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Trace cisplatin and carboplatin removal by 3-mercaptopropionic acid and L-cysteine functionalized sponges : Adsorption behaviour and mechanism
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Han, Dong (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
López-Mesas, Montserrat (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
Boada, Roberto (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
Farías, Tania (University of Havana. Institute of Materials Science and Technology) ;
Lazo Fraga, Ana R. (University of Havana. Institute of Materials Science and Technology) ;
Valiente Malmagro, Manuel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química)
This study presents functionalized open-celled cellulose Metalzorb® sponge (Sponge) with 3-mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) and L-Cysteine (Cys), and the resulting MPA@Sponge and Cys@Sponge showed significantly improved removal efficiency towards trace cisplatin and carboplatin against Sponge. [...]
2023 - 10.1016/j.cej.2023.144894
Chemical engineering journal, Vol. 472 (September 2023) , art. 144894
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Validated method for polystyrene nanoplastic separation in aqueous matrices by asymmetric-flow field flow fraction coupled to MALS and UV-Vis detectors
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Valido, Iris H. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
Fuentes-Cebrian, Victor (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
Hernández Bonilla, Alba (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ;
Valiente Malmagro, Manuel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
López-Mesas, Montserrat (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química)
Plastics with nanosize (nanoplastics, NPLs) must be characterized, since they can be toxic or act as carriers of organic and inorganic pollutants, but there is a lack of reference materials and validated methods in the nanosize range. [...]
2023 - 10.1007/s00604-023-05851-7
Mikrochimica acta, Vol. 190, Issue 8 (August 2023) , art. 285
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Comparative study on removal of platinum cytostatic drugs at trace level by cysteine, diethylenetriamino functionalized Si-gels and polyethyleneimine functionalized sponge : Adsorption performance and mechanisms
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Han, Dong (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
López-Mesas, Montserrat (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
Luaces, Markel (University of Havana) ;
Enamorado, Yusleydi (University of Havana) ;
Sanadar, Martina (Università di Udine) ;
Melchior, Andrea (Università di Udine) ;
Valiente Malmagro, Manuel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química)
To efficiently remove trace Pt-based cytostatic drugs (Pt-CDs) from aqueous environments, a comparative investigation was conducted on the adsorption behavior of three commercial adsorbents including cysteine-functionalized silica gel (Si-Cys), 3-(diethylenetriamino) propyl-functionalized silica gel (Si-DETA) and open-celled cellulose MetalZorb® sponge (Sponge). [...]
2023 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164385
Science of the total environment, Vol. 891 (September 2023) , art. 164385
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Molecularly imprinted polymer for the removal of diclofenac from water : Synthesis and characterization
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Samah, Nurlin Abu (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
Sánchez-Martín, María-Jesús (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
Sebastián Pérez, Rosa Maria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
Valiente Malmagro, Manuel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
López-Mesas, Montserrat (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química)
Contaminants of Emerging Concerns (CECs) have been introduced as one type of recalcitrant pollutant sources in water. In this study, the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac (DCF) has been removed from water solutions using Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP), synthetized via bulk polymerization with allylthiourea (AT) as the functional monomer and using DCF as template (MIP-DCF). [...]
2018 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.087
Science of the total environment, Vol. 631-632 (August 2018) , p. 1534-1543
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Hazard Assessment of Polystyrene Nanoplastics in Primary Human Nasal Epithelial Cells, Focusing on the Autophagic Effects
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Annangi, Balasubramanyam (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ;
Villacorta, Aliro (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ;
López-Mesas, Montserrat (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
Fuentes-Cebrian, Victor (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
Marcos Dauder, Ricardo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ;
Hernández Bonilla, Alba (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia)
The human health risks posed by micro/nanoplastics (MNPLs), as emerging pollutants of environmental/health concern, need to be urgently addressed as part of a needed hazard assessment. The routes of MNPL exposure in humans could mainly come from oral, inhalation, or dermal means. [...]
2023 - 10.3390/biom13020220
Biomolecules, Vol. 13, Issue 2 (January 2023) ,art. 220
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A new source of representative secondary PET nanoplastics. Obtention, characterization, and hazard evaluation
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Villacorta, Aliro (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ;
Rubio Lorente, Laura (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ;
Alaraby, Mohamed (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ;
López-Mesas, Montserrat (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
Fuentes-Cebrian, Victor (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
Moriones, Oscar Hernando (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia) ;
Marcos Dauder, Ricardo (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia) ;
Hernández Bonilla, Alba (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia)
Micro and nanoplastics (MNPLs) are emergent environmental pollutants requiring urgent information on their potential risks to human health. One of the problems associated with the evaluation of their undesirable effects is the lack of representative samples, matching those resulting from the environmental degradation of plastic wastes. [...]
2022 - 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129593
Journal of hazardous materials, Vol. 439 (October 2022) , art. 129593
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The dark side of platinum based cytostatic drugs : from detection to removal
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Roque-Diaz, Yessica (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de Medicamentos) ;
Sanadar, Martina (Università di Udine. Dipartimento Politecnico di Ingegneria e Architettura) ;
Han, Dong (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
López-Mesas, Montserrat (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
Valiente Malmagro, Manuel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
Tolazzi, Marilena (Università di Udine. Dipartimento Politecnico di Ingegneria e Architettura) ;
Melchior, Andrea (Università di Udine. Dipartimento Politecnico di Ingegneria e Architettura) ;
Veclani, Daniele (Università di Udine. Dipartimento Politecnico di Ingegneria e Architettura)
The uncontrolled release of pharmaceutical drugs into the environment raised serious concerns in the last decades as they can potentially exert adverse effects on living organisms even at the low concentrations at which they are typically found. [...]
2021 - 10.3390/pr9111873
Processes, Vol. 9, Issue 11 (November 2021) , art. 1873
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Use of chemically treated human hair wastes for the removal of heavy metal ions from water
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Zhang, Helan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
Carrillo Navarrete, Fernando (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Química) ;
López-Mesas, Montserrat (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
Palet i Ballús, Cristina (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química)
Human hair is considered a ubiquitous waste product and its accumulation can cause environmental problems. Hence, the search for alternatives that take advantage of this waste as a new raw material is of interest, and contributes to the idea of the circular economy. [...]
2020 - 10.3390/W12051263
Water, Vol. 12, Issue 5 (May 2020) , art. 1263
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Relevance of toxicity assessment in wastewater treatments : case study-four Fenton processes applied to the mineralization of C.I. acid red 14
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Idel-aouad, Rajaa (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
Valiente Malmagro, Manuel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química) ;
Gutiérrez-Bouzán, Carmen (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. BarcelonaTech) ;
Vilaseca, Mercè (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. BarcelonaTech) ;
Yaacoubi, Abdelrani (University of Cadi Ayyad. Faculty of Sciences Semlalia) ;
Tanouti, Boumediene (University of Cadi Ayyad. Faculty of Sciences Semlalia) ;
López-Mesas, Montserrat (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Química)
Fenton and Fenton-like processes, both in homogeneous and heterogeneous phases, have been applied to an aqueous solution containing the dye AR 14 in order to study the mineralization and toxicity of the solutions generated after color elimination. [...]
2015 - 10.1155/2015/945489
Journal of analytical methods in chemistry, Vol. 2015 (June 2015) , art. 945489
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