• Low-Temperature Processed TiOx/Zn1−xCdxS Nanocomposite for Efficient MAPbIxCl1−x Perovskite and PCDTBT:PC70BM Polymer Solar Cells 

  Duong, Binh; Lohawet, Khathawut; Muangnapoh, Tanyakorn; Nakajima, Hideki; Chanlek, Narong; Sharma, Anirudh; Lewis, David Andrew; Kumnorkaew, Pisist (MDPI, 2019-06-03)

  The majority of high-performance perovskite and polymer solar cells consist of a TiO2 electron transport layer (ETL) processed at a high temperature (>450 °C). Here, we demonstrate that low-temperature (80 °C) ETL thin ...

• A Review of the Classification of Opal with Reference to Recent New Localities 

  Curtis, Neville J; Gascooke, Jason; Johnson, Martin R; Pring, Allan (MDPI, 2019-05-15)

  Our examination of over 230 worldwide opal samples shows that X-ray diffraction (XRD) remains the best primary method for delineation and classification of opal-A, opal-CT and opal-C, though we found that mid-range infra-red ...

• Synthesis and evaluation of aminobenzothiazoles as blockers of N- and T-type calcium channels 

  Sairaman, Anjali; Cardoso, Fernanda Caldas; Bispat, Anjie; Lewis, Richard J; Duggan, Peter; Tuck, Kellie L (Elsevier, 2018-03-19)

  Both N- and T-type calcium ion channels have been implicated in pain transmission and the N-type channel is a well-validated target for the treatment of neuropathic pain. An SAR investigation of a series of substituted ...

• Calculated meteoroid production of hydroxyl in the atmosphere of Jupiter 

  Campbell, Laurence; Brunger, Michael James (Elsevier, 2019-03-12)

  The atmosphere of Jupiter is mainly hydrogen and methane, with a large number of hydrocarbons calculated to be produced by photodissociation and subsequent reactions. It is assumed that oxygen is added by meteoroids. Recent ...

• Origins of N-formylmethamphetamine and N-acetylmethamphetamine in methamphetamine produced by the hydriodic acid and red phosphorus reduction of pseudoephedrine 

  Barnes, Christopher; Madaras, Simone; Pigou, Paul; Johnston, Martin Ross; Kirkbride, Kenneth Paul (Elsevier, 2019-03-20)

  N-Formylmethamphetamine (FMA) and N-acetylmethamphetamine (AMA) are suspected to be trace by-products in methamphetamine (MA) produced from pseudoephedrine using the Nagai reaction. However, these amides are not rational ...

• On the Dynamics of Canyon–Flow Interactions 

  Kampf, Jochen (MDPI, 2018-11-06)

  This paper explores the dynamical origin and physical characteristics of flow disturbances induced by ocean currents in interaction with shelf-incised submarine canyons. To this end, a process-oriented hydrodynamic model ...

• Characterizing the shape patterns of dimorphic yeast pseudohyphae 

  Gontar, Amelia; Bottema, Murk Jan; Binder, Benjamin J; Tronnolone, Hayden (The Royal Society Publishing, 2018-10-17)

  Pseudohyphal growth of the dimorphic yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is analysed using two-dimensional top-down binary images. The colony morphology is characterized using clustered shape primitives (CSPs), which are learned ...

• Polyelectrolyte-Coated Gold Nanoparticles: The Effect of Salt and Polyelectrolyte Concentration on Colloidal Stability 

  Fuller, Melanie; Koper, Ingo (MDPI, 2018-12-03)

  Gold nanoparticles are widely used in biomedical applications. Their ease of surface modification, biocompatibility and the presence of surface plasmons makes them ideal tools for a variety of investigations. Polyelectro ...

• Conducting Copper(I/II)-Metallopolymer for the Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) with High Kinetic Current Density 

  Elmas, Sait; Beelders, Wesley; Pan, Xun; Nann, Thomas (MDPI, 2018-09-07)

  The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is still the most research-intensive aspect of a fuel cell. The sluggish kinetics of the electrocatalysts toward the ORR requires large amounts of platinum to be used as cathode material, ...

• Effect of surface density silver nanoplate films toward surface-enhanced Raman scattering enhancement for bisphenol A detection 

  Bakar, Norhayati Abu; Salleh, Muhamad Mat; Umar, Akrajas Ali; Shapter, Joseph George (IOP Publishing, 2018)

  This paper reports a study on surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) phenomenon of triangular silver nanoplate (NP) films towards bisphenol A (BPA) detection. The NP films were prepared using self-assembly technique with ...

• Evaluation of the sub-surface morphology and composition of gunshot residue using focussed ion beam analysis 

  Lucas, Nick; Seyfang, Kelsey E; Plummer, Andrew Mark; Cook, Michael; Kirkbride, Kenneth Paul; Kobus, Hilton John (Elsevier, 2019-02-11)

  Recent work in the forensic analysis of Gunshot residues (GSR) has suggested that the sub-surface or internal composition and morphology of these residues be explored. A particular area of interest is in heavy metal free, ...

• Detailed investigations into the Akabori–Momotani reaction for the synthesis of amphetamine type stimulants: Part 2 

  Doughty, David; Kent, Emma; Painter, Ben; Pigou, Paul; Johnston, Martin Ross (Elsevier, 2018-02-06)

  The Akabori–Momotani reaction can be used to synthesise pseudoephedrine in 50% yield from N-methylalanine and benzaldehyde. This paper investigates electronic effects of substituted benzaldehydes on the reaction to synthesise ...

• Toxicogenetic study of omeprazole and the modulatory effects of retinol palmitate and ascorbic acid on Allium cepa 

  Braga, Antonio Lima; de Meneses, Ag-Anne Pereira Melo; Santos, Jose Victor de Oliveir; dos Reis, Antonielly Campinho; de Lima, Rosalia Maria Torres; da Mata, Ana Maria Oliveira Ferreira; Paz, Marcia Fernanda Correia Jardim; dos Santos Alves, Leane Brunelle; Shaw, Subrata; Uddin, Shaikh Jamal; Rouf, Razina; Das, Asish Kumar; Dev, Shrabanti; Shill, Manik Chandra; Shilpi, Jamil A; Khan, Ishaq N; Islam, Muhammad Torequl; Ali, Eunus S; Mubarak, Mohammad S; Mishra, Siddhartha Kumar; de Castro e Souza, Joao Marcelo; Melo-Cavalcante, Ana Amelia de Carvalho (Elsevier, 2018-04-05)

  Omeprazole (OME) is a proton pump inhibitor used for the treatment of various gastric and intestinal disease; however, studies on its effects on the genetic materials are still restricted. The present study aimed to evaluate ...

• Mechanism and kinetics of hydrothermal replacement of magnetite by hematite 

  Zhao, Jing; Brugger, Joel; Pring, Allan (Elsevier, 2018-06-28)

  The replacement of magnetite by hematite was studied through a series of experiments under mild hydrothermal conditions (140–220 °C, vapour saturated pressures) to quantify the kinetics of the transformation and the relative ...

• Continuous flow synthesis of phosphate binding h-BN@magnetite hybrid material 

  Al-Antaki, Ahmed H M; Luo, Xuan; Duan, Alex; Lamb, Robert N; Eroglu, Ela; Hutchison, Wayne D; Zou, Yi-chao; Zou, Jin; Raston, Colin L (The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018-12-05)

  Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is rendered magnetically responsive in aqueous media by binding superparamagnetic magnetite nanoparticles 8.5–18.5 nm in diameter on the surface. The composite material was generated under ...

• Spatio-temporal geomorphological and ecological evolution of a transgressive dunefield system, Northern California, USA 

  Pickart, Andrea J; Hesp, Patrick A (Elsevier, 2018-09-25)

  A series of historic aerial photographs in addition to the U.S. Coast Survey 1870 map were used to document evolution of the coastal barrier and transgressive dunefield system at the Lanphere-Ma-le'l Dunes on Humboldt Bay, ...

• Morphological evolution of the sandspit at Tortugueros Beach, Mexico 

  Escudero, Mireille; Silva, Rodolfo; Hesp, Patrick A; Mendoza, Edgar (Elsevier, 2018-10-14)

  Sand spits occur around the world with different shapes, dimensions and dynamics. While usually considered non-developable coastal features, development has taken place in several locations around the world, and because ...

• A forensic investigation on the persistence of organic gunshot residues 

  Maitre, Matthieu; Horder, Mark; Kirkbride, Kenneth Paul; Gassner, Anne-Laure; Weyermann, Celine; Roux, Claude; Beavis, Alison (Elsevier, 2018-09-01)

  Gunshot residues (GSR) are a potential form of forensic traces in firearm-related events. In most forensic laboratories, GSR analyses focus on the detection and characterisation of the inorganic components (IGSR), which ...

• Controlled slicing of single walled carbon nanotubes under continuous flow 

  Alharbi, Thaar M D; Vimalanathan, Kasturi; Lawrance, Warren Donald; Raston, Colin L (Elsevier, 2018-08-31)

  Single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are sliced with control over their length distribution within a laser irradiated dynamic thin film in a vortex fluidic device (VFD) operating under continuous flow conditions. Length ...

• Tethered membrane architectures - design and applications 

  Andersson, Jakob; Koper, Ingo; Knoll, Wolfgang (Frontiers Media, 2018-09-07)

  Membrane proteins perform a large number of essential biological tasks, but the understanding of these proteins has progressed much more slowly than that of globular proteins. The study of membrane proteins is hindered ...

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