Literature Citations

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• Structural and Photophysical Templating of Conjugated Polyelectrolytes with Single-Stranded DNA

  Peterhans, L, Nicolaidou, E, Diamantis, P, Alloa, E, Leclerc, M, Surin, M, Clément, S, Rothlisberger, U, Banerji, N, Hayes, S,  Chem. Mater., Page 7347-7362, Vol. 32, Issue 17 (2020)

  “…A quartz cuvette with an optical path length of 10 mm was placed inside the stand-alone Peltier-based temperature-controlled cuvette holder (Flash300/E, Quantum Northwest), and the temperature was allowed to stabilize for 5−10 min…”

• Advent of Plasmonic Behavior: Dynamically Tracking the Formation of Gold Nanoparticles through Nonlinear Spectroscopy

  de Coene, Y, Deschaume, O, Jooken, S, Seré, S, Van Cleuvenbergen, S, Bartic, C, Verbiest, T, Clays, K,  Chem. Mater., Page 7327-7337, Vol. 32, Issue 17 (2020)

  “…Specifically, we used a different heating stage (Quantum northwest cuvette heater instead of a glass flask in an oil bath) and a smaller sample volume (2 mL instead of 90 mL)…”

• Functionalized CdSe/ZnS Quantum Dots for Intracellular pH Measurements by Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy

  Pacheco-Liñán, PJ, Bravo, I, Nueda, ML, Albaladejo, J, Garzón-Ruiz, A,  ACS Sens, Page 2106-2117, Vol. 5 Issue 7 (2020)

  “…A TLC 50 temperature-controlled cuvette holder (Quantum Northwest) was used to keep the temperature at 298 K during the spectrum acquisition…”

• Tetrabutylammonium 2,4,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonate as an effective and regenerable thermo-responsive ionic liquid drawing agent in forward osmosis for seawater desalination

  Zeweldi, H, Bendoy, A, Park, M, Shon, H, Kim, H, Johnson, E, Kim, H, Lee, S, Chung, W, Nisola, G,  Desalination, Page 114635, Vol. 495 (2020)

  “…Its LCST behavior was examined by UV–Vis spectrophotometer (Agilent 8453, USA) equipped with a temperature controller (Quantum Northwest, USA)…”

• Molecular interactions between gelatin and mucin: Phase behaviour, thermodynamics and rheological studies

  Ahmad, M, Ritzoulis, C, Pan, W, Chen, J,  Food Hydrocolloids, Page 105585, Vol. 102 (2020)

  “…The fluorescence intensity was recorded as function of the wavelength on a Hitachi F-7000 133 spectrofluorometer (Tokyo, Japan) equipped with a Quantum Northwest Inc., Luma 40, TC1, turret 6 134 temperature controller (Liberty Lake, WA, USA) using a 1 cm-path length quartz cuvette…”

• Potentiating Antitumor Efficacy Through Radiation and Sustained Intratumoral Delivery of Anti-CD40 and Anti-PDL1

  Liu, HC, Viswanath, DI, Pesaresi, F, Xu, Y, Zhang, L, Di Trani, N, Paez-Mayorga, J, Hernandez, N, Wang, Y, Erm, DR, Ho, J, Susnjar, A, Liu, X, Demaria, S, Chen, SH, Teh, BS, Butler, EB, Xuan Chua, CY, Grattoni, A,  Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. (2020)

  “…Absorbance measurements at 280 nm and 650 nm was collected every 10 minutes for 14 days ϭϬϬ via a custom-built robotic carousel (Quantum Northwest, Inc) interfaced with a UV/Vis spectrophotometer (Cary 50, Agilent Technologies)35 ϭϬϭ…”

• Forward osmosis with direct contact membrane distillation using tetrabutylphosphonium p-toluenesulfonate as an effective and safe thermo-recyclable osmotic agent for seawater desalination

  Zeweldi, H, Bendoy, A, Park, M, Shon, H, Johnson, E, Kim, H, Kim, H, Chung, W, Nisola, G,  Chemosphere, Page 128070, Vol. 263 (2020)

  “…Its Tc value was measured using UV–Vis spectrophotometer (Agilent 8453, USA) equipped with a temperature controller (Quantum Northwest, USA)…”

• First-order nucleation and subsequent growth promote liquid-liquid phase separation of a model IgG1 mAb

  Tian, Z, Xu, L, Zhang, N, Qian, F,  Int J Pharm, Page 119681, Vol. 588 (2020)

  “…The temperature was decreased from 25 °C to 1 °C at a cooling rate of 0.25 °C/min using a Quantum Northwest TC 125 temperature controller. The CD spectrometer instrument was set with a scan rate of 50 nm/min, a 0.5 nm bandwidth and 1 sec integration time…”

• Study of Aqueous Am(III)-Aliphatic Dicarboxylate Complexes: Coordination Mode-Dependent Optical Property and Stability Changes

  Kim, HK, Jeong, K, Cho, HR, Kwak, K, Jung, EC, Cha, W,  Inorg Chem (2020)

  “…The timing of the ICCD gate opening was tightly synchronized to the incident laser pulse by using a delay generator (DG535, Stanford Research). All the measurements were carried out at 25 °C by using a temperature controller (Q-pod, Quantum Northwest)…”

• The Aggregation of αB-Crystallin under Crowding Conditions Is Prevented by αA-Crystallin: Implications for α-Crystallin Stability and Lens Transparency

  Grosas, AB, Rekas, A, Mata, JP, Thorn, DC, Carver, JA,  Journal of molecular biology, Page 5593-5613, Vol. 432, Issue 20 (2020)

  “…Stepwise temperature ramping was used from 25 to 90 °C at 0.5 °C increments per step using a Quantum Northwest TC 125 Peltier temperature controller…”

• Electrostatic Frustration Shapes Folding Mechanistic Differences in Paralogous Bacterial Stress Response Proteins

  Narayan, A, Gopi, S, Lukose, B, Naganathan, AN,  J. Mol. Biol., Page 4830-4839, Vol. 432, Issue 17 (2020)

  “…The temperature of the sample was controlled by a Peltier unit (Quantum Northwest Inc.) attached to the cuvette holder…”

• Tuning of type-I and type-II mechanisms for visible light degradation in tris(styryl)benzene-sensitized TiO2 nanoparticles

  Ortiz-Bustos, J, Hierro, I, Sánchez-Ruiz, A, García-Martínez, J, Pérez, Y,  Dyes and Pigments, Page 108802, Vol. 184 (2020)

  “…A temperature-controlled cuvette holder, TLC 50 (Quantum Northwest), was used for the measurements. The excitation wavelength was selected at the maximum absorption wavelength, and the excitation and emission slits were opened to 1 and 1 nm, respectively…”

• A Calcium Sensor Discovered in Bluetongue Virus Nonstructural Protein 2 Is Critical for Virus Replication

  Rahman, SK, Kerviel, A, Mohl, BP, He, Y, Zhou, ZH, Roy, P,  J. Virol., Vol. 94, Issue 20 (2020)

  “…CD spectrum data were collected from 260 -195 nm with a 0.5 mm rectangular cell 410 path length at 20 °C on the Applied Photophysics Chirascan & Chirascan Plus 411 spectrometers (Leatherhead, UK) attached to a Peltier unit (Quantum NorthWest 412 TC125)…”

• Ultrafast Dynamics in Nonaromatic Cation Based Ionic Liquids: A Femtosecond Raman-Induced Kerr Effect Spectroscopic Study

  Shirota, H, Ando, M, Kakinuma, S, Takahashi, K,  BCSJ (2020)

  “…size Anotop filter (Whatman). During the fs-RIKES experiments, the samples were kept at a temperature of 293.0 ± 0.2 K by a Peltier-based temperature controller (Quantum Northwest, Luma 40). Density functional theory (DFT…”

• Solvent-Dependent Linear Free-Energy Relationship in a Flexible Host-Guest System

  Sherbow, TJ, Fargher, HA, Haley, MM, Pluth, MD, Johnson, DW,  J. Org. Chem. (2020)

  “…Host 1 was synthesized from an established preparation.15 UV/Vis spectra were acquired on an Agilent Cary 60 UV/Vis spectrophotometer equipped with a Quantum Northwest TC-1 temperature controller set at 25 ± 0.05 °C. NMR spectra were acquired on a Bruker…”

• Synthesis and fluorescent properties of diblock terpolymer micelles modified with an aromatic thioether-based AIE fluorophore

  Nghiem, T, Riebe, S, Maisuls, I, Strassert, C, Voskuhl, J, Gröschel, A,  Polymer, Page 122942, Vol. 208 (2020)

  “…Glan-Thompson polarizers for excitation (Xe-lamps) and emission, a Peltier-thermostated sample holder from Quantum Northwest (−40 °C – 105 °C), and two detectors, namely a PMA Hybrid 40 (transit time spread FWHM  120 ps, 300–720 nm)…”

• A General Mechanism of Green-to-Red Photoconversions of GFP

  Gorbachev, DA, Petrusevich, EF, Kabylda, AM, Maksimov, EG, Lukyanov, KA, Bogdanov, AM, Baranov, MS, Bochenkova, AV, Mishin, ASFrontiers in molecular biosciences, Page 176, Vol. 7 (2020)

  “…GmbH, Berlin, Germany). The temperature of the sample was stabilized at 21°C by a Peltier-controlled cuvette holder Qpod 2e (Quantum Northwest, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA, United States) with a magnetic stirrer. 2 min irradiation…”

• Monitoring membrane viscosity in differentiating stem cells using BODIPY-based molecular rotors and FLIM

  Kashirina, AS, López-Duarte, I, Kubánková, M, Gulin, AA, Dudenkova, VV, Rodimova, SA, Torgomyan, HG, Zagaynova, EV, Meleshina, AV, Kuimova, MK,  Sci Rep, Page 14063, Vol. 10, Issue 1 (2020)

  “…ckl, Germany). The measurements were performed on 1 μM solutions of BODIPY 1 in quartz cuvettes with a 1 cm path length, measured in a qpod cuvette holder heated using a TC 125 Peltier thermostat (Quantum Northwest, USA). Measurements were performed in a temperature range of 1–100 °C. The temperature was checked before and after each decay acquisition with a thermocouple. The number of phot…”

• Probing of carotenoid-tryptophan hydrogen bonding dynamics in the single-tryptophan photoactive Orange Carotenoid Protein

  Maksimov, EG, Protasova, EA, Tsoraev, GV, Yaroshevich, IA, Maydykovskiy, AI, Shirshin, EA, Gostev, TS, Jelzow, A, Moldenhauer, M, Slonimskiy, YB, Sluchanko, NN, Friedrich, T,  Sci Rep, Page 11729, Vol. 10, Issue 1 (2020)

  “…The temperature of the sample was stabilized by a Peltier-controlled cuvette holder Qpod 2e (Quantum Northwest, USA) with a magnetic stirrer. Intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence of the protein was excited by a pulsed sub-nanosecond UV-LED (EPLED 265, Edinburgh Instruments, Scotland) with maximum emission at 270 nm corrected by a metal bandpass filter (270 nm, 15 nm width, Chroma, USA),…”

• Induction of Ordered Lipid Raft Domain Formation by Loss of Lipid Asymmetry

  St Clair, JW, Kakuda, S, London, E,  Biophys. J., Page 483-492, Vol. 119, Issue 3 (2020)

  “…Samples were cooled to 15°C and DPH fluorescence intensity was continuously measured as samples were heated at a rate of 0.8 degrees per minute, up to 64°C, unless otherwise noted. Sample temperature was controlled with a Quantum Northwest TC 1 Temperature Controller (Liberty Lake, Washington)…”

• Temperature dependence of single-walled carbon nanotube migration in epoxy resin under DC electric field

  Zhang, D, Saukas, C, He, Y, Wang, R, Taub, A,  J Mater Sci, Page 16220-16233, Vol. 55, Issue 34 (2020)

  “…The temperature of the solution was controlled by a Q-Pod2e (Quantum Northwest, Inc), which is a compact sample compartment containing a cuvette holder with an internal temperature controller utilizing a heating element and a circulating ice water cooling system…”

• Discovery and Engineering of an Aldehyde Tolerant 2-deoxy-D-ribose 5-phosphate Aldolase (DERA) from Pectobacterium atrosepticum

  Haridas, M, Bisterfeld, C, Chen, L, Marsden, S, Tonin, F, Médici, R, Iribarren, A, Lewkowicz, E, Hagedoorn, P, Hanefeld, U, Abdelraheem, E,  Catalysts,  Page 883, Vol. 10, Issue 8 (2020)

  “…The temperature and stirring speed were controlled using the TC1 Temperature Controller (Quantum Northwest, Liberty Lake, Washington, USA) (Company, City, State Abbr. (if has), Country) and absorbance measurements were detected at 340 nm using the Cary 60 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer (Agilent Technologies, California, USA) (Company, City, State Abbr. (if has), Country)…”

• Phase-selective staining of model and cell membranes, lipid droplets and lipoproteins with fluorescent solvatochromic pyrene probes

  Sot, J, Esnal, I, Monasterio, BG, León-Irra, R, Niko, Y, Goñi, FM, Klymchenko, A, Alonso, A,  Biochim Biophys Acta Biomembr, Page 183470, Vol. 1863, Issue 1 (2020)

  “…Emission spectra were collected between 450 and 700 nm, exciting at 430 nm for PA and 410 nm for PK, using a 430 nm bandpass filter to minimize detection of dispersed light. A thermal TC125 controller (Quantum Northwest, Liberty Lake, USA) was used to stabilize the sample temperature at 20 °C…”

• Miltefosine inhibits the membrane remodeling caused by phospholipase action by changing membrane physical properties

  Zulueta Díaz, YLM, Ambroggio, EE, Fanani, ML,  Biochim Biophys Acta Biomembr, Page 183407, Vol. 1862, Issue 10 (2020)

  “…For temperature and stirring control, a Quantum Northwest (Liberty Lake, WA) TC 125 temperature controller system was used…”

• Fluorescence quantum yield determination using simultaneous double-beam absorption measurement

  Nawara, K, Waluk, J,  Measurement, Page 108159, Vol. 165 (2020)

  “…The temperature of the samples was set to 23.00 ± 0.15 °C and controlled by the Peltier module-controlled cuvette holder (qpod model, Quantum Northwest), which was mounted directly into the FS5 spectrofluorometer instead of a standard cuvette holder, as previously…”

• Facile Synthesis of High Molecular Weight Polypeptides via Fast and Moisture Insensitive Polymerization of α-Amino Acid N-Carboxyanhydrides

  Wu, Y, Zhang, W, Zhou, R, Chen, Q, Xie, C, Xiang, H, Sun, B, Zhu, M, Liu, R,  Chin J Polym Sci, Page 1131-1140, Vol. 38, Issue 10 (2020)

  “…spectrophotometer using a KBr disk. Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy was conducted on a J-1500 CD spectrometer using a temperature-controlled cuvette holder (Quantum Northwest, model TC 125). The optical path length…”

• Human γS-Crystallin-Copper Binding Helps Buffer against Aggregation Caused by Oxidative Damage

  Roskamp, KW, Azim, S, Kassier, G, Norton-Baker, B, Sprague-Piercy, MA, Miller, RJD, Martin, RW,  Biochemistry, Page 2371-2385, Vol. 59, Issue 25 (2020)

  “…The solutions were continuously stirred and kept between 22 and 24 °C using a Quantum Northwest Luma 40/Eclipse instrument with a Peltier element and recirculator (Quantum Northwest Inc., Liberty Lake, WA)…”

• Fluorescence anisotropy detection of barrier crossing and ultrafast conformational dynamics 
in the S2 state of β-carotene

  Gurchiek, JK, Rose, JB, Guberman-Pfeffer, MJ, Tilluck, RW, Ghosh, S, Gascón, JA, Beck, WF,  J Phys Chem B (2020)

  “…centrifuged at 17000 × ​g​ in a desktop microcentrifuge for 10 min to remove light-scattering particles. Samples were held in 1 cm fused-silica cuvettes either in a Quantum Northwest Peltier-effect temperature controller or in a Janis liquid nitrogen cryostat (for ​T​…”

• Coumarin Partitioning in Model Biological Membranes: Limitations of log P as a Predictor

  Duncan, KM, Casey, A, Gobrogge, CA, Trousdale, RC, Piontek, SM, Cook, MJ, Steel, WH, Walker, RA,  J Phys Chem B, Page 8299-8308, Vol. 124, Issue 38 (2020)

  “…Samples were equilibrated at reported temperatures for 5 min using a Quantum Northwest TC125 control. A…”

• Quantitative Analysis of Doping-Induced Polarons and Charge-Transfer Complexes of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) in Solution

  Arvind, M, Tait, CE, Guerrini, M, Krumland, J, Valencia, AM, Cocchi, C, Mansour, AE, Koch, N, Barlow, S, Marder, SR, Behrends, J, Neher, D,  J Phys Chem B, Page 7694-7708, Vol. 124, Issue 35 (2020)

  “…For the temperature dependence studies, the instrument was fitted with a temperature-controlled cuvette holder TCL 50 by Quantum Northwest…”

• Fluorination Position: A Study of the Optoelectronic Properties of Two Regioisomers Using Spectroscopic and Computational Techniques

  Sutton, JJ, Li, Y, Ryu, HS, Tay, EJ, Woo, HY, Gordon, KC,  J Phys Chem A, Page 7685-7691, Vol. 124, Issue 38 (2020)

  “…Emission was collected using a 355 nm excitation laser (Cobolt, Sweden) in a 90° arrangement with an Acton SP2150i spectrometer (Acton) and PIXIS100 CCD (Princeton Instruments), air-cooled to −70 °C. Variable-temperature data was collected using a variabletemperature cuvette holder (Flash 300, Quantum Northwest) and temperature controller (TC125, Quantum Northwest)…”

• Fluorination Position: A Study of the Optoelectronic Properties of Two Regioisomers Using Spectroscopic and Computational Techniques

  Sutton, JJ, Li, Y, Ryu, HS, Tay, EJ, Woo, HY, Gordon, KC,  J Phys Chem A, Page 7685-7691, Vol. 124, Issue 38 (2020)

  “…Emission was collected using a 355 nm excitation laser (Cobolt, Sweden) in a 90° arrangement with an Acton SP2150i spectrometer (Acton) and PIXIS100 CCD (Princeton Instruments), air-cooled to −70 °C. Variable-temperature data was collected using a variabletemperature cuvette holder (Flash 300, Quantum Northwest) and temperature controller (TC125, Quantum Northwest)…”

• Noncommutative Switching of Double Spiropyrans

  Kortekaas, L, Steen, JD, Duijnstee, DR, Jacquemin, D, Browne, WR,  J Phys Chem A, Page 6458-6467,  Vol 124, Issue 38 (2020)

  “…0 mW), and 660 nm (14.5 mW) was provided by diodes (M300F2, M365F1, M455L3-C5, M490F1, M565F1, and M660F1, respectively, from Thorlabs). UV–vis absorption spectra were recorded at −30 °C using a Quantum Northwest temperature-controlled cuvette holder. Absolute quantum yields were determined as described earlier,23 using the ferrioxalate-based actinometric method described by Hatchard and Park…”

• Comparative Study of Thermal Stability and On/Off Fluorescent Signaling Characteristics of Self-Quenching Smart Probes

  Oladepo, S, Yusuf, B, Alzaindeen, H,  Arab J Sci Eng (2020)

  “…We achieved temperature control with the aid of a thermo-electrically cooled sample holder inserted in the fluorescence spectrophotometer and a TC125 temperature control unit obtained from Quantum Northwest Inc. (Liberty Lake, WA, USA)…”

• Nanohoop Rotaxane Design to Enhance Selectivity of Reaction Based Probes: A Proof of Principle Study

  Otteson, C, Levinn, C, Van Raden, J, Pluth, M, Jasti, R,  ChemRxiv (2020)

  “…Technology International) equipped with a Quantum Northwest TLC-50 temperature controller at 25.0 ± 0.05 °C. IR   spectrofluorometer (Photon Technology International) equipped with a Quantum Northwest TLC-50 temperature controller at…”

• Modulating the Biological Function of Protein by Tailoring the Adsorption Orientation on Nanoparticles

  Jain, A, Trindade, G, Hicks, J, Pott, J, Rahman, R, Hague, R, Amabilino, D, Pérez-García, L, Rawson, F,  ChemRxiv (2020)

  “…Far and near UV CD spectra were recorded at 20 ºC on a Chirascan CD spectrophotometer (Applied Photophysics) equipped with a temperature control unit TC125 (Quantum Northwest)…”

• Tetramethylbenzidine: A Photoacoustic Probe for Reactive Oxygen Species Detection

  Bresolí-Obach, R, Frattini, M, Abbruzzetti, S, Viappiani, C, Agut, M, Nonell, S,  Preprint (2020)

  “…Then, the laser-induced pressure changes in the sample were detected by a Panametrics piezoelectric transducer pressed to the side wall of a cuvette and held in a temperature-controlled holder (Quantum Northwest, WA, USA)…”

• Fenretinide binding to the lysosomal protein saposin D alters ceramide solubilization and hydrolysis

  Milliken, B, Melegari, L, Smith, G, Grohn, K, Wolfe, A, Moody, K, Bou-Abdallah, F, Doyle, R,  RSC Med. Chem., Page 1048-1052, Vol. 11, Issue 9 (2020)

  “…Data analysis was performed as described by Priyadarsini et al. 21 All experiments were conducted at 25 °C using a QNW Quantum Northwest TC125 temperature controller, in 50/50 DMF/PBS buffer, pH 5.5. Final reagents concentrations are indicated in the figure…”

• Visible and NIR Upconverting Er 3+ –Yb 3+ Luminescent Nanorattles and Other Hybrid PMO‐Inorganic Structures for In Vivo Nanothermometry

  Kaczmarek, A, Suta, M, Rijckaert, H, Abalymov, A, Van Driessche, I, Skirtach, A, Meijerink, A, Van Der Voort, P,  Adv. Funct. Mater., Page 2003101 (2020)

  “…Temperature‐dependent emission spectra above room temperature of the powders were measured in a Linkam (Surrey, UK) THMS600 Microscope Stage (±0.1 °C temperature stability) that could be placed in the spectrometer. Aqueous suspensions of the particles were measured using a QPOD 2e (Quantum Northwest, USA), which was placed in the spectrometer…”

• Co-immobilization of a Rh Catalyst and a Keggin Polyoxometalate in the UiO-67 Zr-Based Metal-Organic Framework: In Depth Structural Characterization and Photocatalytic Properties for CO2 Reduction

  Benseghir, Y, Lemarchand, A, Duguet, M, Mialane, P, Gomez-Mingot, M, Roch-Marchal, C, Pino, T, Ha-Thi, MH, Haouas, M, Fontecave, M, Dolbecq, A, Sassoye, C, Mellot-Draznieks, C,  J. Am. Chem. Soc., Page 9428-9438, Vol. 142, Issue 20 (2020)

  “…Samples were prepared in a 1 cm path length quartz sealed cuvette (Hellma) which was placed in a temperature-controlled cuvette holder (Quantum Northwest) maintained at 20 °C with a circulated water bath. A 5:1 CH3CN/TEOA mixture was used as a solvent (CH3CN and TEOA purchased from Sigma-Aldrich and used without further purification)…”

• Threading Different Rings on X-Shaped Block Copolymers: Hybrid Pseudopolyrotaxanes of Cyclodextrins and Tetronics

  Puig-Rigall, J, Serra-Gómez, R, Guembe-Michel, N, Grillo, I, Dreiss, C, González-Gaitano, G,  Macromolecules, Page 3166-3174, Vol. 54, Issue 8 (2020)

  “…spectrophotometer (2 nm resolution). Samples were placed in 1 cm-path-length quartz cuvettes with magnetic stirring and temperature control incorporated (±0.1 °C, Quantum Northwest TC 1 accessory). The conditions set were…”

• The electrospinning of a thermo-responsive polymer with peptide conjugates for phenotype support and extracellular matrix production of therapeutically relevant mammalian cells

  Ruiter, FAA, Sidney, LE, Kiick, KL, Segal, JI, Alexander, C, Rose, FRAJ,  Biomater Sci, Page 2611-2626, Vol. 8, Issue 9 (2020)

  “…placed into the UV/VIS equipment. The chamber was cooled to 5 °C before measurement using a Quantum Northwest Peltier-Controlled Cuvette Holder (Quantum Northwest Inc, WA, USA). UV-VIS absorbance was measured…”

• Modulation of Osmium(II) Tris(2,2\’-bipyridine) Photophysics through Encapsulation within Zinc(II) Trimesic Acid Metal Organic Frameworks

  Mayers, JM, Larsen, RW,  Inorg Chem, Page 7761-7767, VVol. 59, Issue 11 (2020)

  “…The four-sided quartz cuvette containing solid OsBpy@MOF was sealed with a septum cap and wrapped with parafilm. The cuvette was then deaerated with Ar gas and then placed in a variable temperature sample holder (Quantum Northwest)…”

• Pharmacological inhibition and knockdown of O-GlcNAcase reduces cellular internalization of α-synuclein preformed fibrils

  Tavassoly, O, Yue, J, Vocadlo, DJ,  FEBS J. (2020)

  “…and their CD spectra were collected on an Applied Photophysics CHIRASCAN PLUS CD Spectrophotometer equipped with a Quantum Northwest TC125 temperature controller at 22 °C using a cell with a 0.2-cm path length…”

• Reversible Symmetry-Breaking Charge Separation in a Series of Perylenediimide Cyclophanes

  Coleman, A, Chen, M, Zhou, J, Shin, J, Wu, Y, Young, R, Wasielewski, M,  J. Phys. Chem. C, Page 10408-10419, Vol. 124, Issue 19 (2020)

  “…The optical density of the samples was ∼0.5 at the excitation wavelength in 2 mm cuvettes. The temperature of the sample was regulated using a thermoelectric cuvette holder (Flash 100) with a temperature controller (Quantum Northwest)…”

• Biocatalytic CO2 Absorption and Structural Studies of Carbonic Anhydrase under Industrially-Relevant Conditions

  Castro, AM, Ferreira, E, Portugal, C, Neves, LA, Crespo, JG,  Int J Mol Sci, Vol. 21, Issue 8 (2020)

  “…Full spectra were recorded in Datamax software. Circular Dichroism (CD) analysis was carried out in a Chirascan qCD, from Applied Photophysics, provided with a Quantum Northwest TC125 temperature controller. The quartz cuvette path length was 0.2 mm…”

• Specific features of the interaction between chemical traps and phthalocyanine dyes affecting the measurement of the yield of reactive oxygen species

  Gvozdev, D, Ramonova, A, Maksimov, E, Paschenko, V,  Dyes and Pigments, Page 108538, Vol. 181 (2020)

  “…The measurements were performed in a Qpod 2e thermostatic cell (Quantum Northwest, USA) at a constant temperature of 25 о C, under stirring at 300 rpm. All calculations were performed using OriginPro 9.1 software packages (OriginLab Corporation, USA)…”

• A study of silylated tris(styryl)benzenes as potential fluorescent sensors for aqueous fluoride

  Sánchez-Ruiz, A, González-Alfaro, S, García-Martínez, J, Rodríguez-López, J,  Dyes and Pigments, Page 108610 (2020)

  “…A TLC 50 temperature-controlled cuvette holder (Quantum Northwest) was used for the measurements (temperature was controlled at 298 K). Quartz cuvettes (Hellma Analytics) of 10 mm were employed for all the spectroscopic measurements…”

• Biopolymer-coated gold nanoparticles inhibit human insulin amyloid fibrillation

  Meesaragandla, B, Karanth, S, Janke, U, Delcea, M,  Sci Rep, Page 7862, Vol. 10, Issue 1 (2020)

  “…Deposits of protein misfolding and/or aggregates are a pathological hallmark of amyloid-related diseases. For instance, insulin amyloid fibril deposits have been observed in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus after insulin administration. Here, we report      , –    A Chirascan spectrophotometer (Applied Photophysics, Leatherhead, UK) equipped with a thermostatically controlled cell holder (Quantum Northwest, Liberty Lake, USA) was used for CD measurements which were carried out in the region 190 to 260 nm with a bandwidth…”

• Magnetically aligned membrane mimetics enabling comparable chiroptical and magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies

  Evans, LS, Hussain, R, Siligardi, G, Williamson, PTF,  Biochim Biophys Acta Biomembr, Page 183343, Vol. 1862, Issue 1 (2020)

  “…for protein spectra, or buffer baseline for lipid spectra). Sample temperature was controlled using a Peltier cell holder (Quantum Northwest, Washington, USA). For temperature ramped experiments the start and end temperatures…”