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Collected 11/21/2008

Week 47

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Applications

Actuators

11/21/2008

Electrochemical Biosensor for Detection of Adenosine Based on Structure-Switching Aptamer and Amplification with Reporter Probe DNA Modified Au Nanoparticles
(8382–8388) .  Analytical Chemistry 80, #22 (2008)
Abstract

Adhesives

Adhesives: Dental

Adhesives: Epoxy

Adhesives: Latexes

Adhesives: Nanocomposite Adhesives

Adhesives: Polyurethanes

Adhesives: Pressure Sensitive Adhesives

11/21/2008

Synthesis and characteristics of photoactive-hydrogenated rosin epoxy methacrylate for pressure sensitive adhesives 
(p 1172-1176) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 111 #3 (2009)
Abstract

Antennas

Automotive

Bioimaging

11/21/2008

Artificial Cell Membrane-Covered Nanoparticles Embedding Quantum Dots as Stable and Highly Sensitive Fluorescence Bioimaging Probes
(3252–3257) Biomacromolecules 9 #11 (2008)

Biomedical Applications

Buildings

11/21/2008

Experimental study of the performance of porous materials to moderate the roof surface temperature by its evaporative cooling effect
(338-351) Building and Environment 44 #2 (2009)

Moisture performance of building materials: From material characterization to building simulation using the Moisture Buffer Value concept
(388-401) Building and Environment 44 #2 (2009)

Chemical Engineering: Reactors: Membrane Reactors

11/21/2008

Simultaneous Production of Hydrogen and Synthesis Gas by Combining Water Splitting with Partial Oxidation of Methane in a Hollow-Fiber Membrane Reactor
(p 9341-9344) Angewandte Chemie International Edition 47 #48 (2008)
Abstract

Chemical EngineeringL Reactors: Polymerization Reactors

11/21/2008

Simultaneous design, scheduling, and optimal control of a methyl-methacrylate continuous polymerization reactor 
(p 3160-3170)   AIChE Journal 54 #12 (2008)
Abstract

Controlled Release

11/21/2008

Polyoxyethylated nonionic surfactants and their applications in topical ocular drug delivery
(1663-1673) Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 60 #15 (2008)

Application of Molecular Dynamics Simulation To Predict the Compatability between Water-Insoluble Drugs and Self-Associating Poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(ε-caprolactone) Block Copolymers
(3014–3023) Biomacromolecules 9 #11 (2008)

Effects of the Incorporation of a Hydrophobic Middle Block into a PEG−Polycation Diblock Copolymer on the Physicochemical and Cell Interaction Properties of the Polymer−DNA Complexes
(3294–3307) Biomacromolecules 9 #11 (2008)

Controlled Release: Cyclodextrin

Controlled Release: Film

Controlled Release: Gene Carriers

11/21/2008

Tailoring of Chitosans for Gene Delivery: Novel Self-Branched Glycosylated Chitosan Oligomers with Improved Functional Properties
(3268–3276) Biomacromolecules 9 #11 (2008)

Controlled Release: Hydrogels

11/21/2008

Hydrogel nanoparticles in drug delivery
(1638-1649) Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 60 #15 (2008)

Tailoring the Network Properties of Ca²⁺ Crosslinked Aloe vera Polysaccharide Hydrogels for in Situ Release of Therapeutic Agents
(3277–3287) Biomacromolecules 9 #11 (2008)

Equilibrium adsorption isotherm and controlled release of antibiotic drug chloroamphenicol from poly(2-vinyl pyridine/acrylic acid) hydrogels prepared by gamma radiation 
(p 1369-1380) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 111 #3 (2009)
Abstract

Preparation and characterization of a positive thermoresponsive hydrogel for drug loading and release 
(p 1417-1425) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 111 #3 (2009)
Abstract

Controlled Release: Nanoparticles

11/21/2008

Active targeting schemes for nanoparticle systems in cancer therapeutics
(1615-1626) Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 60 #15 (2008)

Nanoparticles in photodynamic therapy: An emerging paradigm
(1627-1637) Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 60 #15 (2008)

Hydrogel nanoparticles in drug delivery
(1638-1649) Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 60 #15 (2008)

Polysaccharides-based nanoparticles as drug delivery systems
(1650-1662) Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 60 #15 (2008)

Electrolytes

Electrical: Batteries

11/21/2008

One-Pot Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube@SnO₂−Au Coaxial Nanocable for Lithium-Ion Batteries with High Rate Capability
(6951–6956) Chemistry of  Materials 20 #22 (2008)

Electronics

11/21/2008

Environmental impacts and use of brominated flame retardants in electrical and electronic equipment
(348-357) The Environmentalist 28 #4 (2008)

Electronics: Capacitors

11/21/2008

Synthesis and Electrochemical Property of Boron-Doped Mesoporous Carbon in Supercapacitor
(7195–7200) Chemistry of  Materials 20 #22 (2008)

Electronics: Circuit Boards

Electronics: Electrodes

11/21/2008

An Electrochemical Bottom-Up Approach to Producing Nanostructured Electrodes Based on Nanocolumnar ZnO Acting as a Self-Assembled Template 
(p 3598-3605) Advanced Functional Materials 18  #22 (2008)
Abstract

Patterned Arrays of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Microelectrodes on Carbon Films Prepared by Thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition
(8835–8839) .  Analytical Chemistry 80, #22 (2008)
Abstract

Activation of ultra-thin activated carbon fibers as electrodes for high performance electrochemical double layer capacitors 
(p 1615-1623) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 111 #3 (2009)
Abstract

Electronics: Electrodes: Membrane Electrodes

11/21/2008

Electronic and structural properties of graphene-based transparent and conductive thin film electrodes
(1-4) Applied Physics A Materials Science & Processing 94 #1 (2009) 

Electronics: Interconnects

Electronics: Light Emitting Diodes

11/21/2008

Organic cesium salt as an efficient electron injection material for organic light-emitting diodes
(# 183302) Applied Physics Letters 93 #18 (2008)
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Multiwalled carbon nanotube sheets as transparent electrodes in high brightness organic light-emitting diodes
(# 183506) Applied Physics Letters 93 #18 (2008)
Abstract  

Encapsulation of organic light-emitting devices using a perfluorinated polymer
(# 193304) Applied Physics Letters 93 #19 (2008)
Abstract

Electronics: Oscillators

Electronics: Quantum Dots

11/21/2008

Quantum dots and nanoparticles for photodynamic and radiation therapies of cancer
(1600-1614) Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews 60 #15 (2008)

Low density InAs quantum dots with control in energy emission and top surface location
(# 183106) Applied Physics Letters 93 #18 (2008)
Abstract

Artificial Cell Membrane-Covered Nanoparticles Embedding Quantum Dots as Stable and Highly Sensitive Fluorescence Bioimaging Probes
(3252–3257) Biomacromolecules 9 #11 (2008)

Cu-doped ZnS quantum dots prepared via femtosecond laser ablation
(275-278) Chemical Physics Letters 465  #4-6 (2008)

Electronics: Relays

Electronics: Resistors

Electronics: Semiconductors

11/21/2008

Electron-Hole Recombination in Uniaxially Aligned Semiconducting Polymers 
(p 3630-3637) Advanced Functional Materials 18  #22 (2008)
Abstract  

Preparation and characterization of thin films of the poly(p-phenylene vinylene) semiconducting polymer 
(p 1917-1922) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 111 #4 (2009)
Abstract

Electronics: Transistors

Electronics: Transistors: Field Effect Transistors

11/21/2008

Polarity Effects of Polymer Gate Electrets on Non-Volatile Organic Field-Effect Transistor Memory 
(p 3678-3685) Advanced Functional Materials 18  #22 (2008)
Abstract

Solution-processed trilayer inorganic dielectric for high performance flexible organic field effect transistors
(# 183503) Applied Physics Letters 93 #18 (2008)
Abstract

Electronics: Transistors: Carbon Nanotube Transistors

Electronics: Transistors: Pentacenes

Electronics: Transistors: Polyaniline Transistors

Electronics: Transistors: Thin Film Transistors

11/21/2008

Melt-mediated coalescence of solution-deposited ZnO nanoparticles by excimer laser annealing for thin-film transistor fabrication
(111-115) Applied Physics A Materials Science & Processing 94 #1 (2009) 

Electroptics

Emission

Encapsulation

Encapsulation: Microencapsulation

Fluorescence

Fuel Cells

11/21/2008

Modelling of the operation of Polymer Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells in the presence of electrodes flooding
(133-145) International Journal of Thermal Sciences 48 #1 (2009)

Fuel Cells: Membranes

Fuel Cells: Proton Conduction

11/21/2008

Numerical investigation of the performance and transport phenomena of a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell with a wavelike gas flow channel design 
(p 1440-1448) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 111 #3 (2009)
Abstract  

Imaging

Imaging: Contrast Agents

Imaging: Holography

11/21/2008

All-optical switching of holographic gratings made of polymer-liquid-crystal-polymer slices containing azo-compounds
(# 181115) Applied Physics Letters 93 #18 (2008)
Abstract

Erasure mechanisms of polarization holographic gratings in spirooxazine-doped polymer films 
(p 2157-2162) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 111 #4 (2009)
Abstract

Lubricants

Luminecence

Medical: Bandages

11/21/2008

Synthesis, characterization and efficacy of chemically crosslinked PVA hydrogels for dermal wound healing in experimental animals 
(p 1400-1408) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 111 #3 (2009)
Abstract

Medical: Blood

Medical: Devices

Medical: Eyeglasses: Contact Lenses

Medical: Implants

Medical: Orthotics

Medical: Sutures

Memory Devices

11/21/2008

Comparative electrical bistable characteristics of ferroelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) copolymer based nonvolatile memory device architectures
(# 182902) Applied Physics Letters 93 #18 (2008)
Abstract  

Microfludics

11/21/2008

Electrowetting-enhanced microfluidic device for drop generation
(# 183507) Applied Physics Letters 93 #18 (2008)
Abstract

Microfluidics: Boiling

Microfluidics: Chips

11/21/2008

A liquid waveguide based evanescent wave sensor integrated onto a microfluidic chip
(# 193901) Applied Physics Letters 93 #19 (2008)
Abstract

Microfluidics: Channels

Microfluidics: Controlled Release

Microfluidics: Devices

Microfluidics: Electrophoresis

Microfluidics: Fabrication

Microfludics: Mixing

Microfludics: Microreactors

Microfludics: Flow

11/21/2008

Experimental investigations of Poiseuille number laminar flow of water and air in minichannels
(5983-5990)  International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 #25-26 (2008)

Microfluidics: Heat Transfer

11/21/2008

Heat and fluid flow in a rectangular microchannel filled with a porous medium
(5804-5810)  International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 #25-26 (2008)

Numerical simulations of interrupted and conventional microchannel heat sinks
(5906-5917)  International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 51 #25-26 (2008)

Microfluidics: Mixing

Microfluidics; Pumps

Microfluidics: Reactors

Microfluidics /Scaffolds

Microfluidics: Sensors

Microfluidics: Structure

Microfluidics: Switches

Microelectromechanical Devices (MEMS)

11/21/2008

Carbon nanotube dispersed liquid crystal: A nano electromechanical system
(# 183105) Applied Physics Letters 93 #18 (2008)
Abstract

Optical

Optical Devices

Optical: Fiber Optics (Waveguides)

11/21/2008

Low-loss modes in hollow metallic terahertz waveguides with dielectric coatings
(# 181104) Applied Physics Letters 93 #18 (2008)
Abstract

Investigation of drift in electro-optic polymer waveguides
(# 193309) Applied Physics Letters 93 #19 (2008)
Abstract

A liquid waveguide based evanescent wave sensor integrated onto a microfluidic chip
(# 193901) Applied Physics Letters 93 #19 (2008)
Abstract

Interpreting nonlinear optics of biopolymer assemblies: Finding a hook
(167-174) Chemical Physics Letters 465  #4-6 (2008)

Optical: Lenses: Microlenses

Optoelectronics

11/21/2008

Effects of monomer structure on the morphology of polymer network and the electro-optical property of reverse-mode polymer-stabilized cholesteric texture 
(p 1353-1357) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 111 #3 (2009)
Abstract

Solvent vapor-induced self assembly and its influence on optoelectronic conversion of poly(3-hexylthiophene): Methanofullerene bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cells 
(p 1799-1804) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 111 #4 (2009)
Abstract

Packaging

Packaging: Encapsulation

Packaging: Encapsulation: Microencapsulation

Packaging: Hydrogen Storage

11/21/2008

Preparation of Size-Selective Nanoporous Polymer Networks of Aromatic Rings: Potential Adsorbents for Hydrogen Storage
(7069–7076) Chemistry of  Materials 20 #22 (2008)

Photonics

11/21/2008

Eu³⁺@Organo-Si(HIPE) Macro-Mesocellular Hybrid Foams Generation: Syntheses, Characterizations, and Photonic Properties
(7117–7129) Chemistry of  Materials 20 #22 (2008)

Photovoltaic Applications

11/21/2008

A conducting polymer–silicon heterojunction as a new ultraviolet photodetector
(688-690)   Applied Surface Science 255  #3 (2008)

Enhanced device performance using different carbon nanotube types in polymer photovoltaic devices
(2067-2075) Carbon 46 #15 (2008)

TPA-PPEs - New alternating donor copolymers for potential application in photovoltaic devices 
(p 1850-1861) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 111 #4 (2009)
Abstract

Piping and Tubing

Radiation: Fluorescence

Radiation: Luminescence

Radiation: Sorption

11/21/2008

Microwave-absorbing properties of linear low-density polyethylene/ethylene-octene copolymer/carbonyl iron powder composites 
(p 1911-1916) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 111 #4 (2009)
Abstract

Recording: Optical Storage (CD)

Sensors

Sensors: Biosensors: Immunosensors

Sensors: Optical Sensors

Sensors /Fluorescence

Sensors /Mercury

Sensors /Surfactant Sensors

Sensors: Transducers

Separations: Electrophoresis

11/21/2008

Fountain-pen controlled dielectrophoresis for carbon nanotube-integration in device assembly
(# 193104) Applied Physics Letters 93 #19 (2008)
Abstract

Separations: Ion Exchange

11/21/2008

Electrosynthesis of Potassium Permanganate in a Cation Exchange Membrane Cell
(8526–8532) Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 47 #22 (2008)

Separations: Membrane Separations

Separations: Membrane Separations: Electrodialysis

Separations: Membrane Separations: Gas Separations

Separations: Membrane Separations: Reverse Osmosis

Separations: Membrane Separations: Ultrafiltration

Separations: Sorption

Shape Memory Materials

Solar Technology

Solar Technology: Solar Cells

11/21/2008

Charge extraction analysis of charge carrier densities in a polythiophene/fullerene solar cell: Analysis of the origin of the device dark current
(# 183501) Applied Physics Letters 93 #18 (2008)
Abstract

Spray-deposited poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) top electrode for organic solar cells
(# 193301) Applied Physics Letters 93 #19 (2008)
Abstract

Sorbents

11/21/2008

The Fixed-Bed Study of Dye Removal on Chitosan Beads at High pH
(8796–8800) Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 47 #22 (2008)

Physicochemical characterization of maize tassel as an adsorbent. I. Surface texture, microstructure, and thermal stability 
(p 1923-1930) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 111 #4 (2009)
Abstract

Sorbents: Activated Carbon

11/21/2008

Adsorption of Peanut (Arachis hypogaea, Leguminosae) Proteins by Activated Charcoal
(10619–10624) Journal of  Agricultural and Food Chemistry 56 #22 (2008)

Sorbents: Carbon Nanotubes

11/21/2008

Effects of Copper, Lead, and Cadmium on the Sorption and Desorption of Atrazine onto and from Carbon Nanotubes
(8297–8302) Environmental  Science & Technology 42 #22 (2008)

Sorbents: Chromatography

11/21/2008

Preparation and characterization of hyperbranched polyester capillary columns used for the separation of basic proteins 
(p 2141-2147) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 111 #4 (2009)
Abstract

Sorbents: Clay

Sorbents: Hydrogels

11/21/2008

Preparation of comb-type grafted hydrogels composed of polyacrylamide and chitosan and their use for DNA adsorption 
(p 1862-1868) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 111 #4 (2009)
Abstract

Sorbents: Polyurethane Foam

11/21/2008

Evaluation of flexible postconsumed polyurethane foams modified by polystyrene grafting as sorbent material for oil spills 
(p 1842-1849) Journal of Applied Polymer  Science 111 #4 (2009)
Abstract

Sorbents: Supersorbents

Superhydrophobic Surfaces

11/21/2008

A Simple, One-Step Approach to Durable and Robust Superhydrophobic Textiles 
(p 3662-3669) Advanced Functional Materials 18  #22 (2008)
Abstract  

Thermal Applications

Thermal Applications: Thermoelectric

Thermal Applications: Thermometry

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