Month: December 2011

Using photochemistry to attach and release biomolecules in hydrogels

Title: Photoreversible Patterning of Biomolecules within Click-Based Hydrogels Authors:  Cole A. DeForest and Kristi S. Anseth Journal: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Affiliation: Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Colorado and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute   Hydrogels have become an important category of materials for studying…

Synthesis and Characterization of the Phosphorus Triazides OP(N3)3 and SP(N3)3

Title: Synthesis and Characterization of the Phosphorus Triazides OP(N3)3 and SP(N3)3 Authors:  Xiaoqing Zeng, Eduard Bernhardt, Helmut Beckers, and Helge Willner Journal:  Inorganic Chemistry Affiliation:  FB C − Anorganische Chemie, Bergische Universität, Wuppertal, Germany Take-Home Importance according to the Authors:  Two explosive triazides of phosphorus(V), OP(N3)3…