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Front-End Methods For Enhancing the Analytical Power of Mass Spectrometry
(2016-09-20)
The analytical power and versatility of mass spectrometry can be enhanced by adding front-end devices, which provide additional functionality before, during or immediately after ElectroSpray Ionization (ESI). Such devices ...
Designing Nanostructured Titanium Dioxide-Based Potentiometric Sensors for the Determination of Chromium (III) and Iron (III) Ions
(2016-11-25)
The objective of the first part of this study was to introduce a novel solid-state Cr(III)-selective potentiometric sensor based on Schiff base glyoxal bis(2-hydroxyanil) (GBHA) ionophores adsorbed onto nanostructured TiO2 ...
Surface and Interfacial Approaches for the Characterization of Biomolecular Interactions and to Optimize Desi-MS Performance
(2016-11-25)
This work involves the surface and interfacial characterization of biomolecular interactions by atomic force microscopy and optimization of desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. In the first part (part I), ...
Examining the Effect of Poly (Ethylene glycol) and Non-Specific Insulin Binding on the Phase Behaviour of PEGylated Phosphocholine Membrane Models
(2016-11-25)
Inclusion of synthetic poly-(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-grafted phospholipids into self-assembled phospholipid matrices is an exceptional method to engineering optimized bio-non-fouling membrane mimetic surfaces. The success ...
Mass spectrometric investigation of the OH induced oxidation of isoprene using 0 2 + as a chemical ionization reagent
(2016-06-23)
Isoprene (2-methyl-1,3-butadiene) is a dominant non-methane organic compound emitted into the atmosphere by vegetation, with an annual global emission rate of 500 Tg/yr. It represents almost 50% of all biogenic non-methane ...
Part One: A Flow Reactor With In-Line Analytics: Design and Implementation Part Two: In-Line Derivatization of Protic Compounds for GC/MS Reaction Monitoring
(2016-11-25)
The creation of an automated synthetic reaction system with in-line analytics is presented in two parts. First, the design and implementation of a flow reactor system complete with in-line gas chromatography mass spectrometry ...
A Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Imaging Approach to Monitor Toxic Ionic Liquids in Zebrafish (Danio Rerio)
(2016-11-25)
Ambient mass spectrometry imaging has become an increasingly powerful technique for the direct analysis of biological tissues in the open environment with minimal sample preparation and fast analyses times. In this study, ...
Part I: Mechanistic Insight in Alkyl-Alkyl and Aryl-Aryl Negishi Cross-Coupling Part II: Large Scale Synthesis of NHC Precursors: 2,6-DI(3-Pentyl) Aniline and 2,6-DI (4-Heptyl) Aniline
(2016-09-20)
Part I: An efficient method for alkyl-alkyl Negishi cross-coupling reaction of unactivated primary alkyl halides with higher-order zincate species (synthesized from dialkylzinc and a non-coordinating halide salt in situ) ...
Part I: Application of Pd-Peppsi Complexes in Regioselective Cross-Coupling and Natural Product Total Synthesis; Part II: Room Temperature, Additive-Free Carbon-Sulfur Coupling Using Novel NHC-Pd Complexes
(2016-09-20)
The first part of this research is focused on the development of an efficient method for the regioselective Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of allylboronic acid pinacol ester derivatives with aryl and heteroaryl halides using ...
Nanostructured Mixed Transition Metal Spinel Oxide as Efficient Electrocatalysts
(2016-09-20)
CuxCo3-xO4 films with x values ranging from 0 to 1 have prepared in order to optimize their electrocatalytic properties for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Two methods have been used for the preparation of CuxCo3-xO4, ...