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track-etching process
applications of track-etched membranes
supported track-etched templates
nanostructure synthesis and properties
in vitro model of human intestinal barrier

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Adrian Carretero
Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona

track-etching process     top

  Track-etch templates designed for micro- and nanofabrication.
  Pore shape control in nanoporous particle track-etched membrane.
  Chemical modifications induced in bisphenol A polycarbonate by swift heavy ions.
  Pore shape control in nanoporous particle track etched membrane.
  Energetic heavy ion tracks in PEEK film.
  Characterization of energetic heavy ion track in PVDF: production of PVDF track-etched membrane and application.
  Heavy ion tracks in polycarbonates. Comparison with a heavy ion irradiated model compound (diphenyl carbonate).

applications of track-etched membranes     top

  Novel technology to provide an enriched therapeutic cell concentrate from bone marrow aspirate
  Industrial applications for ion track technology.
  Use of high-technology track-etched polymer membranes in a wide range of industries.
  Improved cultivation of polarized animal cells on culture inserts with new transparent polyethylene terephthalate or polycarbonate microporous membranes.

supported track-etched templates     top

  Fabrication of a new generation of track-etched templates and their use for the synthesis of nanostructures.
  Templates for engineered nano-objects for use in microwave, electronic devices & biomedical applications.

nanostructure synthesis and properties     top

polymeric nanostructures
  Dexamethasone electrically controlled release from polypyrrole-coated nanostructured electrodes.
  Electrochemically template-grown multi-segmented gold-conducting polymer nanowires with tunable electronic behavior.
  Mechanical properties of nanotubes of polyelectrolyte multilayers.
  Organic light-emitting diodes incorporating supported nanotemplates.
  Chemical and electrochemical synthesis of polypyrrole nanotubules.

metallic nanostructures
  Growth of silicon nanowires of controlled diameters by electrodeposition in ionic liquid at room temperature.
  Stable field emission from arrays of vertically aligned free-standing metallic nanowires.
  Growth and Field-Emission Properties of Vertically Aligned Cobalt Nanowire Arrays.
  Magnetic photonic band-gap material at microwave frequencies based on ferromagnetic nanowires.
  Giant magnetoresistance in magnetic multilayered nanowires.

oxyde nanostructures
 Single crystalline LSMO molecular sieve nanowires with high temperature ferromagnetism.
  Magnetically actuated nanorod arrays as biomimetic cilia.
  Single-crystalline La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 nanowires by polymer-template-directed chemical solution synthesis.
  Vertical Nanostructures : Vertical (La,Sr)MnO3 Nanorods from Track-Etched Polymers Directly Buffering Substrates (picture on the right)

in vitro model of human intestinal barrier     top

 An improved in vitro model of human intestinal follicle-associated epithelium to study nanoparticle transport by M cells

transport mechanisms
 Transport mechanisms of mmePEG750P(CL-co-TMC) polymeric micelles across the intestinal barrier
 Transport of nanoparticles across an in vitro model of the human intestinal follicle associated epithelium
 Helodermin-loaded nanoparticles : characterization and transport across an in vitro model of the follicle-associated epithelium
 Interaction of ochratoxin A with human intestinal Caco-2 cells : possible implication of a multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP2)
 Differential modulation of ochratoxin A absorption across Caco-2 cells by dietary polyphenols, used at realistic intestinal concentrations

oral vaccination
 PEGylated PLGA-based nanoparticles targeting M cells for oral vaccination
 Targeting nanoparticles to M cells with non-peptidic ligands for oral vaccination

technical notes     top

PATTERNED TRACK-ETCHED MEMBRANE
POLYIMIDE TRACK-ETCHED MEMBRANE
AMORPHOUS POLYIMIDE TRACK-ETCHED MEMBRANE
TRACK-ETCHING OF THICK POLYCARBONATE FILM