A self-assembled arylene-ethynylene molecular wire with a rigid 7 nm long backbone exhibits symmetrical current-voltage (I-V) characteristics and a single-molecule current of 0.35 +/- 0.05 nA at 0.3 V; these data are supported by theoretical calculations.

Structures and energetics of various types of silicon nanowires have been investigated using quantum molecular dynamics simulations to determine the most stable forms. The tetrahedral type nanowires oriented in the 111 direction are found to be the most stable. The stability of the cagelike nanowires is determined to lie somewhere between this and tetrahedral nanowires oriented in other directi...

Molecular codes, like postal zip codes, are generally considered a robust way to ensure the specificity of neuronal target selection. However, a code capable of unambiguously generating complex neural circuits is difficult to conceive. Here, we re-examine the notion of molecular codes in the light of developmental algorithms. We explore how molecules and mechanisms that have been considered par...

A theoretical description of electron transmission through a molecular wire embedded in between two leads is carried out using the density matrix method. Accounting for the Coulomb repulsion among the transferred electrons nonlinear kinetic equations for the reduced single-electron distributions are derived. The respective transfer rates contain contributions from different transmission channel...

Photosensing performance of a system composed of photosystem I (PSI), vitamin K(1) (VK(1))-like molecular wire, and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in an aqueous solution was increased considerably by the addition of double surfactants, hexylamine and dodecylbenzenesulfonate.

objective: corrosion resistance is among the most important properties of metal alloys used in the oral cavity. consumption of acidic foods reduces the salivary ph and intensifies the corrosion of brackets and orthodontic wires. this study aimed to compare electro galvanic corrosion of different orthodontic brackets and wires and determine the amount of ions released into acidic artificial sali...

central venous catheterization (cvc) is a commonly performed procedure for venous access. it is associated with several complications. we report a rare case of extra luminal entrapment of guide wire during cvc placement in right jugular vein. we report a case of 28 years old female patient presented in our emergency with history of entrapped guide wire in right side of neck during cvc. x-ray sh...

This paper presents a new method called vespiary regular hexagonal (VRH) model in order to calculate parasitic capacitance between conductor wire filaments of one turn of coil (OTC) and between conductor wire filaments and liner and also total capacitance of one turn of the helix magneto flux cumulative generator (MCG) coil include single-layer conductor wire filaments in form of rectangular cr...

Different from all reported sandwich molecular wires (SMWs), a novel class of SMW including vanadium boratabenzene (HBBz) clusters and their related one-dimensional (1D) SMWs are explored by using a density functional theory approach. The uniqueness of this class of SMWs lies in the boron heterocycles, where they possess a reactive functional atom. These features may overcome the limitation of ...