Browsing by Author "Alemán Llansó, Carlos"
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1-Butanol absorption in poly(styrene-divinylbenzene) ion exchange resins for catalysis
(2015-01-01)
Article
Open AccessThe swelling behaviour of poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene), P(S-DVB), ion exchange resins in 1-butanol (BuOH) has been studied by means of atomistic classical molecular dynamics simulations (MD). The topological characteristics ... -
2,7-Linked N-methylcarbazole copolymers by combining the macromonomer approach and the oxidative electrochemical polymerization
(2019-05-03)
Article
Open AccessThe preparation of copolymers bearing N-methylcarbazole and 2,7-linked 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene units has been carried out using the N-methyl-2,7-di(2-(3,4-ethylenedioxythienyl))carbazole monomer, which has been chemically ... -
2nd International Conference on Peptide Materials for Biomedicine and Nanotechnology : PepMat 2016, Barcelona, 14-16 March 2016 : book of abstracts
(2016)
Conference report
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3D structure of a Brucella melitensis porin: molecular modelling in lipid membranes
(2018-01-01)
Article
Open AccessBrucella melitensis is a pathogenic bacterium responsible for brucellosis in mammals and humans. Its outer membrane proteins (Omp) control the diffusion of solutes through the membrane, and they consequently have a crucial ... -
3D-printed polymer-infiltrated ceramic network with antibacterial biobased silver nanoparticles
(American Chemical Society, 2022-01-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThis work aimed at the antimicrobial functionalization of 3D-printed polymer-infiltrated biomimetic ceramic networks (PICN). The antimicrobial properties of the polymer-ceramic composites were achieved by coating them with ... -
3D-printed polymer-infiltrated ceramic network with biocompatible adhesive to potentiate dental implant applications
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-09-23)
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Open AccessThe aim of this work was to prepare and characterize polymer–ceramic composite material for dental applications, which must resist fracture and wear under extreme forces. It must also be compatible with the hostile environment ... -
3D-printed polymer-infiltrated ceramic network: mechanical properties and biocompatibility
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-06-16)
Conference lecture
Open AccessThe current study focuses on the manufacture and characterization of emerging polymer-infiltrated ceramic networks (PICN) produced by 3D-printing technologies, which show a potential to be used as dental implant material. ... -
A biosourced epoxy resin for adhesive thermoset applications
(2022-04-07)
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Restricted access - confidentiality agreementBiobased epoxy-derived raw materials will be essential for future coating and adhesive designs in industry. Here, a facile approach is reported towards the incorporation of limonene into an epoxy-functionalized polycarbonate ... -
A first principle analysis of the structure of oligoanilines doped with alkylsulfonic acids
(2009)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe interaction of polyaniline with alkylsulfonate dopants have been investigated at the atomic level using quantum mechanical methods. Calculations have been performed on complexes formed by dopant molecules with an alkyl ... -
A flexible, smart and self-evolving actuator based on polypropylene mesh for hernia repair and a thermo-sensitive gel
(2020)
Conference lecture
Open AccessHere, a smart mesh actuator, able to self-evolve under temperature and humidity control,has been developed. Thermo-responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm)-based materialsare widely appliedin ... -
A molecular dynamics study on glucose molecular recognition by a non-enzymatic selective sensor based on a conducting polymer
(Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2019-01-01)
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Open AccessPoly(hydroxymethyl-3,4-ethylendioxythiophene) (PHMeDOT), a very electroactive polythiophene derivative bearing a dioxane ring fused onto the thiophene ring and an exocyclic hydroxymethyl substituent, is able to electrocatalyze ... -
A multi-step template-assisted approach for the formation of conducting polymer nanotubes onto conducting polymer films
(2016-04-25)
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Open AccessAfter exhibiting the important limitations of the template-assisted approach when electropolymerization on simple stainless steel electrodes and electrospinning of insulating polymeric templates are combined, hollow ... -
A protocol for the design of protein and peptide nanostructure self-assemblies exploiting synthetic amino acids
(2017)
Part of book or chapter of book
Open AccessIn recent years there has been increasing interest in nanostructure design based on the self-assembly properties of proteins and polymers. Nanodesign requires the ability to predictably manipulate the properties of the ... -
A rational design for the selective detection of dopamine using conducting polymers
(2014-02-25)
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Open AccessPoly(N-methylpyrrole) (PNMPy), poly(N-cyanoethylpyrrole) (PNCPy) and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) films have been prepared using both single and two polymerization steps for the selective determination of low ... -
A simple treatment for the irreversible optimization of the electrical conductivity of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)
(2017-04)
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Open AccessCompact and porous films of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), which were prepared in aqueous and acetonitrile solutions, have been submitted to a simple thermal treatment that provokes irreversible changes in the ... -
A simulation strategy for the atomistic modeling of flexible molecules covalently tethered to rigid surfaces: application to peptides
(2011-03)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyA computational strategy to model flexible molecules tethered to a rigid inert surface is presented. The strategy is able to provide uncorrelated relaxed microstructures at the atomistic level. It combines an algorithm to ... -
A single-residue substitution inhibits fibrillization of Ala-based pentapeptides. A spectroscopic and molecular dynamics investigation
(2014-01-01)
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Open AccessThe aggregation properties of two Ala-based pentapeptides were investigated by spectroscopic techniques and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The two peptides, both functionalized at the N-terminus with a pyrenyl group, ... -
A synergistic combination of tetraethylorthosilicate and multiphosphonic acid offers excellent corrosion protection to AA1100 aluminum alloy
(2013-05-15)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThis work describes a new mechanism for the incorporation of organophosphonic acid into silane self-assembly monolayers, which has been used to protect AA1100 aluminum alloy. The protection improvement has been attributed ... -
Advanced functional hydrogel biomaterials based on dynamic B-O bonds and polysaccharide building blocks
(2020-10-12)
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Open AccessDynamic covalent chemistry applied to polymers has attracted significant attention over the past decade. Within this area, this review highlights the recent research on polysaccharide-based hydrogels cross-linked by boronic ... -
Aggregation propensity of therapeutic fibrin-homing pentapeptides: Insights from experiments and molecular dynamics simulations
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020-11-28)
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Open AccessCREKA (Cys–Arg–Glu–Lys–Ala) and its engineered analogue CRMeEKA, in which Glu has been replaced by N-methyl-Glu to provide resistance against proteolysis, are emerging pentapeptides that were specifically designed to bind ...
