Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Works Published in 2020

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2020 journal article

In-situ removal of toluene as a biomass tar model compound using NiFe2O4 for application in chemical looping gasification oxygen carrier

ENERGY, 190.

author keywords: Chemical looping gasification (CLG); NiFe2O4 oxygen carrier; Toluene; Oxidation-catalysis; Biomass tar model compound
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 26, 2020

2020 journal article

Molecular complementarity and structural heterogeneity within co-assembled peptide beta-sheet nanofibers

NANOSCALE, 12(7), 4506–4518.

By: K. Wong*, Y. Wang n, D. Seroski*, G. Larkin*, A. Mehta*, G. Hudalla*, C. Hall n, A. Paravastu*

MeSH headings : Nanofibers / chemistry; Peptides / chemistry; Protein Conformation, beta-Strand; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
TL;DR: Through a combination of solid-state NMR measurements and discontinuous molecular dynamics simulations, this work investigates the molecular organization of King-Webb peptide nanofibers and highlights structural disorder at the molecular level in a charge-complementary peptide system with implications on co-assembling peptide designs. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 26, 2020

2020 journal article

A molten carbonate shell modified perovskite redox catalyst for anaerobic oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane

SCIENCE ADVANCES, 6(17).

TL;DR: Spectroscopy measurements and density functional theory calculations indicate that Fe4+→Fe3+ transition is responsible for the peroxide formation, which results in both exothermic ODH and air reoxidation steps, which provides a generalized approach for designing CL-ODH redox catalysts. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 26, 2020

2020 journal article

Mechanistic models of PLC/PKC signaling implicate phosphatidic acid as a key amplifier of chemotactic gradient sensing

PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, 16(4).

By: J. Nosbisch n, A. Rahman n, K. Mohan n, T. Elston*, J. Bear* & J. Haugh n

MeSH headings : Animals; Chemotaxis / physiology; Diglycerides / metabolism; Fibroblasts / metabolism; Humans; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / metabolism; Membrane Proteins / metabolism; Models, Theoretical; Myristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase Substrate / metabolism; Phosphatidic Acids / metabolism; Phosphatidic Acids / physiology; Phospholipase D / metabolism; Phosphorylation; Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / metabolism; Protein Kinase C / metabolism; Protein Kinase C / physiology; Signal Transduction / physiology; Type C Phospholipases / metabolism; Type C Phospholipases / physiology
TL;DR: In simulations of wound invasion, efficient collective migration is achieved with thresholds for chemotaxis matching those of polarization in the reaction-diffusion models, and increasing DAG kinase activity can enhance the robustness of DAG/active PKC polarization with respect to chemoattractant concentration while decreasing their whole-cell levels. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 26, 2020

2020 journal article

Robustness of the Dorsal morphogen gradient with respect to morphogen dosage

PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, 16(4).

By: H. Al Asafen n, P. Bandodkar n, S. Carrell-Noel n, A. Schloop n, J. Friedman n & G. Reeves n

MeSH headings : Animals; Body Patterning / genetics; Cell Nucleus / metabolism; Cytoplasm / metabolism; DNA-Binding Proteins / metabolism; Drosophila / embryology; Drosophila / genetics; Drosophila Proteins / genetics; Drosophila Proteins / metabolism; Embryo, Nonmammalian / metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / genetics; Morphogenesis / genetics; NF-kappa B / metabolism; Nuclear Proteins / genetics; Nuclear Proteins / metabolism; Phosphoproteins / genetics; Phosphoproteins / metabolism; Signal Transduction; Transcription Factors / genetics; Transcription Factors / metabolism
TL;DR: The robustness of the Dorsal/NF-κB signaling module with respect to perturbations to the dosage of maternally-expressed dorsal mRNA is investigated and the need for quantitative understanding of biophysical mechanisms of morphogen gradients in order to understand emergent phenotypes, such as robustness is highlighted. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 26, 2020

2020 journal article

A falling film bioreactor (FFBR) for generating effective gas-to-liquid mass transfer using wavy laminar flow for continuous microbial gas processing

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, 219.

By: R. Barton n, K. VanTreeck n, C. Duran n, M. Schulte n & M. Flickinger n

author keywords: Falling film bioreactor; Biocomposite biocatalyst; Cell immobilization; Process intensification; Gas-liquid mass transfer; Gas-to-liquid chemicals
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 26, 2020

2020 article

Formation, interpretation, and regulation of the Drosophila Dorsal/NF-kappa B gradient

GRADIENTS AND TISSUE PATTERNING, Vol. 137, pp. 143–191.

MeSH headings : Animals; Body Patterning; Computational Biology / methods; Drosophila Proteins / genetics; Drosophila Proteins / metabolism; Drosophila melanogaster / embryology; Drosophila melanogaster / physiology; Embryo, Nonmammalian / cytology; Embryo, Nonmammalian / physiology; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; NF-kappa B / genetics; NF-kappa B / metabolism; Nuclear Proteins / genetics; Nuclear Proteins / metabolism; Phosphoproteins / genetics; Phosphoproteins / metabolism; Signal Transduction; Transcription Factors / genetics; Transcription Factors / metabolism
TL;DR: The mechanisms behind the initiation of the Dorsal gradient and its regulation of target genes are described, and a discussion of quantitative and computational studies ofThe Dl gradient system, including regulation of theDl gradient is discussed. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 26, 2020

2020 journal article

Oxide-mediated mechanisms of gallium foam generation and stabilization during shear mixing in air

Soft Matter.

By: W. Kong*, N. Shah*, T. Neumann n, M. Vong n, P. Kotagama*, M. Dickey n, R. Wang*, K. Rykaczewski*

TL;DR: Systematic processing-structure-property characterization demonstrates that many crumpled oxide particles are generated prior to air bubble accumulation in gallium-based liquid metals. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: ORCID
Added: May 22, 2020

2020 journal article

Designing Intrinsically Microporous Polymer (PIM-1) Microfibers with Tunable Morphology and Porosity via Controlling Solvent/Nonsolvent/Polymer Interactions

ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2(6), 2434–2443.

By: S. Wang n, K. Shi n, A. Tripathi n, U. Chakraborty n, G. Parsons n & S. Khan n

author keywords: polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM); buckling instability; cross-sectional shape; surface texture; nonsolvent induced phase separation (NIPS); hierarchical pores; electrospinning
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: ORCID
Added: May 22, 2020

2020 journal article

Form-stable phase-change elastomer gels derived from thermoplastic elastomer copolyesters swollen with fatty acids

THERMOCHIMICA ACTA, 686.

author keywords: Thermoplastic elastomer; Physical crosslinking; Thermal storage; Phase-change material; Energy conservation
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 8, 2020

2020 journal article

The Effect of Surface Hydroxylation on MOF Formation on ALD Metal Oxides: MOF-525 on TiO2/Polypropylene for Catalytic Hydrolysis of Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 12(13), 14690–14701.

By: H. Barton n, A. Davis n & G. Parsons n

TL;DR: The mechanisms for MOF nucleation from metal oxide thin films are examined to explore why some metal oxide sources are better suited for one synthesis mechanism over another and whether the film serves as a nucleation promoter or may be converted directly to the MOF thin films. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 8, 2020

2020 journal article

An automated flow chemistry platform to decouple mixing and reaction times

Reaction Chemistry & Engineering.

By: R. Epps n, A. Volk n, K. Abdel-Latif n & M. Abolhasani n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: ORCID
Added: May 7, 2020

2020 article

Understanding and Controlling Food Protein Structure and Function in Foods: Perspectives from Experiments and Computer Simulations

ANNUAL REVIEW OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, VOL 11, Vol. 11, pp. 365–387.

By: F. Silva*, P. Carloni*, D. Cheung*, G. Cottone*, S. Donnini*, E. Foegeding n, M. Gulzar*, J. Jacquier* ...

author keywords: molecular dynamics; coarse graining; rare-event methods; constant-pH simulation; QSAR; GPCR; molecular interactions
MeSH headings : Computer Simulation; Dietary Proteins / administration & dosage; Dietary Proteins / chemistry; Food; Structure-Activity Relationship
TL;DR: This review highlights several examples of advanced computer simulations at molecular, mesoscale, and multiscale levels that shed light on the mechanisms at play in foods, thereby facilitating their control. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: April 27, 2020

2020 review

Chemical looping beyond combustion - a perspective

[Review of ]. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 13(3), 772–804.

By: X. Zhu n, Q. Imtiaz*, F. Donat*, C. Mueller & F. Li n

Contributors: X. Zhu n, Q. Imtiaz*, F. Donat*, C. Müller* & F. Li n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: April 27, 2020

2020 journal article

Attributes, Fabrication, and Applications of Gallium‐Based Liquid Metal Particles

Advanced Science.

author keywords: colloids; EGaIn; gallium; liquid metals; particles
TL;DR: Gallium‐based liquid metal particles possess several notable attributes, including a metal–metal oxide (liquid–solid) core–shell structure as well as the ability to self‐heal, merge, and change shape, which makes it amenable to many applications. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: ORCID
Added: April 23, 2020

2020 journal article

Facile Route of Fabricating Long-Term Microbicidal Silver Nanoparticle Clusters against Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Candida auris

COATINGS, 10(1).

author keywords: copper nanoparticles; silver nanoparticles; nanostructure; nanocluster; antifungal; antibacterial; escherichia coli; candida auris
TL;DR: Silver nanoparticle cluster coatings were developed on copper surfaces via an ion-exchange and reduction reaction, followed by a silanization step, which presents as a new surface design for the production of durable microbicidal coatings which can be applied to numerous applications. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 20, 2020

2020 journal article

Identification of Electrostatic Epitopes in Flavivirus by Computer Simulations: The PROCEEDpKa Method

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND MODELING, 60(2), 944–963.

MeSH headings : Antibodies, Viral / chemistry; Antibodies, Viral / immunology; Epitopes / chemistry; Epitopes / immunology; Flavivirus / immunology; Models, Molecular; Monte Carlo Method; Protein Conformation; Static Electricity
TL;DR: It is found that it is possible to predict antigenic epitopes reproducing the interfaces as defined by the X-ray structure, and this opens up an important discussion about what are termed here "electrostatic epitopes" and how they work as an important reference in the paratope-epitope interaction for viral systems. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 20, 2020

2020 journal article

Competitive Exclusion Is a Major Bioprotective Mechanism of Lactobacilli against Fungal Spoilage in Fermented Milk Products

APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 86(7).

author keywords: lactic acid bacteria; bioprotection; food spoilage; manganese starvation; genome editing; Lactobacillus
MeSH headings : Cultured Milk Products / microbiology; Food Microbiology; Fungi / physiology; Lactobacillus / physiology; Yeasts / physiology
TL;DR: Manganese scavenging emerges as a common trait within the Lactobacillus genus, but differences in expression result in some strains showing more bioprotective effect than others, which constitutes an attractive alternative to artificial preservation. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 20, 2020

2020 journal article

Si/TiO2/Ti2O3 composite carbon nanofiber by one-step heat treatment with highly enhanced ion/electron diffusion rates for next-generation lithium-ion batteries

ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA, 337.

By: Z. Cheng*, Y. Hu*, K. Wu*, Y. Xing*, P. Pan*, L. Jiang*, J. Mao*, C. Ni* ...

author keywords: Lithium ion batteries; Carbon nanofibers; Silicon; Titanium dioxide; Titanium sesquioxide
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: April 14, 2020

2020 journal article

Ohmic contact formation mechanisms of TiN film on 4H-SiC

CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL, 46(6), 7142–7148.

By: Z. Wang*, X. Wang n, W. Liu*, X. Ji* & C. Wang*

author keywords: SiC; TiN; Thin film; Ohmic contact; First-principle calculations; Schottky barrier height reduction
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: April 14, 2020

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