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Comprehensive analysis of MAX phase and MXene materials for advanced photocatalysis, electrocatalysis and adsorption in hydrogen evolution and storage 

Serafin, Jarosław; Dziejarski, Bartosz; Achieng, George Oindo; Vendrell, Xavier; Chaitoglou, Stefanos; Amade Rovira, Roger (2025-12-03)

Over the past twenty-five years, MAX phases and their derivatives, MXenes, have become a focal point in materials research. These compounds seamlessly blend ceramic and metallic properties, offering high thermal and ...

Kinetico-mechanistic insights into the photodynamic process of AuI complexes with the CNC6H4NNC6H5 (iso-Ph) azobenzene ligand 

Raïch Panisello, Ot; Jover Modrego, Jesús; Puigjaner, Cristina; Ferrer García, Montserrat; Martínez López, Manuel, 1957- (2025-10-17)

A family of neutral isocyanide monoazo AuI complexes [AuCl(iso-Ph)], [Au(C6F5)(iso-Ph)] and [Au(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]Cpy)(iso-Ph)] (iso-Ph being CN–C6H4–N[double bond, length as m-dash]N–Ph) and a closely related ...

Confronting positions: para- vs. meta-functionalization in triindole for p-type air-stable OTFTs 

Cuadrado Santolaria, Alba; Bujaldón Carbó, Roger; Fabregat, Clara; Puigdollers i González, Joaquim; Velasco Castrillo, Dolores (2025-10-13)

The 5,10,15-trihexyl-10,15-dihydro-5H-diindolo[3,2-a:3′,2′-c]carbazole core, namely triindole, is well-known for its prominent hole-transporting properties and air stability. The functionalization of this core is also ...

A versatile luminescent probe for sensing and monitoring amyloid proteins 

Vázquez Bigas, Guillem; Espargaró Colomé, Alba; Caballero Hernández, Ana Belén; Di Pede Mattatelli, Ania; Busquets i Viñas, Ma. Antonia; Nawrot, Daria; Sabaté Lagunas, Raimon; Nicolás Galindo, Ernesto; Juárez Jiménez, Jordi; Gámez Enamorado, Patrick (2025-09-26)

A modified lysine residue containing an environment-sensitive moiety was prepared through a straightforward synthesis, and its fluorescent properties were examined. The new fluorescent sensor, DMN-BocK, can monitor amyloid ...

C60 fullerene as an on-demand single photon source at room temperature 

Lahoz Sanz, Raul; Lozano Martín, Lidia; Brú Cortés, Adrià; Hernández Márquez, Sergi; Duocastella, Martí; Gómez Cama, José María; Juliá-Díaz, Bruno (2025-10-13)

Single photon sources are fundamental for applications in quantum computing, secure communication, and sensing, as they enable the generation of individual photons and ensure strict control over photon number statistics. ...

Antimalarial Activity of Orally Administered Curcumin Incorporated in Eudragit((R))-Containing Liposomes 

Martí Coma-Cros, Elisabet; Biosca, Arnau; Lantero, Elena; Manca, Maria Letizia; Caddeo, Carla; Gutiérrez, Lucía; Ramírez, Miriam; Borgheti Cardoso, Livia Neves; Manconi, Maria; Fernàndez Busquets, Xavier (2018-06-05)

Curcumin is an antimalarial compound easy to obtain and inexpensive, having shown little toxicity across a diverse population. However, the clinical use of this interesting ...

New 4-(N-cinnamoylbutyl)aminoacridines as potential multi-stage antiplasmodial leads 

Fonte, Mélanie; Fontinha, Diana; Moita, Diana; Caño Prades, Omar; Avalos Padilla, Yunuen; Fernàndez Busquets, Xavier; Prudêncio, Miguel; Gomes, Paula; Teixeira, Cátia (2024-05-14)

A novel family of 4-aminoacridine derivatives was obtained by linking this heteroaromatic core to different trans-cinnamic acids. The 4-(N-cinnamoylbutyl)aminoacridines obtained exhibited in vitro activity in the low- or ...

Differential regulation of insulin signalling by monomeric and oligomeric amyloid beta-peptide 

Molina Fernández, Rubén; Picón Pagès, Pol; Barranco Almohalla, Alejandro; Crepin, Giulia; Herrera Fernández, Víctor; García Elías, Anna; Fanlo Ucar, Hugo; Fernàndez Busquets, Xavier; García Ojalvo, Jordi; Oliva, Baldomero; Muñoz, Francisco J. (2022-11-28)

Alzheimer's disease and Type 2 diabetes are pathological processes associated to ageing. Moreover, there are evidences supporting a mechanistic link between Alzheimer's disease and insulin resistance (one of the first ...

Heparin Administered to Anopheles in Membrane Feeding Assays Blocks Plasmodium Development in the Mosquito 

Lantero, Elena; Fernandes, Jessica; Aláez Versón, Carlos Raúl; Gomes, Joana; Silveira, Henrique; Nogueira, Fatima; Fernàndez Busquets, Xavier (2022-02-21)

Innovative antimalarial strategies are urgently needed given the alarming evolution of resistance to every single drug developed against Plasmodium parasites. The sulfated glycosaminoglycan heparin has been delivered in ...

A green and cost-effective approach for the efficient conversion of grape byproducts into innovative delivery systems tailored to ensure intestinal protection and gut microbiota fortification 

Perra, Matteo; Manca, Maria Letizia; Tuberoso, Carlo I.G.; Caddeo, Carla; Marongiu, Francesca; Peris, Josè Esteban; Orrù, Germano; Ibba, Antonella; Fernàndez Busquets, Xavier; Fattouch, Sami; Bacchetta, Gianluigi; Manconi, Maria (2023-04-26)

According to circular economy, wine-making by-products represent a fascinating biomass, which can be used for the sustainable exploitation of polyphenols and the development of new nanotechnological health-promoting products. ...

Electrochemical POC device for fast malaria quantitative diagnosis in whole blood by using magnetic beads, Poly-HRP and microfluidic paper electrodes 

Arias Alpízar, Kevin; Serna, Erica; Borgheti Cardoso, Livia Neves; Sulleiro, Elena; Fernandez Busquets, Xavier; Sánchez Montalvá, Adrián; Baldrich, Eva; Ruiz Vega, Gisela; Molina, Israel; Campo, Francisco Javier del (2022-03-23)

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Malaria, a parasitic infection caused by Plasmodium parasites and transmitted through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitos, is one of the main causes of mortality in many developing countries. ...

Adaptation of targeted nanocarriers to changing requirements in antimalarial drug delivery 

Marques, Joana; Valle Delgado, Juan José; Urbán, Patricia; Baró, Elisabet; Prohens López, Rafael; Mayor Aparicio, Alfredo Gabriel; Cisteró, Pau; Delves, Michael; Sinden, Robert E.; Grandfils, Christian; Paz, José L. de; García Salcedo, José A.; Fernàndez Busquets, Xavier (2016-11-18)

The adaptation of existing antimalarial nanocarriers to new Plasmodium stages, drugs, targeting molecules, or encapsulating structures is a strategy that can provide new ...

Detection of Protein Aggregation in Live Plasmodium Parasites. 

Biosca, Arnau; Bouzón Arnáiz, Inés; Spanos, Lefteris; Siden-Kiamos, Inga; Iglesias, Valentín; Ventura, Salvador; Fernàndez Busquets, Xavier (2020-06-22)

The rapid evolution of resistance in the malaria parasite to every single drug developed against it calls for the urgent identification of new molecular targets. Using a stain specific for the detection of intracellular ...

Repurposing Heparin as Antimalarial: Evaluation of Multiple Modifications Toward In Vivo Application 

Lantero, Elena; Aláez Versón, Carlos Raúl; Romero, Pilar; Sierra, Teresa; Fernàndez Busquets, Xavier (2022-02-21)

Heparin is a promising antimalarial drug due to its activity in inhibiting Plasmodium invasion of red blood cells and to the lack of resistance evolution by the parasite against it, but its potent anticoagulant activity ...

Review of the current landscape of the potential of nanotechnology for future malaria diagnosis, treatment, and vaccination strategies 

Guasch Girbau, Arnau; Fernàndez Busquets, Xavier (2022-01-10)

Malaria eradication has for decades been on the global health agenda, but the causative agents of the disease, several species of the protist parasite Plasmodium, have evolved mechanisms to evade vaccine-induced immunity ...

Turning Plasmodium survival strategies against itself 

Borgheti Cardoso, Livia Neves; Fernàndez Busquets, Xavier (2022-03-23)

Femtoliter Injection of ESCRT-III Proteins into Adhered Giant Unilamellar Vesicles 

Georgiev, Vasil N.; Avalos Padilla, Yunuen; Fernàndez Busquets, Xavier; Dimova, Rumiana (2022-06-10)

The endosomal sorting complex required for transport (ESCRT) machinery mediates membrane fission reactions that exhibit a different topology from that observed in clathrin-coated vesicles. In all of the ESCRT-mediated ...

Loading of beclomethasone in liposomes and hyalurosomes improved with mucin as effective approach to counteract the oxidative stress generated by cigarette smoke extract 

Manca, Maria Letizia; Ferraro, Maria; Pace, Elisabetta; Di Vincenzo, Serena; Valenti, Donatella; Fernàndez Busquets, Xavier; Anisoara Peptu, Catalina; Manconi, Maria (2022-05-13)

In this work beclomethasone dipropionate was loaded into liposomes and hyalurosomes modified with mucin to improve the ability of the payload to counteract the oxidative stress and involved damages caused by cigarette smoke ...

Exudative versus nonexudative age-related macular d generation: physiopathology and treatment options 

Fernandes, Ana Rita; Zielinska, Aleksandra; Sánchez López, Elena; Santos, Tiago dos; García López, María Luisa; Silva, Amélia M.; Karczewski, Jacek; Souto, Eliana B. (2023-12-05)

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease typically associated with the aging and can be classified into two types—namely, the exudative and the nonexudative AMD. Currently available treatments for exudative ...

Synergistic antipseudomonal effects of synthetic peptide AMP38 and carbapenems 

Rudilla Mateo, Héctor; Fusté i Domínguez, Ester; Cajal Visa, Yolanda; Rabanal Anglada, Francesc; Vinuesa Aumedes, Teresa; Viñas, Miquel (2016-11-02)

The aim was to explore the antimicrobial activity of a synthetic peptide (AMP38) and its synergy with imipenem against imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The main mechanism of imipenem resistance is the loss or ...

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