IOCB covers 2024

Here are some of the front/back/inside covers created to accompany and illustrate scientific articles authored by IOCB researchers and published in 2024.

Multiplicity-driven photochromism controls three-state fulgimide photoswitches

Cover art: Lucie Wohlrábová / IOCB Prague

Stability and reactivity of aromatic radical anions in solution with relevance to Birch reduction

Artistic view of our experimental conditions: a liquid jet is generated from a cryogenic nozzle setup into a vacuum while naphthalene molecules evaporate from the jet.

  • Article: Nemirovich, T.; Young, B.; Brezina, K.; Mason, P. E.; Seidel, R.; Stemer, D.; Winter, B.; Jungwirth, P.; Bradforth, S. E.; Schewe, H. C. Stability and Reactivity of Aromatic Radical Anions in Solution with Relevance to Birch Reduction. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 8043–8057. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c11655 
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Parallel metabolomics and lipidomics of a PSMA/GCPII deficient mouse model reveal alteration of NAAG levels and brain lipid composition

Illustrative representation of the brain in which intense neurotransmitter excitations occur, represented by colored discharges. This cover art is intended to highlight our metabolomic and lipidomic study of GCPII-deficient mouse models, where it is the disruption of NAAG concentrations that affects the brain lipidome and metabolome. The cover art was generated using DALL·E 3.

  • Article: Sedlák, F.; Kvasnička, A.; Marešová, B.; Brumarová, R.; Dobešová, D.; Dostálová, K.; Šrámková, K.; Pehr, M.; Šácha, P.; Friedecký, D.; Konvalinka, J. Parallel Metabolomics and Lipidomics of a PSMA/GCPII Deficient Mouse Model Reveal Alteration of NAAG Levels and Brain Lipid Composition. ACS Chem. Neurosci. 2024, 15, 1342–1355. https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.3c00494
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Photoprintable Radiopaque Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine

Featured on the cover is a representation of advanced cross-linked gelatin-based hydrogels engineered for elevated radiodensity, enabling real-time tracking of material development in living organisms through radioimaging. These hydrogels stand as a versatile and adjustable platform, allowing for the tunability of mechanical properties, swelling, and rates of biodegradation. Noteworthy for their cell-interactivity, biocompatibility, and biodegradability, these materials signify a leap forward in bioengineering innovation, specifically within the field of tissue engineering. (Cover art: Tomáš Belloň / IOCB Prague)

  • Article: Groborz, O.; Kolouchova, K.; Parmentier, L.; Szabó, A.; Van Durme, B.; Dunlop, D.; Slanina, T.; Van Vlierberghe, S. Photoprintable Radiopaque Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine. ACS Appl. Eng. Mater. 2024, 2, 811–817. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaenm.3c00533
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