Application of benz[c,d]indolenine-based unsymmetrical squaraine dyes to near-infrared dye-sensitized solar cells

2017 / Dyes and Pigments

Novel benz[c,d]indolenine-based unsymmetrical near-infrared squaraine dyes having germinal butyl (η = 0.55%) and octyl (η = 0.58%) groups at another indolenine ring exhibited higher conversion efficiency… Continue reading Application of benz[c,d]indolenine-based unsymmetrical squaraine dyes to near-infrared dye-sensitized solar cells

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

An aggregation induced emission enhancement-based ratiometric fluorescent sensor for detecting trace uranyl ion (UO22+) and the application in living cells imaging

2017 / Journal of Luminescence

A ratiometric fluorescence detection method for trace amount of uranyl ion (UO22+) was developed in this study, based on aggregation… Continue reading An aggregation induced emission enhancement-based ratiometric fluorescent sensor for detecting trace uranyl ion (UO22+) and the application in living cells imaging

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Surfactant–cobalt(III) complexes: The impact of hydrophobicity on interaction with HSA and DNA – insights from experimental and theoretical approach

2017 / Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces

To develop surfactant-based metallodrugs, it is very important to know about their hydrophobicity, micelle forming capacity, their interaction with biomacromolecules… Continue reading Surfactant–cobalt(III) complexes: The impact of hydrophobicity on interaction with HSA and DNA – insights from experimental and theoretical approach

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

The severe impact of in vivo-like microfluidic flow and the influence of gemini surfactants on amyloid aggregation of hen egg white lysozyme†

2017 / RSC Advances

The formation of amyloid plaques is being intensively studied, as this process underlies severe human diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, and… Continue reading The severe impact of in vivo-like microfluidic flow and the influence of gemini surfactants on amyloid aggregation of hen egg white lysozyme†

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Large-scale synthesis of monodisperse SiC nanoparticles with adjustable size, stoichiometric ratio and properties by fluidized bed chemical vapor deposition

2017 / Journal of Nanoparticle Research

A facile fluidized bed chemical vapor deposition method was proposed for the synthesis of monodisperse SiC nanoparticles by using the… Continue reading Large-scale synthesis of monodisperse SiC nanoparticles with adjustable size, stoichiometric ratio and properties by fluidized bed chemical vapor deposition

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Color tuning of cationic pyrene derivatives on a clay nanosheet: Retardation of gradual redshift on clay

2017 / Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

A novel type of trimethylanilinium-substituted pyrene derivative, 1,6-di(N,N,N-trimethylanilinium-4-yl)pyrene 2I− (An–Py2+), was synthesized. An–Py2+ exhibits strong emission with a high-emission quantum yield (approximately… Continue reading Color tuning of cationic pyrene derivatives on a clay nanosheet: Retardation of gradual redshift on clay

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Flufenamic acid protects against intestinal fluid secretion and barrier leakage in a mouse model of Vibrio cholerae infection through NF-κB inhibition and AMPK activation

2017 / European Journal of Pharmacology

Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB)-mediated inflammatory responses play crucial roles in the pathogenesis of diarrhea caused by the Vibrio cholerae El Tor… Continue reading Flufenamic acid protects against intestinal fluid secretion and barrier leakage in a mouse model of Vibrio cholerae infection through NF-κB inhibition and AMPK activation

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Study on effect of lomefloxacin on human holo-transferrin in the presence of essential and nonessential amino acids: Spectroscopic and molecular modeling approaches

2017 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

The purpose of this study was to determine how lomefloxacin (LMF) interacts with human holo-transferrin (HTF) in the presence of… Continue reading Study on effect of lomefloxacin on human holo-transferrin in the presence of essential and nonessential amino acids: Spectroscopic and molecular modeling approaches

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Syntheses, structures and photophysical properties of a series of Zn-Ln complexes

2017 / Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids

Six Zn-Ln coordination complexes, [Nd2Zn2(C6H5COO)10(Imh)2(H2O)2] (1), [Pr2Zn2(C6H5COO)10(Imh)2(H2O)2] (2), [ErZn2(C6H5COO)7(Imh)2] (3), [HoZn2(C6H5COO)7(Imh)2] (4), [EuZn2(C6H5COO)7(Imh)2] (5), [TbZn2(C6H5COO)7(Imh)2] (6) (C6H5COOH = benzoic acid,… Continue reading Syntheses, structures and photophysical properties of a series of Zn-Ln complexes

Leah Pandiscia, PhD