Recent studies have clearly demonstrated that Fourier transform IR spectroscopy can be a
powerful tool for the study of protein stabilization during freeze‐drying and for optimizing …

Due to their unique structures and properties, three-dimensional hydrogels and nanostructured
particles have been widely studied and shown a very high potential for medical, …

The lack of readily available sterilization processes for medicine and dentistry practices in
the developing world is a major risk factor for the propagation of disease. Modern medical …

Microbial contamination arising from pathogens poses serious threats to human health and
in recent decades has presented an unprecedented challenge to antibacterial research. Of …

Genome-wide genetic approaches have proven useful for examining pathways of biological
significance in model organisms such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Drosophila …

… The ability to measure the infrared spectra of crystals as well as solutions, intact tissues,
or even a single cell (Dong et al., 1989) makes infrared methods particularly well-suited for …

Double-stranded RNAs ≈21 nucleotides long [small interfering RNA (siRNA)] are recognized
as powerful reagents to reduce the expression of specific genes. To use them as reagents …

… to /3-sheet, turns, a-helix, and random-coil structures that were assigned in the second-derivative
spectrum of PrP-res 27-30 in H20-based PBS-S as described previously (Dong et …

Fourier transform IR (FTIR) spectroscopy is a nondestructive technique for structural
characterization of proteins and polypeptides. The IR spectral data of polymers are usually …

The spontaneous organization of multicomponent micrometre-sized colloids 1 or nanocrystals
2 into superlattices is of scientific importance for understanding the assembly process on …