62 research outputs found
Numerical study on the angular light trapping of the energy yield of organic solar cells with an optical cavity
A limiting factor in organic solar cells (OSCs) is the incomplete absorption in the thin absorber layer. One concept to enhance absorption is to apply an optical cavity design. In this study, the performance of an OSC with cavity is evaluated. By means of a comprehensive energy yield (EY) model, the improvement is demonstrated by applying realistic sky irradiance, covering a wide range of incidence angles. The relative enhancement in EY for different locations is found to be 11-14% compared to the reference device with an indium tin oxide front electrode. The study highlights the improved angular light absorption as well as the angular robustness of an OSC with cavity
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Targeting extracellular lectins of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with glycomimetic liposomes
The antimicrobial resistance crisis requires novel approaches for the therapy of infections especially with
Gram-negative pathogens. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is defined as priority 1 pathogen by the WHO and
thus of particular interest. Its drug resistance is primarily associated with biofilm formation and essential
constituents of its extracellular biofilm matrix are the two lectins, LecA and LecB. Here, we report
microbial lectin-specific targeted nanovehicles based on liposomes. LecA- and LecB-targeted
phospholipids were synthesized and used for the preparation of liposomes. These liposomes with
varying surface ligand density were then analyzed for their competitive and direct lectin binding activity.
We have further developed a microfluidic device that allowed the optical detection of the targeting
process to the bacterial lectins. Our data showed that the targeted liposomes are specifically binding to
their respective lectin and remain firmly attached to surfaces containing these lectins. This synthetic and
biophysical study provides the basis for future application in targeted antibiotic delivery to overcome
antimicrobial resistance
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Targeting extracellular lectins of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with glycomimetic liposomes
The antimicrobial resistance crisis requires novel approaches for the therapy of infections especially with Gram-negative pathogens. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is defined as priority 1 pathogen by the WHO and thus of particular interest. Its drug resistance is primarily associated with biofilm formation and essential constituents of its extracellular biofilm matrix are the two lectins, LecA and LecB. Here, we report microbial lectin-specific targeted nanovehicles based on liposomes. LecA- and LecB-targeted phospholipids were synthesized and used for the preparation of liposomes. These liposomes with varying surface ligand density were then analyzed for their competitive and direct lectin binding activity. We have further developed a microfluidic device that allowed the optical detection of the targeting process to the bacterial lectins. Our data showed that the targeted liposomes are specifically binding to their respective lectin and remain firmly attached to surfaces containing these lectins. This synthetic and biophysical study provides the basis for future application in targeted antibiotic delivery to overcome antimicrobial resistance
The annual energy yield of mono- and bifacial silicon heterojunction solar modules with high-index dielectric nanodisk arrays as anti-reflective and light trapping structures
While various nanophotonic structures applicable to relatively thin
crystalline silicon-based solar cells were proposed to ensure effective light
in-coupling and light trapping in the absorber, it is of great importance to
evaluate their performance on the solar module level under realistic
irradiation conditions. Here, we analyze the annual energy yield of relatively
thin heterojunction (HJT) solar module architectures when optimized
anti-reflective and light trapping titanium dioxide (TiO) nanodisk square
arrays are applied on the front and rear cell interfaces. Our numerical study
shows that upon reducing crystalline silicon (c-Si) wafer thickness, the
relative increase of the annual energy yield can go up to 11.0 %
and 43.0 % for mono- and bifacial solar modules, respectively,
when compared to the reference modules with flat optimized anti-reflective
coatings of HJT solar cells.Comment: 24 pages, 7 figure
A Brief Overview of the NEBULA Future Internet Architecture
NEBULA is a proposal for a Future Internet Architecture. It is based on the assumptions that: (1) cloud computing will comprise an increasing fraction of the application workload offered to an Internet, and (2) that access to cloud computing resources will demand new architectural features from a network. Features that we have identified include dependability, security, flexibility and extensibility, the entirety of which constitute resilience.NEBULA provides resilient networking services using ultrareliable routers, an extensible control plane and use of multiple paths upon which arbitrary policies may be enforced. We report on a prototype system, Zodiac, that incorporates these latter two features
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