Physiology and physical chemistry of bile acids

MC Di Gregorio, J Cautela, L Galantini - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bile acids (BAs) are facial amphiphiles synthesized in the body of all vertebrates. They
undergo the enterohepatic circulation: they are produced in the liver, stored in the …

Bright and fast emission from robust supramolecular J-aggregate nanostructures through silica-encapsulation

DH Thanippuli Arachchi, U Barotov, CF Perkinson… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We introduce a two-step silica-encapsulation procedure to optimize both the optical
efficiency and structural robustness of 5, 5′, 6, 6′-tetrachloro-1, 1′-diethyl-3, 3′-di (4 …

Bile acid-assisted self-assembly of BiOCl nanosheets into hierarchical structures for photocatalytic degradation in water treatment

J Zheng, B Zhao, K Wang, W Liang… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this study, we present a facile and eco-friendly method to synthesize hierarchical, flower-
like bismuth oxychloride (BiOCl) microstructures with nanoscale features using bile acids …

Organic semiconductor micro/nanocrystals for laser applications

J Álvarez-Conde, EM García-Frutos… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Organic semiconductor micro/nanocrystals (OSMCs) have attracted great attention due to
their numerous advantages such us free grain boundaries, minimal defects and traps …

PPDA hybrid: a flexible and biocompatible platform for supercapacitor and strain sensing applications

Z Luo, W Ye, F Long, W Liang, Y Leng - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Flexible, biocompatible, and high-performance energy storage platforms that can intimately
interface with biological systems are highly desirable for emerging on-skin sensing and …

A novel near-infrared polymethine dye biosensor for rapid and selective detection of lithocholic acid

J Zheng, W Zhang, Y Gong, W Liang, Y Leng - Biosensors and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lithocholic acid (LCA), a secondary bile acid, has emerged as a potential early diagnostic
biomarker for various liver diseases. In this study, we introduce a novel near-infrared (NIR) …

Integrating Highly Luminescent Lanthanides with Strongly Coupled Dye J-Aggregates on Nanotubes for Efficient Cascade Energy Transfer

A Kamalakshan, AM Chittilappilly Devassy… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photoluminescent one-dimensional hybrid nanostructured materials having outstanding
inorganic–organic advantages are gaining significant attention on account of their intriguing …

Fluorescent H-aggregate vesicles and tubes of a cyanine dye and their potential as light-harvesting antennae

NR Reddy, M Aubin, A Kushima… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
H-aggregates of π-conjugated dyes are an ordered supramolecular structure. However, the
non-fluorescence behavior of H-aggregates greatly limits their potential applications. In this …

Controllable isomerization of a light-sensitive spiropyran unit via the assembly of pyrenyl-modified rod-coil amphiphiles

C Xu, N Ye, X Gou, L Feng, P Liu, Q Han, Z Huang… - Dyes and …, 2025 - Elsevier
New types of supramolecular light-responsive assembly systems have been constructed
upon the addition of pyrene functional groups to spiropyran-derived amphiphilic rod-coil …

Liquid-crystalline ordering of davydov-split aggregates of cyanine dyes

Y Ma, A Dicce, NR Reddy, J Fang - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
ditetradecyloxacarbocyanine (DiOC 14 (3)) and 3, 3′-Dioctadecyloxacarbocyanine (DiOC
18 (3)) are lipophilic carbocyanine dyes with a conjugated polymethine backbone and two …