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Figure 1: Polystyrene synthesis.
Figure 2: Spinning disc confocal microscopy of acute monocytic leukemia THP-1 cells, differentiated THP-1 cel...
Figure 3: Uptake kinetics and subcellular localization of carboxyl- and amino-functionalized polystyrene nano...
Figure 4: Amino-functionalized polystyrene nanoparticles induce apoptotic cell death. THP-1 (A) and different...
Figure 5: Inhibition of vacuolar ATPase by bafilomycin A1 antagonizes the toxic effect of PS-NH2 nanoparticle...
Figure 1: Fluorescent dyes used for labelling.
Figure 2: Fluorescence emission spectra in ethanol of MPD (excitation 488 nm, left) and ATTO 647N-APS (excita...
Figure 3: Scattering corrections to the experimental absorption spectra of labelled NP dispersions in ethanol...
Figure 4: Left: TEM image of core-shell NP with secondary SiO2 layer. Average diameter: 31 ± 11 nm, with a co...
Figure 5: TEM images of CeO2 NP prepared according to [43]. Left: solvent ethanol/water 4:1, spherical particles,...
Figure 6: TEM images of agglomerates of CeO2 NP prepared according to [48], with average diameter of the circumsc...
Figure 7: STEM image (left) and EDX mapping (right) of agglomerates of Pt-decorated CeO2 NP (diameter of the ...
Figure 8: STEM image (left) and EDX mapping (right) of agglomerates of Pd-decorated CeO2 NP (diameter of the ...
Figure 1: A) Green dock beetle Gastrophysa viridula as an example for terrestrial attachment (image: Stanisla...
Figure 2: SEM pictures of the surface of selected rocks found in running waters: (A) andesite, (B) slate, (C)...
Figure 3: Examples of substrates which have been exposed to an aquatic environment and are covered with biofi...
Figure 4: Two hydrophilic surfaces separated by water. Graph shows the location of the overall radius (ro) of...
Figure 5: A) Zebra mussles attaching by byssal threads to a substrate, B) echinoderm foot (images: Petra Dits...
Figure 6: (A–D) Attachment devices of E. assimilis larvae: (A) ventral view, (B) claw of the foreleg, (C) set...
Figure 7: (A) Suction disc on the ventral side of Northern clingfish. Reproduced with permission from [27]. (B) M...
Figure 8: In air the volume of the cavity of suction cups increases. Due to the incompressibility of water th...
Figure 9: The pressure difference of the cavity under the suction cup and its environment determines the maxi...
Figure 10: A) Tarsal claw of the mayfly larva Baetis vardarensis. Abreviations: ug unguitractor, th theeth, s ...
Figure 1: Cell viability as measured by LDH release in PCLS culture medium at 0, 4, 24, 48, and 72 h after pr...
Figure 2: Viability of PCLS as determined by WST-1 conversion at 0, 4, 24, 48, and 72 h after preparation of ...
Figure 3: Cell proliferation in PCLS as determined by Click-iT® EdU Alexa Fluor® 488 Imaging Kit (Invitrogen)...
Figure 4: Cytotoxic response of PCLS as measured by LDH release after 4 and 24 h incubation. Results were cal...
Figure 5: Cytotoxic response of PCLS as measured by WST-1 conversion after 4 and 24 h incubation (n = 5; #p <...
Figure 6: A: CXCL-1 levels measured in the PCLS culture medium after 4 and 24 h of incubation; B: TNF-α-level...
Figure 7: Multiphoton microscopy of Ag-NPs in the lung tissue. Image of an 80 µm median cryosection of PCLS i...
Figure 1: Chemical structure of the cationic oligo(fluorene) (TF).
Figure 2: XRD spectra of SME, dehydrated SME (DHS), TF-intercalated hybrids (T5, T15, and T30), and the PS/TF...
Figure 3: The fluorescence spectra of PT5 (a), PT15 (b), PT30 (c) and TF films (d).
Figure 4: Fluorescence microscopy image, corresponding AFM magnification X,Y = 20 µm (inset) and cluster prof...
Figure 5: (a–c) Microscopy images of films of PT5, PT15 and PT30 cast under breath figure conditions. (d–f) F...
Figure 6: Chromatic stability of steady-state PL spectra upon UV exposure for 0 (dark blue line) to 20 min (r...
Figure 1: a) Schematic of the optical drive and detection setup. The drive laser focus can be positioned rela...
Figure 2: a) Measured spectra of the major optical components in the readout design. b) Measurement of the be...
Figure 3: Cantilever drive and deflection readout characterization. a) In contrast to piezo excitation (top c...
Figure 4: Bimodal AFM imaging of a PS/PMMA polymer blend with small, high-frequency cantilevers in both air (...
Figure 5: a) Schematic of the drive amplitude modulation feedback compared with standard amplitude modulation...
Figure 1: An endocytosis-like uptake of particles involves three major steps: adhesion (1), engulfment (2), a...
Figure 2: Phase diagram describing the interaction of particles with a spherical vesicle with initially zero ...
Figure 3: 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC) vesicle (green), 1 min (left) and 10 min (right) af...
Figure 4: Expected van der Waals (solid line) and double layer (dashed line) binding energies as a function o...
Figure 5: Time series of two DOPC vesicles in close contact. Upon the uptake of particles, initially a sudden...
Figure 6: Size dependence for fluid phase vesicles. Left: A DOPC vesicle (green) after incubation with 123 nm...
Figure 7: Gel phase vesicles (green) after incubation with particles (magenta). Left: 42 nm particles. The up...
Figure 8: Determination of the threshold number of particles Nthr for an uptake without volume loss. The diff...
Figure 9: Nanoparticles are added to the medium. After equilibration a vesicle is observed at constant focal ...
Figure 1: Growth of epithelial cells on a gold nanoparticle-decorated substrate. (A) Optical dark field micro...
Figure 2: Live cell imaging. (A) Scratches into the glass were used as position markers in the glass bottom o...
Figure 3: Adherence and proliferation of cells grown on nanoparticle-decorated substrates indicated by cell a...
Figure 4: Slopes extracted from linear power spectral density regression in the low frequency regime of power...
Figure 1: Comparison between the SEM images of an etched copper surface (left) and a smooth copper surface (r...
Figure 2: High magnification SEM image of an etched copper surface, showing the fine dendritic structure.
Figure 3: Line profile (profilometry) of an etched copper surface. Total scan length 4.8 mm.
Figure 4: Normal FT-Raman spectra of 1,2,4-triazole in solution. Solvent subtracted.
Figure 5: Optimized geometry of 1H-1,2,4-triazole (upper left) with the calculated distances (angstroms), alo...
Figure 6: Simulated Raman spectra of the two tautomers of 1,2,4-triazole.
Figure 7: Micro-Raman spectra (excitation 785 nm): smooth copper plate (A); etched copper plate (B); etched c...
Figure 8: Model systems for 1H/copper (upper panel) and 4H/copper (lower panel) complexes; carbon, nitrogen a...
Figure 9: Adsorption model of the 1,2,4-triazole molecules on the copper substrate.
Figure 10: Comparison between the SERS spectra of 1,2,4-triazole and imidazole absorbed on etched copper surfa...
Figure 1: Schematic representation of the process steps: (a) formation of SiO2 (5 nm thick) by RTO; (b) openi...
Figure 2: Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of the ordered arrays of Si NWs showing (left) a NW array...
Figure 3: The raw PL spectrum obtained from sample (C) at 6 K with excitation at 405 and 458 nm.
Figure 4: Temperature dependence of the instrument-response-corrected PL spectrum obtained from sample (C) wi...
Figure 5: Instrument-response-corrected PL spectra obtained with 405 nm excitation from the (A), (B), and (C)...
Figure 6: Curve-resolved PL spectrum of (a) sample (A), (b) sample (B), and (c) sample (C) at 25 K obtained w...