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- Ferrari, Raffaele, et al.
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Frontotemporal dementia and its subtypes: a genome-wide association study.
- 2014
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Ingår i: Lancet Neurology. - 1474-4465. ; 13:7, s. 686-699
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a complex disorder characterised by a broad range of clinical manifestations, differential pathological signatures, and genetic variability. Mutations in three genes-MAPT, GRN, and C9orf72-have been associated with FTD. We sought to identify novel genetic risk loci associated with the disorder.
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- Gathergood, Nicholas
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Synthesis and polymerization of isosorbide-based monomethacrylates
- 2019
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Patent (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Isosorbide-5-methacrylate was obtained by enzymatic catalysis with Lipozyme RM IM in a highly regioselective manner in up to 87% yield. The process uses readily available acyl donors (methacrylic anydride or vinyl methacrylate), is easily scalable and chromatography free. Simple extractive workup followed by decoloration and filtration affords the monomer with up to > 99% purity. In addition, the developed enzymatic strategy was applied for the synthesis of a series of isosorbide 5- and 2-methacrylate derivatives. All the sythesized isosorbide monomethacrylates were radically polymerized with AIBN. The properties of these polymers with different side groups in either endo or exo configuration in the isosorbide structure was examined. The methacrylic isosorbide derivatives with OH-group were found to have very high glass transition temperature (Tg = 167 °C) and good thermal stability (at 5% weight loss under N2, Td,95 = 240 °C). The highest molecular weight (Mn = 80.6 kg/mol) was determined for the polymethacrylate with Ac-substitute.
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- Ismagilova, Alina, et al.
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Ecotoxicity of isosorbide acrylate and methacrylate monomers and corresponding polymers
- 2023
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Ingår i: Green Chemistry. - 1463-9270. ; 25:4, s. 1626-1634
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Isosorbide is a well-investigated and accessible biomass-derived compound that has found wide use in medicine, cosmetics, and material sciences. The efforts to employ this rigid bicyclic diol as a sustainable building block in high-performance biobased plastics for, e.g., the engineering, coating, and packaging sectors have grown sharply in recent years. Due to the biomass origin, there is an implicit assumption of a low toxicity and an environmentally benign nature of isosorbide-derived plastics. In the present work, the ecotoxicity of isosorbide acrylate and methacrylate monomers and the corresponding poly(meth)acrylates, as well as industrially produced latexes from these monomers, were evaluated towards bacteria (Escherichia coli, Aliivibrio fischeri), vascular plants (Spirodela polyrhiza) and invertebrates (Thamnocephalus platyurus) using widely acknowledged test assays. The measured half maximal effective concentration (EC50) values indicate that the chemically reactive isosorbide acrylate monomers are toxic towards higher multicellular organisms (S. polyrhiza and T. platyurus, EC50 ~9 mg L-1) and moderately toxic towards bacteria (E. coli), whereas the corresponding methacrylate monomers can be considered as practically harmless or harmless on the same test assays. Corresponding isosorbide polyacrylate and polymethacrylate polymers are harmless towards the tested organisms (EC50 > 1000 mg L-1), except towards E. coli, where two polymers are classified as practically harmless (EC50 = 374 and 514 mg L-1). Moreover, industrially produced isosorbide methacrylate derived latexes can be classified as harmless based on this study.
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- Laanesoo, Siim, et al.
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Poly(alkanoyl isosorbide methacrylate)s: from amorphous to semi-crystalline and liquid crystalline biobased materials
- 2021
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Ingår i: Biomacromolecules. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 1526-4602 .- 1525-7797. ; 22:2, s. 640-648
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- We have prepared a series of twelve D-isosorbide-2-alkanoate-5-methacrylate monomers as single regioisomers with different pendant linear C2 to C20 alkanoyl chains by using biocatalytic and chemical acylations. By conventional radical polymerization, these monomers afforded high-molecular weight biobased poly(alkanoyl isosorbide methacrylate)s (PAIMAs). Samples with C2-C12 alkanoyl chains were amorphous with glass transition temperatures from 107 to 54 °C, while C14-C20 chains gave semi-crystalline materials with melting points up to 59 °C. Moreover, PAIMAs with C13-C20 chains formed liquid crystalline mesophases with transition temperatures up to 93 °C. The mesophases were studied by polarized optical microscopy, and rheology showed stepwise changes of the viscosity at the transition temperature. Unexpectedly, a PAIMA prepared from a regioisomeric monomer (C18) showed semi-crystallinity but no liquid crystallinity. Consequently, the properties of the PAIMAs were readily tunable by controlling the phase structure and transitions through the alkanoyl chain length and the regiochemistry to form fully amorphous, semi-crystalline or semi-/liquid crystalline materials.
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- Lizon, Jean Louis, et al.
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Opto-mechanical design of a new Cross Dispersion Unit for the CRIRES plus high resolution spectrograph for the VLT
- 2014
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Ingår i: GROUND-BASED AND AIRBORNE INSTRUMENTATION FOR ASTRONOMY V. - : SPIE. - 9780819496157
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- CRIRES is one of the few IR (0.92-5.2 mu m) high-resolution spectrographs in operation at the VLT since 2006. Despite good performance it suffers a limitation that significantly hampers its ability: a small spectral coverage per exposure. The CRIRES upgrade (CRIRES+) proposes to transform CRIRES into a cross-dispersed spectrograph while maintaining the high resolution (100000) and increasing the wavelength coverage by a factor 10 compared to the current capabilities. A major part of the upgrade is the exchange of the actual cryogenic pre-disperser module by a new cross disperser unit. In addition to a completely new optical design, a number of important changes are required on key components and functions like the slit unit and detectors units. We will outline the design of these new units fitting inside a predefined and restricted space. The mechanical design of the new functions including a description and analysis will be presented. Finally we will present the strategy for the implementation of the changes.
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- Lizon, Jean Louis, et al.
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Very accurate cryogenic mechanisms for CRIRES
- 2018
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Ingår i: OPTICAL AND INFRARED INTERFEROMETRY AND IMAGING VI. - : SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING. - 9781510619562
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- After 5 years of operation on the VLT, a large upgrade of CRIRES (the ESO Cryogenic InfraRed Echelle Spectrograph) was decided mainly in order to increase the efficiency. Using a cross dispersion design allows better wavelength coverage per exposure. This means a complete re-design of the cryogenic pre-optic which were including a pre-dispersion stage with a large prism as dispersive element. The new design requires a move of the entrance slit and associated decker toward the first intermediate focal plane right behind the window. Implement 2 functions with high positioning accuracy in a pre-defined and limited space was a real challenge. The design and the test results recorded in the ESO Cryogenic Test Facility are reported in this paper. The second critical function is the grating wheel which positions the 6 cross disperser gratings into the beam. The paper describes the design of the mechanism which includes a detente system in order to guaranty the 5 arc sec positioning reproducibility requested. The design includes also feedback system, based on switches, in order to ensure that the right grating is in position before starting a long exposure. The paper reports on the tests carried out at cryogenic temperature at the sub-system level. It also includes early performances recorded in the instrument along the first phases of the system test.
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