A facile alternative strategy of upcycling mixed plastic waste into vitrimers by Ng, Joseph Kok Wei, Lim, Jacob Song Kiat, Gupta, Nupur, Dong, Bing Xue, Hu, Chun Po, Hu, Jingdan, Hu, Xiao

“…In this work, we have demonstrated upcycling of mixed plastic waste comprising a mixture of polyester, polyamide, and polyurethane through a reprocessable vitrimer of the depolymerized oligomers. Using poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) as a model polymer, we first demonstrated partial controlled depolymerization, using glycerol as a cleaving agent, to obtain branched PET oligomers. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of a novel biodegradable polylactide. by Cheong, Qi Li.

“…Three-arm and four-arm star-shaped poly(DL-Lactide) (PLA) oligomers were successfully synthesized using glycerol and pentaerythritol initiator with 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) organocatalysts by ring-opening polymerization (ROP) in bulk. …”
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Structural study of plant cellulose synthase and atypical profilin3 by Qiao, Zhu

“…A low-resolution model of oligomeric full-length cellulose synthase was also obtained by Cryo-EM. …”
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Modelling cerebrovascular pathology and the spread of amyloid beta in Alzheimer’s disease by Ahern, A, Thompson, TB, Oliveri, H, Lorthois, S, Goriely, A

“…Experiments have revealed that amyloid beta oligomers induce microvascular mural cells to contract, thereby constricting capillaries and increasing resistance to blood flow. …”

The mammalian EMC in membrane protein biogenesis by Volkmar, N

“…<p>The mammalian Endoplasmic Reticulum Membrane protein Complex (mEMC) has previously been implicated in a range of cellular activities, including the biogenesis of oligomeric plasma membrane receptors, endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-mitochondrial phospholipid transfer, and as a host factor modulating viral pathogenicity. …”

Unravelling 2-oxoglutarate turnover and substrate oxidation dynamics in 5-methylcytosine-oxidising TET enzymes by Šimelis, K, Belle, R, Kawamura, A

“…Here, we profile 5-methylcytosine (5mC)-oxidising Ten-Eleven Translocation (TET) enzymes using MS and 1H NMR spectroscopy methods and reveal a high degree of substrate oxidation-independent 2OG turnover under a range of conditions. 2OG decarboxylase activity is substantial (>20% 2OG turned over after 1 h) in the absence of substrate, while, under substrate-saturating conditions, half of total 2OG consumption is uncoupled from substrate oxidation. 2OG kinetics are affected by substrate and non-substrate DNA oligomers, and the sequence-agnostic effects are observed in amoeboflagellate Naegleria gruberi NgTet1 and human TET2. …”

Characterization of mechanical properties of polyurea by You, Mei Yu

“…The polyurea was successfully synthesized with Isonate-143LP Modified MDI and oligomeric diamine (VERSALINK P1000). The polyureas were allowed to cure until different factors and conditions for up to 5 days. …”
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Recognition of A-U and U-A base pairs in RNA duplexes by modified peptide nucleic acids by Yuan, Zhen

“…RNA triplex structures play vital roles in regulating various biological processes, and have attracted a Jot of interest in designing TFOs (triplex-fonning oligomers) that could selectively and specifically bind to the nuclei acid duplex. …”
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Viroporin activity of the foot-and-mouth disease virus non-structural 2B protein by Ao, Da, Guo, Hui-Chen, Sun, Shi-Qi, Sun, De-Hui, Fung, To Sing, Wei, Yan-Quan, Han, Shi-Chong, Yao, Xue-Ping, Cao, Sui-Zhong, Liu, Ding Xiang, Liu, Xiang-Tao

“…Viroporins form transmembrane pores in host cells via oligomerization, thereby destroying cellular homeostasis and inducing cytopathy for virus replication and virion release. …”
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Combatting pathogenic bacteria with synthetic immunotherapeutics from chitosan: antibody recruiting at engineered bacterial surface with peptidoglycan analogs by Xu, Yuan, Song, Shihao, Duan, Hongwei, Deng, Yinyue, Liu, Xue-Wei

“…In this work, we drew inspiration from synthetic peptidoglycan oligomers and successfully constructed antibody-recruiting peptidoglycan analogs, 2a-d, with excellent safety profiles and high efficiencies in recruiting antibodies across different conditions. …”
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Electronic structure and optical properties of conjugated molecules : SAC-CI study by Ehara, Masahiro, Saha, Biswajit, Poolmee, Potjaman, Promkatkaew, Malinee, Hannongbua, Supa, Lu, Yunpeng, Nakatsuji, Hiroshi

“…Electronic structure and optical properties of some organic conjugated molecules, that is the oligomers for organic-light emitting diodes (OLED), chelating hetero-atomic conjugated ligands, and UVB blocking molecules, have been investigated by the SAC-CI method. …”
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Binding of TCR multimers and a TCR-like antibody with distinct fine-specificities is dependent on the surface density of HLA complexes by Low, Jianrong L., Gehring, Adam J., Kranz, David M., Grotenbreg, Gijsbert M., Yau, Yin Hoe, Shochat, Susana Geifman, Bertoletti, Antonio, Naidoo, Anneta, Yeo, Gladys, Ho, Zi Zong

“…Collectively, the results highlight the promiscuity of our soluble TCR, which could be an advantageous feature when targeting cells infected with a mutation-prone virus, but that binding of the soluble oligomeric TCR relies considerably on the surface density of the presented antigen.…”
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Mechanics and manufacturing of crosslinked cellulose nanocomposites by Rao, Abhinav.

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Evaluating the effect of rapamycin treatment in Alzheimer’s disease and aging using in vivo imaging: the ERAP phase IIa clinical study protocol by Svensson, Jonas E., Bolin, Martin, Thor, Daniel, Williams, Pete A., Brautaset, Rune, Carlsson, Marcus, Sörensson, Peder, Marlevi, David, Spin-Neto, Rubens, Probst, Monika, Hagman, Göran, Morén, Anton Forsberg, Kivipelto, Miia, Plavén-Sigray, Pontus

“…Results from mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease have shown beneficial effects of rapamycin, including preventing or reversing cognitive deficits, reducing amyloid oligomers and tauopathies and normalizing synaptic plasticity and cerebral glucose uptake. …”
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Development of interpenetrating network (IPN) hybrid composite for thin film protection by Seah, Geok Leng.

“…In this study, TMPTA, TMPT(EO)A, PEGDA, TPGDA, CN8003, CN104 and Epolam® 5015 were used in the investigation of the formation of simultaneous IPNs with TMPT(EO)A, PEGDA and TPGDA as the most reactive monomers among the seven monomers and oligomers. The effects of composition of individual monomers and temperature were investigated under optimum photoinitiator concentration. …”
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Studies on the Chitin Binding Property of Novel Cysteine-Rich Peptides from Alternanthera sessilis by Kini, Shruthi G., Nguyen, Phuong Q. T., Weissbach, Sophie, Mallagaray, Alvaro, Shin, Joon, Yoon, Ho Sup, Tam, James P.

“…This indicates that the biosynthesis of altides is through the secretory pathway. (1)H NMR titration experiments showed that the 29-30-amino acid altides bind to chitin oligomers with dissociation constants in the micromolar range. …”
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Synthesis and characterization UV-curable waterborne polyurethane acrylate/Al2O3 nanocomposite coatings derived from Jatropha oil polyol by Mamat, Suhaini, Chuah Abdullah, Luqman, Min, Min Aung, Abdul Rashid, Suraya, Salleh, Mek Zah, Saalah, Sariah, Jusoh, Emiliana Rose, Rayung, Marwah

“…The UV-WPUA/Al2O3 coatings were obtained with 75 wt% oligomers, 25 wt% monomer trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA), and 3 wt% of a commercial photoinitiator (benzhophenol) for UV-curing were used. …”
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Synthesis of heavy cyanide analogs for the design of novel Prussian blue analogs by Yang, E

“…The synthesis, characterization, and bonding of the oligomers and their monomer precursors are discussed herein. …”

Integrative and comparative analysis of coiled-coil based marine snail egg cases : a model for biomimetic elastomers by Guerette, Paul A., Z. Tay, Gavin, Hoon, Shawn, Loke, Jun Jie, Hermawan, Arif F., Schmitt, Clemens N. Z., Harrington, Matthew J., Masic, Admir, Karunaratne, Angelo, Gupta, Himadri S., Tan, Koh Siang, Schwaighofer, Andreas, Nowak, Christoph, Miserez, Ali

“…Despite these differences, mixtures of denatured native egg case proteins readily re-folded in citrate–phosphate assembly buffer into α-helix rich, coiled-coil based oligomers, as determined by attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, circular dichroism and MALDI-TOF. …”
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Structural and mechanistic insights into the Rel protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Singal, Bharti

“…The MtRel ACT structure was determined as a dimer and the oligomeric state was further confirmed using SAXS. The crucial dimeric interface residues were identified, and the mutants were studied to understand the role of these residues in dimerization. …”
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