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Nanomaterials as Nanocomposite Fillers: Cytotoxicity at Different Stages of Their Life Cycle

Mas del Molino E., Vilar G., Janer G., Fernández-Rosas E., Vázquez-Campos S., LEITAT Technological Center, ES

Since the production and utilities of NM have been growing exponentially we have decided to perform cell viability tests and mechanistic assays using different cell lines to assess the potential cytotoxicity of raw MWCNT, hydrophilic [...]

Bicelles: New Lipid Nanosystems for Biomedical Applications

Barbosa-Barros L., Rodriguez G., Rubio L., Cocera M., Alonso C., de la Maza A., Lopez O., Inst. Advan. Chemistry Catalonia-CSIC, ES

Bicellar nanosystems are a fascinating category of morphologically adaptable and versatile lipid assemblies consisting in bilayered disk-shaped nanoaggregates formed in water by long and short alkyl chain phospholipids. Characteristics of these bicellar systems, such as [...]

Generation of monodisperse microemulsions in the colloidal range and stabilized monodisperse microbubbles with diameters of $5$ microns using two different types of micro fluidic devices

Gordillo J.M., Castro-Hernandez E., van Hoeve W., Campo-Cortes F., Lohse D., Universidad de Sevilla, ES

Here we propose two different ways to generate either monodisperse microemulsions or monodisperse microbubbles. With the first of these techniques a jet is formed with the same type of cone-jet geometry predicted by the numerical [...]

A toolbox-set of Nanoparticles

Jamier V., Casal E., Puntes V., Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology, ES

The development of nanotechnology has increased exponentially over the past decades with numerous nanoparticles (NPs) offering a “toolbox-set” ready to be used in a wide range of applications such as materials science, catalysis, medicine, energy [...]

Sulfur-33 Nanoparticles: A Possible Target for Neutron Capture Therapy of Cancer

Porras I., University of Granada, ES

Sulfur nanoparticles, enriched in the isotope S-33 are potential neutron capturers for enhancing neutron radiation dose in tumors, because of a nuclear reaction of this isotope which produces a high energy alpha particle which delivers [...]

The Self-Assembly of Nano-Objects code (SANO-Grid) using Grid Interpolation technique: Application to epitaxial organic monolayers adsorbed on metal surfaces

Roussel T.J., Vega L.F., Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. (ICMAB-CSIC), ES

One of the main challenges is to precisely position the first molecular building blocks in the first layer of thin films in order to tune their hetero-epitaxial properties, or else to adjust the substrates for [...]

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