Bioactive surfaces created by binding biomolecules to the surface of inorganic substrates are used in many bioassays, biosensors, and other devices. One common approach to functionalizing surfaces so ...
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Many of the compounds used in drug discovery by pharmaceutical companies are glycosylated, bacterial secondary metabolites. A glycosylated metabolite consists of a central core structure (aglycon) and...
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Production of faster, more powerful microelectronics requires that device features continue to shrink in size. Current lithographic processes based on chemically amplified resists routinely pattern fe...
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Electron beam sources are used commercially in a wide variety of ways, including the curing of ink and polymeric coatings; deposition of thin metallic films on packaging; execution of plasma-assisted ...
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Injection molding is a widely used manufacturing process for mass production of plastic parts, constituting a multi-billion dollar industry. Despite the popularity of injection-molded parts, however, ...
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Many industries including electronics, automotive, aerospace, telecommunications and healthcare have been exploring the use of superior super-nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes and graphene. Altho...
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Although many plasma reactions take place in the gas phase, reacting dense-phase (liquid) chemicals at atmospheric pressure and low temperature has advantages, including reduced power consumption and ...
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Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight directly into electricity through the interaction of photons and electrons within a photoconducting material. To create a photovoltaic cell, a photoconducting mater...
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Alkanes produced from carbohydrates could provide a renewable source of transportation fuel to complement the rapidly growing production of bio-diesel from vegetable oils and animal fats.
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The current art of nanoscale manufacturing uses self-assembling diblock copolymers to replicate a chemical pattern upwards. This method may be used to replicate a chemical pattern over a large area. H...
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The semiconductor industry fabricates integrated circuits (IC) through a series of plasma processes that involve etching lines and spots, as well as depositing thin films of materials and modifying su...
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To make paper from wood, wood first must be transformed into pulp. However, current pulping techniques require high amounts of energy or large quantities of wood and can result in poor quality paper. ...
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Many drugs that are potentially efficacious for treating diseases, such as cancer, have limited usefulness because they are relatively insoluble. Preparing these drugs in an amorphous, or “glass...
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Ligand-metal bifunctional catalysts have revolutionized hydrogenation chemistry. These catalysts are highly active and selective at reducing aldehyde, ketone and imine species with unsaturated multipl...
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Oligomers and polymers comprised of beta-amino acids, known as beta-peptides, can adopt stable secondary structures that mimic natural peptides. These non-natural compounds are resistant to enzymatic ...
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