In: Langmuir, 2016, vol. 32, no. 1, p. 274–283
Nanoparticles (NPs) in aqueous suspension have just begun to be exploited for the preservative treatment of wood. However, at present, there is very little information available on the distribution of NPs in wood after impregnation, due to associated analytical challenges. In this study, we present the detection of model NPs in softwood and hardwood by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)....
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In: Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2016, vol. 4, no. 6, p. 1166–1174
Biomaterials as implants are being applied more extensively in medicine due to their on-going development and associated improvements, and the increase in human life expectancy. Nonetheless, biomaterial-related infections, as well as propagating bacterial resistance, remain significant issues. Therefore, there is a growing interest for silver-based drugs because of their efficient and broad-range...
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In: RSC Advances, 2016, vol. 6, no. 8, p. 6223–6233
Nanocrystals of drug substances have important therapeutic applications, but their preparation is often difficult due to size control in bottom up approaches, or energetic milling and surface activation in top down processing. In this study, confinement within liposome nanocompartments is demonstrated to enable drug crystallization with a high aspect ratio but limited growth resulting in...
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In: BioResearch Open Access, 2015, vol. 4, no. 1, p. 457–468
Epithelial tissue serves as an interface between biological compartments. Many in vitro epithelial cell models have been developed as an alternative to animal experiments to answer a range of research questions. These in vitro models are grown on permeable two-chamber systems; however, commercially available, polymer-based cell culture inserts are around 10 μm thick. Since the basement...
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In: Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 2015, vol. 12, no. 1, p. 18
The lung epithelial tissue barrier represents the main portal for entry of inhaled nanoparticles (NPs) into the systemic circulation. Thus great efforts are currently being made to determine adverse health effects associated with inhalation of NPs. However, to date very little is known about factors that determine the pulmonary translocation of NPs and their subsequent distribution to secondary...
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In: AIMS Biophysics, 2015, vol. 2, no. 3, p. 245–258
Synthetic colloidal nanoparticles are nowadays omnipresent. Nonetheless, adequately characterizing them and interpreting the data is challenging, as their surrounding environment, e.g. the medium they are dispersed in, is often an active contributor to their size, morphology and structural integrity. In this regard, cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) is an ideal methodology. This...
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In: Chemical Society Reviews, 2015, vol. 44, no. 17, p. 6287–6305
Nanomaterials are finding increasing use for biomedical applications such as imaging, diagnostics, and drug delivery. While it is well understood that nanoparticle (NP) physico-chemical properties can dictate biological responses and interactions, it has been difficult to outline a unifying framework to directly link NP properties to expected in vitro and in vivo outcomes. When introduced to...
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In: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2015, vol. 407, no. 20, p. 5977–5986
Metal-containing fuel additives catalyzing soot combustion in diesel particle filters are used in a widespread manner, and with the growing popularity of diesel vehicles, their application is expected to increase in the near future. Detailed investigation into how such additives affect exhaust toxicity is therefore necessary and has to be performed before epidemiological evidence points towards...
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In: Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 2015, vol. 16, no. 3, p. 034608
Polyelectrolyte multilayer microcapsules around 3.4 micrometers in diameter were added to epithelial cells, monocyte-derived macrophages, and dendritic cells in vitro and their uptake kinetics were quantified. All three cell types were combined in a triple co-culture model, mimicking the human epithelial alveolar barrier. Hereby, macrophages were separated in a three-dimensional model from...
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In: Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2015, vol. 3, no. 9, p. 1760–1768
Silver compounds and nanoparticles (NPs) are gaining increasing interest in medical applications, specifically in the treatment and prevention of biomaterial-related infections. However, the silver release from these materials, resulting in a limited antimicrobial activity, is often difficult to control. In this paper, ceria nanocontainers were synthesized by a template-assisted method and were...
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