Comparison of the liquid-crystalline properties of a pillar[5]arene core functionalized with 10 mesogenic cyanobiphenyl units with those of a corresponding model compound revealed the strong influence of the macrocyclic pillar[5]arene core on the mesomorphic properties.

A new water-soluble redox-active pillar[5]arene was synthesized by incorporation of one benzoquinone unit. The pillar[5]arene showed redox-responsive reversible lower critical solution temperature changes in aqueous solution.

This paper describes the multi-pillar social security reform strategy that many countries have been adopting in recent years. This strategy includes a public pillar that provides a social safety net, a privately managed funded pillar that handles peoples' mandatory retirement savings, and a voluntary pillar for people who want more consumption in old age. The basic rationale is that relying to ...

Our study focuses on characterization of dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons cultured on silicon micro-pillar substrates (MPS) with the ultimate goal of designing micro-electrode arrays (MEAs) for successful electrophysiological recordings of DRG neurons. Adult and neonatal DRG neurons were cultured on MPS and glass coverslips for 7 days in vitro. DRG neuronal distribution and morphometric analy...

The Analysis of Retreat Mining Pillar Stability (ARMPS) and the LaModel programs have been used successfully in the U.S. for designing safe pillar recovery operations for many years. However, the recent Crandall Canyon Mine collapse showed that further research is required to improve the pillar design for recovery under deep cover. To this end, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and...

A novel and highly stable inclusion complex was formed between per-butylated pillar[6]arene and a ferrocenium cation, while the reduced form ferrocene only showed extremely weak binding affinity with per-butylated pillar[6]arene in organic solvents.

This article experimentally shows that the wetting property of a micropatterned surface is a function of the center-to-center offset distance between successive pillars in a column, referred to here as eccentricity. Studies were conducted on square micropatterns which were fabricated on a silicon wafer with pillar eccentricity ranging from 0 to 6 μm for two different pillar diameters and spacin...

INTRODUCTION In the epidemiologic modeling of diseases, the epidemiologic problem oriented approach (EPOA) methodology facilitates the development of systematic and structured knowledge bases, which are crucial for development of models. A detailed understanding of the epidemiology of a given disease provides the essential framework for model development and enables the laying out of the compre...

We synthesize nonionic polymer-based polyrotaxanes in solvent systems based on pillar[5]arene cyclic host liquids. Using a reactive liquid, pillar[5]arene enabled synthesis of a nonionic topological gel.