An Open-Path Standoff Detection System was designed using a telescope coupled to a EM27 Fourier Transform infrared spectrometer equipped with a mercury cadmium telluride (MCT) cryocooled detector. Samples of highly energetic ...

In this work we present the synthesis, characterization and application of a series of ferrocene-hormone conjugates at position 16 of the estrogen hormone moiety in order to develop a new class of metal-based therapeutic ...

Semiconductors quantum dots are considered very promising candidates for bio-imaging, microorganism detection and diagnosis applications, among others, because of their tunable optical properties and good optical stability ...

The use of heavy metals in technological applications has led to detrimental effects on the environment. Activated carbon is commonly used to remove pollutants but it is expensive. Therefore, the research of low-cost ...

This dissertation focuses on the development of real-time spectroscopic methods to investigate the sources of variation in dynamic processes using variographic analysis and accomplish material traceability for continuous ...

Since the 1863 discovery of a new green hemoglobin derivative called “sulfhemoglobin”, the nature of its characteristic 618 nm absorption band and formation mechanism has been the subject of several hypotheses. Many ...

Hemoglobins comprise a challenging area of study within biochemical research. They play an important physiological role in organisms, like oxygen transport and storage. Three hemoglobins were discovered in the ctenidia ...

Studies related to the use of nanoscaled materials in biomedical science and engineering research is at the forefront of research in medicine. Applied research in nanotechnology, particularly as related to medicine, is ...

The generation of singlet oxygen (SO) in presence of specific photosensitizers (PS) or semiconductor quantum dots and its application in photodynamic therapy is of great interest to develop cancer therapies with no need ...

When the human body is exposed to high concentration of hydrogen sulfide (H2S, recently identified as a signaling gas), a rare type of anemia called sulfhemoglobinemia is developed. This condition is triggered by the ...