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Author (up) Oleshko, V.P.; Gijbels, R.; Jacob, W.
  Title Combined characterization of silver halide photographic systems and their components by conventional and energy-filtering TEM/EELS, STEM/EDX, SEM, and image analysis techniques Type P3 Proceeding
  Year 1996 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 46-50
  Keywords P3 Proceeding; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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  Publisher Place of Publication Minneapolis, Minn. Editor
  Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
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  Notes Approved no
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:16245 Serial 400
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Author (up) Oleshko, V.P.; Gijbels, R.H.; Bilous, V.M.; Jacob, W.A.; Alfimov, M.V.
  Title Evolution of impurity clusters and mechanism of formation of photographic sensitivity Type H3 Book chapter
  Year 1998 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 275-280
  Keywords H3 Book chapter; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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  Corporate Author Thesis
  Publisher Place of Publication Antwerp Editor
  Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN ISBN Additional Links UA library record
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:24912 Serial 1099
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Author (up) Oleshko, V.P.; Gijbels, R.H.; Bilous, V.M.; Jacob, W.A.; Alfimov, M.V.
  Title Evolution of impurity clusters and photographic sensitivity Type A3 Journal article
  Year 2000 Publication Zhurnal nauchnoj prikladnoj fotografii i kinematografii Abbreviated Journal
  Volume 45 Issue 2 Pages 1-11
  Keywords A3 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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  Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
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  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:34084 Serial 1100
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Author (up) Oleshko, V.P.; Gijbels, R.H.; Jacob, W.A.
  Title Analytical electron microscopy of silver halide photographic systems Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2000 Publication Micron Abbreviated Journal Micron
  Volume 31 Issue Pages 55-95
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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  Language Wos 000083352100007 Publication Date 2002-07-25
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0968-4328; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 1.98 Times cited 8 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.98; 2000 IF: 1.324
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:34068 Serial 108
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Author (up) Oleshko, V.P.; Gijbels, R.H.; Jacob, W.A.
  Title Reduction of composite Ag(Br,I) grains as studied by AEM and digital image analysis techniques Type P1 Proceeding
  Year 1998 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 657-658
  Keywords P1 Proceeding; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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  Publisher Institute of Physics Place of Publication Bristol Editor
  Language Wos 000077020300317 Publication Date 0000-00-00
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record;
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:24917 Serial 2853
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Author (up) Oleshko, V.P.; Gijbels, R.H.; Jacob, W.A.; van Daele, A.J.
  Title Structural and analytical characterization of composite tabular silver halide microcrystals by cryo-EFTEM/EELS and cryo-STEM/EDX techniques Type H3 Book chapter
  Year 1998 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 317-323
  Keywords H3 Book chapter; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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  Publisher Place of Publication Antwerp Editor
  Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
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  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:24914 Serial 3191
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Author (up) Oleshko, V.P.; Gijbels, R.H.; van Daele, A.J.; Jacob, W.A.
  Title On estimation of the dielectric function of Ag(Br,I) nanocrystals by cryo-EELS (addendum) Type A3 Journal article
  Year 1999 Publication Nanostructered materials Abbreviated Journal
  Volume 11 Issue Pages 687-688
  Keywords A3 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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  Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
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  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:28332 Serial 2431
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Author (up) Oleshko, V.P.; Gijbels, R.H.; van Daele, A.J.; Jacob, W.A.; Xu, Y.-E.; Wang, S.-E.; Park, I.-Y.; Kang, T.-S.
  Title Combined characterization of composite tabular silver halide microcrystals by cryo-EFTEM/EELS and cryo-STEM/EDX techniques Type A1 Journal article
  Year 1998 Publication Microscopy research and technique Abbreviated Journal Microsc Res Techniq
  Volume 42 Issue 2 Pages 108-122
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
  Language Wos 000075521300005 Publication Date 2002-09-10
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 1059-910X;1097-0029; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 1.147 Times cited 4 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.147; 1998 IF: 0.765
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:24907 Serial 398
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Author (up) Oleshko, V.P.; van Daele, A.; Gijbels, R.H.; Jacob, W.A.
  Title Structural and analytical characterization of Ag(Br,I) nanocrystals by cryo-AEM techniques Type A1 Journal article
  Year 1998 Publication Journal of nanostructured materials Abbreviated Journal Nanostruct Mater
  Volume 10 Issue 8 Pages 1225-1246
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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  Language Wos 000079226900001 Publication Date 2002-07-25
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0965-9773; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor Times cited 5 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:24909 Serial 3190
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Author (up) Oleshko, V.P.; van Daele, A.J.; Gijbels, R.H.; Jacob, W.A.
  Title Study of electron excitations in Ag(Br,I) nanocrystals by cryo-AEM techniques Type P1 Proceeding
  Year 1998 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 659-660
  Keywords P1 Proceeding; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
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  Publisher Institute of Physics Place of Publication Bristol Editor
  Language Wos 000077020300318 Publication Date 0000-00-00
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record;
  Impact Factor Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:24915 Serial 3329
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Author (up) Oleynikov, P.N.; Shpanchenko, R.V.; Rozova, M.G.; Abakumov, A.M.; Antipov, E.V.; Hadermann, J.; Lebedev, O.I.; Van Tendeloo, G.
  Title Synthesis and structure of fluorinated RBa2Cu2O6+. (R=Dy, Ho and Tm) phases Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2001 Publication Russian journal of inorganic chemistry Abbreviated Journal Russ J Inorg Chem+
  Volume 46 Issue 2 Pages 153-158
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
  Language Wos Publication Date 0000-00-00
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 0036-0236 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 0.787 Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 0.787; 2001 IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:36045 Serial 3443
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Author (up) Oliveira, M.C.
  Title Influence of phase-separated domains on the permeability of oxidized lipid membranes Type Doctoral thesis
  Year 2022 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages 151 p.
  Keywords Doctoral thesis; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
  Abstract Biological membranes are under constant attack of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), which may lead to a complex mixture of nitro-oxidized lipids that are responsible for structural and dynamic changes on the membrane. Because of that, nitro-oxidized lipids are also associated with several tumors and inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases. Moreover, lipid oxidation may induce membrane phase-separated domains, which also drastically affect the membrane function. Evidence suggests that domain interfaces are “hot spots” for pore formation, but the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. There is an urgent need for an improved understanding of oxidation-induced phase separation on membrane properties. Likewise, the molecular structure at domain interfaces still needs to be elucidated. To evaluate the effect of lipid nitro-oxidation on the permeability of single-phase (homogeneous) and phase-separated (heterogeneous) phospholipid bilayers (PLBs), we performed atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using: (1) single-phase PLBs composed of several isomers of nitrated and/or oxidized lipids; (2) phase-separated PLBs composed of coexisting liquid ordered (Lo) and liquid disordered (Ld) domains, where the Ld domain is composed of non-oxidized and/or oxidized lipids. Our results show that nitrated lipids increase the membrane permeability of single-phase PLBs by three-fold compared to oxidized lipids. In addition, we show that oxidized lipids in the presence of nitrated lipids decrease the membrane permeability, suggesting an interaction between nitrated and oxidized lipids. Overall, the permeability of single-phase and phase-separated PLBs was comparable, and the presence of oxidized lipids increases the membrane permeability only in single-phase PLBs. Despite the latter, the presence of only 1.5% of lipid aldehydes at the Lo/Ld domain interfaces of phase-separated PLBs was able to increase the membrane permeability. In consequence of this, we also performed coarse-grained MD simulations to evaluate whether lipid aldehydes have a preference to accumulate at the interface between Lo/Ld domains. Our results show that lipid aldehydes derived from mono-unsaturated lipids accumulate at the interface, but those derived from poly-unsaturated lipids remain in the Ld domain. This study is of interest for photodynamic therapy and plasma medicine for cancer treatment, to understand the effects caused by RONS in cell membranes.
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  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:191039 Serial 7173
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Author (up) Oliveira, M.C.; Cordeiro, R.M.; Bogaerts, A.
  Title Effect of lipid oxidation on the channel properties of Cx26 hemichannels : a molecular dynamics study Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2023 Publication Archives of biochemistry and biophysics Abbreviated Journal
  Volume 746 Issue Pages 109741-12
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
  Abstract Intercellular communication plays a crucial role in cancer, as well as other diseases, such as inflammation, tissue degeneration, and neurological disorders. One of the proteins responsible for this, are connexins (Cxs), which come together to form a hemichannel. When two hemichannels of opposite cells interact with each other, they form a gap junction (GJ) channel, connecting the intracellular space of these cells. They allow the passage of ions, reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), and signaling molecules from the interior of one cell to another cell, thus playing an essential role in cell growth, differentiation, and homeostasis. The importance of GJs for disease induction and therapy development is becoming more appreciated, especially in the context of oncology. Studies have shown that one of the mechanisms to control the formation and disruption of GJs is mediated by lipid oxidation pathways, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. In this study, we performed atomistic molecular dynamics simulations to evaluate how lipid oxidation influences the channel properties of Cx26 hemichannels, such as channel gating and permeability. Our results demonstrate that the Cx26 hemichannel is more compact in the presence of oxidized lipids, decreasing its pore diameter at the extracellular side and increasing it at the amino terminus domains, respectively. The permeability of the Cx26 hemichannel for water and RONS molecules is higher in the presence of oxidized lipids. The latter may facilitate the intracellular accumulation of RONS, possibly increasing oxidative stress in cells. A better understanding of this process will help to enhance the efficacy of oxidative stress-based cancer treatments.
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  Language Wos 001079100300001 Publication Date 2023-09-07
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0003-9861; 1096-0384 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
  Impact Factor 3.9 Times cited Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 3.9; 2023 IF: 3.165
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:200282 Serial 9028
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Author (up) Oliveira, M.C.; Verswyvel, H.; Smits, E.; Cordeiro, R.M.; Bogaerts, A.; Lin, A.
  Title The pro- and anti-tumoral properties of gap junctions in cancer and their role in therapeutic strategies Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2022 Publication Redox Biology Abbreviated Journal Redox Biol
  Volume 57 Issue Pages 102503
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT); Center for Oncological Research (CORE)
  Abstract Gap junctions (GJs), essential structures for cell-cell communication, are made of two hemichannels (commonly called connexons), one on each adjacent cell. Found in almost all cells, GJs play a pivotal role in many physi­ological and cellular processes, and have even been linked to the progression of diseases, such as cancer. Modulation of GJs is under investigation as a therapeutic strategy to kill tumor cells. Furthermore, GJs have also been studied for their key role in activating anti-cancer immunity and propagating radiation- and oxidative stress-induced cell death to neighboring cells, a process known as the bystander effect. While, gap junction (GJ)based therapeutic strategies are being developed, one major challenge has been the paradoxical role of GJs in both tumor progression and suppression, based on GJ composition, cancer factors, and tumoral context. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms of action, regulation, and the dual characteristics of GJs in cancer is critical for developing effective therapeutics. In this review, we provide an overview of the current under­ standing of GJs structure, function, and paradoxical pro- and anti-tumoral role in cancer. We also discuss the treatment strategies to target these GJs properties for anti-cancer responses, via modulation of GJ function.
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  Language Wos 000871090800004 Publication Date 0000-00-00
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  ISSN 2213-2317 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
  Impact Factor 11.4 Times cited Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes We thank Coordination of Superior Level Staff Improvement (CAPES, Brazil) for the scholarship granted, and the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the University of Antwerp, a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Founda­tion, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the University of Antwerp, for providing the computational resources needed for running the simulations. This work was also funded in part by the funded by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) and the Flemish Government. The FWO fellowships and grants that funded this work include: 12S9221N (Abraham Lin), G044420N (Abraham Lin and Annemie Bogaerts), and 1S67621N (Hanne Verswyvel). Figs. 1, 4 and 5 were created in BioRender.com. Approved Most recent IF: 11.4
  Call Number PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:191362 Serial 7112
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Author (up) Oliveira, M.C.; Yusupov, M.; Bogaerts, A.; Cordeiro, R.M.
  Title Molecular dynamics simulations of mechanical stress on oxidized membranes Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2019 Publication Biophysical chemistry Abbreviated Journal Biophys Chem
  Volume 254 Issue Pages 106266
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
  Abstract Biomembranes are under constant attack of free radicals that may lead to lipid oxidation in conditions of oxidative stress. The products generated during lipid oxidation are responsible for structural and dynamical changes which may jeopardize the membrane function. For instance, the local rearrangements of oxidized lipid molecules may induce membrane rupture. In this study, we investigated the effects of mechanical stress on oxidized phospholipid bilayers (PLBs). Model bilayers were stretched until pore formation (or poration) using nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations. We studied single-component homogeneous membranes composed of lipid oxidation products, as well as two-component heterogeneous membranes with coexisting native and oxidized domains. In homogeneous membranes, the oxidation products with —OH and —OOH groups reduced the areal strain required for pore formation, whereas the oxidation product with ]O group behaved similarly to the native membrane. In heterogeneous membranes composed of oxidized and non-oxidized domains, we tested the hypothesis according to which poration may be facilitated at the domain interface region. However, results were inconclusive due to their large statistical variance and sensitivity to simulation setup parameters. We pointed out important technical issues that need to be considered in future simulations of mechanically-induced poration of heterogeneous membranes. This research is of interest for photodynamic therapy and plasma medicine, because ruptured and intact plasma membranes are experimentally considered hallmarks of necrotic and apoptotic cell death.
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  Language Wos 000502890900015 Publication Date 2019-09-13
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  ISSN 0301-4622 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 2.402 Times cited Open Access
  Notes São Paulo Research Foundation, 2012/50680-5 ; National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development, 459270/2014-1 ; We are thankful for the financial support received from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) (grant no. 2012/50680-5) and from the National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq) (grant no. 459270/2014-1). MCO acknowledges UFABC for the Master's scholarship granted. Approved Most recent IF: 2.402
  Call Number PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:163477 Serial 5374
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Author (up) Oliveira, M.C.; Yusupov, M.; Bogaerts, A.; Cordeiro, R.M.
  Title How do nitrated lipids affect the properties of phospholipid membranes? Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2020 Publication Archives Of Biochemistry And Biophysics Abbreviated Journal Arch Biochem Biophys
  Volume 695 Issue Pages 108548
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
  Abstract Biological membranes are under constant attack of free radicals, which may lead to lipid nitro-oxidation, pro­ ducing a complex mixture of nitro-oxidized lipids that are responsible for structural and dynamic changes on the membrane. Despite the latter, nitro-oxidized lipids are also associated with several inflammatory and neuro­ degenerative diseases, the underlying mechanisms of which remain elusive. We perform atomistic molecular dynamics simulations using several isomers of nitro-oxidized lipids to study their effect on the structure and permeability of the membrane, as well as the interaction between the mixture of these products in the phos­pholipid membrane environment. Our results show that the stereo- and positional isomers have a stronger effect on the properties of the membrane composed of oxidized lipids compared to that containing nitrated lipids. Nevertheless, nitrated lipids lead to three-fold increase in water permeability compared to oxidized lipids. In addition, we show that in a membrane consisting of combined nitro-oxidized lipid products, the presence of oxidized lipids protects the membrane from transient pores. Is well stablished that plasma application and photodynamic therapy produces a number of oxidative species used to kill cancer cells, through membrane damage induced by nitro-oxidative stress. This study is important to elucidate the mechanisms and the molecular level properties involving the reactive species produced during that cancer therapies.
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  Language Wos 000594173400010 Publication Date 0000-00-00
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  ISSN 0003-9861 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.9 Times cited Open Access
  Notes CAPES; Flanders Research Foundation, 1200219N ; We thank Universidade Federal do ABC for providing the computa­tional resources needed for completion of this work and CAPES for scholarship granted. M.Y. acknowledges the Flanders Research Foun­dation (grant 1200219N) for financial support. Approved Most recent IF: 3.9; 2020 IF: 3.165
  Call Number PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:173861 Serial 6440
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Author (up) Oliveira, M.C.; Yusupov, M.; Bogaerts, A.; Cordeiro, R.M.
  Title Lipid Oxidation: Role of Membrane Phase-Separated Domains Type A1 Journal Article
  Year 2021 Publication Journal Of Chemical Information And Modeling Abbreviated Journal J Chem Inf Model
  Volume 61 Issue 6 Pages 2857-2868
  Keywords A1 Journal Article; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
  Abstract Lipid oxidation is associated with several inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases, but many questions to unravel its effects on biomembranes are still open due to the complexity of the topic. For instance, recent studies indicated that phase-separated domains can have a significant effect on membrane function. It is reported that domain interfaces are “hot spots” for pore formation, but the underlying mechanisms and the effect of oxidation-induced phase separation on membranes remain elusive. Thus, to evaluate the permeability of the membrane coexisting of liquid-ordered (Lo) and liquid-disordered (Ld) domains, we performed atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. Specifically, we studied the membrane permeability of nonoxidized or oxidized homogeneous membranes (single-phase) and at the Lo/Ld domain interfaces of heterogeneous membranes, where the Ld domain is composed of either oxidized or nonoxidized lipids. Our simulation results reveal that the addition of only 1.5% of lipid aldehyde molecules at the Lo/Ld domain interfaces of heterogeneous membranes increases the membrane permeability, whereas their addition at homogeneous membranes does not have any effect. This study is of interest for a better understanding of cancer treatment methods based on oxidative stress (causing among others lipid oxidation), such as plasma medicine and photodynamic therapy.
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  Language Wos 000669541400034 Publication Date 2021-06-28
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  ISSN 1549-9596 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.76 Times cited Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, 1200219N ; Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; We thank Universidade Federal do ABC for providing the computational resources needed for completion of this work and CAPES for the scholarship granted. M.Y. acknowledges the Flanders Research Foundation (grant 1200219N) for financial support. Approved Most recent IF: 3.76
  Call Number PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:179766 Serial 6806
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Author (up) Oliveira, M.C.; Yusupov, M.; Bogaerts, A.; Cordeiro, R.M.
  Title Distribution of lipid aldehydes in phase-separated membranes: A molecular dynamics study Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2022 Publication Archives Of Biochemistry And Biophysics Abbreviated Journal Arch Biochem Biophys
  Volume 717 Issue Pages 109136
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
  Abstract It is well established that lipid aldehydes (LAs) are able to increase the permeability of cell membranes and induce their rupture. However, it is not yet clear how LAs are distributed in phase-separated membranes (PSMs), which are responsible for the transport of selected molecules and intracellular signaling. Thus, we investigate here the distribution of LAs in a PSM by coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations. Our results reveal that LAs derived from mono-unsaturated lipids tend to accumulate at the interface between the liquid-ordered/liquiddisordered domains, whereas those derived from poly-unsaturated lipids remain in the liquid-disordered domain. These results are important for understanding the effects caused by oxidized lipids in membrane structure, properties and organization.
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  Language Wos 000767632000001 Publication Date 2022-01-24
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  ISSN 0003-9861 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record
  Impact Factor 3.9 Times cited Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes We thank the University of Antwerp and the Coordination of Superior Level Staff Improvement (CAPES, Brazil) for the scholarship granted. The calculations were performed using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UAntwerpen), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the UAntwerpen. Approved Most recent IF: 3.9
  Call Number PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:185874 Serial 6905
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Author (up) Oliveira, M.C.; Yusupov, M.; Cordeiro, R.M.; Bogaerts, A.
  Title Unraveling the permeation of reactive species across nitrated membranes by computer simulations Type A1 Journal Article;Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species
  Year 2021 Publication Computers In Biology And Medicine Abbreviated Journal Comput Biol Med
  Volume 136 Issue Pages 104768
  Keywords A1 Journal Article;Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species; Nitro-oxidative stress; Molecular dynamics simulations; Nitrated membranes; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
  Abstract Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) are involved in many biochemical processes, including nitrooxidative stress that causes cancer cell death, observed in cancer therapies such as photodynamic therapy and cold atmospheric plasma. However, their mechanisms of action and selectivity still remain elusive due to the complexity of biological cells. For example, it is not well known how RONS generated by cancer therapies permeate the cell membrane to cause nitro-oxidative damage. There are many studies dedicated to the perme­ation of RONS across native and oxidized membranes, but not across nitrated membranes, another lipid product also generated during nitro-oxidative stress. Herein, we performed molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to calculate the free energy barrier of RONS permeation across nitrated membranes. Our results show that hy­drophilic RONS, such as hydroperoxyl radical (HO2) and peroxynitrous acid (ONOOH), have relatively low barriers compared to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and hydroxyl radical (HO), and are more prone to permeate the membrane than for the native or peroxidized membranes, and similar to aldehyde-oxidized membranes. Hy­drophobic RONS like molecular oxygen (O2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and nitric oxide (NO) even have insignif­icant barriers for permeation. Compared to native and peroxidized membranes, nitrated membranes are more permeable, suggesting that we must not only consider oxidized membranes during nitro-oxidative stress, but also nitrated membranes, and their role in cancer therapies.
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  Language Wos 000696938800003 Publication Date 2021-08-17
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  ISSN 0010-4825 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 1.836 Times cited Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes We thank University of Antwerp and Coordination of Superior Level Staff Improvement (CAPES, Brazil) for the scholarship granted and for providing the computational resources needed for completion of this work. M. Yusupov acknowledges the Flanders Research Foundation (grant 1200219N) for financial support. Approved Most recent IF: 1.836
  Call Number PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:181082 Serial 6807
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Author (up) Omranian, S.R.; Geluykens, M.; Van Hal, M.; Hasheminejad, N.; Rocha Segundo, I.; Pipintakos, G.; Denys, S.; Tytgat, T.; Fraga Freitas, E.; Carneiro, J.; Verbruggen, S.; Vuye, C.
  Title Assessing the potential of application of titanium dioxide for photocatalytic degradation of deposited soot on asphalt pavement surfaces Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2022 Publication Construction and building materials Abbreviated Journal Constr Build Mater
  Volume 350 Issue Pages 128859-13
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
  Abstract It is known that pollutants and their irreparable influence can considerably jeopardize the environment and human health. Such disastrous, growing, hazardous particles urged researchers to find effective ways and diminish their destructive impacts and preserve our planet. This study evaluates the potential of incorporating Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) semiconductor nanoparticles on asphalt pavements to degrade pollutants without compromising bitumen performance. Accordingly, the Response Surface Method (RSM) was employed to develop an experimental matrix based on the central composite design. Image Analysis (IA) was used to determine the rate of soot degradation (as pollutant representative) using MATLAB and ImageJ software. Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM), Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR) were finally carried out to estimate the effects of adding different percentages of TiO2 on the micro -structural features and dispersion of the TiO2, chemical fingerprinting, and rheological performance of the bituminous binder. The results showed a promising potential of TiO2 to degrade soot (over 50%) during the conducted experiments. In addition, the RSM outcomes showed that applying a higher amount of TiO2 is more efficient for pollutant degradation. Finally, no negative impact was observed, neither on the rheological behavior nor on the aging susceptibility of the bitumen, even though the homogenous dispersion of the TiO2 was clearly captured via CLSM.
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  Language Wos 000848227000001 Publication Date 2022-08-20
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0950-0618 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 7.4 Times cited Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 7.4
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:189820 Serial 7128
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Author (up) Oncel, N.; Çakir, D.; Dil, J.H.; Slomski, B.; Landolt, G.
  Title Angle-resolved synchrotron photoemission and density functional theory on the iridium modified Si(111) surface Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2014 Publication Journal of physics : condensed matter Abbreviated Journal J Phys-Condens Mat
  Volume 26 Issue 28 Pages 285501
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract The physical and electronic properties of the Ir modified Si(1 1 1) surface have been investigated with the help of angle resolved photoemission spectroscopy and density functional theory. The surface consists of Ir-ring clusters that form a root 7 x root 7 -R19.1 degrees reconstruction. A comparison between the measured and calculated band structure of the system reveals that the dispersions of the projected bulk states and the states originating from '1x1' domains are heavily modified due to Umklapp scattering from the surface Brillouin zone. Density of states calculations show that Ir-ring clusters contribute to the states in the vicinity of the Fermi level.
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  Publisher Place of Publication London Editor
  Language Wos 000338830300019 Publication Date 2014-06-19
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0953-8984;1361-648X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 2.649 Times cited 4 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was partially supported by the National Science Foundation (DMR-1306101), North Dakota EPSCoR office (NSF grant #EPS-814442), the University of North Dakota and the Swiss National Science Foundation. Computer resources used in this work partially provided by Computational Research Center (HPC-Linux cluster) at UND and TUBITAK ULAKBIM, High Performance and Grid Computing Center (TR-Grid e-Infrastructure). ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.649; 2014 IF: 2.346
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:118636 Serial 114
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Author (up) Opherden, L.; Sieger, M.; Pahlke, P.; Hühne, R.; Schultz, L.; Meledin, A.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Nast, R.; Holzapfel, B.; Bianchetti, M.; MacManus-Driscoll, J.L.; Hänisch, J.
  Title Large pinning forces and matching effects in YBa2Cu3O7-δ thin films with Ba2Y(Nb/Ta)O6 nano-precipitates Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Scientific reports Abbreviated Journal Sci Rep-Uk
  Volume 6 Issue 6 Pages 21188
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract The addition of mixed double perovskite Ba2Y(Nb/Ta)O6 (BYNTO) to YBa2Cu3O7−δ (YBCO) thin films leads to a large improvement of the in-field current carrying capability. For low deposition rates, BYNTO grows as well-oriented, densely distributed nanocolumns. We achieved a pinning force density of 25 GN/m3 at 77 K at a matching field of 2.3 T, which is among the highest values reported for YBCO. The anisotropy of the critical current density shows a complex behavior whereby additional maxima are developed at field dependent angles. This is caused by a matching effect of the magnetic fields c-axis component. The exponent N of the current-voltage characteristics (inversely proportional to the creep rate S) allows the depinning mechanism to be determined. It changes from a double-kink excitation below the matching field to pinning-potential-determined creep above it.
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  Language Wos 000370364500001 Publication Date 2016-02-18
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 2045-2322 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 4.259 Times cited 39 Open Access
  Notes The authors gratefully acknowledge J. Scheiter, U. Besold, and U. Fiedler for technical assistance. This work was financially supported by EUROTAPES, a collaborative project funded by the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Program (FP7 / 2007-2013) under Grant Agreement no. 280432. Approved Most recent IF: 4.259
  Call Number c:irua:131920 Serial 4026
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Author (up) Oprya, M.; Kiro, S.; Worobiec, A.; Horemans, B.; Darchuk, L.; Novakovic, V.; Ennan, A.; Van Grieken, R.
  Title Size distribution and chemical properties of welding fumes of inhalable particles Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2012 Publication Journal of aerosol science Abbreviated Journal
  Volume 45 Issue 1 Pages 50-57
  Keywords A1 Journal article; AXES (Antwerp X-ray Analysis, Electrochemistry and Speciation); Laboratory Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP)
  Abstract The goal of the present study was to analyze the relationship between the fume formation rate, welding conditions, chemical composition of welding fume particles and their size. In the range from 0.25 to 16 μm aerodynamic diameter, three distinct types of welding fume particles were identified in the welder's breathing zone. The elemental composition of each type depended completely on the used welding materials, and reflects their mechanism of formation. Their relative abundance in the welding fume appeared to be dependent on the electrode coating, as well as the heat input during welding.
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  Language Wos 000300140000005 Publication Date 2011-10-26
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0021-8502; 1879-1964 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
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  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:93184 Serial 8544
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Author (up) Orlinskii, S.B.; Bogomolov, R.S.; Kiyamova, A.M.; Yavkin, B.V.; Mamin, G.M.; Turner, S.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Shiryaev, A.A.; Vlasov, I.I.; Shenderova, O.
  Title Identification of substitutional nitrogen and surface paramagnetic centers in nanodiamond of dynamic synthesis by electron paramagnetic resonance Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2011 Publication Nanoscience and nanotechnology letters Abbreviated Journal Nanosci Nanotech Let
  Volume 3 Issue 1 Pages 63-67
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
  Abstract Production of nanodiamond particles containing substitutional nitrogen is important for a wide variety of advanced applications. In the current work nanodiamond particles synthesized from a mixture of graphite and hexogen were analyzed to determine the presence of substitutional nitrogen using pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. Nitrogen paramagnetic centers in the amount of 1.2 ppm have been identified. The spin relaxation characteristics for both nitrogen and surface defects are also reported. A new approach for efficient depletion of the strong non-nitrogen EPR signal in nanodiamond material by immersing nanodiamond particles into ice matrix is suggested. This approach allows an essential decrease of the spin relaxation time of the dominant non-nitrogen defects, while preserving the substitutional nitrogen spin relaxation time.
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  Language Wos 000293211200012 Publication Date 2011-09-19
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition
  ISSN 1941-4900;1941-4919; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 1.889 Times cited 14 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 1.889; 2011 IF: 0.528
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:91943 Serial 1548
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Author (up) Orlova, N.
  Title Emergent phenomena in superconductors and superfluids with multicomponent quantum condensates Type Doctoral thesis
  Year 2016 Publication Abbreviated Journal
  Volume Issue Pages
  Keywords Doctoral thesis; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
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  Publisher Place of Publication Antwerpen Editor
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  Notes Approved Most recent IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:134094 Serial 4172
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Author (up) Orlova, N.V.; Kuopanportti, P.; Milošević, M.V.
  Title Skyrmionic vortex lattices in coherently coupled three-component Bose-Einstein condensates Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2016 Publication Physical Review A Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev A
  Volume 94 Issue 2 Pages 023617
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract We show numerically that a harmonically trapped and coherently Rabi-coupled three-component Bose-Einstein condensate can host unconventional vortex lattices in its rotating ground state. The discovered lattices incorporate square and zig-zag patterns, vortex dimers and chains, and doubly quantized vortices, and they can be quantitatively classified in terms of a skyrmionic topological index, which takes into account the multicomponent nature of the system. The exotic ground-state lattices arise due to the intricate interplay of the repulsive density-density interactions and the Rabi couplings as well as the ubiquitous phase frustration between the components. In the frustrated state, domain walls in the relative phases can persist between some components even at strong Rabi coupling, while vanishing between others. Consequently, in this limit the three-component condensate effectively approaches a two-component condensate with only density-density interactions. At intermediate Rabi coupling strengths, however, we face unique vortex physics that occurs neither in the two-component counterpart nor in the purely density-density-coupled three-component system.
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  Language Wos 000381303800006 Publication Date 2016-08-12
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 2469-9926;2469-9934; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 2.925 Times cited 16 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO). P. K. acknowledges financial support from the Emil Aaltonen Foundation, the Finnish Cultural Foundation, the Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation, and the Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation. The authors thank R. P. Anderson, E. Babaev, I. O. Cherednikov, V. R. Misko, T. P. Simula, and J. Tempere for useful comments and discussions. ; Approved Most recent IF: 2.925
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:144673 Serial 4688
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Author (up) Orlova, N.V.; Shanenko, A.A.; Milošević, M.V.; Peeters, F.M.; Vagov, A.V.; Axt, V.M.
  Title Ginzburg-Landau theory for multiband superconductors : microscopic derivation Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2013 Publication Physical review : B : condensed matter and materials physics Abbreviated Journal Phys Rev B
  Volume 87 Issue 13 Pages 134510-134518
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
  Abstract A procedure to derive the Ginzburg-Landau (GL) theory from the multiband BCS Hamiltonian is developed in a general case with an arbitrary number of bands and arbitrary interaction matrix. It combines the standard Gor'kov truncation and a subsequent reconstruction in order to match accuracies of the obtained terms. This reconstruction recovers the phenomenological GL theory as obtained from the Landau model of phase transitions but offers explicit microscopic expressions for the relevant parameters. Detailed calculations are presented for a three-band system treated as a prototype multiband superconductor. It is demonstrated that the symmetry in the coupling matrix may lead to the chiral ground state with the phase frustration, typical for systems with broken time-reversal symmetry. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.134510
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  Language Wos 000317586700002 Publication Date 2013-04-16
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 1098-0121;1550-235X; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 3.836 Times cited 57 Open Access
  Notes ; This work was supported by the “Odysseus” Program of the Flemish Government and the Flemish Science Foundation (FWO-Vl). A.A.S. acknowledges useful discussions with D. Neilson. ; Approved Most recent IF: 3.836; 2013 IF: 3.664
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:108464 Serial 1344
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Author (up) Oró-Solé, J.; Frontera, C.; Beltrán-Porter, D.; Lebedev, O.I.; Van Tendeloo, G.; Fuertes, A.
  Title Crystal structures of superconducting sodium intercalates of hafnium nitride chloride Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2006 Publication Materials research bulletin Abbreviated Journal Mater Res Bull
  Volume 41 Issue 5 Pages 934-940
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
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  Publisher Place of Publication New York, N.Y. Editor
  Language Wos 000238116800005 Publication Date 2006-04-19
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
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  ISSN 0025-5408; ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 2.446 Times cited 8 Open Access
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.446; 2006 IF: 1.383
  Call Number UA @ lucian @ c:irua:59594 Serial 579
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Author (up) Orozco-Jimenez, A.J.; Pinilla-Fernandez, D.A.; Pugliese, V.; Bula, A.; Perreault, P.; Gonzalez-Quiroga, A.
  Title Angular momentum based-analysis of gas-solid fluidized beds in vortex chambers Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2023 Publication Chemical engineering journal Abbreviated Journal
  Volume 457 Issue Pages 141222-21
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
  Abstract Gas-solid vortex chambers are a promising alternative for reactive and non-reactive processes requiring enhanced heat and mass transfer rates and order-of-milliseconds contact time. The conservation of angular momentum is instrumental in understanding how the interactions between gas, particulate solids, and chamber walls influence the formation of a rotating solids bed. Therefore, this work applies the conservation of angular momentum to derive a model that gives the average angular velocity of solids in terms of gas injection velocity, wall-solids bed drag coefficient, gas and particle properties, and chamber geometry. Three datasets from published studies, comprising 1 g-Geldart B- and d-type particles in different vortex chambers, validate the model results. Using a sensitivity analysis, we assessed the effect of input variables on the average angular velocity of solids, average void fraction, and average bed height. Results indicate that the top and bottom end-wall boundaries exert the most significant braking effect on the rotating solids bed compared with the cylindrical outer wall and gas injection boundaries. The wall-solids bed drag coefficient appears independent of the gas injection velocity for a wide range of operating conditions. The proposed model is a valuable tool for analyzing and comparing gas–solid vortex typologies, unraveling improvement opportunities, and scale-up.
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  Language Wos 000951011600001 Publication Date 2022-12-29
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  ISSN 1385-8947; 1873-3212 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 15.1 Times cited Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 15.1; 2023 IF: 6.216
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:192868 Serial 7282
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Author (up) Ortega Saez, N.; Arno, R.; Marchetti, A.; Cauberghs, S.; Janssens, K.; Van der Snickt, G.; Al-Emam, E.
  Title Towards a novel strategy for soot removal from water-soluble materials : the synergetic effect of hydrogels and cyclomethicone on gelatine emulsion-based photographs Type A1 Journal article
  Year 2023 Publication Heritage science Abbreviated Journal
  Volume 11 Issue 1 Pages 78-17
  Keywords A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Art; Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES); Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy (AXIS)
  Abstract Gels are a popular cleaning method for paper conservators and a lot of research has been done concerning gel cleaning of paper objects over the last 15 years. Despite the close interconnection between the conservation fields of paper and photographic material, research on using gels for cleaning photographs is very scarce. However, gels can provide an excellent cleaning method for photographic material. Cleaning silver gelatine prints with aqueous solvents is very complex due to the hydrophilic properties and fragility of the gelatine layer which makes mechanical cleaning difficult. The properties of gels ensure better control over the flow and evaporation of the solvent, facilitating the cleaning process. This study is the first insight into the viability of using gellan gum gel and polyvinyl acetate-borax (PVAc-borax) gel to clean contaminants from the surface of silver gelatine photographs. It is based on self-made samples that were artificially aged and contaminated with soot. Water, ethanol (EtOH), and Kodak Photo-flo were studied as solvents to remove the soot from the silver gelatine-based prints. These solvents were loaded into the aforementioned gels and applied to the samples in two different methods. These gel cleaning methods were subsequently compared with traditional cleaning methods. In addition, the usage of cyclomethicone D4 as a protective mask for the gelatine layer was studied. Measuring methods used to evaluate the cleaning were visual comparison, microscopic observation, and densitometry. ATR-FTIR measurements were also conducted to investigate potential side-effects of the cleaning methods on the prints, such as unwanted chemical transformations or the presence of gel residues after the treatments. Most of the gel cleaning methods within this study proved to be inadequate, with the exception of the gellan gum gel loaded with 30% EtOH. It was used as a granulated gel applied mechanically on a print saturated with cyclomethicone (octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane D4). Cyclomethicone proved to be a very effective protective barrier for the water-sensitive gelatine layer with minimal reduction in cleaning effectiveness.
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  Language Wos 000970139500001 Publication Date 2023-04-18
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  ISSN 2050-7445 ISBN Additional Links UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
  Impact Factor 2.5 Times cited Open Access OpenAccess
  Notes Approved Most recent IF: 2.5; 2023 IF: NA
  Call Number UA @ admin @ c:irua:196445 Serial 8945
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