A review of molecular beam epitaxy of ferroelectric BaTiO films on Si, Ge and GaAs substrates and their applications.

SrTiO epitaxial growth by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) on silicon has opened up the route to the monolithic integration of various complex oxides on the complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor silicon platform. Among functional oxides, ferroelectric perovskite oxides offer promising perspectives to improve or add functionalities on-chip. We review the growth by MBE of the ferroelectric compound BaTiO on silicon (Si), germanium (Ge) and gallium arsenide (GaAs) and we discuss the film properties in terms of crystalline structure, microstructure and ferroelectricity.

The interactions of substituted pyrido[1,2-e]purines with oligonucleotides depend on the amphiphilic properties of their side chain.

Three pyrido[1,2-e]purines of increasing hydrophilicity have been synthesized to evaluate as anticancer agents. These drugs interact quite differently with a synthetic oligodeoxynucleotide d(CGATCG)2. [1] is very hydrophobic due to a phenyl residue in its side chain.

[Study by NMR of the modifications of brain lipid composition related to the tumor processes].

1H, 13C, 31P and 14N NMR spectroscopies were used to investigate the lipid composition of brain tumors (GL6 glioma) in rats, by comparison with controlateral hemispheres. Comparative indexes derived from NMR signal intensities were used to establish the statistical analysis. It was found that sterol metabolism and sphingolipid/glycerolipids ratio are significantly modified when a tumor is present.

Expression of immunological markers on leukemic cells before and after cryopreservation and thawing.

We have studied the effects of cryopreservation on the viability and on the expression of surface antigens of acute leukemia cells. Marrow samples were obtained at initial diagnosis from 89 patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), acute undifferentiated leukemia (AUL), and acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL). In AML, the mean viability was greater than 90% in the types M1, M4, and M5 of the French-American-British classification, 79% in M2, and 3% in M3 types.

Expression of CD 19 antigen on acute monoblastic leukemia cells at diagnosis and after TPA-induced differentiation.

We have previously shown that CD 19, a B-lymphoid differentiation antigen, is expressed on acute myeloid leukemia cells. In this study, the expression of CD 19 and CD 14 (a monocytic antigen) was investigated in 18 cases of acute monoblastic leukemia. The staining by anti-CD 19 antibody (SB4) ranged between 26 and 81% of the cells, and was significantly correlated with the staining by anti-CD 14.