Search results for "PDMS"
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Dispositivi microfluidici per lo studio di reazioni elettrochimiche
2008
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Releasing Microspheres Based on Poly(ε-Caprolactone-PEG-ε-Caprolactone)-b-Poly(L-Lactide) Multiblock Copolymers In…
2020
Pancreatic islet transplantation is a promising advanced therapy that has been used to treat patients suffering from diabetes type 1. Traditionally, pancreatic islets are infused via the portal vein, which is subsequently intended to engraft in the liver. Severe immunosuppressive treatments are necessary, however, to prevent rejection of the transplanted islets. Novel approaches therefore have focused on encapsulation of the islets in biomaterial implants which can protect the islets and offer an organ-like environment. Vascularization of the device’s surface is a prerequisite for the survival and proper func- tioning of transplanted pancreatic islets. We are pursuing a prevascularization s…
Fast blue B functionalized silica-polymer composite to evaluate 3,5-dihy-droxyhydrocinnamic acid as biomarker of gluten intake
2021
Celiac disease is an immune-mediated systemic disorder elicited by gluten and related prolamines in genetically susceptible individuals. The current treatment is a strict and lifelong gluten-free diet. However, compliance with the gluten-free diet is not always adequate and many food products contain low concentrations of gluten. The determination of dietary transgressions is a challenge for patients, physicians and dietitians. Alkylresorcinols (AR) have been proposed as sensitive and specific biomarkers of gluten consumption. In this work silica-polymer composites doped with fast blue B reagent (FB) have been used to estimate alkylresorcinols in biological samples. The proposed colorimetri…
Hiilinanoputkihemiselluloosan virtaus mikrokanavan leveyden funktiona
2017
Mikrofluidistiikka ja mikroelektroniset systeemit löytävät tiensä entistä useammin arkipäiväiseen elämään ja tutkimukseen. Vaikkakin hiilinanoputket ovat yksi tutkituimmista materiaaleista, niin lähestyimme asiaa käyttämällä hemiselluloosalla vesiliukoistettuja hiilinanoputkia. Tarkoituksena on tutkia tämän hiilinanoputki-hermiselluloosaliuoksen kuljetusta mikrofluidististen kanavien läpi. Lähestymistapamme on käyttää PDMS mikrokanavia, joita valmistimme eri halkaisijoilla. Muotit mikrokanavien valmistusta varten saimme Aalto yliopistosta. Päämäärää varten on valmistettava PDMS kanavia, suoritettava hydrofiilisyyskasittelyjä ja sonikaattorilla puhdistavia käsittelyjä. Parhaan tuloksen aikaa…
Patterning of supported gold monolayers via chemical lift-off lithography
2017
The supported monolayer of Au that accompanies alkanethiolate molecules removed by polymer stamps during chemical lift-off lithography is a scarcely studied hybrid material. We show that these Au–alkanethiolate layers on poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) are transparent, functional, hybrid interfaces that can be patterned over nanometer, micrometer, and millimeter length scales. Unlike other ultrathin Au films and nanoparticles, lifted-off Au–alkanethiolate thin films lack a measurable optical signature. We therefore devised fabrication, characterization, and simulation strategies by which to interrogate the nanoscale structure, chemical functionality, stoichiometry, and spectral signature of t…