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Composite materials consisting of responsive microgels together with additional nanoparticles might provide new and “smart” functionality, e.g. uptake and release of nanoparticles, or special mechanical or rheological properties of a solution. [...]

Lipase-catalyzed reactions offer many advantages among which a high degree ofselectivity combined with the possibility to convert even non-natural substrates are of particular interest. A major drawback in the applicability of lipases in the conversionof synthetically interesting, non-natural substrates is the substantial insolubility of suchsubstrates in water. [...]

2D magnetic materials with dimerized honeycomb lattices can be treated as mixed‐spin square lattices, in which a quantum phase transition may occur to realize the Bose–Einstein condensation of magnons under reachable experimental conditions. However, this has never been successfully realized with integer spin centers. [...]

By combining two independent approaches, inelastic neutron-scattering measurements and density-functional-theory calculations, we study the spin waves in the collinear antiferromagnetic phase (AFM2) of Mn5Si3. We obtain its magnetic ground-state properties and electronic structure. [...]

Self-assembly is a characteristic property of soft matter. Understanding the factors which assist or perturb this process is of great importance in many biological and industrial processes. [...]

Nanoparticles (NPs) are increasingly exploited as diagnostic and therapeutic devices in medicine. Among them, superparamagnetic nanoparticles (SPIONs) represent very promising tools for magnetic resonance imaging, local heaters for hyperthermia, and nanoplatforms for multimodal imaging and theranostics. [...]

The photochemistry, solubility and distribution between two phases of nabumetone (NB) in aqueous solution of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) micelles were studied. The solubility (SNB) of NB was monitored using steady-state UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy. [...]

BackgroundThe comprehension of the mechanism of action of antimicrobial peptides is fundamental for the design of new antibiotics. Studies performed looking at the interaction of peptides with bacterial cells offer a faithful picture of what really happens in nature.MethodsIn this work we focused on the interaction of the peptide Temporin L with E. [...]