Functional organic materials for use in inorganic semiconductor applications is of high scientific interest due to the need for flexible, conductive materials that can be utilized in solar energy applications. Herein is ...

New expanded porphyrins are of interest in terms of understanding the electrochemical features of oligopyrroles and the determinants of aromaticity. They can also act as ligands to stabilize metal complexes whose structures ...

Two methodologies, aimed at increasing the sensitivity and resolution of near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM), were explored. The NSOM motifs employed in this study involve the generation of highly localized ...

Block copolymer self-assembly has demonstrated sub-optical lithographic resolution . High values of chi, the block copolymer interaction parameter, are required to achieve next-generation lithographic resolution . ...

Many chemotherapeutic drugs interact with DNA to induce cytotoxicity. Mass spectrometry has become an essential technique in the investigation and identification of anticancer DNA adducts. Traditionally, identification ...

A new polymer with dibenzo[a,e]cyclooctatetraene as the actuation center and one of the thiophene derivatives, 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene, as polymer chain is successfully synthesized. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum ...

This thesis reports on the synthesis and characterization of PtNi dendrimer-encapsulated nanoparticles (DENs) containing on average 147 atoms. This is significant because PtNi DENs have not yet been reported. The DENs were ...

Noncovalent factors, such as shape complementarity and electrostatic driving forces, almost exclusively cause the affinity and specificity for which two or more biological macromolecules organize into a functioning complex. ...

Capillary electrophoresis -- mass spectrometry (CE-MS) is increasingly being used in proteomics research. In particular, the speed of analysis, high mass accuracy and sensitivity of many modern mass spectrometers make this ...

This thesis discusses the construction and modification of an ultra-high vacuum chamber (UHV) and associated instruments for the study of thin film materials prepared by reactive ballistic deposition. In addition to hardware ...