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Soler L, Jareño J, Banchewski J, Rasi S, Chamorro N, Guzman R, Yáñez R, Mocuta C, Ricart S, Farjas J, Roura-Grabulosa P, Obradors X, Puig T. Ultrafast transient liquid assisted growth of high current density superconducting films. Nat Commun 2020; 11:344. [PMID: 31953396 PMCID: PMC6969047 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13791-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The achievement of high growth rates in YBa2Cu3O7 epitaxial high-temperature superconducting films has become strategic to enable high-throughput manufacturing of long length coated conductors for energy and large magnet applications. We report on a transient liquid assisted growth process capable of achieving ultrafast growth rates (100 nm s−1) and high critical current densities (5 MA cm−2 at 77 K). This is based on the kinetic preference of Ba-Cu-O to form transient liquids prior to crystalline thermodynamic equilibrium phases, and as such is a non-equilibrium approach. The transient liquid-assisted growth process is combined with chemical solution deposition, proposing a scalable method for superconducting tapes manufacturing. Additionally, using colloidal solutions, the growth process is extended towards fabrication of nanocomposite films for enhanced superconducting properties at high magnetic fields. Fast acquisition in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction and high resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) become crucial measurements in disentangling key aspects of the growth process. High throughput manufacturing of long length coated conductors requires fast epitaxial growth of high-temperature superconducting films. Here, Soler et al. report an ultrafast growth rates and high critical current densities of YBa2Cu3O7 films using a transient liquid-assisted growth method.
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- L Soler
- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC, Campus UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC, Campus UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC, Campus UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC, Campus UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain.,GRMT, Department of Physics, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, Edif. PII, E17003, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC, Campus UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain.,Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC, Campus UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Departament de Química, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers Saint-Aubin BP 48, 91192, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC, Campus UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- GRMT, Department of Physics, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, Edif. PII, E17003, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- GRMT, Department of Physics, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, Edif. PII, E17003, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC, Campus UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC, Campus UAB, 08193, Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain.
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Lu CY, Puig T, Obradors X, Ricart S, Ros J. Ultra-fast microwave-assisted reverse microemulsion synthesis of Fe3O4@SiO2 core–shell nanoparticles as a highly recyclable silver nanoparticle catalytic platform in the reduction of 4-nitroaniline. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra19435d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Highly efficient silver catalytic platform Fe3O4@SiO2 core–shell nanoparticles is synthesized via novel microwave-assisted reverse microemulsion fast methodology.
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- C. Y. Lu
- Departament de Quimica
- Edifici C Facultat de Ciències
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
- Barcelona 08193
- Spain
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- Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)
- Campus de la UAB
- Barcelona 08193
- Spain
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- Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)
- Campus de la UAB
- Barcelona 08193
- Spain
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- Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)
- Campus de la UAB
- Barcelona 08193
- Spain
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- Departament de Quimica
- Edifici C Facultat de Ciències
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
- Barcelona 08193
- Spain
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Alsina L, Colobran R, de Sevilla MF, Català A, Viñas L, Ricart S, Plaza AM, Lois S, Juan M, Pujol-Borrell R, Martinez-Gallo M. Novel and atypical splicing mutation in a compound heterozygous UNC13D defect presenting in Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis triggered by EBV infection. Clin Immunol 2014; 153:292-7. [PMID: 24825797 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2014.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2013] [Revised: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 04/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis type 3 (FHL3) is a genetic disorder caused by mutations in UNC13D gene, coding the granule priming factor Munc13-4 that intervenes in NK and T cell cytotoxic function. Here we report the case of a 17-month-old girl with prolonged symptomatic EBV infectious mononucleosis and clinical symptoms of hemophagocytic syndrome. In vitro functional analysis pointed to a degranulation defect. The genetic analysis of UNC13D gene identified initially a heterozygous mutation (c.753+1G>T) in the donor splice-site that resulted in exon 9 skipping (maternal allele). Mutations in other genes were considered, but additional analysis of UNC13D cDNA revealed in the paternal allele a heterozygous transition from G to A (c.2448-13G>A) at the 3' acceptor splice-site in intron 25, generating a new acceptor splice-site that leads to a frameshift and a premature STOP codon. Allele specific amplification of the cDNA confirmed the absence of a functional mRNA from the paternal allele. This case illustrates an atypical compound heterozygous UNC13D mutation affecting the RNA splicing that generates a typical FHL3 phenotype.
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- L Alsina
- Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Immunology Functional Unit, SJD-Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Deparment of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Immunology Division Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Barcelona, Spain
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- Paediatric Department, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu., Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Deparment of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Paediatric Department, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Immunology Functional Unit, SJD-Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Research Unit in Translational Bioinformatics in Neurosciences, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Immunology Functional Unit, SJD-Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Immunology Department, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona - IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Deparment of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Immunology Division Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Deparment of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Immunology Division Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca, Barcelona, Spain
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Torrente-Segarra V, Iglesias E, Gonzalez MI, Sanchez J, Ricart S, Bou R, Salman-Monte T, Carbonell J, Antón-López J. PReS-FINAL-2309: Juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus: a case series depiction in an urban community and a comparison to an adult case series. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2013. [PMCID: PMC4043330 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-11-s2-p299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Huici M, de la Torre N, Pérez-Dueñas B, Ricart S, Noguera-Julian A. Opsoclonus-mioclonus-ataxia en el contexto de infección aguda por Mycoplasma pneumoniae. An Pediatr (Barc) 2013; 79:397-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2013.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2013] [Revised: 03/08/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Sanchez-Manubens J, Iglesias E, Jou C, Gonzalez MI, Bou R, Torrente-Segarra V, Ricart S, Calzada-Hernandez J, Anton J. PReS-FINAL-1014: Role of MHC class I overexpression on muscle biopsy of patients with juvenile dermatomyositis. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2013. [PMCID: PMC4045396 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-11-s2-p11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Iglesias E, Navallas M, Riaza L, Torrente-Segarra V, Bou R, Ricart S, González MI, Sánchez J, Antón J. PReS-FINAL-1013: Magnetic resonance imaging as a non-invasive tool to assess muscle edema in juvenile dermatomyositis. Return to normal after treatment. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2013. [PMCID: PMC4043662 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-11-s2-p10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Torrente-Segarra V, Iglesias E, Bou R, Ricart S, Gonzalez MI, Sanchez J, Lopez-Vives L, Antón-López J. PReS-FINAL-2310: Successful rituximab treatment in a 14 year-old boy with lupus nephritis. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2013. [PMCID: PMC4044125 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-11-s2-p300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Calvo I, Marvillet I, Lόpez B, Marco A, Rodriguez Y, Bou R, Ricart S, Calzada J, Torrent V, Antόn J. AB1158 Efficacy and security of anakinra treatment in patients with systemic-onset juvenil idiopathic arthritis: “Initial results from a register of two pediatric reumatologic units from spain”:. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.1156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Torrente-Segarra V, Juanola X, Bou R, Ricart S, Antόn J, Nolla J. AB1213 Anti TNF dosage reduction response in juvenile idiopathic arthritis associated to enthesitis patients who achieved clinical remission:. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.1211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Llordés A, Palau A, Gázquez J, Coll M, Vlad R, Pomar A, Arbiol J, Guzmán R, Ye S, Rouco V, Sandiumenge F, Ricart S, Puig T, Varela M, Chateigner D, Vanacken J, Gutiérrez J, Moshchalkov V, Deutscher G, Magen C, Obradors X. Nanoscale strain-induced pair suppression as a vortex-pinning mechanism in high-temperature superconductors. Nat Mater 2012; 11:329-336. [PMID: 22327747 DOI: 10.1038/nmat3247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2011] [Accepted: 01/11/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Boosting large-scale superconductor applications require nanostructured conductors with artificial pinning centres immobilizing quantized vortices at high temperature and magnetic fields. Here we demonstrate a highly effective mechanism of artificial pinning centres in solution-derived high-temperature superconductor nanocomposites through generation of nanostrained regions where Cooper pair formation is suppressed. The nanostrained regions identified from transmission electron microscopy devise a very high concentration of partial dislocations associated with intergrowths generated between the randomly oriented nanodots and the epitaxial YBa(2)Cu(3)O(7) matrix. Consequently, an outstanding vortex-pinning enhancement correlated to the nanostrain is demonstrated for four types of randomly oriented nanodot, and a unique evolution towards an isotropic vortex-pinning behaviour, even in the effective anisotropy, is achieved as the nanostrain turns isotropic. We suggest a new vortex-pinning mechanism based on the bond-contraction pairing model, where pair formation is quenched under tensile strain, forming new and effective core-pinning regions.
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- A Llordés
- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC, Campus de la UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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Iglesias E, Antón J, Ricart S, Ros J, Torrente V, Bou R, González MA, Vicente A. Juvenile dermatomyositis: clinical and laboratory charateristics of 18 patients. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2011. [PMCID: PMC3194709 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-9-s1-p50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Torrente-Segarra V, Santín P, Casas L, Ricart S, Bou R, Ros JB, Rodríguez N, Antón López J. One-year observation of leflunomide effectiveness and saftey in juvenile idiopathic arthritis : a clinical practice review (preliminary data). Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2011. [PMCID: PMC3194531 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-9-s1-p176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Iglesias E, Antón J, Ricart S, Ros J, Torrente V, Bou R, González MA, Vicente A. Juvenile localized scleroderma: review of 44 patients. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2011. [PMCID: PMC3194736 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-9-s1-p75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Ricart S, Calzada J, Torrente V, Bou R, Anton J. Anakinra for systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis: experience as a second versus first line treatment. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2011. [PMCID: PMC3194547 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-9-s1-p190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Martínez-Julián F, Ricart S, Pomar A, Col M, Abellán P, Sandiumenge F, Casanove MJ, Obradors X, Puig T, Pastoriza-Santos I, Liz-Marzán LM. Chemical solution approaches to YBa2Cu3O7_delta-Au nanocomposite superconducting thin films. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2011; 11:3245-3255. [PMID: 21776693 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.3762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We explore the feasibility of preparing YBa2CU3O7-Au (YBCO-Au) nanocomposite thin films by chemical solution deposition (CSD). Two approaches were used: (i) A standard in-situ methodology where Au metallorganic salts are added into the precursor solution of YBCO trifluoroacetate (TFA) salts and (ii) a novel approach where stable colloidal solutions of preformed gold nanoparticles (5-15 nm) were homogeneously mixed with TFA-YBCO solutions. A detailed analysis of the microstructure of the films showed that in both cases, there is a strong tendency of gold nanoparticles to migrate to the film surface. However the kinetics of this migration evidences important differences and in the case of preformed nanoparticles their size remains unchanged (a few nanometers) whereas for the in-situ nanocomposites gold ripening leads to large particles (hundreds of nanometers). The grown YBCO-Au films showed good superconducting characteristics (J(c) 2 MA/cm2 at 77 K) but the absence of Au inclusions inside the YBCO matrix explains the fact that no enhancement of vortex pinning was observed.
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- F Martínez-Julián
- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona-CSIC, Campus de la UAB, Bellaterra 08193, Spain
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Vilardell M, Granados X, Ricart S, Cobas R, Arjona M, Puig T, Obradors X, Hopkins SC, Glowacki BA, Bennewitz J, Falter M, Bäcker M. Ink Jet Printing for Functional Ceramic Coatings. J Imaging Sci Technol 2011. [DOI: 10.2352/j.imagingsci.technol.2011.55.4.040304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Ricart S, Anton J, del Rio M, Ros J. Treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta with intravenous pamidronate in pediatric patients: comparison between a single-day infusion twice a year protocol with other regimens described in the literature. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2008. [PMCID: PMC3333930 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-6-s1-p133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Ricart S, Anton J, del Rio M, Ros J. Treatment of the low bone mineral density with intravenous pamidronate in pediatric patients: review of a protocol of a single-day infusion twice a year. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2008. [PMCID: PMC3333929 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-6-s1-p132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Belda J, Ricart S, Casan P, Giner J, Bellido-Casado J, Torrejon M, Margarit G, Drobnic F. Airway inflammation in the elite athlete and type of sport. Br J Sports Med 2007; 42:244-8; discussion 248-9. [PMID: 17711871 DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.036335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of asthma and bronchial hyper-responsiveness is greater in elite athletes than in the general population, and its association with mild airway inflammation has recently been reported. OBJECTIVE To study the relationship between the type of sport practised at the highest levels of competition (on land or in water) and sputum induction cell counts in a group of healthy people and people with asthma. MATERIAL AND METHODS In total, 50 athletes were enrolled. Medical history, results of methacholine challenge tests and sputum induced by hypertonic saline were analysed RESULTS Full results were available for 43 athletes, who were classified by asthma diagnosis and type of sport (land or water sports). Nineteen were healthy (10 land and 9 water athletes) and 24 had asthma (13 land and 11 water athletes). Although the eosinophil counts of healthy people and people with asthma were significantly different (mean difference 3.1%, 95% CI 0.4 to 6.2, p = 0.008), analysis of variance showed no effect on eosinophil count for either diagnosis of asthma or type of sport. However, an effect was found for neutrophil counts (analysis of variance: F = 2.87, p = 0.04). There was also a significant correlation between neutrophil counts and both duration of training and bronchial hyper-responsiveness among athletes exposed to water (Spearman's rank correlations, 0.36 and 0.47, p = 0.04 and 0.04, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Elite athletes who practice water sports have mild neutrophilic inflammation, whether or not asthma is present, related to the degree of bronchial hyper-reactivity and the duration of training in pool water.
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- J Belda
- Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Gutiérrez J, Llordés A, Gázquez J, Gibert M, Romà N, Ricart S, Pomar A, Sandiumenge F, Mestres N, Puig T, Obradors X. Strong isotropic flux pinning in solution-derived YBa2Cu3O7-x nanocomposite superconductor films. Nat Mater 2007; 6:367-73. [PMID: 17450145 DOI: 10.1038/nmat1893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2007] [Accepted: 03/19/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Power applications of superconductors will be tremendously boosted if an effective method for magnetic flux immobilization is discovered. Here, we report the most efficient vortex-pinning mechanism reported so far which, in addition, is based on a low-cost chemical solution deposition technique. A dense array of defects in the superconducting matrix is induced in YBa(2)Cu(3)O(7-x)-BaZrO(3) nanocomposites where BaZrO(3) nanodots are randomly oriented. Non-coherent interfaces are the driving force for generating a new type of nanostructured superconductor. Angle-dependent critical-current measurements demonstrate that a strong and isotropic flux-pinning mechanism is extremely effective at high temperatures and high magnetic fields leading to high-temperature superconductors with record values of pinning force. The maximum vortex-pinning force achieved at 65 K, 78 GN m(-3), is 500% higher than that of the best low-temperature NbTi superconductors at 4.2 K and so a great wealth of high-field applications will be possible at high temperatures.
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- J Gutiérrez
- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, C.S.I.C., Campus U.A. Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain
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Zalamova K, Roma N, Pomar A, Ricart S, Gázquez J, Puig T, Sandiumenge F, Obradors X. Fast calcination of purified Trifluoroacetate metal-organic precursors for high critical current YBa2Cu3O7thin films. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/43/1/038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ricart S, Casan P, Bellido-Casado J, González M, Cotes C, López L, Belda J, Bayés-Ginés A. Función pulmonar en la disfunción cardíaca. Arch Bronconeumol 2004. [DOI: 10.1157/13056710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The alterations in lung function caused by heart failure were first described some decades ago. The advent of new tools for the diagnosis and investigation of heart disease, such as echocardiography, has subsequently made it possible to classify cardiac dysfunction with greater precision. The objective of this study was to analyze and compare a series of lung function and gas exchange variables in patients who had been classified into 4 groups according to type of heart disease as diagnosed by echocardiography. MATERIALS AND METHOD Emergency room patients whose main symptom was acute dyspnea caused by cardiac or respiratory disease were included in the study. The final sample comprised 71 patients whose echocardiogram revealed cardiac dysfunction. Spirometry was carried out and resting arterial blood gases measured in this group. RESULTS Of the 71 patients with cardiopathy, 31 had systolic dysfunction, 27 diastolic dysfunction, 7 cor pulmonale, and 6 primary valve disease. Spirometry revealed a generally obstructive pattern, more marked in the group with cor pulmonale. Analysis of arterial blood gases revealed slight hypoxemia with normocapnia in all groups, but this was more accentuated in the patients with cor pulmonale and diastolic dysfunction. An analysis of the correlations (Pearson's r) between cardiac and pulmonary variables revealed the statistically significant associations between cardiac mass and other variables to be as follows: forced vital capacity r=0.34 (P=.02), forced expiratory volume in one second r=0.526 (P=.0001), forced expiratory volume in one second as a percentage of predicted r=0.3 (P=.037), and forced midexpiratory flow rate r=0.31 (P=.03). The correlation between left ventricular ejection fraction and PaO2 was r=-0.312 (P=.01); the correlation between left ventricular end-diastolic diameter and PaO2 was r=0.369 (p=.006). CONCLUSIONS In patients with cardiac dysfunction, spirometry reveals a generally obstructive pattern, which is more accentuated in patients with right ventricular dysfunction owing to the existence of prior lung disease. The associations found between the cardiac and lung function variables do not help the physician to determine the predominant diagnosis for a patient more precisely or to establish a prognosis.
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- S Ricart
- Departamento de Neumología. Hospital de la Santa Creu i de Sant Pau. Facultad de Medicina. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Barcelona. Spain
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Ricart S, Casan P, Bellido-Casado J, González M, Cotes C, López L, Belda J, Bayés-Ginés A. Función pulmonar en la disfunción cardíaca. Arch Bronconeumol 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s0300-2896(04)75474-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Nebot-Cegarra J, Fàbregas PJ, Campillo M, Ricart S. Separation between the digestive and the respiratory lumina during the human embryonic period: morphometric study along the tracheo-oesophageal septum. J Anat 2001; 198:117-24. [PMID: 11215762 PMCID: PMC1468197 DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2001.19810117.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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An isolated tracheo-oesophageal fistula could be caused by close proximity of the epithelia of both organs (O'Rahilly & Müller, 1984; Kluth et al. 1987) at certain embryonic stages, the most frequent location being the tracheal bifurcation. Thus the relative position and degree of separation between the digestive and the respiratory tubes throughout their development may be relevant to the origin of this anomaly. The aim of this study was to analyse along the different segments of the tracheo-oesophageal septum (TES) where the closest relationship between both lumina occurred and what degree of separation was present at each segment. Computer imaging techniques were applied on cross sections of a graded series of normal human embryos (Carnegie stages (CS) 13-23). In addition, the differentiation of the primitive TES was also studied (from CS 12) by light microscopy. Between CS 13 and 16 both tubes tended to separate (phase of separation), principally at the proximal segments of the laryngopharyngeal and the tracheo-oesophageal portions of the TES. During this phase the separation between the trachea and oesophagus was wider than between the larynx and pharynx. From CS 17 to CS 23 the digestive and respiratory lumina reached their widest separation at different levels of the laryngopharyngeal portion. Below these levels they tended to come closer together, principally at the proximal segment of the tracheo-oesophageal portion, but also at the distal part of the laryngopharyngeal portion. During this phase of approximation they reached their closest relationship at the proximal (CS 17) and the distal (from CS 18) segments of the tracheo-oesophageal portion. When finally the distal segment of the trachea (which includes the bifurcation) comes closest to the oesophagus, the coats of both organs have already undergone an appreciable differentiation. According to these observations, the origin of the most frequent isolated tracheo-oesophageal fistula at the bifurcation region could not be explained from the normal development of the TES.
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- J Nebot-Cegarra
- Departament de Ciències Morfològiques, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.
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Camps F, Coll J, Messeguer A, Pericás MA, Ricart S, Bowers WS, Soderlund DM. An Improved Procedure for the Preparation of 2,2-Dimethyl-4-chromanones. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 1980. [DOI: 10.1055/s-1980-29189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Camps F, Coll J, Messeguer A, Pericás MA, Ricart S. Synthesis of 2,2-Dimethylchromans by Cyclodehydrohalogenation of Phenols and 1,3-Dichloro-3-methyl-butane. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 1979. [DOI: 10.1055/s-1979-28586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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