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Heraldo de Aragón. Una nueva tecnología para manipular nanomateriales

11/02/2020
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María Pilar Lobera consiguió el tercero de los premios Triple Hélice de Unizar con una nueva tecnología para generar aerosoles nanoparticulados.

Heraldo de Aragón. Innovación Tecnológica En La Generación De Aerosoles Nanopartículados

04/02/2020
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Innovación Tecnológica En La Generación De Aerosoles Nanopartículados. Nuestra compañera Pilar Lobera, galardonada con el premio Triple Hélice, una de las tres ideas hechas realidad y que reconocen a los mejores investigadores que colaboran con empresas de I+D.

Cancer-derived exosomes loaded with ultrathin Palladium nanosheets for targeted bioorthogonal catalysis.

27/01/2020
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The transformational impact of bioorthogonal chemistries has inspired new strategies for the in vivo synthesis of bioactive agents through non-natural means. Among these, Pd catalysts have played a prominent role in the growing subfield of bioorthogonal catalysis by producing xenobiotics and uncaging biomolecules in living systems. Full article here. NFP Research Area: nanomedicine: bio-orthogonal-catalysis-against-cancer

Exosome origin determines cell targeting and the transfer of therapeutic nanoparticles towards target cells

27/01/2020
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Exosomes are considered key elements for communication between cells, but very little is known about the mechanisms and selectivity of the transference processes involving exosomes released from different cells. Full article here. NFP Research Area: nanomedicine: nanomaterials-as-vectors-for-remote-hyperthermia

Antimicrobial Electrospun Polycaprolactone-Based Wound Dressings: An In Vitro Study About the Importance of the Direct Contact to Elicit Bactericidal Activity

27/01/2020
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Using electrospinning we were able to prepare wound dressings with antimicrobial action thanks to their large surface per volume ratio, which allows their loading with therapeutic amounts of active principles. By nuclear magnetic resonance we demonstrated that the antimicrobial compounds are donors of hydrogen bonds to the ester functional group in PCL, which acts as […]

Selective delivery of photothermal nanoparticles to tumors using mesenchymal stem cells as Trojan horses

27/01/2020
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The main challenge of cancer treatment is to avoid or minimize systemic side effects in off-target tissues. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be used as therapeutical carriers because of their ability to migrate and incorporate into inflammation areas including tumors. Here, this homing ability is exploited by carrying therapeutic nanoparticles (Hollow Gold Nanoparticles (HGNs)) following […]

Cu-BTC Functional Microdevices as Smart Tools for Capture and Preconcentration of Nerve Agents

27/01/2020
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Cu-based metal–organic framework (MOF) microdevices are applied in sampling and preconcentration of nerve agents (NAs) diluted in gaseous streams. Full article here. NFP Research Area: novel-catalysts-and-contactors: microconcentrators-for-compounds-at-trace-concentration-levels

Microwave-activated structured reactors to maximize propylene selectivity in the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane

27/01/2020
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Microwave (MW) heating has been applied to increase the selectivity to propylene in the oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of propane. The preferential heating of the solid monolith (made of SiC, a good microwave susceptor), allows working with a lower gas phase temperature, reducing the formation of undesired by-products in the gas phase via homogeneous reactions. Full […]

High-radiance LED-driven fluidized bed photoreactor for the complete oxidation of n-hexane in air

27/01/2020
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This work presents a highly efficient photo-reactor configuration for VOC abatement. It consists of a fluidized bed made of commercial, easy to fluidize, transparent borosilicate glass beads coated with commercial TiO2 nanoparticles Full article here. NFP Research Area: novel-catalysts-and-contactors: led-illuminated-reactors

Fast and simple assessment of surface contamination in operations involving nanomaterials

27/01/2020
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The deposition of airborne nanosized matter onto surfaces could pose a potential risk in occupational and environmental scenarios. The incorporation of fluorescent labels into spherical 80-nm silica nanoparticles allowed their detection after LED light illumination. Full article here. NFP Research Area: nanomaterials-for-energy-environment-and-safety: nanosafety-safe-handling-of-nanomaterials