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Université de Fribourg

The Green Lean Amine Machine : Harvesting Electric Power While Capturing Carbon Dioxide from Breath

Kalkus, Trevor J. ; Guha, Anirvan ; Scholten, Philip B. V. ; Nagornii, Dimitrii ; Coskun, Ali ; Ianiro, Alessandro ; Mayer, Michael

In: Advanced Science, 2021, p. 2100995

As wearable technologies redefine the way people exchange information, receive entertainment, and monitor health, the development of sustainable power sources that capture energy from the user's everyday activities garners increasing interest. Electric fishes, such as the electric eel and the torpedo ray, provide inspiration for such a power source with their ability to generate massive...

Université de Fribourg

Silver-containing titanium dioxide nanocapsules for combating multidrug-resistant bacteria

Hérault, Nelly ; Wagner, Julia ; Abram, Sarah-Luise ; Widmer, Jérôme ; Horvath, Lenke ; Vanhecke, Dimitri ; Bourquin, Carole ; Fromm, Katharina M

In: International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2020, vol. Volume 15, p. 1267–1281

Background: Joint arthroplasty has improved the quality of life of patients worldwide, but infections of the prosthesis are frequent and cause significant morbidity. Antimicrobial coatings for implants promise to prevent these infections. Methods: We have synthesized nanocapsules of titanium dioxide in amorphous or anatase form containing silver as antibacterial agent and tested their impact ...

Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries

Human population and atmospheric carbon dioxide growth dynamics: Diagnostics for the future

Hüsler, A.D. ; Sornette, D.

In: The European Physical Journal Special Topics, 2014, vol. 223, no. 11, p. 2065-2085