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  • Special issue: Plasma Medicine - part I 

    Canal Barnils, Cristina; Espona Noguera, Albert; Tampieri, Francesco (2023-09)
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  • Dual-action effect of gallium and silver providing osseointegration and antibacterial properties to calcium titanate coatings on porous titanium implants 

    Rodríguez Contreras, Alejandra María; Torres Garrido, Diego; Piñera Avellaneda, David; Pérez Palou, Lluís; Ortiz Hernández, Mónica; Ginebra Molins, Maria Pau; Calero Martínez, Jose Antonio; Manero Planella, José María; Rupérez de Gracia, Elisa (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-05-01)
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    Covenantee:   AMES / Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya
    Previously, functional coatings on 3D-printed titanium implants were developed to improve their biointegration by separately incorporating Ga and Ag on the biomaterial surface. Now, a thermochemical treatment modification ...
  • Comparison of the antibacterial effect of silver nanoparticles and a multifunctional antimicrobial peptide on titanium surface 

    Moreno Duarte, Daniel; Buxadera Palomero, Judit; Ginebra Molins, Maria Pau; Manero Planella, José María; Martín Gómez, Helena; Mas Moruno, Carlos; Rodríguez Rius, Daniel (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-06-04)
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    Covenantee:   Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu / Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya
    Titanium implantation success may be compromised by Staphylococcus aureus surface colonization and posterior infection. To avoid this issue, different strategies have been investigated to promote an antibacterial character ...
  • Solvent-cast direct-writing and electrospinning as a dual fabrication strategy for drug-eluting polymeric bioresorbable stents 

    Chausse Calbet, Victor; Casanova Batlle, Enric; Canal Barnils, Cristina; Ginebra Molins, Maria Pau; Ciurana Gay, Joaquim; Pegueroles Neyra, Marta (Elsevier, 2023-06-05)
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    Covenantee:   Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu / Universitat de Girona / Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya
    Bioresorbable stents (BRS) are conceived to retain sufficient radial strength after implantation while releasing an antiproliferative drug in order to prevent vessel restenosis until complete resorption. Ongoing research ...
  • Guiding fibroblast activation using an RGD-mutated heparin binding II fragment of fibronectin for gingival titanium integration 

    Heras Parets, Aina; Ginebra Molins, Maria Pau; Manero Planella, José María; Guillem Martí, Jordi (John Wiley & sons, 2023-08-21)
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    The formation of a biological seal around the neck of titanium (Ti) implants is critical for ensuring integration at the gingival site and for preventing bacterialcolonization that may lead to periimplantitis. This process ...
  • Cold plasma and inhibition of STAT3 selectively target tumorigenicity in osteosarcoma 

    Tornin Cavielles, Juan; Mateu Sanz, Miguel; Rey, Veronica; Murillo, Dzohara; Huergo García, Carmen; Gallego, Borja; Rodríguez, Aida; Rodríguez, René; Canal Barnils, Cristina (2023-06-01)
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    Covenantee:   Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu / Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias / Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias / CIBERONC. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red. Cáncer
    Osteosarcoma (OS) is a malignant type of bone cancer that arises in periods of increased bone formation. Curative strategies for these types of tumors have remained essentially unchanged for decades and the overall survival ...
  • Endothelium and subendothelial matrix mechanics modulate cancer cell transendothelial migration 

    Agrawal, Ashutosh; Malandrino, Andrea; Cammoun, Leila; Bertazzo, Sergio; Calvo Canales, Fernando (John Wiley & sons, 2023-06-02)
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    Cancer cell extravasation, a key step in the metastatic cascade, involves cancer cell arrest on the endothelium, transendothelial migration (TEM), followed by the invasion into the subendothelial extracellular matrix (ECM) ...
  • Differences between the fittings of dental prostheses produced by CAD-CAM and laser sintering processes 

    Herrero Climent, Mariano; Punset Fuste, Miquel; Molmeneu Trias, Meritxell; Brizuela Velasco, Aritza; Gil Mur, Javier (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-01-26)
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    Covenantee:   Porto Dental Institute / Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes / Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
    Digital dentistry and new techniques for the dental protheses’ suprastructure fabrication have undergone a great evolution in recent years, revolutionizing the quality of dental prostheses. The aim of this work is to ...
  • Derivation and characterisation of endothelial cells from patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension 

    Morén, C; Blanco Vich, Isabel; Piccari, Lucilla; Malandrino, Andrea (Nature, 2021-09-22)
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    Covenantee:   Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona / Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya / Universiteit Leiden
    Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) resected material offers a unique opportunity to develop an in vitro endothelial cell model of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). We aimed to comprehensively analyze the ...
  • Editorial: Mechanobiology and the microenvironment: Computational and experimental approaches 

    Malandrino, Andrea (Frontiers Media SA, 2022-10-21)
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  • Poroelastic osmoregulation of living cell volume 

    Malandrino, Andrea; Charras, Guillaume; Moeendarbary, Emad (Elsevier, 2021-12)
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    Cells maintain their volume through fine intracellular osmolarity regulation. Osmotic challenges drive fluid into or out of cells causing swelling or shrinkage, respectively. The dynamics of cell volume changes depending ...
  • Nanocomposite hydrogels with temperature response for capacitive energy storage 

    García Torres, José Manuel; Colombi, Samuele; Mahamed, Ikraan; Sylla, Dioulde Huguette; Arnau Roca, Marc; Sans Milà, Jordi; Ginebra Molins, Maria Pau; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (American Chemical Society (ACS), 2023-01-01)
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    Restricted access - publisher's policy
    Functional hydrogels are three-dimensional polymeric networks with potential applicability in the field of wearable electronics. However, hydrogels are often used to develop devices with only one functionality. In this ...

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