Mesoporous calcium-silicon xerogels with a pore size of 15 nm (MCS-15) and pore volume of 1.43 cm(3)/g were synthesized by using 1,3,5-mesitylene (TMB) as the pore-expanding agent. The MCS-15 exhibited good degradability with the weight loss of 50 wt% after soaking in Tris-HCl solution for 56 days, which was higher than the 30 wt% loss shown by mesoporous calcium-silicon xerogels with a pore si...

The nuclear pore complex (NPC) gates the only known conduit for molecular exchange between the nucleus and cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells. Macromolecular transport across the NPC is mediated by nucleocytoplasmic shuttling receptors termed karyopherins (Kaps). Kaps interact with NPC proteins (nucleoporins) that contain FG peptide repeats (FG Nups) and altogether carry hundreds of different cargoe...

Conventional wisdom for NMR interpretations of water-saturated porous media is that the NMR spectra are analogous to the pore size distribution of the system. This is the basis for understanding porous media as containing large vs. small pores, and is used as a justification for NMR-based permeability correlations. However, there are cases whereby issues of poor connectivity between pores can s...

Fluid flow in, and the thermal, electrical, and acoustic properties of porous media are determined primarily by the geometry and topology of the pore system. Here we illustrate a stochastic 3D space reconstruction model that uses thin section images as its main input. The approach involves a third-order Markov mesh that creates the reconstruction in a single scan; and overcomes the computationa...

Advances in imaging and reductionist approaches have provided a high-resolution understanding of nuclear pore complex structure and transport, revealing unexpected mechanistic complexities based on nucleoporin functions and specialized import and export pathways.

Structural determination of the nuclear pore complex has been limited by the complexity and size of this cellular megalith. By taking advantage of exceptionally stable nucleoporins from the thermophilic fungus Chaetomium thermophilum, Amlacher et al. (2011) provide new insight into a core element of the nuclear pore scaffold.

Two new heterogenized epoxidation nanocatalysts based on molybdenum and tungsten compounds were prepared withcovalent grafting of MCM-41 with 3-aminoropropyl trimethoxysilane and subsequent reaction with diphenylphosphinobenzaldehyde and complexation with M (Mo, W)O2(acac)2. X-ray diffraction and nitrogen sorption analyses revealed the preservation of the textural properti...

two new heterogenized epoxidation nanocatalysts based on molybdenum and tungsten compounds were prepared withcovalent grafting of mcm-41 with 3-aminoropropyl trimethoxysilane and subsequent reaction with diphenylphosphinobenzaldehyde and complexation with m (mo, w)o2(acac)2. x-ray diffraction and nitrogen sorption analyses revealed the preservation of the textural properties of the support as w...