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- Title
- Analysis and Development of Targeting Strategies for Bacterial Sugars
- Author
- Erickson, Katelyn
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry, Biochemistry
- Description
- Bacterial cell surface exopolysaccharides aid in protecting microbes from the defense mechanisms of the host, and differ substantially in structure between species. Exploiting these structural differences would be advantageous to target certain ty...
- Title
- Crystalline Silicon Interfaces with Adhesive Polymer Semiconducting Glue and Thiazolothiazole Redox Active Organic Small Molecules
- Author
- Cohen, Daniel
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Chemistry, Chemistry, Organic
- Description
- Crystalline silicon is an extremely versatile semiconductor material used for electronics and photovoltaic devices. An organic conductive glue based on a blend of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) and d-sorbitol ...
- Title
- Design and Modulation of Novel Chemical Probes for RNA SHAPE Analysis: Water Soluble Isatoic Anhydrides and Nicotinic Acid Imidazolides
- Author
- Fessler, Adam
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry, Biology
- Description
- The growing interest in RNA biology, along with an expansion in computational capabilities, throughput, and sensitivity has provided researchers new tools to probe RNA. RNA selective 2′-hydroxy acylation analyzed by primer extension (SHAPE) utiliz...
- Title
- Development of nanoparticle-based approaches for the treatment and imaging of pancreatic cancer
- Author
- Tarannum, Mubin
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Nanoscience, Chemistry
- Description
- Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a type of exocrine pancreatic cancer which accounts for over 90% of cases. PDAC is the fourth-leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States with a 5-year survival rate of 9% with little t...
- Title
- Electrochromic, Electrofluorochromic, and Photoactive Properties of Thiazolothiazole-Based, Multifunctional Materials
- Author
- Adams, Tyler
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry, Nanoscience
- Description
- There have been an increasing number of materials developed that show multifunctional chromogenic properties (such as electrochromism, electrofluorochromism, or photochromism), but to date, few materials have shown all three properties. Materials ...
- Title
- Exploring the photophysics and photocatalytic properties of platinum and palladium nanoparticles
- Author
- Major, Kevin
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Nanoscience, Chemistry, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
- Description
- Platinum and Palladium nanoparticles are important nanoscale materials for a variety of materials science and industrial applications. The presented research covers a broad spectrum of these unique nanoparticles, from their synthesis and character...
- Title
- Hexacoordinate Silicon Complexes as Cathodic Colorants
- Author
- Peloquin, Derek
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Nanoscience, Chemistry, Chemistry, Inorganic
- Description
- Electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical characterization of hexacoordinate polypyridine silicon complexes show that they are fitting candidates for electrochromic applications. Tris(bipyridine)silicon(IV), [Si(bpy)3]+4, is colorless in acetonit...
- Title
- IDENTIFICATION OF EPITHELIAL OVARIAN TUMOR SPECIFIC APTAMERS THAT BIND AND INTERNALIZE INTO TARGET CELLS
- Author
- Benedetto, Gregory
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry, Biology
- Description
- New clinical tools that aid in the early diagnosis of ovarian malignancies will significantly help reduce mortality and improve current long-term survival rates. The objective of the work presented here was to identify ovarian tumor specific singl...
- Title
- Long-term stability, vibrational and optical properties of β-ZnTe(en)0.5 and related organic-inorganic hybrid superlattices
- Author
- Ye, Tang
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Nanoscience, Materials science, Chemistry
- Description
- Organic-inorganic hybrids may offer material properties enhanced compared to or not available from their inorganic and organic components. However, they are typically less stable and disordered. A group of highly ordered II-VI based hybrid structu...
- Title
- Synthesis, photophysical characterization, and application of asymmetric thiazolothiazoles as molecular sensors
- Author
- Sayresmith, Nickolas
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Nanoscience, Chemistry
- Description
- Small molecule fluorophores are critical for fluorescence spectroscopy, and enable the measurement of a wide array of biological processes and dynamics. For many biological sensing applications, the overall efficacy of the fluorophore is closely c...
- Title
- THE SYNTHESIS AND PHOTOPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PORPHYRIN PHOTOACTIVE MATERIALS FOR USE AS SENSITIZERS IN ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS AND PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
- Author
- Marin, Dawn
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Nanoscience, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Chemistry
- Description
- Solar energy conversion and photodynamic therapy (PDT) are very different applications. However, both utilize very similar photoactive molecules called porphyrins. Porphyrins are structural analogs of chlorophyll and also function as prosthetic gr...
- Title
- UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF PERIPHERAL ALKYL SUBSTITUENTS ON EXCITON DIFFUSION PROPERTIES OF PORPHYRIN THIN FILMS FOR ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS
- Author
- Kaushal, Meesha
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Chemistry
- Description
- Understanding exciton diffusion is a crucial step in the engineering and fabrication of organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices. We studied a variety of organic dyes in our research lab including various derivatives of carboalkoxyphenylporphyrins in so...