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Hyperthermia Enhances Doxorubicin Therapeutic Efficacy against A375 and MNT-1 Melanoma Cells by Salvador, Diana, Bastos, Verónica, Oliveira, Helena

“…Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, and its incidence has alarmingly increased in the last few decades, creating a need for novel treatment…”
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Stability, dissolution, and cytotoxicity of NaYF4-upconversion nanoparticles with different coatings by Bastos, Verónica, Oskoei, Párástu, Andresen, Elina, Saleh, Maysoon I., Rühle, Bastian, Resch-Genger, Ute, Oliveira, Helena

“…Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) have attracted considerable attention owing to their unique photophysical properties. Their utilization in biomedical…”
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Combined Therapy with Dacarbazine and Hyperthermia Induces Cytotoxicity in A375 and MNT-1 Melanoma Cells by Salvador, Diana, Bastos, Verónica, Oliveira, Helena

“…Melanoma is a drug-resistant cancer, representing a serious challenge in cancer treatment. Dacarbazine (DTIC) is the standard drug in metastatic melanoma…”
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Cytotoxic effects of Chartergellus communis wasp venom peptide against melanoma cells by Bastos, Verónica, Pascoal, Simone, Lopes, Kamila, Mortari, Márcia, Oliveira, Helena

“…Cancer is a huge public health problem being one of the main causes of death globally. Specifically, melanoma is one of the most threatening cancer types due…”
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Antitumoral potential of Chartergellus-CP1 peptide from Chartergellus communis wasp venom in two different breast cancer cell lines (HR+ and triple-negative) by Soares, Susana, Lopes, Kamila Soares, Mortari, Márcia, Oliveira, Helena, Bastos, Verónica

“…Breast cancer represents the most incident cancer in women. Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hormone therapy remain the main treatment for this…”
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Swellable Gelatin Methacryloyl Microneedles for Extraction of Interstitial Skin Fluid toward Minimally Invasive Monitoring of Urea by Fonseca, Daniela F. S., Costa, Paulo Cardoso, Almeida, Isabel F., Dias‐Pereira, Patrícia, Correia‐Sá, Inês, Bastos, Verónica, Oliveira, Helena, Vilela, Carla, Silvestre, Armando J. D., Freire, Carmen S. R.

“…Urea, the main nitrogenous waste product of protein metabolism, is eliminated almost exclusively by the kidney, and hence, displays considerable clinical…”
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Metabolomics of silver nanoparticles toxicity in HaCaT cells: structure-activity relationships and role of ionic silver and oxidative stress by Carrola, Joana, Bastos, Verónica, Jarak, Ivana, Oliveira-Silva, Rui, Malheiro, Eliana, Daniel-da-Silva, Ana L., Oliveira, Helena, Santos, Conceição, Gil, Ana M., Duarte, Iola F.

“…The widespread use of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) is accompanied by a growing concern regarding their potential risks to human health, thus calling for an…”
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Pullulan microneedle patches for the efficient transdermal administration of insulin envisioning diabetes treatment by Fonseca, Daniela F.S., Costa, Paulo C., Almeida, Isabel F., Dias-Pereira, Patrícia, Correia-Sá, Inês, Bastos, Verónica, Oliveira, Helena, Duarte-Araújo, Margarida, Morato, Manuela, Vilela, Carla, Silvestre, Armando J.D., Freire, Carmen S.R.

“…[Display omitted] •Dissolvable pullulan microneedles were successfully prepared by solvent casting.•Pullulan-insulin microneedles successfully penetrate…”
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Cr(VI)‐induced genotoxicity and cell cycle arrest in human osteoblast cell line MG‐63 by Monteiro, Cristina, Santos, Conceição, Bastos, Verónica, Oliveira, Helena

“…Occupational environments are major exposure routes to Cr(VI). However, Cr(VI) may also establish in bone tissues by ingestion or through Cr containing…”
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Resveratrol-Loaded Polydimethylsiloxane-Silica Hybrid Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Antitumoral Activity by Viegas, Sofia, Marinheiro, Diogo, Bastos, Verónica, Daniel-da-Silva, Ana L, Vieira, Ricardo, Oliveira, Helena, Almeida, José Carlos, Ferreira, Bárbara J M L

“…In this work, hybrid materials within the polydimethylsiloxane-silica (PDMS-SiO ) system, synthesized via the sol-gel method, were developed and characterized…”
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Insights into the impact of silver nanoparticles on human keratinocytes metabolism through NMR metabolomics by Carrola, Joana, Bastos, Verónica, Ferreira de Oliveira, José Miguel P., Oliveira, Helena, Santos, Conceição, Gil, Ana M., Duarte, Iola F.

“…Due to their antimicrobial properties, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are increasingly incorporated into consumer goods and medical products. Their potential…”
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3D sub-cellular localization of upconverting nanoparticles through hyperspectral microscopy by Silva, Rodolfo N., Botas, Alexandre M.P., Brandão, David, Bastos, Verónica, Oliveira, Helena, Debasu, Mengistie L., Ferreira, Rute A.S., Brites, Carlos D.S., Carlos, Luís D.

“…Hyperspectral microscopy is an intriguing technique combining spectroscopy with optical microscopy that can be used to simultaneously obtain spectral and…”
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Macrophage Metabolomics Reveals Differential Metabolic Responses to Subtoxic Levels of Silver Nanoparticles and Ionic Silver by Carrola, Joana, Bastos, Verónica, Daniel‐da‐Silva, Ana L., Gil, Ana M., Santos, Conceição, Oliveira, Helena, Duarte, Iola F.

“…This study employed NMR metabolomics to characterize macrophage responses to subtoxic concentrations of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs ca. 30 nm) and ionic silver…”
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Coating of Magnetite Nanoparticles with Fucoidan to Enhance Magnetic Hyperthermia Efficiency by Gonçalves, Joana, Nunes, Cláudia, Ferreira, Liliana, Cruz, Maria Margarida, Oliveira, Helena, Bastos, Verónica, Mayoral, Álvaro, Zhang, Qing, Ferreira, Paula

“…Magnetic nanoparticles (NP), such as magnetite, have been the subject of research for application in the biomedical field, especially in Magnetic Hyperthermia…”
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Biochemical and transcriptional analyses of cadmium-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in human osteoblasts by Monteiro, Cristina, Ferreira de Oliveira, José Miguel P, Pinho, Francisco, Bastos, Verónica, Oliveira, Helena, Peixoto, Francisco, Santos, Conceição

“…Cadmium (Cd) accumulation is known to occur predominantly in kidney and liver; however, low-level long-term exposure to Cd may also result in bone damage. Few…”
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Dataset of chicken-embryo blood cells exposed to quercetin, methyl methanesulfonate, or cadmium chloride by Ferreira de Oliveira, José Miguel P., Lenda, Lutete Daniel, Proença, Carina, Fernandes, Eduarda, Bastos, Verónica, Santos, Conceição

“…Toxicological analysis of the effects of natural compounds is frequently mandated to assess their safety. In addition to more simple in vitro cellular systems,…”
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Coating independent cytotoxicity of citrate-and PEG-coated silver nanoparticles on a human hepatoma cell line by Bastos, Verónica, Ferreira-de-Oliveira, José M.P., Carrola, Joana, Daniel-da-Silva, Ana L., Duarte, Iola F., Santos, Conceição, Oliveira, Helena

“…The antibacterial potential of silver nanoparticles（AgNPs） resulted in their increasing incorporation into consumer,industrial and biomedical…”
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Antibacterial Multi-Layered Nanocellulose-Based Patches Loaded with Dexpanthenol for Wound Healing Applications by Fonseca, Daniela F S, Carvalho, João P F, Bastos, Verónica, Oliveira, Helena, Moreirinha, Catarina, Almeida, Adelaide, Silvestre, Armando J D, Vilela, Carla, Freire, Carmen S R

“…Antibacterial multi-layered patches composed of an oxidized bacterial cellulose (OBC) membrane loaded with dexpanthenol (DEX) and coated with several chitosan…”
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Nanocellulose-Based Patches Loaded with Hyaluronic Acid and Diclofenac towards Aphthous Stomatitis Treatment by Carvalho, João P F, Silva, Ana C Q, Bastos, Verónica, Oliveira, Helena, Pinto, Ricardo J B, Silvestre, Armando J D, Vilela, Carla, Freire, Carmen S R

“…Nanostructured patches composed of bacterial nanocellulose (BNC), hyaluronic acid (HA) and diclofenac (DCF) were developed, envisioning the treatment of…”
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Bacterial nanocellulose-hyaluronic acid microneedle patches for skin applications: In vitro and in vivo evaluation by Fonseca, Daniela F.S., Vilela, Carla, Pinto, Ricardo J.B., Bastos, Verónica, Oliveira, Helena, Catarino, José, Faísca, Pedro, Rosado, Catarina, Silvestre, Armando J.D., Freire, Carmen S.R.

“…The aim of the present study was to develop innovative patches for dermo-cosmetic applications based on dissolvable hyaluronic acid (HA) microneedles (MNs)…”
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