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View article: Symbioses with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alter allocation of plant-derived carbon to soil organic matter pools under drought and well-watered conditions
Symbioses with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alter allocation of plant-derived carbon to soil organic matter pools under drought and well-watered conditions Open
The symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can enhance the drought resilience of associated crops, for example, by modifying the belowground morphology of host plants. Additionally, the fungal symbionts are key drivers of organi…
View article: Luminescent Trityl‐based Diradicaloids: A Theoretical and Experimental Assessment of Charge‐Resonance in Low‐Lying Excited States
Luminescent Trityl‐based Diradicaloids: A Theoretical and Experimental Assessment of Charge‐Resonance in Low‐Lying Excited States Open
The tris(2,4,6‐trichlorophenyl)methyl radical ( TTM) has inspired the synthesis of several luminescent diradicaloids, providing an extraordinary opportunity to control the nature of the low‐lying excited states by fine‐tuning the diradical…
View article: Activating Thermoplastic Polyurethane Surfaces with Poly(ethylene glycol)-Based Recombinant Human α-Defensin 5 Monolayers for Antibiofilm Activity
Activating Thermoplastic Polyurethane Surfaces with Poly(ethylene glycol)-Based Recombinant Human α-Defensin 5 Monolayers for Antibiofilm Activity Open
Addressing multidrug-resistant microbial infections linked to implantable biomedical devices is an urgent need. In recent years, there has been an active exploration of different surface coatings to prevent and combat drug-resistant microb…
View article: Brominated trityl radical nanoparticles: metal-free ratiometric nanothermometer with near-infrared excimeric emission in water
Brominated trityl radical nanoparticles: metal-free ratiometric nanothermometer with near-infrared excimeric emission in water Open
Metal-free Br-ONPs doped with brominated trityl radicals exhibit dual NIR-emission and excimer formation, enabling water-dispersible ratiometric nanothermometry for advanced bioimaging.
View article: Luminescent Trityl-based Diradicaloids: A Theoretical and Experimental Assessment of Charge-Resonance in Low-Lying Excited States
Luminescent Trityl-based Diradicaloids: A Theoretical and Experimental Assessment of Charge-Resonance in Low-Lying Excited States Open
The tris(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)methyl radical (TTM) has inspired the synthesis of several luminescent diradicals and diradicaloids, providing an extraordinary opportunity to control the nature of the low-lying excited states by fine-tuning…
View article: Targeted nanoliposomes to improve enzyme replacement therapy of Fabry disease
Targeted nanoliposomes to improve enzyme replacement therapy of Fabry disease Open
The central nervous system represents a major target tissue for therapeutic approach of numerous lysosomal storage disorders. Fabry disease arises from the lack or dysfunction of the lysosomal alpha-galactosidase A (GLA) enzyme, resulting …
View article: 3D Printing as a Strategy to Scale-Up Biohybrid Hydrogels for T Cell Manufacture
3D Printing as a Strategy to Scale-Up Biohybrid Hydrogels for T Cell Manufacture Open
The emergence of cellular immunotherapy treatments is introducing more efficient strategies to combat cancer as well as autoimmune and infectious diseases. However, the cellular manufacturing procedures associated with these therapies rema…
View article: Synthesis and EPR Studies of Zinc and Copper Tris(2‐pyridylmethyl)amines (TPMA) Metal Complexes Containing TEMPO Functionalities
Synthesis and EPR Studies of Zinc and Copper Tris(2‐pyridylmethyl)amines (TPMA) Metal Complexes Containing TEMPO Functionalities Open
A new family of stable radical‐containing polytopic ligands based on tris(2‐pyridylmethyl)amines TPMA architecture and their corresponding metal complexes have been synthesized. These molecular systems offered the possibility to investigat…
View article: Interrogating the CISS effect in chiral and paramagnetic organic radicals: the impact of the molecular spin over the total spin polarization
Interrogating the CISS effect in chiral and paramagnetic organic radicals: the impact of the molecular spin over the total spin polarization Open
Enantioenriched PTM radical self-assembled monolayers on gold/nickel are prepared. Their spin filtering ability is not observed experimentally. The lack of CISS observation is explained by DFT quantum transport calculations.
View article: Nanothermometer Based on Polychlorinated Trityl Radicals Showing Two‐Photon Excitation and Emission in the Biological Transparency Window: Temperature Monitoring of Biological Tissues
Nanothermometer Based on Polychlorinated Trityl Radicals Showing Two‐Photon Excitation and Emission in the Biological Transparency Window: Temperature Monitoring of Biological Tissues Open
Nanothermometers are emerging probes as biomedical diagnostic tools. Especially appealing are nanoprobes using NIR light in the range of biological transparency window (BTW) since they have the advantages of a deeper penetration into biolo…
View article: Ratiometric Nanothermometer Based on a Radical Excimer for In Vivo Sensing (Small 32/2023)
Ratiometric Nanothermometer Based on a Radical Excimer for In Vivo Sensing (Small 32/2023) Open
Ratiometric Nanothermometers Organic nanoparticles based on persistent TTM radicals containing excimers and isolated molecules exhibit all characteristics of ratiometric nanothermometers showing excellent temperature sensitivity, reversibi…
View article: Molecular One‐ and Two‐Qubit Systems with Very Long Coherence Times
Molecular One‐ and Two‐Qubit Systems with Very Long Coherence Times Open
General‐purpose quantum computation and quantum simulation require multi‐qubit architectures with precisely defined, robust interqubit interactions, coupled with local addressability. This is an unsolved challenge, primarily due to scalabi…
View article: Ratiometric Nanothermometer Based on a Radical Excimer for In Vivo Sensing
Ratiometric Nanothermometer Based on a Radical Excimer for In Vivo Sensing Open
Ratiometric fluorescent nanothermometers with near‐infrared emission play an important role in in vivo sensing since they can be used as intracellular thermal sensing probes with high spatial resolution and high sensitivity, to investigate…
View article: Stable Organic Radical for Enhancing Metal–Monolayer–Semiconductor Junction Performance
Stable Organic Radical for Enhancing Metal–Monolayer–Semiconductor Junction Performance Open
The preparation of monolayers based on an organic radical and its diamagnetic counterpart has been pursued on hydrogen-terminated silicon surfaces. The functional monolayers have been investigated as solid-state metal/monolayer/semiconduct…
View article: Electroactive substrates for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy based on overgrown gold-nanoparticle arrays by electrodeposition on indium tin oxide
Electroactive substrates for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy based on overgrown gold-nanoparticle arrays by electrodeposition on indium tin oxide Open
Highly homogeneous and robust SERS conductive surfaces with large gold coverages and small inter-particle distances for a combined electrochemical-SERS investigation to monitor switchable redox molecules and electroactivated interfacial re…
View article: Antibiofilm surfaces based on the immobilization of a novel recombinant antimicrobial multidomain protein using self-assembled monolayers
Antibiofilm surfaces based on the immobilization of a novel recombinant antimicrobial multidomain protein using self-assembled monolayers Open
Biofunctionalized surfaces with an antimicrobial multidomain protein both in soluble form or nanostructured as nanoparticles to avoid biofilm formation.
View article: Hierarchical Quatsome-RGD Nanoarchitectonic Surfaces for Enhanced Integrin-Mediated Cell Adhesion
Hierarchical Quatsome-RGD Nanoarchitectonic Surfaces for Enhanced Integrin-Mediated Cell Adhesion Open
The synthesis and study of the tripeptide Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD), the binding site of different extracellular matrix proteins, e.g., fibronectin and vitronectin, has allowed the production of a wide range of cell adhesive surfaces. Although the…
View article: Liposomal formulations for treating lysosomal storage disorders
Liposomal formulations for treating lysosomal storage disorders Open
Lysosomal storage disorders (LSD) are a group of rare life-threatening diseases caused by a lysosomal dysfunction, usually due to the lack of a single enzyme required for the metabolism of macromolecules, which leads to a lysosomal accumul…
View article: Ultrabright Föster Resonance Energy Transfer Nanovesicles: The Role of Dye Diffusion
Ultrabright Föster Resonance Energy Transfer Nanovesicles: The Role of Dye Diffusion Open
The development of contrast agents based on fluorescent nanoparticles with high brightness and stability is a key factor to improve the resolution and signal-to-noise ratio of current fluorescence imaging techniques. However, the design of…
View article: Emergent Insulator–Metal Transition with Tunable Optical and Electrical Gap in Thin Films of a Molecular Conducting Composite
Emergent Insulator–Metal Transition with Tunable Optical and Electrical Gap in Thin Films of a Molecular Conducting Composite Open
Composites exhibit unique synergistic properties emerging when components with different properties are combined. The tuning of the energy bandgap in the electronic structure of the material allows designing tailor-made systems with desira…
View article: Quatsomes Formulated with <scp>l</scp>-Prolinol-Derived Surfactants as Antibacterial Nanocarriers of (+)-Usnic Acid with Antioxidant Activity
Quatsomes Formulated with <span>l</span>-Prolinol-Derived Surfactants as Antibacterial Nanocarriers of (+)-Usnic Acid with Antioxidant Activity Open
The efficacy of the treatment of bacterial infection is seriously reduced because of antibiotic resistance; thus, therapeutic solutions against drug-resistant microbes are necessary. Nanoparticle-based solutions are particularly promising …
View article: DELOS Nanovesicles-Based Hydrogels: An Advanced Formulation for Topical Use
DELOS Nanovesicles-Based Hydrogels: An Advanced Formulation for Topical Use Open
Topical delivery has received great attention due to its localized drug delivery, its patient compliance, and its low risk for side effects. Recent developments have focused on studying new drug delivery systems as a strategy for addressin…
View article: Photoswitching activation of a ferrocenyl-stilbene analogue by its covalent grafting to gold
Photoswitching activation of a ferrocenyl-stilbene analogue by its covalent grafting to gold Open
Charge transport measurements through a ferrocene-stilbene based SAM show an improved photoisomerization efficiency upon the molecular switch grafting on an Au surface.
View article: Enhanced human T cell expansion with inverse opal hydrogels
Enhanced human T cell expansion with inverse opal hydrogels Open
Lymph node-inspired 3D hydrogels with precisely defined porosity were produced, which improve the state-of-the-art T cell proliferation, a procedure that is especially important for novel cellular immunotherapies.
View article: Engineering pH‐Sensitive Stable Nanovesicles for Delivery of MicroRNA Therapeutics
Engineering pH‐Sensitive Stable Nanovesicles for Delivery of MicroRNA Therapeutics Open
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non‐coding endogenous RNAs, which are attracting a growing interest as therapeutic molecules due to their central role in major diseases. However, the transformation of these biomolecules into drugs is limited …
View article: Polylactide, Processed by a Foaming Method Using Compressed Freon R134a, for Tissue Engineering
Polylactide, Processed by a Foaming Method Using Compressed Freon R134a, for Tissue Engineering Open
Fabricating polymeric scaffolds using cost-effective manufacturing processes is still challenging. Gas foaming techniques using supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) have attracted attention for producing synthetic polymer matrices; however…
View article: Engineering DNA‐Grafted Quatsomes as Stable Nucleic Acid‐Responsive Fluorescent Nanovesicles
Engineering DNA‐Grafted Quatsomes as Stable Nucleic Acid‐Responsive Fluorescent Nanovesicles Open
The development of artificial vesicles into responsive architectures capable of sensing the biological environment and simultaneously signaling the presence of a specific target molecule is a key challenge in a range of biomedical applicat…