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Li Piin Sung, James E. Pickett, Olga Kuvshinnikova, Brett Ermi
Samples of polycarbonate (PC), poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT), a PC/PBT blend, and poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) (SAN), all containing 3 % TiO2 (by mass), were exposed in the NIST (National Institutes of Standards and Technology) SPHERE (Simulated
A non-tomographic approach based on polarization-dependent infrared (IR) spectroscopy is proposed for a simultaneous measurement of the 3D angles and the orientational order parameter of a molecular orientation distribution. Unlike conventional
Yusuf S. Aytekin, Mustafa Koturk, Adam Zaczek, Timothy M. Korter, Edwin J. Heilweil, Okan Esenturk
One of the most commonly used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory active pharmaceutical ingredient called Meloxicam has been characterized spectroscopically both by Terahertz (THz) time domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) and by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR)
Argon cluster ions produce a low angular ejection of the sputtered flux, causing the crater bottom to shrink in size due to redeposition of the sputtered flux during depth profiling of ultrathick organic films. The progressing crater walls has two
Thermodynamic, conformational, and structure properties of bottlebrush polymer melts are investigated with molecular dynamics simulations and compared to linear, regular star and unknotted ring polymer melts to gauge the influence of polymer topology on
Ryan C. Nieuwendaal, Dean M. DeLongchamp, Martin Heeney, Jan Hummelen, Chad R. Snyder, Ronald L. Jones, Sebastian Engmann, Lee J. Richter, Zhuping Fei, Alex Sieval
We introduce a new application of solid state NMR measurements towards characterizing the donor-acceptor interfaces within bulk heterojunction (BHJ) films. Rotational echo double resonance (REDOR) is used to measure dipolar couplings between 13C nuclei on
There has been significant interest in the tendency of highly charged particles having the same charge to form dynamic clusters in solution, but an accepted theoretical framework that can account for this ubiquitous phenomenon has been slow to develop. The
Concepcion A. Remoroza, Tytus D. Mak, M. L. De Leoz, Yuri A. Mirokhin, Stephen E. Stein
We report the development and availability of a mass spectral reference library for oligosaccharides in human milk. This represents a new variety of spectral library that includes consensus spectra of compounds annotated through various data analysis
Seungwan Ryu, Xiaohui Liu, Ying Jin, Jirun Sun, Young Jong Lee
We investigate multiple hydrogen bonding interactions in a binary mixture of cross-linking resin monomers: urethane dimethacrylate (UDMA) and triethylene glycol-divinylbenzyl ether (TEG-DVBE). We analyze infrared (IR) absorption spectra observed at various
Shinichiro N. Muramoto, J Greg Gillen, Eric S. Windsor
Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) equipped with a bismuth imaging source and an argon gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) was used to image polished cross-sections of four automotive multilayer paint samples. SIMS chemical imaging of the
Deepali Rathore, John E. Schiel, Anneliese Faustino, Eric Pang, Michael Boyne, Sarah M. Rogstad
Introduction: Mass spectrometry (MS) is widely used in the characterization of biomolecules including peptide and protein therapeutics. These biotechnology products have seen rapid growth over the past few decades and continue to dominate the global
[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
The study of the coupling between the conformational properties of a polyelectrolyte chain and the distribution of counter-ions surrounding the chain is important in developing predictive theories for more complex polymer materials such as polyelectrolyte
Size-exclusion separation of a water-soluble polyelectrolyte polymer, sodium polystyrene sulfonate (NaPSS), was demonstrated on common reversed-phase (C18, C4, phenyl, and cyano) and hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) columns. The effect of
Photothermal induced resonance (PTIR) is a scanning probe technique that provides sample composition information with a lateral resolution down to 20 nm. Interest in PTIR stems from its ability to identify unknown samples at the nanoscale thanks, in first
Walter J. Lafferty, Jean-Marie Flaud, Fridolin Kwabia Tchana, Agnes Perrin, Laurent Manceron, Mustafa Ndao
A Fourier transform spectrum of phosgene (Cl2CO) has been recorded in the 17.3 μm spectral region at a temperature of 180 K and at a resolution of 0.00102 cm-1 using a Bruker IFS125HR spectrometer coupled to synchrotron radiation leading to the observation
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 readily be acquired on intact mAbs at natural isotopic abundance, and small changes in chemical
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 investigated the morphology of poly[5-(2-hexyldecyl)-1,3-thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione-alt-5,5-
Francis J. Lovas, Vadim V. Ilyushin, Alyssa M. Johnson, Jenna Hohl, Emily A. Cloessner, Richard Lavrich
We present here the first experimental study of the microwave spectrum of deuterated 5-methyltropolone, a molecule which exhibits two large-amplitude motions: an intramolecular hydrogen transfer (deuterium transfer in the current case of deuterated 5
Tracey B. Schock, Peter D. Moeller, Rick Belisle, Christopher W. Via, Tracy A. Villareal, Kevin Beauchesne, Matthew J. Bertin, Paul Zimba
Mass spectrometry-guided isolation of the lipophilic extract of Trichodesmium thiebautii bloom material led to the isolation and structure characterization of a new thiazole-containing di-chlorinated polyketide (1). The structure of 1 was deduced using 1D
Adam J. Fleisher, David A. Long, Qingnan Liu, Lyn Gameson, Joseph T. Hodges
High-precision measurements of radiocarbon (14C) near or below a fraction modern 14C of one (F14C ≤ 1) are costly, requiring the shipment of samples to accelerator mass spectrometer (AMS) facilities that specialize in reporting rare isotope relative
Evagelia C. Laiakis, Evan L. Pannkuk, Siddheshwar Chauthe, Yi-Wen Wang, Ming Liang, Tytus Mak, Christopher A. Barker, Giuseppe Astarita, Albert J. Fornace
The potential of radiological accidents and nuclear terrorism have increased the need for development of new rapid biodosimetry methods. In addition, in a clinical setting the issue of an individual's radiosensitivity should be taken into consideration
Frank Delaglio, Gregory S. Walker, Kathleen A. Farley, Raman Sharma, Jeffrey C. Hoch, Luke Arbogast, Robert Brinson, John Marino
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is an indispensable tool in pharmaceutical science, with uses in drug discovery, development, and manufacturing. Non-Uniform Sampling (NUS) is an acquisition method for NMR experiments with two or more
Sujitra J. Pookpanratana, Hao Zhu, Joseph W. Robertson, Sean Natoli, Emily G. Bittle, Curt A. Richter, Tong Ren, Qiliang Li, Christina A. Hacker
Attaching and integrating electrochemically-active molecules to a variety of different surfaces is of importance for applications in catalysis, memory devices, and molecular electronics. With the increasing demand for personal electronics, growth in Flash