1566-1199/$ see front matter 2012 Elsevier B.V http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2012.07.002 ⇑ Corresponding author. Tel.: +91 01426 2473 511240. E-mail address: [email protected] (G.D. S A symmetrical perylene bisimide derivative (PBI) with 2-(4-nitrophenyl)acrylonitrile groups at the 1,7 bay positions of perylene and solubilizing cyclohexyl units was synthesized and characterized. The abs...

Blends of polyaryletherketones (PAEK) with polybenzimidazole (PBI) are of commercial interest due to their improved upper service temperatures and wear properties when compared with the PAEK analogs examined to date. The retention of properties of the PBI component generally thought to be disadvantageous in more thermally or chemically aggressive environments is not well understood, nor are the...

RAISED serum levels ofprotein-bound iodine (PBI) in patients with normal thyroid function have been observed on many occasions after oral treatment with 5-chloro-7-iodo-8-hydroxyquinoline (iodochlorhydroxyquinoline, clioquinol, Enterovioform) (Thoren, 1960; Levin, Josephson & Grtnewald, 1966; Sonksen et al., 1968). It is less well appreciated that clioquinol administered topically can be absorb...

We report on solid-state mesoscopic heterojunction solar cells employing nanoparticles (NPs) of methyl ammonium lead iodide (CH(3)NH(3))PbI(3) as light harvesters. The perovskite NPs were produced by reaction of methylammonium iodide with PbI(2) and deposited onto a submicron-thick mesoscopic TiO(2) film, whose pores were infiltrated with the hole-conductor spiro-MeOTAD. Illumination with stand...

Dopamine (DA) is an important catecholamine neurotransmitter involved in neural and hormonal functions. Neural diseases, as Parkinson's, are connected to a significant lowering of DA concentration picomolar levels cerebrospinal fluid. So, this contribution, hybrid active layer based on perylene bisimide (PBI) derivative multishaped Au nanostructures proposed for the development surface plasmon ...

BACKGROUND Although photoplethysmography and cerebral state index (CSI) have been used as indices in monitoring vital signs perioperatively, there are only a few reports comparing the performance of photoplethysmography with CSI in monitoring anaesthesia depth. The aim of the present study was to clarify features of photoplethysmography in monitoring balanced general anesthesia compared with CS...

BACKGROUND Preterm infants with periventricular brain injury (PBI) have a high incidence of atypical development and leg movements. OBJECTIVE Determine whether kicking and treadmill stepping intervention beginning at 2 months corrected age (CA) in children with PBI improves motor function at 12 months CA when compared with control subjects. METHOD In a multi-center pilot study for a control...

In order to provide anaesthesia of the equine maxillary cheek teeth, a local nerve block of the infraorbital nerve in the pterygopalatine fossa had been proposed, which is referred to as the “Palatine Bone Insertion” (PBI). As several complications with this method were reported, our study was designed to recommend a modified injection technique which avoids the risk of puncturing of relevant a...