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Stealth magnetoliposomes based on calcium-substituted magnesium ferrite nanoparticles for curcumin transport and release by Cardoso, Beatriz D., Rodrigues, Ana Rita Oliveira, Almeida, B. G., Amorim, Carlos O., Amaral, Vítor S., Castanheira, Elisabete M. S., Coutinho, Paulo J. G.

“…Despite the promising pharmacological properties of curcumin, the transport and effective release of curcumin is still a challenge. The advances in…”
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Oxidative precipitation synthesis of calcium-doped manganese ferrite nanoparticles for magnetic hyperthermia by Veloso, Sérgio Rafael Silva, Andrade, Raquel G. D., Gomes, Valéria, Amorim, Carlos O., Amaral, Vítor S., Salgueiriño, Verónica, Coutinho, Paulo J. G., Ferreira, Paula M. T., Correa-Duarte, Miguel A., Castanheira, Elisabete M. S.

“…Superparamagnetic nanoparticles are of high interest for therapeutic applications. In this work, nanoparticles of calcium-doped manganese ferrites…”
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Chitosan/Alginate Nanogels Containing Multicore Magnetic Nanoparticles for Delivery of Doxorubicin by Veloso, Sérgio R. S, Marta, Eva S, Rodrigues, Pedro V, Moura, Cacilda, Amorim, Carlos O, Amaral, Vítor S, Correa-Duarte, Miguel A, Castanheira, Elisabete M. S

“…In this study, multicore-like iron oxide (Fe3O4) and manganese ferrite (MnFe2O4) nanoparticles were synthesized and combined with nanogels based on chitosan…”
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Magnetoliposomes based on shape anisotropic calcium/magnesium ferrite nanoparticles as nanocarriers for doxorubicin by Cardoso, Beatriz D., Rodrigues, Ana Rita Oliveira, Bañobre-López, Manuel, Almeida, B. G., Amorim, Carlos O., Amaral, Vítor S., Coutinho, Paulo J. G., Castanheira, Elisabete M. S.

“…Multifunctional lipid nanocarriers are a promising therapeutic approach for controlled drug release in cancer therapy. Combining the widely used liposome…”
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Magnetic Nanoparticles of Zinc/Calcium Ferrite Decorated with Silver for Photodegradation of Dyes by Fernandes, Ricardo J. C., Magalhães, Carlos A. B., Amorim, Carlos O., Amaral, Vítor S., Almeida, Bernardo G., Castanheira, Elisabete M. S., Coutinho, Paulo J. G.

“…Magnetic nanoparticles of zinc/calcium ferrite and decorated with silver were prepared by coprecipitation method. The obtained nanoparticles were characterized…”
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Development of a biocompatible magnetic nanofluid by incorporating SPIONs in Amazonian oils by Gaspar, André S., Wagner, Friedrich E., Amaral, Vítor S., Costa Lima, Sofia A., Khomchenko, Vladimir A., Santos, Judes G., Costa, Benilde F.O., Durães, Luísa

“…Higher quality magnetic nanoparticles are needed for use as magnetic nanoprobe in medical imaging techniques and cancer therapy. Moreover, the phytochemistry…”
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Magnetoliposomes Containing Calcium Ferrite Nanoparticles for Applications in Breast Cancer Therapy by Pereira, Daniela S. M., Cardoso, Beatriz D., Rodrigues, Ana Rita O., Amorim, Carlos O., Amaral, Vítor S., Almeida, Bernardo G., Queiroz, Maria-João R. P., Martinho, Olga, Baltazar, Fátima, Calhelha, Ricardo C., Ferreira, Isabel C. F. R., Coutinho, Paulo J. G., Castanheira, Elisabete M. S.

“…Magnetoliposomes containing calcium ferrite (CaFe2O4) nanoparticles were developed and characterized for the first time. CaFe2O4 nanoparticles were covered by…”
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Elastic Liposomes Containing Calcium/Magnesium Ferrite Nanoparticles Coupled with Gold Nanorods for Application in Photothermal Therapy by Pacheco, Ana Rita F, Barros, Ana Margarida, Amorim, Carlos O, Amaral, Vítor S, Coutinho, Paulo J G, Rodrigues, Ana Rita O, Castanheira, Elisabete M S

“…This work reports on the design, development, and characterization of novel magneto-plasmonic elastic liposomes (MPELs) of DPPC:SP80 (85:15) containing Mg Ca…”
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Magnetoliposomes with Calcium-Doped Magnesium Ferrites Anchored in the Lipid Surface for Enhanced DOX Release by Cardoso, Beatriz D, Fernandes, Diana E. M, Amorim, Carlos O, Amaral, Vítor S, Coutinho, Paulo J. G, Rodrigues, Ana Rita O, Castanheira, Elisabete M. S

“…Nanotechnology has provided a new insight into cancer treatment by enabling the development of nanocarriers for the encapsulation, transport, and controlled…”
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Electro-precipitation of Fe3O4 nanoparticles in ethanol by MARQUES, Rodrigo F. C, GARCIA, Cécile, LECANTE, Pierre, RIBEIRO, Sidney J. L, NOE, Laure, SILVA, Nuno J. O, AMARAL, Vitor S, MILLAN, Angel, VERELST, Marc

“…The preparation of superparamagnetic magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles by electro-precipitation in ethanol is proposed. Particle average size can be set from 4.4…”
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Silica coated magnetite particles for magnetic removal of Hg2+ from water by GIRGINOVA, Penka I, DANIEL-DA-SILVA, Ana L, LOPES, Cláudia B, FIGUEIRA, Paula, OTERO, Marta, AMARAL, Vitor S, PEREIRA, Eduarda, TRINDADE, Tito

“…The magnetic removal of Hg(2+) from water has been assessed using silica coated magnetite particles. The magnetite particles were first prepared by hydrolysis…”
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Exploiting Radioactive Isotopes: from Pollutant Tracking to Solid State Studies Using a Combined Ab Initio and PAC Approach by Amorim, Carlos O., Gonçalves, João N., Amaral, Vítor S.

“…In this review we present examples of using radioactive isotopes as probes to study functional materials of fundamental and applied interest presenting…”
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On the Optimization of Magneto‐Volume Coupling for Practical Applied Field Magnetic Refrigeration by Davarpanah, Amin, Belo, Joao H., Amaral, Vitor. S., Amaral, Joao S.

“…Materials with strong magneto‐volume coupling can present a coupled first‐order magnetic and structural transition and a giant magnetocaloric effect. The…”
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In‐Silico Thermodynamic Description of Heusler Compounds Applied to Magnetocalorics by Monte Carlo Simulations Starting from Ab‐Initio by Amorim, Carlos O., Gonçalves, João N., Amaral, Vítor S., Amaral, João S.

“…Heusler compounds are one of the most versatile families of materials, showing a wide range of technological applications. Here we present a pure in‐silico…”
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Towards conductive textiles: coating polymeric fibres with graphene by Neves, Ana I. S., Rodrigues, Daniela P., De Sanctis, Adolfo, Alonso, Elias Torres, Pereira, Maria S., Amaral, Vitor S., Melo, Luis V., Russo, Saverio, de Schrijver, Isabel, Alves, Helena, Craciun, Monica F.

“…Conducting fibres are essential to the development of e-textiles. We demonstrate a method to make common insulating textile fibres conductive, by coating them…”
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Bio-Based Polyurethane Foams from Kraft Lignin with Improved Fire Resistance by Vieira, Fernanda R, Gama, Nuno V, Evtuguin, Dmitry V, Amorim, Carlos O, Amaral, Vitor S, Pinto, Paula C O R, Barros-Timmons, Ana

“…Rigid polyurethane foams (RPUFs) were synthesized using exclusively lignin-based polyol (LBP) obtained via the oxyalkylation of kraft lignin with propylene…”
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Ultra sensitive quantification of Hg2+  sorption by functionalized nanoparticles using radioactive tracker spectroscopy by Amorim, Carlos O., Gonçalves, João N., Tavares, Daniela S., Fenta, Abel S., Lopes, Cláudia B., Pereira, Eduarda, Trindade, Tito, Correia, João G., Amaral, Vítor S.

“…We present an ultra sensitive method to quantify the uptake of Hg by dithiocarbamate functionalized magnetic nanoparticles using radioactive tracker…”
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Mapping the magnetocaloric effect at the microscale on a ferromagnetic shape memory alloy with infrared thermography by Pereira, Maria J, Santos, Tiago, Correia, Rafael, Amaral, João S, Amaral, Vitor S, Fabbrici, Simone, Albertini, Franca

“…Abstract An innovative study of the magnetocaloric effect (MCE) was performed by mapping the effect based on direct measurements of the temperature change…”
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Magnetoresponsive Optical Fiber with Fuse‐Effect‐Induced Fluorinated Graphene Oxide Core by Paixão, Tiago, Belo, João H., Carvalho, Alexandre F., Amaral, Vitor S., Araújo, João P., Lee, Heeyoung, Nakamura, Kentaro, Mizuno, Yosuke, André, Paulo, Antunes, Paulo

“…Optical fibers have been used massively in communications, specifically silica fibers for long‐distance communications and polymer optical fibers (POFs) for…”
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Giant Strain and Induced Ferroelectricity in Amorphous BaTiO₃ Films under Poling by Vaghefi, Pegah Mirzadeh, Baghizadeh, Ali, Lourenço, Armando A C S, Amaral, Vitor S, Kholkin, Andre L

“…We report an effect of giant surface modification of a 5.6 nm thick BaTiO₃ film grown on Si (100) substrate under poling by conductive tip of a scanning probe…”
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