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Bedaquiline loaded lipid nanoparticles: a promising candidate for TB treatment

Jary D., Hibbitts A., Lozano-Fernandez T., Pérez D., Lucia A., Ainsa J.A., Codony D., Freire C., Redinger N., Schaible U., Coya Raboso J.M., Tailleux L., Navarro F., CEA-LETI, FR

Increase in antibiotic resistance is a global concern worldwide[1], with 480,000 new cases of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) diagnosed each year. Therefore, the goals for the Nanotherapeutics for Antibiotic Resistant Emmerging Bacterial pathogens (NAREB) research [...]

Allyl, glycidyl methacrylate and cyclodextrin-modified nanocelluloses. Preparation, characterisation and adsorption-release specific properties

Vismara E., Zarattini M., Bernardi A., Nanni D., Bertini S., Freire C., Politecnico di Milano, IT

Advances in the chemical modification of nanocelluloses have been recently reviewed by Youssef Habibi.1 Our work aims to enlarge the number of nanocellulose chemical modifications and broaden the horizon of nanocellulose applications. Oxidized and hydrolyzed [...]

Magnetically Recyclable Nanocatalysts: Eco-friendly Solutions for Green Catalysis

Pereira C., Rocha M., Fernandes C., Rebelo S.L.H., Freire C., Porto University, PT

In the last decades, the global concern for environment protection boosted the development of cost-effective eco-friendly catalytic processes. Magnetic nanoparticles emerged as a new generation of catalysts or catalyst supports owing to their nanosize, easy [...]

Magnetically Recyclable Nanocatalysts: Eco-friendly Solutions for Green Catalysis

Pereira C., Rocha M., Fernandes C., Rebelo S.L.H., Freire C., Porto University, PT

In the last decades, the global concern for environment protection boosted the development of cost-effective eco-friendly catalytic processes. Magnetic nanoparticles emerged as a new generation of catalysts or catalyst supports owing to their nanosize, easy [...]