This work represents the first use of mesoporous zirconium oxide nanomaterials for highly effective and selective enrichment of phosphorylated peptides.

We report the synthesis and characterization of a water-stable zirconium metal-organic framework (MOF), NU-1003, featuring the largest mesoporous aperture known for a zirconium MOF. This material has been used to immobilize the nerve agent hydrolyzing enzyme, organophosphorus acid anhydrolase (OPAA). The catalytic efficiency of immobilized OPAA in nanosized NU-1003 is significantly increased co...

Zirconium tetra(tert-butoxide) reacts with surface amide groups of polyamide nylon 6/6 to give (eta(2)-amidate)zirconium complexes in high yield. These surface complexes react to bond the cell-adhesive peptide arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) to the polymer surface. A surface loading of 0.18 nmol/cm(2) of RGD is achieved, which is 20-1000 times higher than previously reported attainable on ...

We report our initial investigations into the use of tetraazamacrocycles as zirconium-89 chelators. We describe the synthesis and complete characterization of several Zr tetraazamacrocycle complexes, and definitively describe the first crystal structure of zirconium 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid (Zr-DOTA) using single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. After evaluati...

An atom probe field ion microscopy survey of several bulk metallic glasses including the zirconium-based glasses Z r 1 i 3 4 6 2 s s , 7 5 7 , 5 1 0 2 7 . 5 4 . ~ . ~ . ~ ~ ~ . Z ~ , ~ N ~ , A ~ ~ O C U ~ , ~ N ~ I Z , ~ , and Zr ,,,, T ~ , A ~ , , C U ~ ~ , , N ~ , ~ , ~ , together with two non-zirconium-based glasses Ti3,Zr,,Cu4,NiS, and Mg,,Cu,,Y,,, is presented. Non random distribution of s...

In recent years many works are aimed at finding a method of controllable switching between hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity of a surface. The hydrophilic surface state is generally determined by its energy. Change in the surface energy can be realized in several different ways. Here we report the ability to control the surface wettability of zirconium dioxide nano-coatings by changing the comp...

A new derivative of zirconium (IV), [(acac)2Zr{ONC(Me)th-2}2] have been produced by treating bis(acetylacetonato)diisopropoxy zirconium(IV) with internally functionalised oxime HONC(Me)th-2 (where th = thiophene) in 1:2 stoichiometry, while refluxing in anhydrous toluene. After drying and purification, the product appeared as offwhite crystalline solid. Physico-chemical analysis of this derivat...

A thorough comparison between the slowly and fast cooled ß”-type oxynitrides of zirconium has been carried out by means of transmission electron microscopy. This work aims at detecting and analyzing the so-called “modulated” β’’ phase, which has been involved in the introduction of ordered anion vacancies through nitridation of zirconia. The gained information from the occurrence of such a modu...

Zirconium tungstate as an inorganic ion exchange material has been synthesized at different conditions. The materials were characterized by means infrared spectroscopy, thermo gravimetric analysis, and X-ray diffraction techniques. The stability of the ion exchangers was investigated in acidic and alkaline media. Ion exchange properties of synthesized materials were studied by measuring the dis...

A series of zirconium-based, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) were tested for their ability to adsorb and remove selenate and selenite anions from aqueous solutions. MOFs were tested for adsorption capacity and uptake time at different concentrations. NU-1000 was shown to have the highest adsorption capacity, and fastest uptake rates for both selenate and selenite, of all zirconium-based MOFs st...