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In order to improve the repeatability, comparability, and accuracy of proteomic measurements, there has been considerable international effort to develop...
W. Tian, William D. Ratcliff, M. G. Kim, J. -Q. Yan, Paul A. Kienzle, Qingzhen Huang, B. Jensen, K.W. Dennis, R.W. McCallum, Thomas A. Lograsso, R.J. McQueeney, A. I. Goldman, Jeffrey W. Lynn, A. Kreyssig
Assuming diffusive carrier transport and employing an effective medium theory, we calculate the temperature dependence of bilayer graphene conductivity due to...
Robert I. MacCuspie, Andrew J. Allen, Vincent A. Hackley
The dispersion stabilization of silver nanoparticles in synthetic lung fluid is studied systematically to determine the key ingredients for colloidal...
Michael J. Biercuk, Joseph W. Britton, Hermann Uys, Aaron Vandevender, John Bollinger
Recent experimental advances have shown that it is possible to detect forces arising from electric fields at a level of aN/ √Hz (atto = 10 -18 through coupling...
Jonathan W. Kiel, M.E. Mackay, Brian Kirby, Brian B. Maranville, Charles Majkrzak
Due to low charge carrier mobilities in polymer based solar cells, device performance is dictated by the nanoscale morphology of the active layer components...
Seung Ho Yang, Yong Sik Kim, Premsagar P. Kavuri, Jae M. Yoo, Young M. Choi, Nicholas G. Dagalakis
A versatile method for measurement of in-plane stiffness of micro-elements was developed and its usefulness has been demonstrated. The in-plane stiffness of a...
Katharine M. Mullen, Victor L. Krayzman, Igor Levin
The pair distribution function (PDF), as determined from total x-ray or neutron scattering, is a valuable probe of atomic arrangements in nanoparticles...
Yifu Ding, Jirun Sun, Hyun W. Ro, Zhen Wang, Jing N. Zhou, Nancy J. Lin, Sheng Lin-Gibson, Marcus T. Cicerone, Christopher L. Soles
Cells sense and respond to the chemical, topographical, and mechanical features of their substrate and extracellular matrix. Shape and locomotive response to...
We demonstrate a one-pot polyol strategy for the synthesis of Au - Cu perfect nanocubes. To the best of the authors knowledge, this represents the first-time...
Mark S. Lowenthal, Karen W. Phinney, Elizabeth A. McGaw
Absolute concentrations of amino acids in a human plasma pool were determined independently using four quantification methods. Orthogonal separation schemes (LC...
Jessica M. Torres, Christopher Stafford, Bryan D. Vogt
The mechanical stability of polymeric nanostructures is critical to the processing, assembly and performance of numerous existing and emerging technologies. A...
William J. Boettinger, Dale E. Newbury, Ke Wang, Leonid A. Bendersky, Chun Chiu, Ursula R. Kattner, K. Young, B. Chao
The solidification microstructure of a nine-element Zr-Ni based AB(sub 2) type C14/C15 Laves hydrogen storage alloy is determined. The selected composition...
Leonid A. Bendersky, Ke Wang, William J. Boettinger, Dale E. Newbury, K. Young, B. Chao
Multi-component Zr-Ti-Ni-TM (TM=V, Cr, Mn and Co) cast alloys intended for use as negative electrodes in Ni metal hydride batteries were studied to determine...
A rapid and simple diagnostic tool for the detection of meat spoilage as early as possible would be invaluable to ensure meat quality during production...
Jeffrey A. Fagan, Olga Volotskova, Alexey Shashurin, Michael Keidar, JiYeon Huh, Frederick R. Phelan Jr.
In this paper we report a method for tuning the distribution of SWCNTs produced by the anodic arc production method via the application of non-uniform magnetic...
We present a simple technique for studying collisions of ultracold atoms in the presence of a magnetic field and radio-frequency radiation (rf ). Resonant...
Alice J. O'Toole, P. Jonathon Phillips, Samuel Weimer, Dana A. Roark, Julianne Ayadd, Robert Barwick, Joseph Dunlop
The goal of this study was to evaluate human accuracy at identifying people from static and dynamic presentations of faces and bodies. Participants matched...
A nanofluidic approach to the separation and metrology of nanoparticles is demonstrated. Advantages of this approach include nanometer-scale resolution...
Sapun Parekh, Young J. Lee, Khaled A. Aamer, Marcus T. Cicerone
Raman micro-spectroscopy can provide chemical contrast needed to characterize the complex intracellular environment and macromolecular organization within cells...
Most nanoparticle syntheses, including those based on the Brust-Schiffrin method, produce a mixture of different metal core sizes. This report presents a new...
We have constructed a spray-dryer to synthesize doped ceria nanoparticles. This system was employed to synthesize mixed oxide nanoparticles of praseodymium...
We present the correlation of the electronic properties at the semiconductor-molecule interface with the nature of the covalent attachment. The chemical state...
Studies of climate change increasingly recognize the diverse influences exerted by terpenes (Tp) in the atmosphere, including roles in particulates, ozone...