Can we improve the treatment of cancer with the help of nanoparticles? How can we help improve the effectiveness of a drug? Which treatment works best? And how can we test it? These are some of the questions that the group if Functional...
Read moreDiverse Applications of Nanomedicine.
Pelaz B, Alexiou C, Alvarez-Puebla RA, Alves F, Andrews AM, Ashraf S, Balogh LP, Ballerini L, Bestetti A, Brendel C, Bosi S, Carril M, Chan WC, Chen C, Chen X, Chen X, Cheng Z, Cui D, Du J, Dullin C, Escudero A, Feliu N, Gao M, George M, Gogotsi...
Read moreEffect of agitation in magneto-assay performance
G. Ruiz-Vega, E. Baldrich. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical , 247, 718–726. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092540051730494X Magnetic particles (MP) are extensively used to improve immunocapture and immunodetection...
Read moreLoss of the EPH receptor B6 contributes to colorectal cancer metastasis.
Mateo-Lozano S, Bazzocco S, Rodrigues P, Mazzolini R, Andretta E, Dopeso H, Fernandez Y, Del Llano E, Bilic J, Suarez-Lopez L, Macaya I, Carton-Garcia F, Nieto R, Jimenez-Flores LM, de Marcondes PG, Nunez Y, Afonso E, Cacci K, Hernandez-Losa J...
Read moreInvestigation of the role of tyrosine kinase receptor EPHA3 in colorectal cancer
Andretta E, Carton-Garcia F, Martinez-Barriocanal, de Marcondes PG, Jimenez-Flores LM, Macaya I, Bazzocco S, Bilic J, Rodrigues P, Nieto R, Landolfi S, Ramon Y Cajal S, Schwartz S, Brown A, Dopeso H, Arango D Sci Rep. 2017 Feb 7;7:41576...
Read moreUnmet needs in developing nanoparticles for precision medicine
Schwartz S Jr Nanomedicine (Lond). 2017 Feb;12(4):271-274. doi: 10.2217/nnm-2016-0390. Epub 2017 Jan 17. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=28093937
Read moreNonclinical Evaluation of the New Topical Hemostatic Agent TT-173 for Skin Grafting Procedures.
Codina SR, Herance JR, Centeno A, Valero J, Arias B, Miquel I, Sánchez P, Rincón E, López R, Murat J. J Burn Care Res. 2017 Jan 31. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000497 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=28157787 Abstract Blood loss during...
Read moreSize-Dependent Protein-Nanoparticle Interactions in Citrate-Stabilized Gold Nanoparticles: The Emergence of the Protein Corona.
Piella J, Bastús NG, Puntes V. Bioconjug Chem. 2017 Jan 18;28(1):88-97. doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00575. Epub 2016 Dec 20. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=27997136 Abstract Surface modifications of highly monodisperse...
Read moreUltrasound functional evaluation of fetuses with myelomeningocele: study of the interpretation of results.
Maroto A, Illescas T, Melendez M, Arevalo S, Rodo C, Peiro JL, Belfort M, Cuxart A, Carreras E J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2017 Jan 16:1-5. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2016.1247262. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27997256?dopt=Abstract  ...
Read moreTumour cells are dependent on fat to start metastasis
A study headed by Salvador Aznar Benitah, ICREA researcher at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), and published today in Natureidentifies metastasis-initiating cells through a specific marker, namely the protein CD36. This...
Read moreDesign of chalcogen-containing norepinephrines: efficient GPx mimics and strong cytotoxic agents against HeLa cells
Marset A, Begines P, López Ó, Maya I, García-Aranda N, Schwartz S Jr, Abasolo I, Fernández-Bolaños JG. Future Med Chem. 2016 Dec;8(18):2185-2195. Epub 2016 Nov 15. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27845568 Abstract AIM: Numerous chronic...
Read moreVHIR participates in a European project against Fabry disease
The Drug Delivery and Targeting group from the CIBBIM-Nanomedicine at VHIR, led by Dr. Simó Schwartz Jr., participates in a new European project, which aims the innovation and improvement in the treatment for Fabry disease, a rare condition...
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