Flavonoids are polyphenolic compounds that are ubiquitously in plants and display a vast array of biological activities. Here we have studied the effect of the phenylbenzo-gamma-pyrone-derivative quercetin 3-methyl ether tetracetate (QD), obtained by acetylation of the natural product quercetin 3-methyl ether, on cell viability of human leukemia HL-60 and U937 cell lines. The results show that ...

BACKGROUND Luminescent semiconductor nanocrystals, also known as quantum dots (QD), possess highly desirable optical properties that account for development of a variety of exciting biomedical techniques. These properties include long-term stability, brightness, narrow emission spectra, size tunable properties and resistance to photobleaching. QD have many promising applications in biology and ...

We optimized the emission spectrum of a quantum dot (QD) backlight and achieved ~140% color gamut in CIE 1976 color space. The QD-based LCD not only exhibits a wide color gamut but also improves the optical efficiency. Our systematic photometric analysis provides useful guidelines to further optimize the QD backlight design.

Axioms of Lie algebroid are discussed. In particular, it is shown that a Lie QD-algebroid (i.e. a Lie algebra bracket on the C∞(M)-module E of sections of a vector bundle E over a manifold M which satisfies [X, fY ] = f [X, Y ] + A(X,f)Y for all X, Y ∈ E , f ∈ C∞(M), and for certain A(X,f) ∈ C∞(M)) is a Lie algebroid if rank(E) > 1, and is a local Lie algebra in the sense of Kirillov if E is a ...

Nanoparticles have been demonstrated as a promising new generation of specific imaging agents and targeted delivery vehicles for the diagnosis and treatment of solid tumors. Nonetheless, for optimal therapy of tumors, the nanoparticles must penetrate the tumor interstitial matrix to reach the cancer cells. This thesis describes the development of a multiphoton fluorescence correlation spectrosc...

For a binary word f , let Qd(f) be the subgraph of the d-dimensional cube Qd induced on the set of all words that do not contain f as a factor. Let Gn be the set of words f of length n that are good in the sense that Qd(f) is isometric in Qd for all d. It is proved that limn→∞ |Gn|/2 exists. Estimates show that the limit is close to 0.08, that is, about eight percent of all words are good.

We measure the phase and magnitude of the reflection coefficient of a quantum dot (QD) in the integer quantum Hall regime. This was done by coupling the QD under study to a large QD, serving as an interferometer, and monitoring the phase of the magnetoconductance oscillations of the coupled system. As the Coulomb blockade resonances of the QD are scanned we find two distinct and qualitatively d...

Background and Aim: Lasers can serve as a new powerful tool in dentistry. High intensity laser therapy is becoming the treatment of choice compared with conventional periodontal therapy due to accurate incision and soft and hard tissue ablation, hemostasis, reduction of postoperative pain and infection, optimal debridement, and enhanced healing. Although high intensity laser therapy assumes to ...