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Effective photodynamic inactivation of 26 Escherichia coli strains with different antibiotic susceptibility profiles: a planktonic and biofilm study
(Antibiotics. Vol.9, n.3 (2020), 98, 2020-02)The emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria is a growing problem and alternative therapies are being sought to effectively address this issue. The aim of this study is to assess a range of Escherichia ... -
Design and evaluation of an osteogenesis-on-a-chip microfluidic device incorporating 3D cell culture
(Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Vol.8 (2018), 557111, 2020-09)Microfluidic-based tissue-on-a-chip devices have generated significant research interest for biomedical applications, such as pharmaceutical development, as they can be used for small volume, high ... -
Dual stimuli-responsive polyphosphazene-based molecular gates for controlled drug delivery in lung cancer cells
(RSC Advances. Vol.10, n.46 (2020), p.27305-27314, 2020-07)A switchable silane derived stimuli-responsive bottle-brush polyphosphazene (PPz) was prepared and attached to the surface of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs). The hybrid polymer with PEG-like ... -
Fluid-structure interaction simulations outperform computational fluid dynamics in the description of thoracic aorta haemodynamics and in the differentiation of progressive dilation in Marfan syndrome patients
(Royal Society Open Science. Vol.7, n.2 (2020), 191752, 2020-02)Abnormal fluid dynamics at the ascending aorta may be at the origin of aortic aneurysms. This study was aimed at comparing the performance of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and fluid–structure ... -
Estimation of industrial emissions during pyrolysis and combustion of different wastes using laboratory data
(Scientific Reports. Vol.10, n.1 (2020), 6750, 2020-04)In our lab, we have been studying the emissions of different pollutants during pyrolysis and combustion of wastes under different conditions for the last three decades. These studies have focused on the ... -
Do remittances promote economic growth and reduce poverty? Evidence from Latin American countries
(Economies. Vol.8, n.2 (2020), 35, 2020-05)In this study, we explore the hypotheses that (a) workers’ remittances enhance economic growth in Latin American countries, and (b) workers’ remittances help reduce poverty in Latin American countries. ... -
Glycyrrhetinic acid-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles for the co-delivery of DOX/CPT-PEG for targeting HepG2 cells
(Pharmaceutics. Vol.12, n.11 (2020), 1048, 2020-11)A pH-triggered mesoporous silica nanoparticle (MSN)-based nano-vehicle for the dual delivery of doxorubicin (DOX)/camptothecin-PEG (CPT-PEG) has been prepared. To enhance its selectivity, the nanoparticles ... -
Mechanical strengthening in S235JR steel sheets through vibration-assisted ball burnishing
(Metals. Vol.10, n.8 (2020), 1010, 2020-07)The superficial effect of hardening caused after vibration-assisted ball burnishing and its consequences in the tensile behavior of a carbon steel material are studied in this paper. As ball burnishing ... -
Fortifier selection and dosage enables control of breast milk osmolarity
(Plos One. Vol.15, n.6 (2020), e0233924, 2020-06)Background: Human breast milk (BM) fortification is required to feed preterm newborns with less than 32 weeks of gestation. However, addition of fortifiers increases osmolarity and osmolarity values ... -
Ex-vivo mechanical sealing properties and toxicity of a bioadhesive patch as sealing system for fetal membrane iatrogenic defects
(Scientific Reports. Vol.10, n.1 (2020), 18608, 2020-10)Preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM) is the most frequent complication of fetal surgery. Strategies to seal the membrane defect created by fetoscopy aiming to reduce the occurrence of PPROM ... -
Evaluation of High-Temperature Hydrogen Sensors Based on BaCe0.6Zr0.3Y0.1O3-α and Sr(Ce0.9Zr0.1)0.95Yb0.05O3-α Perovskites for Industrial Applications
(Sensors. Vol.20, n.24 (2020), 7258, 2020-12)In many industrial fields, there is a need to design and characterize on-line and on-board hydrogen monitoring tools able to operate under extreme conditions. One of these applications is in future ... -
Development of a three-dimensional bioengineered platform for articular cartilage regeneration
(Biomolecules. Vol.10, n.1 (2020), 52, 2019-12)Degenerative cartilage pathologies are nowadays a major problem for the world population. Factors such as age, genetics or obesity can predispose people to suffer from articular cartilage degeneration, ... -
Data on sustainability profile and food waste management in primary and secondary schools: the case of the Catalonia region in Spain
(Data in Brief. Vol.28 (2020), 104825, 2020-02)This paper presents data from a survey administered to 548 public and private school headteachers in Catalonia (Spain) in 2018 on sustainability practices and food waste management. Raw data were collected ... -
Ag(I) ions working as a hole-transfer mediator in photoelectrocatalytic water oxidation on WO3 film
(Nature Communications. Vol. 11, n.1 (2020), 967, 2020-02)Ag(I) is commonly employed as an electron scavenger to promote water oxidation. In addition to its straightforward role as an electron acceptor, Ag(I) can also capture holes to generate the high-valent ... -
Charting the metabolic landscape of the facultative methylotroph bacillus methanolicus
(Msystems. Vol.5, n.5 (2020), e00745-20, 2020-09)Bacillus methanolicus MGA3 is a thermotolerant and relatively fast-growing methylotroph able to secrete large quantities of glutamate and lysine. These natural characteristics make B. methanolicus a ... -
Accurate and model-free control function for a single stage transcritical refrigerator cycle
(ACS Omega. Vol.5, n.30 (2020) p.19217-19226, 2020-08)Transcritical cycles are a successful and probed system in engineering practices, particularly in refrigeration. Therefore, their optimization is a critical factor in the design, control, and operation ... -
Culture and differentiation of human hair follicle dermal papilla cells in a soft 3D self-assembling peptide scaffold
(Biomolecules. Vol.10, n.5 (2020), 684, 2020-05)Hair follicle dermal papilla cells (HFDPC) are a specialized cell population located in the bulge of the hair follicle with unique characteristics such as aggregative behavior and the ability to induce ... -
Categorical versus dimensional thinking: improving anti-stigma campaigns by matching health message frames and implicit worldviews
(Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. Vol.48, n.2 (2020), p.222-245, 2020-03)Despite growing applications of social and healthcare marketing to enhance public well-being through anti-stigma campaigns, little research investigates how public stigma surrounding health conditions ... -
Photosensitizing proteins for antibacterial photodynamic inactivation
(Translational Biophotonics. Vol.2, n.1-2 (2020) e201900031, 2020-05)We review recent applications of water‐soluble proteins as carriers for photosensitizing molecules in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT). The low water solubility of photosensitizers and their ... -
Assessment of the angiogenic potential of 2-deoxy-D-ribose using a novel in vitro 3D dynamic model in comparison with established in vitro assays
(Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. Vol.7 (2020), 451, 2020-01)Angiogenesis is a highly ordered physiological process regulated by the interaction of endothelial cells with an extensive variety of growth factors, extracellular matrix components and mechanical ...