Microencapsulation of vegetable-derived palmitic acid (PA) in bio-based polymer shell of polylactic acid (PLA) by solvent evaporation and oil-in-water emulsification was investigated. This study deals with the preparation and characterization of PLA-PA microcapsules. Chemical structures, morphology of microcapsules, and thermal properties were determined by Fourier transform inferred spectrosco...

PURPOSE The goal of this study was to compare the in vitro bioactivity in simulated body fluid (SBF) of commercially available dental implants. MATERIALS AND METHODS Bioactivity, according to ISO 23317, of commercially available dental implants with various surface modifications (BIO-surface, SLA, SLActive, TiUnite, and OsseoSpeed) was tested in SBF for 1 and 3 weeks. Surface characterization...

Electrical impedance of biological matter is known as electrical bioimpedance or simply as bio-impedance. Bio-impedance devices are of great value for monitoring the pathological and physiological status of biological tissues in clinical and home environments. The technological progress in instrumentation has significantly contributed to the progress that has been observed during the last past ...

A novel and highly sensitive immunoassay method based on surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and magnetic particles has been developed. This method exhibits great potential application in bio-separation and immunoassay.

16-Mercaptohexadecanoic acid (MHDA) and tripeptide glutathione conjugated with gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) are characterized by Fourier Transform InfaRared (FTIR) spectroscopy combined with Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy. Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) technique based on FTIR spectroscopy has become an important tool in biophysics, which is perspective for the study of o...

S. Kurth 2, 3 and G. Stefanucci 3 Nano-Bio Spectroscopy Group, Dpto. de F́ısica de Materiales, Universidad del Páıs Vasco UPV/EHU, Centro F́ısica de Materiales CSIC-UPV/EHU, Av. Tolosa 72, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, E-48011 Bilbao, Spain European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF) Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Via della ...

F. Caruso,1,2,* P. Rinke,1,2 X. Ren,1,2 M. Scheffler,1,2 and A. Rubio1,2,3 1Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany 2European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility 3Nano-Bio Spectroscopy Group and ETSF Scientific Development Centre, Universidad del Paı́s Vasco, CFM CSIC-UPV/EHU-MPC and DIPC, Avenida Tolosa 72, E-20018 Donostia, Spain (Received 13 Dec...

Fabio Caruso, 2 Patrick Rinke, 2 Xinguo Ren, 2 Angel Rubio, 1, 2 and Matthias Scheffler 2 Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility Nano-Bio Spectroscopy group and ETSF Scientific Development Centre, Dpto. F́ısica de Materiales, Universidad del Páıs Vasco, CFM CSIC-UPV/EHU-MPC and DIPC, Av. Tolosa 72, E-20...