Nanocellulose as a natural source for groundbreaking applications in materials science: Today's state

D Klemm, ED Cranston, D Fischer, M Gama… - Materials Today, 2018 - Elsevier
Nanocelluloses are natural materials with at least one dimension in the nano-scale. They
combine important cellulose properties with the features of nanomaterials and open new …

Hydrophilic interaction chromatography

MR Gama, RG da Costa Silva, CH Collins… - TrAC Trends in …, 2012 - Elsevier
In the early 1990s, hydrophilic interaction (liquid) chromatography (HILIC) emerged as a
new separation method. HILIC is becoming increasingly popular for the separation of polar …

[HTML][HTML] Trends on the cellulose-based textiles: raw materials and technologies

…, NG Azoia, C Gonçalves, M Gama… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
There is an emerging environmental awareness and social concern regarding the
environmental impact of the textile industry, highlighting the growing need for developing …

Wound healing activity of the human antimicrobial peptide LL37

…, R Soares, M Vilanova, L Domingues, M Gama - Peptides, 2011 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are part of the innate immune system and are generally
defined as cationic, amphipathic peptides, with less than 50 amino acids, including multiple …

Surface modification of bacterial cellulose by nitrogen-containing plasma for improved interaction with cells

RAN Pertile, FK Andrade, C Alves Jr, M Gama - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2010 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) membranes were modified with nitrogen plasma in order to
enhance cell affinity. The surface properties of the untreated and plasma modified BC (BCP) …

[HTML][HTML] Self-assembled hydrogel nanoparticles for drug delivery applications

C Gonçalves, P Pereira, M Gama - Materials, 2010 - mdpi.com
Hydrogel nanoparticles—also referred to as polymeric nanogels or macromolecular micelles—
are emerging as promising drug carriers for therapeutic applications. These nanostructures …

[BOOK][B] Bacterial nanocellulose: a sophisticated multifunctional material

M Gama, P Gatenholm, D Klemm - 2012 - books.google.com
Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) is an emerging nanomaterial with unique properties
produced by several species of ubiquitous fermentation bacteria, most importantly …

[HTML][HTML] Nanocellulose bio-based composites for food packaging

FAGS Silva, F Dourado, M Gama, F Poças - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The food industry is increasingly demanding advanced and eco-friendly sustainable
packaging materials with improved physical, mechanical and barrier properties. The …

Tauroursodeoxycholic acid prevents MPTP-induced dopaminergic cell death in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease

M Castro-Caldas, AN Carvalho, E Rodrigues… - Molecular …, 2012 - Springer
Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress are implicated in the neurodegenerative
process in Parkinson's disease (PD). Moreover, c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) plays an …

Bacterial cellulose: long-term biocompatibility studies

…, F Gartner, M Vilanova, M Gama - Journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The bacterial cellulose (BC) secreted by Gluconacetobacter xylinus is a network of pure
cellulose nanofibres which has high crystallinity, wettability and mechanical strength. These …