Probing the toxicity mechanism of multiwalled carbon nanotubes on bacteria by Hartono, Maria Regina, Kushmaro, Ariel, Chen, Xiaodong, Marks, Robert S.

“…Using a field-emission scanning electron microscope, we demonstrated that membrane damage is caused largely by MWCNTs trapping bacteria and piercing the cell walls. As a result of our observations, we propose integrating MWCNTs and bacteria degradation for pollutant removal in nutrient-rich media to minimize the toxicity effect of CNTs.…”
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An analytic approach for optimal geometrical design of GaAs nanowires for maximal light harvesting in photovoltaic cells by Wu, Dan, Tang, Xiaohong, Wang, Kai, Li, Xianqiang

“…Semiconductor nanowires(NWs) with subwavelength scale diameters have demonstrated superior light trapping features, which unravel a new pathway for low cost and high efficiency future generation solar cells. …”
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Developing a novel radical source for cold, controlled reaction studies by Wu, LY

“…The presence of a molecular precursor in a trapping-mediated process at low surface temperatures and incident energies, while suggested in theoretical studies, remains a question to be answered in future experiments.…”

Thermal energy storage enhancement of latent heat thermal energy storage systems by Low, Zheng Hua

“…Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage (LHTES) systems is an enabler for waste heat energy storage, solar power storage, district heating and cooling. By tapping on the high latent heat capacity of Phase Change Material (PCM), LHTES systems can store heat energy for later use. …”
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Cathode material investigation towards high-performance aluminum batteries by Gong, Xuefei

“…It is due to the large electrostatic interactions between trivalent Al3+ and the framework of cathode materials, thus resulting in the destruction of the lattices of cathode materials, trapping Al3+ ions into the framework of cathode materials and hindering the subsequent Al3+ intercalation. …”
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Electrochromic smart window for modulation of infrared heat by Loke, Jie Yi

“…The improved electrochromic performance is due the existence of Nd-Mo co-dopants that restrict the trapping of Li+ ions within the α-WO3 framework. This reduces the degree of crystallization of α-WO3 layer and improves the electronic conductivity by transferring excess electrons to the conduction band of the SnO2. …”
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Geometric optimization of double layered microchannel with grooves array for enabling nanoparticle manipulation by Zhang, Boran, Wu, Wenshuai, Zhao, Qianbin, Yan, Sheng

“…Microfluidic manipulation has been widely applied in bio-chemical research and applications, including bacteria/cell/protein mixing, separation, focusing, concentration, and trapping. One of the current severe challenges of this technique is to manipulate particles smaller than micrometer scale. …”
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Neotropical understory birds and mammals show divergent behaviour responses to human pressure by Negret, Pablo Jose, Luskin, Mathew Scott, Gomez-Valencia, Bibiana, Diaz-Pulido, Angelica, Romero, Luis Hernando, Restrepo, Adriana, Zaehringer, Julie G., Jones, Kendall R., Ochoa-Quintero, Jose Manuel, Mendes, Calebe Pereira

“…Here we used information from camera trapping (367 camera stations and 16,939 camera/days) along a gradient of human pressure in the Colombian Llanos to assess diel activity changes in understory birds and mammals. …”
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Ultralow-threshold two-photon pumped amplified spontaneous emission and lasing from seeded CdSe/CdS nanorod heterostructures by Xing, Guichuan, Liao, Yile, Wu, Xiangyang, Chakrabortty, Sabyasachi, Liu, Xinfeng, Yeow, Edwin Kok Lee, Sum, Tze Chien, Chan, Yinthai

“…Ultrafast optical spectroscopy verified that while the Auger processes in these heterostructures are indeed suppressed, ASE in these samples could also be strongly affected by a fast hole trapping process to the NR surface states. Lastly, to exemplify the potential of these seeded CdSe/CdS nanodot/nanorod heterostructures as a viable gain media for achieving two-photon lasing, a highly photostable microsphere laser with an ultralow pump threshold is showcased.…”
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An atomtronic experimental setup for engineering quantised circulations by Gan, Koon Siang

“…It is composed of two independent 532nm traps which provide strong vertical confinement to study 2D physics, and lateral trapping that can create highly tunable arbitrary traps. …”
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Carbene-catalyzed direct O-functionalization of ketone: atroposelective access to non-C₂-symmetric binaphthyls by Mondal, Bivas, Chen, Hang, Maiti, Rakesh, Wang, Hongling, Cai, Hui, Mou, Chengli, Hao, Lin, Chai, Huifang, Chi, Robin Yonggui

“…Disclosed here is NHC-catalyzed direct intermolecular trapping of the ketone oxygen atom with the acyl azolium intermediate. …”
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Microfluidic studies on flow manipulation to assist metastasis research by Tran, Duc Quang

“…In this work, we devise a novel hydrodynamic mechanism to sequentially trap and isolate floating cells in biosamples. We develop a microfluidic device for the sequential isolation of floating cancer cells through a series of microsieves to obtain up to 100% trapping yield and >95% sequential isolation efficiency. …”
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Chlorine and NaCl in hydrous basaltic melts by Rusiecka, MK, Wood, BJ

“…Finally, measurements of the compositions of melt inclusions from Etna were used to calculate the activities of NaCl in the inclusions and the salinities of fluids with which the inclusions would be in equilibrium. From the trapping pressures of the inclusions and their compositions we find that decompression from 500 MPa to ∼50 MPa is accompanied, in this case, by a salinity increase from <1 wt% NaCl to ∼50 % NaCl.…”

Export competitiveness in the context of Singapore by Chew, Kheng Lee, Phua, Chin Tiong, Yau, Puay Hiang

“…Firstly, the Singapore authority must curb her inflation rate by capping the WPI to an appropriate level. She can focus her sight on productivity, wage restraint and cut down the cost of production via shifting production capacity to countries of lower unit labour cost. …”
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Essays on blood supply management by Senga, Juan Ramon Liboro

“…Lastly, we introduce three ethically complex interventions: (1) demand deferral, (2) rationing of blood, and (3) tapping non-traditional donor pools and show that these can be implemented from both the analytical and simulation models. …”
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Investigation of solar cell carrier lifetime using photoconductance lifetime measurements by Sng, Joseph Ding Wen

“…Nowadays Si nanostructures are commonly introduced into Si solar cells to minimize light reflection, enhance light trapping and increase optical absorption. In this work, besides planar Si, we have deposited the TMOs on nanostructured Si to assess the effectiveness of the TMO serving as a passivation layer on the defective nanostructured Si surface. …”
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Selective photoelectrochemical oxidation of glycerol to glyceric acid on (002) facets exposed WO3 nanosheets by Xiao, Yonghao, Wang, Mengran, Liu, Dong, Gao, Jiajian, Ding, Jie, Wang, Huan, Yang, Hong Bin, Li, Fuhua, Chen, Mengxin, Xu, Yangsen, Xu, Danyun, Zhang, Yun-Xiao, Fang, Shaofan, Ao, Xin, Wang, Jingyu, Su, Chenliang, Liu, Bin

“…Compared to (200) facets exposed WO3 , a combination of experiments and theoretical calculations indicates that the superior performance of selective glycerol oxidation mainly originates from the better charge separation and prolonged carrier lifetime resulted from the plenty of surface trapping states, lower energy barrier of the glycerol-to-GLYA reaction pathway, more abundant active sites and stronger oxidative ability of photogenerated holes on the (002) facets exposed WO3 . …”
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Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide by Coates, CS

“…At least two phase transitions are identied at low pressure, kinetic trapping is observed and the extreme compressibility shown to be a function of cyanide reorientation and ice-like coordination. …”

Synthesis and characterization of Cu-Chalcogenide nanocrystals for potential applications in low-cost solar cells by Ahmadi, Mahshid

“…We have successfully synthesized highly crystalline Cu2SnSe3 NCs with a narrow size distribution using the hot injection method and hexadecylamine (HDA) was used as the capping ligand for the first time in this material system. …”
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Wafer-scale growth of vertical-structured SnSe₂ nanosheets for highly sensitive, fast-response UV–Vis–NIR broadband photodetectors by Chen, Zhiyong, Xiong, Lei, Li, Guangyuan, Wei, Lei, Yang, Chunlei, Chen, Ming

“…Benefiting from the excellent light trapping ability and uniformity of waferscaled SnSe2 NSAs as well as relatively short channel, the broadband PD arrays exhibit superior comprehensive performance. …”
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