Improved Performance of Heat Source Free Water-Floating Carbon Nanotube Thermoelectric Generators Controlling Wettability Using Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jet and Waterproof Spray

2023 / Advanced Materials Interfaces

Water-floating carbon nanotube thermoelectric generators (CNT-TEGs) can effectively power Internet of Things (IoT) applications. CNT-TEGs produce electricity by floating on… Continue reading Improved Performance of Heat Source Free Water-Floating Carbon Nanotube Thermoelectric Generators Controlling Wettability Using Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Jet and Waterproof Spray

Carlos Morillo

Photoinitiation Mechanisms of Novel Phenothiazine-Based Oxime and Oxime Esters Acting as Visible Light Sensitive Type I and Multicomponent Photoinitiators

2023 / Advanced Materials Technologies

In this work, three new photoinitiators, based on the phenothiazine scaffold as a chromophore and potentially bearing the oxime ester… Continue reading Photoinitiation Mechanisms of Novel Phenothiazine-Based Oxime and Oxime Esters Acting as Visible Light Sensitive Type I and Multicomponent Photoinitiators

Carlos Morillo

Porous Metal-Organic Cages Based on Rigid Bicyclo[2.2.2]Oct-7-Ene Type Ligands: Synthesis, Structure, and Gas Uptake Properties.

2023 / Chemistry – A European Journal

Three new ligands containing a bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-7-ene-2,3,5,6-tetracarboxydiimide unit have been used to assemble lantern-type metal-organic cages with the general formula [Cu4L4].… Continue reading Porous Metal-Organic Cages Based on Rigid Bicyclo[2.2.2]Oct-7-Ene Type Ligands: Synthesis, Structure, and Gas Uptake Properties.

Carlos Morillo

Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel Quercetin Derivatives as PPAR-γ Partial Agonists by Modulating Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition in Lung Cancer Metastasis

2023 / Advanced Biology

Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is responsible for driving metastasis of multiple cancer types including lung cancer. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-γ, a… Continue reading Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel Quercetin Derivatives as PPAR-γ Partial Agonists by Modulating Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition in Lung Cancer Metastasis

Carlos Morillo

A Novel Strategy as a Potential Rapid Therapy Modality in the Treatment of Corneal Ulcers: Fluconazole/Vancomycin Dual Drug-Loaded Nanofibrous Patches

2023 / Macromolecular Materials and Engineering

Corneal ulcer, which is brought on by a breach in the epithelial barrier, is a dangerous infection of the avascular… Continue reading A Novel Strategy as a Potential Rapid Therapy Modality in the Treatment of Corneal Ulcers: Fluconazole/Vancomycin Dual Drug-Loaded Nanofibrous Patches

Carlos Morillo

Room Temperature Nondestructive Encapsulation via Self-Crosslinked Fluorosilicone Polymer Enables Damp Heat-Stable Sustainable Perovskite Solar Cells

2023 / Nature Communications

Encapsulation engineering is an effective strategy to improve the stability of perovskite solar cells. However, current encapsulation materials are not… Continue reading Room Temperature Nondestructive Encapsulation via Self-Crosslinked Fluorosilicone Polymer Enables Damp Heat-Stable Sustainable Perovskite Solar Cells

Carlos Morillo

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis, Antioxidant Activity, Docking Simulation, and DFT Analysis of Different Heterocyclic Compounds

2023 / Scientific Reports

In this investigation, pressure microwave irradiation was used to clarify the activity of 1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(4-methylphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (3) towards several active methylene derivatives… Continue reading Microwave-Assisted Synthesis, Antioxidant Activity, Docking Simulation, and DFT Analysis of Different Heterocyclic Compounds

Carlos Morillo

Optimization of Cd (II) Removal from Aqueous Solution by Natural Hydroxyapatite/Bentonite Composite Using Response Surface Methodology

2023 / Scientific Reports

Toxic cadmium (Cd) was removed from water using eggshell-based hydroxyapatite (HAp) grafted bentonite (HAp/bentonite) composite through a straightforward chemical synthesis… Continue reading Optimization of Cd (II) Removal from Aqueous Solution by Natural Hydroxyapatite/Bentonite Composite Using Response Surface Methodology

Carlos Morillo