Oxygen reduction by homogeneous molecular catalysts and electrocatalysts

ML Pegis, CF Wise, DJ Martin, JM Mayer - Chemical Reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a key component of biological processes and
energy technologies. This Review provides a comprehensive report of soluble molecular …

Soft condensed matter physics of foods and macronutrients

S Assenza, R Mezzenga - Nature Reviews Physics, 2019 - nature.com
Understanding food properties is paramount for enhancing features such as appearance,
taste and texture, for improving health-related factors such as minimizing the onset of …

[HTML][HTML] Out of control: the need for standardised solvent approaches and data reporting in antibiofilm assays incorporating dimethyl-sulfoxide (DMSO)

K Summer, J Browne, M Hollanders, K Benkendorff - Biofilm, 2022 - Elsevier
Bacteria in biofilm formations are up to 1000 times less susceptible to antibiotics than their
planktonic counterparts. Recognition of the role of biofilms in∼ 80% of chronic infections …

A liposome/gelatin methacrylate nanocomposite hydrogel system for delivery of stromal cell-derived factor-1α and stimulation of cell migration

RY Justine, M Janssen, BJ Liang, HC Huang, JP Fisher - Acta biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Chronic, non-healing skin and soft tissue wounds are susceptible to infection, difficult to treat
clinically, and can severely reduce a patient's quality of life. A key aspect of this issue is the …

Modulation of Biomolecular Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation by Preferential Hydration and Interaction of Small Osmolytes with Proteins

K Kitamura, A Oshima, F Sasaki… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We examined the effects of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and urea (known osmolytes) on
the liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) of fused in sarcoma (FUS) and three FUS-LLPS …

Recombinant spider silk gels derived from aqueous–organic solvents as depots for drugs

VJ Neubauer, VT Trossmann, S Jacobi… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are widely used in various biomedical applications, as they cannot only serve as
materials for biofabrication but also as depots for the administration of drugs. However, the …

Stability and activity of lysozyme in stoichiometric and non-stoichiometric protic ionic liquid (PIL)-water systems

EC Wijaya, F Separovic, CJ Drummond… - The Journal of chemical …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
There has been a substantial increase in enzyme applications within the biochemical and
pharmaceutical industries, for example, as industrial biocatalysts. However, enzymes have …

Interactions in protein solutions close to liquid–liquid phase separation: Ethanol reduces attractions via changes of the dielectric solution properties

J Hansen, R Uthayakumar, JS Pedersen… - Physical Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Ethanol is a common protein crystallization agent, precipitant, and denaturant, but also alters
the dielectric properties of solutions. While ethanol-induced unfolding is largely ascribed to …

Antibiofilm activity and mode of action of DMSO alone and its combination with afatinib against Gram-negative pathogens

MFZR Yahya, Z Alias, SA Karsani - Folia Microbiologica, 2018 - Springer
Biofilms are complex microbial communities that tend to attach to either biotic or abiotic
surface. Enclosed in a self-produced extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) matrix, the …

Microliter viscometry using a bright-field microscope: η-DDM

MA Escobedo-Sánchez, JP Segovia-Gutiérrez… - Soft Matter, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The rheological properties of a medium can be inferred from the Brownian motion of
colloidal tracer particles using the microrheology procedure. The tracer motion can be …