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do Nascimento Júnior WJ, de Aguiar GH, Massarelli RC, Landers R, Vieira MGA, da Motta Sobrinho MA. Multi-pollutant biosorption of organic and inorganic pollutants by brown algae waste from alginate production: batch and fixed-bed investigation. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-30511-x. [PMID: 37924398 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30511-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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The reuse of biomass waste has been gaining attention in adsorption processes to remove pollutants of emerging concern from water and wastewater. In this work, the potential of alginate-extracted macro-algae waste to uptake synthetic dyes and metal cations was evaluated in comparison with raw algae. In affinity assays, both materials were able to remove metal cations and cationic dyes up to maximum rates, and no significant removal was observed for an anionic dye in an acidic medium. Competition was observed in multi-component systems of metal cations and dyes. For binary samples containing organic and inorganic contaminants, kinetic modeling evidenced the distinct nature of both types of adsorbates. Pb(II) biosorption was best described as a first-order process, while second-order and Elovich models better fitted methyl blue (MB) uptake data. For equimolar binary samples, the Sips isothermal model fitted the experimental data more satisfactorily at room temperature. Isotherms for 20, 30, 40, and 60 °C exhibited favorable adsorption profiles with spontaneous ΔG values for both raw macro-algae and waste from alginate extraction. Maximum adsorption capacities were competitive with previous reports in the literature for a wide range of biomaterials, pointing to the slightly higher efficiency with algae waste in batch experiments. In elution tests, HNO3 (0.5 M) showed the best recovery rates of metal cations. Continuous biosorption operation revealed the performance of the brown algae waste was considerably more efficient than raw algae with breakthrough biosorption capacities up to 3.96 and 0.97 mmol.g-1 for the removal of Pb(II) and MB, respectively. A total of 3.0 g of algae and algae waste were able to deliver 1.20 and 1.62 L of contaminant-free water, respectively. XPS analyses corroborate previous assays that pointed to the prevalence of physisorption with evidence of complexation, ionic exchange, and hydrogen displacement mechanisms.
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- Welenilton José do Nascimento Júnior
- School of Fundamental Chemistry, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Jornalista Anibal Fernandes Av., Cidade Universitária, Recife, 50740-560, Brazil.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Prof. Arthur de Sá Av., Cidade Universitária, Recife, 50740-520, Brazil
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Prof. Arthur de Sá Av., Cidade Universitária, Recife, 50740-520, Brazil
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- University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Gleb Wataghin Institute of Physics, Sérgio Buarque de Holanda St., Cidade Universitária, Campinas, 13083-859, Brazil
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Albert Einstein Av., Cidade Universitária, Campinas, 13083-852, Brazil
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Prof. Arthur de Sá Av., Cidade Universitária, Recife, 50740-520, Brazil
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Kilian AS, de Siervo A, Landers R, Abreu GJP, Castro MS, Back T, Pancotti A. Unravelling the surface structure of β-Ga 2O 3 (100). RSC Adv 2023; 13:28042-28050. [PMID: 37746337 PMCID: PMC10517099 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra04682f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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The present work is on a comprehensive surface atomic structure investigation of β-Ga2O3 (100). The β-Ga2O3 single crystal was studied by a structural model system in the simulations and in situ characterization via X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) and X-ray photoelectron diffraction (XPD) allowed for probing the outermost layers' properties. In situ XPD characterization allows for the collection of valuable element-specific short-range information from the β-Ga2O3 surface, and the results were compared to a systematic and precise multiple scattering simulation approach. The experiments, characterizations, and simulations indicated strong evidence of considerable structural variations in the interatomic layer's distances. Such atomic displacement could clarify the electronic phenomena observed in theoretical studies. The comparison between experimental and theoretical XPD results involving multiple scattering calculations indicated that the β-Ga2O3 surface has two possible terminations. The best fits to the photoelectron diffraction curves are used to calculate the interplanar relaxation in the first five atomic layers. The results show good agreement with previous density functional theory calculations, establishing XPD as a useful tool for probing the atomic structure of oxide surfaces.
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- Alex Sandre Kilian
- Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas/Grupo de Física de Materiais, Universidade Federal de Jataí BR 364, km 195, No. 3800 75801-615 Jataí Goias Brazil
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- Instituto de Física "Gleb Wataghin", Universidade Estadual de Campinas Campinas 13083-859 SP Brazil
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- Instituto de Física "Gleb Wataghin", Universidade Estadual de Campinas Campinas 13083-859 SP Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná Caixa Postal 19044 81531-980 Curitiba-PR Brazil
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- Instituto de Física "Gleb Wataghin", Universidade Estadual de Campinas Campinas 13083-859 SP Brazil
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- Air Force Research Laboratory 2179 12th Street, B652/R122, WPAFB Ohio 45433-7718 USA
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- Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas/Grupo de Física de Materiais, Universidade Federal de Jataí BR 364, km 195, No. 3800 75801-615 Jataí Goias Brazil
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Reynolds A, Landers R. 7 LEARNING FROM THE FALLS ANALYSIS OF OLDER PEOPLE ADMITTED TO AN IRISH POST-ACUTE REHABILITATION SERVICE. Age Ageing 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afac218.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Thirty percent of community-dwelling older adults fall each year with 10% suffering a severe injury often resulting in hospital admission. To deliver effective falls prevention a thorough falls history is required. The objective of this study was to complete a SPLATT (symptoms before fall, previous falls, location of fall, activity at time of fall, time of day and trauma sustained) analysis of falls that resulted in an acute hospital admission reported by older people on admission to the post-acute rehabilitation unit.
Methods
Older people admitted to rehabilitation post fall that resulted in acute admission were included in this study. The SPLATT analysis was completed on OT initial assessment. Data was anonymized and recorded using Microsoft excel.
Results
A total of 61 falls were included in the analysis. Participants were all older people admitted to post-acute rehabilitation (female= 48, male= 13). 93% reported no symptoms before their fall. Almost half (43%) had experienced previous falls. Most falls (51%) happened at home with most of these (29%) occurring in the bedroom. A significant proportion (30%) happened in the community. The most common cause of fall was a loss of balance (32%) while completing a reaching or functional task. Most falls (87%) happened during the day but of those who fell at night, 62.5% occurred while trying to use the toilet. The majority (82%) of the falls lead to a significant trauma – hip fracture.
Conclusion
The results of this study supports that falls prevention interventions for rehabilitation service users should incorporate functional training both at home and in the community. The individual SPLATT analysis could support the design of a falls prevention intervention tailored to the person’s needs and history.
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- A Reynolds
- The Royal Hospital Donnybrook , Dublin, Ireland
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- The Royal Hospital Donnybrook , Dublin, Ireland
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Mullally WJ, Cooke FJ, Crosbie IM, Kumar S, Abernethy VE, Jordan EJ, O'Connor M, Horgan AM, Landers R, Naidoo J, Calvert PM. Case Report: Thrombotic-Thrombocytopenic Purpura Following Ipilimumab and Nivolumab Combination Immunotherapy for Metastatic Melanoma. Front Immunol 2022; 13:871217. [PMID: 35514990 PMCID: PMC9067158 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.871217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A man in his early 50s presented with small bowel obstruction, requiring emergency laparoscopic small bowel resection for the metastatic melanoma of the jejunum with no identifiable primary lesion. One week after his first treatment with ipilimumab and nivolumab, he presented with diffuse abdominal pain, constipation, and fatigue. A computerized tomography scan did not identify a cause for his symptoms. This was rapidly followed by thrombocytopenia on day 11 and then anemia. He commenced intravenous corticosteroids for a suspected diagnosis of immune-related thrombocytopenia. On day 15, a generalized onset motor seizure occurred, and despite plasmapheresis later that day, the patient died from fatal immune-related thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). This was confirmed with suppressed ADAMTS13 (<5%) testing on day 14. Immune-related TTP is a rare and, in this case, fatal immune- related adverse event. Further studies are required to identify additional immunosuppressive management for immune-related TTP.
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- W J Mullally
- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland
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- Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland
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- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Department of Medical Oncology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.,RCSI University of Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Medical Oncology , Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland
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Wesche JS, Langer M, Sonderegger A, Landers R. Editorial to the virtual Special Issue: Human-automation interaction in the workplace: A broadened scope of paradigms. Computers in Human Behavior 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2022.107335] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Kilian AS, Abreu GJP, de Siervo A, Landers R, Morais J. Evidencing the formation of Pt nano-islands on Cr2O3/Ag(111). CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce01628h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The present work reports on a comprehensive surface atomic structure investigation on the Pt/Cr2O3/Ag(111) model catalyst. Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) was applied to achieve the Pt/Cr2O3 model system and in...
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Brasil H, Bittencourt AF, Yokoo KC, Mendes PC, Verga LG, Andriani KF, Landers R, Da Silva JL, Valença GP. Synthesis modification of hydroxyapatite surface for ethanol conversion: The role of the acidic/basic sites ratio. J Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2021.08.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Pancotti A, Santos DP, Morais DO, de Barros Souza MV, Lima DR, Scalla Vulcani VA, Martins A, Landers R, Braoios A. Synthesis, characterization and in vitro cytotoxicity study of Co and Ni ferrite nanoparticles prepared by sol-gel method. SN Appl Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s42452-021-04709-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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AbstractIn this study, we report the synthesis and characterization of NiFe2O4 and CoFe2O4 nanoparticles (NPs) which are widely used in the biomedical area. There is still limited knowledge how the properties of these materials are influenced by different chemical routes. In this work, we investigated the effect of heat treatment over cytotoxicity of cobalt and niquel ferrites NPs synthesized by sol-gel method. Then the samples were studied using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Analysis (FTIR), and X-ray fluorescence (XRF). The average crystallite sizes of the particles were found to be in the range of 20–35 nm. The hemocompatibility (erythrocytes and leukocytes) was checked. Cytotoxicity results were similar to those of the control test sample, therefore suggesting hemocompatibility of the tested materials.
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Barreto L, Henrique de Lima L, Coutinho Martins D, Silva C, Cezar de Campos Ferreira R, Landers R, de Siervo A. Selecting 'convenient observers' to probe the atomic structure of CVD graphene on Ir(111) via photoelectron diffraction. J Phys Condens Matter 2021; 33:105001. [PMID: 33254156 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abceff] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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CVD graphene grown on metallic substrates presents, in several cases, a long-range periodic structure due to a lattice mismatch between the graphene and the substrate. For instance, graphene grown on Ir(111), displays a corrugated supercell with distinct adsorption sites due to a variation of its local electronic structure. This type of surface reconstruction represents a challenging problem for a detailed atomic surface structure determination for experimental and theoretical techniques. In this work, we revisited the surface structure determination of graphene on Ir(111) by using the unique advantage of surface and chemical selectivity of synchrotron-based photoelectron diffraction. We take advantage of the Ir 4f photoemission surface state and use its diffraction signal as a probe to investigate the atomic arrangement of the graphene topping layer. We determine the average height and the overall corrugation of the graphene layer, which are respectively equal to 3.40 ± 0.11 Å and 0.45 ± 0.03 Å. Furthermore, we explore the graphene topography in the vicinity of its high-symmetry adsorption sites and show that the experimental data can be described by three reduced systems simplifying the moiré supercell multiple scattering analysis.
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- Lucas Barreto
- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André 09210-580, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André 09210-580, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André 09210-580, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-859, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-859, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 13083-859, SP, Brazil
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Oliveira C, de Oliveira ALM, Chantelle L, Landers R, Medina-Carrasco S, Del Mar Orta M, Silva Filho EC, Fonseca MG. Zinc (II) modified hydroxyapatites for tetracycline removal: Zn (II) doping or ZnO deposition and their influence in the adsorption. Polyhedron 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2020.114879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Pantaroto HN, de Almeida AB, Gomes OP, Matos AO, Landers R, Casarin RCV, da Silva JHD, Nociti FH, Barão VAR. Outlining cell interaction and inflammatory cytokines on UV-photofunctionalized mixed-phase TiO 2 thin film. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2020; 118:111438. [PMID: 33255031 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2020.111438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Photofunctionalization mediated by ultraviolet (UV) light seems to be a promising approach to improve the physico-chemical characteristics and the biological response of titanium (Ti) dental implants. Seeing that photofunctionalization is able to remove carbon from the surface, besides to promote reactions on the titanium dioxide (TiO2) layer, coating the Ti with a stable TiO2 film could potentialize the UV effect. Thus, here we determined the impact of UV-photofunctionalized mixed-phase (anatase and rutile) TiO2 films on the physico-chemical properties of Ti substrate and cell biology. Mixed-phase TiO2 films were grown by radiofrequency magnetron sputtering on commercially pure titanium (cpTi) discs, and samples were divided as follow: cpTi (negative control), TiO2 (positive control), cpTi UV, TiO2 UV (experimental). Photofunctionalization was performed using UVA (360 nm - 40 W) and UVC (250 nm - 40 W) lamps for 48 h. Surfaces were analyzed in terms of morphology, topography, chemical composition, crystalline phase, wettability and surface free energy. Pre-osteoblastic cells (MC3T3E1) were used to assess cell morphology and adhesion, metabolism, mineralization potential and cytokine secretion (IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-4, IL-6 and IL-17). TiO2-coated surfaces exhibited granular surface morphology and greater roughness. Photofunctionalization increased wettability (p < 0.05) and surface free energy (p < 0.001) on both surface conditions. TiO2-treated groups featured normal cell morphology and spreading, and greater cellular metabolic activity at 2 and 4 days (p < 0.05), whereas UV-photofunctionalized surfaces enhanced cell metabolism, cell adhered area, and calcium deposition (day 14) (p < 0.05). In general, assessed proteins were found slightly affected by either UV or TiO2 treatments. Altogether, our findings suggest that UV-photofunctionalized TiO2 surface has the potential to improve pre-osteoblastic cell differentiation and the ability of cells to form mineral nodules by modifying Ti physico-chemical properties towards a more stable context. UV-modified surfaces modulate the secretion of key inflammatory markers.
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- Heloisa Navarro Pantaroto
- University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba Dental School, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Av. Limeira, 901, Piracicaba, São Paulo 13414-903, Brazil
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- University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba Dental School, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Av. Limeira, 901, Piracicaba, São Paulo 13414-903, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Department of Physics, Av. Eng. Luís Edmundo C. Coube, 14-01, Bauru, São Paulo 17033-360, Brazil
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- University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba Dental School, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Av. Limeira, 901, Piracicaba, São Paulo 13414-903, Brazil
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- University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Gleb Wataghin Physics Institute, Department of Applied Physics, R. Sérgio Buarque de Holanda, 777, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-859, Brazil
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- University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba Dental School, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Av. Limeira, 901, Piracicaba, São Paulo 13414-903, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Department of Physics, Av. Eng. Luís Edmundo C. Coube, 14-01, Bauru, São Paulo 17033-360, Brazil
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- University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba Dental School, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Av. Limeira, 901, Piracicaba, São Paulo 13414-903, Brazil
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- University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba Dental School, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Av. Limeira, 901, Piracicaba, São Paulo 13414-903, Brazil; Institute of Biomaterials, Tribocorrosion and Nanomedicine (IBTN), Brazil.
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Nascimento L, Gasi F, Landers R, da Silva Sobrinho A, Aragão E, Fraga M, Petraconi G, Chiappim W, Pessoa R. Physicochemical Studies on the Surface of Polyamide 6.6 Fabrics Functionalized by DBD Plasmas Operated at Atmospheric and Sub-Atmospheric Pressures. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E2128. [PMID: 32961866 PMCID: PMC7569831 DOI: 10.3390/polym12092128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This work proposes the use of a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor operating at atmospheric pressure (AP) using air and sub-atmospheric pressure (SAP) using air or argon to treat polyamide 6.6 (PA6.6) fabrics. Here, plasma dosages corresponding to 37.5 kW·min·m-2 for AP and 7.5 kW·min·m-2 for SAP in air or argon were used. The hydrophilicity aging effect property of untreated and DBD-treated PA6.6 samples was evaluated from the apparent contact angle. The surface changes in physical microstructure were studied by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). To prove the changes in chemical functional groups in the fibers, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was used, and the change in surface bonds was evaluated by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). In addition, the whiteness effect was investigated by the color spectrophotometry (Datacolor) technique. The results showed that the increase in surface roughness by the SAP DBD treatment contributed to a decrease in and maintenance of the hydrophilicity of PA6.6 fabrics for longer. The SAP DBD in air treatment promoted an enhancement of the aging effect with a low plasma dosage (5-fold reduction compared with AP DBD treatment). Finally, the SAP DBD treatment using argon functionalizes the fabric surface more efficiently than DBD treatments in air.
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- Larissa Nascimento
- Laboratório de Plasmas e Processos, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA), São José dos Campos 12228-900, Brazil; (A.d.S.S.); (G.P.)
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- Centro de Engenharia, Modelagem e Ciências Sociais Aplicadas, Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC), São Bernardo do Campo 09210-170, Brazil;
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- Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin (IFGW), Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unicamp), Campinas 13083-859, Brazil;
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- Laboratório de Plasmas e Processos, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA), São José dos Campos 12228-900, Brazil; (A.d.S.S.); (G.P.)
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- Campus Integrado de Manufatura e Tecnologias, SENAI Cimatec, Salvador 41650-010, Brazil;
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- Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia (ICT), Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São José dos Campos 12231-280, Brazil;
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- Laboratório de Plasmas e Processos, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA), São José dos Campos 12228-900, Brazil; (A.d.S.S.); (G.P.)
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- i3N, Departamento de Física, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Santiago, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Plasmas e Processos, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA), São José dos Campos 12228-900, Brazil; (A.d.S.S.); (G.P.)
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Chantelle L, Menezes de Oliveira AL, Kennedy BJ, Maul J, da Silva MRS, Duarte TM, Albuquerque AR, Sambrano JR, Landers R, Siu-Li M, Longo E, dos Santos IMG. Probing the Site-Selective Doping in SrSnO3:Eu Oxides and Its Impact on the Crystal and Electronic Structures Using Synchrotron Radiation and DFT Simulations. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:7666-7680. [PMID: 32338503 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Laís Chantelle
- NPE-LACOM, Dept de Quı́mica, Universidade Federal da Paraı́ba, João Pessoa - Paraı́ba 58051−085, Brazil
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- NPE-LACOM, Dept de Quı́mica, Universidade Federal da Paraı́ba, João Pessoa - Paraı́ba 58051−085, Brazil
- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney - New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney - New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Universita di Torino, via Giuria 5, 10125, Torino, Italy
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- NPE-LACOM, Dept de Quı́mica, Universidade Federal da Paraı́ba, João Pessoa - Paraı́ba 58051−085, Brazil
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- NPE-LACOM, Dept de Quı́mica, Universidade Federal da Paraı́ba, João Pessoa - Paraı́ba 58051−085, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal - Rio Grande do Norte 59078-970, Brazil
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- Grupo de Simulação e Modelagem Molecular, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Bauru − São Paulo 17033-360, Brazil
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- Instituto de Fı́sica Gleb Wataghin, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas − São Paulo 13083-859, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos - São Paulo 13563-120, Brazil
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- LIEC/INCTMN, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araraquara - São Paulo 14800-060, Brazil
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- NPE-LACOM, Dept de Quı́mica, Universidade Federal da Paraı́ba, João Pessoa - Paraı́ba 58051−085, Brazil
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Scaratti G, Basso A, Landers R, Alvarez PJJ, Puma GL, Moreira RFPM. Treatment of aqueous solutions of 1,4-dioxane by ozonation and catalytic ozonation with copper oxide (CuO). Environ Technol 2020; 41:1464-1476. [PMID: 30339515 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2018.1538259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this study, treatment for the removal of 1,4-dioxane by ozone and by catalytic ozonation using CuO as the catalyst was investigated. While the removal of 1,4-dioxane was small (20%) and mineralization negligible after 6 h of ozonation treatment, the removals of 1,4-dioxane and total organic carbon increased by factors of 10.35 and 81.25, respectively, after catalytic ozonation in the presence of CuO. The mineralization during catalytic ozonation was favoured at pH 10 (94.91 min-1), although it proceeded even at pH 3 (54.41 min-1). The CuO catalyst decreased the equilibrium concentration of soluble ozone and favoured its decomposition to reactive oxidative species. Radical scavenging experiments demonstrated that superoxide radicals were the main species responsible for the degradation of 1,4-dioxane. Further scavenging experiments with phosphate confirmed the presence of Lewis active sites on the surface of CuO, which were responsible for the adsorption and decomposition of ozone. The reaction mechanism proceeded through the formation of ethylene glycol diformate, which quickly hydrolyzed to ethylene glycol and formic acid as intermediate products. The stability of CuO indicated weak copper leaching and high catalytic activity for five recycling cycles. The toxicity of the water, assessed by Vibrio fischeri bioluminescence assays, remained the same (low toxicity) after catalytic ozonation while it increased after treatment with ozonation alone.
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- Gidiane Scaratti
- Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Institute of Physics Gleb Wataghin, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Environmental Nanocatalysis & Photoreaction Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
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- Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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Carpanedo de Morais Nepel T, Landers R, Gurgel Adeodato Vieira M, Florêncio de Almeida Neto A. Metallic copper removal optimization from real wastewater using pulsed electrodeposition. J Hazard Mater 2020; 384:121416. [PMID: 31699477 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2019] [Revised: 09/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The recovery of metals from wastewater is a recurrent problem due to numerous productive activities that produce wastewaters rich in toxic metals. Within this context, this research presents the study and optimization of copper recovery of real wastewater using pulsed electrodeposition. The studied parameters - method, current, temperature, and rotation- influence both the removal of Cu and the composition of the formed deposit, noting that the variation of these parameters enables the removal of copper with formation from crystalline oxides to crystalline copper in its metallic form. The process was optimized, and a 33.59% copper removal from a real wastewater with a deposition efficiency of 84.36% in 30 min was deemed optimal, using fast galvanic pulse, ton = 1 ms, 190 mA, 70 rpm, and 37 °C. For coating in the optimum point, a metallic and crystalline copper with 100% purity was obtained.
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- University of Campinas, "Gleb Wataghin" Institute of Physics, 500, Albert Einstein Avenue, Zip Code: 13083-852, Campinas-SP, Brazil
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- University of Campinas, School of Chemical Engineering, 500, Albert Einstein Avenue, Zip Code: 13083-852, Campinas-SP, Brazil
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Santos NTDG, Landers R, da Silva MGC, Vieira MGA. Adsorption of Gold Ions onto Sericin and Alginate Particles Chemically Crosslinked by Proanthocyanidins: a Complete Fixed-Bed Column Study. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Costa CSD, Queiroz BGM, Landers R, da Silva MGC, Vieira MGA. Equilibrium study of binary mixture biosorption of Cr(III) and Zn(II) by dealginated seaweed waste: investigation of adsorption mechanisms using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2019; 26:28470-28480. [PMID: 30091076 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2880-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The alginate extraction residue (RES) from the Brazilian Sargassum filipendula was successfully employed as biosorbent in this binary equilibrium study, revealing a greater affinity and selectivity for Cr(III) than for Zn(II). Experimental results also revealed that the process is of endothermic nature and well adjusted by Langmuir-Freundlich binary model. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis revealed that coordination with hydroxyl groups of RES prevailed in Cr removal, followed by carboxyl-metal complexation. As far as Zn(II) is concerned, ion exchange with carboxylate groups of RES was the largest contributor. Nevertheless, scanning electron microscopy coupled with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy indicated the participation of sulfate functions in a minor degree.
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- Camila Stefanne Dias Costa
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-852, Brazil
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-852, Brazil
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- Institute of Physics Gleb Wataghin, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas,, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-852, Brazil
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-852, Brazil.
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Katic V, Dos Santos PL, Dos Santos MF, Pires BM, Loureiro HC, Lima AP, Queiroz JCM, Landers R, Muñoz RAA, Bonacin JA. 3D Printed Graphene Electrodes Modified with Prussian Blue: Emerging Electrochemical Sensing Platform for Peroxide Detection. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2019; 11:35068-35078. [PMID: 31469537 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b09305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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3D printing technologies have been considered an important technology due to the ease manufacturing of objects, freedom of design, waste minimization, and fast prototyping. In chemistry, this technology potentializes the fabrication of conductive electrodes in large scale for sensing applications. Herein, we reported the modification of a 3D printed graphene electrode with Prussian blue. The modified electrode (3DGrE/PB) was characterized by microscopy (SEM and AFM) and spectroscopic techniques, and its electrochemical properties were compared to the traditional electrodes: glassy carbon, gold, and platinum. The 3DGrE/PB was used in the sensing of hydrogen peroxide in real-world samples of milk and mouthwash, and the results obtained according to the technique of batch-injection analysis were satisfactory for the concentration range typically found in such samples. Thus, 3DGrE/PB can be used as a new platform for sensing of molecular targets.
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- Vera Katic
- Institute of Chemistry , University of Campinas , P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas , SP , Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry , University of Campinas , P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas , SP , Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry , University of Campinas , P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas , SP , Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry , University of Campinas , P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas , SP , Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry , University of Campinas , P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas , SP , Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry , Federal University of Uberlândia , 38408-100 Uberlândia , MG , Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry , Federal University of Uberlândia , 38408-100 Uberlândia , MG , Brazil
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- Institute of Physics Gleb Wataghin , University of Campinas , P.O. Box 6165, 13083-859 Campinas , SP , Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry , Federal University of Uberlândia , 38408-100 Uberlândia , MG , Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry , University of Campinas , P.O. Box 6154, 13083-970 Campinas , SP , Brazil
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Moura-Nickel CD, Tachinski CG, Landers R, De Noni A, Virmond E, Peterson M, Moreira RDFPM, José HJ. Syngas production by dry reforming of methane using lyophilized nickel catalysts. Chem Eng Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2019.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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da Silva Filho JMC, Landers R, Marques FC. Lead Iodide and Perovskite Films Obtained by Iodination of PbS Thin Films. J Inorg Organomet Polym Mater 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10904-019-01175-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ribeiro BMB, Pinto JF, Suppino RS, Marçola L, Landers R, Tomaz E. Catalytic oxidation at pilot-scale: Efficient degradation of volatile organic compounds in gas phase. J Hazard Mater 2019; 365:581-589. [PMID: 30469038 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2018] [Revised: 11/04/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are responsible for environmental problems and may affect human health. Several treatment technologies minimize VOCs emissions; among those, catalytic oxidation appears as a promising alternative. In this study, a pilot-scale catalytic reactor was developed and the influence of process parameters on toluene degradation were investigated. Inlet gases were heated by electrical resistances and the catalyst employed was a honeycomb shape commercial automotive catalyst (Umicore, model AFT). Toluene degradation higher than 99% was achieved for several conditions and temperature showed to be the most important process variable for it. For all concentrations, it was observed that when increasing temperature led to a decrease on the space time. At 800 ppmv, varying from 543 K to 633 K, the space time decreased from 0.121 s to 0.08 s, respectively. At 1600 ppmv for the same temperature range, space time was reduced from 0.098 s to 0.040 s, respectively. At 2400 ppmv, varying from 543 K to 633 K, space time decreased from 0.081 s to 0.048 s. The catalytic reactor developed proved to be efficient for VOCs treatment, showing a high potential of application at industrial emission sources.
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- Bárbara Maria Borges Ribeiro
- Department of Process Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, Av. Albert Einstein, 500, CEP 13083-852, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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- Faculty of Paulinia, R. Nelson Prodócimo, 495, Jardim Bela Vista, CEP 13145-004, Paulínia, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Process Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, Av. Albert Einstein, 500, CEP 13083-852, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Process Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, Av. Albert Einstein, 500, CEP 13083-852, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Surface Physics, Department of Applied Physics, "Gleb Wataghin" Institute of Physics, University of Campinas, CEP 13083-859, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Process Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, Av. Albert Einstein, 500, CEP 13083-852, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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Pires BM, dos Santos PL, Katic V, Strohauer S, Landers R, Formiga ALB, Bonacin JA. Electrochemical water oxidation by cobalt-Prussian blue coordination polymer and theoretical studies of the electronic structure of the active species. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:4811-4822. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt04660c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The search for earth-abundant metal-based catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) that operates in neutral conditions is a challenge in the field of sustainable energy.
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- Bruno M. Pires
- Institute of Chemistry
- University of Campinas
- 13083-970, Campinas
- Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry
- University of Campinas
- 13083-970, Campinas
- Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry
- University of Campinas
- 13083-970, Campinas
- Brazil
- Center for Scientific Computing
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- Institute of Physics Gleb Wataghin
- University of Campinas
- Campinas 13083-859
- Brazil
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Matos AO, Vechiato-Filho AJ, Landers R, Goiato MC, Rangel EC, Souza GM, Barão VAR, Santos DM. Análise Físico-Química e Resistência ao Cisalhamento de Zircônia em Cimentos Resinosos Após Tratamento com Plasma Não-Térmico e/ou Primer. J Health Scie 2018. [DOI: 10.17921/2447-8938.2017v19n5p156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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O objetivo deste estudo foi caracterizar a superfície de Y-TZP tratadas com NTP, primer para ligas metálicas ou a associação entre esses dois métodos, e avaliar o efeito desses tratamentos na resistência de união entre Y-TZP e dois cimentos resinosos. Discos de Y-TZP foram distribuídos em cinco grupos: Co (sem tratamento), Pr (primer), NTP (plasma de metano), Pr + NTP e NTP + Pr. Os discos foram cimentados em substratos de resina composta utilizando Panavia F2.0 ou RelyX U200. As análises de resistência ao cisalhamento (n 10) foram realizadas antes e após termociclagem. Os dados foram submetidos à ANOVA um e três fatores e teste de Bonferroni (a0,05). NTP reduziu a energia de superfície e a rugosidade dos discos de Y-TZP. As análises de morfologia e químicas mostraram a presença da película fina orgânica, o que melhorou significativamente os resultados de resistência de ligação quando foi utilizado Rely X U200, enquanto que o tratamento com primer foi mais eficaz com Panavia F2.0. A termociclagem reduziu significativamente os resultados de resistência de união dos grupos NTP e Pr + NTP cimentados com Rely X U200 e os grupos Pr e NTP + Pr cimentados com Panavia F2.0. O plasma não térmico melhorou a união entre Rely X U200 e Y-TZP e também parece ser resistente à degradação hidrolítrica, enquanto que o Panavia F2.0 apresentou os maiores valores de união quando associado ao primer.Palavras-chave: Resistência ao Cisalhamento. Cimentos Resinosos. Plasma de Pressão Atmosférica Não-Térmica.
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- R. Landers
- Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum, Freiburg - Germany
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- Universitätsklinik für Mund- Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie, Freiburg - Germany
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- Universitätsklinik für Mund- Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie, Freiburg - Germany
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- Freiburger Materialforschungszentrum, Freiburg - Germany
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Oliveira RL, Oliveira CS, Landers R, Correia CRD. Pd Nanoparticles Immobilized on Graphene Oxide/Silica Nanocomposite: Efficient and Recyclable Catalysts for Cross-Coupling Reactions. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201702693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Rafael L. Oliveira
- Chemistry Institute; Campinas University; Caixa Postal 6154, CEP 13083-970 Campinas-SP Brazil
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- Chemistry Institute; Campinas University; Caixa Postal 6154, CEP 13083-970 Campinas-SP Brazil
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- Physics Institute; Campinas University, CEP-; 13083-970 Campinas-SP- Brazil
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- Chemistry Institute; Campinas University; Caixa Postal 6154, CEP 13083-970 Campinas-SP Brazil
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Lima DR, Jiang N, Liu X, Wang J, Vulcani VAS, Martins A, Machado DS, Landers R, Camargo PHC, Pancotti A. Employing Calcination as a Facile Strategy to Reduce the Cytotoxicity in CoFe 2O 4 and NiFe 2O 4 Nanoparticles. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2017; 9:39830-39838. [PMID: 29058402 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b13103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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CoFe2O4 and NiFe2O4 nanoparticles (NPs) represent promising candidates for biomedical applications. However, in these systems, the knowledge over how various physical and chemical parameters influence their cytotoxicity remains limited. In this article, we investigated the effect of different calcination temperatures over cytotoxicity of CoFe2O4 and NiFe2O4 NPs, which were synthesized by a sol-gel proteic approach, toward L929 mouse fibroblastic cells. More specifically, we evaluated and compared CoFe2O4 and NiFe2O4 NPs presenting low crystallinity (that were calcined at 400 and 250 °C, respectively) with their highly crystalline counterparts (that were calcined at 800 °C). We found that the increase in the calcination temperature led to the reduction in the concentration of surface defect sites and/or more Co or Ni atoms located at preferential crystalline sites in both cases. A reduction in the cytotoxicity toward mouse fibroblast L929 cells was observed after calcination at 800 °C. Combining with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry data, our results indicate that the calcination temperature can be employed as a facile strategy to reduce the cytotoxicity of CoFe2O4 and NiFe2O4, in which higher temperatures contributed to the decrease in the dissolution of Co2+ or Ni2+ from the NPs. We believe these results may shed new insights into the various parameters that influence cytotoxicity in ferrite NPs, which may pave the way for their widespread applications in biomedicine.
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- Débora R Lima
- Regional Jataí, Unidade Acadêmica Especial de Ciências Exatas and Unidade Acadêmica Especial de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Goiás , Rod. Br 364, km 168, 76600-000 Jataí, GO, Brazil
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- Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Science, Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine , Shanghai 200011, China
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- Shanghai Biomaterials Research & Testing Center, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine , No. 427, Ju Men Road, Shanghai 200023, China
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- College of Science, Donghua University , Shanghai 201620, China
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- Regional Jataí, Unidade Acadêmica Especial de Ciências Exatas and Unidade Acadêmica Especial de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Goiás , Rod. Br 364, km 168, 76600-000 Jataí, GO, Brazil
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- Regional Jataí, Unidade Acadêmica Especial de Ciências Exatas and Unidade Acadêmica Especial de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Goiás , Rod. Br 364, km 168, 76600-000 Jataí, GO, Brazil
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- Regional Jataí, Unidade Acadêmica Especial de Ciências Exatas and Unidade Acadêmica Especial de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Goiás , Rod. Br 364, km 168, 76600-000 Jataí, GO, Brazil
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- Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin, Universidade Estadual de Campinas , 13083-859 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Fundamental, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo , Av. Lineu Prestes, 748, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Regional Jataí, Unidade Acadêmica Especial de Ciências Exatas and Unidade Acadêmica Especial de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Goiás , Rod. Br 364, km 168, 76600-000 Jataí, GO, Brazil
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Vono LLR, Damasceno CC, Matos JR, Jardim RF, Landers R, Masunaga SH, Rossi LM. Separation technology meets green chemistry: development of magnetically recoverable catalyst supports containing silica, ceria, and titania. PURE APPL CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/pac-2017-0504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Magnetic separation can be considered a green technology because it is fast, efficient, consumes low energy, and minimizes the use of solvents and the generation of waste. It has been successfully used in laboratory scale to facilitate supported catalysts’ handling, separation, recovery, and recycling. Only few materials are intrisically magnetic, hence the application of magnetic materials as catalyst supports has broaden the use of magnetic separation. Iron oxides, silica-coated iron oxides, and carbon-coated-cobalt are among the most studied catalyst supports; however, other metal oxide coatings, such as ceria and titania, are also very interesting for application in catalysis. Here we report the preparation of magnetically recoverable magnetic supports containing silica, ceria, and titania. We found that the silica shell protects the iron oxide core and allows the crystalization of ceria and titania at high temperature without compromising the magnetic properties of the catalyst supports.
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- Lucas L. R. Vono
- Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry , University of São Paulo , 05508-000 São Paulo , Brazil
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- Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry , University of São Paulo , 05508-000 São Paulo , Brazil
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- Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry , University of São Paulo , 05508-000 São Paulo , Brazil
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- Institute of Physics , University of São Paulo , 05315-970 São Paulo , Brazil
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- Institute of Physics Gleb Wataghin , State University of Campinas , Campinas 13083-859 , Brazil
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- Physics Department , Centro Universitário FEI , 05508-090, São Bernardo do Campo , Brazil
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- Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry , University of São Paulo , 05508-000 São Paulo , Brazil
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Cordeiro JM, Beline T, Ribeiro ALR, Rangel EC, da Cruz NC, Landers R, Faverani LP, Vaz LG, Fais LMG, Vicente FB, Grandini CR, Mathew MT, Sukotjo C, Barão VAR. Development of binary and ternary titanium alloys for dental implants. Dent Mater 2017; 33:1244-1257. [PMID: 28778495 DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2017.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Revised: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to develop binary and ternary titanium (Ti) alloys containing zirconium (Zr) and niobium (Nb) and to characterize them in terms of microstructural, mechanical, chemical, electrochemical, and biological properties. METHODS The experimental alloys - (in wt%) Ti-5Zr, Ti-10Zr, Ti-35Nb-5Zr, and Ti-35Nb-10Zr - were fabricated from pure metals. Commercially pure titanium (cpTi) and Ti-6Al-4V were used as controls. Microstructural analysis was performed by means of X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Vickers microhardness, elastic modulus, dispersive energy spectroscopy, X-ray excited photoelectron spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, surface roughness, and surface free energy were evaluated. The electrochemical behavior analysis was conducted in a body fluid solution (pH 7.4). The albumin adsorption was measured by the bicinchoninic acid method. Data were evaluated through one-way ANOVA and the Tukey test (α=0.05). RESULTS The alloying elements proved to modify the alloy microstructure and to enhance the mechanical properties, improving the hardness and decreasing the elastic modulus of the binary and ternary alloys, respectively. Ti-Zr alloys displayed greater electrochemical stability relative to that of controls, presenting higher polarization resistance and lower capacitance. The experimental alloys were not detrimental to albumin adsorption. SIGNIFICANCE The experimental alloys are suitable options for dental implant manufacturing, particularly the binary system, which showed a better combination of mechanical and electrochemical properties without the presence of toxic elements.
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- Jairo M Cordeiro
- University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba Dental School, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Av. Limeira, 901, Piracicaba, São Paulo 13414-903, Brazil; Institute of Biomaterials, Tribocorrosion and Nanomedicine (IBTN), Brazil and USA
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- University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba Dental School, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Av. Limeira, 901, Piracicaba, São Paulo 13414-903, Brazil; Institute of Biomaterials, Tribocorrosion and Nanomedicine (IBTN), Brazil and USA
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- Faculdade de Ciências do Tocantins (FACIT), Rua D 25, Qd 11, Lt 10, Setor George Yunes, Araguaína, Tocantins 77818-650, Brazil; Faculdade de Ciências Humanas, Econômicas e da Saúde de Araguaína/Instituto Tocantinense Presidente Antônio Carlos (FAHESA/ITPAC), Av. Filadélfia, 568, Araguaína, Tocantins 77816-540, Brazil
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- Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Engineering College, Laboratory of Technological Plasmas, Av. Três de Março, 511, Sorocaba, São Paulo 18087-180, Brazil
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- Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Engineering College, Laboratory of Technological Plasmas, Av. Três de Março, 511, Sorocaba, São Paulo 18087-180, Brazil
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- University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Institute of Physics Gleb Wataghin, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz-Barão Geraldo, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-859, Brazil
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- Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Aracatuba Dental School, Department of Surgery and Integrated Clinic, R. José Bonifácio, 1193, Aracatuba, São Paulo 16015-050, Brazil
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- Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Araraquara Dental School, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, R. Humaitá, 1680, Araraquara, São Paulo 14801-903, Brazil
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- Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Araraquara Dental School, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, R. Humaitá, 1680, Araraquara, São Paulo 14801-903, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomaterials, Tribocorrosion and Nanomedicine (IBTN), Brazil and USA; Universidade Paulista (UNIP), Av. Nossa Sra. de Fátima, 9-50, Bauru, São Paulo 17017-337, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomaterials, Tribocorrosion and Nanomedicine (IBTN), Brazil and USA; Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Laboratório de Anelasticidade e Biomateriais, Av. Eng. Luiz Edmundo Carrijo Coube, Bauru, São Paulo 17033-360, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomaterials, Tribocorrosion and Nanomedicine (IBTN), Brazil and USA; University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, Department of Biomedical Sciences, 1601 Parkview Avenue, Rockford, IL 61107, USA; University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, 801 S Paulina, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Institute of Biomaterials, Tribocorrosion and Nanomedicine (IBTN), Brazil and USA; University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, 801 S Paulina, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba Dental School, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Av. Limeira, 901, Piracicaba, São Paulo 13414-903, Brazil; Institute of Biomaterials, Tribocorrosion and Nanomedicine (IBTN), Brazil and USA.
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Canevari TC, Cincotto FH, Gomes D, Landers R, Toma HE. Magnetite Nanoparticles Bonded Carbon Quantum Dots Magnetically Confined onto Screen Printed Carbon Electrodes and their Performance as Electrochemical Sensor for NADH. ELECTROANAL 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201700167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Thiago C. Canevari
- Engineering School; Presbyterian University Mackenzie; 01302-907 São Paulo, SP Brazil
- Institute of Chemistry; University of São Paulo; 05508-000 São Paulo, SP Brazil
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- Department Chemistry; Federal University of São Carlos; 13565-905 São Carlos, SP Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry; University of São Paulo; 05508-000 São Paulo, SP Brazil
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- Institute of physic; University of Campinas; 13560-970 Campinas, SP Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry; University of São Paulo; 05508-000 São Paulo, SP Brazil
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da Silva LCE, Más BA, Duek EAR, Landers R, Bertran CA, Gonçalves MC. Amphiphilic Nucleating Agents to Enhance Calcium Phosphate Growth on Polymeric Surfaces. Langmuir 2017; 33:3855-3863. [PMID: 28345934 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b04562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) is an aliphatic polyester widely explored in the preparation of guided bone regeneration (GBR) membranes because of its interesting mechanical properties and biodegradability. However, PCL high hydrophobicity often impairs cell adhesion and proliferation as well as calcium phosphate growth, all of which are crucial to achieving suitable bone-tissue integration. In this work, aimed at achieving less-hydrophobic surfaces, amphiphilic molecules were added at low concentrations to the polymeric dope solutions that generated the GBR membranes. During membrane formation, these molecules migrate to the solution/air interface in such a way that, upon liquid-solid phase transition, the negatively charged heads are exposed while the apolar tails are anchored to the polymer bulk. As a consequence, these molecules became nucleating agents for subsequent calcium phosphate growth using an alternating soaking process. Herein, PCL porous membranes containing different amphiphilic molecules, such as stearic acid and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate, were investigated. This new, simple, and atoxic method to superficially treat polymeric membranes could be extended to a wide range of polymers and applications.
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- Laura C E da Silva
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas , P.O. Box 6154, Campinas 13083-970, Brazil
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo - PUC-SP , Sorocaba 18030-095, Brazil
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo - PUC-SP , Sorocaba 18030-095, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Surface Physics, Department of Applied Physics, "Gleb Wataghin" Institute of Physics, University of Campinas , P.O. Box 6165, Campinas 13083-859, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas , P.O. Box 6154, Campinas 13083-970, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas , P.O. Box 6154, Campinas 13083-970, Brazil
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Fujimoto TM, Ponczek M, Rochetto UL, Landers R, Tomaz E. Photocatalytic oxidation of selected gas-phase VOCs using UV light, TiO 2, and TiO 2/Pd. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2017; 24:6390-6396. [PMID: 27026546 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6494-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Heterogeneous photocatalytic oxidation systems using titanium dioxide (TiO2) have been extensively studied for the removal of several volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The addition of noble metals such as palladium on TiO2 may improve photocatalytic activity by increasing charge separation efficiency. In this work, palladium was impregnated on TiO2 and the efficiency of the new catalyst was tested and compared with that of pure TiO2. Pd was impregnated on TiO2 by the reduction method, using NaBH4, and was characterized by XRD, XPS, UV-Vis, and H2 chemisorption. The photocatalytic tests were performed in an annular coated-wall reactor using octane, isooctane, n-hexane, and cyclohexane at inlet concentrations varying from 100 to 120 ppmv. Compared with pure TiO2 film, the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 impregnated with 1 wt% of palladium was improved. All the aforementioned analytical techniques confirmed the presence of Pd incorporated into the structure of TiO2, and the conversion rates were studied in a broad range of residence times, yielding up to 90 % or higher rates in 40 s of residence time, thus underscoring the relevant contribution of the technology.
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- Tânia M Fujimoto
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, Av. Albert Einstein, 500, Campinas, 13083-852, SP, Brazil.
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, Av. Albert Einstein, 500, Campinas, 13083-852, SP, Brazil
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, Av. Albert Einstein, 500, Campinas, 13083-852, SP, Brazil
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- "Gleb Wataghin" Institute of Physics-IFGW, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, Av. Albert Einstein, 500, Campinas, 13083-852, SP, Brazil
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas-UNICAMP, Av. Albert Einstein, 500, Campinas, 13083-852, SP, Brazil
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Lopes JH, Fonseca EMB, Mazali IO, Magalhães A, Landers R, Bertran CA. Facile and innovative method for bioglass surface modification: Optimization studies. Materials Science and Engineering: C 2017; 72:86-97. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.11.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Revised: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/13/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Pancotti A, Abreu GJP, Wang JL, Ferreira AVM, Landers R, de Siervo A. Formation of Rh islands on Pd-supported α-Fe 2O 3(0001). CrystEngComm 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ce02485h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Sehgal R, Cheung CX, Alradadi R, Healy DA, Landers R, O'Donoghue GT. University Hospital Waterford: 5-year experience of cutaneous melanoma. Ir J Med Sci 2016; 186:309-314. [PMID: 27873142 DOI: 10.1007/s11845-016-1531-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The incidence of cutaneous melanoma (CM) continues to rise in Ireland. Despite significant advances in melanoma molecular therapy, surgery remains the mainstay of treatment for CM. The University Hospital Waterford (UHW) prospectively maintained CM registry was established in 2010. AIM To summarize 5-year experience (2010-2015) of primary CM presenting to UHW. METHODS Data were retrospectively obtained from a central electronic pathology and radiology repository augmented by HIPE data and theatre logs. Data collected included patient demographics and clinico-pathological characteristics, specimen number, size, anatomical location, melanoma subtype, Breslow thickness, Clark's level, ulceration, and mitosis. RESULTS 592 CMs were managed in UHW during the study period. Overall, females comprised the majority of cases with mean age at presentation 60.78 ± 18.29 years. The most commonly affected anatomical location was the lower limb (26.7%) followed by the back (15.1%), upper limb (15.07%), and face (14.40%). Superficial spreading and lentigo maligna were the most common histological subtype accounting for 19.8 and 20%, respectively. Overall, the mean Breslow depth was 2.4 ± 3.7 mm with corresponding Clark's Level III. Sentinel lymph node positivity was 39/103 (37.89%) most commonly located in the axilla (53.8%) and groin (30.7%). CONCLUSION There has been a steady increase in the number of cutaneous melanoma presentations over the past 5-years to the South East Cancer Centre. Patients are managed best by prompt surgical excision and multidisciplinary management. Our results are in keeping with international standards and work continues in determining overall 5-year survival and recurrence rates.
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- R Sehgal
- Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland.
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- Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland
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- Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland
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- Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland
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- Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland
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- Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital Waterford, Waterford, Ireland
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Schrekker CML, Sokolovicz YCA, Raucci MG, Selukar BS, Klitzke JS, Lopes W, Leal CAM, de Souza IOP, Galland GB, Dos Santos JHZ, Mauler RS, Kol M, Dagorne S, Ambrosio L, Teixeira ML, Morais J, Landers R, Fuentefria AM, Schrekker HS. Multitask Imidazolium Salt Additives for Innovative Poly(l-lactide) Biomaterials: Morphology Control, Candida spp. Biofilm Inhibition, Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Biocompatibility, and Skin Tolerance. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2016; 8:21163-21176. [PMID: 27486827 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b06005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Candida species have great ability to colonize and form biofilms on medical devices, causing infections in human hosts. In this study, poly(l-lactide) films with different imidazolium salt (1-n-hexadecyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (C16MImCl) and 1-n-hexadecyl-3-methylimidazolium methanesulfonate (C16MImMeS)) contents were prepared, using the solvent casting process. Poly(l-lactide)-imidazolium salt films were obtained with different surface morphologies (spherical and directional), and the presence of the imidazolium salt in the surface was confirmed. These films with different concentrations of the imidazolium salts C16MImCl and C16MImMeS presented antibiofilm activity against isolates of Candida tropicalis, Candida parapsilosis, and Candida albicans. The minor antibiofilm concentration assay enabled one to determine that an increasing imidazolium salt content promoted, in general, an increase in the inhibition percentage of biofilm formation. Scanning electron microscopy micrographs confirmed the effective prevention of biofilm formation on the imidazolium salt containing biomaterials. Lower concentrations of the imidazolium salts showed no cytotoxicity, and the poly(l-lactide)-imidazolium salt films presented good cell adhesion and proliferation percentages with human mesenchymal stem cells. Furthermore, no acute microscopic lesions were identified in the histopathological evaluation after contact between the films and pig ear skin. In combination with the good morphological, physicochemical, and mechanical properties, these poly(l-lactide)-based materials with imidazolium salt additives can be considered as promising biomaterials for use in the manufacturing of medical devices.
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- Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, National Research Council of Italy , Naples, Italy
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- School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Laboratoire DECOMET, Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg , Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Toxicology, Instituto Federal Catarinense , Concórdia, SC, Brazil
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- Institute of Physics "Gleb Wataghin", Universidade Estadual de Campinas-UNICAMP , Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Quites FJ, Azevedo CKS, Alves EPP, Germino JC, Vinhas RCG, Landers R, Terezo AJ, Atvars TDZ. Ag Nanoparticles-Based Zinc Hydroxide-Layered Hybrids as Novel and Efficient Catalysts for Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol to 4-Aminophenol. J BRAZIL CHEM SOC 2016. [DOI: 10.5935/0103-5053.20160152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cincotto FH, Canevari TC, Campos AM, Landers R, Machado SAS. Simultaneous determination of epinephrine and dopamine by electrochemical reduction on the hybrid material SiO₂/graphene oxide decorated with Ag nanoparticles. Analyst 2015; 139:4634-40. [PMID: 25050410 DOI: 10.1039/c4an00580e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This paper describes the synthesis, characterization and applications of a new hybrid material composed of mesoporous silica (SiO2) modified with graphene oxide (GO), SiO2/GO, obtained by the sol-gel process using HF as the catalyst. The hybrid material, SiO2/GO, was decorated with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with a size of less than 20 nanometres, prepared directly on the surface of the material using N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) as the reducing agent. The resulting material was designated as AgNP/SiO2/GO. The Ag/SiO2/GO material was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). A glassy carbon electrode modified with AgNP/SiO2/GO was used in the development of a sensitive electrochemical sensor for the simultaneous determination of epinephrine and dopamine employing electrocatalytic reduction using squarewave voltammetry. Well-defined and separate reduction peaks were observed in PBS buffer at pH 7. No significant interference was seen for primarily biological interferents such as uric acid and ascorbic acid in the detection of dopamine and epinephrine. Our study demonstrated that the resultant AgNP/SiO2/GO-modified electrode is highly sensitive for the simultaneous determination of dopamine and epinephrine, with the limits of detection being 0.26 and 0.27 μmol L(-1), respectively. The AgNP/SiO2/GO-modified electrode is highly selective and can be used to detect dopamine and epinephrine in a human urine sample.
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- Fernando H Cincotto
- Institute of Chemistry, State University of São Paulo, PO Box 780, 13560-970 São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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Fatayer S, Veiga RGA, Prieto MJ, Perim E, Landers R, Miwa RH, de Siervo A. Self-assembly of NiTPP on Cu(111): a transition from disordered 1D wires to 2D chiral domains. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:18344-52. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp01288k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The growth mechanism of NiTPP on Cu(111): from disordered 1D wires to self-assembled chiral domains.
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- Shadi Fatayer
- Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Campinas 13083-859
- Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia Metalúrgica e de Materiais
- Escola Politécnica
- Universidade de São Paulo
- São Paulo 05508-010
- Brazil
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- Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Campinas 13083-859
- Brazil
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- Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Campinas 13083-859
- Brazil
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- Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Campinas 13083-859
- Brazil
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- Departamento de Física
- Universidade Federal de Uberlandia
- Uberlândia 38400-902
- Brazil
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- Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Campinas 13083-859
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Wekesa AL, Cross KS, O'Donovan O, Dowdall JF, O'Brien O, Doyle M, Byrne L, Phelan JP, Ross MD, Landers R, Harrison M. Predicting carotid artery disease and plaque instability from cell-derived microparticles. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2014; 48:489-95. [PMID: 25218652 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2014.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 02/17/2014] [Accepted: 08/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Cell-derived microparticles (MPs) are small plasma membrane-derived vesicles shed from circulating blood cells and may act as novel biomarkers of vascular disease. We investigated the potential of circulating MPs to predict (a) carotid plaque instability and (b) the presence of advanced carotid disease. METHODS This pilot study recruited carotid disease patients (aged 69.3 ± 1.2 years [mean ± SD], 69% male, 90% symptomatic) undergoing endarterectomy (n = 42) and age- and sex-matched controls (n = 73). Plaques were classified as stable (n = 25) or unstable (n = 16) post surgery using immunohistochemistry. Blood samples were analysed for MP subsets and molecular biomarkers. Odds ratios (OR) are expressed per standard deviation biomarker increase. RESULTS Endothelial MP (EMP) subsets, but not any vascular, inflammatory, or proteolytic molecular biomarker, were higher (p < .05) in the unstable than the stable plaque patients. The area under the receiver operator characteristic curve for CD31(+)41(-) EMP in discriminating an unstable plaque was 0.73 (0.56-0.90, p < .05). CD31(+)41(-) EMP predicted plaque instability (OR = 2.19, 1.08-4.46, p < .05) and remained significant in a multivariable model that included transient ischaemic attack symptom status. Annexin V(+) MP, platelet MP (PMP) subsets, and C-reactive protein were higher (p < .05) in cases than controls. Annexin V(+) MP (OR = 3.15, 1.49-6.68), soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (OR = 1.64, 1.03-2.59), and previous smoking history (OR = 3.82, 1.38-10.60) independently (p < .05) predicted the presence of carotid disease in a multivariable model. CONCLUSIONS EMP may have utility in predicting plaque instability in carotid patients and annexin V(+) MPs may predict the presence of advanced carotid disease in aging populations, independent of established biomarkers.
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- A L Wekesa
- Biomedical Research Group, Schools of Health Science and Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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- Departments of Vascular Surgery and Histopathology, Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Ireland; Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Biomedical Research Group, Schools of Health Science and Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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- Departments of Vascular Surgery and Histopathology, Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Ireland
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- Departments of Vascular Surgery and Histopathology, Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Ireland
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- Departments of Vascular Surgery and Histopathology, Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Ireland
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- Departments of Vascular Surgery and Histopathology, Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Ireland
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- Biomedical Research Group, Schools of Health Science and Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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- Biomedical Research Group, Schools of Health Science and Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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- Departments of Vascular Surgery and Histopathology, Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Ireland
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- Biomedical Research Group, Schools of Health Science and Science, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland.
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Kilian AS, Pancotti A, Landers R, de Siervo A, Morais J. Probing the surface atomic structure of Au/Cr2O3/Pd(111) by photoelectron diffraction. CrystEngComm 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ce01389a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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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Costa NJS, Guerrero M, Collière V, Teixeira-Neto É, Landers R, Philippot K, Rossi LM. Organometallic Preparation of Ni, Pd, and NiPd Nanoparticles for the Design of Supported Nanocatalysts. ACS Catal 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/cs500337a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Natalia J. S. Costa
- Departamento
de Química Fundamental, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- CNRS,
LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination), Université de Toulouse; UPS, INPT; LCC, 205, route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse cedex 4, France
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- CNRS,
LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination), Université de Toulouse; UPS, INPT; LCC, 205, route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse cedex 4, France
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- CNRS,
LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination), Université de Toulouse; UPS, INPT; LCC, 205, route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse cedex 4, France
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- Departamento
de Química Fundamental, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto
de Física, UNICAMP, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- CNRS,
LCC (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination), Université de Toulouse; UPS, INPT; LCC, 205, route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse cedex 4, France
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- Departamento
de Química Fundamental, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Rahim A, Santos LSS, Barros SBA, Kubota LT, Landers R, Gushikem Y. Electrochemical Detection of Nitrite in Meat and Water Samples Using a Mesoporous Carbon Ceramic SiO2/C Electrode Modified with In Situ Generated Manganese(II) Phthalocyanine. ELECTROANAL 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201300468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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de Lima LH, Handschak D, Schönbohm F, Landers R, Westphal C, de Siervo A. The atomic structure of a bare buffer layer on SiC(0001) chemically resolved. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:13571-4. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cc05005c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A chemical-specific photoelectron diffraction structure determination of a carbon rich buffer layer on SiC is reported.
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- Luis Henrique de Lima
- Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Campinas 13083-859, Brazil
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- Experimentelle Physik 1
- Technische Universität Dortmund
- D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Experimentelle Physik 1
- Technische Universität Dortmund
- D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Campinas 13083-859, Brazil
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- Experimentelle Physik 1
- Technische Universität Dortmund
- D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Campinas 13083-859, Brazil
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Prieto MJ, Carbonio EA, Fatayer S, Landers R, Siervo AD. Electronic and structural study of Pt-modified Au vicinal surfaces: a model system for Pt–Au catalysts. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:13329-39. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp01448k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Morphology and electronic properties of Pt nanostructures are influenced by the underlying Au surface orientation and surface alloy formation, respectively.
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- Mauricio J. Prieto
- Departamento de Física Aplicada
- Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Campinas, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada
- Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Campinas, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada
- Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Campinas, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada
- Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Campinas, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada
- Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas
- Campinas, Brazil
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Canevari TC, Raymundo-Pereira PA, Landers R, Machado SAS. Direct Synthesis of Ag Nanoparticles Incorporated on a Mesoporous Hybrid Material as a Sensitive Sensor for the Simultaneous Determination of Dihydroxybenzenes Isomers. Eur J Inorg Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201300879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Canevari TC, Raymundo-Pereira PA, Landers R, Benvenutti EV, Machado SAS. Sol-gel thin-film based mesoporous silica and carbon nanotubes for the determination of dopamine, uric acid and paracetamol in urine. Talanta 2013; 116:726-35. [PMID: 24148467 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2013.07.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2013] [Revised: 07/17/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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This work describes the preparation, characterization and application of a hybrid material composed of disordered mesoporous silica (SiO2) modified with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), obtained by the sol-gel process using HF as the catalyst. This hybrid material was characterized by N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms, X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high resolution transmission microscopy (HR-TEM), Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). This new hybrid material was used for the construction of a thin film on a glassy carbon electrode. The modified electrode using this material was designated SiO2/MWCNT/GCE. The electrocatalytic properties of the electrode toward dopamine, uric acid and paracetamol oxidation were studied by differential pulse voltammetry. Well-defined and separated oxidation peaks were observed in phosphate buffer solution at pH 7.0, in contrast with the ill-defined peaks observed with unmodified glassy carbon electrodes. The electrode had high sensitivity for the determination of dopamine, uric acid and paracetamol, with the limits of detection obtained using statistical methods, at 0.014, 0.068 and 0.098 µmol L(-1), respectively. The electrode presented some important advantages, including enhanced physical rigidity, surface renewability by polishing and high sensitivity, allowing the simultaneous determination of these three analytes in a human urine sample.
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- Thiago C Canevari
- Institute of Chemistry, State University of São Paulo, PO Box 780, 13560-970 São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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Cezar JC, Fonseca PT, Rodrigues GLMP, Castro ARBD, Neuenschwander RT, Rodrigues F, Meyer BC, Ribeiro LFS, Moreira AFAG, Piton JR, Raulik MA, Donadio MP, Seraphim RM, Barbosa MA, Siervo AD, Landers R, Brito AND. The U11 PGM beam line at the Brazilian National Synchrotron Light Laboratory. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/425/7/072015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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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Silva TAG, Landers R, Rossi LM. Magnetically recoverable AuPd nanoparticles prepared by a coordination capture method as a reusable catalyst for green oxidation of benzyl alcohol. Catal Sci Technol 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cy00261f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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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Canevari TC, Arenas LT, Landers R, Custodio R, Gushikem Y. Simultaneous electroanalytical determination of hydroquinone and catechol in the presence of resorcinol at an SiO2/C electrode spin-coated with a thin film of Nb2O5. Analyst 2013; 138:315-24. [DOI: 10.1039/c2an36170a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [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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