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Translocation mechanisms of chemically functionalised carbon nanotubes across plasma membranes by Lacerda, Lara, Russier, Julie, Pastorin, Giorgia, Herrero, M. Antonia, Venturelli, Enrica, Dumortier, Hélène, Al-Jamal, Khuloud T, Prato, Maurizio, Kostarelos, Kostas, Bianco, Alberto

“…Abstract Understanding the mechanisms responsible for carbon nanotube (CNT) internalisation into live cells is considered critical both from a fundamental…”
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Nonthermal Microwave Effects Revisited:  On the Importance of Internal Temperature Monitoring and Agitation in Microwave Chemistry by Herrero, M. Antonia, Kremsner, Jennifer M, Kappe, C. Oliver

“…The concept of nonthermal microwave effects has received considerable attention in recent years and is the subject of intense debate in the scientific…”
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Concentration Gradient‐Based Soft Robotics: Hydrogels Out of Water by López‐Díaz, Antonio, Martín‐Pacheco, Ana, Rodríguez, Antonio M., Herrero, M. Antonia, Vázquez, Andrés S., Vázquez, Ester

“…Hydrogels are biocompatible soft materials that resemble biological tissues more than any other material. However, the use of these systems in soft robotics…”
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Functional motor recovery from brain ischemic insult by carbon nanotube-mediated siRNA silencing by Al-Jamal, Khuloud T, Gherardini, Lisa, Bardi, Giuseppe, Nunes, Antonio, Guo, Chang, Bussy, Cyrill, Herrero, M. Antonia, Bianco, Alberto, Prato, Maurizio, Kostarelos, Kostas, Pizzorusso, Tommaso

“…Stroke is the second cause of death worldwide with ischemic stroke accounting for 80% of all stroke insults. Caspase-3 activation contributes to brain tissue…”
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Asbestos-like Pathogenicity of Long Carbon Nanotubes Alleviated by Chemical Functionalization by Ali-Boucetta, Hanene, Nunes, Antonio, Sainz, Raquel, Herrero, M. Antonia, Tian, Bowen, Prato, Maurizio, Bianco, Alberto, Kostarelos, Kostas

“…Sometimes shorter is better: The apparent similarity between multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) and asbestos fibers has generated serious concerns about…”
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Synthesis and Characterization of a Carbon Nanotube−Dendron Series for Efficient siRNA Delivery by Herrero, M. Antonia, Toma, Francesca M, Al-Jamal, Khuloud T, Kostarelos, Kostas, Bianco, Alberto, Da Ros, Tatiana, Bano, Fouzia, Casalis, Loredana, Scoles, Giacinto, Prato, Maurizio

“…A new series of dendron-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) derivatives, characterized by the presence of numerous positively charged tetraalkyl…”
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Portable Alkaline Phosphatase-Hydrogel Platform: From Enzyme Characterization to Phosphate Sensing by Alacid, Yolanda, Martínez-Tomé, María José, Esquembre, Rocío, Herrero, M Antonia, Mateo, C Reyes

“…Here, we present a study on the incorporation and characterization of the enzyme alkaline phosphatase (ALP) into a three-dimensional polymeric network through…”
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Antitumor Activity and Prolonged Survival by Carbon-Nanotube-Mediated Therapeutic siRNA Silencing in a Human Lung Xenograft Model by Podesta, Jennifer E., Al-Jamal, Khuloud T., Herrero, M. Antonia, Tian, Bowen, Ali-Boucetta, Hanene, Hegde, Vikas, Bianco, Alberto, Prato, Maurizio, Kostarelos, Kostas

“…Carbon nanotubes are novel nanomaterials that are thought to offer potential benefits to a variety of biomedical and clinical applications. In this study, the…”
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Degree of Chemical Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes Determines Tissue Distribution and Excretion Profile by Al-Jamal, Khuloud T., Nunes, Antonio, Methven, Laura, Ali-Boucetta, Hanene, Li, Shouping, Toma, Francesca M., Herrero, M. Antonia, Al-Jamal, Wafa' T., ten Eikelder, Huub M. M., Foster, Julie, Mather, Stephen, Prato, Maurizio, Bianco, Alberto, Kostarelos, Kostas

“…Getting rid of the tubes: An assessment of the retention of functionalized multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) in the organs of mice was carried out using…”
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Ball-Milling Modification of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Purification, Cutting, and Functionalization by Rubio, Noelia, Fabbro, Chiara, Herrero, M. Antonia, de la Hoz, Antonio, Meneghetti, Moreno, Fierro, Jose L. G., Prato, Maurizio, Vázquez, Ester

“…Single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) can be successfully cut with relatively homogeneous sizes using a planetary mill. The optimized conditions produce…”
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Carbon nanohorns functionalized with polyamidoamine dendrimers as efficient biocarrier materials for gene therapy by Guerra, Javier, Herrero, M. Antonia, Carrión, Blanca, Pérez-Martínez, Francisco C., Lucío, Maribel, Rubio, Noelia, Meneghetti, Moreno, Prato, Maurizio, Ceña, Valentín, Vázquez, Ester

“…Carbon nanohorns are suitable platforms for use in biological applications. Their high surface areas allow the incorporation of molecular entities, such as…”
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Propagation Losses Estimation in a Cationic-Network-Based Hydrogel Waveguide by Pons, Carolina, Galindo, Josué M, Martín, Juan C, Torres-Moya, Iván, Merino, Sonia, Herrero, M Antonia, Vázquez, Ester, Prieto, Pilar, Vallés, Juan A

“…A method based on the photographic recording of the power distribution laterally diffused by cationic-network (CN) hydrogel waveguides is first checked against…”
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Physically Cross-Linked Hydrogel Based on Phenyl-1,3,5-triazine: Soft Scaffold with Aggregation-Induced Emission by Galindo, Josué M, Leganés, Jorge, Patiño, Javier, Rodríguez, Ana M, Herrero, M. Antonia, Díez-Barra, Enrique, Merino, Sonia, Sánchez-Migallón, Ana M, Vázquez, Ester

“…A phenyltriazine compound has been used for the first time as a monomer in the construction of a hydrogel. This physically cross-linked soft material showed…”
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Microwave-Induced Multiple Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes by Brunetti, Fulvio G, Herrero, M. Antonia, Muñoz, Juan de M, Díaz-Ortiz, Angel, Alfonsi, Jessica, Meneghetti, Moreno, Prato, Maurizio, Vázquez, Ester

“…We describe a new synthetic strategy to produce multifunctionalized carbon nanotubes using a combination of two different addition reactions, the 1,3-dipolar…”
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Charge Transfer Events in Semiconducting Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes by Oelsner, Christian, Herrero, M. Antonia, Ehli, Christian, Prato, Maurizio, Guldi, Dirk M

“…Electron-donating ferrocene units have been attached to SWNTs, with different degrees of functionalization. By means of a complementary series of novel…”
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Reversible Microwave-Assisted Cycloaddition of Aziridines to Carbon Nanotubes by Brunetti, Fulvio G, Herrero, M. Antonia, Muñoz, Juan de M, Giordani, Silvia, Díaz-Ortiz, Angel, Filippone, Salvatore, Ruaro, Giorgio, Meneghetti, Moreno, Prato, Maurizio, Vázquez, Ester

“…We report a new approach that uses microwaves to rapidly functionalize carbon nanotubes by using 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of aziridines, well-known precursors…”
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Design of Assembled Systems Based on Conjugated Polyphenylene Derivatives and Carbon Nanohorns by Iglesias, Daniel, Guerra, Javier, Gómez, M. Victoria, Rodríguez, Antonio M., Prieto, Pilar, Vázquez, Ester, Herrero, M. Antonia

“…Promising materials have been designed and fully characterised by an effective interaction between versatile platforms such as carbon nanohorns (CNHs) and…”
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Solvent-Free Thermal and Microwave-Assisted [3 + 2] Cycloadditions between Stabilized Azomethine Ylides and Nitrostyrenes. An Experimental and Theoretical Study by Arrieta, Ana, Otaegui, Dorleta, Zubia, Aizpea, Cossío, Fernando P, Díaz-Ortiz, Angel, de la Hoz, Antonio, Herrero, M. Antonia, Prieto, Pilar, Foces-Foces, Concepción, Pizarro, José L, Arriortua, María I

“…The stereochemical outcomes observed in the thermal and microwave-assisted [3 + 2] cycloaddition between stabilized azomethine ylides and nitrostyrenes have…”
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Versatile microwave-induced reactions for the multiple functionalization of carbon nanotubes by Rubio, Noelia, Herrero, M Antonia, de la Hoz, Antonio, Meneghetti, Moreno, Prato, Maurizio, Vázquez, Ester

“…Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been readily functionalized by microwave activation using two different reactions affording functional derivatives characterized…”
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Conjugation with carbon nanotubes improves the performance of mesoporous silicon as Li-ion battery anode by Ikonen, Timo, Kalidas, Nathiya, Lahtinen, Katja, Isoniemi, Tommi, Toppari, J. Jussi, Vázquez, Ester, Herrero-Chamorro, M. Antonia, Fierro, José Luis G., Kallio, Tanja, Lehto, Vesa-Pekka

“…Carbon nanotubes can be utilized in several ways to enhance the performance of silicon-based anodes. In the present work, thermally carbonized mesoporous…”
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