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Single-Step Electrochemical Functionalization Of Double-Walled Carbon Nanotube (Dwcnt) Membranes And The Demonstration Of Ionic Rectification, Xin Zhan, Ji Wu, Zhiqiang Chen, Bruce J. Hinds
Single-Step Electrochemical Functionalization Of Double-Walled Carbon Nanotube (Dwcnt) Membranes And The Demonstration Of Ionic Rectification, Xin Zhan, Ji Wu, Zhiqiang Chen, Bruce J. Hinds
Ji Wu
Carbon nanotube (CNT) membranes allow the mimicking of natural ion channels for applications in drug delivery and chemical separation. Double-walled carbon nanotube membranes were simply functionalized with dye in a single step instead of the previous two-step functionalization. Non-faradic electrochemical impedance spectra indicated that the functionalized gatekeeper by single-step modification can be actuated to mimic the protein channel under bias. This functional chemistry was proven by a highly efficient ion rectification, wherein the highest experimental rectification factor of ferricyanide was up to 14.4. One-step functionalization by electrooxidation of amine provides a simple and promising functionalization chemistry for the application of …
Carbon Nanotube Membranes For Use In The Transdermal Treatment Of Nicotine Addiction And Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms, Ji Wu, Caroline L. Strasinger, Nicole N. Scheff, Audra L. Stinchcomb, Bruce J. Hinds
Carbon Nanotube Membranes For Use In The Transdermal Treatment Of Nicotine Addiction And Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms, Ji Wu, Caroline L. Strasinger, Nicole N. Scheff, Audra L. Stinchcomb, Bruce J. Hinds
Ji Wu
Transdermal systems are attractive methods of drug administration specifically when treating patients for drug addiction. Current systems however are deficient in therapies that allow variable flux values of drug, such as nicotine for smoking cessation or complex dosing regimens using clonidine when treating opioid withdrawal symptoms. Through the use of functionalized carbon nanotube (CNT) membranes, drug delivery to the skin can be controlled by applying a small electrical bias to create a programmable drug delivery system. Clearly, a transdermal patch system that can be tailored to an individual’s needs will increase patient compliance as well as provide much more efficient …
Development Of Proportional Reasoning: Where Young Children Go Wrong, Ty W. Boyer, Susan C. Levine, Janellen Huttenlocher
Development Of Proportional Reasoning: Where Young Children Go Wrong, Ty W. Boyer, Susan C. Levine, Janellen Huttenlocher
Ty W. Boyer
Previous studies have found that children have difficulty solving proportional reasoning problems involving discrete units until 10 to 12 years of age, but can solve parallel problems involving continuous quantities by 6 years of age. The present studies examine where children go wrong in processing proportions that involve discrete quantities. A computerized proportional equivalence choice task was administered to kindergartners through 4th-graders in Study 1, and to 1st- and 3rd-graders in Study 2. Both studies involved 4 between-subjects conditions that were formed by pairing continuous and discrete target proportions with continuous and discrete choice alternatives. In Study 1, target and …