Because of their efficient energy-transport properties, porphyrin-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are attractive compounds for solar photochemistry applications. However, their absorption bands provide limited coverage in the visible spectral range for light-harvesting applications. We report here the functionalization of porphyrin-based MOFs with CdSe/ZnS core/shell quantum dots (QDs) fo...

We investigate multi-color spontaneous emission from quantum-dot- quantum-well heteronanocrystals made of onion-like (CdSe)ZnS/CdSe/ZnS (core)shell/shell/shell structures, with our theoretical results explaining experimental measurements for the first time. In such multi-layered heteronanocrystals, we discover that the carrier localization is tuned from type-1-like to type-2-like localization b...

Zonisamide (ZNS; 3-sulfamoylmethyl-1,2-benzisoxazole), as one of the newer antiepileptic drugs, has been demonstrated its broad-spectrum clinical efficacy on various neuropsychiatric disorders. However, little is known regarding the mechanism of ZNS actions on ion currents in neurons. We thus investigated its effect on ion currents in differentiated hippocampal 19-7 cells. In whole-cell configu...

Zinc sulfide (ZnS) & zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles was evaluated for their antimicrobial activity against four pathogenic strains. ZnS&ZnO nanoparticles were synthesized by simple aqueous chemical reaction in an aqueous solution. The main advantage of these nanoparticles (size of 10-30 nm) was that simply could be prepared by using cheap precursors in a cost effective and high throughput manne...

Reducing the oxidative capacity of holes (h(+)) in the valence band (VB) of ZnS is one of the most effective ways to prevent the photocatalyst from photocorrosion. In this work, ZnS doped only with nitrogen was prepared for the first time by nitriding ZnS powder in an NH3 atmosphere. We demonstrate theoretically and experimentally that the valence band maximum (VBM) rises obviously by N-doping ...

Bright and stable CuInS2/ZnS@SiO2 nanoparticles with near-infrared (NIR) emission were competently prepared by incorporating the as-prepared hydrophobic CuInS2/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) directly into lipophilic silane micelles and subsequently an exterior silica shell was formed. The obtained CuInS2/ZnS@SiO2 nanoparticles homogeneously comprised both single-core and multicore remarkable CuInS2/ZnS...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Zonisamide (ZNS) is a useful antiepileptic drug with a broad therapeutic spectrum. However, there is limited information on the long-term use of ZNS as a monotherapy. This study investigated the long-term effects of ZNS as a monotherapy for the treatment of epilepsy. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the records of epilepsy patients treated with ZNS monotherapy at our...

The discovery of zonisamide (ZNS) did not result from a search for new antiepileptic drug (AED). A continuous random screening for anticonvulsant activity had been in progress for many years at the research laboratories of Dainippon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ZNS was discovered by serendipity in 1974 during routine testing of 1,2-benzisoxazole derivatives which were synthesized for the management...

The core-shell structural Fe3O4/ZnS nanocomposites with controllable shell thickness were well-fabricated via seed-mediate growth method. Structural and morphological characterizations reveal the direct deposition of crystalline II-VI compound semiconductor ZnS shell layer on Fe3O4 particles. Spin dependent electrical transport is studied on Fe3O4/ZnS nanocomposites with different shell thickne...

Wurtzite-structured materials, such as ZnO, ZnS, GaN, and AlN, have an important characteristic: the presence of polar surfaces that result from cationor anion-terminated atomic planes. Consequently, a series of novel nanostructures, such as nanosprings, nanorings, nanohelices, and nanobows, have been formed. The mechanism that drives the formation of these novel configurations minimizes the el...