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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"stimuli-response"”.
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Control and Prediction of Polymer Network Structure and Connectivity for Sustainability, Stimuli-Response, and Catalytic Function
… related to sustainability, catalysis, and stimuli-responsiveness. In the first half, we leverage well-known supramolecular self-assembly of PdxL2x-type metal-organic cages to form robust gels. Using isomeric chemistry with distinct connectivity, we fabricate gels with either expanded …
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Characterization of selected single and convergent stimuli-induced behaviors in larval zebrafish
… several distinct and combined behavior stimuli experimental setups, which were used to characterize larval zebrafish behavior at various stimuli parameters. Tested stimuli was chosen from the perspective of eventual fluorescent neural imaging, so as to be both compatible with, and aware …
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DEVELOPMENT OF IONIC POLYMER NANOBRUSHES WITH APPLICATION IN MALDI-MS
… will be evaluated in terms of the environmental stimuli response. Once an essential insight of the brush behavior is gained, application will be evaluated in terms of the protein fractionation prior to analysis by Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectroscopy - MALDI-MS.
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The relationship between cognitive inhibition, mental illness, and creativity
… thinking creativity task, a computerized stimuli-response task, and two self-reports of creative achievement. Correlations were conducted to examine linear relationships, nonlinear regression models were conducted to consider the presence of an inverted U-shaped relationship between mental …
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Polymerized ionic liquids by condensation polymerization: Stimuli responsive polyurethane gels and dispersions
… been found to exhibit an anion-exchange induced stimuli responsiveness. This thesis explores incorporation of ionic liquids in polyurethane (PU) polymers to make PIL PU gels and dispersions through condensation polymerization. PIL gels are synthesized through a single-pot approach that show …
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Neurophysiological evaluation of sensory gating and selective attention in schizotypal personality
… selective dishabituation of the orienting response to the rare salient stimuli, response-set deficits, intrusion effects, as well as large post-response cognitive processing of stimuli. Results were consistent with ERP abnormalities found in schizophrenics with florid and low formal thought …
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Multilayer capsules with stimuli-sensitive properties : pH-response and carbohydrate-sensing
Polyelectrolyte microcapsules containing stimuli-responsive polymers have potential applications in the fields of sensors or actuators, stimulable microcontainers and controlled drug delivery. Such capsules were prepared, with the focus on pH-sensitivity and carbohydrate-sensing. First, …
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Structure and Morphology of Photoreactive Monomer–Nanoparticle Mixtures Under Patterned Irradiation
… polymer pillars were fabricated for stimuli–responsive materials. Although polymer core–nanoparticle shell morphologies were observed at the μm–scale, stimuli response was not detected most likely owing to the rigidity of the polymer. Lastly, superhydrophobic powders were synthesized …
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Advancing the field of polypeptoids through the synthesis of novel architectures and thermoresponsive polymers
… of novel polypeptoid based architectures and stimuli responsive polypeptoid systems. The synthesis of macrocyclic brush copolymers using a polypeptoid backbone has been achieved. The method selected for the synthesis this architecture circumvents many of the difficulties associated with prior …
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Sensor-Enabled Accelerated Engineering of Soft Materials
… demonstrated by monitoring the synthesis and stimuli-response of composite hydrogels. The PEMC sensors enabled in-situ study of how the manufacturing process, i.e. bulk vs. layer-by-layer, affects the structure and properties of hydrogels. Afterwards, the PEMC sensors were integrated with …
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A Descriptive Catalog of Dimming Cells in the Purple Shore Crab HEMIGRAPSUS NUDUS
… recordings from the optic nerve tract measured responses to decremental changes in relative light levels over the range 40 to 0.08 lux. The observed activity revealed that these dimming cells could respond over this entire range. A catalog detailing the response characteristics for each of the …
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Host-seeking behaviour in the malaria vector Anopheles Gambiae
… An. gambiae when presented with host-associated stimuli. In a constant flow of carbon dioxide and human-derived volatiles, mosquitoes were most active early in the night, suggesting a periodic responsiveness to olfactory stimuli, priming them to respond to potential hosts early in the night. …
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Developing an a-synuclein in vitro model for therapeutic testing for Parkinson's disease
… α-Synuclein PFF exposed cells have reduced responses to ATP stimuli in terms of Ca<sup>2+</sup> signalling and lower ATP amplitudes compared to control and inhibitor-treated conditions. Single-cell transcriptomics reveals downregulation of mitochondrial genes related to oxidative …
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Single molecule studies of molecular electronics and biohybrid materials
… of chemically heterogeneous copolymers as stimuli-response hybrid materials. Here, I synthesized and directly observed the dynamics of thermo-responsive DNA copolymers using single molecule techniques. Single molecule fluorescence microscopy is used to observe the non-equilibrium stretching …