• Direct synthesis of HKUST-1 onto cotton fabrics and properties 

      Lobo da Costa, Brian; Ataide Rosa, Isadora Letícia Aparecida; Hipólito Silvio, Vitória; Wu, Qiuyue; Block Samulewski, Rafael; Pereria Scacchetti, Fabio Alexandre; Moises, Murillo Pereira; Lis Arias, Manuel José; Maesta Bezerra, Fabricio (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022-10-11)
      Article
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      Metal-organic frameworks are crystalline nanostructures formed by a metal interspersed by an organic binder. These metal-organic materials are examples of nanomaterials applied to textile material in search of new ...
    • Effects of alkyl chain lengths of gallates upon enzymatic wool functionalisation 

      Gaffar Hossain, Kh. M.; Díaz González, María; Dagá Monmany, José María; Tzanov, Tzanko (2010-08-24)
      Article
      Accés restringit per política de l'editorial
      The covalent grafting of alkyl gallates on wool through a laccase catalysed reaction in 80/20 (v/v, %)aqueous–ethanol mixture provided in a one-step process a multifunctional textile material with antioxidant, antibacterial ...
    • Hyaluronic acid derivative molecular weight-dependent synthesis and antimicrobial effect of hybrid silver nanoparticles 

      Ferreres Cabanes, Guillem; Pérez Rafael, Silvia; Torrent Burgués, Juan; Tzanov, Tzanko (2021-12-14)
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      Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) appeared as promising antimicrobial candidates to face the development of antibiotic resistance. Although reported as toxic towards mammalian cells, their combination with biomolecules have ...
    • Influence of chitosan characteristics in the microencapsulation of essential oils 

      Lis Arias, Manuel José; Lopez, Arianne; Vilaseca Vallvé, M. Mercedes; Valles, Betina; Prieto Fuentes, María Remedios; Simó Cima, Mercedes; Borges Valle, Jorge Alexandre; Sisqueira Curto Valle, Rita de Cassia; Maesta Bezerra, Fabricio; Puiggalí Bellalta, Jordi (Springer, 2021-03)
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      The fight against nosocomial infections in hospitals, has promoted the use of microencapsulated essential oils on medical wearing uniforms. These types of microcapsules can be improved with the use of antimicrobial polymers ...
    • Insights into the reduction of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and mobile antibiotic resistance genes by black soldier fly larvae in chicken manure 

      Zhao, Zhengzheng; Yang, Chongrui; Gao, Bingqi; Wu, Yushi; Ao, Yue; Ma, Shiteng; Jiménez García, Nuria; Zheng, Longyu; Huang, Feng; Tomberlin, Jeffery K.; Ren, Zhuqing; Yu, Ziniu; Yu, Chan; Zhang, Jibin; Cai, Minmin (Elsevier, 2023-11-01)
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      The increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) from animal manure has raised concerns about the potential threats to public health. The bioconversion of animal manure with insect larvae, such as the black ...
    • Ionic liquids as biocompatible antibacterial agents: a case study on structure-related bioactivity on Escherichia coli 

      Fernandes, Margarida M.; Carvalho, Estela; Correia, Daniela M.; Esperança, José M.S.S.; Padrão, Jorge; Ivanova, Kristina Dimitrova; Hoyo Pérez, Javier; Tzanov, Tzanko; Lanceros Méndez, Senentxu (American Chemical Society, 2022-10-19)
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      The potential of ionic liquids (ILs) to be used as antimicrobial agents for biomedical applications has been hindered by the fact that most of them are cytotoxic toward mammalian cells. Understanding the mechanism of ...
    • Production and evaluation of antimicrobial microcapsules with essential oils using complex coacervation 

      Lopez, Arianne; Lis Arias, Manuel José; Maesta Bezerra, Fabricio; Vilaseca Vallvé, M. Mercedes; Valles, Betina; Prieto, Remedios; Simo, Mercedes (Springer, 2019-08-09)
      Article
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      Nowadays, the needs and requirements to avoid infections during surgical operations, require to be more imaginative than ever. The one-use textiles substrates that are used in hospitals can be, also, a way to transport the ...
    • Review on bibliography related to antimicrobials 

      Torrent Burgués, Juan (2017-02-09)
      Report de recerca
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      In this report, a bibliographic research has been done in the field of antimicrobials. Not all antimicrobials have been included, but those that are being subject of matter in the group GBMI in Terrassa, and others of ...
    • Surface modification treatment in titanium samples for application in ophtalmology 

      Fortuny Castellano, Helena (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-10-18)
      Treball Final de Grau
      Accés restringit per acord de confidencialitat