Oral dosage forms are generally targeting the absorption in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. For systemic drug delivery, bioavailability of administered drugs is determined by their …
Infectious agents pose a significant threat to global health with profound health and economic implications. Particularly concerning is the emergence of epidemic-competent and life-threatening drug-resistant …
Plant cell walls are composed mainly of carbohydrate containing molecules such as cellulose, hemi-celluloses, various pectins, and proteoglycans. The exact carbohydrate composition varies between species, …
Atomically precise gold nanoclusters have attracted much attention over the past decade due to their well-defined structures which allow fundamental studies of structure-property relationships. They …
Reactive sulfur species (RSS) belong to a class of biologically relevant molecules that play a crucial role in redox homeostasis. Abnormalities in the regulation of …
The characterization of transient molecules formed during chemical processes has been a longstanding challenge because the lifetimes of intermediates are often very short and structural …
Bio-sourced and degradable polymers are critical materials that can reduce our dependence on fossil-fuel based polymer production. The ring opening polymerization (ROP) of lactones is …
In condensed phase chemical dynamics, thermalization and caging by solvent molecules play major roles in affecting the outcome of a reaction by altering the excited …
Complexes of rare-earth elements (REs, Sc, Y, La-Lu) are among the most successful catalysts for ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactones. However, there are gaps in …
Complexes of rare-earth elements (REs, Sc, Y, La-Lu) are among the most successful catalysts for ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactones. However, there are gaps in …
Alkenones are one of the best biomarkers for paleo-temperature reconstructions. Despite numerous successful applications of alkenones, there are a number of outstanding scientific problems. 1) …
The ability to image, move, and heat magnetic nanomaterials at a distance has extraordinary promise for many biomedical and industrial applications. Realizing the promise, however, …
Physisorbed, multi-component self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) that exhibit designed patterns of molecules on graphite surface have garnished attention in recent years. In principle, spatial arrangements of …
Lead halide perovskites have attracted much attention over the past decade due to their unique optical, electronic and magnetic properties with high potential in various …
The study of the dynamics of liquid state systems has always been an intriguing problem in theoretical and computational chemistry. A perspective called geodesic theory …
The two-electron reduction of molecular oxygen (O2) to peroxide (O22-) or hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is vital for various sustainable energy technologies. Many homogeneous transition-metal catalysts …
Atom-transfer reactions can be observed in many biological and industrial processes. Particularly of interest, nitrate and perchlorate reductase are enzymes that can efficiently reduce nitrate …
The photoacoustic effect, also frequently called the optoacoustic effect, was discovered by Alexander G. Bell in 1880. The effect refers to the generation of acoustic …
The discipline of protein evolution aims to understand the principles and driving forces whereby new protein-coding genes, protein structures, and biological functions emerge due to …