The alkyl groups in 2-(dialkylamino)- and 2,7-bis(dialkylamino)perfluorophenazines drastically affected the melting point and solid-state fluorescence. 2-(Dialkylamino)- and 2,7-bis(dialkylamino) derivatives such… Continue reading Effects of the alkyl group in (dialkylamino)perfluorophenazines on the melting point and fluorescence properties
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Luminescent perovskite nanosheets were prepared by exfoliation of single- or double- layered perovskite oxides, K2Ln2Ti3O10, KLnNb2O7, and RbLnTa2O7 (Ln: lanthanide ion).… Continue reading Photoluminescence of Perovskite Nanosheets Prepared by Exfoliation of Layered Oxides, K2Ln2Ti3O10, KLnNb2O7, and RbLnTa2O7 (Ln: Lanthanide Ion)
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
A novel heterojunction photocatalyst BiOI/BiOBr was synthesized by a simple modified deposition–precipitation method. Several characterization tools including XRD, SEM, HRTEM… Continue reading Novel BiOI/BiOBr heterojunction photocatalysts with enhanced visible light photocatalytic properties
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Glycopolymers carrying sulfated saccharides with modest sugar contents (11% and 28%) were found to suppress the formation of amyloid fibrils… Continue reading Inhibition of Alzheimer Amyloid Aggregation with Sulfated Glycopolymers
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Peptide aptamers (=binders) against inorganic materials often show a capacity for mineralization of their target atoms; thus they are able… Continue reading Utilization of the Pleiotropy of a Peptidic Aptamer To Fabricate Heterogeneous Nanodot-Containing Multilayer Nanostructures
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
In this paper, a novel composite photocatalyst AgI/AgCl/TiO2 was prepared by ion exchange method and characterized by XRD, SEM and UV–Vis… Continue reading Preparation, characterization and visible-light photocatalytic activity of AgI/AgCl/TiO2
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Three hexatriene-type photochromic compounds 4,5-bis(2,4-dimethyl-5-phenylthiophene-S,S-dioxide-3-yl)-2-phenylthiazole, 1, 4,5-bis(2-methylbenzo[b]thiophene-S,S-dioxide-3-yl)-2-phenylthiazole, 2, and 1,2-bis(2,4-dimethyl-5-phenylthiophene-S,S-dioxide-3-yl)-3,3,4,4,5,5-hexafluorocyclopentene, 3, are synthesized and their photochromic and fluorescence properties are studied, which are… Continue reading Photochromic and fluorescence switching properties of oxidized triangle terarylenes in solution and in amorphous solid states
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Dendriplexes were characterized by ethidium bromide intercalation assay and their transfection efficiency was studied using HEK 293 cells and human… Continue reading Transfection efficiencies of PAMAM dendrimers correlate inversely with their hydrophobicity
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
This study investigates the production of alginate microcapsules, which have been coated with the polysaccharide chitosan, and evaluates some of… Continue reading Production and Evaluation of Dry Alginate-Chitosan Microcapsules as an Enteric Delivery Vehicle for Probiotic Bacteria
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
In this paper the trifluoromethansulphonate (CF3SO3-, OTf-, triflate) Eu3+ complexes of a new family of imine-based ligands with 1:1 ligand to… Continue reading Luminescent Eu3+ complexes in acetonitrile solution: anion sensing and effect of water on the speciation
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
In the present work, the synthesis, characterization and DNA binding study of water-soluble γ-Fe2O3@SiO2-nicotinamide magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were undertaken. The… Continue reading Functionalization of Fe3O4@SiO2 magnetic nanoparticles with nicotinamide and in vitro DNA interaction
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
The emergence of antibiotic resistance in microbial pathogens requires the identification of new antibacterial drugs. The biosynthesis of methionine is… Continue reading Characterization of C-S Lyase from C. diphtheriae: A Possible Target for New Antimicrobial Drugs
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
The formation of β-sheet enriched amyloid fibrils constitutes the hallmark of many diseases but is also an intrinsic property of… Continue reading N-Terminal Protein Tails Act as Aggregation Protective Entropic Bristles: The SUMO Case
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
In recent years, there has been increased interest in bacterial methionine biosynthesis enzymes as antimicrobial targets because of their pivotal… Continue reading Role of active-site residues Tyr55 and
Tyr114 in catalysis and substrate specificity
of Corynebacterium diphtheriae C-S lyase
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Protein aggregation is linked to a growing list of diseases, but it is also an intrinsic property of polypeptides, because… Continue reading Amyloid Formation by Human Carboxypeptidase D Transthyretin-like Domain under Physiological Conditions
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Different O/W nanoemulsion-based delivery systems were developed in order to optimize the bioavailability of encapsulated resveratrol for potential oral administration.… Continue reading Bioavailability of encapsulated resveratrol into nanoemulsion-based delivery systems
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Structural, spectroscopic and optical properties of lead tellurite glass ceramics doped with variable amounts of erbium ions and codoped with… Continue reading Effects of Er3+:Ag codoping on structural and spectroscopic properties of lead tellurite glass ceramics
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018
Air- and water-stable, π-conjugated [−donor–acceptor−]n oligomers containing thiophene fragments as donors and 9,10-dimesityl-9,10-dihydro-9,10-diboraanthracene (DBA(Mes)2) as acceptor units were prepared through Stille-type… Continue reading Air- and Water-Stable, Fluorescent Oligomers of 9,10-Dihydro-9,10-diboraanthracene
Leah Pandiscia, PhD
May 22, 2018