A novel drug carrier with dual triggerable release properties based on keratin graft poly(ethylene glycol) (keratin-g-PEG) copolymers is reported. Keratin-g-PEG copolymers with different graft densities are synthesized t...
Catalyzing the carbonization of a polymer itself to form a protective carbonaceous layer has attracted tremendous interest in the flame retardancy of polymers, but the efficiency of this strategy was largely limited to p...
In an effort to reduce fouling, enhance membrane cleaning, and flux recovery, a hydrophilic polymer with amine functionality was grafted onto an active porous membrane surface. Poly(ethylene glycol) bis-(3-aminopropyl) t...
X-ray absorption spectroscopy at the Ni, Mn, and Co K-edges is used to investigate the charge compensation mechanism and its relationship to the magnetic moments in Li1-xNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2. Multiple analytical methods are...
A novel hybrid material of cadmium telluride, one of the II-VI group of semiconductors, and hexadecyltrimethylammonium-montmorillonite was prepared by the intercalation of cadmium telluride into hexadecyltrimethylammoniu...
Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of alkanethiolates on gold are chemically defined substrates that can be used to evaluate the effects of an immobilized biomolecule. However, the types of biomolecules that can influence ...
Ion cross-linked porous alginate thin films were fabricated from mixtures of sodium alginate and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) in an aqueous solution. A spinodal decomposition mechanism in a low immiscibility limit brings abou...
Dendritic polyglycerol (PG) functionalized surfaces represent a good alternative for preparation of protein resistant materials, whose versatility can be enhanced by conferring them the ability to bind particular biomole...
Devices based on conducting polymers offer great promise for interfacing with cells. Here, we use vapour phase polymerisation to create a biofunctional composite material of the conducting polymer poly(3,4-ethylenedioxyt...
Mesoporous silica films with large spherical mesopores are synthesized using new laboratory-made polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-polystyrene based triblock copolymers in which the polystyrene block is functionalize...
We demonstrate a solution-based method to create vertical nanoporous structures of semiconducting polymer poly(3-hexylthiophene) over large areas by taking advantage of the spontaneous phase segregation between poly(3-he...
We have demonstrated a simple method for the synthesis of large area and mono- to few-layer graphene on a nickel foil. A cellulose acetate laminate film was coated on a nickel foil as a solid carbon source. Compared to p...
Recent studies evidence the interplay between the photosensitivity and the gas sensitivity in porphyrin-functionalized ZnO nanorods. These effects are critically governed by the transport phenomena of electronic charge a...
In this study, we present a technique to create complex, high cholesterol-containing supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) using alpha-helical (AH) peptide-induced vesicle fusion. Vesicles consisting of POPC : POPE : POPS : SM...
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PIPAAm) brush grafted glass surfaces with various brush lengths were prepared as cell separating intelligent interfaces through a surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP)...
An electrochemically generated alginate matrix cross-linked with Fe3+ cations was used to entrap lysozyme and then release it upon application of an electrochemical signal. The switchable behavior of the alginate hydroge...