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Article Citation - WoS: 8Citation - Scopus: 8Thermo-Responsive Complexes of c-Myc Antisense Oligonucleotide With Block Copolymer of Poly(OEGMA) and Quaternized Poly(4-Vinylpyridine)(Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, 2016-11-03) Topuzogullari, Murat; Elalmis, Yeliz Basaran; Isoglu, Sevil DincerSolution behavior of thermo-responsive polymers and their complexes with biological macromolecules may be affected by environmental conditions, such as the concentration of macromolecular components, pH, ion concentration, etc. Therefore, a thermo-responsive polymer and its complexes should be characterized in detail to observe their responses against possible environments under physiological conditions before biological applications. To briefly indicate this important issue, thermo-responsive block copolymer of quaternized poly(4-vinylpyridine) and poly(oligoethyleneglycol methyl ether methacrylate) as a potential nonviral vector has been synthesized. Polyelectrolyte complexes of this copolymer with the antisense oligonucleotide of c-Myc oncogene are also thermo-responsive but, have lower LCST (lower critical solution temperature) values compared to individual copolymer. LCST values of complexes decrease with molar ratio of macromolecular components and presence of salt. Dilution of solutions also affects solution behavior of complexes and causes a significant decrease in size and an increase in LCST, which indicates possible effects of severe dilutions in the blood stream.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Quenchable Amorphous Diamond: A Novel High-Pressure Route to Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon(Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, 2025-05-03) Durandurdu, MuratThis study presents a groundbreaking theoretical prediction: the high-pressure transformation of amorphous graphite into a high-fraction sp3-bonded amorphous diamond phase. Employing ab initio molecular dynamics simulations, it is demonstrated that under extreme pressures, amorphous graphite undergoes an irreversible transition to an amorphous diamond phase. Thermodynamic analysis confirms the first-order nature of this sp2-to-sp3 transformation, with the transition predicted to occur at approximate to 33 GPa under experimental conditions. This transformation offers a novel pathway toward the synthesis of amorphous carbon with a high fraction of sp3 bonding, a long-standing challenge in materials science. This work expands understanding of carbon's high-pressure behavior and provides a compelling theoretical foundation for future experimental investigations aimed at synthesizing and characterizing this novel material.Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 7Measuring Temperature Change at the Nanometer Scale on Gold Nanoparticles by Using Thermoresponsive PEGMA Polymers(Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, 2017-06-13) Yavuz, Mustafa S.; Citir, Murat; Cavusoglu, Halit; Demirel, GokhanPlasmonic heating of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) under laser illumination is a highly desirable technique, especially for cancer therapy. However, significant drawbacks still remain including uncontrolled heat release from AuNPs, random exposure duration, and selection of the proper laser power without damaging normal healthy cells. Herein, we demonstrate a simple and versatile method to measure temperature variation on the surface of Au nanoparticles under laser irradiation based on a thermoresponsive polymer, poly(ethylene glycol) methylether methacrylate (PEGMA). In this context, a series of PEGMA polymers were synthesized to have different lower critical solution temperature (LCST) values (28-90 degrees C) and conjugated to the surface of spherical AuNPs by a gold-thiolate linkage. According to our strategy, the AuNPs first photothermally absorb light energy and convert it to heat owing to their tailored photothermal characteristics. The generated heat from the AuNPs subsequently dissipates into the surrounding thermoresponsive PEGMA polymer. When the temperature generated on the Au surface upon laser irradiation for a certain exposure time reaches the LCST value of the surrounding PEGMA polymer, the polymer chain collapses. Therefore, the hydrodynamic diameter of the PEGMA-coated AuNPs changes, which can be easily monitored by using dynamic light scattering (DLS). We systematically measured the temperature (28-90 degrees C) generated on the AuNP surfaces by using different laser power densities with varying durations. We believe that the resulting strategy will be very valuable for oncologists to easily predict the minimum laser power and duration needed to destroy the cancer cells through the photothermal effect of Au nanostructures.Article Citation - WoS: 13Citation - Scopus: 14HER2-Targeted, Degradable Core Cross-Linked Micelles for Specific and Dual pH-Sensitive Dox Release(Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, 2021-11-09) Bayram, Nazende Nur; Ulu, Gizem Tugce; Topuzogullari, Murat; Baran, Yusuf; Isoglu, Sevil Dincer; Dinçer İşoğlu, SevilHere, a targeted, dual-pH responsive, and stable micelle nanocarrier is designed, which specifically selects an HER2 receptor on breast cancer cells. Intracellularly degradable and stabilized micelles are prepared by core cross-linking via reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization with an acid-sensitive cross-linker followed by the conjugation of maleimide-doxorubicin to the pyridyl disulfide-modified micelles. Multifunctional nanocarriers are obtained by coupling HER2-specific peptide. Formation of micelles, addition of peptide and doxorubicin (DOX) are confirmed structurally by spectroscopical techniques. Size and morphological characterization are performed by Zetasizer and transmission electron microscope (TEM). For the physicochemical verification of the synergistic acid-triggered degradation induced by acetal and hydrazone bond degradation, Infrared spectroscopy and particle size measurements are used. Drug release studies show that DOX release is accelerated at acidic pH. DOX-conjugated HER2-specific peptide-carrying nanocarriers significantly enhance cytotoxicity toward SKBR-3 cells. More importantly, no selectivity toward MCF-10A cells is observed compared to HER2(+) SKBR-3 cells. Formulations cause apoptosis depending on Bax and Caspase-3 and cell cycle arrest in G2 phase. This study shows a novel system for HER2-targeted therapy of breast cancer with a multifunctional nanocarrier, which has higher stability, dual pH-sensitivity, selectivity, and it can be an efficient way of targeted anticancer drug delivery.Article Citation - WoS: 10Citation - Scopus: 8Ensemble Feature Selection for Clustering Damage Modes in Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Sandwich Composites Using Acoustic Emission(Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, 2024-07-15) Gulsen, Abdulkadir; Kolukisa, Burak; Caliskan, Umut; Bakir-Gungor, Burcu; Gungor, Vehbi CagriAcoustic emission (AE) serves as a noninvasive technique for real-time structural health monitoring, capturing the stress waves produced by the formation and growth of cracks within a material. This study presents a novel ensemble feature selection methodology to rank features highly relevant with damage modes in AE signals gathered from edgewise compression tests on honeycomb-core carbon fiber-reinforced polymer. Two distinct features, amplitude and peak frequency, are selected for labeling the AE signals. An ensemble-supervised feature selection method ranks feature importance according to these labels. Using the ranking list, unsupervised clustering models are then applied to identify damage modes. The comparative results reveal a robust correlation between the damage modes and the features of counts and energy when amplitude is selected. Similarly, when peak frequency is chosen, a significant association is observed between the damage modes and the features of partial powers 1 and 2. These findings demonstrate that, in addition to the commonly used features, other features, such as partial powers, exhibit a correlation with damage modes. This article presents a novel ensemble feature selection methodology to rank features relevant to damage modes on acoustic emission signals in carbon fiber-reinforced polymer sandwich composites. Subsequently, ranked features are utilized in unsupervised clustering models to identify damage modes. The comparative results demonstrate that, along with common features, other features, like partial powers, have a robust correlation with damage modes.image (c) 2024 WILEY-VCH GmbHArticle Citation - WoS: 110Citation - Scopus: 116Bodipy-Based Semiconducting Materials for Organic Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaics and Thin-Film Transistors(Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, 2018-12-13) Ho, Dongil; Ozdemir, Resul; Kim, Hyungsug; Earmme, Taeshik; Usta, Hakan; Kim, ChoongikThe rapid emergence of organic (opto)electronics as a promising alternative to conventional (opto)electronics has been achieved through the design and development of novel pi-conjugated systems. Among various semiconducting structural platforms, 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY) pi-systems have recently attracted attention for use in organic thin-films transistors (OTFTs) and organic photovoltaics (OPVs). This Review article provides an overview of the developments in the past 10 years on the structural design and synthesis of BODIPY-based organic semiconductors and their application in OTFT/OPV devices. The findings summarized and discussed here include the most recent breakthroughs in BODIPYs with record-high charge carrier mobilities and power conversion efficiencies (PCEs). The most up-to-date design rationales and discussions providing a strong understanding of structure-property-function relationships in BODIPY-based semiconductors are presented. Thus, this review is expected to inspire new research for future materials developments/applications in this family of molecules.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Achieving High Optical Absorption in Thin Film Photovoltaic Devices via Nanopillar Arrays and Metal Nanoparticles(Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, 2025-07-12) Tut, TurgutIn this study, crystalline silicon nanopillars has been employed as a hexagonal array photonic crystal structure with low optical reflection, augmented by silver metallic nanoparticles ranging from 10 to 50 nm in diameter in order to achieve high absorption in thin silicon films, a critical factor for applications in photovoltaic devices. Initially, it has been begun with an optimized structure in terms of pillar filling ratio, pillar height, and diameter, as established in the previous study. This allows to obtain a hexagonal array of nanopillars with a surface characterized by low optical reflection. To enhance the optical absorption within the bulk of the silicon thin film, the optical scattering properties of silver (Ag) metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) has been harnessed. The integration of silver metal nanoparticles into the photonic crystal hexagonal nanopillar array involved introducing a cavity into the silicon pillar. Placing Ag MNPs near the bottom of the cavity prevented the degradation of the photonic crystal's ability to maintain low reflection within the desired optical spectrum (between 400-1100 nm). Comparison between the nanopillar hexagonal array structure with Ag MNPs and the bare silicon substrate revealed a remarkable 104.76 percent increase in optical absorption for a 1-micron thick silicon bulk material. This triple hybrid structure exhibits tremendous potential in photovoltaic device applications, including solar cells and photodetectors, with the capacity to significantly enhance conversion efficiency.Article Citation - WoS: 19Citation - Scopus: 20A Solution-Processable Meso-Phenyl N-Channel Semiconductor With Enhanced Fluorescence Emission(Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, 2019-06-26) Ozcan, Emrah; Ozdemir, Mehmet; Ho, Dongil; Zorlu, Yunus; Ozdemir, Resul; Kim, Choongik; Cosut, BunyeminThe cover feature shows the delicate balance between locally excited (LE) and twisted intramolecular charge-transfer (TICT) states, which could be controlled by solvent polarity and nano-aggregation, of a meso-phenyl-BODIPY-based fluorescent semiconductor. The dihedral angle between the meso-aromatic unit and BODIPY pi-core was found to be the key factor in this balance. This is the first report of highly emissive characteristics for an A-D-A type BODIPY-based n-channel semiconductor. Details are given in the Full Paper by B. Cosut, H. Usta, C. Kim, and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201900317).