Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials

Enhancement of hippocampal synaptic AMPA receptor function by the antidepressant tianeptine and by opioid peptides

Management of major depressive disorder (MDD) with conventional therapeutics that enhance monoaminergic neurotransmission requires prolonged treatment prior to clinical benefit and a substantial proportion of patients show little or no improvement. Identifying alternative molecul...

Pore-engineered mesoporous silica nanocarriers for sustainable, stimuli-responsive corrosion-inhibitor release

Corrosion of metallic materials, particularly in heritage structures and concrete-based infrastructures, remains a persistent challenge, necessitating protection strategies that are effective, long-lasting, environmentally sustainable, and compatible with heterogeneous substrates...

Amide-Linked Fluorene Polymer Networks with Polymerization-Induced Palladium Incorporation for Sustainable Aqueous C–C Cross-Coupling

Abstract Amide-linked fluorene polymer networks, structurally related to covalent organic polymers (COPs), are attractive platforms for sustainable heterogeneous catalysis owing to their chemical robustness, structural tunability, and ability to stabilize metal species within org...

Rhodoglobus galactosidasius sp. nov., a psychrophilic Actinomycetota producing a cold-active β-galactosidase isolated from Cape Hallett, Antarctica

A novel psychrophilic member of the phylum Actinomycetota , designated strain CPHL_1 T , was isolated from the shoreline of Cape Hallett, Antarctica. Cells were Gram-positive, aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming rods (0.7–1.0 µm in length) with orange to yellow pigmentation. O...

Concurrent Assessment of Micro- and Nanoplastics and Bisphenol A in Non-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Patients and Hemodialysis Patients: Results from a Cross-Sectional Human Biomonitoring Study Focusing on Sex-Related Patterns

Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), particularly those receiving hemodialysis (HD), may be more vulnerable to exposure to micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) and bisphenol A (BPA) because of impaired renal clearance and frequent contact to plastic-based medical devices. This s...

Double functionalization in chitosan scaffolds for bone tissue engineering improvement

Abstract Chitosan is a natural polysaccharide produced by the deacetylation of chitin. It has been employed for several biomedical applications since it is biocompatible and biodegradable. In this work, two synthetic peptides were covalently grafted to chitosan to enhance cellula...