The aggregation of proteins into amyloid fbrils is related to more than 30 diseases, including the most common neurodegenerative conditions. Amyloid fbrillation is a nucleation-dependent polymerization reaction where ...

Spiders (Order Araneae) are among the most familiar arthropods to people, besides being very abundant in most environments. However, most spiders live on strictly defined environments, and the limitations are usually set ...

Science and art are increasingly interconnected in the activities of the study and conservation of works of art. Science plays a key role in cultural heritage, from developing new analytical techniques for studying the ...

This chapter analyzes the relevance that groundwater management acquires in drought conditions and discusses the role that it may have in the mitigation of the negative effects associated with such a phenomenon. The ...

Magnetic nanoparticles offer enormous possibilities of controlling the properties of magnetic materials due to their size and surface effects, including superparamagnetism, surface spin disorder, and surface anisotropy. ...

In recent years, the micro/nanofibers obtained by electrohydrodynamic techniques have gained huge interest for use in many novel biomedical and technological applications. The main features of electrospun nanostructures ...

The development of live-cell sensors for real-time measurement of signaling responses, with improved spatial and temporal resolution with respect to classical biochemical methods, has changed our understanding of cellular ...

Products derived from fluid bubaline milk, such as butter and ricotta, frescal andmozzarella cheese, have outstanding attributes in terms of product quality andhealth benefits. Other products, such as fluid milk or ghee, ...

Current rational design of advanced coating materials has paved the way for controlled release technologies in biomedical applications. In this context, there is an increasing clinical need for designing and developing ...

The Spinel Ferrites of general formula MIIFe2 IIIO4 are advanced ceramics suitable for many technical applications. The preparation of such materials as nanoparticles is of high interest because these exhibits unique ...