1,721,097 research outputs found
Damming an electronic energy reservoir: ion-regulated electronic energy shuttling in a [2]rotaxane
No full textWe demonstrate the first example of bidirectional reversible electronic energy transfer (REET) between the mechanically bonded components of a rotaxane. Our prototypical system was designed such that photoexcitation of a chromophore in the axle results in temporary storage of electronic energy in a quasi-isoenergetic “reservoir” chromophore in the macrocycle. Over time, the emissive state of the axle is repopulated from this reservoir, resulting in long-lived, delayed luminescence. Importantly, we show that cation binding in the cavity formed by the mechanical bond perturbs the axle chromophore energy levels, modulating the REET process, and ultimately providing a luminescence read-out of cation binding. Modulation of REET processes represents an unexplored mechanism in luminescent molecular sensor development
Synthesis and study of photoswitchable supramolecular systems : ion receptors and interlocked molecules
No full textDes azobenzènes photochromiques ont été intégrés à des macrocycles synthétiques pour moduler photochimiquement la chélation de différents ions qui jouent un rôle essentiel dans les processus biologiques. La photocommutation de ces récepteurs a été étudiée (rendements quantiques, réversibilité, état photostationnaire) et les constantes de stabilité ont été déterminées. Le développement d’un récepteur biocompatible du Ca2+ (BAPTA) a permis de moduler la concentration de Ca2+ dans une solution aqueuse avec la lumière. Les molécules entrelacées sont également un sujet majeur dans le domaine de la chimie supramoléculaire. Une méthode de macrocyclisation photochimique, basée sur la dimérisation de l’anthracène, a été appliquée à des assemblages supramoléculaires dans le but de modifier leur topologie et de développer une nouvelle stratégie de photocaténation. En parallèle, un rotaxane a été réalisé en ajoutant des groupements encombrants sur les anthracènes par une réaction de Diels-Alder.As the availability of ions plays a key role in biological processes, photochromic azobenzene macrocycles were synthetized to photochemically modulate chelation of different ions in various media. The photoswitching of these receptors was evaluated (quantum yields, reversibility, photostationary state) as well as binding constants. Integrating a biocompatible Ca2+ receptor (BAPTA) with azobenzene enabled the modulation of calcium concentration in aqueous solution and to reversibly switch the fluorescence emission of a molecular probe based on photoinduced electron transfer. Interlocked molecules are also a major topic in the field of supramolecular chemistry. A Photochemical macrocyclization method, based on the dimerization of anthracene, was applied to supramolecular assemblies in order to change their topology and develop a new strategy of photocatenation. In parallel, a rotaxane was achieved by adding bulky groups on anthracenes by a Diels-Alder reaction
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Synthesis of photofunctional molecules. Photoelectron transfer and bond cleavage study
Full text linkTreballs Finals de Grau de Química, Facultat de Química, Universitat de Barcelona, Any: 2019, Tutors: Laura Rodríguez Raurell, Nathan McClenaghanPhotochemical reactions show a great interest in bioengineering applications as they can be selectively activated by light. In this research project photochemical release of different reactive molecules such as carboxylic acids is achieved by bond photocleavage and photoelectron transfer using riboflavin as the photosensitizer.
The study of three different photoreleasable protecting groups was achieved by the irradiation of a N-alkyl-picolinium salt, ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid disodium salt and 1,2-bis-(oaminophenoxy) ethane- N,N,N’,N’-tetraacetic acid dipotassium salt. The experiments were followed by 1H NMR spectroscopy and UV-Visible measurements leading to a similar rate of schism for the NAP salt and EDTA disodium salt in the reported experiences.
This project attempts to find the best conditions of concentration substrate molecule and riboflavin to obtain the highest rate of bond cleavage. The final goal of this study is to introduce the substrate molecule and the photosensitizer in a vesicle and making it burst by light irradiation due to the increase of osmotic pressure inside the vesicle caused by the molecule bond cleavag
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Communication moléculaire photo-ionique : les études ultrarapides de composés supramoléculaire
No full textDes molécules ou assemblages moléculaires organiques (dérivés d’hémicyanine ou du BODIPY) ont été étudiés en solution par des méthodes optiques complémentaires : absorption stationnaire et fluorescence, absorption transitoire et fluorescence résolue en temps (échelle femtoseconde et picoseconde). Ces méthodes ont permis de caractériser différents processus tels que le transfert de charge intramoléculaire, le transfert d'énergie et le transfert d'électron photoinduit. Elles ont ainsi permis de démontrer l’intérêt de certains chromophores de type AzaBODIPY émettant dans le proche IR, dans des applications d’imagerie et de thérapie photodynamique. La photostabilité et l’absorption à deux photons ont également été étudiées dans le cas d’autres dérivés du BODIPY pouvant être appliqués à la détection d’espèces ioniques. Dans le cas des hémicyanines, des dérivés amphiphiles dotés d’une couronne reconnaissant spécifiquement certains cations ont également été étudiés sous forme de films de Langmuir-Blodgett et en présence de différents cations, le but étant de former des membranes artificielles iono- et photosensibles.Ultrafast femtosecond transient absorption measurements (30 fs FWHM pulses) and complementary picosecond spectroscopies (20 ps FWHM pulses, streak camera detection), as well as steady state absorption and fluorescence measurements, were used to study a range of molecules and molecular assemblies. Processes such as intramolecular charge transfer, electronic energy transfer and photoinduced electron transfer were characterized. Amphiphilic azacrown-containing hemicyanine dyes and resulting iono- and photosensitive artificial membranes were studied using Langmuir-Blodgett techniques in the presence of various cations. Among a range of other molecules studied, NIR emitting aza-BODIPY dyes were studied by time-resolved methods in order to investigate their suitability for Photodynamic Therapy applications and imaging. Differently functionalized BODIPY dyes were investigated with respect to photostability, two photon absorption and ion sensing
- …
