Abstract: Disclosed are methods of mitigating the effects of exposure to oxidizing agents, chlorinating and/or brominating agents on biological and/or synthetic fibers, by treating the body and/or clothing fibers with an effective amount of a composition comprising compounds of formula A. Also disclosed are compositions comprising compounds of formula A, for use in treating biological and/or synthetic fibers to mitigate the effects of exposure to chlorinating and/or brominating agents.

Abstract: Systems and methods for preparing inorganic-organic interfaces using transition metal coordination complexes and self-assembled monolayers as organic surfaces. In one embodiment, a silicon wafer supports a polycrystalline gold layer, optionally using an intermediate adhesionlayer such as Cr. The surface is reacted with the thiophene end of organic molecular species comprising a thiophene moiety to prepare self assembling monomers (SAMs). The functionalized end of the SAM is then reacted with metal-bearing species such as tetrakis(dimethylamido)titanium, Ti[N(CH3)2]4, (TDMAT) to provide a titanium nitride layer.