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Megan C. Kreider, Zeeshan Ahmed, Makfir Sefa, James A. Fedchak, Julia Scherschligt, Michael Bible, Nikolai Klimov, Bharath Natarajan, Hartings Mathew
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Kyoung-Whan Kim, Kyung Jin Lee, Jairo Sinova, Hyun-Woo Lee, Mark D. Stiles
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The increasing interest in extracellular vesicles (EVs) research is fueled by reports indicating their unique role in intercellular communication and potential
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Khan Alam, Steven M.T. Disseler, William D. Ratcliff, Julie Borchers, Rodrigo Ponce-Perez, Gregorio H. Cocoletzi, Noboru Takeuchi, Andrew Foley, Andrea Richard, David C. Ingram, Arthur R. Smith
A magneto-structural phase transition is investigated in single crystal CrN thin films grown by rf plasma molecular beam epitaxy on MgO(001) substrates. While
David J. Lechevalier, Seungjun Shin, Sudarsan Rachuri, Sebti Foufou, Yung-Tsun T. Lee, Abdelaziz Bouras
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Christopher J. Stromberg, Joshua A. Hadler, Brian Alberding, Edwin J. Heilweil
Ultrafast laser systems are becoming more widespread throughout the research and industrial communities yet eye protection for these high power, bright pulsed
Jack F. Douglas, Fernando Vargas-Lara, Francis W. Starr
Enthalpy-entropy compensation (EEC) is observed in diverse molecular binding processes of vital importance to living systems and manufacturing applications, but
During the production of polymer-grade ethylene, trace amounts of acetylene (about 1%) in the ethylene feed needs to be reduced to 40 parts per million (ppm)
Lawrence H. Friedman, Wen-Li Wu, Wei-En Fu, Yunsan Chien
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A new approach is presented for sensing mechanical fluctuations of populations of bacteria, with potential application in monitoring microbial responses to
Luke W. Arbogast, Frank Delaglio, John E. Schiel, John P. Marino
Two-dimensional (2D) 1H13C methyl NMR provides a powerful tool to probe the higher order structure (HOS) of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), since spectra can
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An approach is presented for sensing mechanical fluctuations of bacteria, with potential application in monitoring microbial responses to changes in chemical
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We present a phase diagram of rare-earth pyrochlore Yb 2Ti 2O 7 in a (111) magnetic field. Using heat capacity, magnetization, and neutron scattering data, we
Jeff L. Hernandez, Nabankur Deb, Rylan M. Wolfe, Chi K. Lo, Sebastian Engmann, Lee J. Richter, John R. Reynolds
To develop an understanding of the effect spin coating or blade coating have on the morphology of polymer:fullerene thin films for organic solar cells, we have
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Trevor Keller, Greta Lindwall, Supriyo Ghosh, Li Ma, Brandon M. Lane, Fan Zhang, Ursula R. Kattner, Eric Lass, Yaakov S. Idell, Maureen E. Williams, Andrew J. Allen, Jonathan E. Guyer, Lyle E. Levine
Numerical simulations are used in this work to investigate aspects of microstructure and microsegregation during rapid solidification of a Ni-based superalloy
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In situ chemical measurements of solution/surface reactions during metal-organic framework (MOF) thin film growth can provide valuable information about the
Lane Sander, Jeanita Pritchett, Laura J. Wood, Brian Lang, Stephen Wise, Matt J. Walters, T. Phillips, M. J. Holman, G. Lee, J. Lisko, B. Lane, L. Valentin, B. Kimbrell, S. Kuklenyik, S. Stanfill, C. Watson
A new tobacco filler Standard Reference Material (SRM) has been issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in September 2016 with
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The radionuclide copper-64 is a promising candidate for nuclear medicine, but its complex decay creates challenges in the primary standardization of its
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