In this paper, a modified algorithm for object segmentation of binary images is presented, and denoted as 2D modified chain code algorithm. The 2D modified chain code algorithm can be applied to color images after being binarized. The segmented object is used to derive the chain code in the image. The definition of the 2Dmodified chain code algorithm is valid for shapes composed of triangular, ...

Self-assembly of CuX2 (X(-) = ClO4(-) and BF4(-)) with 2,3-bis(nicotinoyloxy)naphthalene yields a 1D loop-chain skeleton. The loop-chains form an ensemble constituting a unique 3D kagome-type structure with both hexagonal and trigonal supra-channels. The unprecedented supra-channel effects on the catalytic oxidation of 3,5-di-tert-butylcatechol to 3,5-di-tert-butylbenzoquinone were investigated.

By adapting a novel surfactant exchange method, in which surfactants inside mesopores are completely exchanged by surfactants with longer alkyl chain lengths, pore-expansion of monodisperse mesoporous silica spheres (MMSS) with radially ordered hexagonal regularity was attained while retaining spherical morphology and high monodispersity.

Cationic, triple-chain amphiphiles promote vesicle fusion more than structurally related double-chain or single-chain analogues. Two types of vesicle fusion experiments were conducted, mixing of oppositely charged vesicles and acid-triggered self-fusion of vesicles composed of cationic amphiphile and anionic cholesteryl hemisuccinate (CHEMS). Vesicle fusion was monitored by standard fluorescenc...

Mesostructured porous materials possess unique surface, structural, and bulk properties that lead to important practical applications. By retaining structure-directing species in the product material, mesostructured organic-inorganic composites are obtained which are of broad interest for fundamental studies of confinement effects and surface interaction on structural and dynamic properties of ...

Mesostructured chalcogenide-based materials with long-range order and semiconducting properties can be prepared using suitable molecular building blocks, linkage metal ions and surfactant molecules. In this paper we present surfactant templated, open framework platinum tin selenide and telluride materials assembled using K4SnQ4 (Q = Se, Te) salts and K2PtCl4 as precursors and a study of pore an...

Lipids active in biological systems demonstrate a broad range of behavior in water, from hydrocarbons which are insoluble, to molecules such as bile salts that possess potent detergent properties and interact with water rather dynamically. The purpose of this paper is to describe some of the physical properties of lipids with respect to their inter— action with aqueous systems, and to classify ...

By using the Transfer Matrix Method, explicit formulas for the embedding distribution of doubly hexagonal chain graphs are computed. Dedicated to Ante Graovac 1 Fasciagraphs and rotagraphs An interesting topic that I have learned from Ante Graovac in the 1980’s [1, 2] is that about fasciagraphs and rotagraphs. Such graphs are frequently studied in crystallography and in mathematical chemistry. ...