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Eucalyptus-enhanced cotton: pretreatment and bioactive coating strategies for t...
Oliveira, Cláudia S.; Costa, Ana; Mendanha, Daniel; Macedo, Tiago; Moreira, Joana; Oliveira, Juliana A. S. A.; Bernardes, Beatriz G.; Silva, Carla J.Eucalyptus essential oils and extracts are widely recognized for their antimicrobial, antioxidant, insecticidal, anti-inflammatory, and aromatizing properties, making them highly valuable across pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and textiles. For the design of biomedical textiles, cotton is favored for its mechanical strength, porosity, and biodegradability, but its vulnerability to microbial action limits its applic...
Microfluidic-derived docosahexaenoic acid liposomes for targeting glioblastoma ...
Mendanha, Daniel; Casanova, Marta Alexandra Rodrigues; Gimondi, Sara; Ferreira, Helena Susana Costa Machado; Neves, N. M.Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common malignant primary brain tumor, characterized by limited treatment options and a poor prognosis. Its aggressiveness is attributed not only to the uncontrolled proliferation and invasion of tumor cells but also to the complex interplay between these cells and the surrounding microenvironment. Within the tumor microenvironment, an intricate network of immune cells, stromal cel...
A new chalcone derivative with promising antiproliferative and anti-invasion ac...
Mendanha, Daniel; Castro, Joana Isabel Martins Cosme Vieira; Moreira, Joana; Costa, Bruno Marques; Cidade, Honorina; Pinto, MadalenaGlioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and most deadly primary malignant brain tumor. Current therapies are not effective, the average survival of GBM patients after diagnosis being limited to few months. Therefore, the discovery of new treatments for this highly aggressive brain cancer is urgently needed. Chalcones are synthetic and naturally occurring compounds that have been widely investigated as anticancer ...