Rhodos, Vol. 9, No. 2
- Date: 1997-02-21
- Subjects: Rhodes University -- Rhodos , Grahamstown -- Newspapers
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:14918 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019157
- Description: The Rhodos newsletter carries news and information about events, awards, projects and developments both on and off campus. Ten editions of Rhodos are printed throughout the academic year for distribution among staff members of the University
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- Date Issued: 1997-02-21
- Date: 1997-02-21
- Subjects: Rhodes University -- Rhodos , Grahamstown -- Newspapers
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:14918 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019157
- Description: The Rhodos newsletter carries news and information about events, awards, projects and developments both on and off campus. Ten editions of Rhodos are printed throughout the academic year for distribution among staff members of the University
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- Date Issued: 1997-02-21
Rhodos, Vol. 9, No. 3
- Date: 1997-03-07
- Subjects: Rhodes University -- Rhodos , Grahamstown -- Newspapers
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:14919 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019158
- Description: The Rhodos newsletter carries news and information about events, awards, projects and developments both on and off campus. Ten editions of Rhodos are printed throughout the academic year for distribution among staff members of the University
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- Date Issued: 1997-03-07
- Date: 1997-03-07
- Subjects: Rhodes University -- Rhodos , Grahamstown -- Newspapers
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:14919 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019158
- Description: The Rhodos newsletter carries news and information about events, awards, projects and developments both on and off campus. Ten editions of Rhodos are printed throughout the academic year for distribution among staff members of the University
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- Date Issued: 1997-03-07
Rhodos, Vol. 9, No. 4
- Date: 1997-03-20
- Subjects: Rhodes University -- Rhodos , Grahamstown -- Newspapers
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:14920 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019159
- Description: The Rhodos newsletter carries news and information about events, awards, projects and developments both on and off campus. Ten editions of Rhodos are printed throughout the academic year for distribution among staff members of the University
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- Date Issued: 1997-03-20
- Date: 1997-03-20
- Subjects: Rhodes University -- Rhodos , Grahamstown -- Newspapers
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:14920 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019159
- Description: The Rhodos newsletter carries news and information about events, awards, projects and developments both on and off campus. Ten editions of Rhodos are printed throughout the academic year for distribution among staff members of the University
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- Date Issued: 1997-03-20
Rhodos, Vol. 9, No. 5
- Date: 1997-04-04
- Subjects: Rhodes University -- Rhodos , Grahamstown -- Newspapers
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:14921 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019160
- Description: The Rhodos newsletter carries news and information about events, awards, projects and developments both on and off campus. Ten editions of Rhodos are printed throughout the academic year for distribution among staff members of the University
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- Date Issued: 1997-04-04
- Date: 1997-04-04
- Subjects: Rhodes University -- Rhodos , Grahamstown -- Newspapers
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:14921 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019160
- Description: The Rhodos newsletter carries news and information about events, awards, projects and developments both on and off campus. Ten editions of Rhodos are printed throughout the academic year for distribution among staff members of the University
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- Date Issued: 1997-04-04
Rhodos, Vol. 9, No. 6
- Date: 1997-04-18
- Subjects: Rhodes University -- Rhodos , Grahamstown -- Newspapers
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:14922 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019161
- Description: The Rhodos newsletter carries news and information about events, awards, projects and developments both on and off campus. Ten editions of Rhodos are printed throughout the academic year for distribution among staff members of the University
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- Date Issued: 1997-04-18
- Date: 1997-04-18
- Subjects: Rhodes University -- Rhodos , Grahamstown -- Newspapers
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:14922 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019161
- Description: The Rhodos newsletter carries news and information about events, awards, projects and developments both on and off campus. Ten editions of Rhodos are printed throughout the academic year for distribution among staff members of the University
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- Date Issued: 1997-04-18
Rhodos, Vol. 9, No. 7
- Date: 1997-05-02
- Subjects: Rhodes University -- Rhodos , Grahamstown -- Newspapers
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:14923 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019162
- Description: The Rhodos newsletter carries news and information about events, awards, projects and developments both on and off campus. Ten editions of Rhodos are printed throughout the academic year for distribution among staff members of the University
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- Date Issued: 1997-05-02
- Date: 1997-05-02
- Subjects: Rhodes University -- Rhodos , Grahamstown -- Newspapers
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:14923 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019162
- Description: The Rhodos newsletter carries news and information about events, awards, projects and developments both on and off campus. Ten editions of Rhodos are printed throughout the academic year for distribution among staff members of the University
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- Date Issued: 1997-05-02
Rhodos, Vol. 9, No. 8
- Date: 1997-05-16
- Subjects: Rhodes University -- Rhodos , Grahamstown -- Newspapers
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:14924 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019163
- Description: The Rhodos newsletter carries news and information about events, awards, projects and developments both on and off campus. Ten editions of Rhodos are printed throughout the academic year for distribution among staff members of the University
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- Date Issued: 1997-05-16
- Date: 1997-05-16
- Subjects: Rhodes University -- Rhodos , Grahamstown -- Newspapers
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:14924 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019163
- Description: The Rhodos newsletter carries news and information about events, awards, projects and developments both on and off campus. Ten editions of Rhodos are printed throughout the academic year for distribution among staff members of the University
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- Date Issued: 1997-05-16
Rhodos, Vol. 9, No. 9
- Date: 1997-05-30
- Subjects: Rhodes University -- Rhodos , Grahamstown -- Newspapers
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:14925 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019164
- Description: The Rhodos newsletter carries news and information about events, awards, projects and developments both on and off campus. Ten editions of Rhodos are printed throughout the academic year for distribution among staff members of the University
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- Date Issued: 1997-05-30
- Date: 1997-05-30
- Subjects: Rhodes University -- Rhodos , Grahamstown -- Newspapers
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:14925 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1019164
- Description: The Rhodos newsletter carries news and information about events, awards, projects and developments both on and off campus. Ten editions of Rhodos are printed throughout the academic year for distribution among staff members of the University
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- Date Issued: 1997-05-30
South African Association of Botanists: welcome and opening
- Authors: Badat, Saleem
- Date: 2011-01-17
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7804 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1015997
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- Date Issued: 2011-01-17
- Authors: Badat, Saleem
- Date: 2011-01-17
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7804 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1015997
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2011-01-17
Synthesis and characterization of quantum dots designed for biomedical use
- Kuzyniak, Weronika, Adegoke, Oluwasesan, Sekhosana, Kutloano, D’Souza, Sarah, Tshangana, Sesethu Charmaine, Hoffmann, Björn, Ermilov, Eugeny A., Nyokong, Tebello, Höpfner, Michael
- Authors: Kuzyniak, Weronika , Adegoke, Oluwasesan , Sekhosana, Kutloano , D’Souza, Sarah , Tshangana, Sesethu Charmaine , Hoffmann, Björn , Ermilov, Eugeny A. , Nyokong, Tebello , Höpfner, Michael
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7310 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020387
- Description: Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) have become promising nanoparticles for a wide variety of biomedical applications. However, the major drawback of QDs is their potential toxicity. Here, we determined possible cytotoxic effects of a set of QDs by systematic photophysical evaluation in vitro as well as in vivo. QDs were synthesized by the hydrothermal aqueous route with sizes in the range of 2.0–3.5 nm. Cytotoxic effects of QDs were studied in the human pancreatic carcinoid cell line BON. Cadmium telluride QDs with or without zinc sulfide shell and coated with 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) were highly cytotoxic even at nanomolar concentrations. Capping with l-glutathione (GSH) or thioglycolic acid (TGA) reduced the cytotoxicity of cadmium telluride QDs and cadmium selenide QDs. Determination of the toxicity of QDs revealed IC50 values in the micromolar range. In vivo studies showed good tolerability of CdSe QDs with ZnS shell and GSH capping. We could demonstrate that QDs with ZnS shell and GSH capping exhibit low toxicity and good tolerability in cell models and living organisms. These QDs appear to be promising candidates for biomedical applications such as drug delivery for enhanced chemotherapy or targeted delivery of light sensitive substances for photodynamic therapy. , Original publication is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2014.03.037
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- Authors: Kuzyniak, Weronika , Adegoke, Oluwasesan , Sekhosana, Kutloano , D’Souza, Sarah , Tshangana, Sesethu Charmaine , Hoffmann, Björn , Ermilov, Eugeny A. , Nyokong, Tebello , Höpfner, Michael
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7310 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020387
- Description: Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) have become promising nanoparticles for a wide variety of biomedical applications. However, the major drawback of QDs is their potential toxicity. Here, we determined possible cytotoxic effects of a set of QDs by systematic photophysical evaluation in vitro as well as in vivo. QDs were synthesized by the hydrothermal aqueous route with sizes in the range of 2.0–3.5 nm. Cytotoxic effects of QDs were studied in the human pancreatic carcinoid cell line BON. Cadmium telluride QDs with or without zinc sulfide shell and coated with 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) were highly cytotoxic even at nanomolar concentrations. Capping with l-glutathione (GSH) or thioglycolic acid (TGA) reduced the cytotoxicity of cadmium telluride QDs and cadmium selenide QDs. Determination of the toxicity of QDs revealed IC50 values in the micromolar range. In vivo studies showed good tolerability of CdSe QDs with ZnS shell and GSH capping. We could demonstrate that QDs with ZnS shell and GSH capping exhibit low toxicity and good tolerability in cell models and living organisms. These QDs appear to be promising candidates for biomedical applications such as drug delivery for enhanced chemotherapy or targeted delivery of light sensitive substances for photodynamic therapy. , Original publication is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2014.03.037
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The nonlinear absorption in new lanthanide double decker pyridine-based phthalocyanines in solution and thin films
- Sekhosana, Kutloano Edward, Nyokong, Tebello
- Authors: Sekhosana, Kutloano Edward , Nyokong, Tebello
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7299 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020366
- Description: The optical behavior of bis-{2(3), 9(10), 16(17), 23(24)-(tetrapyridin-4-yloxy phthalocyaninato)} lanthanum (III) (2) and its ytterbium (3) counterpart in dimethyl sulfoxide are presented and compared to bis-{1(4), 8(11), 15(18), 22(25)-(tetrapyridin-4-yloxy phthalocyaninato)} ytterbium (III) (4). We report on the third-order susceptibility, second-order hyperpolarizability and the limiting threshold values. The nonlinear optical limiting threshold values of complexes 2, 3 and 4 showed improvement in the solid state (thin films), with complex 4 giving the best value at 0.033 J cm−2. , Original publication is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2015.05.022
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Sekhosana, Kutloano Edward , Nyokong, Tebello
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7299 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020366
- Description: The optical behavior of bis-{2(3), 9(10), 16(17), 23(24)-(tetrapyridin-4-yloxy phthalocyaninato)} lanthanum (III) (2) and its ytterbium (3) counterpart in dimethyl sulfoxide are presented and compared to bis-{1(4), 8(11), 15(18), 22(25)-(tetrapyridin-4-yloxy phthalocyaninato)} ytterbium (III) (4). We report on the third-order susceptibility, second-order hyperpolarizability and the limiting threshold values. The nonlinear optical limiting threshold values of complexes 2, 3 and 4 showed improvement in the solid state (thin films), with complex 4 giving the best value at 0.033 J cm−2. , Original publication is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2015.05.022
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Ultrafast Photodynamics of the Indoline Dye D149 Adsorbed to Porous ZnO in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
- Rohwer, Egmont, Richter, Christoph, Heming, Nadine, Strauch, Kerstin, Litwinski, Christian, Nyokong, Tebello, Schlettwein, Derck, Schwoerer, Heinrich
- Authors: Rohwer, Egmont , Richter, Christoph , Heming, Nadine , Strauch, Kerstin , Litwinski, Christian , Nyokong, Tebello , Schlettwein, Derck , Schwoerer, Heinrich
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7326 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020576
- Description: We investigate the ultrafast dynamics of the photoinduced electron transfer between surface-adsorbed indoline D149 dye and porous ZnO as used in the working electrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells. Transient absorption spectroscopy was conducted on the dye in solution, on solid state samples and for the latter in contact to a I−/I3− redox electrolyte typical for dye-sensitized solar cells to elucidate the effect of each component in the observed dynamics. D149 in a solution of 1:1 acetonitrile and tert-butyl alcohol shows excited-state lifetimes of 300±50 ps. This signature is severely quenched when D149 is adsorbed to ZnO, with the fastest component of the decay trace measured at 150±20 fs due to the charge-transfer mechanism. Absorption bands of the oxidized dye molecule were investigated to determine regeneration times which are in excess of 1 ns. The addition of the redox electrolyte to the system results in faster regeneration times, of the order of 1 ns. , Original publication is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201200715
- Full Text: false
- Authors: Rohwer, Egmont , Richter, Christoph , Heming, Nadine , Strauch, Kerstin , Litwinski, Christian , Nyokong, Tebello , Schlettwein, Derck , Schwoerer, Heinrich
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7326 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020576
- Description: We investigate the ultrafast dynamics of the photoinduced electron transfer between surface-adsorbed indoline D149 dye and porous ZnO as used in the working electrodes of dye-sensitized solar cells. Transient absorption spectroscopy was conducted on the dye in solution, on solid state samples and for the latter in contact to a I−/I3− redox electrolyte typical for dye-sensitized solar cells to elucidate the effect of each component in the observed dynamics. D149 in a solution of 1:1 acetonitrile and tert-butyl alcohol shows excited-state lifetimes of 300±50 ps. This signature is severely quenched when D149 is adsorbed to ZnO, with the fastest component of the decay trace measured at 150±20 fs due to the charge-transfer mechanism. Absorption bands of the oxidized dye molecule were investigated to determine regeneration times which are in excess of 1 ns. The addition of the redox electrolyte to the system results in faster regeneration times, of the order of 1 ns. , Original publication is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201200715
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Welcome address at the Southern Africa-Nordic Centre Conference
- Authors: Badat, Saleem
- Date: 2009-12-07
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7736 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1015883
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2009-12-07
- Authors: Badat, Saleem
- Date: 2009-12-07
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7736 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1015883
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 2009-12-07
Welcome at joint annual congress of S.A. Pharmacological Society, Physiological Society of Southern Africa, and Bio-medical Engineering Eociety of South Africa
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Date: 1980-10-15
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7413 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018290
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 1980-10-15
- Authors: Henderson, Derek Scott
- Date: 1980-10-15
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7413 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018290
- Full Text:
- Date Issued: 1980-10-15