Chemical analysis of size-tailored magnetic colloids using slurry nebulization in ICP-OES

In this work, inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy was utilized to directly determine the chemical composition of magnetic fluids constituted of size-sorted ferrite nanoparticles in aqueous solution. Nickel and cobalt nanoferrites were chemically synthesized following a bottom-up route and dispersed under various pH conditions. Size and structural characteristics of nanograins were investigated by X-ray diffraction using a synchrotron source. Chemical analysis was then carried out by directly introducing diluted magnetic fluid samples (slurries) into the spectrometer. To achieve reliable measurements, sample conditions and apparatus parameters were carefully investigated. Slurry stability must be optimized in order to obtain reproducible and accurate analysis. The instrument must also be calibrated to minimize the difference between the signal produced by slurries and that of aqueous ordinary solutions. Furthermore, slurry sample introduction offers many advantages over conventional sample digestion, including reduced sample pretreatment time, less possibility of contamination and the use of direct calibration with aqueous solutions.     

Automated molecule editing in molecular design

The ability to modify chemical structures in an automated and controlled manner is useful in molecular design. This Perspective introduces the MUDO molecule editor and shows how automated molecule editing can be used to standardize structures, enumerate tautomeric and ionization states, identify matched molecular pairs. Unlike its predecessor Leatherface, MUDO can also process 3D structures and this capability can be used to link non-covalently docked ligands to proteins.     

Thermal,structural and optical properties of Al2CoO4-Crocoite composite nanoparticles used as pigments

Novel zinc(II) complex compounds of general formula Zn(C₆H₅COO)₂·L₂ (where L=caffeine (caf) and urea (u)) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and IR spectroscopy. The thermal behaviour of the complexes was studied during heating in air by thermogravimetry. It was found that the thermal decomposition of the anhydrous Zn(II) benzoate compounds with bioactive ligands was initiated by the release of organic ligands at various temperatures. On further heating of the compounds up to 400°C the thermal degradation of the benzoate anions took place. Zinc oxide was found as the final product of the thermal decomposition of all zinc(II) benzoate complex compounds heated to 600°C. Results of elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy and thermogravimetry are presented.     

Summability and estimates for polynomials and multilinear mappings

In this paper we extend and generalize several known estimates for homogeneous polynomials and multilinear mappings on Banach spaces. Applying the theory of absolutely summing nonlinear mappings, we prove that estimates which are known for mappings on ?_p spaces in fact hold true for mappings on arbitrary Banach spaces.     

Tin(IV) complexes with 2-pyridineformamide-derived thiosemicarbazones: Antimicrobial and potential antineoplasic activities

Reaction of tin tetrachloride with 2-pyridineformamide thiosemicarbazone (H2Am4DH) and its N(4)-methyl (H2Am4Me), N(4)-ethyl (H2Am4Et) and N(4)-phenyl (H2Am4Ph) derivatives gave [Sn(2Am4DH)Cl₃] (1), [Sn(2Am4Me)Cl₃] (2), [Sn(2Am4Et)Cl₃] (3) and [Sn(2Am4Ph)Cl₃] (4) as products, in which an anionic thiosemicarbazone coordinates to the metal centre along with three chloride ions. The crystal structures of 1 and 2 were determined. The thiosemicarbazones were moderately active against Candida albicans and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Upon coordination to tin(IV) the antimicrobial activity of the thiosemicarbazones increases. The studied compounds proved to be toxic to Artemia salina, suggesting that they could present cytotoxic activity against solid tumors.     

Nanostructured nickel (II) phthalocyanine—MWCNTs as viable nanocomposite platform for electrocatalytic detection of asulam pesticide at neutral pH conditions

This work reports for the first time that nanostructured nickel (II) phthalocyanine/multiwalled carbon nanotubes composite supported on a basal plane pyrolytic electrode (NiPcNP/MWCNT-BPPGE) could potentially serve as a viable platform for the sensitive electrocatalytic detection of asulam pesticide at phosphate-buffered solution (pH 7.0 conditions). Comparative electron transfer dynamics, using ferrocyanide/ferricyanide as outer sphere redox probe, were examined and interpreted using the Davies–Compton theoretical framework dealing with voltammetry at spatially heterogeneous electrodes. The NiPcNP/MWCNT-BPPGE exhibits fast electron transport and excellent electrocatalytic behavior toward asulam, with an onset potential of about 150 mV lower than observed for the electrode without MWCNTs or bare BPPGE. Also, NiPcNP/MWCNT-BPPGE displayed good analytical performance for asulam, with a detection limit of 0.285 µM, a linear concentration range of 91–412 µM, and a sensitivity of 44.6 µA mM^?1.     

A polynomial Hutton theorem with applications

Extending a classical linear result due to Hutton to a nonlinear setting, we prove that a continuous homogeneous polynomial between Banach spaces can be approximated by finite rank polynomials if and only if its adjoint can be approximated by finite rank linear operators. Among other consequences, we apply this result to generalize a classical result due to Aron and Schottenloher about the approximation property on spaces of polynomials and a recent result due to Çaliskan and Rueda about the quasi-approximation property on projective symmetric tensor products.     

Luminescence quantum yield determination for molecules adsorbed onto solid powdered particles.

A new methodology for the determination of the fluorescence quantum yield of dyes adsorbed onto microcrystalline cellulose is presented and applied to rhodamine 101, cresyl violet and auramine O. It is based on a previously reported method by Ruetten and Thomas (J. Phys. Chem., 1998, 102, 598-606), which is not applicable to the dyes used in the present study. It uses ground-state diffuse reflectance spectra obtained with and without filters, which prevents the luminescence of the dye from reaching the integrating sphere and the photodetector. New equations are presented here, correcting for the fluorescence emission of the dye, which depends on the detector sensitivity. Cut-on filters, which have a transmittance close to unity in the absorption region, and close to zero in the emission region, of the dye are used to obtain corrected reflectance spectra. The influence of the substrate was also taken into account. This methodology may be applied to other probes and surfaces or emissions of a different nature (i.e., phosphorescence or delayed fluorescence), and constitutes a very simple and general procedure to solve the important problem of luminescence quantum yield determination of probes adsorbed onto solid powdered surfaces.     

When every multilinear mapping is multiple summing

In this paper we give a systematized treatment to some coincidence situations for multiple summing multilinear mappings which extend, generalize and simplify the methods and results obtained thus far. The application of our general results to the pertinent particular cases gives several new coincidences as well as easier proofs of some known results (© 2009 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)