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      A novel amino phosphonate-coated magnetic nanoparticle as MRI contrast agent (2021) 

      Andrade Neto, Davino M.; da Costa, Luelc S.; de Menezes, Fernando L.; Fechine, Lillian Maria Uchoa Dutra; Melo Freire, Rafael; Casagrande Denardin, Juliano; Bañobre-López, Manuel; Vasconcelos, Igor F.; Ribeiro, Thiago Soares; Leal, Luzia Kalyne A.M.; ... (Elsevier B.V., 2021-03-30)
      The great performance of functionalized Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) as contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is related to the functionalizing agents, once can tune colloidal properties, chemical stability, ...
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      From magneto-dielectric biocomposite films to microstrip antenna devices (2021) 

      de Menezes, Fernando Lima; Andrade Neto, Davino Machado; Linhares Rodrigues, Maria Do Livramento; Silva Lima, Helder Levi; Paiva, D. V.M.; Santos da Silva, Marcelo Antônio; Uchoa Dutra Fechine, Lillian Maria; Bezerra Sombra, Antônio Sérgio; Melo Freire, Rafael; Casagrande Denardin, Juliano; ... (MDPI AG, 2020)
      Magneto-dielectric composites are interesting advanced materials principally due to their potential applications in electronic fields, such as in microstrip antennas substrates. In this work, we developed superparamagnetic ...
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      Highly sensitive sensing of food additives based on fluorescent carbon quantum dots (2021) 

      Carneiro, S. V.; Holanda, M. H.B.; Cunha, H. O.; Oliveira, J. J.P.; Pontes, Sheyliane Maria Adriano; Cruz, A. A.C.; Uchoa Dutra Fechine, Lillian Maria; Moura, T. A.; Rocha Paschoal, Alexandre; Zambelli, Rafael Audino; ... (Elsevier B.V., 2021-04-15)
      A robust fluorescence-based sensing strategy was designed considering relevance of analyzing chemical additives in industrialized food. In this study, a sensing approach was developed using fluorescent carbon quantum dots ...
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      Hydroxyapatite-based magnetic bionanocomposite as pharmaceuticals carriers in chitosan scaffolds (2021) 

      Chaves, Anderson Valério; Melo Freire, Rafael; Feitosa, V. P.; Silva Ricardo, Nagila Maria Pontes; Casagrande Denardin, Juliano; Andrade Neto, Davino Machado; Almeida Fechine, Pierre Basílio (MDPI AG, 2021)
      Hydroxyapatite (HA) is a bioceramic very similar to the mineral component of bones and teeth. It is well established that osteoblasts grow better onto HA-coated metals than on metals alone. Herein, the preparation of a new ...
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      New nanocomposite made of cashew apple bagasse lignin and Fe3O4 for immobilizing of lipase B from Candida antarctica aiming at esterification (2021) 

      Serpa, Juliana De França; Matias, Gabriel A.B.; Almeida Fechine, Pierre Basílio; da Costa, Victor M.; Melo Freire, Rafael; Casagrande Denardin, Juliano; Barros Gonçalves, Luciana Rocha; Casimiro De Macedo, André; Valderez Ponte Rocha, Maria (John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2021)
      BACKGROUND: Novel magnetite-lignin hybrid materials were synthesized using lignin from cashew apple bagasse (CAB) and iron oxide nanoparticles (magnetite, Fe3O4). The new material, termed MNs/Lig (magnetite conjugated with ...
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      Organophosphorus halloysite nanotubes as adsorbent for lead preconcentration in wine and grape juice (2020) 

      Santana, Allan M.; Melo Freire, Tiago; da Silva, Francisco L.F.; Menezes, Fernando L.; Ramos, Lauren L.; Cavalcante, Giovanna R.; Dutra Fechine, Lillian Maria Uchoa; Sousa Vieira, Laís Helena; Ferreira, Odair P.; Melo Freire, Rafael; ... (Elsevier Ltd, 2020-11-04)
      Preconcentration of Pb(II) in grape-based beverages using organophosphate-functionalized halloysite nanotubes was investigated by flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (FAAS). For this proposal, a central composition design ...