We herein report a comparative study of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) labeling using spherical superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles containing different coatings, namely, organosilica, dextran, and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG). These nanomaterials possess a similar SPIO core size of 6-7 nm. Together with their coatings, the overall sizes are 10-15 nm for all SPIO@SiO₂, SPIO@dextran, a...

SiO(2) glass has a network structure with a significant amount of interstitial voids. Gas solubilities in silicates are expected to become small under high pressure due to compaction of voids. Here we show anomalous behaviour of SiO(2) glass in helium. Volume measurements clarify that SiO(2) glass is much less compressible than normal when compressed in helium, and the volume in helium at 10 GP...

Grafting of [W([triple bond]NAr)(=CHtBu)(2,5-Me(2)NC(4)H(2))(2)] on a silica partially dehydroxylated at 700 degrees C (SiO(2- (700))) generates the corresponding monosiloxy complex [([triple bond]SiO)W([triple bond]NAr)(=CHtBu)(2,5-Me(2)NC(4)H(2))] as the major species (approximately 90%) along with [([triple bond]SiO)W([triple bond]NAr)(CH(2)tBu)(2,5-Me(2)NC(4)H(2))(2)], according to mass bal...

At the end of my second quarter as a SIO Ph.D. student, I realized I still had no concept of what a dissertation actually is. How do the demands of a dissertation compare to what I have accomplished in the past? Is it conceivable? Am I capable? How long do dissertations tend to be? How many chapters are they supposed to have? How big are these chapters? How are they related? Are they related? H...

Regularly grown Pt particles supported by amorphous SiO 2 were heated in hydrogen at 873 K after an oxidising treatment. The morphological and structural changes were studied by electron microscopy. Platinum silicides Pt 3Si with L12 (Cu3Au) structure, monoclinic Pt3Si and tetragonal Pt12Si5 were identified after the treatment. The mechanisms of coalescence of the particles and the formation of...

The premier observation on the enhanced light emission from such a metal-SiO(x)-Si light emitting diode (MOSLED) with Si nano-pyramids at SiO(x)/Si interface is demonstrated at low biases. The Si nano-pyramids exhibits capability in providing the roughness of the SiO(x)/Si interface, and improving the Fowler-Nordheim (F-N) tunneling mechanism based carrier injection through the novel SiO(x)/nan...

We have undertaken toward 30 Mira or semi-regular variables and one OH/IR object highly sensitive observations of the v = 1, J = 2 → 1 and 3 → 2 transitions of SiO simultaneously with observations of the J = 2 → 1 transition of CO during three observing sessions in the period 1995 to 1996. As in our previous observations of 1994, we observe that for several stars the SiO profiles exhibit unusua...

The combination of TiO₂ photocatalyst and magnetic oxide nanoparticles enhances the separation and recoverable properties of nanosized TiO₂ photocatalyst. Metal-modified (Me = Pd, Au, Pt, Cu) TiO₂/SiO₂@Fe₃O₄ nanocomposites were prepared by an ultrasonic-assisted sol-gel method. All prepared samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) metho...

We report the direct measurement of the Dirac point, the Fermi level, and the work function of graphene by performing internal photoemission measurements on a graphene/SiO(2)/Si structure with a unique optical-cavity enhanced test structure. A complete electronic band alignment at the graphene/SiO(2)/Si interfaces is accurately established. The observation of enhanced photoemission from a one-a...

A preparação, o grau de dispersão, estabilidade térmica e a acidez de Lewis e de Brφnsted do óxido de antimônio (V) adsorvido sobre SiO 2 /ZrO 2 , preparado previamente pelo processo sol-gel, são descritas neste trabalho. Amostras de SiO 2 /ZrO 2 /Sb 2 O 5 de composições (% em massa): (a) Zr= 8,1 e Sb= 6,3; (b) Zr= 11,4 e Sb= 11,4, foram preparadas. As imagens de microscopia eletrônica de varre...