Bioactive and biocompatible copper containing glass-ceramics with remarkable antibacterial properties and high cell viability designed for future in vivo trials

2016 / Biomaterials science

In the present study our interest is focused on finding the efficiency of 60SiO2·(32 − x)CaO·8P2O5·xCuO (mol%) glass-ceramics, with 0 ≤ x ≤… Continue reading Bioactive and biocompatible copper containing glass-ceramics with remarkable antibacterial properties and high cell viability designed for future in vivo trials

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Thermal micro ATR/FT-IR spectroscopic system for quantitative study of the molecular structure of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) in water

1999 / Polymer

The molecular interactions in poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAM) aqueous solution have been quantitatively investigated by using a newly developed thermal micro… Continue reading Thermal micro ATR/FT-IR spectroscopic system for quantitative study of the molecular structure of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) in water

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Organochemical characteristics of carbonaceous materials as indicators of heat recorded on an ancient plate-subduction fault

2016 / Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Coseismic shear stress and slip distance affect subduction-related earthquake processes. They need to be understood to evaluate the earthquake’s mechanism… Continue reading Organochemical characteristics of carbonaceous materials as indicators of heat recorded on an ancient plate-subduction fault

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Infrared spectroscopic study on the properties of the anhydrous form II of trehalose. Implications for the functional mechanism of trehalose as a biostabilizer

2001 / Carbohydrate Research

FTIR spectra were obtained for several different states of trehalose including dihydrate crystal, anhydrous form II (designated by Gil, A.… Continue reading Infrared spectroscopic study on the properties of the anhydrous form II of trehalose. Implications for the functional mechanism of trehalose as a biostabilizer

Leah Pandiscia, PhD

Electrochemical substitution of sodium ions with protons in phosphate glass to fabricate pure proton conducting glass at intermediate temperatures

2014 / Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Electrochemical substitution involving electrochemical oxidation of hydrogen and proton injection into oxide glass accompanied by electrochemical reduction of alkali ions… Continue reading Electrochemical substitution of sodium ions with protons in phosphate glass to fabricate pure proton conducting glass at intermediate temperatures

Leah Pandiscia, PhD