Neto, Ana I.; Cibrao, Ana C.; Correia, Clara R.; Carvalho, Rita R.; Luz, Gisela M.; Ferrer, GG; Botelho, Gabriela; Picart, Catherine; Alves, Natalia M.; Mano, Joao F.(John Wiley & Sons, 2014-06-25)
[EN] In a marine environment, specific proteins are secreted by mussels and used as a bioglue to stick to a surface. These mussel proteins present an unusual amino acid 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (known as DOPA). The ...
Cantini, Marco; Sousa, Maria; Moratal Pérez, David; Mano, Joao F.; Salmerón Sánchez, Manuel(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013-02)
[EN] In this study, we propose a methodology to obtain a family of biomimetic substrates with a hierarchical rough topography at the micro and nanoscale that span the entire range of wettability, from the superhydrophobic ...
Trujillo, Sara; Plazas Bonilla, Clara Eugenia; Santos, Marta Sofía; Matos, Joana M.; Gamboa Martínez, Tatiana Carolina; Perilla, Jairo Ernesto; Mano, Joao F.; Gómez Ribelles, José Luís(Springer Verlag, 2014-07)
The aim of this work is to develop polycaprolactone based porous materials with improved mechanical performance to be used in bone repair. The hybrid membranes consist in a polymeric porous material in which the pore walls ...
A novel approach to reinforce polymer porous membranes is presented. In the prepared hybrid materials, the inorganic phase of silica is synthesized in-situ and inside the pores of aminolyzed polylactic acid (PLA) membranes ...