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Gravity-driven microfluidic assay for digital enumeration of bacteria and for antibiotic susceptibility testing
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020-01-07)The alarming dynamics of antibiotic-resistant infections calls for the development of rapid and point-of-care (POC) antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) methods. Here, we demonstrated the first completely stand-alone ... -
Green Leaf Volatiles in the Atmosphere - Properties, Transformation, and Significance
(MDPI Atmosphere, 2021-12-09)This review thoroughly covers the research on green leaf volatiles (GLV) in the context of atmospheric chemistry. It briefly takes on the GLV sources, in-plant synthesis, and emission inventory data. The discussion of ... -
Grooved step emulsification systems optimize the throughput of passive generation of monodisperse emulsions
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019-04-07)Microfluidic step emulsification passively produces highly monodisperse droplets and can be easily parallelized for high throughput emulsion production. The two main techniques used for step emulsification are: i) edge-based ... -
The Hallmarks of Copper Single Atom Catalysts in Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells and Electrochemical CO2 Fixation
(Wiley, 2021-01-22)Single-atom catalysts (SACs) are highly enviable to exploit the utmost utilization of metallic catalysts; their efficiency by utilizing nearly all atoms to often exhibit high catalytic performances. To architect the isolated ... -
Heteroaggregation of virions and microplastics reduces the number of active bacteriophages in aqueous environments
(Wiley, 2023-02-13)The objective of this study is to explore the effects of microplastics on the viability of the bacteriophages in an aqueous environment. Bacteriophages (phages), i.e., viruses of bacteria, are essential in homeostasis. It ... -
High throughput monitoring of bacterial cell density in nanoliter droplets: label-free detection of unmodified Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria
(American Chemical Society, 2021)Droplet microfluidics disrupted analytical biology with the introduction of digital polymerase chain reaction and single-cell sequencing. The same technology may also bring important innovation in the analysis of bacteria, ... -
Highly sensitive amperometric sensors based on laccase-mimetic nanozymes for the detection of dopamine
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2024)The current research presents novel sensors based on laccase-like mimetics for the detection of dopamine (DA). The synthesized laccase-like nanozymes (nAuCu, nPtCu, nCuMnCo, and nCoCuCe) were prepared by a simple hydrothermal ... -
How Does a Simple Network of Chemical Oscillators See the Japanese Flag?
(Frontiers Media SA, 2020)Chemical computing is something we use every day (e.g., in the brain), but we can still not explore and master its potential in human-made experiments. It is expected that the maximum computational efficiency of a chemical ... -
A hybrid camphor–camphene wax material for studies on self-propelled motion
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019)A new material that combines the self-propelling properties of camphor with the malleability of camphene is reported. It has wax-like mechanical properties at room temperature and can be formed into required shapes. The ... -
Identification of the best medium for experiments on chemical computation with Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction and ferroin-loaded Dowex beads
(Springer Link, 2022-02-03)Our study is focused on identification of the best medium for future experiments on information processing with Belousov–Zhabotinsky reaction proceeding in Dowex beads with immobilized catalyst inside. The optimum medium ... -
The Influence of Coordination Mode on the Redox Properties of Copper Complexes with Aβ(3-16) and Its Pyroglutamate Counterpart pAβ(3-16)
(Wiley-VCH GmbH, 2022-07-22)Senile plaques are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. The plaques are mainly composed of small peptides from the β-amyloid (Aβ) family which differ in how they bind copper ions and thus in their properties. pAβ(3-42) species ... -
Inhibition of Amyloid β-Induced Lipid Membrane Permeation and Amyloid β Aggregation by K162
(American Chemical Society, 2021-12-03)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by progressive neurodegeneration associated with amyloid β (Aβ) peptide aggregation. The aggregation of Aβ monomers (AβMs) leads to the formation of Aβ oligomers (AβOs), the ... -
Interpretation of Resistance, Capacitance, Defect Density, and Activation Energy Levels in Single-Crystalline MAPbI3
(American Chemical Society, 2020)Hybrid inorganic–organic lead halide perovskites have attracted a significant research interest in the last 10 years due to their broad-area applications in optoelectronic devices such as solar cells, lasers, photodetectors, ... -
Investigation of liquids with microcavity in-line Mach-Zehnder interferometers – impact of the microcavity shape on the sensing performance
(Elsevier, 2022)In this work, we review microcavity in-line Mach-Zehnder Interferometers (µIMZI) obtained in optical fibers using femtosecond (fs) laser micromachining. These structures can be considered as a great solution satisfying the ... -
Investigation of Peptides for Molecular Recognition of C-Reactive Protein–Theoretical and Experimental Studies
(American Chemical Society, 2023)We investigate the interactions between C-reactive protein (CRP) and new CRP-binding peptide materials using experimental (biological and physicochemical) methods with the support of theoretical simulations (computational ... -
Investigation of Shape Transformations of Vesicles, Induced by Their Adhesion to Flat Substrates Characterized by Different Adhesion Strength
(MDPI, 2021)The adhesion of lipid vesicles to a rigid flat surface is investigated. We examine the influence of the membrane spontaneous curvature, adhesion strength, and the reduced volume on the stability and shape transformations ... -
Ion Complexation Explains Orders of Magnitude Changes in the Equilibrium Constant of Biochemical Reactions in Buffers Crowded by Nonionic Compounds
(ASC Publications, 2022-01-13)The equilibrium constant (K) of biochemical complex formation in aqueous buffers with high concentration (>20 wt %) of nonionic compounds can vary by orders of magnitude in comparison with the K in a pure buffer. The precise ... -
Ionic liquid-assisted growth of high-quality methylammonium lead bromide single crystals for photodetection applications
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2024-01-20)The control of nucleation temperature and growth kinetics during inverse temperature crystallization (ITC) is critical for achieving high-quality perovskite single crystals (SCs) for various optoelectronic applications. ... -
Lignin-Based Composite Materials for Photocatalysis and Photovoltaics
(Springer, 2018)Depleting conventional fuel reserves has prompted the demand for the exploration of renewable resources. Biomass is a widely available renewable resource that can be valorized to produce fuels, chemicals, and materials. ... -
Low temperature scalable synthetic approach enabling high bifunctional electrocatalytic performance of NiCo 2 S 4 and CuCo 2 S 4 thiospinels
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021-09-24)Ternary metal sulfides are currently in the spotlight as promising electroactive materials for high-performance energy storage and/or conversion technologies. Extensive research on metal sulfides has indicated that, amongst ...