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La stampa 3D come Iperartigianato. Utopia tecno | eco | logica
2015
La stampa 3D sta cambiando il mondo. Non si tratta soltanto delle cose che si possono materializzare ovvero stampare con una semplice macchina dal prezzo non più proibitivo (a partire da poche centinaia di euro) – una stampante 3D – e attraverso software, proprio come si fa da tempo con le classiche stampanti 2D. Questa tecnologia consente oggi la realizzazione di oggetti personalizzati depositando materiale plastico dall’alto oppure di lato (processo additivo). Tali progetti – i nuovi prodotti stampati – rappresentano la materializzazione di un sogno domestico; non si tratta di una nuova produzione industriale dettata dall’alto (come nella grande industria), ma di un’azione estemporanea, a…
Amati amanti tra tradizione e innovazione
2016
Dopo una lunga tradizione di artigianato artistico per l'industria, che un tempo ha visto protagonista l'area di Disegno Industriale di Palermo con il grande contributo della Prof.ssa A. M. Fundarò, oggi se ne vedono i risultati. Ora, stiamo assistendo ad una illuminata consapevolezza da parte dei nuovi artigiani , che con il contributo di una sapiente regia (Prof. Dario Russo), hanno messo in moto nuove strategie , nuovi percorsi, nuove capacità spesso sin qui rimaste latenti per inerzia di assenze propositive.
eta1-Allypalladium complexes with tridentate PNP’ ligand for the assembly of modified Screen Printed Electrodes: an electrochemical study.
2015
Specific Pd-based organometallic complex, in particular the [Pd(η1-CH2–CH=CH2)(P–N–P’)]BF4 was used for the assembly of chemically modified Screen Printed Electrodes (SPEs) and their electrochemical reactivity was also investigated. For this purpose potassium ferricyanide, hexaammineruthenium(III) chloride, sodium hexachloroiridate-(III) hydrate, ascorbic acid (AA), uric acid (UA), acetaminophen (Ac), guanine (G) and adenine (A) were used to study the electron-transfer processes, which occurred at modified SPEs, fabricated by using the [Pd(η1-CH2–CH=CH2)(P–N–P’)]BF4, applying the drop casting procedure. Interesting results were obtained in the case of the guanine (G) quantitative detection,…
Enhanced nanoscopy of individual CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals using dielectric sub-micrometric antennas
2020
We demonstrate an efficient, simple, and low-cost approach for enhanced nanoscopy in individual green emitting perovskite (CsPbBr3) nanocrystals via TiO2 dielectric nanoantenna. The observed three- to five-fold emission enhancement is attributed to near-field effects and emission steering promoted by the coupling between the perovskite nanocrystals and the dielectric sub-micrometric antennas. The dark-field scattering configuration is then exploited for surface-enhanced absorption measurements, showing a large increase in detection sensitivity, leading to the detection of individual nanocrystals. Due to the broadband spectral response of the Mie sub-micrometric antennas, the method can be e…
Quantitative corneal anatomy: evaluation of the effect of diabetes duration on the endothelial cell density and corneal thickness.
2014
Purpose To evaluate the differences in endothelial cell density (ECD) and central corneal thickness (CCT) between type II diabetic patients and age-matched healthy controls, and determine the impact of time from diagnosis. Methods This is a comparative study of 77 eyes of type II diabetic patients (33 males, 44 females) and 80 eyes of healthy subjects (42 males, and 38 females) whose ages ranged from 38 to 56 years. CCT, ECD, HbA1c levels, and Goldmann tonometry were measured. Results The CCT was significantly higher and the ECD significantly lower in long-term diabetic patients (10 years + since diagnosis) when compared with short-term diabetic patients (<1 year since diagnosis) and contro…
Influencia de la diabetes experimental sobre los mecanismos implicados en la respuesta de las arterias carótida y renal de conejo al péptido natriuré…
2016
La diabetes constituye un importante factor de riesgo de la enfermedad cardiovascular, con una mayor prevalencia de ictus y nefropatía. El péptido natriurético tipo B (BNP) juega un papel importante en la fisiopatología cardiovascular y podría tener acciones protectoras cardiovasculares y nefrovasculares en pacientes diabéticos. En este trabajo hemos estudiado las modificaciones producidas por la diabetes en los mecanismos que regulan la respuesta de las arterias carótida y renal de conejo al BNP. La concentración plasmática de NT-proBNP en conejos diabéticos fue mayor que en conejos control. ARTERIA CARÓTIDA. El BNP indujo una relajación de la arteria carótida, que fue menor en conejo diab…
Experimental diabetes induces hyperreactivity of rabbit renal artery to 5-hydroxytryptamine
2002
The influence of diabetes on the response of isolated rabbit renal arteries to 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) was examined. 5-HT induced a concentration-related contraction that was higher in arteries from diabetic rabbits than in arteries from control rabbits. Endothelium removal did not significantly modify 5-HT contractions in arteries from control rabbits but enhanced the response to 5-HT in arteries from diabetic rabbits. Incubation with NG-nitro-L-arginine (L-NA) enhanced contractions to 5-HT in arteries from control and diabetic rabbits. In arteries with endothelium, this L-NA enhancement was lower in diabetic rabbits than in control rabbits. In arteries without endothelium, incubation w…
Diabetes-induced changes in endothelial mechanisms implicated in rabbit carotid arterial response to 5-hydroxytryptamine
2000
The influence of diabetes on endothelial mechanisms implicated in the response of isolated rabbit carotid arteries to 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)was studied. 5-HT induced a concentrationdependent contraction that was potentiated in arteries from diabetic rabbits with respect to that in arteries from control rabbits. Endothelium removal potentiated 5-HT contractions in arteries from both control and diabetic rabbits but increased the maximum effect only in arteries from diabetic rabbits. Incubation of arterial segments with Nº-nitro-L-arginine(L-NA)enhanced the contractile response to 5-HT. This L-NA enhancement was greater in arteries from diabetic rabbits than in arteries from control rabbi…
Different role of endothelin ETA and ETB receptors and endothelial modulators in diabetes-induced hyperreactivity of the rabbit carotid artery to end…
2004
The influence of diabetes on regulatory mechanisms and specific receptors implicated in the contractile response of isolated rabbit carotid arteries to endothelin-1 was examined. Endothelin-1 induced a concentration-dependent contraction that was greater in arteries from diabetic rabbits than in arteries from control rabbits. Endothelium removal or NG-nitro-L-arginine enhanced contractions in response to endothelin-1 only in control arteries, without modifying the endothelin-1 response in diabetic arteries. Indomethacin, furegrelate (thromboxane A2 inhibitor), or cyclo-(D-Asp-Pro-D-Val-Leu-D-Trp) (BQ-123; endothelin ETA receptor antagonist) inhibited the contractions in response to endothel…
Diabetes potentiates acetylcholine-induced relaxation in rabbit renal arteries
2001
The response of rabbit renal arteries to acetylcholine and its endothelial modulation in diabetes were investigated. Acetylcholine induced concentration-related endothelium-dependent relaxation of renal arteries that was significantly more potent in diabetic rabbits than in control rabbits. Pretreatment with NG-nitro-L-arginine L-NOArg., indomethacin, or L-NOArg plus indomethacin induced partial inhibition of acetylcholine-induced relaxation. Inhibition induced by L-NOArg plus indomethacin was significantly higher in arteries from diabetic rabbits than in arteries from control rabbits. In renal arteries depolarised with KCl 30 mM and incubated with L-NOArg plus indomethacin, acetylcholine-i…