• AZO transparent electrodes grown in situ during the deposition of zinc acetate dihydrate onto aluminum thin film by spray pyrolysis 

  Ozório, Maíza S. ; Nascimento, Mayk R. ; Vieira, Douglas H. ; Nogueira, Gabriel L. ; Martin, Cibely S. ; Lima, Sergio A. M. ; Alves, Neri (Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2019) [Artigo]

  Zinc acetate dihydrate solution was deposited onto glass and a thin layer of aluminum (10 nm), by spray pyrolysis at 450 °C, growing zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films. The ZnO formation occurs differently on aluminum due to the ...

• The pesticide picloram affects biomembrane models made with Langmuir monolayers 

  Lemma, Tibebe ; Marques Ruiz, Gilia Cristine ; Oliveira, Osvaldo N.; Constantino, Carlos J.L. (Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2019) [Artigo]

  Cell membrane models are useful to obtain molecular-level information on the interaction of biologically-relevant molecules such as pesticides whose activity is believed to depend on its effects on the membrane. In this ...

• Disruption of giant unilamellar vesicles mimicking cell membranes induced by the pesticides glyphosate and picloram 

  Lemma, Tibebe ; Ruiz, Gilia Cristine Marques ; Oliveira, Osvaldo N.; Constantino, Carlos J.L. (Biophysical Chemistry, 2019) [Artigo]

  Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) have been one of the most extensively investigated membrane model to study cell membrane-ligand interactions. In this study, we investigated the interaction between glyphosate and picloram ...

• Evaluation of cryo-treatment in the luminescent properties of PVDF/Eu2O3 composite obtained by using buriti oil as additive 

  Bispo-Jr, Airton Germano ; Pires, Ana Maria ; Lima, Sergio Antonio Marques ; Cardoso, Celso Xavier (Solid State Sciences, 2019) [Artigo]

  Polymeric matrices containing luminescent particles find many applications like temperature sensor platforms. However, it is important to understand the impact of the particle immobilization on the polymer structural and ...

• Optimization of the Anodization Processing for Aluminum Oxide Gate Dielectrics in ZnO Thin Film Transistors by Multivariate Analysis 

  Gomes, Tiago C. ; Kumar, Dinesh; Fugikawa-Santos, Lucas ; Alves, Neri ; Kettle, Jeff (ACS Combinatorial Science, 2019) [Artigo]

  The present study reports a two-level multivariate analysis to optimize the production of anodized aluminum oxide (Al 2 O 3 ) dielectric films for zinc oxide thin-film transistors (TFTs). Fourteen performance parameters ...

• Influence of the supramolecular arrangement of iron phthalocyanine thin films on catecholamine oxidation 

  Martin, Cibely S. ; Alessio, Priscila ; Crespilho, Frank N.; Brett, Christopher M.A.; Constantino, Carlos J.L. (Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2019) [Artigo]

  The versatility of iron phthalocyanine (FePc) to form distinct supramolecular arrangements in thin films, characterized by their thickness, molecular organization, morphology, and crystallinity, can be used to tune the ...

• Synergy in the interaction of amoxicillin and methylene blue with dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline (DPPC) monolayers 

  Maximino, Mateus D. ; Constantino, Carlos J.L. ; Oliveira, Osvaldo N.; Alessio, Priscila (Applied Surface Science, 2019) [Artigo]

  Understanding molecular-level mechanisms in the action of emergent pollutants is essential to correlate with their possible impact on living organisms in the environment and on human health. In this study, we investigate ...

• Photoluminescent properties in perylene PVD films: Influence of molecular aggregates and supramolecular arrangement 

  Fernandes, José Diego ; Pazin, Wallance Moreira ; Aroca, Ricardo Flavio; Macedo, Wagner Dias ; Teixeira, Silvio Rainho ; Constantino, Carlos José Leopoldo (Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2019) [Artigo]

  Organic thin films are at the forefront of basic studies and applications in the field of physics, chemistry, biochemistry and materials science. For example, the intrinsic supramolecular arrangement, or simply the formation ...

• Interaction of Artepillin C with model membranes: Effects of pH and ionic strength 

  Pazin, Wallance Moreira ; Ruiz, Gilia Cristine Marques ; Oliveira, Osvaldo Novais de; Constantino, Carlos José Leopoldo (Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes, 2019) [Artigo]

  Artepillin C is the major constituent of green propolis, one of the most consumed products in popular medicine owing to its therapeutic effects, including antitumor activity. Artepillin C differs from other cinnamic acid ...

• Paper-based supercapacitor with screen-printed poly (3, 4-ethylene dioxythiophene)-poly (styrene sulfonate)/multiwall carbon nanotube films actuating both as electrodes and current collectors 

  Klem, Maykel dos Santos ; Morais, Rogério Miranda ; Rubira, Rafael Jesus Gonçalves ; Alves, Neri (Thin Solid Films, 2019) [Artigo]

  Here we describe a screen-printed supercapacitor produced onto filter paper using poly (3, 4-ethylene dioxythiophene)-poly (styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS)/multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) composite as active materials. ...

• Electrical, structural and thermal properties of new conductive blends (PANICG) based on polyaniline and cashew gum for organic electronic 

  Amorim, Daniel Roger Bezerra; Bellucci, Felipe Silva ; Job, Aldo Eloizo ; Guimarães, Iran da Silva; da Cunha, Helder Nunes (Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2019) [Artigo]

  The application of cashew gum, in particular the one which is abundant in northeastern Brazil, remains limited to the foods and pharmaceutics industry. In attempting to obtain further potentialities of the cashew gum (CG), ...

• Substantially increased electrical conductivity of polyaniline through blending with babassu oil in the presence of dichloromaleic anhydride 

  Borges, Fernando de M.; Cunha, Giovanni P. da; Dognani, Guilherme ; Bacarin, Giovani B. ; Cabrera, Flávio C. ; Job, Aldo E. ; Vega, Maria L.; Matos, José M.E.; Cunha, Helder N. da (Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2019) [Artigo]

  The development of new materials to be employed as active layer in organic semiconductor devices is a highly important research field. Alongside high performance, low cost and environmental safety are among the sought ...

• Motor adjustments during time-constrained sit-to-walk in people with Parkinson's disease 

  Pelicioni, Paulo H.S. ; Pereira, Marcelo P. ; Lahr, Juliana ; Rodrigues, Mariana M.L. ; de Morais, Luana C. ; Moraes, Renato; Gobbi, Lilian T.B. (Experimental Gerontology, 2019) [Artigo]

  Introduction: Sit-to-walk (STW) is a sequential task and a merge of sit-to-stand (STS) and gait initiation that are impaired in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). Performing sequential task under time constraint (e.g., ...

• Effects of muscular strength training and growth hormone (GH) supplementation on femoral bone tissue: analysis by Raman spectroscopy, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, and mechanical resistance 

  Castoldi, Robson Chacon ; Ozaki, Guilherme Akio Tamura; Garcia, Thiago Alves; Giometti, Ines Cristina; Koike, Tatiana Emy ; Camargo, Regina Celi Trindade ; dos Santos Pereira, João Domingos Augusto ; Constantino, Carlos José Leopoldo ; Louzada, Mário Jefferson Quirino ; Camargo Filho, José Carlos Silva et al. (Lasers in Medical Science, 2019) [Artigo]

  The aim of the present study was to verify the effects of muscular strength training and growth hormone (GH) supplementation on femoral bone tissue by Raman spectroscopy (Raman), dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and ...

• Fractal analysis and mathematical models for the investigation of photothermal inactivation of Candida albicans using carbon nanotubes 

  dos Santos, Kevin F.; Sousa, Marcos S.; Valverde, João V.P.; Olivati, Clarissa A. ; Souto, Paula C.S; Silva, Josmary R.; de Souza, Nara C. (Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2019) [Artigo]

  Candida albicans is responsible for the majority of nosocomial infections affecting immunocompromised patients. Systemic antifungals may promote microbial resistance, which has led to the search for alternative treatments, ...

• Green synthesis of colloidal gold nanoparticles using latex from Hevea brasiliensis and evaluation of their in vitro cytotoxicity and genotoxicity 

  Santos, Natália M. ; Gomes, Andressa S. ; Cavalcante, Dalita G.S.M. ; Santos, Luis F. ; Teixeira, Silvio R. ; Cabrera, Flávio C. ; Job, Aldo Eloizo (IET Nanobiotechnology, 2019) [Artigo]

  Latex extracted from Hevea brasiliensis tree has been used as a green alternative for preparing gold nanoparticles (Au NPs); however, no study evaluating the cytotoxic and genotoxic potential of Au NPs synthesised using ...

• N, N′ N″-trisubstituted guanidines: Synthesis, characterization and evaluation of their leishmanicidal activity 

  do Espírito Santo, Rafael Dias ; Velásquez, Ángela María Arenas ; Passianoto, Luana Vitorino Gushiken ; Sepulveda, Alex Arbey Lopera ; da Costa Clementino, Leandro ; Assis, Renata Pires ; Baviera, Amanda Martins ; Kalaba, Predrag; dos Santos, Fábio Neves; Éberlin, Marcos Nogueira et al. (European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2019) [Artigo]

  Leishmaniasis is a group of diseases caused by protozoan parasites from the genus Leishmania. There are estimated 1.3 million new cases annually with a mortality of 20,000–30,000 per year, when patients are left untreated. ...

• Understanding UV sensor performance in ZnO TFTs through the application of multivariate analysis 

  Kumar, Dinesh; Gomes, Tiago ; Alves, Neri ; Kettle, Jeff (Proceedings of IEEE Sensors, 2018) [Trabalho apresentado em evento]

  Zinc oxide (ZnO) thin film transistors are well suited to UV sensing application because they absorb predominantly in the UV region due to the wide bandgap (Eg = 3.37 eV) and possess a large exciton binding energy (60 meV) ...

• Dechroming: An alternative treatment for leather shavings, to obtain a biocompatible collagen without environmental impacts 

  Balarim, Nelissa Garcia ; Cavalcante, Dalita Gomes Silva Morais ; Gomes, Andressa Silva ; Cabrera, Flavio Camargo ; Job, Aldo Eloizo (Materials Science Forum, 2018) [Trabalho apresentado em evento]

  One of the biggest problems facing the leather industry is the production of solid waste with chromium. Dechroming process remove chrome from leather waste and it is designed to recover the value of collagen in the waste. ...

• Sugarcane bagasse fiber as semi-reinforcement filler in natural rubber composite sandals 

  de Paiva, Fábio Friol Guedes ; de Maria, Vitor Peixoto Klienchen ; Torres, Giovani Barrera; Dognani, Guilherme ; dos Santos, Renivaldo José ; Cabrera, Flávio Camargo ; Job, Aldo Eloizo (Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 2019) [Artigo]

  In many countries, agricultural wastes cause significant air pollution due owing the burning of large amounts of residue. Biocomposites represent a new generation of materials that are eco-friendly, CO 2 -neutral, economical, ...

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