… Continue reading Site-specific conjugation of fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) based on incorporation of alkyne-reactive unnatural amino acid

Leah Pandiscia, PhD