• Cellulose Hydrogels Containing Geraniol and Icaridin Encapsulated in Zein Nanoparticles for Arbovirus Control 

  Rogerio, Carolina B. ; Carvalho Abrantes, Daniele ; De Oliveira, Jhones L. ; Ribeiro De Araújo, Daniele; Germano Da Costa, Tais; De Lima, Renata; Fernandes Fraceto, Leonardo (ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2022) [Artigo]

  The most important arboviruses are those that cause dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, and Zika, for which the main vector is the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The use of repellents is an important way to combat mosquito-borne ...

• Nano-pesticides: the lunch-box principle—deadly goodies (semio-chemical functionalised nanoparticles that deliver pesticide only to target species) 

  Scott-Fordsmand, J. J.; Fraceto, L. F. ; Amorim, M. J.B. (Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2022) [Nota]

  Nature contains many examples of “fake promises” to attract “prey”, e.g., predatory spiders that emit the same sex-attractant-signals as moths to catch them at close range and male spiders that make empty silk-wrapped gifts ...

• Novel nanostructured materials based on polymer/organic-clay composite networks for the removal of carbendazim from waters 

  Baigorria, Estefanía ; Fraceto, Leonardo F. (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022) [Artigo]

  Significant attention has been given to the development of nanocomposite polymeric hybrid materials for the removal of pesticides from water in recent decades. This study focused on the removal of carbendazim from aqueous ...

• Development of a Mosquito Repellent Formulation Based on Nanostructured Lipid Carriers 

  Abrantes, Daniele Carvalho ; Rogerio, Carolina Barbara ; de Oliveira, Jhones L. ; Campos, Estefânia V. R.; de Araújo, Daniele Ribeiro; Pampana, Laurindo Cesar; Duarte, Marcelo José; Valadares, Geórgio Freesz; Fraceto, Leonardo Fernandes (Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021) [Artigo]

  Arboviral diseases are a threat to global public health systems, with recent data suggesting that around 40% of the world’s population is at risk of contracting arboviruses. The use of mosquito repellents is an appropriate ...

• Biopolymer-Nanocomposite Hybrid Materials as Potential Strategy to Remove Pesticides in Water: Occurrence and Perspectives 

  Baigorria, Estefanía ; Fraceto, Leonardo F. (Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2022) [Artigo]

  During the last three decades, the use of pesticides to increase agricultural yields has grown exponentially and excessively. These agricultural practices, in conjunction with various natural factors, have led to the ...

• Hydrogels Containing Budesonide-Loaded Nanoparticles to Facilitate Percutaneous Absorption for Atopic Dermatitis Treatment Applications 

  Campos, Estefânia V. R.; Proença, Patricia L. F. ; Costa, Tais Germano Da; De Lima, Renata; Hedtrich, Sarah; Fraceto, Leonardo Fernandes ; De Araujo, Daniele Ribeiro (ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2021) [Artigo]

  Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory skin disorder characterized by intense itching and recurrent eczematous lesions. Topical corticosteroids are the first-line treatment to control moderate-to-severe ...

• In focus: latest development of nanotechnology in Latin America 

  Fraceto, Leonardo F. ; de Lima, Renata; Yiu, Humphrey H. P. (Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 2021) [Editorial]

• Preface 

  Patra, Jayanta Kumar; Fraceto, Leonardo F. ; Das, Gitishree; Campos, Estefania Vangelie Ramos (Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences, 2020) [Editorial]

• Integrating a Global Learning Experience into an Inorganic Chemistry Teaching Laboratory 

  Grice, Kyle A.; Fraceto, Leonardo F. (ACS Symposium Series, 2020) [Capítulo de livro]

  Science is a global endeavor, and as such, we as instructors should be training our students to see science through an international lens. However, for many students, studying abroad is often too costly or disruptive to ...

• Nanoparticle carriers in medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences 

  Fraceto, L. F. ; Padula, C.; de Araujo, D. R. (Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 2015) [Editorial]

• Effect of silver nanoparticles in a hydroxyapatite coating applied by atmospheric plasma spray 

  Orozco Carmona, V.; Martínez Pérez, C.; de Lima, Renata; Fraceto, Leonardo Fernandes ; Romero García, J.; Ledezma Pérez, A.; Marke, Swen; Rodríguez González, C.; Macías, Abel Hurtado; Martínez-Villafañe, A. (International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2014) [Artigo]

  In this study, 0.5, 1, 3, and 5 % nano-silver containing hydroxyapatite coatings (nAg-HA) on a Ti6Al4V substrate were developed by atmospheric plasma spray (APS), and their antibacterial efficiency was evaluated in the ...

• Response of hepatic biomarkers in Physalaemus nattereri (Anura) to different benzo(α)pyrene exposure routes 

  de Lacerda Valverde, Bruno Serra ; Utsunomiya, Heidi Samantha Moraes; dos Santos Carvalho, Cleoni; Franco-Belussi, Lilian; de Oliveira, Classius (Ecotoxicology, 2022) [Artigo]

  For over 40 years, anurans have been used as a study model to assess the adverse effects of benzo(α)pyrene (BαP), which include genotoxic, hepatotoxic, and immunotoxic effects. In these studies, BαP is administered cutaneously ...

• SIA-BRA: A database of animal stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of Brazil 

  Diniz-Reis, Thaís Rovere; Augusto, Fernanda Gaudio; Abdalla Filho, Adibe Luiz; Araújo, Maria Gabriella da Silva; Chaves, Siglea Sanna Freitas; Almeida, Rodrigo Figueiredo; Perez, Elen Blanco; Simon, Carla da Penha; de Souza, Janaína Leite; da Costa, Cristiane Formigosa Gadelha et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2022) [Data paper]

  Motivation: SIA-BRA is a data set that compiles stable carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) isotope ratios of terrestrial and aquatic animals sampled in Brazilian biomes and coastal marine areas. Stable isotope ratios are helpful ...

• Atmospheric pressure plasma deposition of eugenol-derived film on metallic biomaterial for suppression of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus bacterial biofilm 

  Getnet, Tsegaye Gashaw ; Kayama, Milton E. ; Rangel, Elidiane C. ; Duarte, Iolanda C.S.; da Silva, Gabriela F; Cruz, Nilson C. (Thin Solid Films, 2021) [Artigo]

  Eugenol (4-Allyl-2‑methoxy phenol) is widely used as a condiment and bactericidal coatings for food packing and biomaterials. We have investigated the deposition and characterization of eugenol-derived films (EDF) on ...

• Interactions between humin and potentially toxic metals: Prospects for its utilization as an environmental repair agent 

  Soares Jacundino, Jonas; Silva Santos, Oseas; Carinhanha Caldas Santos, Josué; Gustavo Botero, Wander; Goveia, Danielle; Braga Do Carmo, Janaina; Camargo De Oliveira, Luciana (Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2015) [Artigo]

  The disposal of potentially toxic metals in aquatic systems is an issue that mainly involves densely populated regions that dump these contaminants into the environment, either directly or indirectly. Substances that are ...

• Lignin nanoparticles: New insights for a sustainable agriculture 

  Pereira, Anderson do Espirito Santo ; Luiz de Oliveira, Jhones ; Maira Savassa, Susilaine ; Barbara Rogério, Carolina ; Araujo de Medeiros, Gerson ; Fraceto, Leonardo Fernandes (Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022) [Resenha]

  Global agriculture is looking for new agri-tech revolutions not only due to the ever-growing need for increased food production but also to protect the environment from the harmful impacts of many of the current practices ...

• NEW DATA ON THE THREATENED Cerradomys goytaca (RODENTIA, CRICETIDAE) 

  Brandão, Marcus Vinicius; Felipe Rosa, Beatris; Fegies, Ana Claudia ; Cristina Da Silva Belentani, Sonia (Acta Biologica Colombiana, 2022) [Artigo]

  Cerradomys goytaca is a cricetid rodent endemic to “Restinga” formations from southeastern Atlantic Forest. It is known from only five localities, and it is considered endangered of extinction. Herein, we furnish new data ...

• Clove oil-loaded zein nanoparticles as potential bioinsecticide agent with low toxicity 

  Saraiva, Nariani Rocha; Roncato, Juliana Foletto Fredo; Pascoli, Mônica ; Macedo e Sousa, João Marcos Fonseca; Windberg, Luiz Felipe; Rossatto, Fernanda Cristina Possamai; de Jesus Soares, Jefferson; Denardin, Elton Luis Gasparotto; Puntel, Robson Luiz; Zimmer, Karine Rigon et al. (Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 2021) [Artigo]

  The demand for the development of environmentally sustainable, low-cost and controlled-release bioinsecticides for crop protection is emerging. To that end, we have developed biodegradable zein nanoparticles (NP) loaded ...

• What makes nanotechnologies applied to agriculture green? 

  Bartolucci, Cecilia; Scognamiglio, Viviana; Antonacci, Amina; Fraceto, Leonardo Fernandes (Nano Today, 2022) [Nota]

  We describe a circular framework, divided into segments addressing specific aspects of potentially green interventions, that allows for a quick assessment of what makes nanotechnologies applied to agriculture green.

• Analyzing WSTP trend: a new method for global warming assessment 

  Heydari Alamdarloo, Esmail; Moradi, Ehsan; Abdolshahnejad, Mahsa; Fatahi, Yalda; Khosravi, Hassan; da Silva, Alexandre Marco (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2021) [Artigo]

  This paper tries to introduce a time-series of temperature parameters as a potential method for studying the global warming. So, we investigated the spatial–temporal variations of warm-season temperature parameters (WSTP), ...

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