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Long-term properties and end-of-life of polymers from renewable resources by Badia, J.D., Gil-Castell, O., Ribes-Greus, A.

“…The long-term properties and end-of-life of polymers are not antagonist issues. They actually are inherently linked by the duality between durability and…”
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Encapsulated droplet interface bilayers as a platform for high-throughput membrane studies by Baxani, D K, Jamieson, W D, Barrow, D A, Castell, O K

“…Whilst it is highly desirable to produce artificial lipid bilayer arrays allowing for systematic high-content screening of membrane conditions, it remains a…”
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Effective antimicrobial materials based on low-density polyethylene (LDPE) with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles by Rojas, Karina, Canales, Daniel, Amigo, Nicolas, Montoille, Lissette, Cament, Alejandro, Rivas, Lina M., Gil-Castell, O., Reyes, Pablo, Ulloa, Maria Teresa, Ribes-Greus, A., Zapata, Paula A.

“…Effective antimicrobial polymeric nanocomposites were prepared with low density polyethylene (LDPE) and zinc oxide nanoparticles by melt compounding. These…”
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Encapsulation of Vitamins A and E as Spray-Dried Additives for the Feed Industry by Mujica-Álvarez, Javiera, Gil-Castell, O, Barra, Pabla A, Ribes-Greus, A, Bustos, Rubén, Faccini, Mirko, Matiacevich, Silvia

“…Encapsulated fat-soluble powders containing vitamin A (VA) and E (VE) were prepared as a feasible additive for extruded feed products. The effect of the…”
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Conductive polycaprolactone/gelatin/polyaniline nanofibres as functional scaffolds for cardiac tissue regeneration by Gil-Castell, O., Ontoria-Oviedo, I., Badia, J.D., Amaro-Prellezo, E., Sepúlveda, P., Ribes-Greus, A.

“…The endorsement of functional features such as biocompatibility, mechanical integrity, or electrical conductivity to tissue engineering (TE) scaffolds is…”
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Influence of substrate and temperature on the biodegradation of polyester-based materials: Polylactide and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) as model cases by Gil-Castell, O., Andres-Puche, R., Dominguez, E., Verdejo, E., Monreal, L., Ribes-Greus, A.

“…The extended use of polymers from renewable resources such as aliphatic polyesters or polyhydroxyalkanoates boosted the necessity to understand their behaviour…”
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Polylactide-based self-reinforced composites biodegradation: Individual and combined influence of temperature, water and compost by Gil-Castell, O., Badia, J.D., Ingles-Mascaros, S., Teruel-Juanes, R., Serra, A., Ribes-Greus, A.

“…Self-reinforced polymer composites (SRCs) are proposed as a suitable alternative for composite development, based in the combination of a polymeric matrix and…”
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Tailored electrospun nanofibrous polycaprolactone/gelatin scaffolds into an acid hydrolytic solvent system by Gil-Castell, O., Badia, J.D., Ribes-Greus, A.

“…[Display omitted] •PCL/Ge blended nanofibres were electrospun from a formic/acetic acid solution.•The PCL/Ge scaffold properties were tailored as a function of…”
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Degradation of Plasticised Poly(lactide) Composites with Nanofibrillated Cellulose in Different Hydrothermal Environments by Wolf, M. H., Gil-Castell, O., Cea, J., Carrasco, J. C., Ribes-Greus, A.

“…In this study, bionanocomposite films based on poly(lactide) (PLA) plasticised with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) (7.5 wt%) and reinforced with various contents…”
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Brewer’s spent grains as biofuels in combustion-based energy recovery processes: Evaluation of thermo-oxidative decomposition by Gil-Castell, O., Mascia, N., Primaz, C., Vásqez-Garay, F., Baschetti, M.G., Ribes-Greus, A.

“…[Display omitted] •Low ash yield and high calorific value were demonstrated for BSGs.•Thermo-oxidative decomposition of BSGs comprised two main stages.•The…”
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MBS Measurement Tool for Swallow Impairment—MBSImp: Establishing a Standard by Martin-Harris, Bonnie, Brodsky, Martin B., Michel, Yvonne, Castell, Donald O., Schleicher, Melanie, Sandidge, John, Maxwell, Rebekah, Blair, Julie

“…The aim of this study was to test reliability, content, construct, and external validity of a new modified barium swallowing study (MBSS) tool (MBSImp) that is…”
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Combined multichannel intraluminal impedance-pH monitoring to select patients with persistent gastro-oesophageal reflux for laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication by Mainie, I., Tutuian, R., Agrawal, A., Adams, D., Castell, D. O.

“…Background: Combined multichannel intraluminal impedance‐pH (MII‐pH) monitoring detects gastro‐oesophageal reflux and identifies acid and non‐acid reflux…”
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Review article: an analysis of the efficacy, perforation rates and methods used in pneumatic dilation for achalasia by Katzka, D. A., Castell, D. O.

“…Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011; 34: 832–839 Summary Background  Pneumatic dilation has re‐emerged as a first line treatment for achalasia, but conclusions are…”
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Nonacid reflux in patients with chronic cough on acid-suppressive therapy by Tutuian, Radu, Mainie, Inder, Agrawal, Amit, Adams, David, Castell, Donald O

“…It is generally accepted that extraesophageal gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) symptoms and their persistence despite acid-suppressive therapy are poor…”
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Utility of Esophagram versus High-Resolution Manometry in the Detection of Esophageal Dysmotility by O’Rourke, Ashli K., Lazar, Andreea, Murphy, Benjamin, Castell, Donald O., Martin-Harris, Bonnie

“…Objective This study compared barium esophagram with high-resolution esophageal manometry (HRM) results to determine whether esophagram is an adequate…”
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Hydrothermal ageing of polylactide/sisal biocomposites. Studies of water absorption behaviour and Physico-Chemical performance by Gil-Castell, O., Badia, J.D., Kittikorn, T., Strömberg, E., Martínez-Felipe, A., Ek, M., Karlsson, S., Ribes-Greus, A.

“…An accelerated hydrothermal degrading test was designed in order to analyse the synergic effect of water and temperature on PLA/sisal biocomposites with and…”
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Crosslinked chitosan/poly(vinyl alcohol)-based polyelectrolytes for proton exchange membranes by Gil-Castell, O., Teruel-Juanes, R., Arenga, F., Salaberria, A.M., Baschetti, M.G., Labidi, J., Badia, J.D., Ribes-Greus, A.

“…The preparation of polyelectrolytes based on crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and chitosan (CS) was considered as a feasible alternative to develop highly…”
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Simultaneous intraesophageal impedance and pH measurement of acid and nonacid gastroesophageal reflux: Effect of omeprazole by Vela, Marcelo F., Camacho-Lobato, Luciana, Srinivasan, Ramesh, Tutuian, Radu, Katz, Philip O., Castell, Donald O.

“…Background & Aims: Nonacid reflux may explain symptoms in acid-suppressed patients. Simultaneous intraesophageal impedance and pH measurement was used to…”
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Characteristics of Symptomatic Reflux Episodes on Acid Suppressive Therapy by TUTUIAN, Radu, VELA, Marcelo F, HILL, Elizabeth G, MAINIE, Inder, AGRAWAL, Amit, CASTELL, Donald O

“…Persistent symptoms on acid suppressive therapy are due to either acid or nonacid gastroesophageal reflux (GER) episodes or are not related to reflux. To…”
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The Role of Acid Suppression in Barrett’s Esophagus by Elias, Pooja S., MD, MPh, Castell, Don O., MD

“…Abstract Background and Aims In recent years, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have come under great scrutiny due to possible adverse long term side effects. At…”
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