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Recent publications

2023

Targeted Treatment of Triple-Negative-Breast Cancer Through pH-Triggered Tumour Associated Macrophages Using Smart Theranostic Nanoformulations.

Scialla S., Hanafy MS., Wang J-L., Genicio N., Silva M., Costa M., Oliveira-Pinto S., Baltazar F., Gallo J., Cui Z., Bañobre-López M.

International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2023, 632, 122575 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.122575

Redox double-switch cancer theranostics through Pt(IV) functionalised manganese dioxide nanostructures.

Brito B., Ruggiero M., Price T., Silva M., Genicio N., Wilson A., Tyurina O., Rosecker V., Eykyn T., Bañobre-López M., Stasiuk G. and Gallo J.

Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 10763-10775; DOI: 10.1039/D3NR00076A

Enhanced alpha-amylase inhibition activity of amine-terminated PAMAM dendrimer stabilized pure copper-doped magnesium oxide nanoparticles.

Jeevanandam J., Gonçalves M., Castro R., Gallo J., Bañobre-López M., Rodrigues J.

Biomaterials Advances, 2023, DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213535

Recent advances in biomimetic nanocarrier-based photothermal therapy for cancer treatment.

Gallo J., Villasante A.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023, 24, 15484, DOI: 10.3390/ijms242015484

Engineering Biomimetic Nanoparticles through Extracellular Vesicle Coating in Cancer Tissue Models.

Quiñonero G., Gallo J., Carrasco A., Samitier J., Villasante A.

Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 3097. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/nano13243097

Preliminary evaluation of zeolite-based platforms as potential dual drug delivery systems against microbial infections in the tumor micronvironment.

Bertão AR., Ivasiv V., Almeida-Aguiar C., Correia PR., Fonseca AM., Bañobre-López M., Baltazar F., Neves IC.

in press Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2023

Sustainable fluorescent dye-faujasite zeolite systems as tools for cancer bioimaging.

Bertão AR., Güney O., Costa M., Fontão P., Martinho O., Costa SPG., Fonseca AM., Bañobre-López M., Baltazar F., Neves IC.

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 473, 145109

Optimization of iron-ZIF-8 catalysts for degradation of tartrazine in water by Fenton-like reaction.

Assila O., Vilaça N., Bertão AR., Fonseca AM., Parpot P., Soares OSGP, Pereira MFR., Baltazar F., Bañobre-López M., Neves IC.

Chemosphere, 2023, 339, 139634

Comprehensive characterization and development of multi-core shell superparamagnetic nanoparticles for controlled delivery of drugs and their kinetic release modelling.

Moretto S., Santos Silva A., Diaz de Tuesta JL., Roman FF., Cortesi R., Bertão AR., Bañobre-López M., Pedrosa M., Silva AMT., Gomes HT.

Materials Today Chemistry, 2023, 33, 101748

2022

Magnetic lipid nanovehicles synergize the controlled thermal release of chemotherapeutics with magnetic ablation while enabling non-invasive monitoring by MRI for melanoma theranostics.

García-Hevia L., Casafont I., Oliveira J., Terán N., Fanarraga ML., Gallo J*., Bañobre-López M*

Bioactive Materials, 8, 2022, 153-164

Synthesis of a KIT-6 mesoporous sulfonic acid catalyst to produce biodiesel from cashew nut oil.

Uchoa AFJ., do Valle CP., Moreira DR., Bañobre-López M., Gallo J., Dias FS., Anderson MW., Ricardo NMPS.

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 39, 2022, 1001-1011

PLGA-based composites for various biomedical applications.

Rocha CV., Gonçalves V., da Silva MC., Bañobre-López M., Gallo J.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, 23(4), 2034

Magnetic solid nanoparticles and their counterparts: recent advances towards cancer theranostics.

Cerqueira M, Belmonte-Reche E., Gallo J., Baltazar F., Bañobre-López M.

Pharmaceutics, 2022, 14(3), 506

Insights into the effect of magnetic confinement on the performance of magnetic nanocomposites in magnetic hyperthermia and magnetic resonance imaging.

Scialla S., Genicio N., Brito B., Florek-Wojciechowska M., Stasiuk GJ., Kruk D., Bañobre-López M., Gallo J.

ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5(11), 2022, 16462-16474

Novel time-domain NMR-based traits for rapid, label-free Olive oils profiling

dos Santos VR., Goncalves V., Shan DP., Ribeiro AC., Dias B., Pinto IM., Gallo J., Peng WK.

Science of Food, 6, 2022, art. 59

Bioimaging of lysosomes with a BODIPY pH-dependent fluorescent probe.

Gonçalves RCR., Belmonte-Reche E., Pina J., da Silva MC., Pinto SCS., Gallo J., Costa SPG, Raposo MM.

Molecules, 27(22), 2022, 8065

2021

A novel amino phosphonate-coated magnetic nanoparticle as MRI contrast agent.

Neto DMA, da Costa LS, de Menezes FL, Fechine LMUD, Freire RM, Denardin JC, Bañobre-Lopéz M, Vasconcelos IF, Ribeiro TS, Leal LKAM, de Sousa JAC, Gallo J, Fechine PBA

Applied Surface Science, 2021, 543, 148824

Solid-lipid particles for lung metastasis treatment.

Valdivia L, García-Hevia L, Bañobre-López M, Gallo J, Valiente R, López-Fanarraga M

Pharmaceutics, 2021, 13, 93

Stimulation and suppression of the innate immune system through nanotechnology.

Da Silva MC, Rocha CV, Bañobre-López M, Gallo J

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2021, 4(3), 2303-2316

Smart magnetic resonance imaging-based theranostics for cancer.

Brito B, Price TW, Gallo J, Bañobre-Lopez M, Stasiuk GJ

Theranostics, 2021, https://dx.doi.org/10.7150/thno.57004

Potential G-quadruplexes and i-Motifs in the SARS-CoV-2.

Belmonte-Reche E, Serrano-Chacón I, González C, Gallo J, Bañobre-López M

PLOS ONE, 2021, 16(6), e0250654

Graphene-based Magnetic Nanoparticles for Theranostics: an overview for clinical application.

Lage T, Rodrigues RO, Catarino S, Gallo J, Bañobre-López M, Minas G

Nanomaterials, 2021, 11(5), 1073

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Magnetic Field Mapping around individual Magnetic Nanoparticle Aggregates using Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Diamond.

Camameiro F, Gallo J, Bañobre-López M, Berg-Sorensen K, Andersen UL, Huck A, Nieder JB

Part. Part. Syst. Charact., 2021

Xanthan-Fe3O4 Nanoparticle Composite Hydrogels for Non-Invasive Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetically-Assisted Drug Delivery.

Ribeiro M, Boudoukhani M, Belmonte-Reche E, Genicio N, Sillankorva S, Gallo J, Rodriguez-Abreu C, Moulai-Mostefa N, Bañobre-López M.

ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2021, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c00932

Ratiometric magnetic resonance imaging: Contrast agent design towards better specificity and quantification.

Genicio N., Bañobre-López M., Gröhn O., Gallo J.*

Coord. Chem. Revs., 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214150

2020

Magnetic hybrid wax nanocomposites as externally controlled theranostic vehicles: high MRI enhancement and synergistic magnetically‐assisted thermo/chemo therapy

Moura CL, Gallo J, García-Hevia L, Pessoa ODL, Ricardo NMPS, Bañobre-López M

Chemistry: A European Journal, 2020, 126(20), 4531

Synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of superparamagnetic doped ferrites as potential therapeutic nanotools

Pardo A, Pelaz B, Gallo J, Bañobre-López M, Parak WJ, Barbosa S, del Pino P, Taboada P

Chemistry of Materials, 2020, 32(6), 2220

Structure of manganese oxide nanoparticles extracted via pair distribution functions.

Pussi K, Gallo J, Ohara K, Carbo-Argibay E, Kolenko Y, Barbiellini B, Bansil A, Kamali S

Condensed Matter, 2020, 5(1), 19

Porous composites based on cellulose acetate and alfa-hematite with optical and antimicrobial properties.

Silva MA, Rocha CV, Gallo J, Felgueiras HP,Amorim MT

Carbohydrate Polymers, 2020, 241, 116362

(Para)magnetic hybrid nanocomposites for dual MRI detection and treatment of solid tumours.

Rocha CV, da Silva MC, Bañobre-López M, Gallo J

Chemical Communications, 2020, DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03020a

Evaluation of Novel Doxorubicin-Loaded Magnetic Wax Nanocomposite Vehicles as Cancer Combinatorial Therapy Agents.

Jimenez-Lopez J, Garcia-Hevia L, Melguizo C, Prados J, Bañobre-López M, Gallo J

Pharmaceutics,  2020, 12, 637

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Mapping intracellular thermal response of cancer cells to magnetic hyperthermia treatement.

Silva PL, Savchuk OA, Gallo J, García-Hevia L, Bañobre-López M, Nieder JB

Nanoscale,  2020, DOI

2019

Targeting tumor cells and neovascularization using RGD-functionalized magnetoliposomes

Garcia Ribeiro RS, Belderbos S, Danhier P, Gallo J, Manshian B, Gallez B, Bañobre M, de Cuyper M, Soenen S, Gsell W, Himmelreich U

International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2019, 14, 5911

Synthesis, characterization and in vitro validation of a magnetic zeolite nanocomposite with T2-MRI properties towards theranostic applications

Vilaça N, Gallo J, Fernandes R, Figueiredo F, Fonseca A, Baltazar F, Neves I, Bañobre-López M

Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2019, 7, 3351

Magnetic dehydrodipeptide-based self-assembled hydrogels for theragnostic applications

Carvalho A, Gallo J, Pereira DM, Valentão P, Andrade PB, Hilliou L, Ferreira PMT, Bañobre-López M, Martins JA

Nanomaterials 2019, 9(4), 541

Combining magnetic hyperthermia and dual T1/T2 MR imaging using highly versatile iron oxide nanoparticles

Sánchez-Cabezas S, Montes-Robles R, Gallo J, Sancenón F, Martínez-Máñez R

Dalton Trans, 2019, 48, 3883-3892

Effect of Size, Shape, and Composition on the Interaction of Different Nanomaterials with HeLa Cells

Carlos Renero-Lecuna, Nerea Iturrioz-Rodríguez, Eloisa González-Lavado, Esperanza Padín-González, Elena Navarro-Palomares, Lourdes Valdivia-Fernández, Lorena García-Hevia, Mónica L. Fanarraga, and Lorena González-Legarreta.

Journal of Nanomaterials, 2019, DOI: 10.1155/2019/7518482

Recent progress on manganese‐based nanostructures as responsive MRI contrast agents

Lorena García-Hevia, Manuel Bañobre-Lopez, Juan Gallo

Chemistry Eur J,  2019, doi.org/10.1002/chem.201802851

2018

Hybrid metal oxide-peptide amphiphile micelles for molecular magnetic resonance imaging of Atherosclerosis

Poon C, Gallo J, Joo J, Chang T, Bañobre-López M, Chung EJ

Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2018, DOI 0.1186/s12951-018-0420-8

 

A tailor-made protocol to synthesize graphene-based yolk-shell magnetic nanoparticles for nanomedicine

Rodrigues RO, Baldi G, Doumett S, Gallo J, Bañobre-López M, Dražić G, Calhelha R, Ferreira ICFR, Lima R, Silva AMT, Gomes HT

C – Journal of Carbon Research, 2018, DOI 10.3390/c4040055

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Enhanced performance of cobalt ferrite encapsulated in graphitic shell by means of AC magnetically activated catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of 4-nitrophenol

Ribeiro RS, Gallo J, Bañobre-López M, Silva AMT, Faria JL, Gomes HT

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018, DOI 10.1016/j.cej.2018.09.173

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Magnetoliposomes as Contrast Agents for Longitudinal in vivo Assessment of Transplanted Pancreatic Islets in a Diabetic Rat Model

Garcia Ribeiro RS, Gysemans C, Mori da Cunha JPMC, Manshian BB, Jirak D, Kriz J, Gallo J, Bañobre-López M, Struys T, De Cuyper M, Mathieu C, Soenen SJ, Gsell W, Himmelreich U

Scientific Reports, 2018, 8, 11487

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Multifunctional graphene-based magnetic nanocarriers for combined hyperthermia and dual stimuli-responsive drug delivery

Raquel O.Rodrigues, Giovanni Baldi, Saer Doumett. Lorena Garcia-Hevia, Juan Gallo, Manuel Bañobre-López, Goran Dražić, Ricardo C. Calhelha, Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira, Rui Lima, Helder T. Gomes, Adrián M.T.Silvab

Materials Science & Engineering C 93 (2018) 206–217 207

Probing Cellular Processes Using Engineered Nanoparticles

Md Nazir Hossen, Brennah Murphy, Lorena Garcı́a-Hevia, Resham Bhattacharya, and Priyabrata Mukherjee

Bioconjugate Chemistry  2018, doi: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00026

A magnetic chameleon: Biocompatible lanthanide nanoparticles with magnetic field dependent properties as contrast agents for MRI and optical imaging in biological window

Biju S, Gallo J, Bañobre-López M, Manshian BB, Soenen SJ, Himmelreich U, Vander Elst L, Parac-Vogt TN.

Chemistry Eur J, 2018, 24, 7388-7397

Chromonic self-assemblies in a series of dialkyl-thiacarbocyanine dyes and generalization of a facile route for the synthesis of fluorescent nanostructured silica fibers

Magana JR, Solans C, Salonen LM, Carbó-Argibay E, Gallo J, Tiddy GJT, Rodríguez-Abreu C.

Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2018, 92, 134-142

Orthogonal Clickable Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Platform for Targeting, Imaging, and On‐Demand Release

Guldris N, Gallo J, García-Hevia L, Rivas J, Bañobre-López M, Salonen LM.

Chemistry Eur J, 2018 Apr 12, 24, 8624-8631

Internalization studies on zeolite nanoparticles using human cells

Vilaça N, Totovao R, Prasetyanto EA, Miranda-Gonçalves V, Morais-Santos F, Fernandes R, Figueiredo F, Bañobre-López M, Fonseca AM, De Cola L, Baltazar F and Neves IC

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2018,6, 469-476

Combining CXCR4-targeted and nontargeted nanoparticles for effective unassisted in vitro magnetic hyperthermia

Vilas-Boas V, Espiña B, Kolen'ko YV, Bañobre-Lopez M, Duarte JA, Martins VC, Petrovykh DY, Freitas PP, Carvalho FD

Biointerphases, 2018, Feb 5;13(1):011005

Green synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from spices for in vitro imaging and tumour cell growth inhibition

Vasimalai N, Vilas-Boas V, Gallo J, Cerqueira MF, Menéndez-Miranda M, Costa-Fernández JM, Diéguez L, Espiña B, Fernández-Argüelles MT

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol., 2018, 9, 530–544

Tunable performance of manganese oxide nanostructures as MRI contrast agents

Bañobre-Lopéz M, García-Hevia L, Cerqueira MF, Rivadulla F, Gallo J.

Chemistry Eur J, 2018, 24, 1295-1303

2017

Amino Acid Based Gallium-68 Chelators Capable of Radiolabeling at Neutral pH

Price TW, Gallo J, Kubíček V, Böhmová Z, Prior TJ, Greenman J, Hermann P and Stasiuk GJ. 

Dalton Transactions DOI: 10.1039/C7DT03398B

Rapid sonochemical approach produces functionalized Fe3O4 NPs with excellent magnetic, colloidal and relaxivity properties for MRI application

Neto DMA, Freire RM, Gallo J, Freire TM, Queiroz DC, Ricardo NMPS, Vasconcelos IF, Mele G, Carbone L, Mazzetto SE, Bañobre-López M and Fechine PBA.

J Phys Chem C, 2017, 121(43), 24206-24222

Design and validation of a new ratiometric intracellular pH imaging probe using lanthanide-doped upconverting nanoparticles

Du S, Hernandez-Gil J, Dong H, Zheng X, Lyu G, Bañobre-Lopez M, Gallo J, Sun L, Yan C, Long NJ.

Dalton Transactions., 2017, 46, 13957-13965

Probing T1-T2 interactions and their imaging implications through a thermally responsive nanoprobe

Gallo J, Harriss BI, Hernández-Gil J, Bañobre-López M, Long NJ.

Nanoscale, 2017 Aug 10;9(31):11318-11326

A colloidally stable water dispersion of Ni nanowires as efficient T2-MRI contrast agent

Bañobre-López M, Bran C, Rodríguez-Abreu C, Gallo J, Vazquez M, Rivas J.

Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2017, 5, 3338-3347

Preliminary Evaluation of Novel Triglyceride-Based Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications

de Almeida RR, Gallo J, da Silva ACC, da Silva AKO, Pessoa ODL, Araújo TG, Leal LKAM, Fechine PBA, Bañobre-López M, Ricardo NMPS.

J. Braz. Chem. Soc., 2017, 8, 1547-1556.

Magnetite Nanoparticles for Stem Cell Labeling with High Efficiency and Long-Term in Vivo Tracking

Guldris N, Argibay B, Gallo J, Iglesias-Rey R, Carbó-Argibay E, Kolen’ko YV, Campos F, Sobrino T, Salonen LM, Bañobre-López M, Castillo J, Rivas J.

Bioconjugate Chem., 2017, 28(2), 362-370.

2016

Green synthesis of multimodal ‘OFF-ON’ activatable MRI/optical probes

Gallo J, Vasimalai N, Fernandez-Arguelles MT, Bañobre-López M.

Dalton Transactions., 2016, 45, 17672-17680.

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Sub-micrometer magnetic nanocomposites: insights into the effect of magnetic nanoparticles interactions on the optimization of SAR and MRI performance

Grillo R, Gallo J, Stroppa D, Carbo-Argibay E, Lima R, Fraceto L, Bañobre-López M.

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2016, 8(39), 25777-25787.

Electrocatalytic Performance and Stability of Nanostructured Fe−Ni Pyrite-Type Diphosphide Catalyst Supported on Carbon Paper

Costa JD, Lado JL,Carbó-Argibay E, Paz E, Gallo J, Cerqueira MF, Rodríguez-Abreu C, Kovnir K, Kolen’ko YV.

J. Phys. Chem. C, 2016, 16537-16544

Haemocompatibility of iron oxide nanoparticles synthesized for theranostic applications: a high-sensitivity microfluidic tool

Rodrigues RO, Bañobre-López M, Gallo J, Tavares PB, Silva AMT, Lima R, Gomes HT.

Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2016, 18:194.

 

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