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- Title
- A WATER-SOLUBLE COBALT SULFIDE SUPERATOM FOR FLOW BATTERY APPLICATIONS AND CRYSTALLINE FRAMEWORK SYNTHESIS
- Author
- Freeman, Matthew
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry
- Description
- Metal sulfide clusters are attractive components for flow batteries owing to the abundance of their constituent atoms and their tunable size, solubility, and redox properties. We prepared an atomically precise cobalt sulfide cluster, Co6S8(PTA)6•4...
- 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
- Assessing the Impact of Buffer Salt Choice on the Formation of DNA I-Motifs
- Author
- West, Caroline
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry
- Description
- I-motifs are intercalated cytosine quadruplexes discovered in 1993, but they weren’t shown to exist in the cell nucleus until 2018. While their biological role has yet to be fully elucidated, they have been implicated in regulating expression of s...
- Title
- Bacterial Glycan Immobilization for Interacting Partner Analysis
- Author
- Murray, Alexis
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry
- Description
- Bacterial cell surface glycans mediate pathogenic and symbiotic interactions with hosts and other organisms. The implications of bacterial glycans in human health have made them attractive targets in drug design for antibiotics, antibacterial vacc...
- Title
- Bis(bipyridyl)silicon(IV) Diols as Potential Dual Hydrogen Bond Donors for Catalysis
- Author
- Waters, Crystal
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry
- Description
- Hydrogen bond donors (HBDs) have been explored as potential catalysts for the 1,4-conjugate addition and Diels-Alder reactions. HBD catalysis, which relies on Brønsted acid catalytic sites, is being explored as an oxygen and moisture stable altern...
- Title
- Bis(bipyridyl)silicon(IV) compounds – synthesis, characterization, and catalytic properties.
- Author
- Maguylo, Christina
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry, Chemistry, Inorganic
- Description
- A series of novel hexacoordinate bis-bipyridylsilicon(IV) complexes have been synthesized by reacting [Si(bipy)2I2]I2 with the appropriate alcohol or diol. Characterization was done and crystal structures have been obtained for the complexes: [Si(...
- Title
- Chemical Tools for Biology
- Author
- Fessler, Adam
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry
- Description
- Reagents for biotinylation that are innately water-soluble and can be tracked by both UV-vis spectroscopy and fluorescence (330nm/420nm) have been developed. These reagents are based on the isatoic anhydride platform, which gives rise to their val...
- Title
- Complex Glycan Synthesis in Bacteria
- Author
- Wallen, Timothy
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry
- Description
- Glycans, which are assembled through a process known as glycosylation, are critical for creating biological structures important for the function and vitality of bacterial cells. In order to study the synthesis of glycans, enzymes and intermediate...
- Title
- Conditioning of Platinum Nanoparticle Catalysts for Improved Hydrogen Generation on P3HT:PCBM Bulk Heterojunction Photocathodes
- Author
- Ivins, Reynolds
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry, Environmental engineering, Renewable energy sources
- Description
- This work aims to design, develop, and investigate the capacity of a metal catalyst-coated organic photoelectrode to produce molecular hydrogen when illuminated in acidic media. 3-5 nm platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) were synthesized, treated to re...
- 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, SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL REDOX-RESPONSIVE PORPHYRIN-BASED POLYSILSESQUIOXANE NANOMATERIALS FOR PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
- Author
- Vega, Daniel
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Materials science, Chemistry, Nanotechnology
- Description
- Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive clinically approved cancertreatment that was first applied in the early 20th century. PDT is an attractive alternative when compared to chemotherapy and radiation therapy due to the lack of harmfu...
- Title
- DISTANCE-DEPENDENCE OF PLASMON-MULTIEXCITON COUPLING BETWEEN CDSE QUANTUM DOTS AND GOLD NANOSTRUCTURES
- Author
- Castaneda, Jose
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
- Description
- Quantum confinement that semiconductors experience at the nanoscale facilitate the creation of multiexcitons. However, this same confinement also increases the efficiency of Auger recombination which result in low quantum yields from these states....
- 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
- Determining the Rate of Ligand-Induced Charge-Transfer Effects on Quantum Dots
- Author
- Bowman, Cale
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry
- Description
- In this report, charge carrier dynamics and rate of electron transfer is investigated between two bis(thioether)silane (R2BtsMe) ligands and 2.65 nm CdSe core quantum dots (QDs). Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) data is used to determine bin...
- Title
- Development of a Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy-based Assay to Detect Malaria Biomarkers in Blood
- Author
- Hamm, Logan
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry
- Description
- Malaria is an infectious disease that affects many lives around the world and eradication efforts are focused on controlling the disease transmission; which requires early diagnosis of the infection before the onset of symptoms, i.e. at the asympt...
- 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
- ELUCIDATING THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHIBITION OF ENZYMES ESSENTIAL FOR BATERIALVIRULENCE: THE ACTIVITY OF THREE GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES AND A POTENTIAL DRUG TARGET, UNDECAPRENYL PYROPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE
- Author
- Okwei, Elleansar
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry
- Description
- The fight against bacterial infection is one of the most important branches of modern medicine. Due to the emergence of strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers have been presented with complex challenges in an effort to combat these ...
- Title
- Early Detection of Malaria Parasitic RNA Through an Amplification-Free Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Biosensor
- Author
- Blackwell, Ashley
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry
- Description
- Malaria retains its position as one of the most highly transferable diseases throughout the world today, with current efforts focused on controlling its spread. A sensitive, asymptomatic-stage detection method is needed to diagnose malaria before ...
- Title
- Effects of Weathering on Performance of Intumescent Coatings for Structure Fire Protection in the Wildland-Urban Interface
- Author
- Bahrani, Babak
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Chemistry, Polymers, Materials science, Wood
- Description
- The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of weathering on the performance of intumescent fire-retardant coatings on wooden products. The weathering effects included primary (solar irradiation, moisture, and temperature) and secon...
- 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 ...