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Heterogeneous Ordered Mesoporous Carbon/Metal Oxide Composites for the Electrochemical Energy Storage
(2015)
The combination of high electronic conductivity, enhanced ionic mobility, and large pore volume make ordered mesoporous carbons (OMCs) promising scaffolds for active energy storage materials. However, mesoporous structures ...
STRUCTURAL STUDY OF THE EARLY SECRETORY PROTEIN B AND ATYPICAL RIO2 KINASE
(2015)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mtb, is a successful pathogen that secretes variety of proteins to manipulate the host defense mechanisms and create a proper environment for its survival. The progression of the disease depends ...
Bioorganic Chemistry of Prodigiosenes: Anion Transport, Basicity, Conformation and G-Quadruplex DNA Binding
(2015)
Naturally occurring prodigiosenes are produced by microorganisms such as Streptomyces and Serratia marcescens. Prodigiosenes are fascinating for their wide range of biological activities in the form of anti-cancer, ...
PROTEOMIC CHARACTERIZATION OF EXOSOMES SHED BY MYELOID-DERIVED SUPPRESSOR CELLS
(2015)
Exosomes are a class of extracellular vesicles that have been shown to contribute to metastasis when derived from tumor cells. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) are an immature population of myeloid cells that ...
Self-assembly of inorganic nanoparticle amphiphiles for biomedical applications
(2015)
Ensembles of interacting nanoparticles (NPs) can exhibit novel collective properties ─ arising from the coupling between NPs ─ that can be radically different from individuals. Realizing the enormous potential of NPs in ...
On the Cyclopolymerization of 1,6-Heptadienes, and their Role as Poly(methylenecycloalkane)s in Stereoengineering and Block Copolymers
(2015)
The research presented herein, addresses key issues of homogeneous Group 4 single-site coordination polymerization (CP) catalysts for the production of polyolefins and polyolefin-like materials. Specifically, this research ...
Cellular contact guidance through dynamic sensing of nanotopographies via actin polymerization waves
(2015)
Many biological and physiological processes depend upon directed migration of cells, which is typically mediated by chemical or physical gradients. However, conventional chemical or physical gradients have finite dynamic ...
Metal Sulfides for High Performance Lithium Ion and Sodium Ion Battery Anodes
(2015)
The research described in this dissertation aims to develop facile synthetic routes to fabricate carbon coated metal sulfides (SnS, SnS2, MoS2) with sophisticated nanostructure to achieve high capacity and long cycle life ...
BIOPHYSICAL STUDIES OF THE MECHANISM OF CERAMIDE CHANNEL DESTABLIZATION BY BCL-XL IN APOPTOSIS AND THE USE OF RECTIFICATION TO PROBE THE STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF A NOVEL ESCHERICHIA COLI CHANNEL
(2015)
Ceramide forms a novel type of channel in the mitochondrial outer membrane and these channels are involved the release of intermembrane space proteins from mitochondria, a decision-making step in the apoptotic process. An ...
Dihydropyrrole Formation During Sibiromycin Biosynthesis
(2015)
A description of pyrrolo[1,4]benzodiazepine (PBD) biosynthesis in actinomycetes is a prerequisite for engineering production of analogs with enhanced antitumor activity. Several proteins expected to synthesize the PBD’s ...