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Alexander Simafranca
Researcher at University of Pennsylvania
Publications - 2
Citations - 5
Alexander Simafranca is an academic researcher from University of Pennsylvania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Conjugated system & Micelle. The author has co-authored 1 publications. Previous affiliations of Alexander Simafranca include University of California, Los Angeles.
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Chelation-mediated synthesis of nanoporous gold at near-neutral pH and room temperature by free corrosion dealloying of gold-copper alloy driven by oxygen reduction
Samuel S. Welborn,Alexander Simafranca,Alexander Simafranca,Zeyu Wang,Zeyu Wang,Heng Wei,Eric Detsi +6 more
TL;DR: Chelation-mediated dealloying of nanoporous gold was used in this paper to prevent passivating copper oxide (CuOx)-forming reactions in a near neutral pH aqueous solution of EDTA, a non-toxic chelating ligand.
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Designing Amphiphilic Conjugated Polyelectrolytes for Self-Assembly into Straight-Chain Rod-like Micelles
K. J. Winchell,Patrick Y. Yee,Yolanda L. Li,Alexander Simafranca,Christian Beren,Xinyu Liu,Robert Thompson,Charlene Z. Salamat,Robert S. Jordan,Benjamin J. Schwartz,William M. Gelbart,Yves Rubin,Sarah H. Tolbert +12 more
TL;DR: In this paper , a straight, micelle-forming polymer, a derivative of poly(cyclopentadithiophene-alt-thiophene) (PCT) bearing two ammonium-charged groups per cyclopentadiithi-bi-drug unit, is presented.