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Polypeptides derived from naturally occurring a-amino acids have emerged as a unique and versatile family of bio-inspired biomaterials that can be tailor-made for varying biomedical applications such as controlled drug release, gene delivery, tissue engine ...
Templating approaches based on the self-assembly of block-copolymers represent a powerful tool for the preparation of ordered carbon-containing nanomaterials. Combining such strategies with the use of well-defined amphiphilic precursors with sp2-carbon-ric ...
Hydrogels and, in particular, supramolecular hydrogels show promising properties for application in regenerative medicine because of their ability to adapt to the natural environment these materials are brought into. However, only few studies focus on the ...
The unique selectivity of Au/TiO2 for converting ammonium formate to CO2 in the presence of excess O2 and H2O without oxidising NH3 up to 300 °C is reported. The catalyst is highly stable and selective even after severe hydrothermal aging. ...
The structure sensitivity of acetylene hydrogenation was studied over size-controlled cubic and octahedral Pd nanocrystals (NCs) supported on ZnO and SiO2. Acetylene hydrogenation was found to be structure sensitive [with Pd(111) in octahedra being more ac ...
Polymer brushes that present side chain functional reactive groups are attractive platforms for the development of functional surface coatings. From the wide spectrum of possible postpolymerization modification reactions, thiol-based conjugation chemistrie ...
Structured hierarchical catalysts were developed for efficient reduction of bromates in water. In the catalysts a small amount of active metal, 0.3 wt.% Pd, is supported onto carbon nanofibres grown either on sintered metal fibres or on a carbon cloth. In ...
Three new dinuclear arene ruthenium metalla-clips of the general formula [(p-cymene)(2)Ru2Cl2(mu-L)] have been prepared from {(p-cymene)(2)Ru2Cl2(p-Cl)(2)] and H2L organic linkers (H2La = diethyl-1,2-diazeneclicarboxylate, H2Lb = N,N'-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ox ...
Total syntheses of (±)-goniomitine, (±)-1,2-dehydroaspidospermidine, (±)-aspidospermidine, (±)-vincadifformine, and (±)-kopsihainanine A were achieved featuring two common key steps: (1) a palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative vinylation that provides quick ...
Thin, thermoresponsive polymer coatings that allow to reversibly modulate cell adhesion and detachment are attractive substrates for cell sheet engineering. Usually, this is accomplished by applying thin poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) coatings, which ...