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• Biomimetic hybrid membranes: incorporation of transport proteins/peptides into polymer supports 

  Puiggalí Jou, Anna; Valle Mendoza, Luis Javier del; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (2019-01-01)
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  Molecular 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 ...
• Antimicrobial activity of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) n-doped with a pyridinium-containing polyelectrolyte 

  Sánchez Jiménez, Margarita; Estrany Coda, Francesc; Borràs Cristòfol, Núria; Maiti, Binoy; Díaz Díaz, David; Valle Mendoza, Luis Javier del; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (2019-08-30)
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  In spite of p-doped conducting polymers having been widely studied in the last decades and many applications having been developed, studies based on n-doped conducting polymers are extremely scarce. This fact is even more ...
• Interface porosity in multilayered all-conducting polymer electrodes 

  Borràs Cristòfol, Núria; Estrany Coda, Francesc; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (2019-06-13)
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  Multilayered films made with at least two different electroactive polymers, in which the least conducting one acts as a dielectric and separates the layers made with the other, behave as efficient electrodes for electrochemical ...
• Scaffolds for sustained release of ambroxol hydrochloride, a pharmacological Chaperone that Increases the Activity of Misfolded ß-Glucocerebrosidase 

  Enshaei, Hamidreza; Molina, Brenda G.; Valle Mendoza, Luis Javier del; Estrany Coda, Francesc; Arnan, Carme; Puiggalí Bellalta, Jordi; Saperas Plana, Núria; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (2019-01-01)
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  Ambroxol is a pharmacological chaperone (PC) for Gaucher disease that increases lysosomal activity of misfolded ß-glucocerebrosidase (GCase) while displaying a safe toxicological profile. In this work, different ...
• Hydrogels for flexible and compressible free standing cellulose supercapacitors 

  Saborío González, Maricruz; Svelic, Petra; Casanovas Salas, Jordi; Ruano Torres, Guillem; Pérez Madrigal, María del Mar; Franco García, María Lourdes; Torras Costa, Juan; Estrany Coda, Francesc; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (Elsevier, 2019-09-01)
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  Cellulose-based supercapacitors display important advantages in comparison with devices fabricated with other materials, regarding environmental friendliness, flexibility, cost and versatility. Recent progress in the field ...
• Feasible and pure P2O5-CaO nanoglasses: An in-depth NMR study of synthesis for the modulation of the bioactive ion release 

  Martí Muñoz, Joan; Xuriguera Martin, Elena; Layton, John W.; Planell Estany, Josep Anton; Rankin, Stephen E.; Engel López, Elisabeth; Castaño Linares, Óscar (Elsevier, 2019-01-01)
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  The use of bioactive glasses (e.g. silicates, phosphates, borates) has demonstrated to be an effective therapy for the restoration of bone fractures, wound healing and vascularization. Their partial dissolution towards the ...
• The mechanism of adhesion and graft polymerization of a PNIPAAm thermoresponsive hydrogel to polypropylene meshes 

  Lanzalaco, Sonia; Turón Dols, Pau; Weiss, Christina; Alemán Llansó, Carlos; Armelín Diggroc, Elaine Aparecida (2019-01-01)
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  In this study, a commercial and fully flexible monofilament mesh has been used for the deposition of a thermosensitive hydrogel, generated by graft copolymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) and N,N'-methylene ...
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  Electrospun conducting and biocompatible uniaxial and core-shell fibers having Poly(lactic acid), Poly(ethylene glycol), and Polyaniline for cardiac tissue engineering 

  Bertuoli, Paula T.; Ordoño Fernández, Jesús; Armelín Diggroc, Elaine Aparecida; Pérez Amodio, Soledad Graciela; Baldissera, A. F.; Ferreira, Carlos A.; Puiggalí Bellalta, Jordi; Engel López, Elisabeth; Valle Mendoza, Luis Javier del; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (American Chemical Society (ACS), 2019-02-19)
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• Self-assembly of lipopeptides containing short peptide fragments derived from the gastrointestinal hormone PYY3-36: from micelles to amyloid fibrils 

  Hutchinson, Jessica A.; Hamley, I. W.; Torras Costa, Juan; Alemán Llansó, Carlos; Seitsonen, Jani; Ruokolainen, Janne (American Chemical Society (ACS), 2019-01-04)
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  We investigate the impact of lipidation on the self-assembly of two peptide fragments from the gastrointestinal peptide hormone PYY3–36. The lipopeptides C16IKPEAP and C16IKPEAPGE contain the first 6 and 8 amino acid ...
• Influence of the atmosphere conditions in the structure, properties and solubility of fluorine-substituted hydroxyapatites 

  Rivas Cañas, Manuel; Valle Mendoza, Luis Javier del; Turón Dols, Pau; Puiggalí Bellalta, Jordi; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (2019-03-15)
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  The influence of synthetic conditions in the composition and properties of chemically precipitated hydroxyapatite (HAp), fluorine-substituted HAp (xF-HAp) and fluorapatite (FAp) havebeen examined consideringdifferent ...
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  Assembly of Conducting Polymer and Biohydrogel for the Release and Real-Time Monitoring of Vitamin K3 

  Molina García, Brenda Guadalupe; Domínguez, Eva; Armelín Diggroc, Elaine Aparecida; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2018-11-28)
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  In this work, we report the design and fabrication of a dual-function integrated system to monitor, in real time, the release of previously loaded 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone (MeNQ), also named vitamin K3. The newly developed ...
• Pastes and hydrogels from carboxymethyl cellulose sodium salt as supporting electrolyte of solid electrochemical supercapacitors 

  Pérez Madrigal, Maria del Mar; Edo, Miquel G.; Saborío González, Maricruz; Estrany Coda, Francesc; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (2018-11-15)
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  Different carboxymethyl cellulose sodium salt (NaCMC)-based pastes and hydrogels, both containing a salt as supporting electrolyte, have been prepared and characterized as potential solid state electrolyte (SSE) for solid ...

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