Radical-induced degradation of proton exchange membranes limits the durability proton-exchange membrane fuel cells. Cerium is widely used as a radical scavenger, but migration cerium ions to the...

A putative collagen structure from macrophage scavenger receptors binds to a wide range of ligands. In order to elucidate the ligand's binding mode, this collagen structure was constructed using short peptides. This was accomplished by the reaction of a tri-bromoacetylated branched peptide with a purified unprotected 25-residue peptide, which contained Cys, 4 repeats of triplet, Gly-Pro-Hyp, an...

The dynamics of the planar two-species Lotka-Volterra predator-prey model are well-understood. Onto such a predator-prey model, we introduce a third species, a scavenger of the prey. Our model allows for two scenarios, one where the scavenger is also a predator of the original prey, and one where the presence of the scavenger simply inhibits the prey. We show all trajectories are bounded in for...

The methanol extract of the dried ripe fruits of Alpinia rafflesiana was investigated for its DPPH free radical scavenger constituents. 2',3',4',6'-Tetrahydroxychalcone (7), which has never been isolated from natural sources was found to be most active as a DPPH free radical scavenger with the IC50 value of 55 microM. Other known compounds isolated from this species include 5,6-dehydrokawain (1...

Vibration energy scavenging with piezoelectric material can currently generate up to 300 microwatts per cubic centimeter, making it a viable method of powering low-power electronics. Given the growing interest in small-scale devices, particularly wireless sensor networks, concerns over how to indefinitely power them have become extremely relevant. Current limiting factors in the field of piezoe...