Solid-salt Assembly
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Solid-phase Submonomer Synthesis of Peptoid Polymers and their Self-Assembly into Highly-Ordered Nanosheets
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2011
A simple and general manual peptoid synthesis method involving basic equipment and commercially available reagents is outlined, enabling peptoids to be easily synthesized in most laboratories. The synthesis, purification and characterization of an amphiphilic peptoid 36mer is described, as well as its self-assembly into highly-ordered nanosheets.
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Atomic Scale Structural Studies of Macromolecular Assemblies by Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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2017
Structures of supramolecular protein assemblies at atomic resolution are of high relevance because of their crucial roles in a variety of biological phenomena. Herein, we present a protocol to perform high-resolution structural studies on insoluble and non-crystalline macromolecular protein assemblies by magic-angle spinning solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MAS SSNMR).
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Determining the pH of Salt Solutions
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2020
The pH of a salt solution is determined by its component anions and cations. Salts that contain pH-neutral anions and the hydronium ion-producing cations form a solution with a pH less than 7. For example, in ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) solution, NO3− ions do not react with water whereas NH4+ ions produce the hydronium ions resulting in the acidic solution. In contrast, salts that contain pH-neutral cations and the hydroxide ion-producing anions form a solution with a pH greater than 7. For...
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Responses to Salt Stress
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2020
Salt stress—which can be triggered by high salt concentrations in a plant’s environment—can significantly affect plant growth and crop production by influencing photosynthesis and the absorption of water and nutrients. Plant cell cytoplasm has a high solute concentration, which causes water to flow from the soil into the plant due to osmosis. However, excess salt in the surrounding soil increases the soil solute concentration, reducing the plant’s ability to take up water. High levels of...
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Metallic Solids
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2020
Metallic solids such as crystals of copper, aluminum, and iron are formed by metal atoms. The structure of metallic crystals is often described as a uniform distribution of atomic nuclei within a “sea” of delocalized electrons. The atoms within such a metallic solid are held together by a unique force known as metallic bonding that gives rise to many useful and varied bulk properties. All metallic solids exhibit high thermal and electrical conductivity, metallic luster, and malleability. Many...
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The key trigger for solid-salt assembly is supersaturation, when dissolved ions are present beyond the level that changing conditions can maintain in solution. Evaporation, cooling, or altered water composition can produce this condition. Ions then nucleate, meaning they begin an ordered solid phase, and continued organization produces mineral or salt formation that records local geochemical change.
Crystal structure depends on more than the presence of oppositely charged ions. Electrostatic attraction drives association, while ion size influences how particles can occupy the lattice. Hydration, the interaction of ions with surrounding water molecules, also affects their organization as water conditions change. Together, these factors help explain why environmental systems develop different stable solid phases from dissolved constituents.
Changes in water availability and chemistry can shift which stage of assembly dominates. Evaporation concentrates dissolved cations and anions, cooling can promote supersaturation, and composition changes alter the chemical setting in which ions organize. Examining these influences helps connect observed salt accumulation or mineral development with environmental processes rather than treating the resulting solid as independent of its surroundings.
An environmental investigation can follow the sequence from water chemistry to solid-phase development. Researchers examine settings such as soils, sediments, groundwater, and saline environments, then interpret how evaporation, cooling, or compositional change could have produced supersaturation and nucleation. Relating the setting to the resulting minerals or salts provides a way to reconstruct geochemical cycling and compare formation conditions across environments.
Solid-salt assembly is especially useful when researchers need to interpret salt accumulation in environmental materials. Studying the relationship between dissolved ions and stable solids can clarify how salts develop in soils, sediments, groundwater, and saline systems. This context supports assessment of salinity impacts because it links accumulated salts to the environmental conditions that promoted their formation.
The same principles also inform environmental management. Because ionic compounds can become organized into stable solid phases, studying their formation can support work on contaminant immobilization and the management of salt-bearing wastes. It may also guide evaluation of environmental resources by showing how mineral and salt formation participates in geochemical cycling, although outcomes depend on surrounding water and chemical conditions.