Nanoporous gold (np-Au) has intriguing material properties that offer potential benefits for many applications due to its high specific surface area, well-characterized thiol-gold surface chemistry, high electrical conductivity, and reduced stiffness. The research on np-Au has taken place on various fronts, including advanced microfabrication and characterization techniques to probe unusual nan...

Several hybrid rescue mutations-alleles that restore the viability of normally lethal hybrids-have been discovered in Drosophila melanogaster and its relatives. Here we analyze one of these genes, Hybrid male rescue (Hmr), asking two questions about its role in hybrid inviability. (1) Does the wild-type allele from D. melanogaster (Hmr(mel)) cause hybrid embryonic inviability? (2) Does Hmr(mel)...

A novel highly sensitive optical NO2-selective sensor was developed using phthalocyaninato-iron(II) as a selective complexing agent. In order to solubilize the ironII+phthalocyanine and to obtain the monomer species, a N-donor ligand was used as a solvent. The membrane solution was deposited onto a novel aluminum oxide/hydroxide nanoporous material by a spin-coating technique. The chemical reac...

BACKGROUND : Few experimental and clinical studies show that melatonin (MEL) can play a signifi cant part to modulate circadian bone metabolism. On this basis it was suggested that MEL secretion which altered during 24-h in obese women could be of importance to regulate bony mass defect after menopause. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to prove if there were any connection between changes in...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was pineal gland function assessment on the base of daily rhythm study and mean daily melatonin (MEL) concentrations in serum in patients with colorectal carcinoma. MATERIAL AND METHODS Studies were performed in 12 women at the age of 63.17+/-5.90 years and 21 men aged 58.95+/-11.32 years with large intestine adenocarcinoma. The control group consisted of 28 hea...

Prototyping of nanoporous carbon membranes with three-dimensional microscale patterns is significant for integration of such multifunctional materials into various miniaturized systems. Incorporating nano material synthesis into microelectronics technology, we present a novel approach to direct prototyping of carbon membranes with highly nanoporous structures inside. Membranes with significant ...

Surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (SALDI-MS) represents a powerful tool for the analysis of biomolecules, synthetic polymers, and even small organic compounds; its performances largely depend on the type of matrix materials utilized. Here, for the first time the employment of nanoporous carbons derived from metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as novel matrices for SALDI...

Mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs) belong to the glycolipid biosurfactants and are produced by various fungi. The basidiomycetous yeast Pseudozyma tsukubaensis produces diastereomer type of MEL-B, which contains 4-O-β-D-mannopyranosyl-(2R,3S)-erythritol (R-form) as the sugar moiety. In this respect it differs from conventional type of MELs, which contain 4-O-β-D-mannopyranosyl-(2S,3R)-erythritol ...

Most people think of graphene as a flat membrane and the quality of physics observation depends on the flatness of it. However defective or strained graphene can present interesting properties, especially to a chemist. For example, generating pores or voids in graphene, oxidizing and disrupting the conjugation, as in the case of nanoporous graphene oxide, can generate a material that is catalyt...

Monolithic nanoporous copper was synthesized by dealloying Mn0.7Cu0.3 by two distinct methods: potentiostatically driven dealloying and free corrosion. Both the ligament size and morphology were found to be highly dependent on the dealloying methods and conditions. For example, ligaments from 16 nm–125 nm were obtained by dealloying either electrochemically or by free corrosion, respectively. O...