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  • Dr. Correa Duarte, Miguel Ángel
  • Dr. Pérez-Lorenzo, Moisés
  • Dr. Puértolas Lacambra, Begoña Chemical Engineer
  • Dr. Vázquez Besteiro, Lucas Física
  • Dr. Vázquez González, Margarita
  • Dr. Sousa Castillo, Ana
  • Dr. Spuch Calvar, Miguel
  • Dr. Guillade Alonso, Lucía

  • Nanostructures to produce coatings:

    • Disinfectant (e.g., bacteria or viruses related to covid-19).
    • Self-cleaning (super hydrophobic surfaces).
    • Photocatalytic, sunlight decontaminants.
    • Solar shielding, either from visible or infrared radiation (e.g., applications in crystals)

    Sensory nanostructures to:

    • Detect pathogens.
    • Detect nanoparticles in water (e.g., TiO2, Ag, in the sea).
    • Detect contaminants in air and water.

  • Nanostructures to produce decontaminant surfaces, such as the elimination of molecules as dangerous as nervous gases (e.g., degrading 2-Chloroethyl ethyl sulphide, analogous to mustard gas).

    Production of nanostructures to decontaminate water using sunlight.

    Nanoreactors to facilitate smart drug release.

    Heterogenous catalysts based on TiO2, Pd, Au, Pt, -Ag, Ni (magnetically recoverable systems, membrane incorporation) for different reactions, such as producing H2 using sunlight.

  • Unveiling the photocatalytic and antimicrobial activities of star–shaped gold nanoparticles under visible spectrum
    El-Khawaga A.M.,Elsaidy A.,Correa-Duarte M.A.,Elbasuney S.
    01/12/2025
    Scientific Reports
  • Precision oncology through SERS: emerging approaches for improved cancer diagnosis and prognosis
    Garcia-Rico E.,Correa-Duarte M.A.,Alvarez-Puebla R.A.
    01/01/2025
    Nanomedicine
  • Facile synthesis of silver doped manganese oxide nanocomposite with superior photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity under visible spectrum
    Elbasuney S.,El-Khawaga A.M.,Elsayed M.A.,Elsaidy A.,Yehia M.,Correa-Duarte M.A.
    01/12/2024
    Scientific Reports
  • Eco-friendly and biocompatible gelatin plasmonic filters for UV-vis-NIR light
    Becerril-Castro I.B.,Negrín-Montecelo Y.,Moreno J.,Correa-Duarte M.A.,Giannini V.,Alvarez-Puebla R.A.
    01/12/2024
    Communications Chemistry
  • Bioaccumulation, biodistribution, and transformation of polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated silver nanoparticles in edible seaweeds
    Quarato M.,Rodriguez-Lorenzo L.,Pinheiro I.,López-Mayán J.J.,Mackey M.,Moreda-Piñeiro A.,Spuch-Calvar M.,Maguire J.,Bermejo-Barrera P.,Correa-Duarte M.A.,Espiña B.
    01/11/2024
    Science of the Total Environment
  • An Injectable Composite Co-Assembled Dehydropeptide-Based Magnetic/Plasmonic Lipogel for Multimodal Cancer Therapy
    Veloso S.R.S.,Vázquez-González M.,Spuch C.,Freiría-Martínez L.,Comís-Tuche M.,Iglesias-Martínez-Almeida M.,Rivera-Baltanás T.,Hilliou L.,Amorim C.O.,Amaral V.S.,Coutinho P.J.G.,Ferreira P.M.T.,Castanheira E.M.S.,Correa-Duarte M.A.
    18/09/2024
    Advanced Functional Materials
  • Eu-substituted hydroxyapatite/silica sol-gel treatment for corrosion protection of AZ31 magnesium alloy
    Gobara M.,Naeem I.,Sheashea M.,Correa-Duarte M.A.,Elbasuney S.
    15/09/2024
    Ceramics International
  • Eco-friendly synthesis of fluorescent cobalt-doped manganese ferrites for thermo-therapeutic applications
    Veloso S.R.S.,Nereu S.F.,Amorim C.O.,Amaral V.S.,Correa-Duarte M.A.,Castanheira E.M.S.
    01/06/2024
    Materials Today Communications
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FCT-24-20941 Emprendimiento en el ámbito académico: innovación y crecimiento (EMPREN+AP) La elaboración de políticas públicas en materia de emprendimiento en el ámbito académico es clave para el fomento de empresas de base tecnológica, impulsando la innovación y la competitividad a nivel global. Estas políticas facilitan la transferencia de conocimiento académico hacia el sector productivo, asegurando que las tecnologías desarrolladas en centros de investigación se conviertan en productos que respondan a las necesidades del mercado. Desde el Centro de Investigación en Nanomateriales y Biomedicina de la Universidade de Vigo-CINBIO, se ha elaborado el proyecto EMPREN+AP que contribuye a la formulación de políticas públicas que apoyen el emprendimiento tecnológico en nanomateriales y biomedicina y que fortalece la colaboración y el vínculo entre personal científico del CINBIO y la administración pública. El núcleo de la propuesta EMPREN+AP es un emparejamiento y programa de capacitación entre el personal investigador experto en nanomateriales y biomedicina del CINBIO, que cuenta con proyectos innovadores en esas áreas, y personal de la Axencia Galega de Innovación, a través de un foro, jornada, visita al CINBIO y reuniones uno a uno, convirtiéndose en una oportunidad para contribuir al desarrollo de nuevas políticas públicas en materia de emprendimiento en esas áreas y fortalecer los vínculos entre el personal científico experto en áreas de nanomateriales y biomedicina y la Axencia Galega de Innovación, entidad colaboradora en el programa. Además La participación de entidades destacadas como el CDTI, el Servizo Galego de Saúde y la Xunta de Galicia asegura un enfoque multidisciplinar y colaborativo. EMPREN+AP busca posicionarse como un referente en asesoramiento científico en emprendimiento e innovación. 01/04/2025 - 31/07/2026
HORIZON-MSCA-2023-SE-01- 101183034 Extracellular Vesicle Research Exchanges for Advanced Biomarkers and Therapeutics (European Commission) The EVEREST project is a global consortium advancing Extracellular Vesicle (EV) research with 22 institutions from 11 countries. It focuses on EV isolation, health applications, therapies, and commercialization. Through staff exchanges and collaboration, EVEREST drives biomarker discovery, personalized medicine, and career development. 31/12/2024 - 31/12/2028
101115149 moleculAR maTerials for on-chip intEgrated quantuM lIght sourceS ARTEMIS proposes fundamental research toward the development of integrable single and entangled photon sources based on metallorganic molecular compounds. The project is motivated by the urgent need for novel quantum sources with unprecedented versatility, flexibility and performance. This goal will be pursued by resorting to molecular materials, based on transition metal and/or lanthanide ions with organic moieties, characterized by tunable linear downshifted emission as well as non-linear optical properties enabling on-demand single photons and entangled photon pairs/triplets generation. Such flexible and processable metallorganic materials will replace traditional quantum photon sources based on bulk inorganic crystals allowing for the direct integration of wavelength-tunable quantum sources on current devices. The molecular quantum sources will be combined with suitable designed plasmonic supernanostructured cavities to achieve the highest optical enhancement. The proposed progress will be gained through cutting-edge synthesis techniques and advanced characterization methods integrated with nano-photonics engineering strategies. The devices and methods developed in this project will lead to photon sources with competitive performance in terms of coherence, efficiency, scalability, and cost. This will lead to a fundamental breakthrough in the development of quantum technologies, paving the way to bring them out of the laboratory into the real world. The achievement of the high risk/high gain project goal requires an intensive research activity in different scientific/technological areas, achievable thanks to a multidisciplinary consortium, and the right balance among the competitiveness of the expected results, the degree of the technological innovation, and future development. The outcomes and targets are expected to lead European research at the forefront of the second quantum revolution, thus contributing to Europe’s position as a global leader in the field. 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2027
101080889 THERAPEUTIC EPIGENETIC ENHANCEMENT OF THE INNATE IMMUNITY TO EFFECTIVELY COMBAT ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE 30/04/2023 - 30/04/2027
TED2021-132101B-I00 Síntesis renovable de amonio mediante fotocatálisis mediada por plasmones 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2024
TED2021-130038A-I00 Fotocatalizadores híbridos para la síntesis de amoníaco con energía solar: combinando nanopartículas plasmónicas y catalizadores monoatómicos en marcos organometálicos 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2024
RYC2021-033818-I Ayudas Ramón y Cajal 2021 01/12/2022 - 31/12/2026
RYC2021-033818-I Ayuda adicional para ejecución de actividades de investigación 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2025