Search Results - "Amorim, Carlos O."

Magnetic Driven Nanocarriers for pH-Responsive Doxorubicin Release in Cancer Therapy by Nogueira, João, Soares, Sofia F, Amorim, Carlos O, Amaral, João S, Silva, Cláudia, Martel, Fátima, Trindade, Tito, Daniel-da-Silva, Ana L

“…Doxorubicin is one of the most widely used anti-cancer drugs, but side effects and selectivity problems create a demand for alternative drug delivery systems…”
Get full text

Assessing Cobalt Metal Nanoparticles Uptake by Cancer Cells Using Live Raman Spectroscopy by Rauwel, Erwan, Al-Arag, Siham, Salehi, Hamideh, Amorim, Carlos O, Cuisinier, Frédéric, Guha, Mithu, Rosario, Maria S, Rauwel, Protima

“…Nanotechnology applied to cancer treatment is a growing area of research in nanomedicine with magnetic nanoparticle-mediated anti-cancer drug delivery systems…”
Get full text

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…”
Get full text

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…”
Get full text

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…”
Get full text

Potassium Ferrite for Biomedical Applications by Carvalho, João P F, Vieira, Tânia, Silva, Jorge Carvalho, Soares, Paula I P, Ferreira, Nuno M, Amorim, Carlos O, Teixeira, Sílvia Soreto, Graça, Manuel P F

“…Ferrites have been widely studied for their use in the biomedical area, mostly due to their magnetic properties, which gives them the potential to be used in…”
Get full text

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…”
Get full text

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…”
Get full text

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…”
Get full text

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…”
Get full text

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…”
Get full text

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…”
Get full text

First-Row-Transition Ion Metals(II)-EDTA Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Solvent-Free Microwave-Induced Oxidation of Alcohols by Nuno M. R. Martins, Luísa M. D. R. S. Martins, Carlos O. Amorim, Vitor S. Amaral, Armando J. L. Pombeiro

“…A series of first-row transition-metals combined with ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), as metal-based N,O-chelating ligands, at the surface of ferrite…”
Get full text

Magnetic nanosorbents with siliceous hybrid shells of alginic acid and carrageenan for removal of ciprofloxacin by Soares, Sofia F., Rocha, Maria João, Ferro, Marta, Amorim, Carlos O., Amaral, João S., Trindade, Tito, Daniel-da-Silva, Ana L.

“…Water contamination with antibiotics is a serious environmental threat. Ciprofloxacin (CIP) is one of the most frequently detected antibiotics in water…”
Get full text

Chemical Strategies for Dendritic Magneto‐plasmonic Nanostructures Applied to Surface‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy by Fernandes, Tiago, Nogueira, Helena I. S., Amorim, Carlos O., Amaral, João S., Daniel‐da‐Silva, Ana L., Trindade, Tito

“…Chemical analyses in the field using surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) protocols are expected to be part of several analytical procedures applied to…”
Get full text

Chemical Strategies for Dendritic Magneto‐plasmonic Nanostructures Applied to Surface‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy by Fernandes, Tiago, Nogueira, Helena I. S., Amorim, Carlos O., Amaral, João S., Daniel‐da‐Silva, Ana L., Trindade, Tito

“…Invited for the cover of this issue is the group of Tito Trindade and colleagues at the University of Aveiro. The image depicts dendritic magneto‐plasmonic…”
Get full text

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…”
Get full text

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…”
Get full text

Solvent-Free Microwave-Induced Oxidation of Alcohols Catalyzed by Ferrite Magnetic Nanoparticles by Nuno M. R. Martins, Luísa M. D. R. S. Martins, Carlos O. Amorim, Vitor S. Amaral, Armando J. L. Pombeiro

“…A series of first-row-transition-metal ferrite magnetic nanoparticles (NPs) MFe2O4 [M = Mn2+ (1), Fe2+ (2), Co2+ (3), Ni2+ (4), Cu2+ (5) or Zn2+ (6)] were…”
Get full text

Hybrid nanocomposites of Fe3O4/SiO2-EDTA: Holistic comparison of one-step and two-step modification methods by Santos, Gabriela T.A.D., Estrada, Ana C., Amorim, Carlos O., Amaral, João S., Deuermeier, Jonas, Duarte, Armando C., Santos, Patrícia S.M.

“…Fe3O4/SiO2-EDTA materials have been used for diverse applications and they have been modification by different methods, but a comparison is lacking between…”
Get full text