Synchrotron-based spectroscopic techniques have contributed significantly to a better
understanding of the properties of materials on the macroscopic and microscopic scale over …

Polyamide 11 is one of the most used thermoplastics to fabricate the pressure sheath of
flexible lines widely employed for offshore oil exploration. Therefore, harsh operation …

The strong surface hydration layer of nonfouling materials plays a key role in their resistance
to nonspecific protein adsorption. Poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) is an effective example of …

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an effective endocrine-disrupting compound (EDC) that causes
adverse effects on human health and environment. Therefore, it is indispensable to construct …

The binding of trans-1, 2-bis (4-pyridyl)-ethylene (BPE) molecules on substrates arrayed
with flexible gold nanofingers has been studied by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy …

We demonstrate that water is almost universally present on apparently dry self-assembled
monolayers, even on those considered almost hydrophobic by conventional methods such …

Spectroscopic techniques based on the use of synchrotron radiation have significantly
contributed to a better understanding of macroscopic as well as of microscopic properties of …

Palladium nanoparticles, obtained by metal vapour synthesis (MVS), were deposited on
cross-linked polyvinylpyridine. The Pd/PVPy system showed high catalytic activity in the …

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) fabricated on Au (111) substrates from a homologous
series of pyridine-terminated organothiols have been investigated using ultra high vacuum …

Dialkynylferrocenes exhibit attractive electronic and rotational features that make them ideal
candidates for use in molecular electronic applications. However previous works have …