Chitosan-coated nano-liposomes containing etofenprox were prepared by ultrasonic homogenization (UH) and a combined use of UH and electro-spraying. The physicochemical properties of the resulting samples were examined and compared. The two methods yielded similar values and tendencies, except for encapsulation efficiency that differed by an average of 15%. In the coating process, as the chitosa...

High-quality large-sized hexagoal WSe2 crystals can be grown on dielectric substrates using atmospheric chemical vapor deposition in the presence of hydrogen gas. These hexagonal crystals (lateral width >160 um) have a carrier mobility of 100 cm(2) V(-1) s(-1) and a photoresponsivity of ≈1100 mA W(-1), which is comparable to that of exfoliated flakes.

We report on efficient generation of millijoule-level, kilohertz-repetition-rate few-cycle laser pulses with radial polarization by combining a gas-filled hollow-waveguide compression technique with a suitable polarization mode converter. Peak power levels >85  GW are routinely achieved, capable of reaching relativistic intensities >10(19)  W/cm2 with carrier-envelope-phase control, by employin...

With a laser-excited acoustic wave as the carrier wave and by modulation of the light wavelength of a multikilohertz-repetition-rate optical parametric oscillator at a lower frequency than the acoustic frequency, we demonstrate a wavelength-amplitude double-modulation technique and achieve an enhancement factor of 35 in sensitivity in photoacoustic trace gas detection with the technique.

We describe the preparation of [2,4,16,16-2H4]estradiol-17 beta. The method for quantitative determination of subpicomole amounts of estradiol-17 beta (trimethylsilyl ether derivatives) by gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry with multiple ion detector and with [2H4]estradiol-17 beta as the carrier is presented and characterized. Values for serum samples, as measured by radioimmunoassay ...

Recent advances in membrane-based separations include chiral separations, nanofiltration, ion-permselectivity, gas separation and pervaporation. Novel chiral separations using enzymes and chiral surfactants as carrier have been achieved using facilitated-transport membranes. Graft-copolymeric membranes have been constructed that possess pH-controlled ion selectivity, and membranes have been mad...

We investigated the effect of bias voltage and carrier gas on hydrogen sensing performance tungsten oxide nanobeads. The nanobeads were prepared by a template-assisted method followed calcination. porous single walled carbon nanotube thin film was used as sacrificed template for deposition tungsten, thermal calcination at high temperature to oxidize W into WO3 burn out template. crystal structu...

This paper reports the investigation of a micro-gas chromatography (μGC) system that utilizes an array of miniaturized motionless Knudsen pumps (KPs) as well as microfabricated separation columns and optical detectors. A prototype system was built to achieve a flow rate of 1 mL min(-1) and 0.26 mL min(-1) for helium and dry air, respectively, when they were used as carrier gas. This system was ...