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The Conundrum of pH in Water Nanodroplets: Sensing pH in Reverse Micelle Water Pools by Crans, Debbie C, Levinger, Nancy E

“…In aqueous environments, acidity is arguably the most important property dictating the chemical, physical, and biological processes that can occur. However, in…”
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Analysis of water in confined geometries and at interfaces by Fayer, Michael D, Levinger, Nancy E

“…The properties of water depend on its extended hydrogen bond network and the continual picosecond-time scale structural evolution of the network. Water…”
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Ultrafast dynamics in reverse micelles by Levinger, Nancy E, Swafford, Laura A

“…Recent advances in ultrafast laser technology have spurred investigations of microheterogeneous solutions. In particular, researchers have explored details of…”
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Confinement or the Nature of the Interface? Dynamics of Nanoscopic Water by Moilanen, David E, Levinger, Nancy E, Spry, D. B, Fayer, M. D

“…The dynamics of water confined in two different types of reverse micelles are studied using ultrafast infrared pump−probe spectroscopy of the hydroxyl OD…”
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Testing the Core/Shell Model of Nanoconfined Water in Reverse Micelles Using Linear and Nonlinear IR Spectroscopy by Piletic, Ivan R, Moilanen, David E, Spry, D. B, Levinger, Nancy E, Fayer, M. D

“…A core/shell model has often been used to describe water confined to the interior of reverse micelles. The validity of this model for water encapsulated in…”
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Ultrafast Vibrational Dynamics of Water Confined in Phospholipid Reverse Micelles by Costard, Rene, Levinger, Nancy E, Nibbering, Erik T. J, Elsaesser, Thomas

“…Ultrafast dynamics of OH stretching excitations of H2O confined in dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC) reverse micelles, a phospholipid model system, are…”
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Water Dynamics and Interactions in Water−Polyether Binary Mixtures by Fenn, Emily E, Moilanen, David E, Levinger, Nancy E, Fayer, Michael D

“…Poly(ethylene) oxide (PEO) is a technologically important polymer with a wide range of applications including ion-exchange membranes, protein crystallization,…”
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Tracking Permeation of Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) in Mentha × piperita Shoot Tips Using Coherent Raman Microscopy by Kreckel, Heidi D, Samuels, Fionna M D, Bonnart, Remi, Volk, Gayle M, Stich, Dominik G, Levinger, Nancy E

“…Cryopreservation has emerged as a low-maintenance, cost-effective solution for the long-term preservation of vegetatively propagated crops. Shoot tip…”
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Dynamics of water confined on a nanometer length scale in reverse micelles: ultrafast infrared vibrational echo spectroscopy by Tan, Howe-Siang, Piletic, Ivan R, Riter, Ruth E, Levinger, Nancy E, Fayer, M D

“…The dynamics of water, confined on a nanometer length scale (1.7 to 4.0 nm) in sodium bis-(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate reverse micelles, is directly…”
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An Investigation of Water Dynamics in Binary Mixtures of Water and Dimethyl Sulfoxide by Harpham, Michael R, Levinger, Nancy E, Ladanyi, Branka M

“…The motion of water molecules in mixtures of water and d 6 -dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) has been explored through molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using the…”
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The Effect of the Counterion on Water Mobility in Reverse Micelles Studied by Molecular Dynamics Simulations by Harpham, Michael R, Ladanyi, Branka M, Levinger, Nancy E

“…In this study, mobility and structure of water molecules in Aerosol OT (bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate, AOT) reverse micelles with water content w 0 = 5 and…”
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Molecular Probe Location in Reverse Micelles Determined by NMR Dipolar Interactions by Crans, Debbie C, Rithner, Christopher D, Baruah, Bharat, Gourley, Bridget L, Levinger, Nancy E

“…The location and interactions of solutes in microheterogeneous environments, such as reverse micelles, critically influence understanding of many phenomena…”
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Non-Uniform Distribution of Cryoprotecting Agents in Rice Culture Cells Measured by CARS Microscopy by Samuels, Fionna M D, Stich, Dominik G, Bonnart, Remi, Volk, Gayle M, Levinger, Nancy E

“…Cryoprotectants allow cells to be frozen in liquid nitrogen and cryopreserved for years by minimizing the damage that occurs in cooling and warming processes…”
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Tribute to Professor Kankan Bhattacharyya by Sarkar, Nilmoni, Levinger, Nancy E., Datta, Anindya

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Shape of AOT Reverse Micelles: The Mesoscopic Assembly Is More Than the Sum of the Parts by Gale, Christopher D., Derakhshani-Molayousefi, Mortaza, Levinger, Nancy E.

“…AOT reverse micelles are a common and convenient model system for studying the effects of nanoconfinement on aqueous solutions. The reverse micelle shape is…”
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Acidification of Reverse Micellar Nanodroplets by Atmospheric Pressure CO2 by Levinger, Nancy E, Rubenstrunk, Lauren C, Baruah, Bharat, Crans, Debbie C

“…Water absorption of atmospheric carbon dioxide lowers the solution pH due to carbonic acid formation. Bulk water acidification by CO2 is well documented, but…”
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Ultrafast dynamics in reverse micelles, microemulsions, and vesicles by Levinger, Nancy E

“…Recently techniques of solvation dynamics have been applied to reverse micelles, microemulsions and vesicular systems. The dynamical data obtained provides a…”
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Predicting the Geometry of Core–Shell Structures: How a Shape Changes with Constant Added Thickness by Gale, Christopher D., Levinger, Nancy E.

“…The core–shell assembly motif is ubiquitous in chemistry. While the most obvious examples are core/shell-type nanoparticles, many other examples exist. The…”
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Water Immobilization at Surfactant Interfaces in Reverse Micelles by Riter, Ruth E, Willard, Dale M, Levinger, Nancy E

“…The mobility of water in water/Aerosol OT (AOT)/isooctane reverse micelles has been investigated via polar solvation dynamics measurements using ultrafast,…”
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Polar Solvation Dynamics in Nonionic Reverse Micelles and Model Polymer Solutions by Pant, Debi, Levinger, Nancy E

“…The effect of confinement on solvation dynamics has been explored in Brij-30/cyclohexane and Triton X-100/cyclohexane nonionic reverse micelles. Inside the…”
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