Advanced morphological control over Cu nanowires through a design of experiments approach.

Copper nanowires (CuNWs), featuring anisotropic highly conductive crystalline facets, represent an ideal nanostructure to fabricate on-demand materials as transparent electrodes and efficient electrocatalysts. The development of reliable and robust CuNWs requires achieving a full control over their synthesis and morphology growth, a challenge that continues to puzzle materials scientists. In this study, we systematically investigated the correlation between the critical synthetic parameters and the structural properties of nanowires using a design of experiments (DOE) approach.

Temperature profile during endourological laser activation: introducing the thermal safety distance concept.

Purpose: To examine temporal-spatial distribution of heat generated upon laser activation in a bench model of renal calyx. To establish reference values for a safety distance between the laser fiber and healthy tissue during laser lithotripsy.

Methods: We developed an in-vitro experimental setup employing a glass pipette and laser activation under various intra-operative parameters, such as power and presence of irrigation.

Nucleic Acid-Binding Dyes as Versatile Photocatalysts for Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization.

Nucleic acid-binding dyes () are fluorogenic probes that light up after binding to nucleic acids. Taking advantage of their fluorogenicity, have been widely utilized in the fields of nanotechnology and biotechnology for diagnostic and analytical applications. We demonstrate the potential of together with an appropriate nucleic acid scaffold as an intriguing photocatalyst for precisely controlled atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP).

Electrochemically Mediated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Driven by Alternating Current.

Alternating current (AC) and pulsed electrolysis are gaining traction in electro(organic) synthesis due to their advantageous characteristics. We employed AC electrolysis in electrochemically mediated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (eATRP) to facilitate the regeneration of the activator Cu complex on Cu electrodes. Additionally, Cu served as a slow supplemental activator and reducing agent (SARA ATRP), enabling the activation of alkyl halides and the regeneration of the Cu activator through a comproportionation reaction.