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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Bilayer systems"”.
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A DETAILED STUDY OF PROTEIN-SUPPORTED PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER SYSTEMS AS MODEL INTERFACES TO INVESTIGATE BIOMEMBRANE INTERACTIONS
… between ionic liquids and supported phospholipid bilayers by AFM. 4) Synthesis and characterization of highly conjugated heterocyclic molecules with interesting photophysical properties.
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Microscopic and Spectroscopic Investigation Of: I. Copper-Additive Systems in Electroplating Bath. II. Supported Phospholipid Bilayer Systems
… the phase transition process of supported lipid bilayer systems with and without the influence of other macromolecules. Addition of a weak polyelectrolyte, poly(methacrylic acid) (PMA), to a supported phospholipid bilayer depresses the melting temperature and alters the morphology of the bilayer …
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Investigating spatial distribution and dynamics of membrane proteins in polymer-tethered lipid bilayer systems using single molecule-sensitive imaging techniques
… are examined in a polymer-tethered lipid bilayer system using comple-mentary confocal optical detection techniques, including 2D confocal imaging and single molecule-sensitive confocal fluorescence intensity analysis methods [fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) autocorrelation …
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Bioelectronic and microscopic analysis of bacterial membrane systems with an applied focus on antimicrobial development
… could allow us to monitor these membrane systems at an unprecedented level of precision. The first is the development of the supported lipid bilayer model that represents bacterial cell membranes in an *in vitro* setting. These models have existed for some years, but recently a …
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A Molecular Dynamics Study on the Interaction of Tea Catechins and Theaflavins with Biological Membranes
… and theaflavins commonly found in tea with lipid bilayers, as a model for cell membranes. Previously, multiple experimental studies rationalized the anticarcinogenic, antibacterial, and other beneficial effects of these compounds in terms of physicochemical molecular interactions with cell …
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Application of quantum Monte Carlo methods to excitonic and electronic systems
… calculations of biexciton binding energies in bilayer systems. We have also calculated exciton-exciton interaction potentials, and radial distribution functions for electrons and holes in bound biexcitons. We find a larger region of biexciton stability than other recent work [C. Schindler and …
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Practical Applications of Molecular Modeling Pertaining to Oxidative Damage and Disease
… this document, we study seven different such systems. This includes the mode of inhibitor binding to the enzyme monoamine oxidase B, the active site mechanism of that same enzyme, the dynamics of the unstructured p53 C-terminal domain in complex with globular, structured proteins, the process …
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MULTI-LAYERED, VARIABLE POROSITY SOLID- STATE LITHIUM-ION ELECTROLYTES: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MICROSTRUCTURE AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY PERFORMANCE
… porous electrolyte performance in dense-porous bilayer systems. LLZO-based garnet electrolytes were fabricated with varied porosity and characterized using 3D Focused Ion Beam (FIB) Tomography, enabling digital reconstructions of the underlying 3D microstructures. Ion transport through the …
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Photochemical Applications to the Study of Complexity Phospholipid Bilayer Environments
… a biological membrane model, phosphatidylcholine bilayers, were investigated using novel spiropyran/merocyanine molecular probes. The femtosecond to second dynamics of this system's photochemistry enabled bilayer viscosity and free volume to be studied over a broad time scale. …
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Self-folding bilayers: Mechanistic design principles for programmable and on-demand shape reconfiguration
… autonomous reconfiguration of stimuli-responsive bilayer systems (one layer expanding more than the other in response to the stimulus) into complex three-dimensional architectures. The mechanistic design principles responsible for bilayer morphing have been established and validated through a …
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Engineering the future of Hybrid Materials with Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics
… to create adaptable, high-performance systems tailored to complex applications. These materials are critical in areas such as energy storage, environmental sustainability, and biomedical engineering, where conventional single-component materials often fall short of the required …
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Observing, Understanding, and Manipulating Biological Membranes
<p>The phospholipid bilayer is one of the hallmarks of eukaryotic life. This complicated two dimensionally fluid surface is composed of a double layer of lipids which have a region that is hydrophobic and a region that is hydrophilic. The lipid bilayer membranes of a cell act as a barrier that …
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Model calculations of current and density distributions in dissipative Hall bars
… the magneto-resistance (MR) of quantum-Hall (QH) bilayer systems in magnetic field (B) intervals, in which one layer is in a QH-plateau while the other is near an edge of a QH-plateau. We extend a recent approach to the QH effect, based on the Thomas-Fermi-Poisson theory and a local conductivity …
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Defects and Ionic Transport at Reduced Temperatures -- Electric Field and Optical Control on Nanoscopic Spatial Scales
… and control oxygen ion transport in metal oxide systems at reduced temperatures (<400°C) is key to the design of new generations of energy conversion/storage, memory and functional device applications, but has remained a significant challenge in the field of Solid-State Ionics. In this thesis, …
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Charge carrier recombination and open circuit voltage in organic solar cells
… solar cells. In the second part, organic model systems will be investigated to gain a better understanding of the fundamental loss mechanisms that limit the open circuit voltage of organic solar cells. First, bilayer systems with different orientation of the donor and acceptor molecules were …
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INVESTIGATING PROTEIN - BILAYER COMPLEXES: A STUDY OF LIGAND - RECEPTOR INTERACTIONS AT MODEL MEMBRANE SURFACE BY USING ELECTRONIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY AND FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER.
… a colorimetric model membrane (liposome) systems, which can bind with proteins, enzymes, bacteria, virus and other biomolecules. PDA molecules are utilized as a scaffold for the bilayer membrane, and a colorimetric assay is carried out. The holy grail of present work contributes towards …
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Investigation of spin-caloric and spin-orbit torque materials by vectorial spin Seebeck measurements and an advanced x-ray magnetic reflectivity analysis
… This unidirectional SMR (USMR) is observed in a bilayer consisting of a ferromagnet and a heavy metal where the inversion symmetry is broken by either the interface or an intrinsic lack of inversion symmetry in the crystal structure or local environment of the magnetic material. In this …