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Modelling of Atmospheric Mercury Emission, Transport, Transformation and Deposition in North America
(University of Waterloo, 2006)<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body> A modelling study was conducted to explore the emission, transport, transformation and deposition behaviour of ... -
Modelling Permeation Passive Sampling
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-17)Understanding the theory behind passive sampling, as well as factors influencing its accuracy, is crucial for proper planning and application of passive sampling methods. The Waterloo Membrane Sampler (WMS) is a permeation ... -
Modulating Optical and Photocatalytic Properties of Transparent Metal Oxide Nanostructures via Defect Engineering
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-15)The chemistry of nanostructure has increasingly drawn attention as a compelling branch of semiconductor research. Billions of dollars are annually spent to intentionally incorporate dopants into nanomaterials to enhance ... -
mol2chemfig, a tool for rendering chemical structures from molfile or SMILES format to LATE X code
(Springer, 2012-10-02)Displaying chemical structures in LATE X documents currently requires either hand-coding of the structures using one of several LATE X packages, or the inclusion of finished graphics files produced with an external drawing ... -
Molecular Beacon Lighting up on Graphene Oxide
(American Chemical Society, 2012-05-01)A molecular beacon (MB) is comprised of a fluorophore and a quencher linked by a DNA hairpin. MBs have been widely used for homogeneous DNA detection. In addition to molecular quenchers, many nanomaterials such as graphene ... -
Molecular Dynamics Studies of Lipid Monolayer and Bilayer Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-02)Lipids are a crucial ingredient of biomembranes in cells, and they play a pivotal role in many chemical and biological processes. Lipid based structures, such as lipid monolayers and lipid bilayers, both natural and ... -
Molecular Imprinting with Functional DNA and Nanozymes: Affinity Improvement and Selective Catalysis
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-19)Molecular imprinting refers to polymerization of functional monomers in the presence of a template molecule. It is a general method to prepare stable and cost-effective artificial ligands as antibody mimics (also known as ... -
Molecular Nanomagnets for Novel Spintronics Devices
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-08)Molecular nanomagnets possess interesting quantum properties that make them potential candidates for qubits in quantum information processing. Heterometallic antiferromagnetic wheels specifically have been shown to have a ... -
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers with DNA Aptamer Fragments as Macromonomers
(American Chemical Society, 2016-03-16)Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are produced in the presence of a template molecule. After removing the template, the cavity can selectively rebind the template. MIPs are attractive functional materials with a low ... -
Monitoring Chain Dynamics by Luminescence Using a Long-Lived Ruthenium Dye
(University of Waterloo, 2007-01-24)The purpose of this research project was to determine the feasibility of labelling a water-soluble polymer with a water-soluble dye and quencher. The water-soluble dye chosen was bis-(2,2-bipyridine)-ruthenium(II) -5-am ... -
Monomolecular films of arborescent polystyrene− graft −poly(2-vinylpyridine) copolymers: Precursors to nanostructured carbon materials
(Elsevier, 2017-08-23)An arborescent polystyrene (PS)−graft−poly(2-vinylpyridine) (P2VP) copolymer of overall generation number G2, consisting of side chains with Mn ∼5000, served as template for the preparation of nanostructured carbon films. ... -
Multi-Scale Design of Ink Formulations for the 3D Bioprinting of Soft and Elastic Tissue-Mimetic Structures
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-30)Three-dimensional (3D) engineered tissue and organ models with adjustable biochemical and physical properties are needed in regenerative medicine. As such, 3D printing has emerged as a potential strategy to create more ... -
Multi-Targeting Derivatives For Alzheimer’s Disease: Utilization of Quinazoline Ring Scaffolds
(University of Waterloo, 2016-08-30)The complex and multifaceted nature of Alzheimer’s pathology has significantly hindered the discovery and development of viable therapeutics, let alone the cause and initiation of the disease. Over the past century, what ... -
Multicopper Laccase Mimicking Nanozymes with Nucleotides as Ligands
(American Chemical Society, 2017-01-18)Using nanomaterials to achieve functional enzyme mimics (nanozymes) is attractive for both applied and fundamental research. Laccases are multicopper oxidases highly important for biotechnology and environmental remediation. ... -
Multiple Stressors in the Environment: The Effects of Exposure to an Antidepressant (Venlafaxine) and Increased Temperature on Zebrafish Metabolism
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019-11-19)Aquatic organisms are continuously exposed to multiple environmental stressors working cumulatively to alter ecosystems. Wastewater-dominated environments are often riddled by a myriad of stressors, such as chemical and ... -
Multiple Substituent Effects on the Rate Constants for N(2)-N(3) Restricted Rotation of cis-1,3-Diphenyltriazenes
(University of Waterloo, 2006)Triazenes represent an interesting class of organic photochromic materials based on cis-trans isomerization around a nitrogen-containing double bond, and of potential use in optical memory devices. One structural property ... -
Multiplex RT-qPCR assay (N200) to detect and estimate prevalence of multiple SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern in wastewater
(medRxiv, 2022-04-13)Wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) has become an effective tool around the globe for indirect monitoring of COVID-19 in communities. Quantities of viral fragments of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater are related to numbers of ... -
Multireference equation of motion coupled cluster benchmark study of magnetic model systems
(Elsevier, 2018-04-15)The multireference equation of motion coupled cluster (MREOM-CC) approach including spin-orbit coupling is applied to magnetic model systems FArO, FArOF and FArFOH, and compared to benchmark multireference Configuration ... -
Multireference Equation of Motion Coupled Cluster Study of Atomic Excitation Apectra
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-21)Variants of the family of the recently developed Multireference Equation of Motion Coupled Cluster (MR-EOM-CC) approaches are applied to the atomic excitation spectra of the first-row transition metals, for which experimental ... -
Multiscale Modelling of Structural Transformation in Metal Nanocatalysts for CO2 Electroreduction
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-12)The precise control of nanostructure and surface atomic arrangement can be used to tune the electrocatalytic properties of materials and improve their performance. Unfortunately, the long-term structural stability of ...