Institut de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia (IN2UB): Recent submissions
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Blood rheological characterization of β-thalassemia trait and iron deficiency using front microrheometry
The purpose of this work is to develop a hematocrit-independent method for the detection of beta-thalassemia trait (β-TT) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA), through the rheological characterization of whole blood samples ...
Electrochemical POC device for fast malaria quantitative diagnosis in whole blood by using magnetic beads, Poly-HRP and microfluidic paper electrodes
© 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. ...
Development of Chitosan/Silver Sulfadiazine/Zeolite composite flms for wound dressing
Biopolymeric films with silver sulfadiazine (AgSD) are proposed as an alternative to the occlusive AgSD-containing creams and gauzes, which are commonly used in the treatment of conventional burns. While the recognized ...
Electrodeposited BiVO4-based photoanodes for an energy-efficient photo-assisted CO2-to-formate conversion
The development of efficient photoanodes that reduce external energy requirements for the electrochemical conversion of CO2 to formate is essential for the future implementation of this technology. In this work, we explore ...
Multicaloric effects and magnetostructural coupling in the Cr2Ge2Te6 van der Waals crystal
Materials with significant coupling between magnetism and their crystal structure are prone to exhibit multicaloric effects, which offer a novel approach to addressing the bottlenecks of ecologic solid-state refrigeration ...
The effect of anode support on the electrochemical performance of microtubular solid oxide fuel cells fabricated by gel-casting
Different cell configurations of anode-supported microtubular solid oxide fuel cells (mT-SOFCs) using samaria-doped ceria (SDC) as the electrolyte were fabricated. Several cells were processed varying the porosity and wall ...
Electrodeposited manganese oxides as efficient photocatalyst for the degradation of tetracycline antibiotics pollutant
One of the important environmental challenges of the 21st century is the effective removal of pollutants from the aquatic environment. In this study, electrodeposited manganese oxides (MnyOx) films were applied as ...
Three-dimensional Si / vertically oriented graphene nanowalls composite for supercapacitor applications
Three-dimensional (3D) carbon nanostructures are promising architectures to improve both specific capacity and power density of electrochemical energy storage systems. Their open structure and porosity provide a large space ...
PrionW: a server to identify proteins containing glutamine/asparagine rich prion-like domains and their amyloid cores
Prions are a particular type of amyloids with the ability to self-perpetuate and propagate in vivo. Prionlike conversion underlies important biological processes but is also connected to human disease. Yeast prions are the ...
Comparative study of ex vivo transmucosal permeation of Pioglitazone nanoparticles for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease
Pioglitazone has been reported in the literature to have a substantial role in the improvement of overall cognition in a mouse model. With this in mind, the aim of this study was to determine the most efficacious route for ...
Towards a Quantum Monte Carlo-based density functional including finite-range effects: Excitation modes of a 39K quantum droplet
Some discrepancies between experimental results on quantum droplets made of a mixture of 39K atoms in different hyperfine states and their analysis within extended Gross-Pitaevskii theory (which incorporates beyond mean-field ...
Electrodeposition of CoNi alloys in a biocompatible DES and its suitability for activating the formation of sulfate radicals
Building a sustainable future requires new, accessible, economic, and ecological methods of preparing nanostructured materials used in biomedical and environmental applications. In this work, a detailed study on the ...
Nanotherapeutics against malaria: A decade of advancements in experimental models
Malaria, caused by different species of protists of the genus Plasmodium, remains among the most common causes of death due to parasitic diseases worldwide, mainly for children aged under 5. One of the main obstacles to ...
Nonequilibrium Phenomena in Confined Systems
Confined systems exhibit a large variety of nonequilibrium phenomena. In this special issue, we have collected a limited number of papers that were presented during the XXV Sitges Conference on Statistical Mechanics, devoted ...
Depinning and Collective Dynamics of Magnetically Driven Colloidal Monolayers
We study the collective dynamics of interacting paramagnetic colloids transported via a magnetic ratchet effect above a modulated periodic potential. Upon increasing the modulation frequency, the particles undergo a series ...
Loading of beclomethasone in liposomes and hyalurosomes improved with mucin as effective approach to counteract the oxidative stress generated by cigarette smoke extract
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 ...
Physical and photocatalytic properties of sprayed Dy doped ZnO thin films under sunlight irradiation for degrading methylene blue
Dysprosium-doped zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films have been prepared through spray pyrolysis onto glass substrates. Cross-sections of the deposited thin films were assessed through Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), showing ...
Detection of Protein Aggregation in Live Plasmodium Parasites.
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 ...
