EPR / DNP / NMR Literature Blog

Illuminating the dark metabolome to advance the molecular characterisation of biological systems #DNPNMR

October 15, 2018 - This is a great review showcasing the capabilities of DNP-enhanced NMR spectroscopy for metabolomic studies.

Probing the surface of γ-Al2O3 by oxygen-17 dynamic nuclear polarization enhanced solid-state NMR spectroscopy #DNPNMR

October 5, 2018 - Li, Wenzheng, Qiang Wang, Jun Xu, Fabien Aussenac, Guodong Qi, Xingling Zhao, Pan Gao, Chao Wang, and Feng Deng.

Exploring Applications of Covalent Organic Frameworks: Homogeneous Reticulation of Radicals for Dynamic Nuclear Polarization #DNPNMR

October 3, 2018 - Cao, Wei, Wei David Wang, Hai-Sen Xu, Ivan V. Sergeyev, Jochem Struppe, Xiaoling Wang, Frederic Mentink-Vigier, et al.

Bulk Nuclear Hyperpolarization of Inorganic Solids by Relay from the Surface #DNPNMR

October 1, 2018 - Björgvinsdóttir, Snædís, Brennan J. Walder, Arthur C. Pinon, and Lyndon Emsley. “Bulk Nuclear Hyperpolarization of Inorganic Solids by Relay from the Surface.

Boosting sensitivity and suppressing artifacts via multi-acquisition in direct polarization NMR experiments with small flip-angle pulses

September 28, 2018 - This is not directly related to DNP spectroscopy but an interesting method to increase the sensitivity specifically in solid-state NMR experiments.

Continuous wave electron paramagnetic resonance of nitroxide biradicals in fluid solution #DNPNMR

September 26, 2018 - Biradicals are very important polarizing agents used in DNP-enhanced NMR spectroscopy. Specifically in solid-state experiments they often out-perform monoradicals.