Publications by authors named "Bianca Wirnsberger"
Macromol Rapid Commun
November 2011
Article Synopsis
- A library of 32 poly(2-oxazoline)-based hydrogels was created, varying in composition and polymer lengths and made using a microwave reactor at 140 °C with short reaction times.
- These hydrogels achieved high yields (95%+) and had no residual monomers, with adjustable properties like acid-mediated hydrolysis rates and swelling degrees in different solvents.
- The hydrogels can incorporate organic molecules and release them in a controlled manner through either solvent changes or hydrogel degradation due to pH changes.
Dalton Trans
November 2011
Article Synopsis
- Anhydrous thallium hydrogen L-glutamate crystallizes with a layered structure where thallium ions are coordinated by oxygen atoms from the γ-carboxylate groups of L-glutamate, creating a two-dimensional polymer.
- The structure features thallium-oxygen layers that include Tl(2)O(2) and TlCO(2) quadrangles, with coordination primarily occurring on one hemisphere of the thallium ions, reflecting the presence of a lone pair of electrons.
- The similarity between the thallium compound's structure and that of potassium aspartate suggests implications for the biochemistry of L-glutamic and L-aspartic acids, especially given thallium's toxicity.
