CHEMISTRY

 

 

Publication Record

 

Abou-Jawdeh, Y., H. Sobh, and A. Salameh. 2002. Antimycotic activities of selected plat flor, growing wild in Lebanon against phytopathogenic fungi. J. Agr. Food Chem. 50:3208–3213.

 

Abu-Hasanayn, F., and W. Herkstroeter. 2001. Energy Transfer to the Low-Energy Triplet States of 1,3-Dicarbonylazomethine Dyes: The Role of Unique Geometries and Nonadiabatic Behavior. Journal of Physical Chemistry, 105:1214.

 

Abu-Hasanayn, F., H. Y. Cheong, and M. Oliff. 2002. Identification of Jahn-Teller Effects in Both Singlet and Triplet Low Energy States of [h6-(Benzene)Nb(CO)3]+ . Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 41:2120.

 

Al-Ghoul, M., and C. E. Byung. 2001. Generalized hydrodynamic theory of shock waves in rigid diatomic gases. Physical Review E 64, 046303.

 

. 2001. Nonequilibrium partition function in the presence of heat flow. Journal of Chemical Physics 115:8481–8488.

 

. 2002. Temporal localization of limit cycles in a noise-driven chemical oscillator. Physica A 307:331.

 

Al-Ghoul, M., and R. Sultan. 2001. Front propagation in patterned precipitation 1. Simulation of a migrating Co(OH)2 pattern. Journal of Physical Chemistry A 105 (34): 8053–8058.

 

. 2003. Front propagation in patterned precipitation 2. Electric effects in precipitation-dissolution patterning schemes. Journal of Physical Chemistry A 107:1095–1101.

 

Bouhadir, K., E. Alsberg, and D. J. Mooney. 2001. Hydrogels for combination delivery of antineoplastic agents. Biomaterials 22:1625–2633.

 

Bouhadir, K., K. Y. Lee, E. Alsberg, K. L. Damm, K. W. Anderson, and D. J. Mooney. 2001. Degradation of partially oxidized alginate and its potential application for tissue engineering. Biotech. Prog. 17 (5): 945–950.

 

Bouhadir, K., and D. J. Mooney. 2001. Promoting angiogenesis in engineered tissues. J. Drug Target 9 (6): 397–406.

 

Diab-Assaf, M., M. J. Haddadin, P. Yared, C. Al-Assaad., S. Haddad, and H. U. Gali-Muhtasib. 2002. Quinoxaline 1,4-dioxides: hypoxia selective therapeutic agents. Molecular Carcinogenesis 33 (4): 198–205.

 

Galietta, L. V. J., M. F. Springsteel, M. Eda, E. J. Niedzinski, K. By, M. J. Haddadin, M. J. Kurth, M. H. Nantz, and A. S. Verkman, 2001. Novel CFTR chloride channel activators identified by screening combinatorial libraries based on flavone benzoquinolizinium lead compounds. J. Biol. Chem. 276 (23): 19723.

 

Ghaddar, T., J. Wishart, D. Thompson, J. Whitesell, and M. A. Fox. 2002. A dendrimer-based electron antenna: Paired electron transfer reactions in dendrimers with a 4,4'-bipyridine core and naphthalene peripheral groups. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 124 (28): 8285.

 

Ghannoum S., Y. Xin, J. Jaber, and L. I. Halaoui. 2003. Self-assembly of polyacrylate-capped Pt nanoparticles on a polyelectrolyte surface: kinetics of adsorption, and effect of ionic strength and deposition protocol. Langmuir 19:4804–4811.

 

Halaoui, L., 2001. Characterization and photoelectrochemistry of layer-by-layer self-assembled films of CdS quantum dots in polyelectrolyte matrix. Mater. Res. Soc. Proc. 668:H8.1–H8.6.

 

. 2001. Layer-by-layer assembly of polyacrylate-capped CdS nanoparticles in poly (diallyldimethylammonium chloride) on solid surfaces. Langmuir 17:7130–7136.

 

. H. Sherifian, and A. J. Bard., 2001. Reduction of nitric acid to hydroxylamine at glassy carbon surfaces modified by the reduction of p-phenylenediamine and p-aminophenol in 1.0 M nitric acid–A scanning electrochemical microscopy study. J. Electrochem. Soc. 148:E386–E393.

 

Hilal, N., and R. Sultan. 2003. Density oscillations in precipitate domains of a propagating Cr(OH)3 ring. Chem. Phys. Lett. 373:183–186.

 

Huang, K. S., M. J. Haddadin, and M. J. Kurth. 2002. Imidazopyridinium and pyridopyridinium bromides: Synthesis and hydrolysis. J. Org. Chem. 67:2382.

 

Kortz, U., N. K. Al-Kassem, M. G. Savelieff, N. A. Al Kadi and M. Sadakane, 2001. “Synthesis and Characterization of Copper, Zinc, Manganese and Cobalt-Substituted, Dimeric Heteropolyanions, [(a-XW9O33)2M3(H2O)3]n- (n = 12, X = AsIII, SbIII, M = Cu2+, Zn2+; n = 10, X = SeIV, TeIV, M = Cu2+) and [(a-AsW9O33)2WO(H2O)M2(H2O)2]10- (M = Zn2+, Mn2+, Co2+)”. Inorg. Chem. 40:4742.

 

Kortz, U., M. G. Savelieff, B. S. Bassil, and M. H. Dickman. 2001. A large, novel polyoxotungstate, [AsIII6W65O217(H2O)7]26-. Angew. Chem. 113:3488; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 40:3384.

 

Kortz, U., M. G. Savelieff, B. S. Bassil, B. Keita, and L. Nadjo. 2002. Synthesis and characterization of iron(III) containing dimeric heteropolyanions, [Fe4(H2O)10(XW9O33)2]n- (n = 6, X = AsIII, SbIII, ; n = 4, X = SeIV, TeIV). Inorg. Chem. 41:783.

 

Lee K. Y., K. H. Bouhadir, and D. J. Mooney. 2002. Evaluation of chain stiffness of partially oxidized alginate derivatives. Biomacromolecules 3 (6): 1129–1134.

 

Mandalian L., and R. Sultan. 2002. Fractal structures in PbF2/Pb(NO3)2 precipitate systems. Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications (CCCC) 67:1729–1742.

 

Muhtasib, H. G., M. J. Haddadin, and D. Rahhal. 2001. Quinoxaline 1,4-dioxides as anticancer and hypoxia-selective drugs. J. Oncology Reports 8:684.

 

Nishimura S., N. Abrams, B. A. Lewis, L. I. Halaoui, T. E. Mallouk, K. Benkstein, J. van de Lagemaat, and A. J. Frank. 2003. Standing wave enhancement of red absorbance and photocurrent in dye-sensitized titanium dioxide photoelectrodes coupled to photonic crystals. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125:6306–6310.

 

Panja, C., N. A. Saliba, and B. E. Koel. 2001. Acetylene chemisorption on Sn/Pt(100) alloys. Journal of Physical Chemistry A 105 (18): 3786–3796.

 

Saliba, N., H. Yang, and B. J. Finlayson-Pitts. 2001. Reactions of gaseous nitric oxide with nitric acid on silica surfaces in the presence of water at room temperature. Journal of Physical Chemistry A 105 (45): 10339–10346.

 

Sammelson, R. E., M. M. Olmstead, M. J. Haddadin, and M. J. Kurth. 2001. 1,2,4,5-tetrazines as oxidant and reactant with DBU: An unexpected formation of a novel tetraheterocyclic azepine. J. Org. Chem. 66:1310.

 

Shreif, Z., M. Al-Ghoul, and R. Sultan. 2002. Effect of competitive complex formation on patterning and front propagation in periodic precipitation”, ChemPhysChem 3 (7): 592–598.

 

Sultan, R. 2002. Propagating fronts in periodic precipitation systems with re-dissolution. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (PCCP) 4:1253–1261.

 

Sultan, R., and Sh. Panjarian. 2001. Propagating fronts in Cr(OH)3 precipitate systems in gelled media. Physica D 157:241–250.

 

Tsai J. Y., K. H. Bouhadir, J. L. Zhou, T. R. Webb, Y. Sun, and P. B. Shevlin. 2003. Synthesis of purine- and pyrimidine-substituted heptadienes. The stereochemistry of cyclization and cyclopolymerization products. J. Org. Chem. 68 (4): 1235–1241.

 

Weppen, P. 2001. Process calorimetry on composting of municipal organic wastes. Journal of Biomass and Bioenergy 21:289-299.

 

Weppen, P. 2002. Determining compost-maturity - evaluation of analytical properties. Compost Science & Utilization 10:6-15.

 

 

 

Abstracts, Conferences, and Proceedings

 

Al-Ghoul, M., and C. E. Byung. 2001. Generalized hydrodynamic theory of shock structures in monatomic and diatomic gases. Proceedings of the First Workshop on Shock Waves, Japan, October 5–10, 2001.

 

Gali-Muhtasib, H. U., M. M. Sidani, M. Diab-Assaf, and M. J. Haddadin. 2002. 2-benzoyl-3-phenyl-6,7-dichloroquinoxaline 1,4-dioxide is a novel angiogenesis inhibitor that potentiates the antitumor effects of ionizing radiation. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Hypoxia/IF Mediated Responses in Tumor Biology, 6. Manchester, United Kingdom, November 27–29, 2002.

 

Gali-Muhtasib, H., M. Sidani, M. Diab-Assaf, M. Haddadin, F. Geara, and G. Zaatari. 2003. An evaluation of radiosensitization effects of quinoxaline 1,4-dioxides. Second International Conference on Translational Research and Pre-Clinical Strategies in Radio-Oncology, Lugano, Switzerland, March 16–19, 2003. International Journal of Radiation Oncology and Biology and Physics 55 (2): 506.

 

Ghannoum, S., M. Markarian, Y. Xin, J. Jaber, L. I. Halaoui.  Self-assembled films of Pt and CdS Nanocrystallites in Polyelectrolytes: Parameters Determining the Kinetics of Assembly and Photoelectrochemical Behavior.  2003.   225th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Abstracts of Papers PHYS-518.

  

Halaoui, L. I.,  2001. Semiconductor Quantum Dots in Polyelectrolyte Polymers: Multilayered Self-Assembly and Change Transfer and Transport Processes.  Presentation at the “Troisième Colloque Franco-Libanais sur la Science des Matériaux” international conference, Beirut.  May 16-18, 2001.

 

. 2002.  Charge Transfer and Transport Processes in Mesoscopic Photoelectrodes of Semiconductor Nanoparticles Self-Assembled in Poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride).  Presentation at the European Materials Research Society Meeting, Strasbourg, France.  June 18-21, 2002.

 

Halaoui L. I., Y. Xin, and J. Jaber. 2002. Semiconductor and metal nanoparticles in polyelectrolyte polymers: Multilayered self-assembly, and charge transfer and transport processes. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Composites Engineering, ed. David Hui, 271–272. Univ. of New Orleans, September 2002.

 

Mallouk, T. E., D. E. Wilson, L. I. Halaoui, B. A. Lewis, K. K. Lew, J. M. Redwing, and T. S. Meyer. 2003.  Template Synthesis and Photoelectrochemistry of Semiconductor Nanocrystal Arrays.  Proceedings of the 26th Department of Energy Solar Photochemistry Research Conference, p. 111.

 

Miller, J. W., R. Z. Renno, Terada, M. J. Haddadin, F. Delori, N. Michaud, and E. S. Gragoudas. 2002. Targeted photodynamic therapy of experimental choroidal neovascularization using verteprofin and a homing peptide to VEGF- R2. Retina Congress 2002, San Francisco, CA, United States. September 28–30, 2002. Symposium 2: Photodynamic Therapy for Age-related Macular Degeneration, 11. September 29, 2002.

 

Renno, R., Terada, M. J. Haddadin, F. C. Delori, J. W. Gragoudas, and J. W. Miller. 2002. Selective targeting of verteprofin to choroidal neovascularization mediated by a homing peptide to VEGF-R2. The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting, 3977. Lauderdale, FL, United States, May 5–10, 2002.

 

Shreif, Z., M. Al-Ghoul, and R. Sultan. 2002. 1D Simulations and 2D Experiments in Electro-Liesegang Systems. Gordon Research Conference on “Oscillations and Dynamic Instabilities in Chemical Systems”, Queen's College, Oxford, UK, July/August 2002.

 

Sultan, R. 2002. Front Propagation in Periodic Precipitation Systems with Re-dissolution. Invited seminar talk, First Workshop on Dynamics and its Applications, Center for Advanced Mathematical Sciences (CAMS), American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon, October 2002.

 

Weppen, P., K. Daginnus and W.-D. Deckwer. 2002. Physikalisch-chemische Charakterisierung der Sorption von Schwermetallen an Biomasse als Basis zur Verfahrensbewertung, GVC Fachausschußsitzung, Produktionsintegrierte Wasser/Abwassertechnik, Bremen, September 17-18, 2002. Invited lecture.

 

 

 

Graduate Theses and Projects

 

Al-Kasssem, N. 2001. Synthesis and characterization of copper and zinc-substituted dimeric heteropolyanions, [(a-XW9O33)2M3(H2O)3]n- (n = 12, X = AsIII, SbIII, M = Cu2+, Zn2+; n = 10, X = SeIV, TeIV, M = Cu2+).

 

Bou Chedid, R. 2002. Solid phase synthesis of quinoxaline 1,4-dioxides.

 

Savelieff, M. 2002. Polyoxoanions with lone pair containing hetero-atoms: synthesis and characterization of transition metal substituted dimeric polyoxotungstates and synthesis and characterization of polyoxomolybdates functionally derivatized by amino-acids.