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Promises, facts and challenges for carbon nanotubes in imaging and therapeutics by Kostarelos, K, Bianco, A, Prato, M

“…The use of carbon nanotubes in medicine is now at the crossroads between a proof-of-principle concept and an established preclinical candidate for a variety of…”
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Under the lens: carbon nanotube and protein interaction at the nanoscale by Marchesan, S, Prato, M

“…The combination of the very different chemical natures of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and proteins gives rise to systems with unprecedented performance, thanks to…”
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Adhesive bonding of a mixed short and continuous carbon-fiber-reinforced Nylon-6 composite made via fused filament fabrication by Pizzorni, M., Parmiggiani, A., Prato, M.

“…This experimental work aims at evaluating the mechanical and failure behavior of adhesive-bonded single-lap joints made of a thermoplastic composite 3D-printed…”
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Chemistry of Carbon Nanotubes by Tasis, Dimitrios, Tagmatarchis, Nikos, Bianco, Alberto, Prato, Maurizio

“…The three approaches to chemical functionalization of carbon nanotubes are considered. The approaches include covalent approaches, defect site chemistry, and…”
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A new proximal heavy ball inexact line-search algorithm by Bonettini, S., Prato, M., Rebegoldi, S.

“…We study a novel inertial proximal-gradient method for composite optimization. The proposed method alternates between a variable metric proximal-gradient…”
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Applications of carbon nanotubes in drug delivery by Bianco, Alberto, Kostarelos, Kostas, Prato, Maurizio

“…The development of new and efficient drug delivery systems is of fundamental importance to improve the pharmacological profiles of many classes of therapeutic…”
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Graphene for multi-functional synthetic biology: The last ‘zeitgeist’ in nanomedicine by Servant, A., Bianco, A., Prato, M., Kostarelos, K.

“…The high versatility of graphene has attracted significant attention in many areas of scientific research from electronics to physics and mechanics. One of the…”
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A nested primal–dual FISTA-like scheme for composite convex optimization problems by Bonettini, S., Prato, M., Rebegoldi, S.

“…We propose a nested primal–dual algorithm with extrapolation on the primal variable suited for minimizing the sum of two convex functions, one of which is…”
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Assessment of air quality microsensors versus reference methods: The EuNetAir joint exercise by Borrego, C., Costa, A.M., Ginja, J., Amorim, M., Coutinho, M., Karatzas, K., Sioumis, Th, Katsifarakis, N., Konstantinidis, K., De Vito, S., Esposito, E., Smith, P., André, N., Gérard, P., Francis, L.A., Castell, N., Schneider, P., Viana, M., Minguillón, M.C., Reimringer, W., Otjes, R.P., von Sicard, O., Pohle, R., Elen, B., Suriano, D., Pfister, V., Prato, M., Dipinto, S., Penza, M.

“…The 1st EuNetAir Air Quality Joint Intercomparison Exercise organized in Aveiro (Portugal) from 13th–27th October 2014, focused on the evaluation and…”
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Graphene-Based Hole-Selective Layers for High-Efficiency, Solution-Processed, Large-Area, Flexible, Hydrogen-Evolving Organic Photocathodes by Bellani, S, Najafi, L, Martín-García, B, Ansaldo, A, Del Rio Castillo, Antonio E, Prato, M, Moreels, I, Bonaccorso, F

“…Regioregular poly­(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (rr-P3HT), the workhorse of organic photovoltaics, has been recently exploited in bulk heterojunction (BHJ)…”
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Highly selective detection of Epinephrine at oxidized Single-Wall Carbon Nanohorns modified Screen Printed Electrodes (SPEs) by Valentini, F., Ciambella, E., Conte, V., Sabatini, L., Ditaranto, N., Cataldo, F., Palleschi, G., Bonchio, M., Giacalone, F., Syrgiannis, Z., Prato, M.

“…Oxidized Single-Wall Carbon Nanohorns (o-SWCNHs) were used, for the first time, to assemble chemically modified Screen Printed Electrodes (SPEs) selective…”
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A block coordinate variable metric linesearch based proximal gradient method by Bonettini, S., Prato, M., Rebegoldi, S.

“…In this paper we propose an alternating block version of a variable metric linesearch proximal gradient method. This algorithm addresses problems where the…”
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Can Carbon Nanotubes be Considered Useful Tools for Biological Applications? by Bianco, A., Prato, M.

“…Carbon nanotubes can be made soluble in both organic solvents and in aqueous solutions by organic functionalization. In particular, soluble carbon nanotubes…”
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Accelerated repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (ATMS) vs standard repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (RTMS) in the treatment of major depressive episodes. preliminary data of a randomized, single-blind, controlled trial by Prato, M., Ragone, N., Passani, C., Cardaci, V., Seghi, F., Barbini, B., Colombo, C.

“…Introduction Major Depressive Disorder is a frequent and disabling condition. More than 20% of patients do not respond to pharmacotherapy alone, so there is…”
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Low-pressure plasma treatment of CFRP substrates for epoxy-adhesive bonding: an investigation of the effect of various process gases by Pizzorni, M., Lertora, E., Gambaro, C., Mandolfino, C., Salerno, M., Prato, M.

“…This work reports a systematic and quantitative evaluation of the effects induced on the adhesive properties of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP)…”
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Tissue Biodistribution and Blood Clearance Rates of Intravenously Administered Carbon Nanotube Radiotracers by Singh, Ravi, Pantarotto, Davide, Lacerda, Lara, Pastorin, Giorgia, Klumpp, Cédric, Prato, Maurizio, Bianco, Alberto, Kostarelos, Kostas

“…Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are intensively being developed for biomedical applications including drug and gene delivery. Although all possible clinical…”
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Metal Nanoclusters with Synergistically Engineered Optical and Buffering Activity of Intracellular Reactive Oxygen Species by Compositional and Supramolecular Design by Santiago-Gonzalez, B., Monguzzi, A., Caputo, M., Villa, C., Prato, M., Santambrogio, C., Torrente, Y., Meinardi, F., Brovelli, S.

“…Metal nanoclusters featuring tunable luminescence and high biocompatibility are receiving attention as fluorescent markers for cellular imaging. The recently…”
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Deducing Electron Properties from Hard X-ray Observations by Kontar, E. P., Brown, J. C., Emslie, A. G., Hajdas, W., Holman, G. D., Hurford, G. J., Kašparová, J., Mallik, P. C. V., Massone, A. M., McConnell, M. L., Piana, M., Prato, M., Schmahl, E. J., Suarez-Garcia, E.

“…X-radiation from energetic electrons is the prime diagnostic of flare-accelerated electrons. The observed X-ray flux (and polarization state) is fundamentally…”
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Novel Photoactive Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Porphyrin Polymer Wraps: Efficient and Long-Lived Intracomplex Charge Separation by Guldi, D. M., Taieb, H., Rahman, G. M. A., Tagmatarchis, N., Prato, M.

“…Novel donor‐acceptor nanoassemblies (see cover) are prepared using pristine single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) as electron‐acceptor components in…”
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Improved activity and stability of Pd@CeO2 core–shell catalysts hybridized with multi-walled carbon nanotubes in the water gas shift reaction by Beltram, A., Melchionna, M., Montini, T., Nasi, L., Gorte, R.J., Prato, M., Fornasiero, P.

“…•Pd@CeO2 core–shells are integrated on multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs).•The activity towards water gas shift reaction is evaluated.•The performance is…”
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