An approach to the hydrophobic-polar (HP) protein folding model was developed using a genetic algorithm (GA) to find the optimal structures on a 3D cubic lattice. A modification was introduced to the scoring system of the original model to improve the model’s capacity to generate more natural-like structures. The modification was based on the assumption that it may be preferable for a hydrophob...

Surface modification enables fiber lubrication and processing but little is known about the extent and dynamics of adsorption of typical adsorbates applied for such purposes, which often includes water-soluble block nonionic amphiphilic polymers. In this work we used quartz crystal microgravimetry (QCM) to investigate the adsorption on poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) of polyalkyl glycol ethe...

Thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) and thermal imidization were used to prepare PI-based monoliths in sequence. The hybridized PI (PI-co-POSS) exhibit potential liquid diode application achieve oil–water separation.

The synthesis and base pairing of DNA duplexes containing the geranylated 2-thiothymidine have been investigated. This naturally existing hydrophobic modification could grant better base pairing stability to the T-G pair over normal T-A and other mismatched pairs in the duplex context. This study provides a potential explanation for the different codon recognition preferences of the geranylated...

In this study, water vapour permeability, wrinkle recovery, UV protection and contact angle properties of ion implanted Polyester (PES) fabrics were investigated. order to achieve goal; our Metal Vapor Vacuum Arc (MEVVA) source Pb, Ag, Ag+N, Ti+O Cr+O the PES with 5x1016 ion/cm2 30 kV acceleration voltage. The test results compared unimplanted fabric. indicated that Protection values increased ...