Unveiling polyoxometalate redox properties at the nanoscale by Volatron, Florence, Izzet, Guillaume, Vuillaume, Dominique,  Proust, Anna

“…We have been investigating electron transport properties across POM-based molecular nanojunctions to establish relationships among the POM molecular structure, the electronic structure, and the properties of POM devices (e.g., conductance, switching). …”
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Proteomic evaluation of pathways associated with phosphine-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and resistance mechanisms in Tribolium castaneum against phosphine fumigation: Whole an... by Donghyeon Kim, Sung-Eun Lee

“…Altogether, our findings suggest a new control strategy to stored product insect pests by other type of fumigant such as ethyl formate with different molecular structure.…”
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Experimental study on the simultaneous effect of smart water and clay particles on the stability of asphaltene molecule and emulsion phase by Mina Sadat Mahdavi, Amir Hossein Saeedi Dehaghani

“…Additionally, ATR (Attenuated Total Reflection) results and elemental analysis obtained from asphaltenes extracted from the aged oil phase, along with zeta potential measurements of the aged oils, indicated a reduction in the concentration of aliphatic groups as well as in the polar and negative components of the asphaltene molecular structure from the oil phases. Furthermore, the analysis of the simultaneous effects of ion-tuned water and clay on emulsion properties revealed differing impacts on the stability of the emulsion phase. …”
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Enhanced Chemical Insights into Fullerene Structures via Modified Polynomials by Ali N. A. Koam, Ali Ahmad, Raed Qahiti, Muhammad Azeem, Waleed Hamali

“…The degree of an atom in a molecular network or molecular structure is utilized in this study to calculate the degree of atom-based numerics. …”
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Design of 3D Hybrid Plant Extract/Marine and Bovine Collagen Matrixes as Potential Dermal Scaffolds for Skin Wound Healing by Aida Lahmar, Maroua Rjab, Fairouz Sioud, Mouna Selmi, Abir Salek, Soumaya Kilani-Jaziri, Leila Chekir Ghedira

“…Our results confirmed that the extracted collagens were mainly composed of collagen type I with slight molecular structure differences. Both collagens present two different α chains (α1 and α2) and one β chain. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, Semiempirical and Biological Activities of Organotin(IV) Carboxylates with 4-Piperidinecarboxylic Acid by Shabbir Hussain, Saqib Ali, Saira Shahzadi, Saroj K. Sharma, Kushal Qanungo, Muhammad Shahid

“…The EI-MS data agreed well with the molecular structure of the complexes. Thermodynamic parameters and molecular descriptors were calculated by using semiempirical PM3 method. …”
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Study of the application prospects of film detectors for estimation of α-radiation density by Dana S. Yerimbetova, Marina Konuhova, Artem L. Kozlovskiy, Umitali N. Tuichiyev

“…The proposed methods were used to determine the connection between the interaction processes of α-particles with the molecular structure of polymer films used as detectors. …”
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Fullerene-containing modifier of magnetoactive elastomer by М.A. Vasilyeva, F.Yu. Sharikov, I.A. Bogdanov

“…This causes a change in the solution structure and the conformation of the complexes of the solvent molecular structure and C60. Ultimately, this leads to noticeable changes in electrical conductivity properties. …”
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Study on the Adsorption Mechanism of Hydrophobic SiO2 Nanoparticles: A Molecular Dynamics Study by Runnan Zhou, Yuyuan Wang, Dong Zhang, Peng Ye, Jianguang Wei

“…Despite many experiments that have proved that nanoparticles can be adsorbed on the rock surface in a macroscopic perspective, the adsorption mechanism and the effects of molecular structure on the adsorption behavior of nanoparticles on rock surfaces remain scarce. …”
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The effect of tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) muteins on human neutrophils in vitro by H. Tchorzewski, K. Zeman, J. Kantorski, E. Paleolog, M. Kahan, M. Feldmann, M. Kwinkowski, P. Guga, B. Szymanska, P. Parniewski, A. Wilk, J. Jarosz

“…The significance of these observations in relation to the molecular structure of TNF-α is discussed.…”
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Global Assessment of Emerging Contaminant Removal in Wastewater Treatment Plants: <i>In Silico</i> Hazard Screening and Risk Evaluation by Arianna Sgariboldi, Elena Posté, Nicola Chirico, Alessandro Sangion, Marco Evangelista, Cristiana Morosini, Andrea Re, Vincenzo Torretta, Ester Papa

“…Measured values of RE were collected from the literature or calculated for 251 compounds. The molecular structure of the 245 PPCPs were used as the input to generate predictions of multiple properties using several QSAR tools, such as the OECD Toolbox, OPERA, EPI Suite™, and QSAR-ME Profiler. …”
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Function Synergy of Cross-Linked Cationic PVA Polymer to AMPS-Type Fluid Loss Additive Used for Cement-Based Material by Hao Wang, Ming Li, Youzhi Zheng, Tao Gu

“…., positive ZETA (ζ) potential characteristics and cross-linked molecular structure. Due to competitive absorbed behavior of glyoxal-modified hydroxyl groups and free Ca2+ released by the hydration product, the chelating effect of AMPS-Na units to Ca2+ was weakened and the possibility of FLA A chains being absorbed to the surface of the cement-based material was decreased. …”
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Treatment of Cd2+ and Cu2+ Ions Using Modified Apatite Ore by Phuong Thu Nguyen, Xuyen Thi Nguyen, Trang Van Nguyen, Thom Thi Nguyen, Thai Quoc Vu, Huy Trung Nguyen, Nam Thi Pham, Thanh Mai Thi Dinh

“…The purification and modification of apatite ore can produce a material that can be used as an absorbent for heavy metals with high efficiency. The molecular structure, phase component, specific surface area, element component, and morphology of modified apatite ore from Lao Cai province, Vietnam, were characterized by IR, XRD, BET, EDX, and SEM methods. …”
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A new luminescent material based on bismuth(III): Synthesis, structural characterization, DFT calculations, Hirshfeld surface, thermal behavior, vibrational and optical properties by Chaima Jridi, Nour Elleuch, Jerome Lhoste, Mohamed Boujelbene

“…The infrared IR and Raman studies which were recorded at room temperature in the 500–4000 cm−1 and 50–4000 cm−1 frequency regions, respectively, confirmed the existence of vibrational modes that correspond to the organic and inorganic groups. The optimized molecular structure and vibrational frequencies were calculated by the Density Functional Theory (DFT) method using the B3LYP level employing level employing a LANL2DZbasis set. …”
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Ossification Vesicles with Calcium Phosphate in the Eyes of the Insect Copium teucrii (Hemiptera: Tingidae) by Javier Garcia-Guinea, Alberto Jorge, Laura Tormo, Marta Furio, Elena Crespo-Feo, Virgilio Correcher, Pedro Prado-Herrero, Ana C. Soria, Jesus Sanz, Jose L. Nieves-Aldrey

“…A complete survey of Copium eye specimens was performed by ESEM using energy-dispersive spectroscopy, backscattered electron detector and cathodoluminescence (CL) probes, field emission scanning electron microscopy, micro-Raman spectroscopy, and confocal laser scanning microscopy in order to learn ommatidia features, such as chemical composition, molecular structure, cell membrane, and internal ommatidium eye fluids and calcium-phosphate distribution deposits. …”
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Impact of hot alkali modification conditions on secondary structure of peanut protein and embedding rate of curcumin by Wei Li, Shugang Li, Yong Hu, Mengzhou Zhou, Chao Wang, Dongsheng Li, Deyuan Li

“…This study aimed to modify isolated and extracted peanut protein with hot alkali to study the impact of pH, heating temperature, processing time and other alkali liquor conditions on the molecular structure of the peanut.Curcumin was loaded in modified peanut protein.The results of the study are as follows:Within the alkaline range of 8 < pH < 12, the percentage of amino acid residue (AAR) and β-turns first increased and then decreased with the increasing pH, and the percentage of AAR reached a maximum 5.21 ± 0.33% when the pH was 11 (p<0.01). …”
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Analysis of Anthocyanins Extracted from the Acai Fruit (Euterpe oleracea): A Potential Novel Vital Dye for Chromovitrectomy by Cristiane S. Peris, Rafael R. Caiado, Acácio Alves Souza Lima-Filho, Eduardo B. Rodrigues, Michel Eid Farah, Mariana Batista Gonçalves, Bruno de Queiroz Alves, Joao Guilherme Palma Urushima, Raul Ragazzi, Mauricio Maia

“…The pH and osmolarity correction and lyophilization were performed without damaging the anthocyanin molecular structure. Mass spectrometry confirmed the presence of five anthocyanins in the three concentrations of the dye. …”
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Removal of ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin antibiotics from aqueous solutions using graphene oxide derived from corn cob by . Rinawati, A. Rahmawati, D.R. Muthia, M.D. Imelda, F.H. Latief, S. Mohamad, A.A. Kiswandono

“…The difference in molecular structure affected the percentage of antibiotic adsorption onto graphene oxide derived from corn cob. …”
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Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Behavior of Novel Polythiophene Derivatives Functionalized with Disperse Red 19 Chromophore by Marilú Chávez-Castillo, Arelis Ledesma-Juárez, Marisol Güizado-Rodríguez, Jesús Castrellón-Uribe, Gabriel Ramos-Ortiz, Mario Rodríguez, José-Luis Maldonado, Jorge-Antonio Guerrero-Álvarez, Victor Barba

“…The synthetic procedure was easy to perform, cost-effective, and highly versatile. The molecular structure, molecular weight distribution, film morphology, and optical and thermal properties of these polythiophene derivatives were determined by NMR, FT-IR, UV-Vis GPC, DSC-TGA, and AFM. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of New Palladium(II) Thiosemicarbazone Complexes and Their Cytotoxic Activity against Various Human Tumor Cell Lines by Wilfredo Hernández, Juan Paz, Fernando Carrasco, Abraham Vaisberg, Evgenia Spodine, Jorge Manzur, Lothar Hennig, Joachim Sieler, Steffen Blaurock, Lothar Beyer

“…The palladium(II) bis-chelate complexes of the type [Pd(TSC1-5)2] (6–10), with their corresponding ligands 4-phenyl-1-(acetone)-thiosemicarbazone, HTSC1 (1), 4-phenyl-1-(2′-chloro-benzaldehyde)-thiosemicarbazone, HTSC2 (2), 4-phenyl-1-(3′-hydroxy-benzaldehyde)-thiosemicarbazone, HTSC3 (3), 4-phenyl-1-(2′-naphthaldehyde)-thiosemicarbazone, HTSC4 (4), and 4-phenyl-1-(1′-nitro-2′-naphthaldehyde)-thiosemicarbazone, HTSC5 (5), were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and spectroscopic techniques (IR and 1H- and 13C-NMR). The molecular structure of HTSC3, HTSC4, and [Pd(TSC1)2] (6) have been determined by single crystal X-ray crystallography. …”
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