A variety of poly(ester imide)s (PEsIs) were prepared using bis(4-aminophenyl)terephthalate (BPTP) and substituted BPTP (BPTP series) for applications to novel base film materials in flexible printed circuit boards (FPC). BPTP series were all highly reactive with various tetracarboxylic dianhydr...

The reaction of [MII(MeCN)2Cl2] (M = Pd, Pt) with the diamino ligands either bis(2-aminophenyl)ether or bis(2-aminophenyl)thioether {(NH2-C6H4)2D} [D = O (L1); D = S (L2)] yielded neutral coordination complexes of general formulae [M(Ln)Cl2] [M = Pd, n = 1 (1); Pt, n = 1 (2); Pd, n = 2 (3); Pd, ...

In this study, we have synthesized conjugated n-type perylene tetracarboxylic diimide-based copolymer with 5,5′-bis(4-aminophenyl)-2-2′-bifuryl segment (PTCDI-PFDA) as an active material for the fabrication of bulk heterojunction photovoltaic device of type ITO/PEDOT:PSS/rr-P3HT:PTCDI-PFDA/Al....

This paper reports the synthesis of six potential catalyst precursors for hydrocracking reactions for vacuum residue refinement. New group 6 transition metal complexes, (LM(CO)3) (M = Mo or W, L1 = 3-phenyl-1-propyne, L2 = 4-phenyl-1-butyne, and L3 = 5-phenyl-1-pentyne) were prepared by simply s...

Regiospecific monomethyl prostaglandin F2α ethers (at 0–9, 0–11, and 0–15) have been prepared by total synthesis. The 9,15-bis-ether was also prepared. The 11- and 15-monoethers have been converted to the corresponding prostacyclins. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectral comparisons indi...

Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNP) with unique multi-photon excitation photo-luminescence properties have been extensively explored as novel contrast agents for low-background biomedical imaging. There is an increasing interest in employing UCNPs as carrier for drug delivery as these offers a uni...

In this study, we report the in vivo anti-lymphoma efficacy and diagnostic potential of newly designed near-infrared fluorescent dye containing polymer-doxorubicin conjugates using murine models of malignant lymphomas including one cell line-derived xenograft (RAJI) and two patient-derived lymph...

In this work, the feasibility of some poly(2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PDEAEMA)-based pH-sensitive nanogels as drug nanocarriers is evaluated. The anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOXO) is successfully encapsulated into the nanogels, achieving high drug loading and encapsulation efficiency....

Naturally-derived polysaccharides, such as alginate and chitosan, can be assembled to form nanocarriers for the delivery of therapeutic agents. Here we exploit the electrostatic complexation of alginate/chitosan in a water-in-oil (w/o) emulsion process to produce doxorubicin (DOX)-loaded nanopar...

Drug-loaded implants have exhibited many advantages over intravenous or oral drug administration, especially for cancer treatment. Therefore, biodegradable implants have received lots of attention for controlled release and delivery of anti-cancer drugs. In the present study, doxorubicin-loaded ...

Eight new analogs of l-trans-epoxysuccinyl-l-leucylamido(3-methyl)butane (E-64-c) containing Phe, Tyr, Tyr(1) or Tyr(I2) in place of Leu, were synthesized and tested as inhibitors of papain, bovine spleen cathepsin B, calpain I and II from porcine red cells and porcine kidney, respectively. By u...

A novel chiral polymer P1 was designed and synthesized by the polymerization of (S)-2, 2′-binaphthyladiamine (BINAM) derivative monomer (S-M-1) with 2, 5-diiodo-1, 4-dioctyloxybenzene (M-2) via Pd(II)-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction, and P2 could be obtained by the reduction reaction of...

In this work, an advanced electrochemical sensor based on pencil graphite electrode modified via electropolymerization of the N,N′-bis(salicylidene) ethylenediaminonickel(II) monomer in the presence of carbon supported Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles (here called as poly[Ni(salen)] and Ni(OH)2/C) was dev...

A detailed computational investigation of the mechanism for the hydrolytic deamination of cytosine, its cyclobutane cytosine dimer C C, and other 5,6-saturated cytosine analogues was undertaken. The rationale behind this work was twofold: to clearly establish the mechanism for the hydrolytic dea...

In this study, elastic properties of nanocrystalline Ni-Zn-Al ferrite synthesized by citrate-gel autocombustion method has been presented. X-ray diffraction and Infrared spectroscopy confirms the formation of spinel phase. Elastic properties are estimated from force constants and lattice constan...

The effect of nickel zinc ferrite (NZFO (Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4)) nanoparticles in reducing the threshold voltage of blue phase (BP) in chiral nematic liquid crystal (CNLC) was studied at room temperature. Due to low concentration selected for doping, the structure of CNLC and the temperature window of...

Hybrid photocatalysts with magnetism are important because of their advantage of being recyclable by a magnet. In this paper, we report the synthesis of magnetic flower-like nanocomposites based on ZnO nanorods and nickel zinc ferrite (NZF) nanoparticles using a hydrothermal method. The magnetic...

The 3D printing compatible technology of “ferrite – nonmagnetic dielectric” composite structures preparation was proposed. Composite resonant elements for applications in the centimeter range of microwave frequencies comprising nonmagnetic dielectric BaTi4O9-ZnO and ferrite film made from spi...

In this study, a 2.7 wt% (Fe)/97.3 wt% (Zn0.3Ni0.7Fe2O4) nanocomposite (45–100 nm) was synthesized uisng the non-alkoxide complex sol-gel method by controlling the amount of Triethanolamine (TEA) and the annealing temperature. Various instuments including the simultaneous thermal analyzer (STA)...

With the rapid growth of electronics and telecommunication industries, electromagnetic pollution is a serious concern to be addressed because it not only affects the sensitivity and performance of the devices but also affects human's health. Here, we report lightweight hybrid composite mats...