Search Results - "Gama, F. M."

Improving the affinity of fibroblasts for bacterial cellulose using carbohydrate-binding modules fused to RGD by Andrade, F. K., Moreira, S. M G., Domingues, L., Gama, F. M. P.

“…The attachment of cells to biomedical materials can be improved by using adhesion sequences, such as Arg‐Gly‐Asp (RGD), found in several extracellular matrix…”
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Methylene blue photodynamic therapy in malignant melanoma decreases expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen and heparanases by Wagner, M., Suarez, E. R., Theodoro, T. R., Machado Filho, C. D. A. S., Gama, M. F. M., Tardivo, J. P., Paschoal, F. M., Pinhal, M. A. S.

“…Summary Background.  Malignant melanoma (MM) is a very aggressive tumour. Although surgical excision of MM in the early stages has a very good prognosis, it…”
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Hyaluronic acid-amphotericin B nanocomplexes: a promising anti-leishmanial drug delivery system by Silva-Carvalho, R, Leão, T, Bourbon, A I, Gonçalves, C, Pastrana, L M, Parpot, P, Amorim, I, Tomás, A M, Gama, F M

“…The development of an effective amphotericin B (AmB) formulation to replace actual treatments available for leishmaniasis, which present serious drawbacks, is…”
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Enzymatic versus chemical deinking of non-impact ink printed paper by Pala, H, Mota, M, Gama, F.M

“…Enzymatic versus chemical deinking is examined for MOW and photocopy prints. Several enzymatic preparations and two fibre/ink particle separation methods are…”
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Friction and wear behaviour of bacterial cellulose against articular cartilage by Lopes, J.L., Machado, J.M., Castanheira, L., Granja, P.L., Gama, F.M., Dourado, F., Gomes, J.R.

“…► We evaluate the effect of contact pressure on the tribological response of bacterial cellulose against bovine articular cartilage lubricated by PBS. ►…”
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Dextrin-Based Nanomagnetogel: In Vivo Biodistribution and Stability by Gonçalves, C, Silva, J. P, Antunes, I. F, Ferreira, M. F. M, Martins, J. A, Geraldes, C. F. G. C, Lalatonne, Y, Motte, L, de Vries, E. F. J, Gama, F. M

“…The biodistribution profile of a new dextrin nanomagnetogel, which consists of γ-Fe2O3 superparamagnetic nanoparticles loaded within a polymeric matrix of…”
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Factors influencing MOW deinking: Laboratory scale studies by Pala, H., Mota, M., Gama, F.M.

“…The deinking of MOW is examined at laboratorial scale. The effect of deinking aids, pre-washing and mixing are studied. The operating conditions during pulp…”
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Proving the suitability of magnetoelectric stimuli for tissue engineering applications by Ribeiro, C., Correia, V., Martins, P., Gama, F.M., Lanceros-Mendez, S.

“…[Display omitted] •A new method is provided for tissue engineering based on magnetoelectric materials.•It allows the implementation of scaffolds providing…”
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TBS correlates with bone density and microstructure at trabecular and cortical bone evaluated by HR-pQCT by Gama, E. M. F., Mendonça, L. M. C., Paranhos-Neto, F. P., Vieira Neto, L., Madeira, M., Farias, M. L. F.

“…Introduction Trabecular bone score (TBS) estimates bone microstructure, which is directly measured by high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed…”
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Selective Enzyme-Mediated Extraction of Capsaicinoids and Carotenoids from Chili Guajillo Puya (Capsicum annuum L.) Using Ethanol as Solvent by Santamaría, R. I, Reyes-Duarte, M. D, Bárzana, E, Fernando, D, Gama, F. M, Mota, M, López-Munguía, A

“…The selective extraction of capsaicinoids and carotenoids from chili guajillo “puya” flour was studied. When ethanol was used as solvent, 80% of capsaicinoids…”
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Studies on the properties of Celluclast/Eudragit L-100 conjugate by Dourado, F, Bastos, M, Mota, M, Gama, F.M

“…A cellulase from Trichoderma reesei was immobilized on Eudragit L-100, a reversibly soluble polymer depending on the pH of the medium. The solubility of the…”
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Characterisation and application of glycanases secreted by Aspergillus terreus CCMI 498 and Trichoderma viride CCMI 84 for enzymatic deinking of mixed office wastepaper by Marques, S, Pala, H, Alves, L, Amaral-Collaço, M.T, Gama, F.M, Gı́rio, F.M

“…Two enzymatic extracts obtained from xylan-grown Aspergillus terreus CCMI 498 and cellulose-grown Trichoderma viride CCMI 84 were characterised for different…”
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Targetability of hyaluronic acid nanogel to cancer cells: In vitro and in vivo studies by Pedrosa, S.S., Pereira, P., Correia, A., Gama, F.M.

“…We have, in previous work developed, characterized and evaluated the biocompatibility of an engineered hyaluronic acid nanogel. Here we assess the…”
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Poly(vinylidene fluoride) and copolymers as porous membranes for tissue engineering applications by Nunes-Pereira, J., Ribeiro, S., Ribeiro, C., Gombek, C.J., Gama, F.M., Gomes, A.C., Patterson, D.A., Lanceros-Méndez, S.

“…Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and its main copolymers - poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropene), P(VDF-HFP), and poly(vinylidene…”
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Ionic-Liquid-Based Electroactive Polymer Composites for Muscle Tissue Engineering by Meira, R. M, Correia, D. M, Ribeiro, S, Costa, P, Gomes, A. C, Gama, F. M, Lanceros-Méndez, S, Ribeiro, C

“…As an electromechanically active tissue, muscle regeneration takes advantage of active scaffolds providing mechanoelectrical stimuli and a biomimetic…”
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The enhancement of the cellulolytic activity of cellobiohydrolase I and endoglucanase by the addition of cellulose binding domains derived from Trichoderma reesei by Lemos, M.A, Teixeira, J.A, Domingues, M.R.M, Mota, M, Gama, F.M

“…The effect of isolated cellulose binding domains (CBDs) on the hydrolysis of filter paper and microcrystalline cellulose by both cellobiohydrolase I and…”
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Processing and size range separation of pristine and magnetic poly(l-lactic acid) based microspheres for biomedical applications by Correia, D.M., Sencadas, V., Ribeiro, C., Martins, P.M., Martins, P., Gama, F.M., Botelho, G., Lanceros-Méndez, S.

“…[Display omitted] Biodegradable poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) and PLLA/CoFe2O4 magnetic microspheres with average sizes ranging between 0.16–3.9μm and 0.8–2.2μm,…”
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BC nanofibres: In vitro study of genotoxicity and cell proliferation by Moreira, Susana, Silva, Naisandra Bezerra, Almeida-Lima, Jailma, Rocha, Hugo Alexandre Oliveira, Medeiros, Silvia Regina Batistuzzo, Alves, Clodomiro, Gama, Francisco Miguel

“…Nanomaterials have unusual properties not found in the bulk materials, which can be exploited in numerous applications such as biosensing, electronics,…”
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Enzymatic upgrade of old paperboard containers by Pala, H., Lemos, M.A., Mota, M., Gama, F.M.

“…The use of enzymes in secondary fiber (old paperboard containers) upgrading was investigated. The following aspects were analyzed: (i) the effect of several…”
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Neuronal cells' behavior on polypyrrole coated bacterial nanocellulose three-dimensional (3D) scaffolds by Muller, D., Silva, J.P., Rambo, C.R., Barra, G.M.O., Dourado, F., Gama, F.M.

“…In this work, polypyrrole (PPy) was in situ polymerized onto the surface of bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) produced by Gluconacetobacter xylinus, by chemical…”
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