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Synthesis of fluorescent organic nano-dots and their application as efficient color conversion layers
Color conversion layers (CCLs) are essential components of numerous contemporary display and lighting technologies. Organic nanomaterials are capable of very competitive performance in this context. We present a new approach to develop CCLs in light-emitting diodes using organic "nano-dots".
Cryo-EM Structure of Lipopolysaccharide Transporter LptDE Opens the Door to Antibiotics Design
Bacteria display very different biochemistry from human cells, which can be exploited for designing new antibiotics with less side-effects. Detailed insights into the architecture and function of LptDE transporter complexes has been made possible by new Cryo-EM structures.
Chemiluminescent screening of specific hybridoma cells via a proximity-rolling circle activated enzymatic switch
A 1-day homogeneous chemiluminescent screening protocol for specific hybridoma cells via a proximity-rolling circle activated enzymatic switch (P-RCAES) strategy has been developed. This CL assay enables the screening of specific hybridoma cells on conventional 96-well plate at single-cell level.
Cobalt(III) N-enolate carbene radicals with a protective function
Porphyrin ligand modification by acceptor-acceptor iodonium ylides is not necessarily a dead-end catalyst deactivation pathway, but can actually have a useful protective function by slowing-down deactivation pathways of the metalloradical cobalt(II)-tetraphenylporphyrin catalyst.
