This Master’s thesis investigates the applicability of non-traditional substrates for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and surface-enhanced fluorescence. The use of silicon wafer for sandwich SERS immunoassay and ...

A series of bifunctional Mn(0), Mn(I), and Mn(II) complexes bearing polydentate ligands with secondary amino functionality were prepared, characterized, and tested as pre-catalysts in transfer hydrogenation of nitriles to ...

Prior to the antibiotic era, bacterial infections were the leading cause of death. Antibiotics were developed to cure a variety of ailments and saved many lives. However, due to overuse and inappropriate use of antibiotics, ...