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View article: Artificial Spider Silk Fibers with Embedded Magnetite Nanoparticles
Artificial Spider Silk Fibers with Embedded Magnetite Nanoparticles Open
The creation of protein‐based magnetic fibers is a strategic issue in the field of advanced biocompatible materials, particularly relevant for technological sectors such as soft robotics and smart medicine. Here, we endow artificial spider…
View article: High-performance magnetic artificial silk fibers produced by a scalable and eco-friendly production method
High-performance magnetic artificial silk fibers produced by a scalable and eco-friendly production method Open
Flexible magnetic materials have great potential for biomedical and soft robotics applications, but they need to be mechanically robust. An extraordinary material from a mechanical point of view is spider silk. Recently, methods for produc…
View article: A versatile bulk superconducting MgB$_2$ cylinder for polarized targets and nuclear fusion fuels
A versatile bulk superconducting MgB$_2$ cylinder for polarized targets and nuclear fusion fuels Open
The production and maintenance of an internal magnetic field in a compact space is a challenging problem, and a versatile solution is being pursued. This is based on the property of a bulk hollow superconductor to trap a magnetic field ins…
View article: Experimental Comparison of Methods to Evaluate Heat Generated by Magnetic Nanofluids Exposed to Alternating Magnetic Fields
Experimental Comparison of Methods to Evaluate Heat Generated by Magnetic Nanofluids Exposed to Alternating Magnetic Fields Open
The paper aims to compare different methods able to estimate the specific loss power (SLP) generated by three different types of magnetic nanoparticles, MNPs, dispersed in a suspension fluid, e.g., octane or water. The nanoparticles were c…
View article: Development and Evaluation of the Magnetic Properties of a New Manganese (II) Complex: A Potential MRI Contrast Agent
Development and Evaluation of the Magnetic Properties of a New Manganese (II) Complex: A Potential MRI Contrast Agent Open
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive powerful modern clinical technique that is extensively used for the high-resolution imaging of soft tissues. To obtain high-definition pictures of tissues or of the whole organism this tec…
View article: Development of a new class of Mn(II) complexes for MRI applications
Development of a new class of Mn(II) complexes for MRI applications Open
The aim of this work is to develop a new class of Mn(II)-dithiocarbamates complexes potentially used as magnetic resonance imaging contrast media. This work was born within the METRICS project (acronym for Multimodal pET/mRi Imaging with C…
View article: Effects of Microencapsulated Ferulic Acid or Its Prodrug Methyl Ferulate on Neuroinflammation Induced by Muramyl Dipeptide
Effects of Microencapsulated Ferulic Acid or Its Prodrug Methyl Ferulate on Neuroinflammation Induced by Muramyl Dipeptide Open
Ferulic acid (Fer) is known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, which are possibly useful against neurodegenerative diseases. Despite the ability of Fer to permeate the brain, its fast elimination from the body does not a…
View article: Magnetostrictive and Electroconductive Stress‐Sensitive Functional Spider Silk
Magnetostrictive and Electroconductive Stress‐Sensitive Functional Spider Silk Open
Electronics and soft robotics demand the development of a new generation of hybrid materials featuring novel properties. Among these, remarkable mechanical properties are required to sustain mechanical stresses, and electrical and magnetic…
View article: Synthetic and Nanotechnological Approaches for a Diagnostic Use of Manganese
Synthetic and Nanotechnological Approaches for a Diagnostic Use of Manganese Open
The development of multimodal imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows the contemporary obtaining of metabolic and morphological information. To fully exploit the complementa…
View article: Cocrystals of Nitrofurantoin: How Coformers Can Modify Its Solubility and Permeability Across Intestinal Cell Monolayers
Cocrystals of Nitrofurantoin: How Coformers Can Modify Its Solubility and Permeability Across Intestinal Cell Monolayers Open
Solubility and permeability of nitrofurantoin (NITRO) were compared with those of its cocrystals containing isoniazid (ISO), bipyridyl (BIP), or phenanthroline (PHE) as coformers, and their parent mixtures. NITRO dissolution profiles were …
View article: Silk fibroin films with embedded magnetic nanoparticles: evaluation of the magneto-mechanical stimulation effect on osteogenic differentiation of stem cells
Silk fibroin films with embedded magnetic nanoparticles: evaluation of the magneto-mechanical stimulation effect on osteogenic differentiation of stem cells Open
By combining physical characterization data, in vitro biological tests and numerical calculations, we unveil the magneto-mechanical effect promoting the osteogenic differentiation of stem cells grown on silk fibroin films with magnetic nan…
View article: CCDC 1005832: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 1005832: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: CCDC 1005833: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 1005833: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: CCDC 1005834: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 1005834: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: CCDC 1005835: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 1005835: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: Nanoparticles for Magnetic Heating: When Two (or More) Is Better Than One
Nanoparticles for Magnetic Heating: When Two (or More) Is Better Than One Open
The increasing use of magnetic nanoparticles as heating agents in biomedicine is driven by their proven utility in hyperthermia therapeutic treatments and heat-triggered drug delivery methods. The growing demand of efficient and versatile …
View article: Dataset: Mixing iron oxide nanoparticles with different shape and size for tunable magneto-heating performance
Dataset: Mixing iron oxide nanoparticles with different shape and size for tunable magneto-heating performance Open
Dataset corresponding to the article Mixing iron oxide nanoparticles with different shape and size for tunable magneto-heating performance
View article: Dataset: Mixing iron oxide nanoparticles with different shape and size for tunable magneto-heating performance
Dataset: Mixing iron oxide nanoparticles with different shape and size for tunable magneto-heating performance Open
Dataset corresponding to the article Mixing iron oxide nanoparticles with different shape and size for tunable magneto-heating performance
View article: Novel Magnetic Inorganic Composites: Synthesis and Characterization
Novel Magnetic Inorganic Composites: Synthesis and Characterization Open
The addition of magnetic particles to inorganic matrices can produce new composites exhibiting intriguing properties for practical applications. It has been previously reported that the addition of magnetite to concrete improves its mechan…
View article: Mixing iron oxide nanoparticles with different shape and size for tunable magneto-heating performance
Mixing iron oxide nanoparticles with different shape and size for tunable magneto-heating performance Open
An efficient and versatile strategy is presented to modulate the magneto-heating performance of a nanoparticle system, which consists of mixing nanoparticles with different shape and size and exploiting the magnetic interaction between the…
View article: Local Structure and Magnetism of Fe2O3 Maghemite Nanocrystals: The Role of Crystal Dimension
Local Structure and Magnetism of Fe2O3 Maghemite Nanocrystals: The Role of Crystal Dimension Open
Here we report on the impact of reducing the crystalline size on the structural and magnetic properties of γ-Fe2O3 maghemite nanoparticles. A set of polycrystalline specimens with crystallite size ranging from ~2 to ~50 nm was obtained com…
View article: Glassy Magnetic Behavior and Correlation Length in Nanogranular Fe-Oxide and Au/Fe-Oxide Samples
Glassy Magnetic Behavior and Correlation Length in Nanogranular Fe-Oxide and Au/Fe-Oxide Samples Open
In nanoscale magnetic systems, the possible coexistence of structural disorder and competing magnetic interactions may determine the appearance of a glassy magnetic behavior, implying the onset of a low-temperature disordered collective st…
View article: Dipolar Magnetic Interactions in Mn-Doped Magnetite Nanoparticles Loaded into PLGA Nanocapsules for Nanomedicine Applications
Dipolar Magnetic Interactions in Mn-Doped Magnetite Nanoparticles Loaded into PLGA Nanocapsules for Nanomedicine Applications Open
Nanocapsules made of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) copolymer and with a different load of oleate-coated Mn-doped magnetite nanoparticles are studied for potential nanomedicine applications as nanocarriers with magnetic functionaliti…