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19 April 2016      • Visit Scientific Reports • Submit your manuscript to Scientific Reports     Welcome to your Table of Contents e-alert for Scientific Reports       Chemical Sciences               Conformational Selection and Induced Fit Mechanisms in the Binding of an Anticancer Drug to the c-Src Kinase ▶     Maria Agnese Morando, Giorgio Saladino, Nicola D’Amelio et al.     Understanding the conformational changes associated with the binding of small ligands to their biological targets is a fascinating and meaningful question in chemistry, biology …             Gamma radiation induces hydrogen absorption by copper in water ▶     Cláudio M. Lousada, Inna L. Soroka, Yuriy Yagodzinskyy et al.     One of the most intricate issues of nuclear power is the long-term safety of repositories for radioactive waste. These repositories can have an impact on future generations for a …             Fabrication of Superhydrophobic and Luminescent Rare Earth/Polymer complex Films ▶     Zefeng Wang, Weiwei Ye, Xinran Luo et al.     The motivation of this work is to create luminescent rare earth/polymer films with outstanding water-resistance and superhydrophobicity. Specifically, the emulsion polymerization …             Bio-inspired cofacial Fe porphyrin dimers for efficient electrocatalytic CO2 to CO conversion: Overpotential tuning by substituents at the porphyrin rings ▶     Zaki N. Zahran, Eman A. Mohamed, Yoshinori Naruta     Efficient reduction of CO2 into useful carbon resources particularly CO is an essential reaction for developing alternate sources of fuels and for reducing the greenhouse effect …             Hydrothermal synthesis of NiWO4 crystals for high performance non-enzymatic glucose biosensors ▶     Sivakumar Mani, Veeramani Vediyappan, Shen-Ming Chen et al.     A facile hydrothermal route for the synthesis of ordered NiWO4 nanocrystals, which show promising applications as high performance non-enzymatic glucose sensor is reported. The …             The effect of bean origin and temperature on grinding roasted coffee ▶     Erol Uman, Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood, Lesley Colonna-Dashwood et al.     Coffee is prepared by the extraction of a complex array of organic molecules from the roasted bean, which has been ground into fine particulates. The extraction depends on …             Three-Dimensional Carbon Allotropes Comprising Phenyl Rings and Acetylenic Chains in sp+sp2 Hybrid Networks ▶     Jian-Tao Wang, Changfeng Chen, Han-Dong Li et al.     We here identify by ab initio calculations a new type of three-dimensional (3D) carbon allotropes that consist of phenyl rings connected by linear acetylenic chains in sp+sp2 …             Nanoscale characterization of local structures and defects in photonic crystals using synchrotron-based transmission soft X-ray microscopy ▶     Hyun Woo Nho, Yogesh Kalegowda, Hyun-Joon Shin et al.     For the structural characterization of the polystyrene (PS)-based photonic crystals (PCs), fast and direct imaging capabilities of full field transmission X-ray microscopy (TXM) …             Cage-bell Pt-Pd nanostructures with enhanced catalytic properties and superior methanol tolerance for oxygen reduction reaction ▶     Dong Chen, Feng Ye, Hui Liu et al.     Precisely tailoring the structure and fully making use of the components of nanoparticles are effective to enhance their catalytic performance for a given reaction. We herein …             Simultaneous Determination of Size and Quantification of Gold Nanoparticles by Direct Coupling Thin layer Chromatography with Catalyzed Luminol Chemiluminescence ▶     Neng Yan, Zhenli Zhu, Dong He et al.     The increasing use of metal-based nanoparticle products has raised concerns in particular for the aquatic environment and thus the quantification of such nanomaterials released …             Catechol degradation on hematite/silica–gas interface as affected by gas composition and the formation of environmentally persistent free radicals ▶     Hao Li, Huiying Guo, Bo Pan et al.     Environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) formed on a solid particle surface have received increasing attention because of their toxic effects. However, organic chemical …             Low-Dimensional Network Formation in Molten Sodium Carbonate ▶     Martin C. Wilding, Mark Wilson, Oliver L. G. Alderman et al.     Molten carbonates are highly inviscid liquids characterized by low melting points and high solubility of rare earth elements and volatile molecules. An understanding of the …             Nanoparticle Self-Assembled Grain Like Curcumin Conjugated ZnO: Curcumin Conjugation Enhances Removal of Perylene, Fluoranthene, and Chrysene by ZnO ▶     Rasha N. Moussawi, Digambara Patra     Curcumin conjugated ZnO, referred as Zn(cur)O, nanostructures have been successfully synthesized, these sub-micro grain-like structures are actually self-assemblies of individual …             The effect of temperature on the coupled slow and fast dynamics of an electrochemical oscillator ▶     Alana A. Zülke, Hamilton Varela     The coupling among disparate time-scales is ubiquitous in many chemical and biological systems. We have recently investigated the effect of fast and, long-term, slow dynamics in …             Ultrafast Investigation of Intramolecular Charge Transfer and Solvation Dynamics of Tetrahydro[5]-helicene-Based Imide Derivatives ▶     Huaning Zhu, Meng Li, Jiangpu Hu et al.     We report the excited-state intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) characteristics of four tetrahydro[5] helicene-based imide (THHBI) derivatives with various electron-donating …             Direct Copolymerization of CO2 and Diols ▶     Masazumi Tamura, Kazuki Ito, Masayoshi Honda et al.     Direct polymerization of CO2 and diols is promising as a simple and environmental-benign method in place of conventional processes using high-cost and/or hazardous reagents such …             Hyper-stable organo-EuIII luminophore under high temperature for photo-industrial application ▶     Ayako Nakajima, Takayuki Nakanishi, Yuichi Kitagawa et al.     Novel organo-EuIII luminophores, Eu(hfa)x(CPO)y and Eu(hfa)x(TCPO)y (hfa: hexafluoroacetylacetonate, CPO: 4-carboxyphenyl diphenyl phosphine oxide, TCPO: 4,4′,4″-tricarboxyphenyl …             Characterization and parameterization of aerosol cloud condensation nuclei activation under different pollution conditions ▶     H. C. Che, X. Y. Zhang, Y. Q. Wang et al.     To better understand the cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) activation capacity of aerosol particles in different pollution conditions, a long-term field experiment was carried out …             Longitudinal Hierarchy Co3O4 Mesocrystals with High-dense Exposure Facets and Anisotropic Interfaces for Direct-Ethanol Fuel Cells ▶     Diab Hassen, Sherif A. El-Safty, Koichi Tsuchiya et al.     Novel electrodes are needed for direct ethanol fuel cells with improved quality. Hierarchical engineering can produce catalysts composed of mesocrystals with many exposed active …             Automated Chemotactic Sorting and Single-cell Cultivation of Microbes using Droplet Microfluidics ▶     Libing Dong, Dong-Wei Chen, Shuang-Jiang Liu et al.     We report a microfluidic device for automated sorting and cultivation of chemotactic microbes from pure cultures or mixtures. The device consists of two parts: in the first part, …             Electrocatalytic performances of g-C3N4-LaNiO3 composite as bi-functional catalysts for lithium-oxygen batteries ▶     Yixin Wu, Taohuan Wang, Yidie Zhang et al.     A low cost and non-precious metal composite material g-C3N4-LaNiO3 (CNL) was synthesized as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for the air electrode of lithium-oxygen (Li-O2) …             A novel ZnO@Ag@Polypyrrole hybrid composite evaluated as anode material for zinc-based secondary cell ▶     Jianhang Huang, Zhanhong Yang, Zhaobin Feng et al.     A novel ZnO@Ag@Polypyrrole nano-hybrid composite has been synthesized with a one-step approach, in which silver-ammonia complex ion serves as oxidant to polymerize the pyrrole …             Green self-assembly of zein-conjugated ZnO/Cd(OH)Cl hierarchical nanocomposites with high cytotoxicity and immune organs targeting ▶     Hua-Jie Wang, Ying Cao, Cai-Feng Wang et al.     Inorganic nanomedicines in the fight against cancer have progressed rapidly during recent years, with the synergistic advantages of multifunctional nanosystems compared to single …             Single-Chain Magnets Based on Octacyanotungstate with the Highest Energy Barriers for Cyanide Compounds ▶     Rong-Min Wei, Fan Cao, Jing Li et al.     By introducing large counter cations as the spacer, two isolated 3, 3-ladder compounds, (Ph4P)[CoII(3-Mepy)2.7(H2O)0.3WV(CN)8]·0.6H2O (1) and (Ph4As)[CoII(3-Mepy)3WV(CN)8] (2, …             Charge Transfer Dynamics at Dye-Sensitized ZnO and TiO2 Interfaces Studied by Ultrafast XUV Photoelectron Spectroscopy ▶     Mario Borgwardt, Martin Wilke, Thorsten Kampen et al.     Interfacial charge transfer from photoexcited ruthenium-based N3 dye molecules into ZnO thin films received controversial interpretations. To identify the physical origin for the …             A novel and highly sensitive nanocatalytic surface plasmon resonance-scattering analytical platform for detection of trace Pb ions ▶     Lingling Ye, Guiqing Wen, Huixiang Ouyang et al.     Gold nanoparticles (AuNP) have catalysis on the reaction of HAuCl4-H2O2. The produced AuNP have strong resonance Rayleigh scattering (RRS) effect and surface-enhanced resonance …             Water orientation and hydrogen-bond structure at the fluorite/water interface ▶     Rémi Khatib, Ellen H. G. Backus, Mischa Bonn et al.     Water in contact with mineral interfaces is important for a variety of different processes. Here, we present a combined theoretical/experimental study which provides a …             Bioorthogonal two-component drug delivery in HER2(+) breast cancer mouse models ▶     Sudath Hapuarachchige, Yoshinori Kato, Dmitri Artemov     The HER2 receptor is overexpressed in approximately 20% of breast cancers and is associated with tumorigenesis, metastasis, and a poor prognosis. Trastuzumab is a first-line …             Bioinspired design of a polymer gel sensor for the realization of extracellular Ca2+ imaging ▶     Fumitaka Ishiwari, Hanako Hasebe, Satoko Matsumura et al.     Although the role of extracellular Ca2+ draws increasing attention as a messenger in intercellular communications, there is currently no tool available for imaging Ca2+ dynamics …             Visualizing Current-Dependent Morphology and Distribution of Discharge Products in Sodium-Oxygen Battery Cathodes ▶     Daniel Schröder, Conrad L. Bender, Markus Osenberg et al.     Synchrotron X-ray tomography and scanning electron microscopy were applied to elucidate the spatial distribution of discharge product (NaO2) in the carbon cathode of …             Adsorbing/dissolving Lyoprotectant Matrix Technology for Non-cryogenic Storage of Archival Human Sera ▶     Morwena J. Solivio, Rebekah Less, Mathew L. Rynes et al.     Despite abundant research conducted on cancer biomarker discovery and validation, to date, less than two-dozen biomarkers have been approved by the FDA for clinical use. 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