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Shinichiro N. Muramoto, J Greg Gillen, Cynthia J. Zeissler, Edward Garboczi
The size, shape, and spatial distribution of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) particles are important physical characteristics of drug delivery systems that can affect the performance, stability, appearance, and even bulk properties of the end
Nancy Lin, Maria S. Ibrahim, Ahmed Ibrahim, Abdulrahman Balhaddad, Michael D. Weir, Franklin Tay, Thomas Oates, Hockin H. Xu, Mary A. Melo
Cariogenic oral biofilms are strongly linked to dental caries around dental sealants. Quaternary ammonium monomers copolymerized with dental resin systems have been increasingly explored for modulation of biofilm growth. Here, we investigated the effect of
Edward Garboczi, Jack Douglas, Beatriz Pazmino, Ahmed M. Hassan, Somen Baidya
Recent advances in synthetic biomaterial microenvironment design has enabled researchers to mimic the natural in vivo environment of the cell and, therefore, quantify the effect of the environment on the morphologies of stem cells. Recently, the National
Danielle Schultz, Robert G. Brinson, Fahriye N. Sari, Jeffrey Fagan, Christina Bergonzo, Nancy Lin, Joy Dunkers
The structure and dynamics of Ag complexes derived from single stranded DNA (ssDNA) is less understood than their double stranded (dsDNA) counterparts despite their great promise as fluorescent biological probes and sensors. In this work, we seek new
Danielle E. Gorka, Nancy Lin, John M. Pettibone, Justin Gorham
The antimicrobial properties of silver nanomaterials (AgNM) have been exploited in various consumer applications, including textiles such as wound dressings. Understanding how these materials chemically transform throughout their lifecycle is necessary to
Poly(ADP ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) is a multifunctional DNA repair protein of the base excision repair pathway and plays a major role in the repair of DNA strand breaks and in replication and transcriptional regulation among other functions. Mounting
Max J. Lerman, Shinichiro Muramoto, Navein Arumugasaamy, Michael Van Order, Josephine Lembong, Anushka Gerald, John G. Gillen, John P. Fisher
Traditional 2D culture systems made of polystyrene (PS) require the addition of surface chemistry beyond the nominal phenyl groups present to facilitate and encourage cell adhesion. Determining the surface properties which enhance protein adhesion from
Heidrun Wabnitz, Lin Yang, Rainer Macdonald, Jeeseong C. Hwang
In the clinically relevant field of tissue oximetry, there is an urgent need to develop phantom-based methods for validation. Physical phantom approaches based on solid or liquid turbid media containing hemoglobin with variable oxygenation have limited
Alta Y. Fang, Kenneth Kroenlein, Alexander Smolyanitsky
We use all-atom molecular dynamics simulations informed by density functional theory calculations to investigate aqueous ion transport across subnanoporous monolayer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) membranes subject to varying tensile strains. Driven by a
Wieland Karin, Georg Ramer, Victor U. Weiss, Guenter Allmaier, Bernhard Lendl, Andrea Centrone
Dosage of chemotherapeutic drugs is a tradeoff between efficacy and side-effects. Liposomes are nanocarriers that increase therapy efficacy and minimize side-effects by delivering otherwise difficult to administer therapeutics with improved efficiency and
Carl G. Simon Jr., Subhadip Bodhak, Hariharan K. Iyer, Luis Fernandez de Castro Diaz, Pam Robey, Azusa Maeda, Sergei Kuznetsov
Animal models are the most biologically relevant method for measuring the osteogenic capability of bone graft formulations. However, animal experiments are slow, tedious and the results can be highly variable, even when conducted within the same lab. In
The nanoscale hygromechanical behavior of lignin is presented in this work. Three atomic force microscopy experimental methods were used to correlate moisture sorption of lignin to its mechanicalbehavior. First, sorption isotherms were established using
Kavita M. Jeerage, Tammy L. Oreskovic, Nikki S. Rentz, Damian S. Lauria
Based on its standard reduction potential, ferriciniummethanol can act as an alternate electron acceptor to oxygen during cellular metabolism. By locally oxidizing ferrocenemethanol at a platinum microelectrode, we probed the activity of individual human
Sang M. An, Jie Zou, Glenn Holland, Jungseok Chae, Andrea Centrone, Vladimir Aksyuk
We introduce an optomechanical transducer-based nanoscale cantilever for atomic force microscope (AFM). The high optical quality factor of the microdisk resonator enables detection of the nanoscale cantilever motion with high sensitivity. A low stiffness
Bharath NMN Natarajan, Ajay Krishnamurthy, Caglar Dogu Emiroglu, Amanda L. Forster, E. J. Foster, Christoph Weder, Douglas M. Fox, Jan Obrzut, Jeffrey W. Gilman
Attempts to emulate strong and tough natural composites using wood cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) fall short in mechanical performance due to the low shear transfer ability of CNC interfaces in their helicoidal ensembles. This shortcoming is ascribed to the
[FeFe]-hydrogenases are efficient enzymes that produce hydrogen gas under mild conditions. Synthetic model compounds containing all CO or mixed CO/PMe3 ligands have been studied with ultrafast ultraviolet (UV) or visible pump-infrared (IR) probe
Vivek M. Prabhu, Shrinivas Venkataraman, Kenneth Mineart, James Hedrick, Yi Yan Yang
Straightforward synthesis of cholesterol functionalized aliphatic N-substituted 8 membered cyclic carbonate monomer is reported. Well-defined PEGylated diblock copolymers were readily accessed via organo catalytic ring opening polymerization. These block
Max J. Lerman, Josephine Lembong, Shinichiro Muramoto, John G. Gillen, John P. Fisher
Polystyrene (PS) has brought in vitro cell culture from its humble beginnings to the modern era, propelling dozens of research fields along the way. This review discusses the development of the material, fabrication, and treatment approaches to create the
Nino G. Todua, Johanna Camara, Jacolin A. Murray, Anzor I. Mikaia
A method for isolation of enriched fractions of amino acids from human plasma followed by derivatization, gas chromatography separation and mass spectrometry identification is described. The method involves a stepwise extraction of plasma constituents with
John E. Schiel, Abigail Turner, Catherine A. Mouchahoir, Katharina S. Yandrofski, Srivalli Telikepalli, Jason King, Paul C. DeRose, Dean C. Ripple, Karen W. Phinney
The NISTmAb Reference Material (RM) 8671 is intended to be the common industry standard monoclonal antibody for pre-competitive research in harmonizing current state-of-the-art technology and designing next generation characterization technologies for
Alexander Peterson, Alessandro Tona, Michael Halter, Anne Plant, John Elliott
Surface plasmon resonance microscopy (SPRM) is a powerful label-free imaging technique with spatial resolution approaching the optical diffraction limit. The high sensitivity of SPRM to small changes in index of refraction at an interface allows imaging of
Yin Y. Nelson, Vytautas Reipa, Xiaohong Wang, Kenneth Mineart, Vivek M. Prabhu, Nancy J. Lin, Jirun Sun
Bacterial resistance to antimicrobials is threatening millions of human lives due to indiscriminate overuse and environmental build-up of antibiotics. We present the smart regulation of antibacterial activity in biologically relevant conditions to reduce
Objectives. Resin-based composites are known to elute leachables that include unincorporated starting materials. The objective of this work was to determine the effect of common dental monomers and initiators on Streptococcus mutans biofilm metabolic
Abigail Turner, Katharina S. Yandrofski, Srivalli Telikepalli, N. Alan Heckert, James J. Filliben, Dean C. Ripple, John E. Schiel
The NISTmAb is an innovative monoclonal antibody reference material from the National Institute of Standards and Technology; it is a class-representative IgG1κ intended to serve as a pre-competitive platform for harmonization and technology development in
The National Institute of Standards and Technology coordinates the Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program (MMQAP) for laboratories that measure fat-soluble vitamins and carotenoids in human serum and plasma. This report describes the design