The electrochemical behavior of nanoelectrode ensembles (NEEs), prepared by electroless plating of Au using microporous polycarbonate membranes as template, is tested in the ionic liquid [BMIm][BF4]. The accessible potential window is significantly wider in [BMIm][BF4] than in water, extending approximately, for 3.4 V vs. 1 V, respectively. The voltammetric behavior at NEEs of two redox probes,...

Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) is an efficient biocatalyst for hydrolysis, esterification, and polymerization reactions. In order to understand how to control enzyme activity and stability we performed a combined experimental and molecular dynamics simulation study of CALB in organic solvents and ionic liquids (ILs). Our results demonstrate that the conformational changes of the active site...

BACKGROUND Body mass index assessment using self-reported height and weight (BMIsr) can encounter refusals and under/over-reporting while for assessment with measured data (BMIm) refusals can be more frequent. This could relate to socioeconomic and health-related factors. We explored these issues by investigating numerous potential factors: gender, age, family structure, father's occupation, in...

We have synthesized nanoparticles of hexagonal CdS in the diameter range 3-13 nm by the reaction of cadmium acetate dihydrate with thioacetamide in imidazolium [BMIM]-based ionic liquids. We have obtained three different particle sizes of CdS by changing the anion of the ionic liquid. Addition of trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO) to the reaction mixture causes greater monodispersity as well as sma...

These studies characterize the effect of dose and route of administration on the disposition and elimination of the ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (Bmim-Cl). After i.v. (5 mg/kg) or oral (50 mg/kg) administration to male F-344 rats [(14)C]Bmim-Cl detected in blood decreased rapidly. Clearance rates from the blood after i.v. and oral administration were similar (7.4 and 11.9 ...

By using natural softwood pulp with higher degree of polymerization (DP=1460)as cellulose source and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride([BMIM]Cl)ionic liquid as solvent, a novel cellulose packaging film was prepared. The effects of coagulation types, concentration of coagulation and temperature on the structure, mechanical property, permeability for oxygen and water vapor were measured. The i...

The behavior of the interfacial water entrapped in reverse micelles (RMs) formed by the ionic liquid-like surfactant 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (bmim-AOT) dissolved in benzene (or chlorobenzene) was investigated using noninvasive techniques such as dynamic light scattering (DLS), static light scattering (SLS), FT-IR and (1)H NMR. The DLS and SLS results revea...

In this work, the interactions between a representative imidazolium-based ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([BMIM][BF4]) and acetonitrile (CH3CN) were investigated in detail using attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy (ATR-IR), hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance ((1)H NMR), and density functional theory calculations. The main conclusions are: (1) a number ...

Complexes (bmim)2[Cu3(μ3-Cl)2(μ-pz)3Cl3] (1), (bmim)[Cu3(μ3-OH)(μ-pz)3Cl3] (2) and (bmim)2[Cu3(μ3-OH)(μ-Cl)(μ-pz)3Cl3] (3) were synthesized (bmim+ = 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium, pz- = pyrazolato anion). Dianionic complexes 1 and 3 were obtained as crystalline solids, whereas the monoanionic complex 2 was obtained as a viscous paste. Magnetic susceptibility and X-band EPR studies revealed intram...