Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) employs a crucial PfHRPII catalyzed reaction that converts toxic heme into hemozoin. Understanding heme polymerization mechanism is the first step for rational design of new drugs, targeting this pathway. Heme binding and hemozoin formation have been ascribed to PfHRPII aspartate carboxylate-heme metal ionic interactions. To investigate, if this ionic interaction is i...

Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization enabled the synthesis of welldefined A–BC–A triblock copolymers containing a synergy of pendant ether and imidazolium sites. The soft central BC block comprises low Tg di(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (DEGMEMA) and 1-(4-vinylbenzyl) methyl imidazolium units. External polystyrene blocks provide mechanical reinfor...

The environmentally-friendly synthesis of epoxy-functional spherical nanoparticles has been achieved using polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) in aqueous solution. Firstly, a non-ionic hydrophilic stabilizer block, poly(glycerol monomethacrylate) (PGMA), was prepared by reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) solution polymerization in ethanol. This water-soluble precurs...

The kinetics of oxidation of allyl alcohol by quinaldinium chlorochromate is investigated in 40 % acetic acid – water (v/v) medium. The order with respect to oxidant and hydrogen ion concentration is found to be one and fractional with respect to substrate. The rate of the reaction is decreases with the decrease in the dielectric constant of the medium. The rate of the reaction has negligible e...

Sulfonated sPPFS-b-PBuA diblock and statistical copolymers based on 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorostyrene PFS butyl acrylate BuA were elaborated for Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyser (PEMWE) purposes. The block (BCP) synthetized by Nitroxide Mediated Polymerization NMP, a controlled radical polymerization technique that yields well-defined molar mass low dispersity material. These diblock-copo...

Proton conducting materials having reasonable proton conductivity at low humidification conditions are critical for decrease in system complexity and improvement of power density for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. This study shows that polyelectrolyte brushes on titanate nanotubes formed through surface-initiated free radical polymerization exhibit less humidity-dependent proton condu...