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Tuneable Resistive Switching Characteristics of In2O3 Nanorods Array via Co Doping

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41276H, Paper

Adnan Younis, Dewei Chu, Sean Li
In this work, a novel approach to fabricate In2O3 nanorod arrays with tunable resistive switching characteristics via Co doping was addressed. The experimental results demonstrated that Co-doped In2O3 nanorod arrays...
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Synthesis, Crystal structure and Bio-macromolecular interaction studies of pyridine based thiosemicarbazone and its Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40904J, Paper

Arghya Basu, Durairaj Thiyagarajan, Chirantran Kar, Ramesh Aiyagari, Gopal Das
A new pyridine based heterocyclic thiosemicarbazone ligand and its Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes have been synthesized and characterized by structural, analytical, and spectral methods. Mono deprotonated anionic form of the...
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Recyclable, Magnetic Ionic Liquid bmim[FeCl4] catalyzed Multicomponent, Solvent-free, Green Synthesis of Quinazolines

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA42039F, Paper

Satyen Saha, Sumit Kumar Panja
An atom-efficient, eco-friendly, solvent-free, high yielding, multicomponent green strategy to synthesize highly functionalized quinazoline derivatives by the one-pot reaction of 2-aminobenzophenone, aromatic aldehyde and ammonium acetate is presented. Magnetic IL,...
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Fabrication of double layered photoanode consisting of SnO2 nanofibers and nanoparticles for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41839A, Paper

Yu-Fen Wang, Ke-Nan Li, Wu-Qiang Wu, Yang-Fan Xu, Hong-Yan Chen, Cheng-Yong Su, Daibin Kuang
Hierarchical one-dimensional SnO2 nanofibers (NFs) consisting of nanoparticles (NPs) have been synthesized and employed as efficient light scattering layer to fabricate double layered dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The photovoltaic performance...
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Characterization of iron impregnated polyacrylamide catalyst and its application to the treatment of municipal wastewater

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41733F, Paper

Sekar Karthikeyan, Chinnasamy Anandan, Japyesan Subramanian, Ganesan Sekaran
The persistent organic pollutants and bio diversities (pathogenic and non-pathogenic) present in treated municipal wastewater cause environmental deterioration besides adversely affecting human health. In the present investigation, an attempt was...
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Facile non-hydrolytic synthesis of highly water dispersible, surfactant free nanoparticles of synthetic MFe2O4 (M - Mn2+, Fe2+, Co2+, Ni2+) ferrite spinel by a modified Bradley reaction

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40763B, Paper

Rafael J Wiglusz, R. Pazik, Emilia Piasecka, Malgorzata Malecka, Vadim G. Kessler, Bogdan Idzikowski, Zbigniew Sniadecki
Series of the highly crystalline MFe2O4 ferrite spinel nanoparticles were synthesized via modified Bradley reaction using microwave stimulation. Particle size was estimated using theoretical calculations from the X-ray data (Scherrer...
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Rheological Model Predicting Compressive Responses of Carbon Nanotube Networks

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41108G, Paper

Xinwei Tang, Xuchun Gui, Yulan Liu, Biao Wang
Carbon nanotube (CNT) macrostructures like anisotropic CNT arrays and isotropic CNT networks have many unique mechanical properties. Among the various properties of CNT networks, their collective responses to compressive deformation...
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Controlled defibrillation of rice straw cellulose and self-assembly of cellulose nanofibrils into highly crystalline fibrous materials

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41646A, Paper

Feng Jiang, Siyuan Han, You-Lo Hsieh
Coupled chemical-mechanical defibrillation and self-assembly processes have been successfully established for creating super-fine (125-497 nm wide) highly crystalline (63.2-71.5% CrI) cellulose I[small beta] fibrous materials from rice straw cellulose. Under the...
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Aromatic hydrocarbons production from packed-bed catalysis coupled with microwave pyrolysis of Douglas fir sawdust pellets

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA23104F, Paper

Lu Wang, Hanwu Lei, Guo-Shuh J Lee, Shulin Chen, J. Tang, Birgitte Ahring
Direct catalytic cracking of biomass pyrolysis vapour into aromatics derived from Douglas fir sawdust pellets was tested using an upfront microwave pyrolysis process coupled with a packed-bed catalysis process using...
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Facile one-step synthesis of 3D macroscopic SnO2/graphene aerogel and its application as a superior anode material for Li-ion batteries

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40873F, Communication

Junfei Liang, Yikan Liu, Lin Guo, Lidong Li
We presented a facile one-step synthesis of three-dimensional macroscopic SnO2/graphene aerogel, and the as-prepared aerogel can be used as a superior anode material with high reversible capacities and excellent cycling...
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Evolution of cobalt hydroxide from 2D microplatelets to 3D hierarchical structure mediated by precursor concentration

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41351A, Paper

JP Cheng, Min Li, Weifeng Zhang, Jinsong Wu, Fu Liu, Xiaobin Zhang
We presented a facile and surfactant free approach to prepare 3-dimensional (3D) hierarchical Co(OH)2 with enhanced specific capacitance. The hierarchical Co(OH)2 was synthesized by simple reaction of cobalt nitrate and...
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Green-synthesis of reduced graphene oxide nanosheets using rose water and survey on their characteristics and applications

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40856F, Paper

Behzad Haghighi, Mahmoud Amouzadeh Tabrizi
Rose water as a green reducing and stabilizing agent is introduced and used for the chemical reduction of exfoliated graphite oxide (GO) and synthesis of reduced graphene oxide nanosheets (RGONs)....
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Selective hydrogenation of C = C bond of [small alpha], [small beta]-unsaturated carbonyl compounds over PdNPs/SBA-15 on water medium

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41966E, Communication

David Raju Burri, Saidulu Ganji, Suresh mutyala, C. K. Prasad Neeli, Rama Rao Seetha Kamaraju
Well dispersed palladium nanoparticles on SBA-15 (PdNPs/SBA-15 catalysts with 3-5 nm) have been immobilized on APTES functionalized SBA-15 and are found to be highly efficient and selective towards the hydrogenation...
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Upconversion Emission in Near-stoichiometric LiNbO3:Er3+ crystal

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40744F, Paper

Yannan Qian, Biao Wang, Rui Wang, Lili Xing, Yanling Xu
Important for increasing the efficiency of solar cells, multifunctional near- stoichiometric LiNbO₃ doped with Er³⁺ ions (Er:NSLN) could be considered as a luminescent layer to improve the solar spectrum response....
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Green fluorescent naphthalene diimide: conducting layered hierarchical 2D nanosheets and reversible probe for detection of aromatic solvents

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41701H, Communication

Govindaraju T, Pandeeswar M
We report molecular engineering of asymmetrically functionalized naphthalene diimide (NDI) with a simple amino acid into robust self-assembled free-standing, green fluorescent and conducting layered hierarchical 2D nanosheets with chiral and...
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Importance of Alkyl Chain-Length on the Self-Assembly of New Ni(qdt)2 Complexes and Charge Transport Properties

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41633J, Communication

V. A. L. Roy, Xiong-Bo Yang, Li Zhou, Longbiao Huang, Jiaju Xu, Su-Ting Han, Ye Zhou, Zong-Xiang Xu, Chor-Yue Lau, Michael H W Lam
A series of ionic complexes composed with ([Ni(qdt)2]2-) and alkyl substituted asymmetric viologen derivatives (AV+) as cations have been synthesized and characterized. A slight change in the length of the...
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Highly enantioselective aza-Michael addition reactions of 4-nitrophthalimide to [small alpha], [small beta]-unsaturated ketones

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41179F, Communication

Yongmei Wang
The first highly enantioselective aza-Michael addition of 4-nitrophthalimide to [small alpha], [small beta]-unsaturated ketones was reported. The reactions gave corresponding Michael adducts in moderate to good yields (49-98%) and excellent enantioselectivities (95...
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Polypyrrole-derived mesoporous nitrogen-doped carbons with intrinsic catalytic activity in the oxygen reduction reaction

RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41719K, Paper

Marta Sevilla, Linghui Yu, Tim Patrick Fellinger, Antonio B. Fuertes, Maria-Magdalena Titirici
The rational design of N-doped mesoporous carbon catalysts allows outperforming chemically much more active, but much more expensive electrocatalysts, such as platinum. The well-designed porosity can reduce mass transport limitations, whereas the high density of catalytically active sites reduces kinetic limitations.
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Sequential Covalent Bonding Activation and General Base Catalysis: Insight into N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Formylation of N-H Bonds Using Carbon Dioxide and Silane

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41464G, Paper

Zexing Cao, Binju Wang
The detailed catalytic mechanisms of N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) in formylation of N-H bonds using carbon dioxide and silane were investigated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Among all the examined...
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New supramolecular ionic networks based on citric acid and geminal dicationic ionic liquids

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8677-8682
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40629F, Paper

M. Ali Aboudzadeh, M. Eugenia Munoz, Antxon Santamaria, David Mecerreyes
A new family of supramolecular ionic networks was synthesized by a straightforward method using citric acid and germinal dicationic ionic liquids.
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Crystal structure and optical properties of white light-emitting Y2WO6:Sm3+ phosphor with excellent color rendering

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,9029-9034
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40742J, Paper

Haijiao Qian, Junying Zhang, Luqiao Yin
Combining a 365 nm NUV chip and a Y₂WO₆:0.02Sm³⁺ phosphor produced a white LED, which exhibited excellent color rendering.
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High-throughput 3-dimensional time-resolved spectroscopy: simultaneous characterisation of luminescence properties in spectral and temporal domains

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8670-8673
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40637G, Communication

Lixin Zhang, Aaron McKay, Dayong Jin
Lanthanide luminescence is presented in full spectral and temporal detail by challenging the limits of low-light sensing and high-speed data acquisition.
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Regioselective ethoxy-carbonylation of indoles and indazoles using DEAD and tetraethylammonium cyanide

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8666-8669
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40972D, Communication

Samikannu Ramesh, Pirama Nayagam Arunachalam, Appaswami Lalitha
The direct carbonylation of indoles and indazoles using diethylazodicarboxylate (DEAD) in the presence of tetraethyl ammonium cyanide (TEACN) resulted in regio-selective C- or N-ethoxycarbonylations depending on the substituents present.
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Bimodal architecture and rheological and foaming properties for gamma-irradiated long-chain branched polylactides

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8783-8795
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40879E, Paper

Huagao Fang, Yaqiong Zhang, Jing Bai, Zhongkai Wang, Zhigang Wang
LCB-PLAs with bimodal architecture and improved rheological and foaming properties were prepared by gamma radiation with addition of TMPTA.
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Novel cationic fullerene derivatized s-triazine scaffolds as photoinduced DNA cleavage agents: design, synthesis, biological evaluation and computational investigation

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8734-8746
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40950C, Paper

Manishkumar B. Patel, Uma Harikrishnan, Nikunj N. Valand, Deval S. Mehta, Kuldeep V. Joshi, Sivakumar Prasanth Kumar, Kishor H. Chikhalia, Linz Buoy George, Yogesh T. Jasrai, Shobhana K. Menon
A series of novel cationic fullerene s-triazine conjugates synthesized by 1,3 dipolar cycloaddition reaction.
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Accurate polarity control and parallel alignment of actin filaments for myosin-powered transport systems

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8728-8733
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41112E, Paper

Makito Miyazaki, Kazuhiko Kinosita Jr., Katsuyuki Shiroguchi
We established a method to align many actin filaments parallel with each other on a substrate with uniform (>99%) polarity as assessed by myosin movements.
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Cu-catalyzed coupling-cyclization in PEG 400 under ultrasound: a highly selective and greener approach towards isocoumarins

RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40969D, Communication

R. Gangadhara Chary, G. Rajeshwar Reddy, Y. S. S. Ganesh, K. Vara Prasad, S. K. Phani Chandra, Soumita Mukherjee, Manojit Pal
The combination of CuI-K₂CO₃-PEG400 and ultrasound emerged as a newer option for isocoumarin synthesis.
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A selective fluorescent probe for detection of gold(III) ions and its application to bioimaging

RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41035H, Communication

Yutao Yang, Caixia Yin, Fangjun Huo, Jianbin Chao
Fluorol Red GK was developed as a on-off fluorescent probe of Au³⁺ based on Au³⁺ coordinating to cyanogen of probe, resulting in fluorescence quenching in a mixed aqueous environment, which was successfully applied to fluorescence imaging in living cells.
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A ratiometric fluorescent probe with excited-state intramolecular proton transfer for benzoyl peroxide

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8674-8676
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41209A, Communication

Liqiang Wang, Qiguang Zang, Wansong Chen, Yuanqiang Hao, You-Nian Liu, Juan Li
Based on ESIPT mechanism, a new selective and ratiometric probe for benzoyl peroxide was designed and synthesized.
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Diastereoselective copper-catalysed 1,4-addition of Grignard reagents to N-enoyl oxazolidinones

RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA42024H, Paper

Michal Drusan, Zuzana Galestokova, Radovan Sebesta
Conjugate additions of organometallic reagents to [small alpha],[small beta]-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives give access to numerous [small beta]-substituted chiral building blocks.
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Bioactive ceramics: from bone grafts to tissue engineering

RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA00166K, Review Article

Antonio J. Salinas, Maria Vallet-Regi
The pathway followed by bioactive ceramics from their early use as bone grafts until the present day, where they are widely investigated to obtain porous scaffolds for bone tissue engineering, is reviewed.
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Methanol-induced formation of 1D poly(m-phenylenediamine) by conventional chemical oxidative polymerization exhibiting superior Ag+ adsorption ability

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8660-8665
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41568F, Communication

Zhen Su, Liyuan Zhang, Liyuan Chai, Wanting Yu, Haiying Wang, Yu Shi
Morphology and size of poly(m-phenylenediamine) (PmPD) can be tuned readily with conventional chemical oxidation by introducing methanol (MeOH).
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Solution-processible hyperbranched conjugated polymer nanoparticles with tunable particle sizes by Suzuki polymerization in miniemulsion

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8645-8648
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40901E, Communication

Haibo Li, Xiaofu Wu, Bowei Xu, Hui Tong, Lixiang Wang
Size-tunable hyperbranched conjugated polymer nanoparticles prepared by Suzuki polymerization in miniemulsion exhibit high sensitivity for picric acid detection.
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Membrane adsorber with metal organic frameworks for sulphur removal

RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41187G, Paper

Ligang Lin, Longhui Zhang, Chao Zhang, Meimei Dong, Chunyu Liu, Andong Wang, Yijian Chu, Yuzhong Zhang, Zhanping Cao
The architecture of the three-dimensional membrane channels provided an efficient mode of action of the metal organic frameworks for sulfur removal.
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Adsorption and inhibition effect of methyl carbamate on copper metal in 1 N HNO3: an experimental and theoretical study

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8929-8938
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40922H, Paper

Sam John, Mathew Kuruvilla, Abraham Joseph
The interaction and corrosion inhibition properties of methyl carbamate on copper metal in 1 N HNO₃ have been studied by polarization, EIS, adsorption, surface studies and computational calculations at 300 K.
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H3PO4/metal halide induces a one-pot solvent-free esterification-halogenation of glycerol and diols

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8805-8810
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41715H, Paper

Marc Escriba, Jordi Eras, Merce Balcells, Ramon Canela-Garayoa
As part of our continued effort to achieve the synthesis of halohydrin esters from polyols by a sustainable method, here we report on a multicomponent inorganic acid-mediated solvent-free synthesis.
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Chemo-enzymatic preparation of new bio-based bis- and trisphenols: new versatile building blocks for polymer chemistry

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8988-8997
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41247D, Paper

Florian Pion, Armando F. Reano, Paul-Henri Ducrot, Florent Allais
A new class of renewable A₂- and A₃-type macromonomers was obtained through lipase-mediated transesterification of ethyl dihydroferulate with bio-based polyols.
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Grain boundaries orientation effects on tensile mechanics of polycrystalline graphene

RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41476K, Paper

Young I. Jhon, Pil Seung Chung, Robert Smith, Kyung S. Min, Geun Y. Yeom, Myung S. Jhon
Zigzag-oriented grain boundaries significantly improve the production of monoatomic carbon chains occurring after quasi-tensile failure compared to armchair-oriented counterparts, while there are negligible differences for other fracture features between them.
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Characteristics of point defects on the optical properties of ZnO: revealed by Al-H co-doping and post-annealing

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8652-8656
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40837J, Communication

Jinpeng Lv, Chundong Li, J. J. BelBruno
The influence of point defect evolution on the optical properties of ZnO was systematically studied via several step-by-step treatments and sensitive defect characterization.
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Glycogen and gold nanoparticle bioconjugates: controlled plasmon resonance via glycogen-induced nanoparticle aggregation

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8705-8713
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40189H, Paper

Dusan K. Bozanic, Adriaan S. Luyt, Lidija V. Trandafilovic, Vladimir Djokovic
Hybrid nanostructures composed of gold nanoparticles and glycogen biopolymers exhibit tunable optical properties.
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Utilization of carbon disulfide as a powerful building block for the synthesis of 2-aminobenzoxazoles

RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41189C, Paper

Tirumaleswararao Guntreddi, Bharat Kumar Allam, Krishna Nand Singh
This protocol describes a novel, mild and convenient route to afford 2-aminobenzoxazoles in high yield, and represents a significant advance towards an environmentally friendly strategy.
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Effect of granulation on the activity and stability of a Co-Al2O3 aerogel catalyst in a fluidized-bed reactor for CH4-CO2 reforming

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8939-8946
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40511G, Paper

Pengcheng Li, Jun Li, Qingshan Zhu, Lijie Cui, Hongzhong Li
Compared to the non-granulated aerogel catalyst, the granulated catalyst shows better fluidization behavior and catalytic performance in the fluidized bed.
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Tuning surface micropattern features using a shape memory functional polymer

RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41217B, Paper

Wenbing Li, Tao Gong, Hongmei Chen, Lin Wang, Jinrong Li, Shaobing Zhou
Living cells can alter their shapes and functions in response to physical cues at the cell-substrate interface, and consequently the temporal variations of the substrate surface are thought to be very important in governing cell behaviors.
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Lamellar organization of discotic dimer enforced by steric manipulation

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8657-8659
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA22971H, Communication

Chi Wi Ong, Ya-Chi Chan, Ming-Che Yeh, Hsin-Ying Lin, Hsiu-Fu Hsu
A facile approach to the lamellar organization of a discotic dimer was achieved by incorporating a steric effect.
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A novel fluorescence probe of dsDNA-templated copper nanoclusters for quantitative detection of microRNAs

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8633-8636
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA23296D, Communication

Xin-Ping Wang, Bin-Cheng Yin, Bang-Ce Ye
This manuscript presents miRNA detection using a novel fluorescence probe of dsDNA-templated copper nanoclusters as the signal output, via a target-triggered isothermal exponential amplification reaction.
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Dialkyl phosphite as a highly selective mono-N-alkylating agent using indium triflate under microwave irradiation

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8649-8651
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40509E, Communication

Shrishnu Kumar Kundu, Kanchan Mitra, Adinath Majee
Selective mono-N-alkylation of primary amines is reported using dialkyl phosphite as an alkylating agent and indium triflate as a catalyst under microwave irradiation.
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Synthesis, chemo-selective properties of substituted 9-aryl-9H-fluorenes from triarylcarbinols and enantiomerical kinetics of chiral 9-methoxy-11-(naphthalen-1-yl)-11H-benzo[a]fluorene

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,9016-9022
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41273C, Paper

Ming-yu Teng, Ying Liu, Shao-lu Li, Guoli Huang, Juli Jiang, Leyong Wang
Synthesis, chemo-selective properties of substituted 9-aryl-9H-fluorenes from triarylcarbinols have been investigated, and enantiomerization thermodynamic parameters of chiral 11-(naphthalen-1-yl)benzo[a]fluorene were determined.
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Three-component synthesis of a polysubstituted pyrrole core containing heterocyclic scaffolds over magnetically separable nanocrystalline copper ferrite

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8637-8644
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40571K, Communication

Sanjay Paul, Gargi Pal, Asish R. Das
A highly convergent, efficient and practical heteroannulation protocol for the synthesis of a library of coumarin and uracil fused pyrrole derivatives has been developed.
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One-step Sn4+-based anodic deposition for flattening of fluorine-doped tin oxide enabling large transmittance enhancements

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,9011-9015
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40416A, Paper

Kuan-Ting Lee, Shih-Yuan Lu
Flattening of fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) layer was achieved with a novel, facile, one-step Sn⁴⁺-based anodic treatment, leading to a significant enhancement in visible light transmittances, from 79 to 85%.
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Evidence for a crystallite-rich skin on perfluorosulfonate ionomer membranes

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8947-8952
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40430G, Paper

Junkun Tang, Wangzhang Yuan, Jidong Zhang, Hong Li, Yongming Zhang
A 4 nm thick crystallite-rich skin with a crystallinity which is 40% higher than the bulk was observed on the perfluorosulfonate ionomer (PFSI) membrane surface by synchrotron grazing incidence X-ray diffraction, which may help to explain the surface properties of the PFSI membranes.
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Salt-induced hydrogels from functionalised-dipeptides

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8714-8720
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40938D, Paper

Lin Chen, Tom O. McDonald, Dave J. Adams
The ability of functionalised-dipeptides to form gels on addition of Ca²⁺ to solutions at high pH correlates with the hydrophobicity of the dipeptides.
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Epoxy nanocomposites filled with thermotropic liquid crystalline epoxy grafted graphene oxide

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8915-8923
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40404H, Paper

Shaorong Lu, Shanrong Li, Jinhong Yu, Zhengkai Yuan, Bo Qi
Thermotropic liquid crystalline with epoxy groups grafted graphene oxide (LCE-g-GO) could make epoxy not only stronger but also tougher.
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A water soluble fluorescent sensor for the reversible detection of tin(IV) ion and phosphate anion

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8924-8928
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41275J, Paper

Jing Liu, Kai Wu, Xin Li, Yifeng Han, Min Xia
A novel fluorescent sensor based on 8-hydroxyquinoline scaffold for Sn⁴⁺ and PO₄^3- was designed and synthesized.
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Single-phased white-light-emitting KCaGd(PO4)2:Eu2+,Tb3+,Mn2+ phosphors for LED applications

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,9023-9028
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40471D, Paper

Wei-Ren Liu, Chien-Hao Huang, Chiao-Wen Yeh, Yi-Chen Chiu, Yao-Tsung Yeh, Ru-Shi Liu
Novel color-tunable KCaGd(PO₄)₂:Eu²⁺,Tb³⁺,Mn²⁺ phosphors exhibit wide emission hue via a Eu²⁺/Tb³⁺/Mn²⁺ energy transfer mechanism. The data demonstrated that the phosphor is a promising single-phase white-emitting phosphor.
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Convenient synthesis of s-triazine based urea derivatives via a palladium catalyzed C-N coupling reaction

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8960-8966
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40490K, Paper

Jignesh P. Dalvadi, Poojan K. Patel, Kishor H. Chikhalia
A series of s-triazine based urea derivatives have been synthesized by a palladium catalyzed C-N coupling reaction.
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An insight into the effect of nitrogen doping on the performance of a reduced graphene oxide counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,9005-9010
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40847G, Paper

Xiaoying Zhang, Shuping Pang, Xiao Chen, Kejun Zhang, Zhihong Liu, Xinhong Zhou, Guanglei Cui
N doped reduced graphene oxide nanosheets (N-GNSs) with controllable N-doping and integrated with stainless steel are explored as an efficient metal-free catalyst for the I₃^- reduction reaction, revealing evident correlations between the electrocatalytic activity and the N-doping content.
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Controllable fabrication of ternary ZnIn2S4 nanosheet array film for bulk heterojunction solar cells

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8909-8914
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40322J, Paper

Huimin Jia, Weiwei He, Yan Lei, Xuewu Chen, Yong Xiang, Shu Zhang, Woon Ming Lau, Zhi Zheng
Large scale and uniform ZnIn₂S₄ nanosheet array film and MEH-PPV/ZnIn₂S₄ hybrid thin film solar cell have been directly fabricated on ITO glass by a facile direct elemental reaction route.
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In vitro antiplatelet activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized using the microorganism Gluconobacter roseus: an AFM-based study

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8953-8959
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41246F, Paper

R. Navanietha Krishnaraj, Sheela Berchmans
Gluconobacter roseus-synthesized silver nanoparticles have remarkable antiplatelet activity on the ADP activated platelets.
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MnOx-CeOx/CNTs pyridine-thermally prepared via a novel in situ deposition strategy for selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8811-8819
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41400K, Paper

Dengsong Zhang, Lei Zhang, Cheng Fang, Ruihua Gao, Yilei Qian, Liyi Shi, Jianping Zhang
The MnO_x-CeO_x/CNTs pyridine-thermally prepared via a novel in situ deposition strategy present excellent NH₃-SCR de-NO_x performance.
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Optimizing the aqueous phase synthesis of CdTe quantum dots using mixed-ligands system and their applications for imaging of live cancer cells and tumors in vivo

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8899-8908
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41056K, Paper

Yucheng Wang, Rui Hu, Guimiao Lin, Wing-Cheung Law, Ken-Tye Yong
In this work, CdTe QDs were synthesized in aqueous phase using both mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) and Cysteine (Cys) as capping agents.
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Engineering the band gap of bare titanium dioxide materials for visible-light activity: a theoretical prediction

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8777-8782
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40239H, Paper

Yun Wang, Haimin Zhang, Porun Liu, Xiangdong Yao, Huijun Zhao
Bare TiO₂ with [TiO₈] cubes has been theoretically predicted to be an indirect semiconductor with visible-light activity.
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One-pot synthesis of Au@Pd/graphene nanostructures: electrocatalytic ethanol oxidation for direct alcohol fuel cells (DAFCs)

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8864-8870
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40505B, Paper

Gyoung Hwa Jeong, Donghyeuk Choi, Meejae Kang, Jinseon Shin, Ji-goo Kang, Sang-Wook Kim
A surfactant-free synthesis of Au@Pd NPs on the surface of graphene sheets using ascorbic acid is reported. The nanocomposites show an excellent electrocatalytic activity of 11.6 A mg^-1 toward ethanol oxidation.
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Photoswitchable aggregation-induced emission of a dithienylethene-tetraphenylethene conjugate for optical memory and super-resolution imaging

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8967-8972
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40674A, Paper

Chong Li, Wen-Liang Gong, Zhe Hu, Matthew P. Aldred, Guo-Feng Zhang, Tao Chen, Zhen-Li Huang, Ming-Qiang Zhu
A dithienylethene-tetraphenylethene (DTE-TPE) conjugate that simultaneously exhibits both aggregation-induced emission and reversible fluorescence switching is introduced for optical memory and super-resolution imaging.
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Mesoporous silica tubular nanocarriers for the delivery of therapeutic molecules

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8692-8704
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA22975K, Paper

Rajendra K. Singh, Tae-Hyun Kim, Jung-Ju Kim, Eun-Jung Lee, Jonathan C. Knowles, Hae-Won Kim
Nanocarriers to load and deliver biomolecules are promising platforms to improve the therapeutic efficacy of the molecules.
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Guest molecule dynamics and guest-specific degassing phenomenon of binary gas hydrate investigated by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8857-8863
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40516H, Paper

Dong-Yeun Koh, Hyery Kang, Juwoon Park, Seonghoon Jung, Daehoon Han, Jaehun Park, Huen Lee
Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy revealed the dynamics of gaseous guest molecules inside the water framework of a clathrate hydrate. Distinct footprints of each gaseous molecule inside the gas hydrate lattice were analysed. They form an empty-caged structure which could survive up to 278 K.
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Electrochemical performance of lithium/sulfur batteries using perfluorinated ionomer electrolyte with lithium sulfonyl dicyanomethide functional groups as functional separator

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8889-8898
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41517A, Paper

Zhaoqing Jin, Kai Xie, Xiaobin Hong
Lithium/sulfur (Li/S) batteries using the novel perfluorinated ionomer electrolyte with lithium sulfonyl dicyanomethide functional groups as both separator and electrolyte are demonstrated.
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SERS-active silver nanoparticles on electrospun nanofibers facilitated via oxygen plasma etching

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8998-9004
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41322E, Paper

Ying Bao, Chuilin Lai, Zhengtao Zhu, Hao Fong, Chaoyang Jiang
We reported a facile method to prepare silver nanoparticle-decorated electrospun nanofibers via oxygen plasma etching and studied the structure-dependent SERS activities of the hierarchical nanostructures.
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A novel synthetic approach for the preparation of sulfated titania with enhanced photocatalytic activity

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8878-8888
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA23451G, Paper

Pallabi Goswami, Jatindra Nath Ganguli
A novel approach was used to synthesize sulfated titania (TiO₂) nanoparticles using 15% titanium trichloride and thiophene, in the presence and absence of oxalic acid.
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Creation and control of defined protein patterns on glass: alkyl chain length controls stability

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8826-8835
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA21668C, Paper

Clifford A. Schlecht, Dawn M. Johnson, Joshua A. Maurer
Here we present a method for the production of defined protein patterns on glass using trimethoxysilane-terminated self-assembled monolayer (SAM) chemistry.
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Oxidation rate of Fe and electrochemical performance of Fe-air solid oxide rechargeable battery using LaGaO3 based oxide ion conductor

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8820-8825
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA23337E, Paper

Atsushi Inoishi, Yohei Okamoto, Young-Wan Ju, Shintaro Ida, Tatsumi Ishihara
Higher current density enlarged discharge capacity in Fe-air battery because of sustained porosity and small particle size of Fe.
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One-pot synthesis of carbon-decorated FePt nanoparticles and their application for label-free electrochemical impedance sensing of DNA hybridization

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,9042-9046
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA23303K, Paper

Libin Wang, Xiuwen Zheng, Wei Zhang, Xianqing Quan, Qitu Hu, Wenjie Wu, Peisong Zong, Mingzai Wu
Highly monodispersive FePt nanoparticles assembled on carbon nanotubes or graphene oxide surfaces to form carbon-decorated FePt nanocomposites were successfully obtained via a one-pot modified polyol protocol.
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A microporous titanosilicate for selective killing of HeLa cancer cells

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8843-8848
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA23381B, Paper

Stanislav Ferdov, Evelina Shikova, Zina Ivanova, Louiza T. Dimowa, Rositsa P. Nikolova, Zhi Lin, Boris L. Shivachev
Structural distribution of zinc(II) ions in the pore system of three silicate molecular sieves has revealed an unprecedented application of the microporous titanosilicate Zn-ETS-4 as a non toxic, highly efficient and selective inhibitor of HeLa cancer cells.
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Preparation and electrochemical Li storage performance of MnO@C nanorods consisting of ultra small MnO nanocrystals

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,9035-9041
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40546J, Paper

Liwei Su, Yiren Zhong, Jinping Wei, Zhen Zhou
MnO@C nanorods consisting of ultra small MnO nanocrystals were prepared by a facile route and presented a good lithium storage capability.
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Thermo-sensitive graphene supported gold nanocatalyst: synthesis, characterization and catalytic performance

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8973-8977
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40718G, Paper

Ao Chen, Junjie Qi, Qingshan Zhao, Yang Li, Guoliang Zhang, Fengbao Zhang, Xiaobin Fan
Thermo-sensitive graphene supported gold nanocatalyst was successfully synthesised, and its tunable catalytic performances were proved.
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A green and efficient amine-functionalized ionic liquid/H2O catalytic system for the synthesis of [small alpha],[small alpha][prime or minute]-bis(substituted benzylidene)cyclopentanones

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8796-8804
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40325D, Paper

Chang Wang, Xiumei Liu, Miao Yang, Huiyuan Ma, Peifang Yan, John M. Slattery, Yanan Gao
An environmentally benign and convenient amine-functionalized ionic liquid catalytic system was explored for the preparation of [small alpha],[small alpha][prime or minute]-bis(substituted benzylidene)cyclopentanones by the cross-aldol condensation of aromatic aldehydes with cyclopentanone.
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Sol-gel synthesized linear oligosiloxane-based hybrid material for a thermally-resistant light emitting diode (LED) encapsulant

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8871-8877
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41478G, Paper

Jun-young Bae, YongHo Kim, Hwea-Yoon Kim, Young-woo Lim, Byeong-Soo Bae
A transparent and high refractive index (1.57) siloxane hybrid material was fabricated as a LED encapsulant. The hybrimer showed remarkable thermal resistance against yellowing at 180 [degree]C.
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Enantioselective Michael addition of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone and 1,3-dicarbonyls to [small beta]-nitroalkenes catalyzed by a novel bifunctional rosin-indane amine thiourea catalyst

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8756-8765
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40965A, Paper

B. V. Subba Reddy, Manisha Swain, S. Madhusudana Reddy, J. S. Yadav
A rosin-derived thiourea has been prepared and evaluated its catalytic efficiency in enantioselective Michael addition.
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Sintered gold nanoparticles as an electrode material for paper-based electrochemical sensors

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8683-8691
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA00102D, Paper

Devi D. Liana, Burkhard Raguse, Lech Wieczorek, Geoff R. Baxter, Kyloon Chuah, J. Justin Gooding, Edith Chow
A cysteine-modified gold working electrode was developed on paper and used for the determination of copper ions.
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Enhanced production of anionic and excited neutral fragments of gaseous HCCl3 near the Cl 2p1/2,3/2 ionization threshold

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8836-8842
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA23038D, Paper

Kueih-Tzu Lu, Jin-Ming Chen, Jenn-Min Lee, Shu-Chih Haw
Following photoexcitation of Cl 2p electrons to various resonances, the fragmentation dynamics of anionic and excited neutral fragments of gaseous HCCl₃ were investigated.
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Heteronuclear phosphorescent iridium(III) complexes with tunable photophysical and excited-state properties by chelating BF2 moiety for application in bioimaging

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8766-8776
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40639C, Paper

Huibin Sun, Lijuan Yang, Huiran Yang, Shujuan Liu, Wenjuan Xu, Xiangmei Liu, Zhenzhen Tu, Haiquan Su, Qiang Zhao, Wei Huang
A novel type of heteronuclear phosphorescent iridium(III) complexes chelated by BF₂ moiety was synthesized, which can be used as phosphorescent dyes for living cell imaging.
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Effects of contact treatments on solution-processed n-type dicyano-ovalenediimide and its complementary circuits

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8721-8727
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA23473H, Paper

Jingjing Chang, Jinling Li, Kok Leong Chang, Jie Zhang, Jishan Wu
A dicyano-ovalenediimide (ODI-CN) with a bottom-contact structure was optimized as a solution-processable n-type semiconductor and for its application in complementary inverters.
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Synergistic toughening of epoxy with carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide for improved long-term performance

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8849-8856
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA22300K, Paper

Yuanqing Li, Rehan Umer, Abdel Isakovic, Yarjan Abdul Samad, Lianxi Zheng, Kin Liao
The epoxy composites with GO dispersed CNTs show remarkable synergistic effects with superior mechanical properties than those of GO-only or CNT-only enhanced epoxy composites.
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Spectroscopy of hydroxyphenyl benzazoles in solution and human serum albumin: detecting flexibility, specificity and high affinity of the warfarin drug binding site

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8747-8755
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40907D, Paper

Osama K. Abou-Zied
Probing the warfarin binding site of HSA shows its flexibility and its ability to ionize HBO via through-space interaction with polar amino acid residues.
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Polyacrylonitrile/polyaniline core/shell nanofiber mat for removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution: mechanism and applications

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8978-8987
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40616D, Paper

Jianqiang Wang, Kai Pan, Emmanuel P. Giannelis, Bing Cao
Polyacrylonitrile/polyaniline core/shell nanofiber was prepared, and the mechanism and applications for Cr(VI) adsorption was carefully discussed.
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Natural or synthetic nucleic acids encapsulated in a closed cavity of amphiphiles

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8618-8632
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA23208E, Review Article

Mauro Giustini, Anna Maria Giuliani, Giuseppe Gennaro
The interactions of organized structures of amphiphiles (giant vesicles and microemulsions) with natural or synthetic DNAs are briefly reviewed.
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Identifying distal cis-acting gene-regulatory sequences by expressing BACs functionalized with loxP-Tn10 transposons in zebrafish

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8604-8617
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40332G, Review Article

Pradeep K. Chatterjee, Leighcraft A. Shakes, Hope M. Wolf, Mohammad A. Mujalled, Constance Zhou, Charles Hatcher, Derek C. Norford
Reviewed is technology to study expression of genes in their chromosomal contexts by scanning BACs with enhancer traps.
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Panorama of poly-ε-lysine

RSC Adv., 2013, 3,8586-8603
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA22596H, Review Article

Sandip B. Bankar, Rekha S. Singhal
Poly-ε-lysine (ε-PL), (S)-poly(imino(2-amino-1-oxo-1,6-hexanediyl)), is a naturally occurring homopolymer of L-lysine with a degree of polymerization of 25-35, and characterized by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and ε-amino groups of L-lysine.
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A highly sensitive and selective resonance Rayleigh scattering method for bisphenol A based on the aptamer-nanogold catalysis of HAuCl4-vitamine C particle reaction

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41845F, Paper

Dongmei Yao, Guiqing Wen, Zhi-Liang Jiang
The bisphenol A aptamer (Apt) was used to modify nanogold (GN) to obtain an aptamer-NG resonance Rayleigh scattering (RRS) probe (Apt-GN) for bisphenol A (BPA). In the condition of pH...
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Strongly coupled mesoporous SnO2-graphene hybrid with enhanced electrochemical and photocatalytic activity

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41863D, Paper

Youqi Zhu, Chao Li, Chuanbao Cao
Strongly coupled mesoporous SnO2-graphene hybrid has been prepared via direct nucleation, growth, and anchoring of SnO2 nanocrystal on graphene substrate under microwave irradiation followed by heat-treatment. Investigations reveal that the...
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Effect of temperature on self-assembly/disassembly transition of dialkylurea supramolecular gels at high pressure

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41540F, Paper

Huabo Huang, Xiang Zhu, Lei Su, Hong Wang, Yajiang Yang
Using 1-methyl-2,4-bis(N'-octadecaneureido)benzene (MBB-18) as a gelator and chlorobenzene (CB) as the solvent, supramolecular gels were prepared. Their phase behavior was investigated under high pressure using a diamond anvil cell with...
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Chlorophyll tailored 20-trifluoroacetamide and its azacrown derivative as pH sensitive colorimetric sensor probe with response to AcO-, F- and CN- ions

RSC Adv., 2013, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41741G, Communication

Vladimir Iashin, Tatyana V. Koso, Kati Stranius, Mikko Muuronen, Sami Heikkinen, Jari Kavakka, Nikolai V Tkachenko, Juho Pekka Helaja
Chlorophyll derivatives were functionalized with trifluoro-amide (TFA) group to obtain colorimetric ion sensors. Prior to this, NO2BF4*pyridine based, chlorin nitration method was developed. Base strength dependent sensing of AcO-, F-...
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Direct amination of azoles using CuCl2 complexes of amines under mild conditions

RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41496E, Communication

Juan Xu, Jiarong Li, Zhen Wei, Qi Zhang, Daxin Shi
The efficient direct amination of azoles, including benzoxazole, benzothiazole and 1-methylbenzimidazole, was accomplished in moderate to good yields using CuCl₂ complexes of amines as a readily available and effective nitrogen source.
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In vivo voltammetric evidence that cerebral nitric oxide (NO) is influenced by drugs of abuse: is NO implicated in their neurotoxicity?

RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40804C, Paper

Francesco Crespi
Nitric oxide (NO) has been implicated in mechanisms of neurotoxicity as well as in drug abuse and dependence.
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Enhanced yields of furfural and other products by simultaneous solvent extraction during thermochemical treatment of cellulosic biomass

RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41857J, Paper

Taiying Zhang, Rajeev Kumar, Charles E. Wyman
Furfural derived from pentose sugars is one of the key reactive intermediates for production of hydrocarbons from cellulosic biomass for use as drop-in fuels.
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The Baylis-Hillman acetates in organic synthesis: development of a facile strategy for synthesis of functionalized unsaturated benzo-fused macrocyclic ethers and [n] metacyclophanes

RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40926K, Communication

Deevi Basavaiah, Katta Santosh Kumar, Kunche Aravindu, Balthu Lingaiah
A general synthetic protocol for obtaining functionalized unsaturated benzo-fused macrocyclic ethers and [n] metacyclophanes containing 13-, 14-, 15-, 16- and 20-membered rings has been developed.
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Facile synthesis of halogenated carbon quantum dots as an important intermediate for surface modification

RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41243A, Communication

Jin Zhou, Pei Lin, Juanjuan Ma, Xiaoyue Shan, Hui Feng, Congcong Chen, Jianrong Chen, Zhaosheng Qian
A simple and efficient method to prepare halogenated carbon quantum dots (CQDs) through solvent-thermal reaction was reported. The halogenated CQDs provide an alternative approach for surface modification of CQDs.
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Aggregation-induced emission material based fluorescent organic nanoparticles: facile PEGylation and cell imaging applications

RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41578C, Communication

Xiaoyong Zhang, Xiqi Zhang, Bin Yang, Shiqi Wang, Meiying Liu, Yun Zhang, Lei Tao, Yen Wei
Aggregation-induced emission material An18 based fluorescent organic nanoparticles were fabricated and their cell imaging applications were explored.
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Efficient and facile synthesis of heterocycles and their mechanistic consideration using kaolin

RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40993G, Paper

Pramod Kumar Sahu, Praveen Kumar Sahu, Dau Dayal Agarwal
A kaolin catalyzed solvent-free synthesis for new heterocyclic compounds is described.
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Effect of metal ions (Li+, Na+, K+, Mg2+ and Ca2+) and water on the conformational changes of glycosidic bonds in heparin oligosaccharides

RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40566D, Paper

Milan Remko, Piet Th. Van Duijnen, Ria Broer
The present paper reports in detail the structural parameters for the Li⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺ salts of the heparin structural units D-E, E-F, F-G, G-H and D-E-F-G-H, respectively.
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Long-term performance of enhanced biological phosphorus removal with increasing concentrations of silver nanoparticles and ions

RSC Adv., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40989A, Paper

Hong Chen, Xiong Zheng, Yinguang Chen, Hui Mu
The wide use of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and silver ions (Ag⁺) as antimicrobial agents have caused concerns about their potential effects on the environment, such as wastewater treatment plants.
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