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Organic Structure-directing Agent-free Synthesis for *BEA-type Zeolite Membrane
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2020
A *BEA seed crystal was loaded on a porous α-Al2O3 support by the dip-coating method, and hydrothermally grown without using an organic structure-directing agent. A *BEA-type zeolite membrane having very few defects was successfully prepared by the secondary growth method.
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Adrenergic Agonists: Direct-Acting Agents
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2023
Drugs that mimic the action of endogenous catecholamines like noradrenaline and adrenaline are called adrenergic agonists or sympathomimetics. Based on their mechanism of action, sympathomimetics can be classified as direct-, indirect-, or mixed-acting sympathomimetics. Direct-acting adrenergic agonists activate adrenoceptors without affecting presynaptic neurons, making them independent of neuronal catecholamine-depleting agents like reserpine and guanethidine. These agents can be classified...
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Reducing Agents
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2023
Source: Vy M. Dong and Daniel Kim, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA Controlling the reactivity and selectivity during the synthesis of a molecule is very important criteria for chemists. This has led to the development of many reagents that allow chemists to pick and choose reagents suitable for a given task. Quite often, a balance between reactivity and selectivity needs to be achieved. This experiment will use IR spectroscopy to monitor the reaction and to...
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Preparation and In Vitro Characterization of Dendrimer-based Contrast Agents for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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2016
This protocol describes the preparation and characterization of a dendrimeric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent that carries cyclen-based macrocyclic chelates coordinating paramagnetic gadolinium ions. In a series of MRI experiments in vitro, this agent produced an amplified MRI signal when compared to the commercially available monomeric analogue.
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Direct Intrabronchial Administration to Improve the Selective Agent Deposition Within the Mouse Lung
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2019
Intratracheal (IT) administration of experimental agents in mice often results in asymmetric delivery to the distal lungs. In this report, we describe a direct intrabronchial (IB) approach to cannulate each lung in living mice non-operatively. This approach can be used to selectively administer agents to one lung or may be adapted to improve the symmetric agent delivery to both lungs.
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During synthesis, their selective interactions with building blocks stabilize particular nuclei or pore arrangements. Electrostatic attraction, hydrogen bonding, coordination, and confinement can favor different patterns of organization, allowing the developing material to acquire a defined structure rather than an uncontrolled arrangement. This mechanism links the agent’s interaction mode to the final architecture, size, and morphology.
The relevant choice is the agent’s chemical or physical mode of interaction with the building blocks. Molecular agents, ions, and assemblies can guide organization through attraction, bonding, coordination, or spatial confinement. Changing the directing system can therefore alter pore arrangement and material morphology, which in turn affects scaffold permeability, surface area, mechanical behavior, and biological performance.
Confinement works by limiting the space in which building blocks can organize, whereas electrostatic attraction, hydrogen bonding, and coordination guide organization through selective interactions. These mechanisms may favor different nuclei or pore arrangements. Distinguishing them helps explain why two directing systems can produce materials with different architectures, sizes, or morphologies even when they guide synthesis toward ordered products.
A basic workflow begins by bringing the building blocks and a directing agent together during material synthesis. The agent interacts selectively with the building blocks, helping stabilize desired nuclei or pore arrangements as the structure develops. The resulting inorganic, polymeric, or hybrid scaffold can then be evaluated through its architecture, size, morphology, surface area, permeability, and mechanical behavior.
Their use extends across porous inorganic, polymeric, and hybrid scaffolds. This breadth matters because the directing strategy is not tied to one material class; it can be applied wherever organization during synthesis determines architecture. In bioengineering, the resulting structures may be designed for cell culture, biomolecule immobilization, sensing, or controlled delivery.
In bioengineering, controlled architecture connects material design with biological performance. Adjusting structure, pore arrangement, surface area, permeability, and mechanical behavior can influence whether a scaffold is suitable for cell culture, biomolecule immobilization, sensing, or controlled delivery. The directing agent therefore supports reproducible materials design while linking synthesis to the function expected from the final scaffold.