Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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2020 journal article

Use of Target-Displaying Magnetized Yeast in Screening mRNA-Display Peptide Libraries to Identify Ligands

ACS COMBINATORIAL SCIENCE, 22(12), 738–744.

By: K. Bacon n, J. Bowen n, H. Reese n, B. Rao n & S. Menegatti n

author keywords: yeast surface display; yeast magnetization; peptide ligands; mRNA-display library; ligand discovery
MeSH headings : Ligands; Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins / chemistry; Models, Molecular; Peptide Library; RNA, Messenger / chemistry; Saccharomyces cerevisiae / chemistry; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / chemistry; Transcription Factors / chemistry
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 11, 2021

2020 journal article

A multiscale coarse-grained model to predict the molecular architecture and drug transport properties of modified chitosan hydrogels

SOFT MATTER, 16(47).

By: A. Singhal*, J. Schneible n, R. Lilova n, C. Hall n, S. Menegatti n & A. Grafmueller

MeSH headings : Chitosan; Doxorubicin; Drug Liberation; Hydrogels; Polymers
TL;DR: A multiscale coarse-grained model is presented to investigate the structure of networks of chitosan chains modified with acetyl, butanoyl, or heptanoysl moieties, as well as the diffusion of drugs doxorubicin and gemcitabine through the resulting networks. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 4, 2021

2020 journal article

An Ideal Structure for Li-Ion Battery Separators

ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2020-02(45), 3792–3792.

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 23, 2020

2020 journal article

Charge guides pathway selection in beta-sheet fibrillizing peptide co-assembly

COMMUNICATIONS CHEMISTRY, 3(1).

By: D. Seroski*, X. Dong n, K. Wong*, R. Liu*, Q. Shao n, A. Paravastu*, C. Hall n, G. Hudalla*

Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 21, 2020

2020 journal article

Profiling the Vertical Transport of Microplastics in the West Pacific Ocean and the East Indian Ocean with a Novel in Situ Filtration Technique

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 54(20), 12979–12988.

MeSH headings : Ecosystem; Environmental Monitoring; Indian Ocean; Microplastics; Pacific Ocean; Plastics; Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis
TL;DR: A new technique involving large-volume samples of seawater was used to determine the abundance of microplastics in the water column in the West Pacific Ocean and East Indian Ocean, suggesting sample volumes currently used for surface sampling are insufficient to get accurate estimates of MPs abundance in the deep water. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 21, 2020

2020 journal article

Discovery of Membrane-Permeating Cyclic Peptides via mRNA Display

BIOCONJUGATE CHEMISTRY, 31(10), 2325–2338.

By: J. Bowen n, A. Schloop n, G. Reeves*, S. Menegatti n & B. Rao n

MeSH headings : Animals; Cell Line; Cell-Penetrating Peptides / chemistry; Cell-Penetrating Peptides / genetics; Cell-Penetrating Peptides / pharmacokinetics; Drosophila melanogaster / embryology; Gene Library; Humans; Mice; Models, Molecular; NIH 3T3 Cells; Peptides, Cyclic / chemistry; Peptides, Cyclic / genetics; Peptides, Cyclic / pharmacokinetics; Permeability; RNA, Messenger / genetics
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 21, 2020

2020 journal article

Effect of Poly(vinyl butyral) Comonomer Sequence on Adhesion to Amorphous Silica: A Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Study

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 12(42), 47879–47890.

By: C. Walker n, J. Genzer n & E. Santiso n

author keywords: polymer adsorption; silica; copolymer sequences; coarse-graining; molecular dynamics
TL;DR: An unexpectedly complex relationship between blockiness parameter and adhesion energy is discovered for intermediate vinyl alcohol (VA) content; adhesion strength to the silica slab was found to be maximal not for diblockCopolymers, but rather random-blocky copolymers with a moderately high degree of blockiness. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 21, 2020

2020 journal article

Associative structures formed from cellulose nanofibrils and nanochitins are pH-responsive and exhibit tunable rheology

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

By: E. Facchine n, L. Bai*, O. Rojas n & S. Khan n

author keywords: Ionic complex; Nanocellulose; Nanochitin; Isothermal titration calorimetry; Rheology
MeSH headings : Cellulose; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; Nanofibers; Rheology
TL;DR: Ionic complex formation was found to provide enhanced stability under broader pH conditions, while physical entanglement of cellulose nanofibers was a substantial thickening mechanism in all systems. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 18, 2020

2020 journal article

Making Light Work of Metal Bending: Laser Forming in Rapid Prototyping

Quantum Beam Science.

author keywords: laser forming; rapid prototyping; self-folding origami; metal bending
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: December 15, 2020

2020 journal article

Development of Energy-Efficient Superhydrophobic Polypropylene Fabric by Oxygen Plasma Etching and Thermal Aging

POLYMERS, 12(11).

author keywords: polypropylene; plasma etching; thermal aging; superhydrophobicity; weave density; self-cleaning; energy-efficient
TL;DR: The superhydrophobic PP fabric had a similar water vapor transmission rate and air permeability with the untreated PP fabric, and it showed a self-heading property after washing followed by tumble drying and hot pressing, and was higher in high-density fabrics than in low- density fabrics. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 14, 2020

2020 article

A ChemE Grows in Brooklyn

ANNUAL REVIEW OF CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING, VOL 11, Vol. 11, pp. 1–22.

By: C. Hall n

author keywords: molecular thermodynamics; phase transitions; protein aggregation; protein design; hydrogen in metals
MeSH headings : Autobiographies as Topic; Chemical Engineering; Female; Humans; Phase Transition; Protein Aggregates; Proteins / chemistry; Proteins / metabolism; Thermodynamics
TL;DR: I profile my personal and professional journey from being a girl of the 1950s, to a chemical engineering professor and still-enthusiastic researcher, and the most valuable lessons that I have learned over a lifetime of professional and personal experience. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
5. Gender Equality (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 11, 2020

2020 journal article

Liquid–Solid Mixtures of Ga Metal Infused with Cu Microparticles and Nanoparticles for Microscale and Nanoscale Patterning of Solid Metals at Room Temperature

ACS Applied Nano Materials, 3(12), 12064–12070.

By: D. Parekh n, C. Fancher*, M. Mohammed n, T. Neumann n, D. Saini n, J. Guerrier n, C. Ladd n, E. Hubbard n, J. Jones n, M. Dickey n

author keywords: liquid metals; molding; intermetallics; surface patterning; nanomaterials; additive manufacturing; 3D printing
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: ORCID
Added: December 10, 2020

2020 journal article

Facile Synthesis of a Color-Tunable Microcrystal Phosphor for Anti-Counterfeit Applications

ACS Omega, 5(50), 32420–32425.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that an unprecedented luminescence tunability from these phosphors can be achieved by tailoring the intensity ratio of different emission peaks, offering the possibility for dynamic anti-counterfeiting and visual sensing of ultraviolet light in the range from 250 to 320 nm. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: ORCID
Added: December 9, 2020

2020 journal article

Predicting Total Electron-Ionization Cross Sections and GC-MS Calibration Factors Using Machine Learning

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A, 124(50), 10600–10615.

By: A. Bose n & P. Westmoreland n

TL;DR: An atom- and group-based artificial neural network model is created to generate EI cross sections and calibrations for organic compounds, which is easy to implement and more accurate than the widely used atom-additivity-based correlation of Fitch and Sauter. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 5, 2020

2020 journal article

Enhanced mid-wavelength infrared refractive index of organically modified chalcogenide (ORMOCHALC) polymer nanocomposites with thermomechanical stability

OPTICAL MATERIALS, 108.

By: M. Islam*, S. Liu, D. Boyd, Y. Zhong, M. Nahid*, R. Henry*, L. Taussig, Y. Ko* ...

author keywords: Organically modified chalcogenide; Sulfur polymer; Refractive index tuning; Infrared optics; Nanocomposite reinforcing; Thermomechanical stability
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 24, 2020

2020 journal article

In Vitro Validation of Transgene Expression in Gene-Edited Pias Using CRISPR Transcriptional Activators

CRISPR JOURNAL, 3(5), 409–418.

MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Genetically Modified / genetics; CRISPR-Associated Protein 9 / genetics; CRISPR-Associated Protein 9 / metabolism; Cells, Cultured; Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats; Gene Editing / methods; Gene Expression; Nuclear Transfer Techniques; RNA, Guide, Kinetoplastida / genetics; RNA, Guide, Kinetoplastida / metabolism; Swine; Trans-Activators / genetics; Trans-Activators / metabolism; Transgenes
TL;DR: It is shown that CRISPR-dCas9 transcriptional activators can be used to validate functional transgene insertion in nonexpressing easily cultured cells such as fibroblasts and is a tool that could be used across disciplines and animal species to save time and resources by verifying expected outcomes of gene edits before generating live animals. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 24, 2020

2020 journal article

Nanodiamond-stabilized Pickering emulsions: Microstructure and rheology

JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE, 580, 180–191.

By: B. Farias n, D. Brown n, A. Hearn n, N. Nunn*, O. Shenderova* & S. Khan n

author keywords: Pickering emulsions; Rheology; Nanodiamonds; Particle-stabilized emulsion
TL;DR: The rheological behavior of these emulsions are found to be a hybrid of colloidal gels and surfactant-stabilized emulsion, with interparticle interactions and droplets deformability dictating their elasticity and yield stress behavior. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 24, 2020

2020 journal article

Microfluidic Synthesis of Semiconductor Materials: Toward Accelerated Materials Development in Flow

Particle & Particle Systems Characterization.

By: Z. Campbell n, F. Bateni n, A. Volk n, K. Abdel‐Latif n & M. Abolhasani n

author keywords: autonomous robotic experimentation; microfluidics; on‐ demand synthesis; semiconductor materials
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: ORCID
Added: November 20, 2020

2020 journal article

Advances in point-of-care nucleic acid extraction technologies for rapid diagnosis of human and plant diseases

BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS, 169.

By: R. Paul n, E. Ostermann n & Q. Wei n

author keywords: Point-of-care diagnostics; DNA/RNA extraction; Nucleic acid amplification; Raw samples; Infectious diseases; Plant diseases
MeSH headings : Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification; COVID-19; Chemical Fractionation / instrumentation; Chemical Fractionation / methods; Communicable Diseases / diagnosis; Communicable Diseases / microbiology; Communicable Diseases / parasitology; Communicable Diseases / virology; Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis; Coronavirus Infections / virology; Equipment Design; Humans; Lab-On-A-Chip Devices; Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / instrumentation; Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / methods; Nucleic Acids / blood; Nucleic Acids / isolation & purification; Nucleic Acids / urine; Pandemics; Plant Diseases / microbiology; Plant Diseases / parasitology; Plant Diseases / virology; Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis; Pneumonia, Viral / virology; Point-of-Care Systems; SARS-CoV-2
TL;DR: This review focuses on novel devices or methods that have demonstrated applicability and robustness for the isolation of high-quality nucleic acid from complex raw samples, such as human blood, saliva, sputum, nasal swabs, urine, and plant tissues that would pave the road for the “sample-in-result-out” diagnosis of human and plant diseases, especially in remote or resource-limited settings. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 16, 2020

2020 journal article

Genetically encoded live-cell sensor for tyrosinated microtubules

JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY, 219(10).

MeSH headings : Colchicine / pharmacology; Cytoskeleton / drug effects; Cytoskeleton / genetics; HEK293 Cells; Humans; Microtubule-Associated Proteins / genetics; Microtubules / genetics; Nocodazole / pharmacology; Protein Processing, Post-Translational / drug effects; Protein Processing, Post-Translational / genetics; Tubulin / genetics; Tyrosine / drug effects; Tyrosine / genetics; Vincristine / pharmacology
TL;DR: The tyrosination sensor is reported, the first genetically encoded sensor against tyrosinated microtubules, which has potential applications to study microtubule and their PTMs in living cells. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 9, 2020

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