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Showing 1 to 20 of 192 for “"biological applications"”.
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Deep Generative Models and Biological Applications
… are important objects in a wide variety of applications. </p><p>Generative models provide an excellent manipulation method for training from rich available unlabeled data set and sampling new data points from underlying high-dimensional probability distributions. </p><p>The recent proposed …
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Biological applications of weal polyelectrolyte multilayers
This thesis research focused on biological applications of ultra-thin weak polyelectrolyte multilayers with specific emphasis on cell patterning, drug delivery, and antibacterial coatings. All of these very different applications were studied using three different polymers - polyacrylic acid (PAA), …
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Catalytic and Biological Applications of Benzoxaborolones
… organocatalysis and in chemical manipulation of biological systems. In Chapter 2, I describe the development of an organocatalytic process for the conversion of biomass-derived sugars to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. Building on previously reported metal-promoted processes, I found that …
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Study on gold nanoparticles for biological applications
… have attracted much attention in the field of biological research, especially in biological imaging and sensing due to their unique physical properties. Fluorescence is a highly-sensitive, non-invasive biological study method and has been widely used in a variety of research topics. The aim of …
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Luminescent Lanthanide Complexes and Nanoparticles for Biological Applications
… complexes and nanoparticles for potential use in biological environments. Trivalent lanthanide (Ln(III)) are attractive for bioimaging and sensing applications because of their long emission lifetimes, sharp emission bands, color purity, resistance to photobleaching, and enhanced signal-to-noise …
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Metal complexes of non-heme ligands: biological applications
… the N5 coordination environment like that of biologically important cofactor cobalamin or B<sub>12</sub> (Cbl) are reported. Different non–heme ligand sets or inhibitors were used to inactivate different proteins. Carbonic anhydrase–I (CA–I) and 20S proteasome were inactivated by iron …
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Multidomain Peptides: Sequence-Nanostructure Relationships and Biological Applications
… to use these peptides in cell culture. Two applications of multi domain peptide nanofibers are explored, the first of which is the delivery of novel therapies in vivo. One multidomain peptide is able to form hydrogels that undergo shear-thinning and rapid recovery. This gel can be loaded …
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Interfacial electroactive assemblies: from molecular electronics to biological applications
Spontaneously adsorbed monolayers of di-6A, 6B-deoxy-6-(4-pyrid-ylmethyl)amino-ƴ-cyclodextrin (ƴ-CD-(py)2) were formed on platinum electrodes. AC voltammetry showed significantly lower capacitance values for electrodes exposed to ƴ-CD-(py)2 solutions overnight compared to bare electrode values. …
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Nanomaterials for Biological Applications: Drug Delivery and Bio-sensing
… idea of utilizing nanomaterials in bio-related applications has been extensively practiced during the recent decades. Magnetic nanoparticles (MPs), especially superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles have been demonstrated as promising candidates for biomedicine. A protective coating process …
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Optical properties and biological applications of fluorescent gold nanoclusters
… and good biocompatibility. Despite promising applications and intensive interests, the study of the fluorescence mechanism of AuNCs has so far been limited. In order to investigate the factors that determine the fluorescence properties of Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) encapsulated AuNCs …
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Reductive Alkylation of Proteins Towards Structural and Biological Applications
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a proven technique for protein structure and dynamic studies, typically requiring the incorporation of stable magnetic isotopes to improve sensitivity and assign resonances. Degenerate levels of 13C-incorporation have been the biggest obstacle for …
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Design and synthesis of novel hydrogels for biological applications
… in either drug delivery or surgical suture applications. The novel syntheses of a range of both methoxy poly(ethylene glycol) acrylates (MPEGAs) and poly(ethylene glycol) acrylates (PEGAs) are described. Products were obtained in very good yields. These new polyether-based vinylic monomers …
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Antiferromagnetic nanodiscs with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy for biological applications
… implemented across research areas in liquid and biological environments, such as cancer therapy, drug delivery and cell sorting. Perpendicularly magnetised (PM) synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) particles exhibit a range of desirable properties that make them strong candidates for applications in …
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Surface modifications of iron oxide nanoparticles for biological applications
… properties that are suitable for various biological applications. Surface modifications were studied for transferring these MPs into biological environments as well as transforming them into functional nanoparticles. Certain surface modifications of MPs, such as attaching silane groups and …
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Synthesis and testing of novel polypeptides for biological applications
Natural systems produce macromolecules that assemble into complex, highly ordered structures. In particular, proteins and peptides derived from the 20 naturally occurring amino acids are sequenced macromolecules that can fold into secondary and tertiary structures and can self assemble into …
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Design of Functional Polyesters for Electronic and Biological Applications
… the synthesis of polyesters for electronic and biological applications. Inspiration from nature and a passion for environmental preservation instigated an emphasis on the incorporation of renewable resources into polymeric materials. Critical analysis of current research surrounding bisphenol-A …
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CDSE Quantum Dots and Luminescent/Magnetic Particles for Biological Applications
… for their potential use in optical devices [7], biological labels [8] and sensors [9]. Luminescent quantum dots (QDs) show higher photostability and narrower emission peaks compared to organic fluorophores [8]. The objective of my project was to apply QDs magnetic/luminescent nanoparticle as …
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Biological applications for de Bruijn subgraphs and interval group testing
… parts. The first, more practical, focuses on biological applications for de Bruijn subgraphs, while the second, more theoretical, presents a study on Interval Group Testing in the presence of erroneous test outcomes. Although the subjects of both parts are from the computational viewpoint …
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Meso-scale fluidic devices with chemical sensors for biological applications
… measured for various industrial and commercial applications. This dissertation focuses on the design, fabrication and characterization of optofluidic biosensor systems for oxygen and humidity quantification using color charge-coupled device (CCD) camera as a photodetector and LED panel as an …
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