Graphene/polyaniline composite nanosheets can be prepared with the aid of polymerized ionic liquid, and both individual nanosheets and stable aqueous dispersions of the nanosheets can be obtained.

Cyclopenta[c]selenophene-(CH(2)OMe)(2) has been synthesized by a new synthetic approach, successfully electrochemically polymerized and studied by spectroelectrochemistry.

The shape fluctuations and the stability of polymerized vesicles are investigated within the framework of shell theory. The intrinsic curvature of the vesicle leads to an enhanced coupling betwecn bending and stretching modes which acts to suppress the shape fluctuations on large scales. This effect is explicitly calculated for a cylindrical shape of the vesicle. For a cylinder

We report on the universal fabrication of Janus microparticles from a wide variety of organic and inorganic components. The Janus particle fabrication described in this study details the synthesis of the highly cross-linked polymer nanocoatings on top of the partially embedded particles via plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition. Here we conducted the plasma enhanced polymerization of differ...

We leverage behavioral economics to explore new approaches to tackling child food choice and consumption. Using a field experiment with >1500 children, we report several key insights. We find that incentives have large influences: in the control, 17% of children prefer the healthy snack, whereas introduction of small incentives increases take-up of the healthy snack to ∼75%. There is some evide...

Autoimmune diseases encompass a wide range of organ-specific and systemic disorders with a complex etiology. An intricate interplay of genetic, environmental, as well as immunological factors leads to the development of these debilitating diseases. In the absence of infections, regulatory processes inhibit immune responses towards antigen. Moreover , the immune system has multiple levels of neg...

Objective. To discuss the safety and efficacy of Foley catheter removal of blunt pediatric esophageal foreign bodies. Methods. Analyzing our first 17 cases of pediatric esophageal foreign bodies removed by Foley catheter method in respect of the efficacy, removal methods, and complications. We also reviewed related literature and discussed the background, current status, and technical matters t...

BACKGROUND Chairside softliners are used more frequently than is reported and studies regarding the bond strength of chairside softliners to heat-polymerized denture base resin are few and limited. Hence, this study was conducted to comparatively evaluate the shear bond strength of two chairside soft relining materials viz., autopolymerizing plasticized acrylic resin liner and a silicone-based ...