Circularly Polarized Blue Luminescent Spherulites Consisting of Hierarchically Assembled Ionic Conjugated Polymers with a Helically π‐Stacked Structure

2012 / Advanced Materials

Cationic π‐conjugated polymers form an interchain helically π‐stacked assembly with anionic chiral compounds that is stabilized by both electrostatic and π−π… Continue reading Circularly Polarized Blue Luminescent Spherulites Consisting of Hierarchically Assembled Ionic Conjugated Polymers with a Helically π‐Stacked Structure

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Insights on the interaction of phenothiazinium dyes methylene blue and new methylene blue with synthetic duplex RNAs through spectroscopy and modeling

2020 / Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

The ubiquitous influence of double stranded RNAs in biological events makes them imperative to gather data based on specific binding… Continue reading Insights on the interaction of phenothiazinium dyes methylene blue and new methylene blue with synthetic duplex RNAs through spectroscopy and modeling

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Highly sensitive label-free bio-interfacial colorimetric sensor based on silk fibroin-gold nanocomposite for facile detection of chlorpyrifos pesticide

2020 / Scientific Reports

Herein, the preparation of gold nanoparticles-silk fibroin (SF-AuNPs) dispersion and its label-free colorimetric detection of the organophosphate pesticide, namely chlorpyrifos,… Continue reading Highly sensitive label-free bio-interfacial colorimetric sensor based on silk fibroin-gold nanocomposite for facile detection of chlorpyrifos pesticide

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Concentration-dependent circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) of chiral N,N′-dipyrenyldiamines: sign-inverted CPL switching between monomer and excimer regions under retention of the monomer emission for photoluminescence

2017 / Chemical Communications

Herein, an unprecedented switching of circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) is described for chiral 4,6-bis(1-(pyren-1-ylamino)propyl)dibenzo[b,d]furan (1). The CPL band of chiral… Continue reading Concentration-dependent circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) of chiral N,N′-dipyrenyldiamines: sign-inverted CPL switching between monomer and excimer regions under retention of the monomer emission for photoluminescence

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Effects of ligand and chemical affinity of S and Se precursors on the shape, structure and optical properties of ternary CdS1−xSex alloy nanocrystals

2020 / Materials Letters

Colloidal ternary CdS1 xSex (0 x 1) alloy semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) with spherical and tetrapodal shapes were synthesized successfully by… Continue reading Effects of ligand and chemical affinity of S and Se precursors on the shape, structure and optical properties of ternary CdS1−xSex alloy nanocrystals

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Effect of pH on the structure and function of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 3: Combined spectroscopic and MD simulation studies

2020 / International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase-3 (PDK3) plays important role in the glucose metabolism and is associated with cancer progression, and thus being… Continue reading Effect of pH on the structure and function of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 3: Combined spectroscopic and MD simulation studies

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Study on the interactions between graphene quantum dots and Hg(II): Unraveling the origin of photoluminescence quenching of graphene quantum dots by Hg(II)

2020 / Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

The present investigation reveals that when Hg(II) interacts with the colloidal solution of graphene quantum dots (GQDs), initially it forms… Continue reading Study on the interactions between graphene quantum dots and Hg(II): Unraveling the origin of photoluminescence quenching of graphene quantum dots by Hg(II)

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Combined Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Planar Chirality of Partially Overlapped C2-Symmetric [3.3](3,9)Dicarbazolophanes

2020 / Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Partially overlapped dicarbazolophanes exhibit a planar chirality. In this study, C2-symmetrical [3.3](3,9)dicarbazolophane derivatives (CZ1–CZ3) have been optically resolved by preparative chiral… Continue reading Combined Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Planar Chirality of Partially Overlapped C2-Symmetric [3.3](3,9)Dicarbazolophanes

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Total Synthetic Development and Pharmacological Screening of Bioactive Isolated from Syzygium cuminii (l) Skeel

2020 / Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, Research Articale Volume 10, Issue 5, 2020, 6550 - 6564

Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels (or Eugenia jambolana) is a species that belongs to the Myrtaceae family been used empirically to… Continue reading Total Synthetic Development and Pharmacological Screening of Bioactive Isolated from Syzygium cuminii (l) Skeel

Heather Haffner

Differential domain structure stability of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus papain-like protease

2012 / Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Papain-like protease (PLpro) from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus is one of the two proteases involved in the proteolytic processing of the virion polyproteins. In… Continue reading Differential domain structure stability of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus papain-like protease

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Sustained and improved enzymatic activity of trypsin immobilized in the Langmuir Blodgett film of DPPC: A rapid enzyme sensor for the detection of Azocasein

2020 / Materials Chemistry and Physics

Immobilizing enzymes on biomimicking monolayer ultrathin films of phospholipids exhibit enhanced enzymatic activities (EAs) useful for biosensing applications. Preparation of… Continue reading Sustained and improved enzymatic activity of trypsin immobilized in the Langmuir Blodgett film of DPPC: A rapid enzyme sensor for the detection of Azocasein

Leah Pandiscia, PhD