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Metal Oxide-Hierarchical Porous Silica Nanocomposites Prepared by Nanoemulsion Templating and Integrative Synthesis
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-11)Nanoemulsions are templates that have the potential to fill the gap between micellar systems and latex particles in the preparation of porous materials. A nanoemulsion can also be used as a carrier for uploading the desired ... -
Metal-Induced Specific and Nonspecific Oligonucleotide Folding Studied by FRET and Related Biophysical and Bioanalytical Implications
(Wiley, 2012-01-13)Metal induced nucleic acid folding has been extensively studied with ribozymes, DNAzymes, tRNA and riboswitches. These RNA/DNA molecules usually have a high content of double-stranded regions to support a rigid scaffold. ... -
Metal-mediated Adsorption of DNA Oligonucleotides onto Polymeric Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-20)In recent decades, DNA oligonucleotides have been extensively researched due to their applications for catalysis (DNAzymes), biosensing (DNA aptamers/Watson-Crick hybridization), and nanomaterials assembly (DNA origami). ... -
Methodical evaluation and improvement of matrix compatible PDMS-overcoated coating for direct immersion solid phase microextraction gas chromatography (DI-SPME-GC)-based applications
(Elsevier, 2017-05-12)The main quest for the implementation of direct SPME to complex matrices has been the development of matrix compatible coatings that provide sufficient sensitivity towards the target analytes. In this context, we present ... -
Methodology Development for the Electrophilic Aromatic Amination of Secondary Amides
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-25)The intramolecular electrophilic aromatic amination of secondary amides was developed. Secondary N-methoxy and N-p-methoxyphenyl amides were cyclized to oxindoles by triflic anhydride mediated electrophilic activation and ... -
Methods of the Alignment-Relay Technique for Nanosystems: Optimization and Innovation
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-22)This manuscript details the achievements and the scientific evidence for the alignment of single-walled carbon nanotubes for field-effect transistor applications. There has been immense growth in the semiconducting industry ... -
Micelle Assisted Thin-Film Solid Phase Microextraction: A New Approach for Determination of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds in Environmental Samples
(American Chemical Society, 2014-08-22)Determination of quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) often is considered to be a challenging undertaking owing to secondary interactions of the analytes’ permanently charged quaternary ammonium head or hydrophobic tail ... -
Micelle assisted thin-film solid phase microextraction: a new approach for determination of quaternary ammonium compounds in environmental samples
(ACS, 2014)Determination of quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) often is considered to be a challenging undertaking owing to secondary interactions of the analytes’ permanently charged quaternary ammonium head or hydrophobic tail ... -
MICROFABRICATED CARTRIDGES FOR ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING WITH WHOLE COLUMN IMAGING DETECTION AND NANO-ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-15)Microfluidic chips have gained wide applications in various fields, including medicine, environmental sciences and forensic investigations. They are used for the separation of proteins, blood, bacterial cell suspensions, ... -
Mode of Action of Daptomycin, a Lipopeptide Antibiotic
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-28)Daptomycin is a lipopeptide antibiotic that contains 13 amino acids and an N-terminally attached fatty acyl residue. The antibiotic kills Gram-positive bacteria by membrane depolarization. It has long been assumed that ... -
Modelling of Atmospheric Mercury Emission, Transport, Transformation and Deposition in North America
(University of Waterloo, 2006)<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body> A modelling study was conducted to explore the emission, transport, transformation and deposition behaviour of ... -
Modelling Permeation Passive Sampling
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-17)Understanding the theory behind passive sampling, as well as factors influencing its accuracy, is crucial for proper planning and application of passive sampling methods. The Waterloo Membrane Sampler (WMS) is a permeation ... -
Modulating Optical and Photocatalytic Properties of Transparent Metal Oxide Nanostructures via Defect Engineering
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-15)The chemistry of nanostructure has increasingly drawn attention as a compelling branch of semiconductor research. Billions of dollars are annually spent to intentionally incorporate dopants into nanomaterials to enhance ... -
mol2chemfig, a tool for rendering chemical structures from molfile or SMILES format to LATE X code
(Springer, 2012-10-02)Displaying chemical structures in LATE X documents currently requires either hand-coding of the structures using one of several LATE X packages, or the inclusion of finished graphics files produced with an external drawing ... -
Molecular Beacon Lighting up on Graphene Oxide
(American Chemical Society, 2012-05-01)A molecular beacon (MB) is comprised of a fluorophore and a quencher linked by a DNA hairpin. MBs have been widely used for homogeneous DNA detection. In addition to molecular quenchers, many nanomaterials such as graphene ... -
Molecular Dynamics Studies of Lipid Monolayer and Bilayer Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-02)Lipids are a crucial ingredient of biomembranes in cells, and they play a pivotal role in many chemical and biological processes. Lipid based structures, such as lipid monolayers and lipid bilayers, both natural and ... -
Molecular Imprinting with Functional DNA and Nanozymes: Affinity Improvement and Selective Catalysis
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-19)Molecular imprinting refers to polymerization of functional monomers in the presence of a template molecule. It is a general method to prepare stable and cost-effective artificial ligands as antibody mimics (also known as ... -
Molecular Nanomagnets for Novel Spintronics Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-08)Molecular nanomagnets possess interesting quantum properties that make them potential candidates for qubits in quantum information processing. Heterometallic antiferromagnetic wheels specifically have been shown to have a ... -
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers with DNA Aptamer Fragments as Macromonomers
(American Chemical Society, 2016-03-16)Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are produced in the presence of a template molecule. After removing the template, the cavity can selectively rebind the template. MIPs are attractive functional materials with a low ... -
Monitoring Chain Dynamics by Luminescence Using a Long-Lived Ruthenium Dye
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-24)The purpose of this research project was to determine the feasibility of labelling a water-soluble polymer with a water-soluble dye and quencher. The water-soluble dye chosen was bis-(2,2-bipyridine)-ruthenium(II) -5-am ...