Highly ordered transparent self-supporting films of layered double hydroxides (LDHs) with a size of the order of cm2 have been obtained by a simple method; the chemical composition of both the layers and interlayers can be readily tuned, as demonstrated by the preparation of [ZnAl-NO3] LDH, [NiAl-NO3] LDH and [Tb(EDTA)]- intercalated-ZnAl LDH films.

The mRNA levels encoding for the enzyme glutamate decarboxylase (GAD67) were measured by computerized image analysis after in situ hybridization histochemistry and radioautography in the striatum and pallidum of normal squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus), or after treatment with the neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP). All MPTP-injected monkeys exhibited profound moto...

Biodegradable poly(D, L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) and PLGA-based polymeric nanoparticles are widely used for sustained release of protein and peptide drugs. These formulations are usually prepared by water/oil/water (W/O/W) and solid/oil/water (S/O/W) double emulsion solvent evaporation method. Other methods of preparation are nanoprecipitation, emulsion solvent diffusion and salting-out. Th...

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles functionalised with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) luminogen via a carbon-nitrogen double bond are fabricated into films by a dip-coating method. The as-made films can serve as efficient fluorescent sensors for the naked-eye detection of volatile acid gases by colour and emission changes, as well as for the detection of 2,4-dinitrotoluene vapours by fluoresce...

Unique features of the Gilbert damping in magnetic multilayers were investigated by ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) using magnetic single and double layer structures prepared by molecular beam epitaxy. The FMR linewidth for the Fe films in the double layer structures was larger than the FMR linewidth in the single Fe films having the same thickness. The additional FMR linewidth scaled inversely w...

Plasmid DNA was encapsulated within poly(d,l-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanospheres by using polyethylene glycol (PEG) assisted solubilization technique of plasmid DNA in organic solvents. Plasmid DNA was solubilized in an organic solvent mixture composed of 80% methylene chloride and 20% DMSO by producing PEG/DNA nano-complexes having an average diameter less than 100 nm. DNA could be sol...

Figure 2. (A) bp-s-PFG experiments for both components of the emulsion. Note that the signal decay is isotropic for both. (B) Angular bpd-PFG experiments with tm=0 ms, reveals the presence of μA for both compartments. (C) Angular bp-d-PFG experiments with long tm= reveals that toluene is diffusing within spheres, and the presence of csA for water, demonstrating that the water molecules are trap...

The damage in epitaxial Co& films 500 nm thick grown on Si( 111) produced by roomtemperature implantation of 150 keV **Si were investigated by 2-MeV 4He channeling spectrometry, double-crystal x-ray diffractometry, and electrical resistivity measurements. The damage in the films can be categorized into two types. In lightly (heavily) damaged CoSi, the damage is in the form of point-like (extend...