Browsing by Author "Puiggalí Jou, Anna"
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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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Aggregation propensity of therapeutic fibrin-homing pentapeptides: Insights from experiments and molecular dynamics simulations
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020-11-28)
Article
Open AccessCREKA (Cys–Arg–Glu–Lys–Ala) and its engineered analogue CRMeEKA, in which Glu has been replaced by N-methyl-Glu to provide resistance against proteolysis, are emerging pentapeptides that were specifically designed to bind ... -
Biointerfaces based on the combination of synthetic polymers and biomolecules
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-03-04)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessDuring the last decades, research focused on the preparation of highly selective and smart materials has increased considerably. For instances, it has been possible to achieve intelligent drug nano-carriers, biomolecular ... -
Biomimetic hybrid membranes: incorporation of transport proteins/peptides into polymer supports
(2019-01-01)
Article
Open AccessMolecular sensing, water purification and desalination, drug delivery, and DNA sequencing are some striking applications of biomimetic hybrid membranes. These devices take advantage of biomolecules, which have gained ... -
Cell responses to electrical pulse stimulation for anticancer drug release
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2019-08-01)
Article
Open AccessElectrical stimulation is an attractive approach to tune on-demand drug release in the body as it relies on simple setups and requires typically 1 V or less. Although many studies have been focused on the development of ... -
Conducting polymer nanoparticles for voltage-controlled release of pharmacological chaperones
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021)
Article
Open AccessPharmacological chaperones (PCs) are low-molecular weight chemical molecules used in patients for the treatment of some rare diseases caused primarily by protein instability. A controlled and on-demand release of PCs via ... -
Confinement of a ß-barrel protein in nanoperforated free-standing nanomembranes for ion transport
(2016-10-14)
Article
Open AccessBioinspired free-standing nanomembranes (FSNMs) for selective ion transport have been tailored by immobilizing the Omp2a ß-barrel membrane protein inside nanoperforations created in flexible poly(lactic acid) (PLA) ... -
Electroresponsive alginate-based hydrogels for controlled release of hydrophobic drugs
(American Chemical Society (ACS), 2020-11-09)
Article
Open AccessStimuli-responsive biomaterials have attracted significant attention for the construction of on-demand drug release systems. The possibility of using external stimulation to trigger drug release is particularly enticing ... -
Electrostimulated release of neutral drugs from polythiophene nanoparticles: smart regulation of drug-polymer interactions
(2017-09-20)
Article
Open AccessPoly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) nanoparticles are loaded with curcumin and piperine by in situ emulsion polymerization using dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid both as a stabilizer and a doping agent. The loaded drugs ... -
Encapsulation and storage of therapeutic fibrin-homing peptides using conducting polymer nanoparticles for programmed release by electrical stimulation
(American Chemical Society (ACS), 2020-04-01)
Article
Open AccessCys-Arg-Glu-Lys-Ala (CREKA) is an important fibrin-homing pentapeptide that has been extensively demonstrated for diagnoses and therapies (e.g., image diagnosis of tumors and to inhibit tumor cell migration and invasion). ... -
Fibrin association at hybrid biointerfaces made of clot-binding peptides and polythiophene
(2016-10)
Article
Open AccessThe properties as biointerfaces of electroactive conducting polymer–peptide biocomposites formed by poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and CREKA or CR(NMe)EKA peptide sequences (where Glu has been replaced by ... -
Fibrin association at hybrid biointerfaces made of clot-binding peptides and polythiophene
(2016-10)
Article
Open AccessThe properties as biointerfaces of electroactive conducting polymer-peptide biocomposites formed by poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and CREKA or CR(NMe)EKA peptide sequences (where Glu has been replaced by ... -
Green nanocoatings based on the deposition of zirconium oxide: the role of the substrate
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-02-23)
Article
Open AccessHerein, the influence of the substrate in the formation of zirconium oxide monolayer, from an aqueous hexafluorozirconic acid solution, by chemical conversion and by electro-assisted deposition, has been approached. The ... -
Hybrid conducting alginate-based hydrogel for hydrogen peroxide detection from enzymatic oxidation of lactate
(Elsevier, 2021-12-15)
Article
Open Access
Covenantee: Institut de Bioenginyeria de CatalunyaA conducting nanocomposite hydrogel is developed for the detection of L-lactate. The hydrogel is based on a mixture of alginate (Alg) and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), which is loaded with gold nanoparticles ... -
Manufactured flexible electrodes for dopamine detection: integration of conducting polymer in 3D-printed polylactic acid
(2021-06-23)
Article
Open AccessFlexible electrochemical sensors based on electroactive materials have emerged as powerful analytical tools for biomedical applications requiring bioanalytes detection. Within this context, 3D printing is a remarkable ... -
Nanoperforations in poly(lactic acid) free-standing nanomembranes to promote interactions with cell filopodia
(2016-02)
Article
Open AccessNanoperforated poly(lactic acid) (PLA) free-standing nanomembranes (FsNMs) have been prepared using a two-step process: (1) spin-coating a mixture of immiscible polymers to provoke phase segregation and formation of ... -
Nanotheranostic Interface Based on Antibiotic-Loaded Conducting Polymer Nanoparticles for Real-Time Monitoring of Bacterial Growth Inhibition
(2020-12-18)
Article
Open AccessConducting polymers have been increasingly used as biologically interfacing electrodes for biomedical applications due to their excellent and fast electrochemical response, reversible doping–dedoping characteristics, high ... -
Perforated polyester nanomebranes as templates of electroactive and robust free-standing films
(Elsevier, 2019-05-01)
Article
Open AccessRobust and flexible free-standing films made of spin-coated poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) nanolayers have been prepared. A steel sheet coated with a sacrificial layer of PEDOT:poly( ... -
Polypeptide hydrogel loaded with conducting polymer nanoparticles as electroresponsive delivery system of small hydrophobic drugs
(Elsevier, 2022-06)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyA hydrogel/nanoparticle-loaded system for the controlled delivery of small hydrophobic drugs has been prepared using poly(¿-glutamic acid) (PGGA), a naturally occurring biopolymer made of glutamic acid units connected by ... -
Properties of Omp2a-based supported lipid bilayers: comparison with polymeric bioinspired membranes
(American Chemical Society (ACS), 2018-08-01)
Article
Open AccessOmp2a ß-barrel outer membrane protein has been reconstituted into supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) to compare the nanomechanical properties (elastic modulus, adhesion forces, and deformation) and functionality of the resulting ...
