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Ce1−xZrxO2 nanoparticles in bacterial cellulose, bio-based composites with self-regenerating antioxidant capabilities

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is...

Antibiofilm surfaces based on the immobilization of a novel recombinant antimicrobial multidomain protein using self-assembled monolayers

The constant increase of...

Conductive Bacterial Nanocellulose-Polypyrrole Patches Promote Cardiomyocyte Differentiation

The low endogenous...

Ratiometric Nanothermometer Based on a Radical Excimer for In Vivo Sensing

Ratiometric fluorescent...

Interaction-Limited Aggregation: Fine-Tuning the Size of pNIPAM Particles by Association with Hydrophobic Ions

We have investigated the...

Lithium halide filled carbon nanocapsules: Paving the way towards lithium neutron capture therapy (LiNCT)

Neutron capture therapy...

Facile, fast and green synthesis of a highly porous calcium-syringate bioMOF with intriguing triple bioactivity

A facile, fast and green

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Bioengineered extracellular vesicles: future of precision medicine for sepsis

Sepsis is a syndromic...

Quatsomes Loaded with Squaraine Dye as an Effective Photosensitizer for Photodynamic Therapy

Photodynamic therapy is a...

Boron clusters (ferrabisdicarbollides) shaping the future as radiosensitizers for multimodal (chemo/radio/PBFR) therapy of glioblastoma

Glioblastoma multiforme

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Key Parameters for the Rational Design, Synthesis, and Functionalization of Biocompatible Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles

Over the last few years,...

Hierarchical Quatsome-RGD Nanoarchitectonic Surfaces for Enhanced Integrin-Mediated Cell Adhesion

  • Título : Hierarchical Quatsome-RGD Nanoarchitectonic Surfaces for Enhanced Integrin-Mediated Cell Adhesion
  • Autores: Marc Martínez-Miguel, Miquel Castellote-Borrell, Mariana Köber, Adriana R. Kyvik, Judit Tomsen-Melero, Guillem Vargas-Nadal, Jose Muñoz, Daniel Pulido, Edgar Cristóbal-Lecina, Solène Passemard, Miriam Royo, Marta Mas-Torrent, Jaume Veciana, Marina I. Giannotti, Judith Guasch, Nora Ventosa*, and Imma Ratera*
  • Citation and DOI:
    ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14, 42, 48179–48193
    Publication Date:October 17, 2022
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c10497
  • PlumX: Hierarchical Quatsome-RGD Nanoarchitectonic Surfaces for Enhanced Integrin-Mediated Cell Adhesion
The synthesis and study of...

Stable nanovesicles formed by intrinsically planar bilayers

  • Título : Stable nanovesicles formed by intrinsically planar bilayers
  • Autores: Mariana Köberb, Sílvia Illa-Tuseta, LidiaFerrer-Tasies, Evelyn Moreno-Calvo, Witold I. Tatkiewicz, Natascia Grimaldi, David Piña, Alejandro Pérez Pérez, Vega Lloveras, JoséVidal-Gancedo, Donatella Bulone, Imma Ratera, Jan Skov Pedersen, Dganit Danino, Jaume Veciana, Jordi Faraudo, Nora Ventosa
  • Citation and DOI:

    Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Volume 631, Part A, February 2023, Pages 202-211

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2022.10.104

  • PlumX: Stable nanovesicles formed by intrinsically planar bilayers
Hypothesis...

Liposomal formulations for treating lysosomal storage disorders

Lysosomal storage disorders...

Ultrabright Föster Resonance Energy Transfer Nanovesicles: The Role of Dye Diffusion

The development of contrast...

Supramolecular Hydrogels Consisting of Nanofibers Increase the Bioavailability of Curcuminoids in Inflammatory Skin Diseases

The low bioavailability of...

How to switch from a poor PEDOT:X oxygen evolution reaction (OER) to a good one. A study on dual redox reversible PEDOT:metallacarborane

Over the years, extensive...

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Adsorption of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein on Polystyrene Surface

A prominent feature of...

Metal-Free Radical Dendrimers as MRI Contrast Agents for Glioblastoma Diagnosis: Ex Vivo and In Vivo Approaches

Simultaneously being a...

Quatsomes Formulated with l-Prolinol-Derived Surfactants as Antibacterial Nanocarriers of (+)-Usnic Acid with Antioxidant Activity

The efficacy of the...

Highly Aligned Bacterial Nanocellulose Films Obtained During Static Biosynthesis in a Reproducible and Straightforward Approach

Bacterial nanocellulose...

One-step double network hydrogels of photocurable monomers and bacterial cellulose fibers

Soft-tissue replacements are...

3D and 2D aromatic units behave like oil and water in the case of benzocarborane derivatives

A large number of 2D/2D and...

Enhanced human T cell expansion with inverse opal hydrogels

Advanced personalized...

Water-Stable Carborane-Based Eu3+/Tb3+ Metal–Organic Frameworks for Tunable Time-Dependent Emission Color and Their Application in Anticounterfeiting Bar-Coding

Luminescent lanthanide...

Water soluble organometallic small molecules as promising antibacterial agents: synthesis, physical–chemical properties and biological evaluation to tackle bacterial infections

The...

Aromaticity and Extrusion of Benzenoids Linked to [o-COSAN]−: Clar Has the Answer

Clar has the answer!

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Exploring the impact of the recombinant Escherichia coli strain on defensins antimicrobial activity: BL21 versus Origami strain

The growing emergence of...

Riboflavin–citrate conjugate multicore SPIONs with enhanced magnetic responses and cellular uptake in breast cancer cells

Breast cancer accounts for...

o-Carborane-based fluorophores as efficient luminescent systems both as solids and as water-dispersible nanoparticles

A set...

Pushing the Limits on the Intestinal Crossing of Metal–Organic Frameworks: An Ex Vivo and In Vivo Detailed Study

Biocompatible nanoscaled...

Multifunctional Switch Based on Spin-Labeled Gold Nanoparticles

The fabrication of...

Induced ligno-suberin vascular coating and tyramine-derived hydroxycinnamic acid amides restrict Ralstonia solanacearum colonization in resistant tomato

Tomato varieties resistant...

Magnetic Mesoporous Silica Nanorods Loaded with Ceria and Functionalized with Fluorophores for Multimodal Imaging

Multifunctional magnetic...

1.3 V Inorganic Sequential Redox Chain with an All-Anionic Couple 1–/2– in a Single Framework

The relatively low symmetry...

Dramatic Drop in Cell Resistance through Induced Dipoles and Bipolar Electrochemistry

The use of slurries of...

Light-Induced On/Off Switching of the Surfactant Character of the o-Cobaltabis(dicarbollide) Anion with No Covalent Bond Alteration

Quantum chemistry reveals

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Cobaltabis(dicarbollide) ([o-COSAN]−) as Multifunctional Chemotherapeutics: A Prospective Application in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) for Glioblastoma

Purpose: The aim of our...

Ultrafast Interface Charge Separation in Carbon Nanodot–Nanotube Hybrids

  • Título : Ultrafast Interface Charge Separation in Carbon Nanodot–Nanotube Hybrids
  • Autores: Alice Sciortino*, Francesco Ferrante, Gil Gonçalves, Gerard Tobias, Radian Popescu, Dagmar Gerthsen, Nicolò Mauro, Gaetano Giammona, Gianpiero Buscarino, Franco M. Gelardi, Simonpietro Agnello, Marco Cannas, Dario Duca, and Fabrizio Messina*
  • Citation and DOI:
    ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, 13, 41, 49232–49241
    Publication Date:October 5, 2021
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c16929
  • PlumX: Ultrafast Interface Charge Separation in Carbon Nanodot–Nanotube Hybrids
Carbon dots are an emerging...

Polylactide, Processed by a Foaming Method Using Compressed Freon R134a, for Tissue Engineering

Fabricating polymeric...

Endovascular administration of magnetized nanocarriers targeting brain delivery after stroke

The increasing use of...

Synchrotron-Based Fourier-Transform Infrared Micro-Spectroscopy (SR-FTIRM) Fingerprint of the Small Anionic Molecule Cobaltabis (dicarbollide) Uptake in Glioma Stem Cells

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Engineering DNA-Grafted Quatsomes as Stable Nucleic Acid-Responsive Fluorescent Nanovesicles

The development of...

Induced Dipoles and Possible Modulation of Wireless Effects in Implanted Electrodes. Effects of Implanting Insulated Electrodes on an Animal Test to Screen Antidepressant Activity

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Nanocarbon-Iridium Oxide Nanostructured Hybrids as Large Charge Capacity Electrostimulation Electrodes for Neural Repair

Nanostructuring nanocarbons...

Iridium Oxide Redox Gradient Material: Operando X‑ray Absorption of Ir Gradient Oxidation States during IrOx Bipolar Electrochemistry

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Bias-Polarity-Dependent Direct and Inverted Marcus Charge Transport Affecting Rectification in a Redox-Active Molecular Junction

This paper describes the...

Ru(II) and Ir(III) phenanthroline-based photosensitisers bearing o-carborane: PDT agents with boron carriers for potential BNCT

Four novel transition...

Recombinant Human Epidermal Growth Factor/Quatsome Nanoconjugates: A Robust Topical Delivery System for Complex Wound Healing

A multitude of...

Impact of Chemical Composition on the Nanostructure and Biological Activity of α-Galactosidase-Loaded Nanovesicles for Fabry Disease Treatment

  • Título : Impact of Chemical Composition on the Nanostructure and Biological Activity of α-Galactosidase-Loaded Nanovesicles for Fabry Disease Treatment
  • Autores: Judit Tomsen-Melero, Solène Passemard, Natalia García-Aranda, Zamira Vanessa Díaz-Riascos, Ramon González-Rioja, Jannik Nedergaard Pedersen, Jeppe Lyngsø, Josep Merlo-Mas, Edgar Cristóbal-Lecina, José Luis Corchero, Daniel Pulido, Patricia Cámara-Sánchez, Irina Portnaya, Inbal Ionita, Simó Schwartz Jr., Jaume Veciana, Santi Sala, Miriam Royo, Alba Córdoba, Dganit Danino, Jan Skov Pedersen, Elisabet González-Mira*, Ibane Abasolo*, and Nora Ventosa*
  • Citation and DOI:
    ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2021, XXXX, XXX, XXX-XXX
    Publication Date:February 14, 2021
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c16871
  • PlumX: Impact of Chemical Composition on the Nanostructure and Biological Activity of α-Galactosidase-Loaded Nanovesicles for Fabry Disease Treatment
Fabry disease is a rare...

Radiolabeled Cobaltabis(dicarbollide) Anion–Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites for In Vivo Bioimaging and Boron Delivery

A carbon-based hybrid...

Sunitinib-Containing Carborane Pharmacophore with the Ability to Inhibit Tyrosine Kinases Receptors FLT3, KIT and PDGFR-β, Exhibits Powerful In Vivo Anti-Glioblastoma Activity

Malignant gliomas

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Nanorods Based on Mesoporous Silica Containing Iron Oxide Nanoparticles as Catalytic Nanomotors: Study of Motion Dynamics

Self‐propelled

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Bimodal Therapeutic Agents Against Glioblastoma, One of the Most Lethal Forms of Cancer

About 95 % of people...

3D Reduced Graphene Oxide Scaffolds with a Combinatorial Fibrous-Porous Architecture for Neural Tissue Engineering

Graphene oxide

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Tris-pyridylmethylamine (TPMA) complexes functionalized with persistent nitronyl nitroxide organic radicals

The chance to

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Albumin-coated SPIONs: an experimental and theoretical evaluation of protein conformation, binding affinity and competition with serum proteins