Chemistry
This is the collection for the University of Waterloo's Department of Chemistry .
Research outputs are organized by type (eg. Master Thesis, Article, Conference Paper).
Waterloo faculty, students, and staff can contact us or visit the UWSpace guide to learn more about depositing their research.
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Calibrating the Long-Range Backbone Dynamics of Polymers in Solution Using Two Different Models
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-29)The fluorescence decays of a series of 41 pyrene-labeled poly(oligo(ethylene glycol)methyl ether methacrylate)s (Py-PEGnMA where n = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 16, 19) were prepared by free-radical polymerization of 1-pyrenebutyl ... -
Development and Study of the Microfluidic Open Interface Coupled with Solid-phase Microextraction for Rapid Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-28)Analytical chemistry mainly aims to identify and quantify analytes in matrices of interest. Analytical chemistry is an indispensable part of chemistry (and other scientific fields) because identification and quantification ... -
Biochemical Characterization of Fluorophore-Binding Nucleic Acids
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-27)Aptamers, single stranded RNA or DNA that bind to target ligands with high affinity and specificity, have a wide range of applications, from therapeutics to biosensing, which makes biochemical characterization of the utmost ... -
Synthesis and Study of the Cyclic Lipopeptide Antibiotics Daptomycin and A54145
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-21)Daptomycin (dap) is a clinical antibiotic used to treat infections with multi-drug resistant Gram-positive bacteria. Despite nearly 20 years of clinical use, the action mechanism of this important peptide is not fully ... -
Advances in two-dimensional liquid chromatography
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-26)Comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography (LC×LC) offers increased peak capacity, resolution and selectivity compared to one-dimensional liquid chromatography. It is commonly accepted that the technique produces ... -
Investigation of Coordination Environments in Heterogeneous Catalysis
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-25)Increasing energy demand, environmental causes, and sustainable energy goals give rise to the study of energy conversion systems extensively. More efforts have been devoted to oxygen evolution reaction because of kinetic ... -
The Role of Carbonic Anhydrase in Promoting CO2 Capture and Operation of Bicarbonate-Fed Electrolyzers
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-23)Capturing CO2 through chemical absorption offers a sustainable solution to mitigate rising CO2 emissions which are widely agreed to be the primary contributor to climate change. Among various capture solutions, bicarbonate ... -
Ultrafast Dynamical Studies of Two Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-22)Layer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have attracted great attention due to their unique electronic and optical properties. Specifically, single-layer semiconducting TMDCs with their direct band gaps in the visible ... -
Design of efficient block-sparse data structures and associated tensor multiplications for applications in Cluster in Molecule electronic structure calculations
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-18)The Cluster-in-molecule approach (CiM) is one of the most popular methods in electronic structure calculations for medium to large molecules and systems. The Nooijen group is currently developing a new CiM approach using ... -
Interfacing fluorescent DNA oligonucleotides with graphene oxide and metal oxides: from adsorption to sensing
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-18)DNA, apart from being the mode of genomic information storage, has found several uses in catalysis (DNAzymes) and target detection (aptamers). Developing novel biosensors utilizing these properties has therefore been a ... -
Cellular Inclusion Bodies: Structure and Mechanisms
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-18)Inclusion bodies (IBs) are insoluble aggregate structures that commonly form upon overexpression of proteins in heterologous hosts with relevance to biomedicine and biotechnology. These structures are of broad interest in ... -
Structural characterization and engineering of Adnectin inclusion bodies
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-15)Protein aggregation is a fundamental process occurring as a response to aging, disease, protein overexpression and in many areas of biotechnology and medical applications. There has been much recent progress in determining ... -
Multiscale Modelling of Structural Transformation in Metal Nanocatalysts for CO2 Electroreduction
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-12)The precise control of nanostructure and surface atomic arrangement can be used to tune the electrocatalytic properties of materials and improve their performance. Unfortunately, the long-term structural stability of ... -
The Reproductive Effects of Municipal Wastewater Effluents
(University of Guelph, 2017-03-01)There is a growing concern that pharmaceuticals and other chemicals present in the effluents (sewage discharged into a river) from municipal wastewater treatment plants enter the aquatic environment, where they may affect ... -
An Assessment of the Spatial and Temporal Variability of Biological Responses to Municipal Wastewater Effluent in Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) Collected along an Urban Gradient
(PLOS, 2016-10-24)Municipal wastewater effluent (MWWE) and its constituents, such as chemicals of emerging concern, pose a potential threat to the sustainability of fish populations by disrupting key endocrine functions in aquatic organisms. ... -
Characterizing Transcriptional Networks in Male Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) that Regulate Testis Development over a Complete Reproductive Cycle
(PLOS, 2016-11-18)Intersex is a condition that has been associated with exposure to sewage effluents in male rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum). To better understand changes in the transcriptome that are associated with intersex, we ... -
Rainbow trout exposed to benzo[a]pyrene yields conserved microRNA binding sites in DNA methyltransferases across 500 million years of evolution
(Springer, 2017-12-04)The objective of this study was to examine the regulation of DNA methylation following acute (24 h) and prolonged (14 d) exposure to low (1 ng/L) and high (10 ng/L) benzo[a]pyrene. However, with the recent release of the ... -
Use of prospective and retrospective risk assessment methods that simplify chemical mixtures associated with treated domestic wastewater discharges
(Wiley, 2018-03-01)A framework is presented that is intended to facilitate the evaluation of potential aquatic ecological risks resulting from discharges of down-the-drain chemicals. A scenario is presented using representatives of many of ... -
Tissue storage affects lipidome profiling in comparison to in vivo microsampling approach
(Springer, 2018-05-03)Low-invasive in vivo solid-phase microextraction (SPME) was used to investigate the lipid profiles of muscle tissue of living fish. Briefly, mixed mode SPME fibers were inserted into the muscle for 20 min extraction, and ... -
Multiple Stressors in the Environment: The Effects of Exposure to an Antidepressant (Venlafaxine) and Increased Temperature on Zebrafish Metabolism
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019-11-19)Aquatic organisms are continuously exposed to multiple environmental stressors working cumulatively to alter ecosystems. Wastewater-dominated environments are often riddled by a myriad of stressors, such as chemical and ...
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