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A fungal ascorbate oxidase with unexpected laccase activity
Braunschmid, Verena; Fuerst, Sarah; Perz, veronika; Zitzenbacher, Sabine; Hoyo Pérez, Javier; Fernandez Sanchez, Cesar; Tzanov, Tzanko; Steinkellner, Georg; Gruber, Karl; Nyanhongo, Gibson S.; Ribitsch, Doris; Guebitz, Georg (2020-08-11)
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Acceso abiertoAscorbate oxidases are an enzyme group that has not been explored to a large extent. So far, mainly ascorbate oxidases from plants and only a few from fungi have been described. Although ascorbate oxidases belong to the ... -
A new approach to produce plant antioxidants-loaded chitosan for medical applications
Rocasalbas Lozano, Guillem; Touriño Eirín, Sonia; Tzanov, Tzanko; Torres, Josep Lluís (2012-12-19)
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Acceso restringido por política de la editorialThis work reports a straightforward approach for incorporation of plant-derived flavonoid-based antioxidants into an intrinsically antimicrobial chitosan platform in order to generate chitosan-based materials suitable for ... -
A potential lignocellulosic biomass based on banana waste for critical rare earths recovery from aqueous solutions
Lapo Calderón, Byron Gonzalo; Bou Serra, Jordi; Hoyo Pérez, Javier; Tzanov, Tzanko; Carrillo, Manuel; Peña, Karina; Sastre Requena, Ana María (2020-04-29)
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Acceso restringido por política de la editorialRare earth elements (REE) present multiple applications in technological devices but also drawbacks (scarcity and water contaminant). The current study aims to valorise the banana wastes - banana rachis (BR), banana ... -
Antibacterial coatings on medical devices
Ivanova, Kristina Dimitrova; Bassegoda Puigdomenech, Arnau; Tzanov, Tzanko (Elsevier, 2017-11-02)
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Antibacterial polyurethane foams with incorporated lignin-capped silver nanoparticles for chronic wound treatment
Morena Gatius, Ángela Gala; Ivanova, Kristina Dimitrova; Pérez Rafael, Silvia; Sánchez Soto, Miguel; Tzanov, Tzanko; Stefanov, Ivaylo (2020-02-26)
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Acceso abiertoLignin-capped silver nanoparticles were incorporated in situ into polyurethane foams during their polymerization to obtain multifunctional materials suitable for chronic wound dressing. Lignin with increased phenolic ... -
Antibiofilm poly(carboxybetaine methacrylate) hydrogels for chronic wounds dressings
Ruseva, Konstans; Ivanova, Kristina Dimitrova; Todorova, Katerina; Vladov, Ivelin; Nanev, Vesselin; Tzanov, Tzanko; Hinojosa-Caballero, Dolores; Argirova, Maya; Vassileva, Elena (Elsevier, 2020-04-12)
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Acceso abiertoThe current study demonstrates the benefits of poly(carboxybetaine methacrylate) hydrogels in chronic wound healing. These hydrogels demonstrate high absorbing capacity upon swelling in salt solutions thus revealing great ... -
Antibody-enabled antimicrobial nanocapsules for selective elimination of Staphylococcus aureus
Ivanova, Kristina Dimitrova; Ivanova, Aleksandra Asenova; Ramon Portés, Eva; Hoyo Pérez, Javier; Sanchez-Gomez, Susana; Tzanov, Tzanko (2020-07-16)
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Acceso abiertoTargeted bactericide nanosystems hold significant promise to improve the efficacy of existing antimicrobials for treatment of severe bacterial infections, minimizing the side effects and lowering the risk of antibiotic ... -
Antimicrobial lightweight materials and components
Morena Gatius, Ángela Gala; Ferreres Cabanes, Guillem; Ivanova, Kristina Dimitrova; Pérez Rafael, Silvia; Tzanov, Tzanko (Elsevier, 2020-12-02)
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Acceso restringido por política de la editorialLightweight materials and components have gained remarkable scientific and technological importance in the recent times as the main drivers of innovation. They are finding widespread use across all industry sectors to ... -
Bacteria-responsive multilayer coatings comprising polycationic nanospheres for bacteria biofilm prevention on urinary catheters
Francesko, Antonio; Macedo Fernandes, Margarida Maria; Ivanova, Kristina Dimitrova; Tzanov, Tzanko (2016-01-21)
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Acceso abiertoThis work reports on the development of infection-preventive coatings on silicone urinary catheters that contain in their structure and release on demand antibacterial polycationic nanospheres. Polycationic aminocellulose ... -
Bio-sonochemical conversion of fish backbones into bioactive nanospheres
Macedo Fernandes, Margarida Maria; Rivera Rodríguez, Diana Marcela; Tzanov, Tzanko; Rommi, Katariina; Lantto, Raija; Mozuraityte, Revilija; Šližyte, Rasa (2015-08-12)
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Realizado en/con: SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture / VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandSalmon backbones, co-streams of salmon processing industry, were transformed into stable, odour-free ingredients for cosmetics. First, the backbones were hydrolysed using commercial proteases (Bromelain + Papain, Trypsin, ... -
Biocompounds from rapeseed oil industry co-stream as active ingredients for skin care applications
Rivera Rodríguez, Diana Marcela; Rommi, Katariina; Macedo Fernandes, Margarida Maria; Lantto, Raija; Tzanov, Tzanko (2015-10-01)
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Acceso abiertoOBJECTIVE: Despite the great number of substances produced by the skincare industry, very few of them seem to truly have an effect on the skin. Therefore, given the social implications surrounding physical appearance, the ... -
Biomedical textiles
Stefanov, Ivaylo; Bassegoda Puigdomenech, Arnau; Tzanov, Tzanko (Elsevier, 2019-07-01)
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Acceso restringido por política de la editorialThe use of textiles in medicine dates back to ancient times. In modern medicine, textile fibers can be found in a wide variety of biomedical devices from simple non-woven bandages for wounds to complex hollow fiber membranes ... -
Biotechnological applications at GBMI: industry-driven "bio-research"
Garriga Solé, Pere; Tzanov, Tzanko (Campus de Terrassa de la UPC, 2013-06-13)
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Bottom-up layer-by-layer assembling of antibacterial freestanding nanobiocomposite films
Francesko, Antonio; Ivanova, Kristina Dimitrova; Hoyo Pérez, Javier; Pérez-Rafael, Silvia; Petkova, Petya; Fernandes Macedo, Margarida Maria; Heinze, Thomas; Mendoza Gómez, Ernesto; Tzanov, Tzanko (2018-07-27)
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Acceso abiertoIn this study, freestanding nanobiocomposite films were obtained by the sequential deposition of biopolymer-capped silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and hyaluronic acid (HA). At first, dispersions ofAgNPs decorated with chitosan ... -
Building an antifouling zwitterionic coating on urinary catheters using an enzymatically triggered bottom-up approach
Díaz Blanco, Carlos; Ortner, Andreas; Dimitrov, Radostin; Navarro Sentanyes, Antonio; Mendoza Gómez, Ernesto; Tzanov, Tzanko (2014-06-23)
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Acceso restringido por política de la editorialCatheter associated urinary tract infections are common during hospitalization due to the formation of bacterial biofilms on the indwelling device. In this study, we report an innovative biotechnology-based approach for ... -
Chitosan and chitosan ZnO-based complex nanoparticles: formation, characterization, and antibacterial activity
Perelshtein, Ilana; Ruderman, Yelena; Perkas, Nina; Tzanov, Tzanko; Beddow, Jamie; Joyce, Eadaoin; Mason, Timothy J.; Blanes, María; Mollá, Korina; Patlolla, Anitha; Frenkel, Anatoly I.; Gedanken, Aharon (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013-02-04)
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Durable antimicrobial cotton textiles coated sonochemically with ZnO nanoparticles embedded in an in-situ enzymatically generated bioadhesive
Salat, Marc; Petkova, Petya; Hoyo Pérez, Javier; Perelshtein, Ilana; Gedanken, Aharon; Tzanov, Tzanko (2018-02-14)
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Acceso abiertoAn important preventive measure for providing a bacteria-free environment for the patients is the introduction of highly efficient and durable antibacterial textiles in hospitals. This work describes a single step ... -
Effect of thiol-functionalisation on chitosan antibacterial activity: interaction with a bacterial membrane model
Macedo Fernandes, Margarida Maria; Francesko, Antonio; Torrent Burgués, Juan; Tzanov, Tzanko (2013-01-12)
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Acceso restringido por política de la editorialThe antibacterial activity of chitosan modified with the thiol-containing 2-iminothiolane HCl (TC-IMI) and N-acetyl- L -cysteine (TC-NAC) was studied by Langmuir film balance technique using a dipalmitoylphos- phatidylglycerol ... -
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)
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Acceso restringido por política de la editorialThe 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 ... -
Electrical evaluation of bacterial virulence factors using nanopores
Escosura Muñiz, Alfredo de la; Ivanova, Kristina Dimitrova; Tzanov, Tzanko (2019-03-19)
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Acceso abiertoIn this work, we propose a novel methodology for electrical monitoring using nanoporous alumina membranes of virulence factors secreted by bacterial pathogens. Bacterial hyaluronidase (HYAL), which is produced by a number ...