Chemical sensors based on semiconducting metal oxide nanocrystals are of academic and practical significance in industrial processing and environment-related applications. Novel alcohol response sensors using two-dimensional WO(3) nanoplates as active elements have been investigated in this paper. Single-crystalline WO(3) nanoplates were synthesized through a topochemical approach on the basis ...

Microemulsions, comprising oil, water and a surfactant, in association with some co-surfactant, are thermodynamically stable systems. They have found applications large number of chemical pharmacological processes due to their unique properties such as interfacial area, low tension, most importantly, the ability solubilize deliver hydrophobic drugs. In addition oral intravenous route, they suit...

BACKGROUND The early detection of wearing-off in Parkinson disease (DEEP) observational study demonstrated that women with Parkinson's disease (PD) carry an increased risk (80.1%) for wearing-off (WO). This post hoc analysis of DEEP study evaluates gender differences on WO and associated phenomena. METHODS Patients on dopaminergic treatment for ≥ 1 year were included in this multicenter obser...

Tungsten trioxide (WO₃) possesses a small band gap energy of 2.4-2.8 eV and is responsive to both ultraviolet and visible light irradiation including strong absorption of the solar spectrum and stable physicochemical properties. Thus, controlled growth of one-dimensional (1D) WO₃ nanotubular structures with desired length, diameter, and wall thickness has gained significant interest. In the pre...

A new compound, dipotassium holmium(III) phosphate(V) tungstate(VI), K(2)Ho(PO(4))(WO(4)), has been obtained during investigation of the K(2)O-P(2)O(5)-WO(3)-HoF(3) phase system using the flux technique. The compound is isotypic with K(2)Bi(PO(4))(WO(4)). Its framework structure consists of flat (∞) (2)[HoPO(4)] layers parallel to (100) that are made up of (∞) (1)[HoO(8)] zigzag chains inter-li...

The evolution of the microemulsion technique in the last years is revised with special emphasis in the mechanisms of control of particle size, namely the control by the proper microemulsions and the control by the surfactant adsorption (capping). The kinetics of the particle formation; the possibility of the preparation of coatings, core-shell and ‘onion-like’ structures with a very precise siz...

Microemulsions with magnetic properties were formed by employing a magnetic room temperature ionic liquid (MRTIL) as polar phase, cyclohexane as oil, and an appropriate mixture of ionic surfactant and decanol as a cosurfactant. By means of small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and electric conductivity the microemulsion structure could be confirmed, where the classical structural sequence of oi...

The development of nanotechnology depends strongly on the advances in nanoparticle preparation. Nowadays, there are a number of technologies available for nanoparticle synthesis, from the gas phase techniques such as laser evaporation (Gaertner & Lydtin, 1994), sputtering, laser pyrolisis, flame atomization and flame spray pyrolisis (Kruis et al. 1998), etc, to the liquid phase techniques such ...

Materials and methods for the alteration of enzyme and acetyl CoA levels in plants" (2009). Iowa State University Patents. Paper 30. Nikolau et al. (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 393 days. wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo wo See application file for complete search history. ABSTRACT The present invention provides nucleic a...

Recently hierarchical architectures, consisting of two-dimensional (2D) nanostructures, are of great interest for potential applications in energy and environmental. Here, novel rose-like WO₃ hierarchical architectures were successfully synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method. The as-prepared WO₃ hierarchical architectures were in fact assembled by numerous nanosheets with an average thick...