Microwave-assisted preparation of 1D NCs for photodegradation process of organic dyes

[EN] Zinc sulphide (ZnS) and zinc selenide (ZnSe) and manganese-doped and un-doped with different morphologies from 1D do 3D microflowers were successfully fabricated in only a few minutes by solvothermal reactions under microwave irradiation. In order to compare the effect of microwave heating on the properties of obtained nanocrystals, additionally the synthesis under conventional heating was conducted additionally in similar conditions. The obtained nanocrystals were systematically characterized in terms of structural and optical properties using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), diffuse reflectance UV-Vis spectroscopy (DR UV-Vis), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area analysis. The photocatalytic activity of ZnSe, ZnS, ZnS:Mn and ZnSe:Mn nanocrystals with different morphologies was evaluated by the degradation of methyl orange (MO) and Rhodamine 6G (R6G), respectively. The results show that Mn doped NCs samples had higher coefficient of degradation of organic dyes under ultraviolet irradiation (UV).This work was financially supported by the National Centre for Research and Development within the V edition of the LIDER program (project number LIDER/009/185/L5/13/NCBR/2014).Zaba, A.; Matras-Postolek, K.; Sovinska, S.; Bogdal, D. (2019). Microwave-assisted preparation of 1D NCs for photodegradation process of organic dyes. En AMPERE 2019. 17th International Conference on Microwave and High Frequency Heating. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 418-424. https://doi.org/10.4995/AMPERE2019.2019.9998OCS41842

Absorption spectra of poly-N-vinylcarbazole derivatives by experiment and simulation

Geometry molecular optimization and quantum chemical simulations of absorption spectra for newly synthesized poly-N-vinylcarbazole derivatives were performed using a semi-empirical approach. The studied polymers were modified by changing the positions of the carbazole group with respect to the polymer backbone. The absorption spectra were calculated for different numbers of PNVK monomers. A sufficient agreement between the calculated and experimentally measured spectra was observed. A change of the red shift absorption with respect to the blue shift was observed for cases when the number of monomers was higher than 4. The theoretical simulations indicate that this behavior is a consequence of the specific molecular structure of the considered molecules. The results demonstrate the potential of combined simulation and experimental studies in materials engineering and searching of new electro-luminescent materials

One-pot hydrogen peroxide and hydrohalic acid induced ring closure and selective aromatic halogenation to give new ring-fused benzimidazoles

A new series of selectively dichlorinated and dibrominated five to eight-membered ring [1,2-a] fused benzimidazoles and [1,4]oxazino[4,3-a]benzimidazoles are synthesized in mostly high yields of >80% using the reaction of hydrogen peroxide and hydrohalic acid with commercially available o-cyclic amine substituted anilines. Domestic bleach with HCl is also capable of a one-pot ring-closure and chlorination

(EIN)FACH? : Komplexität, Wissen, Fortschritt und die Grenzen der Germanistik

Spätestens seit den gesellschaftlichen Modernisierungsschüben in den sechziger Jahren identifiziert auch die Germanistik Erkenntnis- und Wissenszuwachs, ja allgemeiner den "Fortschritt" ihres Fachs, mit Komplexitätserhöhung. Vor diesem Hintergrund erscheint es mir wenig plausibel, die seitdem erfolgten inneren Ausdifferenzierungen und interdisziplinären Grenzüberschreitungen als durch Identitätsverlust, Zerstreuung und Desintegration gekennzeichnete Niedergangsszenarien zu beschreiben. Die Veränderungen gehorchen der immanenten Logik germanistischer Forschung, einer "disziplinierten", auf Leistung ausgerichteten, an kooperativen Großforschungsvorhaben partizipierenden Wissensproduktion

Species differential regulation of COX2 can be described by an NFκB-dependent logic AND gate

Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2), a key regulatory enzyme of the prostaglandin/eicosanoid pathway, is an important target for anti-inflammatory therapy. It is highly induced by pro-inflammatory cytokines in a Nuclear factor kappa B (NFκB)-dependent manner. However, the mechanisms determining the amplitude and dynamics of this important pro-inflammatory event are poorly understood. Furthermore, there is significant difference between human and mouse COX2 expression in response to the inflammatory stimulus tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα). Here, we report the presence of a molecular logic AND gate composed of two NFκB response elements (NREs) which controls the expression of human COX2 in a switch-like manner. Combining quantitative kinetic modeling and thermostatistical analysis followed by experimental validation in iterative cycles, we show that the human COX2 expression machinery regulated by NFκB displays features of a logic AND gate. We propose that this provides a digital, noise-filtering mechanism for a tighter control of expression in response to TNFα, such that a threshold level of NFκB activation is required before the promoter becomes active and initiates transcription. This NFκB-regulated AND gate is absent in the mouse COX2 promoter, most likely contributing to its differential graded response in promoter activity and protein expression to TNFα. Our data suggest that the NFκB-regulated AND gate acts as a novel mechanism for controlling the expression of human COX2 to TNFα, and its absence in the mouse COX2 provides the foundation for further studies on understanding species-specific differential gene regulation

"Mit einem Blick, kalt und leblos, wie aus Marmornen Augen" : Text und Leidenschaft des "Michael Kohlhaas"

Bogdal K-M. "Mit einem Blick, kalt und leblos, wie aus Marmornen Augen" : Text und Leidenschaft des "Michael Kohlhaas". In: Grathoff D, ed. Heinrich von Kleist : Studien zu Werk und Wirkung. Opladen; 1988: 186-203