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The invention features a triblock copolymer including a hydrophilic block a hydrophobic block and a positively charged block capable of reversibly complexing a negatively charged molecule, e.g., a nucleic acid, wherein the hydrophobic block is disposed bet ...
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Gold nanoparticles with hydrophobic surface have been deposited on a silicon substrate chemically patterned by reactive ion etching through a stencil mask and chemical vapour deposition of alkyl silanes. After deposition by dipping and adequate rinsing, th ...
Insight into the conformations and aggregation of alginic acid was gained by measuring its diffusion coefficient at very dilute concentrations using fluorescence correlation spectroscopy. Both the pH and ionic strength (I) had an important influence on the ...
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The functionalization of nanoparticles is conditio sine qua non in studies of specific interaction with a biological target. Often, their biological functionality is achieved by covalent binding of bioactive molecules on a preexisting single surface coatin ...