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UV/Vis Absorption Spectroscopy
Surfactant-Mediated Dispersions of Carbon Nano-Onions in Aqueous Solution
In this work, we investigate the ability of different surfactants to form homogeneous and stable dispersions of carbon nano-onions …
Adalberto Camisasca
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Silvia Giordani
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Photocatalytic Initiation of Radical Thiol-Ene Reactions Using Carbon-Bi2O3 Nanocomposites
A mild, inexpensive, and general photocatalytic initiation protocol for anti-Markovnikov hydrothiolation of olefins using carbon …
Viviana Maffeis
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Ruairí Oliver McCourt
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Rita Petracca
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Olivier Laethem
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Adalberto Camisasca
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Paula E. Colavita
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Silvia Giordani
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Eoin M. Scanlan
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Synthesis and Photochemical Properties of Spiropyran Graft and Star Polymers Obtained by ‘Click’ Chemistry
The synthesis of photo-responsive polymers with high density of spiropyran (SP) groups has been investigated. Initially the ATRP …
Claudia Ventura
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Paul Thornton
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Silvia Giordani
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Andreas Heise
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Photochemically Triggered Alkylthiol Reactions on Highly Ordered Pyrolytic Graphite
The surface of highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) has been modified using a new photochemically induced grafting reaction. Thiols …
Laura Soldi
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Ronan J. Cullen
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Dilushan R. Jayasundara
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Eoin M. Scanlan
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Silvia Giordani
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Paula E. Colavita
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Controlled Carboxylic Acid Introduction: A Route to Highly Purified Oxidised Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
A chemical treatment for preparing high purity selectively oxidised SWNTs while preserving optical/electronic properties of the …
Kevin Flavin
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Ilona Kopf
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Elisa Del Canto
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Cristina Navio
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Carla Bittencourt
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Silvia Giordani
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Critical Investigation of Defect Site Functionalization on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
The presence of carboxylated carbonaceous material in nitric acid-treated single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) samples has recently …
Elisa Del Canto
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Kevin Flavin
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Dania Movia
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Cristina Navio
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Carla Bittencourt
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Silvia Giordani
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Synthesis and Characterization of Boron Azadipyrromethene Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Electron Donor-Acceptor Conjugates
The preparation of a novel donor-acceptor material, consisting of a red/nearinfrared (NIR) absorbing boron azadipyrromethene donor …
Kevin Flavin
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K. Lawrence
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Juergen Bartelmess
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Mariusz Tasior
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Cristina Navio
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Carla Bittencourt
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Donal F. O'Shea
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Dirk M. Guldi
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Silvia Giordani
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Antibody–Gold Quantum Dot–PAMAM Dendrimer Complex as an Immunoglobulin Immunoassay
Gold quantum dots (AuQDs) were synthesized and electrostatically conjugated to goat-derived anti-human IgG for the purpose of detecting …
Robert C. Triulzi
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Miodrag Micic
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Jhony Orbulescu
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Silvia Giordani
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Bill Mueller
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Roger M. Leblanc
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Quantifying the Contributions of Inner-Filter, Re-Absorption and Aggregation Effects in the Photoluminescence of High-Concentration Conjugated Polymer Solutions
The optical properties of high-concentration solutions of conjugated molecules are dominated by inner-filter and re-absorption effects. …
David Rickard
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Silvia Giordani
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Werner J. Blau
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Jonathan N. Coleman
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Immunoasssay Based on the Antibody-Conjugated PAMAM-dendrimer–Gold Quantum Dot Complex
An immunoassay based upon photoluminescent gold quantum dots aimed at detecting human IgG in aqueous solution from micromolar to …
Robert C. Triulzi
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Miodrag Micic
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Silvia Giordani
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Michael Serry
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Wen-An Chiou
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Roger M. Leblanc
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